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-- Baseball team selected for NCAA Tournament, Pg. 1-- Dave Filak drafted by Atlanta Braves, Pgs. 1 & 2-- Spring Honors, Pgs. 2 & 3-- Athletes of the Week, Pg. 4-- Academic All-America honors for Pair of Athletes, Pg. 4-- SUNYAC honors for Steve Loesch and Al Sosa, Pg. 4 & 6

D R A G O N T A L E SVol 11, No. 3

Spring/Summer 2010Official Newsletter of Oneonta State Athletics

In This Issue...

BASEBALL QUALIFIES FOR NCAA TOURNAMENTJunior Pitcher Dave Filak drafted by the

Atlanta Braves in the Fourth Round

-- Athletic Awards Ceremony Photos, Pg. 5-- Kelsey Klopfer attends NCAA Career in Sports Forum, Pg. 6-- SUNYAC All-Academic Team and Commissioner’s List, Pg. 6-- Spring Sports Results, Pg. 7-- Fall Sports Schedule, Pg. 8

The 2010 baseball team did what no team had done before this spring when they qualified for the NCAA Div. III tournament. The Red Dragons held out hope after an abbreviated SUNYAC tournament was cut short by snow, which gave the conference title to Brockport.

But the call came in the early morning hours of May 17 to head coach Rick Ferchen letting him know that the team had received an at-large berth. The Red Dragons would be the third seed in the eight team New York Regional, which would take place in Auburn, N.Y.

After dropping the opening game to Farmingdale, Oneonta staved off elimination three times before losing a heartbreaker to St. John Fisher, 6-5, in the bottom of the 11th inning.

The Red Dragons finished with an overall record of 31-13, which was the third time that the program has recorded 30 wins in a season in the last six years.

On Wednesday, June 9, the Atlanta Braves selected Dave Filak in the fourth round of Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player

Draft with the 134th overall pick. Filak was the first Div. III player taken and became the baseball program’s highest draft pick ever.

Filak is the first Oneonta State player to be drafted since the Houston Astros picked left-handed pitcher Chris Salamida in the 13th round of the 2006 draft. Salamida was cut on the last day of spring training this year. He is currently pitching with the Winnipeg Goldeyes in the independent Northern League.

Roger Weaver, also a right-handed pitcher, was selected in the 16th round by the Detroit Tigers in 1976.

Two other O-State pitchers signed pro contracts after the turn of the century. Right-hander Mike Schellinger signed a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005 and lefty Scott Meyer got a free-agent deal from the Cincinnati Reds in 2001.

Filak went 8-1 for Oneonta State this past season, helping the Red Dragons (31-13) earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in school history. Filak’s lone loss came in the tournament, a 9-5 setback to Farmingdale.(continued on page 2)

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He beat national runner-up Cortland twice this season, 4-1 during the regular season and 7-1 during the SUNY Athletic Conference Tournament. Filak threw nine-inning complete games both times.

Filak received numerous honors this spring for his outstanding season including being an All-American and the SUNYAC Pitcher of the Year. He was selected by the NCBWA as the New York Region Pitcher of the Year and was third in the Div. III National Pitcher of the Year voting. In his three seasons at O-State, Filak finished 18-5 with a 2.63 ERA. He struck out 250 in 160 2/3 innings, an average of 14 strikeouts per nine innings.

Filak signed with the Braves in mid-June and was assigned to the Danville (VA) Braves of the Appalachian League. You can follow Filak’s season at www.dbraves.com.

Men’s Lacrosse

SUNYAC Tournament

Steve Loesch ‘10SUNYAC All-Tournament TeamAll-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Tyler Gore ‘11All-SUNYAC 1st Team

Andrew Gallo ‘10All-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Hugh O’Gorman ‘12SUNYAC All-Tournament Team

Gore

Baseball

SUNYAC TournamentNCAA Tournament

Dave Filak ‘11D3baseball.com Preseason All-American 2nd TeamNCBWA Div. III National Pitcher of the Week, 4/26SUNYAC Pitcher of the Week, 3/15, 4/26ECAC Upstate Pitcher of the Week, 3/15SUNYAC All-Tournament TeamAll-SUNYAC 1st TeamSUNYAC Pitcher of the YearABCA/Rawlings All-Region 1st TeamD3baseball.com All-American 1st TeamABCA/Rawlings All-American 2nd TeamECAC Div. III Upstate All-Star 1st TeamECAC Div. III Upstate Pitcher of the YearNCBWA Div. III New York Region Pitcher of the YearDrafted, 4th round, Atlanta Braves

Dan Randall ‘10SUNYAC Player of the Week, 3/15All-SUNYAC 2nd TeamNCAA NY Regional All-Tournament TeamABCA/Rawlings All-Region 2nd TeamABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove, First Base

Carmine Caputo ‘10SUNYAC All-Tournament TeamNCAA NY Regional All-Tournament Team

Mike Center ‘12All-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Randall

Women’s Lacrosse

Rebecca Monteith ‘12SUNYAC Player of the Week, 3/8All-SUNYAC 2nd TeamIWLCA All-Region 2nd Team

Rosemarie Fazio ‘11All-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Samantha Voor ‘12All-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Monteith

Softball

SUNYAC Tournament

Bethany Truax ‘11SUNYAC Player of the Week, 4/26

NFCA All-Region 2nd Team

Sam Voncina ‘11All-SUNYAC 1st TeamNFCA All-Region 3rd TeamECAC Upstate NY All-Star 2nd Team

Jillian Serraro ‘12SUNYAC All-Tournament TeamNFCA All-Region 3rd Team

Katie Hackenburg ‘11NFCA All-Region 3rd Team

Truax

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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

Liz Maziejka ‘11SUNYAC Medalist, 400 Hurdles (2nd), 1600 relay (2nd)All-SUNYAC 2nd TeamECAC Medalist, 200 (6th)NCAA Qualifier, 400 HurdlesNCAA All-American, 400 Hurdles (7th)

Lauren Brunetto ‘12SUNYAC Champion, 800, 1500SUNYAC Medalist, 800, 1500, 1600 relay (2nd)All-SUNYAC 1st Team

Sarah Timmons ‘12SUNYAC Field Athlete of the Week, 4/19SUNYAC Champion, DiscusSUNYAC Medalist, Discus, Javelin (2nd)SUNYAC Championship Female Field Athlete of the MeetAll-SUNYAC 1st Team

Molly Hassett ‘13SUNYAC Medalist, 3000 Steeplechase (3rd)

Carolyn Nasr ‘13SUNYAC Medalist, 1600 relay (2nd)

Kristan Catanese ‘11SUNYAC Medalist, 1600 relay (2nd)

Kacy Boburka ‘13SUNYAC Medalist, High Jump (2nd), Long Jump (3rd)All-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Timmons

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

Sean Wren ‘12SUNYAC Champion, 400 HurdlesSUNYAC Medalist, 400 Hurdles, 1600 relay (2nd)All-SUNYAC 1st Team

Sean Bernstein ‘13SUNYAC Medalist, 200 (2nd), 1600 relay (2nd)All-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Sean Daly ‘11SUNYAC Medalist, 800 (3rd), 1600 relay (2nd)

ECAC Medalist, 800 (5th)

Dustin Cox ‘13SUNYAC Medalist, High Jump (2nd)All-SUNYAC 2nd Team

Tim Greenberg ‘11SUNYAC Medalist, 1600 relay (2nd)

Wren

Men’s Tennis

NAC West Division ChampionsNAC Champions

Will Sacco ‘11NEAC Student Athlete of the Week, 9/21NAC West Champion, 3rd singles/1st doubles

Matt Steinhauser ‘10NEAC Student Athlete of the Week, 10/5NAC West Champion, 1st singles/2nd doublesNAC West Player of the Year

John Taft ‘11NAC West Student Athlete of the Week, 3/29NAC West Champion, 5th singles/ 3rd doubles

Adam Shapiro ‘12NAC West Champion, 2nd singles/3rd doubles

Adam Slifkin ‘12NAC West Champion, 4th singles/2nd doubles

Dan Evans ‘12NAC West Champion, 6th singles

Jon Dorin ‘11NAC West Champion, 1st doubles

Bill MayNAC West Coach of the Year

Steinhauser

Miscellaneous

NFHCA All-Academic SquadLeslie Dauphinais, Amanda Farro, Brianne GalliAlyssa Herzog, Mercedes Maltbie, Kim SolazzoAinsley Stoll, Rachel Taylor, Megan Warning

NFHCA All-Academic Team Award

Sara Chrystie ‘10SUNYAC Chancellor’s Award

Josh Wake ‘10ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 1 At-Large 1st TeamESPN the Magazine Academic All-American At-Large 1st Team

Sean Daly ‘11ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 1 XC/Track 1st TeamESPN the Magazine Academic All-American XC/Track 2nd Team

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Spring Athletes of the Week

1-Durell Cull (Track & Field)2-Lauren Brunetto (Track & Field)

3-Rebecca Monteith (Lacrosse)4-Steve Gauck (Baseball)

5-John Taft (Tennis)6-Chris Miles (Lacrosse)

7-Dan Randall (Baseball)8-Blair Hanson (Lacrosse)

9-Jessica Iuliano (Softball)10-Steve Loesch (Lacrosse)

11-Adam Shapiro (Tennis)12-Sean Daly (Track & Field)

Men’s Tennis Team

Men’s Tennis Team

2-Lauren Brunetto (Track & Field)13-Sean Wren (Track & Field)

Academic All-America® Honors for Pair of Athletes

SUNY Oneonta graduate, Josh Wake of Delhi and senior-to-be, Sean Daly of Weedsport topped the spring academic honors for Oneonta with their selections as ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans®. Wake became the first male to earn First Team national honors for Oneonta while Daly was selected to the Second Team. The two bring the total to 12 times that Oneonta student athletes have earned national honors. Wake, who was an Academic All-District 1 First Team selection, is one of the most accomplished student athletes in the history of the college, combining academic success with athletic prowess in the sport of wrestling. He is an All-American in his sport, something that he accomplished this past March at the NCAA Div. III championships. He is a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American and, last fall, received the Dr. Sam Molnar award from the SUNYAC, which goes to the top male student athlete in the conference. Wake is second all-time in career wins with 129 and was a three-time All-State wrestler. He was a two-time ECWC champion and NCAA qualifier at 184 lbs. He was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Student Athlete Honor Society, last spring along with being selected to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 1 At-Large second team. He received multiple academic scholarships and logged over 1,000 hours of community service. At the annual Athletics Department Awards ceremony, he received the Dr. Joseph Heissan Senior Achievement Award for his cumulative accomplishments during his four years as a student athlete. Daly was an Academic All-District 1 First Team selection as well. He is a year-round athlete for the Red Dragons and is a top performer in both cross-country and track & field. During the 2009 cross-country season, Daly was a top-seven runner for Oneonta all season long. During the indoor track season, he was an All-Conference performer while being a SUNYAC medalist during the outdoor season. He provisionally qualified for the outdoor NCAA championship meet in the 800-meter run, but wasn’t selected to compete. Recognized as a “Best & Brightest” student by the college, Daly has also earned honors in 2009 on the USTFCCCA Scholar Academic Team in the sport of track & field. He was inducted into the National Student Athlete Honor Society of Chi Alpha Sigma and will be a student trustee to the College Foundation Board for the upcoming academic year. Daly was voted by the athletics department as the top male scholar athlete for the 2009-10 year. To be eligible for nomination at the district level, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. A student athlete is eligible for the national ballot only if he/she is voted to the first team in one of the eight Co-SIDA districts. The voting for the national team is by members of the Academic All-America Committee and members of the Co-SIDA Board of Directors and past presidents of the organization, which amounts to just over 100 voters. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. ESPN The Magazine – winner of the 2006 and 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence – is a provocative and innovative sports publication. Full of insight, analysis, impact and wit, the oversized biweekly with a circulation of 1.9 million looks ahead to give fans a unique perspective on the world of sports.

SUNYAC Honors Steve Loesch and Al Sosa

Men’s lacrosse player, Steve Loesch and retired wrestling coach, Al Sosa, were honored this spring by the SUNYAC at its annual spring meetings. Loesch received the conference’s Award of Valor while Sosa was honored with the Dr. Patrick R. Damore Distinguished Service Award. The SUNYAC Award of Valor may be presented to a coach or administrator currently associated with intercollegiate athletics, or to a current or former varsity letter winner at a SUNYAC institution who, when confronted with a life-altering situation, used perseverance, dedication and determination to overcome the event and now serves as a role model to give hope and inspiration to others in similar situations. After overcoming cancer in 2008 and the death of his father last fall, Loesch was a true inspiration and team leader for the lacrosse program. He was diagnosed with cancer in the fall of 2007 and missed the entire spring semester of 2008 while undergoing aggressive chemotherapy. Fortunately, his treatment led to the control of the disease and the medical clearance to resume both his academic and athletic careers ensued. During the early months of the fall 2009 semester, as he prepared for his senior year, Loesch received a desperate phone call from home. His father, who had been his greatest source of strength through his disease and his life, had died unexpectedly. He was devastated. He once again returned home to assume the role of strength and stability that his father had always been for his mother and younger sister. Steve’s fortitude and courage through his family’s hardship was, and is, inspiring to his teammates. The team decided to honor the memory of his father with a custom memorial decal that was displayed on every player’s helmet during the 2010 season. Loesch, a native of Massapequa, N.Y. was a four-year letter winner. This spring he was a second team All-Conference selection after helping to lead the Red Dragons into the SUNYAC tournament.

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21st Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony

2009-10 Team MVP’sMen’s Soccer: ............................................................. Jonathan KornWomen’s Soccer: ............................................Melissa vandenBerghField Hockey: ............................................................... Kate KubarykVolleyball: ..........................................................Christine LaGuardiaMen’s Cross Country: .................................................Nick PampenaWomen’s Cross Country: .............................................. Celia AlterioWomen’s Tennis: .......................................................... Liz FlammanWomen’s Swimming & Diving: ............................. Kristen MagliolaMen’s Swimming & Diving: ........................................Joseph FarrellWomen’s Indoor Track & Field: ............................Lauren Brunetto

Men’s Indoor Track & Field: ............................................ Durell CullMen’s Basketball: ......................................................Brian BeckfordWomen’s Basketball:....................................................Sara ChrystieWrestling: .........................................................................Josh WakeWomen’s Lacrosse: ................................................. Rosemarie FazioBaseball: ..........................................................................Dan RandallSoftball: .........................................................................Aly HelstromMen’s Tennis: .....................................................................Will SaccoMen’s Lacrosse: ............................................................Andrew GalloWomen’s Outdoor Track & Field: ................................Liz MaziejkaMen’s Outdoor Track & Field: .......................................... Sean Daly

Lee Abbott Scholar AthleteEmily Shannon

Steve Blackmon AwardWala Canario

G. Hal Chase AwardChristine LaGuardia

Outstanding PerformanceBethany Truax

Male Scholar AthleteSean Daly

Heissan Senior AchievementSara Chrystie

Fred Puritz First-Year AthletesKayla Brantmeyer & Kacy Boburka

Athletes of the YearDave Filak & Brian Beckford

G. Hal Chase AwardAndrew McIntosh

Fred Puritz First-Year AthletesAlex Miller & Ian Tenzer

Heissan Senior AchievementJosh Wake

Jay Pawa Team Academic AwardMen’s & Women’s Cross Country

Dave Ranieri Assistant Coach AwardTom Moriarty

Outstanding PerformanceChris Wade

SUNYAC Chancellor’s AwardEmily Shannon, Sara Chrystie, Christine LaGuardia

Athletes of the YearBeth Cherry, Lauren Brunetto

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Sosa, who will be officially retiring as a professor in the physical education department in December, retired as the wrestling coach at the conclusion of the 2003-04 season after spending 38 years at the helm of a program that enjoyed success in every decade that he was the head coach. He directed the program to 284 wins and 17 winning seasons from 1966-2004 while coaching 12 All-Americans, 12 wrestling Scholar All-Americans and 77 All-State wrestlers. When he retired, Sosa had the second longest tenure of any head wrestling coach in the country at any school in all divisions. Sosa’s professional honors include, induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008 as part of the “Coaches Lifetime Service Award” program; induction into the NCAA Division III Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001 and the New York State Collegiate Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 2004. Sosa was the driving force behind the formation of the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Association, which has grown from six schools to nine. The ECWC has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success on the national level due in large part to Sosa’s dedication to Div. III wrestling in New York State. The athletic director at Oneonta from 1979-1995, Sosa was instrumental in starting the men’s lacrosse program, which has seen much success in recent years. As a member of the SUNYAC Governing Body he served on the following SUNYAC committees during his tenure as Athletic Director: The Constitution, Eligibility, Finance, Nominating, Tournament/Championships and as the liaison for wrestling and men’s tennis programs. Upon retirement and the sale of their home, Sosa and his wife, Doreen, plan to relocate to either Maryland or Virginia, near the D.C. area where their oldest daughter, Megan and her family live. This July, Al and Doreen will become grandparents for the second time when Megan and her husband, Jason, have their second son.

2010 SUNYAC Commissioner’s List & All-Academic TeamCL ..... AA ..............NAME ............................................................................................................ SPORT/MAJORX.............X.................... Celia.Alterio............................................................................................................... Track.&.Field/Biology................X.................... Brian.Baird................................................................................................................... Track.&.Field/BiologyX.............X....................Margret.Beditz........................................................................................................................Softball/EnglishX..................................... Connie.Belkevich....................................................................Track.&.Field/Childhood.Education................X.................... Scott.Bertoldo........................................................................................... Swimming.&.Diving/Biology................X.................... Kacy.Boburka....................................................................................................................... Track.&.Field/Art................X.................... Lauren.Brunetto................................................................. Track.&.Field/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Daniel.Bruton....................................................................... Track.&.Field/Environmental.Science................X.................... Rebecca.Bucci...........................................................................................................Basketball/Psychology................X.................... Sara.Bueti.......................................................... Swimming.&.Diving/Child.and.Family.Studies................X.................... Ashley.Callahan...................................................................................Track.&.Field/Criminal.Justice................X.................... Steven.Campbell.................................................................................Lacrosse/Childhood.Education................X....................Wala.Canario....................................................................................................................Wrestling/GeologyX.............X.................... Kristan.Catanese...................................................................................................... Track.&.Field/BiologyX.............X.................... Sara.Chrystie..................................................................................... Basketball/Childhood.Education................X.................... Zachary.Cogen..........................................................................................................Wrestling/Psychology................X.................... Benjamin.Conroy.................................................................Swimming.&.Diving/Music.Industry................X....................Nicole.Conway................................................................................. Basketball/Childhood.Education................X.................... Dustin.Cox.................................................................................................................Track.&.Field/Statistics................X.................... Zachary.Crain.................................................................................................Wrestling/Criminal.Justice................X.................... Durell.Cull........................................................................ Track.&.Field/Child.and.Family.StudiesX.............X.................... Sean.Daly.....................................................................................................Track.&.Field/Music.Industry................X....................Michael.DeCarr.......................................................................................Baseball/Business.Economics................X.................... James.Dewey..............................................................................................................Wrestling/Psychology................X.................... Alexandra.Dimura..................................................................................................Track.&.Field/History................X.................... Pamela.Ernst..........................................................................................Track.&.Field/Human.Ecology................X.................... Rosemarie.Fazio..............................................................................................Lacrosse/Human.Ecology................X....................Nikita.Fedorov..............................................................................................................Wrestling/Wrestling................X.................... Andrew.Gallo...........................................................................................Lacrosse/Business.Economics................X.................... Steven.Gauck............................................................................................Baseball/Business.EconomicsX.............X.................... Ryan.Gifford...........................................................................................Lacrosse/Childhood.Education................X.................... Brianne.Gilhooly........................................................................................................Lacrosse/PsychologyX..................................... David.Goodge........................................................................................Track.&.Field/Political.Science.................X....................Mariah.Grosso..............................................................................................Track.&.Field/Track.&.FieldX.............X....................Mark.Gymburch.......................................................................................................Track.&.Field/HistoryX.............X.................... Katelyn.Hackenburg.....................................................................Softball/Adolescence.Education................X....................Michelle.Hammer..............................................................................................Lacrosse/Computer.ArtX..................................... Blair.Hanson...................................................................................................................Lacrosse/ChemistryX.............X.................... Kevin.Harding......................................................................................Track.&.Field/Criminal.Justice................X....................Molly.Hassett........................................................................ Track.&.Field/Environmental.Science................X.................... Charles.Hollister................................................................ Track.&.Field/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Shannon.Hopkins.................................................................................................Track.&.Field/DieteticsX.............X....................Hillary.Jacobson..................................................................................................................Lacrosse/Biology................X....................Nadin.Kayserian...................................................................... Swimming.&.Diving/Computer.Art................X.................... Thomas.Kelly...................................................................................Lacrosse/Adolescence.EducationX.............X....................Heidi.Kissinger................................................................... Lacrosse/Family.&.Consumer.Science................X.................... James.Lamonica...........................................................................................Wrestling/Criminal.JusticeX..................................... Lauren.Lankowicz................................................................................. Swimming.&.Diving/Biology................X....................Matthew.Laroe..................................................................... Track.&.Field/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Kim.Loveland............................................................................Track.&.Field/Childhood.EducationX.............X.................... Brianna.MacBlane...................................................................................Track.&.Field/Anthropology................X.................... Kyle.Mahar....................................................................Swimming.&.Diving/Business.EconomicsX.............X.................... Lauren.Maietta.............................................. Swimming.&.Diving/Child.and.Family.Studies................X.................... Jaclyn.Martella...........................................................................Lacrosse/Child.and.Family.Studies................X.................... Elizabeth.Maziejka...............................................................................................Track.&.Field/DieteticsX.............X.................... Andrew.McIntosh..........................................................................Lacrosse/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Daniel.McLaren...............................................................................................................Basketball/Biology................X....................Miranda.McWeeney......................................Swimming.&.Diving/Communication.Studies................X.................... Jamie.Milchanowski..........................................................................Swimming.&.Diving/DieteticsX.............X.................... Joseph.Milstein............................................................................................Tennis/Business.EconomicsX.............X.................... Rebecca.Monteith....................................................................... Lacrosse/Communication.Studies................X.................... Ciara.Morse...................................................................................Lacrosse/Child.and.Family.Studies................X.................... Andrew.Mowson...............................................................................Swimming.&.Diving/ChemistryX..................................... Annelise.Muscietta..........................................................................................................Lacrosse/Geology................X.................... Carolyn.Nasr......................................................................... Track.&.Field/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Aimee.Newman................................................................Track.&.Field/Communication.Studies................X.................... Laura.Nowak.......................................................................................Softball/Environmental.ScienceX.....................................Mary.Kate.O’Connell.................................................................. Basketball/Childhood.EducationX.............X.................... Katie.O’Connor................................................................................Lacrosse/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Caitlin.O’Donnell.............................................................. Swimming.&.Diving/Human.EcologyX.............X.................... Ellen.Paccia................................................................................................... Track.&.Field/Earth.Science................X....................Nicholas.Pampena...............................................................................................Track.&.Field/Dietetics................X.................... Darielle.Petrucci...........................................................Lacrosse/Early.Childhood/Childhood.Ed................X.................... Abby.Pierce.............................................................................................. Softball/Childhood.EducationX.............X.................... Lisa.Pitkof...................................................................Swimming.&.Diving/Childhood.Education................X.................... Jon-Paul.Placella...................................................................................................Lacrosse/Computer.Art................X.................... Benjamin.Reynolds.......................................................... Track.&.Field/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Jared.Reynolds......................................................................................................Track.&.Field/Sociology................X.................... Lindsay.Romaine....................................................................Track.&.Field/Childhood.Education................X.................... Frederick.Romer.......................................................................................................Track.&.Field/History................X.................... John.Rosano........................................................................................Tennis/Professional.AccountingX.............X....................William.Sacco.............................................................................................................. Tennis/Earth.Science................X....................Michael.Salerno....................................................................................................................Lacrosse/PhysicsX.............X....................Michele.Sano......................................Swimming.&.Diving/Early.Childhood/Childhood.EdX.............X.................... Jennifer.Schultz............................................................Track.&.Field/Food.Service.&.RestaurantX.............X.................... Adam.Shapiro.......................................................................................................Tennis/Political.ScienceX.............X.................... Eric.Simmons.......................................................................................................................Wrestling/Physics................X.................... Kyle.Sitzman........................................................ Swimming.&.Diving/Adolescence.EducationX.............X.................... Joshua.Slifkin.....................................................................................Tennis/Professional.Accounting................X.................... Christopher.Sneed............................................................. Track.&.Field/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Sarah.Stark................................................................................................................................Lacrosse/French................X.................... Timothy.Steinhofer.......................................................... Track.&.Field/Environmental.Science................X....................Matthew.Sudran.............................................. Swimming.&.Diving/Professional.Accounting................X.................... John.Taft................................................................................................................................................... Tennis/Art................X.................... Alex.Vaughn...................................................... Swimming.&.Diving/Professional.AccountingX.............X.................... Travis.Visco...................................................................................................... Track.&.Field/Meteorology................X.................... Samantha.Voor.....................................................................................................................Lacrosse/BiologyX.............X.................... Joshua.Wake................................................................................Wrestling/Professional.AccountingX.............X.................... Kevin.Walsh...................................................................................Basketball/Adolescence.Education................X....................Nathan.Weber...................................................................... Track.&.Field/Adolescence.EducationX.............X.................... Ashley.Welytok........................................................................................................Basketball/PsychologyX.............X.................... Kelly.Williams..............................................................................................Track.&.Field/MathematicsX.............X.................... Aaron.Winsman................................................. Swimming.&.Diving/Adolescence.EducationX.............X....................Mitchell.Wohl..................................................................Swimming.&.Diving/Computer.Science................X.................... Cailey.Wood........................................................................... Track.&.Field/Adolescence.Education................X.................... Stephen.Yusko..........................................................................................Baseball/Business.EconomicsX.............X.................... Ashley.Zotter.................................................................................... Swimming.&.Diving/Psychology

Kelsey Klopfer attends NCAA Career in Sports Forum

Senior volleyball player, Kesley Klopfer, attended the NCAA Career in Sports Forum this past spring at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. The following is her written

reflection of the event and what it meant to represent Oneonta at this event.

Attending the NCAA Career in Sports Forum was an incredible experience that I will never forget. It was packed with workshops, activities, speakers, and networking. Upon arriving in Indianapolis, I interviewed my coach, two teammates, two non-teammates, and our athletic director to gain insight on what they saw as my strengths, weaknesses, and communication skills. This helped me to better understand myself as a student, member of the volleyball team, and as a member of different organizations.

There were 400 Division I, II, and III student-athletes from all over the country. We were divided into color groups for part of the day

and for the other part of the day we were split up by track. You could have chosen either administration or coaching. I chose to complete the coaching track and was placed with the other volleyball student-athletes.

The topics that were covered were values, DISC Assessment, networking, coaching philosophy, recruiting, and budgeting. Being able to participate in the coaching track was one of the greatest experiences. Being able to work with two Division I coaches and one Division III coach was amazing. We were able to not only coach each other but also see all of the hard work coaches complete off the court, field, track, and outside of the pool. To be able to hear their perspective on the coaching process was invaluable. Most student-athletes do not understand how many hours coaches put into their sport outside of practices and competitions. Recruiting is key to building a successful program but is also very time consuming.

The DISC assessment was a beneficial tool that exhibited my strengths and weaknesses as a leader. It was uncanny how accurate the results of the assessment were. The packet was one of the most useful tools I received while at the conference. It showed the traits of other people’s personality types, and how to communicate more effectively with them. Heading to the conference I knew networking was essential for building a successful future. This was what made me most nervous especially after finding out that I was an “S,” and was someone who tended to be shyer. However, this confirmed to be a great factor because it made me step outside of my box. Even though the conference was only four days, I left Indianapolis with new tools as a leader and a coach, a better understanding of myself, and has given me an optimistic outlook for my last season at Oneonta.

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2010 Spring ScoreboardBaseball (31-13)

Coach: Rick Ferchen

DATE ....... OPPONENT ....................................RESULTMar-6 ...... vs Thiel College (PA)# ..................W, 12-3Mar-7 ...... vs Wentworth Inst (MA)# (2) W, 14-9; W, 6-0Mar-8 ...... vs Muhlenberg (PA)# ......................W, 9-6Mar-9 ...... vs New Jersey City (NJ)# ................W, 5-3Mar-10 .... vs Emory & Henry (VA)# ..................W, 8-3Mar-11 .... vs Mt. Aloysius College (PA)# .....W, 11-3Mar-20 ... at Gettysburg (2) ..........W, 10-8(9); W, 6-5Mar-21 .... at Susquehanna (2) ............ W, 5-1; W, 7-3Mar-24 ... at William Paterson ................. L, 6-7(10)Mar-28 ... at Brockport* (2) ................ L, 8-9; L, 7-14Apr-3 ...... at Fredonia* (2) .................... W, 6-2; L, 3-4game 2 completed May 2 at OswegoApr-6 ...... ITHACA ..............................................L, 3-10Apr-7 ...... at Farmingdale .................................L, 2-6Apr-8 ...... at Old Westbury ............................W, 14-2Apr-10 .... at RIT (2) ............................. W, 5-4; W, 15-5Apr-11 ..... PLATTSBURGH* (2) ............ W, 10-2; L, 2-3Apr-13 .... UNION ................................................W, 8-5Apr-14 .... at St. John Fisher (2) .......... L, 4-5; W, 3-2Apr-19 .... CORTLAND* (2) ..................... W, 4-1; L, 6-8Apr-21 .... UTICA (2) ............................... W, 8-0; W, 8-2Apr-22 .... SOUTHERN VERMONT ..................W, 11-8Apr-24 .... at New Paltz* (2) ..............W, 11-6; W, 11-2Apr-29 .... at Ithaca ...........................................L, 5-13May-1 ...... OSWEGO* (2) .................... W, 13-0; W, 12-3May-4 ...... at Skidmore.......................................W, 4-2May-7 ...... vs Cortland$ ...................................W, 7-1May-8 ...... vs Brockport$ ................................L, 6-10May-19 .... vs Farmingdale State& ....................L, 5-9May-20 .... vs Brockport& .................................W, 9-7May-21 .... vs Keene State& ...............................W, 5-2................. vs Castleton State& .......................W, 9-2May-22 .... vs St. John Fisher& ...................L, 5-6 (11)*SUNYAC game#Spring trip games (Vero Beach, Fla)$SUNYAC Tournament at Cortland &NCAA NY Regional Tournament (Auburn, NY)

Softball (21-17)Coach: Liz Wagner

DATE ......... OPPONENT ...................................RESULTFeb-27 ....... vs Augustana (IL)# ..........................W, 6-5Feb-28....... vs Marywood (PA)# ..................W, 11-0 (5)................... vs Marywood (PA)# .........................W, 4-3Mar-1 ........ vs Messiah (PA)# ..........................L, 0-8 (6)................... vs Mary Washington (VA)# ............W, 6-4Mar-3 ........ vs Capital (OH)# ...............................L, 3-4................... vs Thiel (PA)# ....................................L, 7-8Mar-4 ........ vs John Carroll (OH)# ............. L, 7-10(8)................... vs Hiram (OH)# .................................W, 7-3Apr-2 ........ CORTLAND* (2) ......... L, 0-11(5); L, 2-11(5)Apr-3 ........ OSWEGO* (2) ....................... W, 6-5; W, 3-2Apr-6 ........ UNION (2) .............................. W, 3-1; L, 1-5Apr-7 ........ at Alfred University (2) L, 2-3(9); W, 5-1Apr-10 ...... at New Paltz* (2) ................. W, 3-2; L, 4-6Apr-11 ....... KEAN (2) ................................ W, 5-0; L, 0-3Apr-13 ...... KING’S (2) .............................. W, 8-4; L, 8-9Apr-19 ...... at Potsdam* (2) .............W, 8-6; W, 11-0(5)Apr-23 ...... BUFFALO STATE* (2) ......... L, 3-4; W, 10-4Apr-24 ...... FREDONIA* (2) ..............W, 11-3(6); W, 8-2Apr-25 ...... at Plattsburgh* (2) ........L, 3-4; W, 8-6(8)Apr-30 ...... at Geneseo* (2) .................... L, 2-7; W, 5-1May-1 ........ at Brockport* (2) ................ L, 1-4; W, 4-2May-6 ........ vs Geneseo$ .....................................W, 5-2May-7 ........ vs Plattsburgh$ ..............................L, 4-7

vs Brockport$ ..................................L, 2-5#Spring trip (Clermont, Fla)*SUNYAC game$SUNYAC Tournament at Cortland

Women’s Lacrosse (10-5)Coach: Jess Pausewang

DATE ......... OPPONENT .................................. RESULT

Feb-23....... at Christopher Newport ......... W, 13-10

Feb-25....... at Virginia Wesleyan ................. W, 20-11

Mar-6 ........ at Utica .......................................... W, 15-5

Mar-9 ........ at Scranton ........................ W, 16-11 OT2

Mar-14 ...... HAMILTON .................................... L, 12-21

Mar-19 ...... at Vassar ..................................... W, 19-12

Mar-27 ..... vs Farmingdale State& ............... W, 21-9

Apr-2 ........ at Geneseo* .................................... L, 9-14

Apr-3 ........ at Brockport* ............................... L, 8-17

Apr-9 ........ FREDONIA* .................................. W, 15-12

Apr-10 ...... BUFFALO STATE* ........................... L, 5-18

Apr-20 ...... at New Paltz* .............................W, 18-10

Apr-23 ...... CORTLAND* ................................. L, 10-18

Apr-30 ...... OSWEGO* ...................................... W, 19-5

May-1 ........ at Potsdam*...................................W, 20-7

&played at Farmingdale HS

*SUNYAC game

Men’s Lacrosse (7-9)Coach: Dan Mahar

DATE ......... OPPONENT ...................................RESULT

Feb-27 ....... at Mary Washington ....................W, 12-5

Mar-6 ........ CLARKSON ...............................W, 9-8 OT2

Mar-13 ...... UNION .................................................L, 4-8

Mar-17 ...... RENSSELAER ....................................L, 6-8

Mar-20 ..... at St. John Fisher ..........................L, 8-17

Mar-24 ..... ITHACA ..............................................W, 9-7

Mar-30 ..... HAMILTON .......................................L, 3-12

Apr-3 ........ at Potsdam*....................................W, 12-9

Apr-7 ........ vs Mount St. Mary$ ..................... W, 27-3

Apr-10 ...... OSWEGO* .......................................W, 17-9

Apr-14 ...... at Plattsburgh* ............................W, 12-9

Apr-17 ...... BROCKPORT* ..................................L, 9-13

Apr-24 ...... GENESEO* .......................................L, 9-14

Apr-27 ...... at Hartwick ....................................L, 7-13

May-1 ........ at Cortland* ..................................L, 8-17

May-5 ........ at Geneseo# ..................................L, 11-19

*SUNYAC game

$East Meadow, NY

#SUNYAC Tournament semifinals

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

Coach: Aimee Dawson

DATE ......... MEET ............................................RESULTS

Apr-10 ...... Merrill Lynch Track Classic

................... at Lynchburg .......................non scoring

Apr-16-17 . at Cortland Invitational . non scoring

Apr-22-24 . at Penn Relays ....................non scoring

May-1 ........ Big Red Invitational

................... at Cornell ...........................non scoring

May-7-8 ..... SUNYAC Meet

................... at Brockport ........................7th/58 pts.

May-10 ...... Last Chance Meet

................... at Swarthmore ....................non scoring

May-14 ...... ECAC Meet

................... at Springfield ....................T38th/4 pts.

May-20 ...... ONEONTA STATE

................... MAY MEET .............................non scoring

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

Coach: Aimee Dawson

DATE ......... MEET ............................................RESULTS

Apr-10 ...... Merrill Lynch Track Classic

................... at Lynchburg .......................non scoring

Apr-16-17 at Cortland Invitational ..non scoring

Apr-22-24 at Penn Relays ....................non scoring

May-1 ........ Big Red Invitational

................... at Cornell ...........................non scoring

May-7-8 ..... SUNYAC Meet

................... at Brockport ...................3rd/112.5 pts.

May-10 ...... Last Chance Meet

................... at Swarthmore ....................non scoring

May-20 ..... ONEONTA STATE

................... MAY MEET .............................non scoring

May-27-29 NCAA Meet

................... at Baldwin-Wallace ........... 63rd/2 pts.

Men’s Tennis (16-4)Coach: Bill May

DATE ......... OPPONENT ...................................RESULTMar-14 ...... at Middlebury ...................................L, 0-9Mar-20 ..... at Elmira...........................................W, 9-0Mar-27 ..... PENN STATE BERKS* ......................W, 7-2Mar-28 ..... RENSSELAER ...................................W, 9-0................... PENN STATE ABINGTON* ...............W, 9-0Apr-7 ........ at Warner Southern ......................W, 7-2Apr-10 ...... at Florida Inst. of Tech. .................L, 2-7Apr-15 ...... at Penn State Harrisburg* ...........W, 9-0Apr-19 ...... at Keuka* ..........................................W, 9-0Apr-20 ...... at Cobleskill* .................................W, 9-0Apr-21 ...... at Oswego ........................................W, 9-0Apr-24 ...... vs Keuka# .........................................W, 6-0................... vs Penn St Berks# ..........................W, 5-0Apr-25 ...... NEAC Individual Tournament................... (Clarks Summit, PA)May-1 ........ vs Castleton State$ ......................W, 9-0*NAC West Division match#NAC West Division Team Tournament – ................... Clarks Summit, PA (Champions)$NAC Championship match (Latham, NY)

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Men’s SoccerCoach: Iain Byrne

DATE ......... OPPONENT ....................................... TIME

Sep-1 ......... at Castleton ................................ 3:30pm

Sep-4 ......... vs St. John Fisher# ..................... 4:30pm

Sep-5 ......... at Rochester# ............................. 4:30pm

Sep-10 ....... MONTCLAIR STATE$ ................... 1:00pm

Sep-11 ....... vs TBA ............................................. 1/4pm

Sep-14 ....... RENSSELAER ............................... 4:00pm

Sep-18 ....... at New Paltz* .............................. 1:00pm

Sep-24 ....... FREDONIA* ................................... 4:00pm

Sep-25 ....... BUFFALO STATE* ......................... 1:00pm

Oct-1 ......... at Geneseo* .................................. 4:00pm

Oct-2 ......... at Brockport* ............................. 1:00pm

Oct-8 ......... at Plattsburgh* .......................... 4:00pm

Oct-9 ......... at Potsdam*.................................. 1:00pm

Oct-13....... at Skidmore ...................................7:00pm

Oct-16....... HOBART ........................................ 2:00pm

Oct-22 ...... CORTLAND* ................................. 3:00pm

Oct-23 ...... OSWEGO* ..................................... 1:00pm

Oct-26 ...... at Scranton ................................. 4:00pm

Oct-30 ...... SUNYAC First Round ........................TBA

Nov-5 ........ SUNYAC Semifinals ..........................TBA

Nov-6 ........ SUNYAC Final ....................................TBA

*SUNYAC game

#Flower City Tournament at Rochester

$Mayor’s Cup Tournament

Women’s SoccerCoach: Liz McGrail

DATE ......... OPPONENT ........................................ TIME

Sep-4 ......... at Rochester# .............................11:00am

Sep-5 ......... vs TBA# .....................................11am/2pm

Sep-11 ....... vs Allegheny$ (at Hartwick) ...12:00pm

Sep-12 ....... CARROLL (WI)$ ............................11:00am

Sep-18 ....... NEWPALTZ* ....................................1:00pm

Sep-19 ....... WILLIAMS .......................................1:30pm

Sep-24 ....... at Fredonia* ..................................4:00pm

Sep-25 ....... at Buffalo State* .........................3:30pm

Sep-28 ....... SCRANTON .....................................4:00pm

Oct-1 ......... GENESEO* ......................................4:00pm

Oct-2 ......... BROCKPORT* .................................1:00pm

Oct-5 ......... HARTWICK .....................................4:00pm

Oct-8 ......... PLATTSBURGH* .............................4:00pm

Oct-9 ......... POTSDAM* ......................................1:00pm

Oct-16....... at William Smith ............................2:00pm

Oct-19....... at Hamilton ....................................4:00pm

Oct-22 ...... at Cortland* .................................4:00pm

Oct-23 ...... at Oswego* .....................................1:00pm

Oct-26 ...... at Ithaca .........................................3:30pm

Oct-30 ...... SUNYAC First Round .........................TBA

Nov-5 ........ SUNYAC Semifinals ...........................TBA

Nov-6 ........ SUNYAC Final .....................................TBA

*SUNYAC game

#Flower City Tournament at Rochester

$Mayor’s Cup Tournament

VolleyballCoach: Colleen Cashman

Date .......... Opponent ........................................... Time

Sep-3-5 ...... Boxer Invite at Pacific University

Sep-10-11 .. Bomber Invitational

................... at Ithaca ............................3pm/11:30am

Sep-17-18 .. at Stevens Tech Invite ........... 2pm/9am

Sep-21 ....... at Scranton ................................. 6:00pm

Sep-24- ...... SUNYAC Pool Play

25 .............. at New Paltz .......................... 3pm/10am

Oct-1-2...... ONEONTA INVITATIONAL ..2pm/9:30am

Oct-8-9...... at Union College Invitational

...................................................................... 4pm/10am

Oct-19....... at Ithaca ........................................7:00pm

Oct-22-...... SUNYAC Pool Play

23 .............. at Potsdam ............................. 3pm/10am

Oct-26 ...... UNION ............................................ 6:00pm

Oct-29 ...... HARTWICK ....................................7:00pm

Oct-30 ...... QUAD INVITE w/Sage,

................... Hartwick & CCNY.......................11:00am

Nov-4 ........ SUNYAC Tournament .......................TBA

Field HockeyCoach: Kelly Kingsbury

DATE ......... OPPONENT ........................................TIMESep-4 ......... at St. Lawrence ........................... 2:30pmSep-5 ......... vs Thomas College# .................. 11:00amSep-8 ......... UNION .............................................4:00pmSep-11 ....... at William Smith .......................... 2:00pmSep-15 ....... RENSSELAER ................................ 4:00pmSep-17 ....... at Geneseo* ................................... 4:00pmSep-18 ....... at Brockport* ............................12:00pmSep-22 ....... SKIDMORE ..................................... 4:00pmSep-25 ....... HOUGHTON ................................... 3:00pmSep-29 ....... ITHACA ...........................................4:00pmOct-2 ......... NEWPALTZ* ................................... 1:00pmOct-8 ......... at Morrisville* ............................. 4:00pmOct-12....... SCRANTON ....................................4:00pmOct-15....... OSWEGO* ......................................4:00pmOct-16....... CORTLAND* .................................. 1:00pmOct-19....... at Hartwick .................................. 7:00pmOct-27 ...... UTICA .............................................4:00pmOct-30 ...... JUNIATA .......................................12:00pm*SUNYAC game#game played at St. Lawrence

Cross CountryCoach: Angelo Posillico

DATE ......... MEET ...................................................TIME

Sep-4 ......... ONEONTA EARLY BIRD

................... INVITATIONAL ............................. 11:00am

Sep-9 ......... at Hartwick College Invite ....... 7:00pm

Sep-17 ....... ONEONTA AIRFIELD

................... INVITATIONAL ............................... 4:00pm

Sep-25 ....... Jack Daniels Invitational

................... at Cortland ................................ 11:00am

Oct-1 ......... Paul Short Invite at Lehigh .....10:00am

Oct-8 ......... Rensselaer Invitational

................... at Saratoga State Park ........... 11:00am

Oct-16....... at Connecticut Coll Invite ...... 11:00am

Oct-30 ...... SUNYAC Meet at Oswego ......... 11:00am

Nov-13 ...... NCAA ATLANTIC REGION MEET

................... Fortin Park, Oneonta ............... 11:00am

Nov-20 ...... NCAA Meet at Wartburg

................... (Waverly, IOWA) .......................... 11:00am

Women’s Tennis

Coach: Bill May

DATE ......... OPPONENT ....................................... TIME

Sep-3 ......... at Fredonia* ................................ 4:00pm

Sep-4 ......... at St. John Fisher ...................... 9:00am

Sep-10 ....... at Cortland* ............................... 1:30pm

Sep-11 ....... vs New Paltz*& ............................ 2:30pm

Sep-12 ....... vs Plattsburgh*& ....................... 2:30pm

Sep-16 ....... at Elmira....................................... 4:00pm

Sep-18 ....... GENESEO* .................................... 1:00pm

Sep-19 ....... BROCKPORT* ..............................11:00am

Sep-25 ....... at Oswego* ................................... 1:00pm

Sep-29 ....... at Hartwick ................................. 4:00pm

Oct-8-10 ... SUNYAC Tournament (Manlius, NY)

*SUNYAC matches

&matches played at Cortland

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