2013 Donald J. Paige Award
Preseason Watch List

Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards

Below is the 2013 preseason Watch List for the Donald J. Paige Award (College Male Athlete of the Year - Division 1 Schools).

The watch lists will be updated every other week from January though the last weekend of April. Beginning with Penn Relays weekend (the last weekend of April), the watch lists will be updated weekly through the end of the season.

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
Kala Allen	FR	Miami of Ohio	Williamsville, NY / Williamsville East	Sprints
Claire Dishong	SR	Cornell University	Hamlin, NY / Brockport HS	Pole Vault / Throws
Ailish Hanly	SR	Cornell University	Westford, Mass. / Westford Academy	High Jump
Asia Henry	SR	University at Buffalo	Rochester, NY / Wilson Magnet HS	Mid-Distance
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
Alyssa O'Connor	SR	Cornell University	Bend, OR / Summit HS	Mid-Distance
Emily Shearer	JR	Cornell University	Lafayette, CA / Acalanes HS	Distance
Shant’e White	SR	University at Buffalo	Syracuse, NY / Henninger HS	Throws
Katherine Woodford	SO	Cornell University	Oxford, NY / Oxford Academy>	Sprints

Also Mentioned

Name	Grade	School	Hometown	Event
Ebolutalese Airewele	JR	Cornell University	Ithaca, NY / Ithaca HS	Sprints
Crystal Graham	JR	University at Buffalo	Rochester, NY / Edison Tech	Sprints
Genna Hartung	SR	Cornell University	Morrisonville, NY / Seton Catholic HS	Steeplechase
Hillary Holmes	FR	Cornell University	Exeter, NH / Exeter HS	Multi-events
Victoria Imbesi	SR	Cornell University	Estell Manor, NJ / Our Lady of Mercy Academy	Throws
Stephanie Izard	FR	Cornell University	Amherst NY/ Sweet Home HS	Multi-events
Jamiee McClary	SR	University at Buffalo	Rochester, NY / Our Lady of Mercy	Sprints
Rachel Sorna	JR	Cornell University	Hopewell Junction, NY / Arlington HS	Distance
Brooklynn Ventura	SR	University at Buffalo	Waterloo, NY / Waterloo HS	Hurdles/Sprints
Kristy Woods	SR	University at Buffalo	Mercer, PA / Grove City HS	Throws