Rochester, NY: Below find the 2013 Post-championships Outdoor Watch List for the Cynthia J. Wyatt Award (High School Female Athlete of the Year).
The members of 10 person watch list come the three of the four sections in the Niagara Association. Five members of the watch list come from Section 5, three come from Sections 6, with the remaining two from Section 3. These 10 girls are considered the top 10 from high school female track and field athletes in the Niagara Association.
Three of the ten members of the also mentioned list each come from Sections 3 and 6 with two each from Sections 4 and 5.
Five female athletes on the watch list have the current #1 performance in New York State:
Karmen Auble (Warsaw) pole vault; (US #39)
McKyla Brooks (Frontier) long jump; (US #46)
Jaskiran Dhaliwall (Grand Island) discus throw;
Madeline Kopp (Spencerport), 400m dash;
Katie Lembo (Penfield) 3,000m run (US #8) and the 2 mile run (US #23);
Two other female athletes on the watch list have the current #2 performance in New York State:
Eileen O'Hara (Webster Thomas) 3,000 meter run; (US #9)
Jenn Thill (Lancaster) Pole Vault;
One other female athlete on the watch list has the current #3 performance in New York State:
Oreoluwa Akinpelu (Liverpool) 400 meter hurdles; (US #22)
The remaining two female athletes on the watch list have the current #6 performance in New York State:
Isabel Hirtelen - Booker (Harley-Allendale-Columbia) 100m hurdles
Laura Leff (West Genesee) 2,000 meter steeplechase; (US #8)
Elieen O'Hara also has the NY #3 (US #10) performance in the 1,500m run and Katie Lembo has the NY #7 (US #23) performance in the 1,500 meter run.
There are nine NY top 10 performers in eleven events on the Also Mentioned list including Ireland Armstrong (Bath-Haverling): NY #10 in the Pole vault (11-7), Sadira Brown (Sweet Home): NY #10 Triple jump (38-2), Rachel Garn (Marcellus); NY #10 in 2,000m Steeplechase (7:00.30), Lauren Hudson (Williamsville North): NY #4 High Jump (5-6 1/4), McKenzie Kuehlewind (Lancaster): NY #3 Shot put (42-3 1/2) and NY #10 Discus throw (127-2), Valerie Palermo (Webster Thomas): US #2 (NY #2) 2,000m Steeplechase (6:43.78) and and US #34 (NY #8) 3,000m run (9:58.68), Alana Pearl (Fayetteville-Manluis): NY #7 (US #32) 3,000m run (9:57.51) and also NY #17 1,500m run (4:38.68), Kari Stromhaug (Vestal): NY #4 Pole vault (12-1), and Nina Zesky (East Syracuse-Minoa): NY equal #5 High Jump (5-6).
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.
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Watch List
Name
Grade
School
Section
Event
Oreoluwa Akinpelu
10
Liverpool
3
Hurdles
Karmen Auble
11
Warsaw
5
PV / Pent
McKyla Brooks
10
Frontier
6
LJ / TJ
Jaskiran (Jesse) Dhaliwall
11
Grand Island
6
Throws
Isabel Hirtelen-Booker
12
Harley-Allendale-Columbia
5
Sprints / Hurdles
Madeline Kopp
12
Spencerport
5
Sprints
Laura Leff
11
West Genesee
3
Distance
Katie Lembo
11
Penfield
5
Distance
Eileen O'Hara
12
Webster Thomas
5
Distance
Jenn Thill
12
Lancaster
6
Pole Vault
Season Summary
Oreoluwa Akinpelu, Liverpool
Outdoors
Runner-up in the 400H (1:02.01 PB) at the 2013 NYS Outdoor Championships.
Undefeated in the 400H and 200m dash prior to the state meet.
Section 3 State qualifiers Champion in the 400H (1:06.58).
Section 3 Class champion in the 200m dash (26.41) and the 400H (1:06.47)
League Champion in the 200m dash (25.88 PB) and the 400H 1:05.97)
2013 Loucks Games Champion in the 400H (1:02.50)
2013 Rome Invitational Champion in the 400m dash (59.02 PB)
Indoors
Finished in sixth place in the 300m dash (41.02) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships.
Section 3 State qualifiers Champion in the 300m dash (41.80).
OHSL/CNYCL League Champion in the 300m dash (41.91) and the 600m run (1:44.64)
Karmen Auble, Warsaw
Outdoors
Has the #1 performance in NYS for the for the Pole Vault (12-7)
Undefeated in the Pole Vault in high school competition but didn't compete in the 2013 Outdoor State Meet qualifier or 2013 NYS Outdoor Championships
Set the Section 5 record in the Pole Vault (12-7) at the 2013 Runnin' Cadet Classic
Won the Pentathlon (2,961 points) at the His and Hers meet. This was the #8 outdoor performance in NY this year.
Named Field Event MVP at the His and Hers meet
Won the Warsaw Women's Track and Field Team Sportsmanship Award Class CC
Indoors
Named to the 2013 All Greater Rochester Indoor Girls Track and Field Team.
Finished in 11th place in the Pole Vault (12-1) at the 2013 NB Indoor Nationals.
Runner-up in the Pole Vault (12-3 PB) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships.
Undefeated in the Pole Vault in high school competition until the state meet
Cleared 12-0 eight consecutive weeks this season
Named Field Event MVP at the Hurley Quinney Invite
Named Field Event MVP at the Trent Jackson Invite
McKyla Brooks, Frontier
Outdoors
Finished eighth in the Long Jump Championship at the 2013 NB Outdoor Nationals
2013 NYS Outdoor Champion in the Triple Jump (38-8). Also finished fourth in the Long Jump (18-2.5)
2013 Section 6 State Qualifier Champion in the Long Jump (19-4.5 PB) and Triple Jump (38-10.5 PB).
2013 ECIC League Champion in the Long Jump (18-9) and Triple Jump (38-4).
2013 WNY Girls Track and Field Classic Champion in the Long Jump (16-10.75) and Triple Jump (36-5).
Indoors
Named 2013 NYS Section 6 Indoor Track Girls MVP - Large Schools
Had the #10 US performance in the LJ (19-1) during the indoor season
Runner-up in the Triple Jump (37-9.25) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships.
Triple winner at the Section 6 Team Championships in the 55m dash (7.22 PB), Long Jump (19-1 PB), and the Triple Jump (38-10.5 PB)
2013 Dartmouth Relays Champion in the Triple Jump (37-4.5). Also finished fifth in the 55m dash (7.41)
Jaskiran (Jesse) Dhaliwall, Grand Island
Outdoors
Has the #1 performance in NYS for the for the Discus Throw (149-9)
Finished fourth in the Shot Put (41-10 1/4 PB) at the 2013 NYS Outdoor Championships. Also finished 14th in the Discus Throw (112-11)
Undefeated in the Discus Throw until the state meet. Undefeated in the Shot Put until the Section 6 state qualifier.
2013 WNY Girls T&F Classic Champion in the Shot Put (41-10.5) and Discus Throw (132-9)
2013 Starpoint Spartan Team Challenge champion in the Shot Put (38-1) and Discus Throw (128-4)
Indoors
Finished in 14h place in the Shot Put (41-6 3/4) at the 2013 NB Indoor Nationals.
Finished in fourth place in the Shot Put (41-6 1/4) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships.
Isabel Hirtelen-Booker, Harley-Allendale-Columbia
Outdoors
Finished third in the 100m Hurdles Championship race (14.66) at the 2013 NYS Outdoor Championships
Runner-up in the 100m Hurdles Division 2 (14.73) at the 2013 NYS Outdoor Championships
2013 Section 5 State Qualifier Champion in the 100H (14.91)
Triple 2013 Section 5 Sectional Champion in the 100m dash, 200m dash, and the 100m hurdles.
2013 His and Hers Champion in the 100m hurdles (15.02)
Indoors
Finished fourth in a preliminary round in the 60mH (9.49 PB) at the 2013 NB Indoor Nationals.
Harley Allendale Columbia HS does NOT have an indoor track program
Madeline Kopp, Spencerport
Outdoors
Had the #8 US performance at 400m (56.01) during the indoor season
2013 Indoor All-American in the 400 meter dash
Named 2013 All Greater Rochester Indoor Female Athlete of the Year
Undefeated in the 300m dash until the indoor state meet.
Finished in sixth place in the 400m dash championship at the 2013 NB Indoor Nationals. Also finished in 40th place in the 200 meter dash (27.01 SB)
Runner-up in the 300m dash (39.64) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships. Also finished in 13th place in the 55m dash.
Two time 2013 Section 5 state qualifier champion in the 55m dash and the 300m dash.
Two time 2013 Section 5 champion in the 55m dash and the 300m dash.
Indoors
Finished 16th the 400 meter championship at the 2013 NB Outdoor Nationals
2013 NYS Outdoor Champion in the 400mdash (54.99 PB). Also finished ninth in the 100m dash
Triple winner in the 100m dash, 200m dash, and 400m dash five times this season:
Section 5 Class Championships
Monroe County Championships
Runnin' Cadet Classic
His and Hers meet
Webster Invitational
Laura Leff, West Genesee
Outdoors
Finished in 8th place in the 2,000m Steeplechase (7:03.04) at the 2013 NB Outdoor Nationals
Finished in 15th place in place in the 2,000m Steeplechase (7:15.15) at the 2013 NYS Outdoor Championships
2013 Loucks Games Champion in the 2,000m Steeplechase (6:52.56 PB). This was the #1 performance in the US when it was run. Ended up #8 in the US and #6 in NY.
Finished in 15th place in the High School Girls Mile Run (5:04.98) at the 2013 Penn Relays
Indoors
Finished in 19th place in the mile run (5:09.78) at the 2013 NB Indoor Nationals
Finished in fifth place in the 1,500m run (4:41.18) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships
Finished in third place in the mile run (4:54.71 SB) at the 2013 Millrose Games
2013 Section 3 state qualifier champion in the 1,500m run (4:39.21)
2013 Section 3 Class Champion in the 1,000m run (2:57.32 SB)
2013 League Champion in the 3,000m run (10:07.14 SB)
Cross Country:
Honorable Mention 2012 MileSplit NY All-Star Girls Cross Country Team
Named to 2012 NYSSWA Girls' Cross Country Class A Second Team all-state
Named to Armory Track 2012 Girls' Cross Country Class A Second Team all-state
Katie Lembo, Penfield
Outdoors
Finished in 10th place in the 2 mile run (10:26.77 PB) at the 2013 NB Outdoor Nationals
2013 NYS Outdoor Champion in the 3,000m run (9:41.67 PB). Also finished in sixth place in the 1,500m run (4:35.43)
Two time Section 5 state Qualifier Champion in the 1,500m run and 3,000m run
2013 Section 5 Class Champion in the 3,000 run. Also finished second in the 1,500m run.
2013 Monroe County Champion in the 1,500m run.
2013 His and Hers Champion in the 1,500m run.
Finished ninth in the High School Girls 3,000m run at the 2013 Penn Relays.
Indoors
Had the #8 US performance in the 2 mile run (10:28.93) during the indoor season
Finished 5th in the 2 mile run (10:28.93) at the 2013 NB Indoor Nationals
Runner-up in the 3,000m run (10:02.19) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships. Also finished 18th in the 1,500m run (4:50.53)
2013 Section 5 State Qualifier Champion in the 3,000m run (10:06.85)
2013 Section 5 Champion in the 3,000m run (9:50.36)
Finished in 5th place in the Mile Run (5:01.04 PB) at the 2013 New Balance Grand Prix
Cross Country:
Finished in 21st place at the 2012 Foot Locker Nationals
2013 Foot Locker Northeast Regional Champion
Runner-up at the 2012 NY Federation Championships
Finished 5th at the 2012 NYS Championships
2103 Section 5 Champion
2013 Monroe County League Champion
2013 McQuaid Invitational Champion
Named Runner's Edge' Harrier of the Week on 2012-10-04.
Named 2012 NYSSWA Girls' Cross Country Girls' Cross Country All-State Junior of the year
Named Armory Track 2012 Girls' Cross Country All-State Junior of the year
Named to 2012 NYSSWA Girls' Cross Country Class A First Team all-state
Named to Armory Track 2012 Girls' Cross Country Class A First Team all-state
Honorable Mention 2012 MileSplit NY All-Star Girls Cross Country Team
Eileen O'Hara, Webster Thomas
Outdoors
Finished in 19th place in the mile run (5:03.29) at the 2013 NB Outdoor Nationals
2013 NYS Outdoor Champion in the 1,500m run (4:28.94 PB). Also finished sixth in the 3,000m run (9:58.23)
This performance Broke her own Section 5 record (4:30.13 set during a league meet at Penfield)
Two-time 2013 Section 5 Class Champion in the 1,500m run and the 3,000m run
2013 His and Hers Champion in the 800m run (2:16.26 PB)
Had the fastest time for the 800m run (2:16.26) in Section 5.
Established Webster Thomas school records at both 1,500m and 3,000m (9:42.89 in winning the Glavin 3,000m at the Hilton Runnin' Cadet Classic).
Won every race she ran in until the state qualifier meet.
Indoors
Finished 12th in the Mile run (4:58.97 PB) a the 2013 NB Indoor Nationals
Finished third in the 1,500m run (4:39.98) at the 2013 NYS Indoor Championships
2013 Section 5 State Qualifier Champion in the 1,500m run (4:37.63 PB)
Cross Country:
Named to 2012 NYSSWA Girls' Cross Country Class A Fourth Team all-state
Named to Armory Track 2012 Girls' Cross Country Class A Fourth Team all-state
Jenn Thill, Lancaster
Outdoors
Undefeated outdoors in the pole vault
2013 NYS Outdoor Champion in the Pole Vault (12-3)
2013 Section 6 State Qualifier Champion in the Pole Vault (12-3 PB)
2013 ECIC League Champion in the Pole Vault (12-0)
2012 WNY Track and Field Girls Classic Champion in the Pole Vault (11-6)
Named Field Events MVP at the 30th annual WNY Track and Field Girls Classic
Indoors
Had the equal #10 US performance in the PV (12-8) during the indoor season
2013 NYS Indoor Champion in the Pole Vault (12-6)
2013 Section 6 State Qualifier Champion in the Pole Vault (12-8 PB)
Runner-up in the Pole Vault (12-0) at the 2013 Trent Jackson Invite. This was her only loss of the indoor season.
2013 Dartmouth Relays Champion in the Pole Vault (12-0)
Also Mentioned
Name
Grade
School
Section
Event
Ireland Armstrong
12
Bath-Haverling
5
Hurdles, Pole Vault
Sadira Brown
10
Sweet Home
6
Triple Jump
Rachel Garn
11
Marcellus
3
Distance
Lauren Hudson
11
Williamsville North
6
High Jump
Rachel Hutchinson
12
Dryden
4
Mid-Distance
McKenzie Kuehlewind
11
Lancaster
6
Throws
Valerie Palermo
12
Webster Schroeder
5
Steeplechase
Alana Pearl
11
Fayetteville-Manlius
3
Distance
Kari Stromhaug
10
Vestal
4
Pole Vault
Nina Zesky
11
East Syracuse-Minoa
3
High Jump
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