Ferguson McKenzie win major awards in Bahamas
Published:Tuesday | December 29, 2009 | 1:28 PM
World-rated sprinter, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie has won the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations Athlete of the Year award for the third year in a row.
The 33-year-old Ferguson-McKenzie secured the honour on the strength of her double medal effort at the IAAF World Championship in August.
She topped a group of other world-class athletes, Leevan Sands, Chandra Sturrup, and Chris Brown for the Charley Major Award.
A 200 metres bronze medallist and sprint relay silver medallist at the Berlin World Championship in August, Ferguson-McKenzie also emerged easily as Female Athlete of the Year.
Sands, who placed fourth in the triple jump in Berlin, was named Male Athlete of the Year.