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[email protected] http://www.niagaratrackhof.org/ Press Release Winners of the 2018 Annual Awards of the Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame are announced Rochester, NY: The Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame of Fame is proud to announce the winners of its 2018 Annual Awards. These awards recognize performances and accomplishments made during the 2017-2018 school year. The three finalists for each of these awards were outstanding performers during the 2017-2018 school year. The very high quality of these finalists continues to be a hallmark of this awards program. Tables showing the three placings of the finalists for each award are presented below the award overviews. The 2018 Award Winners and Finalists: Justyn Knight (Syracuse University) is the winner of the 2018 Donald J. Paige Award, leading a Syracuse University sweep of this award. Knight was the 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Champion and the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor 5,000m run Champion. He was the runner-up in the 5,000m run at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Knight was a finalist for this award in 2016 and 2017. All-American teammates Aidan Tooker and Colin Bennie finished second and third, respectively, in the voting for this award. The 2018 Doriane Lambelet Award was won by Samantha Watson (Texas A&M University). Watson, who won the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Cynthia J. Wyatt Award (awarded to outstanding Female High School Athlete of the Year in the Niagara Association) while representing Rush-Henrietta Sperry HS, was the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor 800m run champion.