Loucks Games champions are awarded "The Olympian." The statue’s key feature is the torch, which has long served as a symbol of hope and inspiration to humanity. Since ancient times, the flame has represented the intense glow of great works that shines upon, and inspires, others. The torch has preserved the flame and spread its illumination widely. The Greek founders of the Olympics, which began at least as early as 776 BC, used the torch in their relay races. Historians suggest that the Olympic flame was born in a temple erected at Olympia to honor Hera, the queen of the gods of Greek mythology. In ancient Greek, the word for torch, roughly translated as "labathoros," also signified athletic prowess. For these reasons, the late artist Lumen Martin Winter emphasized the torch in creating the Loucks Track & Field Award.

 In 2001 we presented 6 trophies to athletes in wheelchairs. Thus, in the living rooms, dens, family rooms and other places of note, from Ontario to Virginia to Maine, there are close to two thousand Olympian statues which originated at White Plains High School, White Plains, New York,  the home of the Glenn D. Loucks Games. 

Each represents the spirit of the Games and the perseverance of its winner. 

If you have one or more of the trophies, please contact us. We are interested in hearing about your memories of the meet and your recollections concerning the moment that you realized that you had won your trophy. Is it still displayed in a position of prominence?  Throughout the years what comments has it drawn? .

Learn about the Creator of the Tropy, Lumen Marin Winter