From marathoners to discus throwers, women have been rewriting possibilities for generations.
Vicki Mitchell is the director and head coach of the men's and women's cross country and track and field programs at the University of Buffalo. She is a graduate of Amherst Central High School and had a distinguished running career at SUNY Cortland, graduating in 1991. A member of five US national teams, Vicki competed in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000. She made her marathon debut at the 1999 Hong Kong marathon, where she qualified for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
Erin Miller Maciejewski was a standout in throwing events for Lockport High School track and field. She was an All-American in the shot put after placing fourth at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships. In 2009, she placed second in the shot put and third in the discus at the New York State High School Federation Championships. She went on to a successful athletic career at the University at Buffalo, graduating in 2013.
Stacey Schroeder-Watt, a 1992 graduate of Grand Island High School, was a three-sport athlete, playing volleyball and basketball while smashing records in track and field. She won her first New York State title in the shot put in 1991 and went on to win both shot put and discus in 1992, with her discus mark of 172 feet still standing as the state record. At the University of Florida, she was named a two-time NCAA All-American in discus. Stacey went on to earn her doctorate from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. Currently she is the chief of service in the department of anesthesiology at Kaledia Health and is the immediate past president of the Erie County Medical Society. She has been inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, the Section VI Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
Bridget Niland’s athletic career began at Williamsville South High School and continued at the University at Buffalo where she was a standout runner with the Bulls cross country and track and field teams. She won the Buffalo Marathon back-to-back in 1997 and 1998 and earned a top-5 finish at the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington. She is a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the WNY Running Hall of Fame (among others).
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