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2013 Jack Tupper Daniels Award Finalists
Name Grade School Hometown Event
Jazmin Dunham JR Buffalo State Rochester, NY / Greece-Olympia HS Hurdles / Sprints
Sasha Henry SR Buffalo State Mt. Vernon HS, Mt. Vernon, NY Sprints
Alyssa Smith SR Geneseo State Brighton, NY / Brighton HS Steeplechase / Mid-Distance

Season Summary

Jazmin Dunham, Buffalo State
Indoors
  • All-American indoors in the 60 meter hurdles (8.65) after finishing in third place at the National Indoor Championships.
  • 2013 SUNYAC Indoor champion in the 60 meter hurdles (8.91, ran 8.87 in prelims).
  • SUNYAC Track Athlete of the Week (2/4)
  • Ran the 60m in a near PB (7.89) and the 200m (25.36 PB) at the Youngstown St. Invitational
  • Opened season with a fall in the 60m hurdles and a new school record time of 40.95 (PB) for 300 meters.
  • School records set this season
    • 300 meter dash (40.95)
    • 60 meter hurdles (8.65)
Outdoors
  • National Outdoor Champion in the 200 meter dash (24.34 PB and school record) at the NCAA Division III National Outdoor Championships.
  • Three time Outdoor All-American
    • Finished first in the 200 meter dash (see above)
    • Finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles (14.40, ran 14.05w in prelims))
    • Finished second 4x100 meter relay (46.30 in prelims, 46.22 in finals, both school records
  • 2013 ECAC D III Outdoor champion in the 4x100 meter relay (46.99). Also finished second in her prelim race of the 100H at the (14.38). Didn't run the final.
  • 2013 SUNYAC Outdoor champion in the 100 meter hurdles (14.15 PB and school record) and finished second in both the 100 meter dash (12.15 PB) and the 200 meter dash (24.61(w))
  • SUNYAC Track Athlete of the Week (4/1)
  • SUNYAC Track Athlete of the Week (5/6)
  • SUNYAC Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the Year
  • School records set this season
    • 200meter dash (24.34)
    • 100 meter hurdles (14.15)
    • 4x100m Relay (46.30)
    • 4x100m Relay (46.22)
    • 4x400m Relay (3:51.53)
Sasha Henry, Buffalo State
Indoors
  • National Indoor Champion in the 60 meter dash (7.60, ran 7.54 PB and school record in the prelims) at the NCAA D III National Indoor Championships.
  • Two-time SUNYAC indoor Champion after winning the 60m dash (7.63) and the 200 meter dash (25.29)
  • Won the 60m dash (7.67) at the Youngstown St. Invitational
  • Opened her season with a 7.64 performance in the 60m dash
  • Had the national leading time in the 60 meter dash for most of the season.
  • School records set this season
    • 60 meter dash (7.54)
  • SUNYAC Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year
  • SUNYAC Track Athlete of the Week (1/28)
Outdoors
  • National Outdoor Champion (100 meter dash (12.01, ran 11.84 PB and school record in prelims)
  • Three time All-American
    • Champion in the 100 meter dash (see above)
    • Finished second in the 200 meter dash (24.43, 24.26w in prelims)
    • Finished second in the 4x100 meter relay (46.30 in prelims, 46.22 in finals, both school records)
  • 2013 ECAC D III Outdoor champion in the 4x100 meter relay (46.99). Also finished sixth in her prelim race of the 100m at the (12.20). Didn't run the final.
  • Three-time 2013 SUNYAC Outdoor champion in the 100 meter dash (12.16, ran 12.13 in prelims), the 200 meter dash (24.55 (w), ran 25.05(w) in prelims) and the 4x100 meter relay (48.69)
  • SUNYAC Track Athlete of the Week (4/22)
  • School records set this season
    • 100 meter dash (11.84)
    • 4x100m Relay (46.30)
    • 4x100m Relay (46.22)
    • 4x400m Relay (3:51.53)
Alyssa Smith, Geneseo State
Indoors
  • All-American indoors as a member, running the anchor leg, of the third place Distance Medley Relay team at the Division III National Indoor Championships.
  • Tufts Last Chance Meet Champion in the Distance Medley Relay (11:40.49).
  • 2013 SUNYAC Indoor champ in the mile run (5:02.64) and runner-up in the 3,000 meter run (10:29.99)
  • RIT Orange/Brown Champion in the Distance Medley Relay (11:51.64).
  • Cornell Kane Invitational Champion in the mile run (5:01.48)
  • Ran a SB in the mile (5:05.56), a leg on a 4x400 relay (4:11.45), and the anchor leg on the winning DMR team (12:14.14) at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor Open on 256 January 2013.
  • School records set this season
    • Distance Medley Relay (11:34.65)
  • School Top 10 performances set this season
    • Mile #4 Alyssa Smith (5:01.48)
    • 4 x 400 #3 Wood, Hoh, Kowalewski, Smith (4:03.53)
    • 4 x 800 #2 Murphy, Kowalewski, Wood, Smith (9:28.39)
    • Distance Medley Relay #1 (11:34.65)
  • Named to Chancellor's Scholar Athletic Award Recipients for 2013
Outdoors
  • National Outdoor Champion (3,000 meter steeplechase in 10:17.38 PB and school record) at the National Outdoor Championships. Also finished in 14th place in the 5,000 meter run (17:17.22)
  • Finished in second place at the Oneonta State May meet in the 5,000 meter run (17:08.17 PB)
  • 2013 SUNYAC Outdoor Champion in the 5,000 meter run (17:34.21)
  • Finished in eleventh pace in the 1,500m run (4:33.99 PB) at the 2013 Bison Outdoor Classic.
  • Won her heat of the 3,000 meter steeplechase (10:32.02) at the 2013 Penn Relays.
  • University of Rochester Alumni Champion in the 3,000 meter Steeplechase (10:39.22)
  • School records set this season
    • 3,000 meter Steeplechase (10:17.38)
  • School Top 10 performances set this season
    • 1500 #5 Alyssa Smith (4:33.99)
    • Steeplechase #1 Alyssa Smith (10:17.38)
    • 5000 #2 Alyssa Smith (17:08.17)
    • 4 x 400 #7 Hoh, Kowalewski, Wood, Smith (4:03.81)
  • Named to Commissioner's List SPRING 2013
  • Named to All-Academic Team SPRING 2013
  • Named to the 2012-13 Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Award recipients, recognizing outstanding academic excellence and athletic achievement.
  • Earned 2013 Division III track & field All-Academic honors

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