Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards
2013 Donald J. Paige 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 Donald J. Paige Award (College Male Athlete of the Year - Division 1 Schools).
The members of 10 person watch list come from six colleges and universities. The eight athletes on the Also Mentioned list come from four schools. Between the two lists, eight colleges and universities are represented.
Cornell University and Syracuse University are tied for the most members on the watch list with three. The Cornell University also has five 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
2013 Watch List #6 - released on 20 May 2013
| Name | Grade | School | Hometown | Event |
| Montez Blair | JR | Cornell University | Erial, NJ / Timber Creek Regional HS | High Jump |
| Amadou Gueye | SR | Syracuse University | Albany, NY / Albany Academy | Hurdles |
| Quinton Harley | SR | East Carolina University | Edison Tech / Rochester, NY | Hurdles |
| Alex Hatz | JR | University of Wisconsin | Manlius, NY / Fayetteville-Manlius HS | Mid-Distance |
| Martin Hehir | SO | Syracuse University | Washingtonville, NY / Washingtonville HS | Distance |
| Jonathan Jones | JR | University at Buffalo | Portville, NY / Portville HS | Throws |
| Stephen Mozia | SO | Cornell University | Hackensack, NJ / Hackensack HS | Throws |
| Donald Pollitt | SO | Syracuse University | Hazelton, PA / Hazelton Area HS | Hurdles |
| Robert Robbins | SO | Cornell University | LeRaysville, PA / Rome HS | Javelin Throw |
| Brycen Spratling | JR | University of Pittsburgh | Webster, NY / Webster Schroeder HS | Sprints |
Also Mentioned
| Name | Grade | School | Hometown | Event |
| Connor Herr | FR | Cornell University | Medford, NJ / Shawnee HS | Steeplechase |
| Jesse Garn | SO | Binghamton University | Marcellus, NY / Marcellus HS | Mid-Distance |
| Bruno Hortelano-Roig | SR | Cornell University | Burlington, ON / Assumption Catholic School | Sprints |
| Brett Kelly | SR | Cornell University | Madison, WI / Madison West HS | Distance |
| Miles Lewis | JR | University at Buffalo | Coram, NY / Newfield HS | Sprints |
| Will Weinlandt | JR | Cornell University | New York City / Regis HS | Mid-Distance |
| Nick Wade | SR | Cornell University | North Attleboro, MA / North Attleboro HS | Mid-Distance |
| Za'Von Watkins | FR | Penn State University | Liverpool NY / Liverpool HS | Mid-Distance |
About the members of the watch list
About the Donald J. Paige Award
The Donald J. Paige Award, which debuted in 2012, is presented annually by the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame to the outstanding NCAA Division 1 College Male Athlete of the Year in or from the Niagara Association.
Syracuse's Jarret Eaton is the reigning winner of the Donald J. Paige Award.
Paige, a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2000, who graduated from C.W. Baker High School, Baldwinsville, NY, and Villanova University. He was a member of the 1980 United States Olympic Track and Field Team for 800 meters, and was Pan-American Games Champion at 1500 meters in 1979. He set five World Records two American Records, and one Collegiate Best. Paige is a Two-time USA National Champion Indoors at 1000 yards and a six-time NCAA Champion.
For more information on The Donald J. Paige Award, the trophy, and Don Paige himself, 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).
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