Whyte (19), a junior, won the New Zealand senior men's 400m title and was a member of the Otago senior men's 4 x 400m relay team in Auckland.
But his best race of the season was at the Australian championships in Sydney when he finished second in the senior men's 400m in an Otago record time of 46.25sec.
He also reached the semifinals in the 400m at the world junior track and field championships in Barcelona.
Whyte is coached by Brent Ward and his training partner Daniel O'Shea (Hill City-University) was named the most improved Otago senior track and field athlete.
He won the New Zealand senior men's 400m hurdles title and was third in the 400m.
His best performance was at the Australian championships when he finished third in the 400m hurdles in an Otago record of 50.16sec.
It broke the record Roger Johnson (Ariki) ran at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972.
The most improved junior athlete was hurdler Christina Ashton (Taieri), who won the 100m youth title at the New Zealand championships in Auckland, and the national secondary schools junior girls title in the 80m hurdles in Dunedin.
Holly Robinson (Taieri) was the top Otago junior athlete of the year after finishing seventh in the F46 javelin at the Paralympics at London and breaking a world and Oceania record in the F46 shot put.
Robinson's coach, Raylene Bates, was named the Otago coach of the year. She was coach of the New Zealand paralympic team at London. The top male winter athlete was Peter Meffan (Caversham) for winning the Otago senior men's road and cross-country titles and finishing third at the New Zealand road race championships. The top female winter athlete was Rachel Kingsford (Hill City-University) for finishing fourth at the New Zealand senior women's cross-country and fourth in the national road race championships.
Deidre Helm won the Sport Otago Trophy for her contribution to Otago athletics.
Athletics Otago awards
The winners
Athlete of year: Andrew Whyte.
Junior athlete of year: Holly Robinson.
Top female winter athlete: Rachel Kingsford.
Top male winter athlete: Peter Meffan.
Top junior summer athlete: Holly Robinson.
Coach of year: Raylene Bates.
Contribution to athletics: Deidre Helm.
Whyte (19), a junior, won the New Zealand senior men's 400m title and was a member of the Otago senior men's 4 x 400m relay team in Auckland.
But his best race of the season was at the Australian championships in Sydney when he finished second in the senior men's 400m in an Otago record time of 46.25sec.
He also reached the semifinals in the 400m at the world junior track and field championships in Barcelona.
Whyte is coached by Brent Ward and his training partner Daniel O'Shea (Hill City-University) was named the most improved Otago senior track and field athlete.
He won the New Zealand senior men's 400m hurdles title and was third in the 400m.
His best performance was at the Australian championships when he finished third in the 400m hurdles in an Otago record of 50.16sec.
It broke the record Roger Johnson (Ariki) ran at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972.
The most improved junior athlete was hurdler Christina Ashton (Taieri), who won the 100m youth title at the New Zealand championships in Auckland, and the national secondary schools junior girls title in the 80m hurdles in Dunedin.
Holly Robinson (Taieri) was the top Otago junior athlete of the year after finishing seventh in the F46 javelin at the Paralympics at London and breaking a world and Oceania record in the F46 shot put.
Robinson's coach, Raylene Bates, was named the Otago coach of the year. She was coach of the New Zealand paralympic team at London. The top male winter athlete was Peter Meffan (Caversham) for winning the Otago senior men's road and cross-country titles and finishing third at the New Zealand road race championships. The top female winter athlete was Rachel Kingsford (Hill City-University) for finishing fourth at the New Zealand senior women's cross-country and fourth in the national road race championships.
Deidre Helm won the Sport Otago Trophy for her contribution to Otago athletics.
Athletics Otago awards
The winners
Athlete of year: Andrew Whyte.
Junior athlete of year: Holly Robinson.
Top female winter athlete: Rachel Kingsford.
Top male winter athlete: Peter Meffan.
Top junior summer athlete: Holly Robinson.
Coach of year: Raylene Bates.
Contribution to athletics: Deidre Helm.
