Cynthia J. Wyatt Award Winners
Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Second Runner-up |
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2012 | Stephanie Izard | Kala Allen | Jillian Fanning |
Sweet Home HS | Williamsville East HS | Fayetteville-Manlius HS | |
Amherst, NY | Williamsville, NY | Manlius, NY | |
Combined Events | Sprints | Mid-Distance | |
2013 | Katie Lembo | Jenn Thill | Eileen O'Hara |
Penfield HS | Lancaster HS | Webster Thomas HS | |
Penfield, NY | Lancaster, NY | Webster, NY | |
Distance | Pole Vault | Distance | |
2014 | Jaskiran (Jesse) Dhaliwall | Jessica Lawson | McKenzie Kuehlewind |
Grand Island HS | Corning HS | Lancaster HS | |
Grand Island, NY | Addison, NY | Lancaster, NY | |
Throws | Distance | Throws | |
2015 | Samantha Watson | Abbey Wheeler | McKyla Brooks |
Rush Henrietta Sperry HS | Elmira HS | Frontier HS | |
Henrietta, NY | Elmira, NY | Hamburg, NY | |
Middle Distance | Distance | Horizontal Jumps | |
2016 | Samantha Watson | Lanae-Tava Thomas | Tiana Luton |
Rush Henrietta Sperry HS | Rush Henrietta Sperry HS | Sweet Home HS | |
Henrietta, NY | Henrietta, NY | Amherst, NY | |
Middle Distance | Sprints / Long Jump | Multi-events | |
2017 | Samantha Watson | Jessica Lawson | Lanae-Tava Thomas |
Rush Henrietta Sperry HS | Corning HS | Rush Henrietta Sperry HS | |
Henrietta, NY | Addison, NY | Henrietta, NY | |
Middle Distance | Distance | Sprints / Long Jump | |
2018 | Lanae-Tava Thomas | Vanessa Watson | Brooke Rauber |
Rush Henrietta Sperry HS | Spencerport HS | Tully HS | |
Henrietta, NY | Spencerport, NY | Spafford, NY | |
Sprints / Long Jump | 400m Hurdles | Distance |
Cynthia J. Wyatt
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Cynthia J. Wyatt)
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Cynthia J. Wyatt)
Cynthia J. Wyatt Award
Presented annually by the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame to the outstanding Female High School Athlete of the Year in the Niagara Association.
Cynthia J. Wyatt
This award is named for Dr. Cynthia J. Wyatt, a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 1998, our inaugural class, was a pioneer in the sport. A two-time National Indoor Champion in the Shot put, Wyatt competed in shot put at the 1963 Pan American Games and was on six United States teams which competed against the Soviet Union teams in the 1960's. Wyatt, who is a graduate of Williamsville High School, Williamsville, NY, is one of the first women to get a college scholarship to compete in Track and Field (University of Hawaii).