Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards
2018 James D. Ulrich Award
Semifinalist Watch List
Released on June 23, 2018
Rochester, NY: The 2018 Semifinalist Watch List for the James D. Ulrich Award (College Male Athlete of the Year - non-Division 1 Schools) is presented below. All athletes listed on this watch list and the Others Considered list all competed at the 2018 NCAA Division III National Indoor and / or Outdoor Championship meet during this school year.
The members of 10 person watch list come from six colleges and universities. They each achieved All-American status in their respective events at the 2018 NCAA Division III National Outdoor Championships. The 15 athletes on the Others Considered list, who have also all qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division III National Indoor and / or Outdoor Championships come from seven schools. Between the two lists, ten colleges and universities are represented.
St. John Fisher College has three athletes on this watch list, Cortland State and Geneseo State each have two athletes on this watch list, while Alfred University, Buffalo State, RIT, each have one athlete on this watch list. Geneseo State has seven athletes on the Others Considered list, Cortland State has three, while Brockport State, Fredonia State, Ithaca College, St. John Fisher College, and Utica College each has one.
This version of the watch list reflects the performances through the end of the 2018 Outdoor season and takes into account the results of the 2018 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
The finalists for this award will be determined from this watch list.
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 July.
The finalists (top 3) will be selected from these lists of semifinalists by a panel of area coaches, participants, and nationally-based historians and statisticians.
The winner of all eight of Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame annual awards are selected by the same panel of area coaches, participants, and nationally-based historians and statisticians.
The 2018 Annual Awards winners will be announced in late August or early September 2018.
Nomination Form
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Watch List
| Name | Grade | School | Hometown | Event |
| Gillan Faulkner | JR | SUNY Geneseo | Farmingville, NY / Sachem East HS | Mid-Distance |
| Isaac Garcia-Cassani | SR | SUNY Geneseo | Holbrook, NY / Sachem North HS | Mid-Distance |
| Peter Girardi | SR | St. John Fisher College | Cicero, NY / Cicero-North Syracuse HS | Hurdles |
| Dawan Jones | SR | Cortland State | Buffalo, NY / Tapestry Charter HS | Triple Jump |
| Ethan Maguire | JR | RIT | Fairport, NY / Penfield HS | Pole Vault |
| Storm Malone | JR | Cortland State | Harrison, NY / Highland HS | Hurdles |
| Kyle Rollins | FR | St. John Fisher College | Geneseo, NY / Geneseo HS | High Jump |
| Cody Sikora | SO | Buffalo State | North Tonawanda, NY / North Tonawanda HS | 400 meter dash |
| Seth Spicer | SR | Alfred University | Corning, NY / Corning-Painted Post HS | Multi-events |
| Mark Van Marter | SR | St. John Fisher College | Liverpool, NY / Liverpool HS | Horizontal Jumps |
Others Considered
| Name | Grade | School | Hometown | Event |
| Kyle Cohen | JR | Brockport State | Ridge, NY / Longwood HS | Pole Vault |
| Jacob Converse | SO | SUNY Geneseo | Honeoye Falls, NY / Honeoye Falls-Lima HS | Heptathlon |
| Lukas D'Alfonso | FR | SUNY Geneseo | Henrietta, NY / Rush-Henrietta Sperry HS | Sprints |
| Brent Di Vittorio | JR | Cortland State | Brewster, NY / Brewster HS | Multi-events |
| Justyn Haines | SR | Fredonia State | Albion, NY / Albion HS | Pole Vault |
| Zach Hannahoe | JR | SUNY Geneseo | Commack, NY / Commack HS | Sprints |
| Dan Harden-Marshall | SO | Ithaca College | Marathon, NY / Marathon HS | Sprints |
| Keanu Heedram | SO | Utica College | Henrietta, NY / Rush-Henrietta Sperry HS | Theows |
| Luke Holtzman | JR | SUNY Geneseo | New Rochelle, NY / New Rochelle HS | Mid-Distance |
| Matt Jorgensen | SR | SUNY Geneseo | Pawling, NY / Pawling HS | Distance |
| Eddie Mahana | SO | St. John Fisher College | Clay, NY / Cicero-North Syracus HS | Hurdles |
| Alfredo Mazzuca | SR | SUNY Geneseo | New Paltz, NY / New Paltz HS | Distance |
| Micheal Outing | SO | Cortland State | Farmingdale, NY / Farmingdale HS | Hurdles |
| Chris Walter | JR | SUNY Geneseo | Athol Springs, NY / St. Francis HS | Long Jump |
| Devlen Williams | SR | Cortland State | Syracuse, NY / Corcoran HS | Horizontal Jumps |
About the James D. Ulrich Award
The James D. Ulrich Award, which debuted in 2012, is presented annually by the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame to the outstanding Male College Athlete of the Year from other than NCAA Division I Colleges in or from the Niagara Association.
James D. Ulrich, a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2011, who is a former head track and field coach at Fredonia State where he coached five NCAA Division 3 National Champions. His teams won the New York State Collegiate Track and Field Conference (NYSCTFC) Men's Track & Field Championship 14 times Indoors and 13 times Outdoors; the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men's Track & Field Champions 14 times Indoors and 21 times (including 20 consecutive) Outdoors. Ulrich, who is highly decorated, was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year thirteen times, NYSCTFA Coach of the Year eight times, NCAA Division III Regional Coach of the Year five times, and received the SUNYAC Service Award.
For more information on The James D. Ulrich Award, the trophy, and Jim Ulrich 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.
The finalists (top 3) are selected from the lists of semifinalists by a panel of area coaches, participants, and nationally-based historians and statisticians.
The winner of all eight of Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame annual awards are selected by the same panel of area coaches, participants, and nationally-based historians and statisticians.
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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