Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards

2013 Doriane Lambelet Award

Pre-National Outdoor Championships Watch List

Released on May 20, 2013

Rochester, NY: Below is the 2013 Pre-national Outdoor Championships Watch List for the Doriane Lambelet Award (College Female Athlete of the Year - Division 1 Schools).

The members of 10 person watch list come from six colleges and universities. The seven athletes on the Also Mentioned list come from five schools. Between the two lists, eight colleges and universities are represented.

Cornell University has the most members on the watch list with three (plus one on the Also Mentioned list). The University at Buffalo and Syracuse University both have two athletes on the watch list. Buffalo has three and Syracuse has one on the Also Mentioned list.

This version of the watch list reflects the performances up through 18 May 2013 and takes into account the announcement of qualifiers for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field regional qualifiers to be held 23-25 May 2013. The East Regional will be held at North Carolina A&T State, Greensboro, NC; while the West Regional will be held at the University of Texas, Austin, TX.

Additions are welcome. Nominations are accepted from any interested individual or group. Use our nomination form to submit any nomination(s). The nomination form is linked below.

The list of finalists for each of the annual awards will be announced in mid-July. The public vote on the finalists begins on 17 July 2013 and ends on 14 August 2013.

The award winners will be announced at the 2013 Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Awards Banquet, to be held on 07 September 2013 at the RIT Inn & Conference Center in Rochester, NY.

Nomination Form

Download and save the nomination form to your computer. This is a PDF file.

The form can be competed using Adobe Reader. Type the requested information into the form and save the file to your computer. Then, e-mail the form to

Watch List

Name	Grade	School	Hometown	Event
Kathryn Fanning	JR	University at Albany	Manlius, NY / Fayetteville-Manlius HS	Distance
Ashley Fields	SO	Baylor University	Amherst, NY / Amherst HS	Sprints
Victoria Imbesi	SR	Cornell University	Estell Manor, NJ / Our Lady of Mercy Academy	Throws
Kaitlin Kellner	SR	Cornell University	West Windsor, NJ / West Windsor-Plainsboro South HS	Distance
Melissa Kurzdorfer	JR	Penn State University	Lancaster, NY / Lancaster HS	Throws
Lauren Penney	RS SR	Syracuse University	Succasunna, NJ / Roxbury HS	Distance
Sa'De Lewis	JR	Syracuse University	Peyton, CO	Hurdles
Emma Siuciak	SO	University at Buffalo	Fenwick, ON / E.L. Crossley HS	High Jump / Combined Events
Rachel Sorna	JR	Cornell University	Hopewell Junction, NY / Arlington HS	Distance
Shant'e White	SR	University at Buffalo	Syracuse, NY / Henninger HS	Throws

Also Mentioned

Name	Grade	School	Hometown	Event
Brianna Cromartie	JR	New Mexico State	Rochester, NY / Aquinas HS	Sprints
Genna Hartung	SR	Cornell University	Morrisonville, NY / Seton Catholic HS	Steeplechase
Meghan Manley	SO	University at Buffalo	Orchard Park, NY / Orchard Park HS	Mid-Distance
Brianna Nerud	FR	Syracuse University	Old Brookville, NY / North Shore HS	Distance
Rachel Roberts	JR	University at Buffalo	Remsen, NY / Remsen HS	Throws
Melinda Sawnor	SR	Kent State University	Rochester NY / Greece Athena HS	Mid-Distance
Brooklynn Ventura	SR	University at Buffalo	Waterloo, NY / Waterloo HS	Hurdles/Sprints

 

About the Doriane Lambelet Award

Doriane Lambelet Award: Presented annually by the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame to the outstanding NCAA Division 1 College Female Athlete of the Year in or from the Niagara Association.

Penn State's Melissa Kurzdorfer is the reigning winner of the Doriane Lambelet Award

Doriane Lambelet Coleman, a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2006. A Cornell University graduate, Lambelet was an indoor AIAW Champion at 800 meters and won one US Championship. She is a five-time All-American, six-time Ivy League (Heptagonal) Champion (three times indoor and three times outdoors), and set five Cornell University records. While holding dual citizenship, she was a two-time Swiss National Champion at 800 meters and set numerous Swiss records on the track.

For more information on The Doriane Lambelet Award, the trophy, and Doriane Lambelet herself, visit NiagaraTrackHoF.org.

About the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards

The Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards program was developed to bring some well deserved recognition to the outstanding high school and college athletes and teams, and the top high school coach from the Niagara Association. These awards are presented at our annual awards banquet which is held on the Saturday after Labor Day.

The members of the Annual Awards Committee, the Board of Trustees, and the Hall of Fame Selection Committee vote on the finalists for each award. The general public will also cast votes on the finalists for these awards. The votes from the general public will be combined with the votes of the committee members to determine the winner of each award. Public voting will be held online and will run for approximately one month from - mid-July to mid-August of each year.

About the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame

Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame and Virtual Museum is provisionally chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York. The purpose of the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame and Virtual Museum is to recognize those individuals who made significant and outstanding contributions to the Sport of Athletics (including Track & Field, Long Distance Running, Race Walking, and Cross Country Running) while living within the geographic boundaries (New York State West of and including the counties of Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland, and Broome) of the Niagara Association as athletes (including Masters), coaches, and/or administrators (including Competition Officials).