AWARD VOTING PROCESS

Local sports and media outlets were invited to nominate athletes and select finalists from Northeast Ohio from the following nine counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark and Summit.

Finalists were selected in each of the following Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Categories:

• MALE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR presented by University Hospitals Druskinksy Sports Medicine Institute

• FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR presented by University Hospitals Druskinksy Sports Medicine Institute

• MALE COLLEGIATE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR presented by H. Jack’s Plumbing & Heating Co. “The Super Plumber!”

• FEMALE COLLEGIATE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR presented by H. Jack’s Plumbing & Heating Co. “The Super Plumber!”

• PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

A special awards committee was formed to select recipients for the following awards:

• Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine COURAGE AWARD

• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD presented by Union Home Mortgage

• SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AWARD

• 5-STAR SENIOR ATHLETE AWARD presnted by Medical Mutual

BEST MOMENT presented by JACK Entertainment was nominated by the general public who voted for Best Moment in Cleveland Sports during 2022. The winning moment was based on the number of submissions.