I promised a friend I'd pass this along.
-Robert
Dear Coach:
This message is to announce the 2009 Awards Luncheon for the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame. Please share this information with the members of your team and others in the running community. If you have a website, please post a notice about this awards luncheon.
This is an opportunity to honor some of the great track and field athletes from the Niagara Association (all or parts of Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6). All eight of these athletes were also among the best in the world. Consider getting members of your teams (particularly your team captains) to attend with you. Events such as this can be tremendous motivators for young and developing athletes. This is also a good way to expose your team leaders to the possibilities they have in their future! Perhaps your booster club can help with the cost of the tickets if the athletes cannot afford to pay for themselves.
Special note: Girls on your teams / at your school should know that Girls Track & Field and Cross Country Running in New York State High Schools came about due to law suit won by Katy Schilly in 1972! She made it possible for high school girls to compete for their school in track and field and cross country in New York State. She then went on to have a tremendous career, competing as a world class runner.
The 2009 Awards Luncheon for the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame has been set for Sunday, 20 September 2009 at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. The hotel is located near the Syracuse University campus at 801 University Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210. Travel directions to the hotel:
http://www.sheratonsyracuse.com/map
There are eight athletes being inducted:
* Kevin Akins (Webster HW Schroeder HS and Ohio State University)
* Edward T. Cook (Cornell University)
* Ross Donoghue (Bishop Cunningham HS and Villanova University)
* Doriane Lambelet (Coleman) (Cornell University)
* Edward T. O'Brien (Syracuse University)
* Henry A. "Hank" Russell (Cornell University)
* Catherine "Katy" Schilly Laetsch (Central Square HS and Iowa State University)
* Anthony Washington (Rome Free Academy and Syracuse University)
The ticket order form can be downloaded from:
http://www.drtrack.com/2009NiagaraHOFAwardsLuncheonOrderForm.pdf
The complete press release can be found at: