Inductees must meet the following criteria:

A) Anyone born in Thorold who has spent their formative years here and/or anyone who resides in Thorold.

B) Anyone who was not born in Thorold, but who comes to the city and has proven to have a profound impact on Thorold athletics.

C) Anyone that satisfies A & B, after a local amateur career, moves into a professional, university or similar and has brought notirioty to Thorold.

Athlete Inductee

• Athletes to be considered for admission to the Thorold Runway of Recognition must have been outstanding in their athletic field of endeavor or must have achieved better than average proficiency in a number of sports, even if not reaching the absolute top level in any one, in competition against peer athletes. This involves those competing on a strictly local level and those going on to district, provincial, national and international events, as well as those who enter professional sports.

• Any Athlete nominated to the Thorold Runway of Recognition must have retired from active field participation in the sport(s) for which he/she is nominated for a period not less than three years (dating from the end of the season of the sport(s) for which he/she has been nominated). An athlete may be nominated even though he/she has not been retired for the mandatory three years if he/she has reached the age of fifty years.

Builder Inductee

• Builders are defined as officials (referees, umpires, etc.), executives, trainers, coaches, etc., whose work for sport over an extended period of time have been outstanding, whether it be in the organization of leagues and facilities, achieving a high degree of success in coaching teams and/or individuals, keeping a league or team alive, providing services of a consistently high level over an extended period of time, etc. However, just because an individual has worked many years for a sport as a builder, does not necessarily mean inclusion in the Thorold Runway of Recognition. His/her work over that period of time, or over most of it, must have been of a consistently high level with regard to services provided or results achieved.
   

Team Inductee

• Teams shall be eligible for recognition by the Committee under the following criteria. Each team nominated for recognition shall be judged on merit by the Committee. A team for Wall purposes is defined as “any group of two or more athletes engaged in the same sport, who work together as a unit in that sport.” The team may be made up of members of the same sex or the sexes may be intermixed. A figure skating pair, tennis doubles, curling team, cross country running team, etc., are defined as teams for our purposes. A boxer and his manager do not constitute a team.

Awards:

• Team of the Year: 
• Irene McInnes Female Athlete of the Year
• Wilfred Slater Male Athlete of the Year
• Daryl Mahler Award for Coaching Excellence: 
• Albert Ciancio Memorial ‘Friend of Sport’ Award

Nominations can be made HERE. If you are nominating more than one person or group, you MUST fill out a new nomination for each.

You will receive a confirmation email that includes your nomination details once you submit.  Please note that the committee may reach out for more information or to ask questions about your nominations.

Tickets for the Thorold Runway of Recognition Awards Ceremony are now available. Visit our Ticket Purchase Site HERE