Awarded to the winner of the Women’s K-1 Juvenile 500m
Francine Fox was raised in the Washington, DC area and paddled and raced out of the Washington Canoe Club.
Francine Fox had a relatively short career but a highly successful one. Her first national championship came in 1962 when she won the K-1 event, aged only 13 years. But most of her successes came in the pairs and fours events, partnered by Gloria Perrier.
With Perrier she won the U.S. title in the K-2 from 1963 until 1965 and paddled with her in a K-4 boat to win the 1965 title in that discipline. At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Francine Fox and Gloria Perrier paddled to a Silver Medal, trailing a German pair by two seconds. The pairing was interesting for the disparity in ages, as, in 1964, Fox was a 15-year-old high school student, while Perrier was 20 years older.
Winners
| YEAR | AWARDED TO |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Zoe Rice |
| 2024 | Zoe Rice |
| 2023 | Ellie Scoggins |
| 2022 | Ellie Scoggins |
| 2021 | Zoe Libner |
| 2020 | Not Awarded – Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2019 | Audrey Thiessen |
| 2018 | Elena Wolgamot |
| 2017 | Elena Wolgamot |
| 2016 | Lisa Swenson |
| 2015 | Farran Smith |
| 2014 | Farran Smith |
| 2013 | Samantha Barlow *200m distance only due to storm damage |
| 2012 | Alyson Morse |
| 2011 | Bailey Nurmia |
| 2010 | Rebecca Westmoreland |
| 2009 | TBD |
| 2008 | TBD |
| 2007 | Katy Hill (First year awarded) |