Masters athlete falls short in bid to win AAU's Sullivan Award

Philippa Raschker, the 61-year-old Masters track athlete who was a finalist for the AAU's Sullivan Award, did not win the award Monday night, April 1. The award, wich recognizes the nation's top amateur athlete, went to University of Florida football player Tim Tebow, who also won the Heisman Trophy in 2007. Raschker was the only Masters athlete among the finalists, a group which also included Jeff Lerg, an ice hockey goalie for 2007 NCAA champion Michigan State; Angela Tincher, a softball pitcher for Virgina Tech; and Jonathan Horton, an All-America in gymnastic for the University of Oklahoma.