James D. Ulrich Award Winners
Niagara Track & Field Hall of Fame Annual Awards
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Second Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sean Bernstein | Broncho Rollins | Francisco (Frank) Ramirez |
| SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY | SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY | University of Rochester, Rochester,NY | |
| Baldwinsville, NY / CW Baker HS | Ithaca, N.Y / Ithaca HS | Woodland Hills, CA / Chaminade College Prep | |
| Sprints | Pole Vault | Mid-Distance | |
| 2013 | Sean Bernstein | Zachary Ferrara | Cody Amengual |
| SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY | Brockport State, Brockport, NY | Cortland State, Cortland, NY | |
| Baldwinsville, NY / CW Baker HS | Irondequoit, NY / Irondequoit HS | West Babylon, NY / West Babylon HS | |
| Sprints | Pole Vault | Steeplechase / Distance | |
| 2014 | Joseph Postwaite | Cory Cox | Desmond Mobley |
| Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH | Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY | South Plains College, Leveland, TX | |
| Gates, NY / Gates-Chili HS | Rochester, NY / East HS | Greece, NY / Greece Olympia HS | |
| Triple Jump / High Jump | Long Jump | Long Jump / High Jump | |
| 2015 | Joseph Postwaite | Melique Garcia | Joseph Shinn |
| Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH | Cortland State, Cortland, NY | Cortland State, Cortland, NY | |
| Gates, NY / Gates-Chili HS | Watervliet, NY / Watervliet HS | New Rochelle, NY / New Rochelle HS | |
| Triple Jump / High Jump | Sprints | Hurdles | |
| 2016 | Luis Rivera | Peter Girardi | Nick Vachon |
| St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, NY | Nazareth College, Pittsford, NY | Cortland State, Cortland, NY | |
| Rochester, NY / James Monroe HS | Cicero, NY / Cicero-North Syracuse HS | Johnson City, NY / Maine-Endwell HS | |
| Throws | Hurdles | High Jump | |
| 2017 | Jack Flood | Isaac Garcia-Cassani | Peter Girardi |
| SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY | SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY | St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, NY | |
| Blue Point, NY / Bayport-Blue Point HS | Holbrook, NY / Sachem North HS | Cicero, NY / Cicero-North Syracuse HS | |
| Heptathlon / Decathlon | Distance | Hurdles | |
| 2018 | Isaac Garcia-Cassani | Peter Girardi | Mark Van Marter |
| SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY | St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, NY | St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, NY | |
| Holbrook, NY / Sachem North HS | Cicero, NY / Cicero-North Syracuse HS | Liverpool, NY / Liverpool | |
| Distance | Hurdles | Long Jump / Triple Jump |
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James D. Ulrich)
James D. Ulrich Award
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
This award is named for 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 University where he coached five NCAA Division III 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.
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