Officials name top athletes for 2006 Published Jan. 12, 2007 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNEWS) -- Air Force Services Agency officials have chosen Capt. Linda Jeffery as Air Force Female Athlete of the Year and Master Sgt. Martin Bedford as Male Athlete of the Year for 2006. Captain Jeffery won the All-Air Force Women's Golf Championship and went on to lead the Air Force team to the 2006 Armed Forces Women's Golf Championship, where she beat her nearest opponent by 9 strokes. Captain Jeffery led the U.S. Armed Forces women's team to Ireland and the 2006 Consiel International du Sport Militaire Championship, where she won the individual title by 12 strokes. She set the CISM Women's golf record for 36 and 54 holes -- CISM championship play totals 54 holes -- and led the U.S. Armed Forces women's team to a 53-stroke victory over their nearest competitor. Captain Jeffery is a combat support flight chief at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Sergeant Bedford won the 2006 Air Force Bowling Championship and went on to lead the Air Force to the 2006 Armed Forces Championship, placing first among the 45 top military bowlers. He also placed fourth out of 151 U.S. amateur bowlers at the United States Bowling Congress Trial, where he set a new 8-game block record with his 242 average. In April 2006, Sergeant Bedford placed third out of 80 competitors at the U.S. Amateur Bowling Association's Spring Nationals and was a member of Team USA's silver medalist doubles team at the 2006 Tournament of the Americas. Currently, he is ranked ninth in the American Zone North Region. Sergeant Bedford is a special purpose vehicle and equipment mechanic at Kunsan Air Base, Korea. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) Click here to view the comments/letters page