Hall of Fame
Mary Onken, who received a Bachelors from Iowa State University and Masters from Columbia University, has been a track and field official for more than 30 years in Section IX and for many NYSPHSAA State Championships. Onken has been the President of Southern Catskill Track Association since 1992 and was President of New York State Certified Officials of Track and Field from 1997-2011. She was a starter official for numerous high profile track events including the NYSPHSAA Indoor and Outdoor Track Championships (20 years), Glen Loucks Memorial Track and Field Games, and the National Interscholastic Championships. Onken is a recipient of the Dick Ferziger Memorial Award for Distinguished Service as well as an honoree of the Ken Smith Award and Dick Teetsel Award both for Outstanding Service.