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 |
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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) |