NCAA Championships @ Marietta College (OH) – Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23, 2009

Saturday
Joe Reed concluded his Oneonta State track career with a sixth place finish in the 200 meters in a time of 21.84.  The senior from Rome, NY moved up two spots from the preliminaries where he ran the eighth fastest time.  He came into the meet as the 16th seed.  This is his seventh All-American plaque and he now is the most decorated male athlete in Oneonta State history.  He was an All-American in the 100 meters once, twice in each of the 55 meters, 200 meters, and 1600 meter relay, winning the NCAA title indoors in 2009 in later event.  His sixth place finish here garnered three points in the team competition, placing Oneonta State in a tie for 62nd. 
200 meters:  6th - Joe Reed (Sr.), 21.84

Thursday
In the last meet of his illustrious career, senior Joe Reed once again came through in the clutch.  The six time All-American earned a spot in Saturday's 200 meter final by placing third in his heat and eighth overall in today's preliminaries.  Running in lane seven, Reed crossed the line in a time of 21.77.  He beat the ninth place time by .01 to obtain the eighth and final qualifying position.  He'll be running in lane one on Saturday at 3:35pm and provided he finishes the race, he'll receive his seventh career All-American plaque.
200 meters:  8th - Joe Reed (Sr.), 21.77 (3rd in heat)


ECAC Championships @ Springfield College (MA) – Thursday-Friday, May 14-15, 2009

The Red Dragons placed 34th with 9 points at ECAC's.  Tim Greenberg got the weekend started with a personal best in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.  The sophomore was the highest placing finisher, grabbing the 5th place medal in a time of 9:30.64.  Classmate Sean Daly placed 5th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.61, missing his school record by .07 seconds, which he set just four days earlier at Swarthmore.  Junior Fred Romer picked up a point for the team, placing 8th in the 400 meters with a time of 49.52.   Marty Nicholson was the only other medalist on the weekend.  The senior placed 8th in the 10,000 meters in a time of 33:08.64 to close out his college career.  His classmates Eric Theiss and Mike DeVasto also finished their outstanding careers.  Theiss anchored the 4x400 relay to a 10th place finish after placing 12th in the 400 meters earlier in the day.  DeVasto placed 15th in the shot put, ending his career as the school record holder with a mark of 14.80 meters set at Cortland on April 17th.  Senior Joe Reed will complete his illustrious career next weekend at Marietta College in Ohio at the NCAA Championships.  He qualified in the 200 meters with his time of 21.67 from the SUNYAC Championships.  The first round of the 200 is Thursday at 6:00pm (http://pioneers.marietta.edu/track/09championships/). 

Results
400 meters:  8th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 49.52; 12th - Eric Theiss (Sr.), 49.76
800 meters:  6th - Sean Daly (So.), 1:53.61
1,500 meters:  14th - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 4:08.72
10,000 meters:  8th - Marty Nicholson (Sr.), 33:08.64
400 hurdles:  15th - Sean Wren (Fr.), 56.56
3,000 steeplechase:  5th - Tim Greenberg (So.), 9:30.64 (PR)
1,600 relay:  10th - Romer, Daly, Greenberg, Theiss, 3:20.56
High Jump:  t-10th - Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 1.90m (6' 2.75")
Shot Put:  15th - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 13.71m (44' 11.75")


Swarthmore Last Chance Meet – Monday, May 11, 2009

School Records
110 hurdles:  6th - Matt Weeks (Fr.), 15.65 (ECAC)
800 meters:  15th - Sean Daly (So.), 1:53.54 (ECAC)


NYC Qualifying Challenge @ Icahn Stadium – Saturday, May 9, 2009


St. Lawrence Twilight Qualifier – Saturday, May 9, 2009


SUNYAC Championships @ Oneonta – Friday-Saturday, May 1-2, 2009

By Geoff Hassard, SID
Junior Joe Sullivan (Elbridge/Elbridge) was the top performer taking home the SUNYAC title in the javelin. His throw of 52.53 meters was over five meters further than Mike Hite of Fredonia, who was second.  Oneonta’s other conference crown came in the 1,600 relay as senior Eric Theiss (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs), junior Fred Romer (Garrison/Walter Panas) and sophomores; Sean Daly (Weedsport/Weedsport) and Tim Greenberg (Oneonta/Oneonta) kept the dominance in this event going for the Red Dragons. Their time of 3:19.00 was good enough to reach the ECAC qualifying mark, which will give them another opportunity to get back to the national meet. Theiss also placed second in the 400 with an ECAC qualifying time of 49.40. Other medalists for the men included senior Joe Reed (Rome/Rome Free Academy), who was second in the 100, freshman Danny Sullivan (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson), who was third in the high jump, and senior Mike DeVasto (Hastings/Hastings), who placed second in the shot put.


Cornell Big Red Invitational – Sunday, April 26, 2009

Highlights
100 meters:  19th - Tommy Hancock (Fr.), 11.56 (SUNYAC)
200 meters:  14th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 22.73 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  3rd - Romer, 49.75 (ECAC)
800 meters:  16th - Frank Pfaffenberger (So.), 1:59.50 (SUNYAC)
1,500 meters:  9th - Sean Daly (So.), 4:05.79 (SUNYAC)
110 hurdles:  7th - Matt Weeks (Fr.), 15.71 (ECAC)
400 hurdles:  6th - Sean Wren (Fr.), 58.46 (SUNYAC)
3,000 steeplechase:  4th - Tim Greenberg (So.), 9:49.12 (SUNYAC)
High Jump:  4th - Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 1.95m (6-4.75 - SR, ECAC)
Long Jump:  15th - Nate VanDeusen (Fr.), 6.18m (20-3.50 - SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  4th - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 13.46m (44-2 - SUNYAC); 7th - Kevin Harding (So.), 12.67m (41-7 - SUNYAC)
Discus:  12th - Craig Lynch (Jr.), 35.66m (117-0 - SUNYAC)
Hammer:  7th - DeVasto, 47.33m (155-3 - SR, SUNYAC)
Javelin:  6th - Joe Sullivan (Jr.), 51.73m (169-9 - SUNYAC)


The Penn Relays  – Thursday-Friday, April 23-24, 2009

Highlights
100 meters:  22nd - Joe Reed (Sr.), 10.91 (ECAC)
10,000 meters:  29th - Marty Nicholson (Sr.), 31:56.66 (SR, ECAC)
1,600 meter relay:  Fred Romer (Jr.), Tim Greenberg (So.), Frank Pfaffenberger (So.), Sean Daly (So.), 3:27.49
DMR:  Pfaffenberger, Tommy Hancock (Fr.), Dan Bruton (Fr.), Nick Pampena (Jr.), 10:38.54 (SR)


Ithaca Tuesday Invitational – Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Highlights
800 meters:  1st - Dan Bruton (Fr.), 2:00.09 (SUNYAC)
110 hurdles:  5th - Matt Weeks (Fr.), 16.01 (SUNYAC)
400 hurdles:  6th - Mike Hennessy (Sr.), 58.51 (SUNYAC)
Javelin:  5th - Joe Sullivan (Jr.), 46.63m (153-0 - SUNYAC)
Discus:  1st - Craig Lynch (Jr.), 39.40m (129-3 - SUNYAC); 3rd - Chris Rollo (Fr.), 37.78m (123-11 - SUNYAC)


Cortland Classic – Friday-Saturday, April 17-18, 2009

Highlights
100 meters:  1st - Joe Reed (Sr.), 10.87 (ECAC)
800 meters:  3rd - Sean Daly (So.), 1:56.27 (SUNYAC); 9th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 1:57.96 (SUNYAC); 17th - Frank Pfaffenberger (So.), 1:59.74
1,500 meters:  21st - Pfaffenberger, 4:09.79 (SUNYAC)
110 hurdles:  3rd - Matt Weeks (Fr.), 15.93 (SR, SUNYAC); 8th - Nate VanDeusen (Fr.), 16.39 (SUNYAC)
400 hurdles:  11th - Sean Wren (Fr.), 59.38 (SUNYAC)
3,000 steeplechase:  4th - Tim Greenberg (So.), 9:55.15 (SUNYAC); 10th - Brian Baird (Fr.), 10:27.30 (SUNYAC)
400 meter relay:  5th - Tommy Hancock (Fr.), Wren, Tim Steinhofer (Jr.), Joe Reyes (So.), 46.66
1,600 meter relay:  5th - Wren, Daly, Greenberg, Romer, 3:21.12 (ECAC)
3,200 meter relay:  1st - Romer, Pfaffenberger, Greenberg, Daly, 8:03.18 (SR)
High Jump:  1st - Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 1.92m (6-3.5 - ECAC)
Shot Put:  2nd - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 14.80m (48-6.75 - SR, ECAC); 4th - Kevin Harding (So.), 12.60m (41-4.25 - SUNYAC)
Discus:  2nd - Craig Lynch (Jr.), 38.65m (126-10 - SUNYAC); 6th - Chris Rollo (Fr.), 36.71m (120-5 - SUNYAC)
Hammer:  5th - DeVasto, 47.14m (154-8 - SR, SUNYAC); 13th - Harding 37.16m (121-11 - SUNYAC)
Javelin:  1st - Joe Sullivan (Jr.), 53.42m (175-3 - SUNYAC)


Delhi College Weekday T&F Classic – Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The Red Dragons opened the outdoor season by winning the Bronco Weekday Classic with 198 points with runner-up Delhi scoring 106 points.  Oneonta won eight individual events on the day and had eleven SUNYAC qualifying performances.  Freshman Matt Weeks was second in the 110 hurdles, breaking the school record with a new time of 15.94.

New Qualifiers
400 meters:  1st - Sean Wren (Fr.), 52.18 (SUNYAC)
110 meter hurdles:  2nd - Matt Weeks (Fr.), 15.94 (SR, SUNYAC); 4th - Nate VanDeusen (Fr.), 16.97 (SUNYAC)
3000 meter steeplechase:  1st - Brian Baird (Fr.), 10:30.56 (SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay:  1st - Mike Hennessy (Sr.), Tim Greenberg (So.), Mark Gymburch (So.), Wren, 3:34.71
High Jump:  1st - Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 1.85m (6' .75" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  2nd - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 13.73m (45' .5" - SUNYAC); 3rd - Kevin Harding (So.), 12.38m (40' 7.5" - SUNYAC)
Discus:  1st - Craig Lynch (So.), 38.09m (125' 0" - SUNYAC)
Hammer:  1st - Greg Humbert (Fr.), 36.84m (120' 10" - SUNYAC)
Javelin:  1st - Joe Sullivan (Jr.), 49.38m (162' 0" - SUNYAC)


                                                                                                                                                                                                                     


NCAA Championships @ Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – Friday-Saturday, March 13-14, 2009

The 4x400 meter relay entered the NCAA Div. III National Championship meet this weekend at Rose Hulman Institute in Terre Haute, Ind. with the fastest time in the country and left the meet with the indoor national title.  The winning foursome included seniors Eric Theiss and Joe Reed, junior Fred Romer, and sophomore Sean Daly.  They came across the finish line with a time of 3:17.19 to win the event by nearly 1.50 seconds over Carroll College, who placed second with a time of 3:18.51.  The National Championship is the crowning victory for this foursome this indoor season.  Previous to the NCAA meet, they had won both the SUNYAC and ECAC Div. III crowns.  With the win in the relay, the men’s track & field program will add five All-America plaques to its trophy case.  Earlier in the day, Reed earned his second consecutive indoor All-American honor when he placed fifth in the 55 meter dash in a time of 6.37.  Reed has now accumulated three indoor All-American certificates to go with his two outdoor honors and now a national title.  For Theiss and Romer, this is the second straight year that they have earned All-American honors in the relay event.  Last year they were part of the foursome that took sixth place at the NCAA meet.  Daly is earning his first All-American honor.  The national title is the first for the men’s track & field program, which is only in its seventh year as a varsity sport at the college.  Additionally, the team's 14 points placed them in 11th place in the team competition, the highest ever for the men's program.  Full Results, photos, and video from the meet can be found at www.rose-hulman.edu/sports/ncaatrack/. 

Results:
55 meters:  5^th – Joe Reed (Sr.), 6.37
1600 meter relay:  1^st – Reed, Fred Romer (Jr.), Sean Daly (So.), Eric Theiss (Sr.), 3:17.19

  Video of Race (Heat #2)


ECAC Championships @ Tufts University – Friday-Saturday, March 6-7, 2009

Oneonta State placed 6^th out of 50 teams with 36 points, just three points out of earning of a third place plaque.  Senior Joe Reed led the way, first by placing in the runner-up position in the 55 dash.  His time of 6.38 seconds improved his NCAA Provisional qualifying time and he is now ranked 7^th in the country.  He ended the weekend by leading off the 4x400 relay.  The Red Dragons led from the start and never looked back as Reed handed to junior Fred Romer, who passed to sophomore Sean Daly, who delivered the baton to senior Eric Theiss, the number one ranked 400 runner in Division III.  Theiss extended the already enormous lead and crossed the line in 3:17.16, good for an NCAA Provisional qualifying time.  O-State will have the national leading time heading into next weekend’s NCAA Championships at Rose-Hulman Institute in Indiana.  Earlier in the day, Theiss and Romer both placed 4^th in their respective events.  Theiss ran 22.07 in the 200 meters, while Romer ran 50.06 for 400 meters.  Freshman Sean Wren also placed 4^th, as he ran 1:07.17 in the 500 meters.  Junior Nick Pampena placed 7^th in the 3,000 meters and broke 2008 All-American, Alex Grout’s school record with a new time of 8:44.30.  On Friday night, Pampena anchored the distance medley relay to an 8^th place finish in a time of 10:21.54.  Sophomores Frank Pfaffenberger, Tim Greenberg, and Sean Daly teamed with Pampena to win their heat and pick up the 8^th place medal.

Results:
55 meters:  2^nd – Joe Reed (Sr.), 6.38 (NCAA Prov.)
200 meters:  4^th – Eric Theiss (Sr.), 22.07
400 meters:  4^th – Fred Romer (Jr.), 50.06
500 meters:  4^th – Sean Wren (Fr.), 1:07.17 (PR)
3,000 meters:  7^th – Nick Pampena (Jr.), 8:44.30 (SR)
1600 meter relay:  1^st – Reed, Romer, Sean Daly (So.), Theiss, 3:17.16 (NCAA Prov.)
DMR:  8^th – Frank Pfaffenberger (So.), Tim Greenberg (So.), Daly, Pampena, 10:21.54
High Jump:  15^th – Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 1.84m
Shot Put:  11^th – Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 13.98m
Weight Throw:  9^th – DeVasto, 15.38m


SUNYAC Championships @ Hobart/William Smith Colleges – Saturday, February 28, 2009

The Red Dragons placed 4th out of 8 teams with 91 points.  The top performers were the trio of seniors as Eric Theiss, Joe Reed, and Mike DeVasto, as all claimed SUNYAC individual titles.  Theiss successfully defended his 2008 conference title in the 400 meter run clocking in at 49.19, breaking the meet record.  In the final event of the day he ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x400 relay to pick up his second meet record and SUNYAC crown on the day.  He also picked up a fourth place finish in the 200 meter dash and an eighth place finish in the 55 meter dash. For the day he scored 18.5 points of Oneonta’s total of 91 team points, in being named the Track Athlete of the Meet.  Joining Theiss on the winning relay foursome (3:22.73) were sophomore Joe Reyes, junior Fred Romer,  and freshman Sean Wren.  Reed won the 55 meter dash in a time of 6.48 to claim his individual title.  He also scored points in the 200 with a second place finish in that event.  DeVasto was a surprise winner in the shot put, winning the title with a throw of 14.38 meters, beating his own school record.  He started the day with a third place finish in the weight throw with a school record of 16.19 meters, eclipsing Taylor Arnold's mark from 2005.  DeVasto was the top scorer in the field for the men’s championship with 16 points and was named the Field Athlete of the Meet.  Other top performances for the men included sophomore Danny Sullivan and the distance medley relay foursome.  Sullivan placed second in the high jump clearing 6’3-1/2", which actually was the same height as the winner, but Sullivan had more misses during the competition.  The DMR came away with a runner-up finish as sophomores Frank Pfaffenberger, Tim Greenberg and Sean Daly joined with junior Nick Pampena in coming across the line in a time of 10:40.26.

Place Winners
55 meters:  1st - Joe Reed (Sr.), 6.48 (ECAC); 8th - Eric Theiss (Sr.), 6.88
200 meters:  2nd - Reed, 22.30 (ECAC); 4th - Theiss, 22.55 (ECAC)
400 meters:  1st - Theiss, 49.19 (MR, NCAA Prov.); 8th - Joe Reyes (So.), 51.35
800 meters:  7th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 1:58.67
1 Mile:  4th - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 4:20.16 (ECAC)
55 meter hurdles:  6th - Matt Weeks (Fr.), 8.23
1600 meter relay:  1st - Reyes, Romer, Sean Wren (Fr.), Theiss, 3:22.73 (MR, ECAC)
DMR:  2nd - Frank Pfaffenberger (So.), Tim Greenberg (So.), Sean Daly (So.), Nick Pampena (Jr.), 10:40.26
High Jump:  2nd - Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 1.92m (PR, ECAC)
Shot Put:  1st - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 14.38m (SR, ECAC); 6th - Kevin Harding (So.), 13.29m
Weight Throw:  3rd - DeVasto, 16.19m (SR, ECAC); 8th - Greg Humbert (Fr.), 13.20m


Cornell University Deneault Invitational – Saturday, February 21, 2009

Seniors Mike DeVasto, Joe Reed, and Eric Theiss each established new school records to lead the Red Dragons.  DeVasto bombed away his own school mark in the shot put by 2 feet, 2 inches to place 6th with a distance of 14.37 meters (47' 1 3/4") that also hit the ECAC standard.  Reed tied his own school record in the 60 dash, placing 2nd in an NCAA provisional time of 6.91 seconds.  Theiss blew away Scott Pollard's 300 time of 34.97 set on the same track in December of 2005 with a new time of 34.16 in winning the event by 1.64 seconds.  In the middle distance events, juniors Fred Romer (800-1:56.96) and Nick Pampena (1000-2:33.78) qualified for ECAC's while sophomores Sean Daly (800-1:57.22) and David Goodge (Mile-4:35.61) hit the SUNYAC standard.  Freshmen Sean Wren (200-23.88), Danny Sullivan (HJ-1.89m), and Greg Humbert (WT-13.23m) also hit the SUNYAC mark.

Records/New Qualifiers
60 meters:  2nd - Joe Reed (Sr.), 6.91 (Tie-SR, NCAA Prov.)
200 meters:  27th - Sean Wren (Fr). 23.88 (SUNYAC)
300 meters:  1st - Eric Theiss (Sr.), 34.16 (SR)
800 meters:  3rd - Fred Romer (Jr.), 1:56.96 (ECAC); 4th - Sean Daly (So.), 1:57.22 (SUNYAC)
1,000 meters:  5th - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 2:33.78 (ECAC)
1 Mile:  13th - David Goodge (So.), 4:35.61 (SUNYAC)
High Jump:  11th - Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 1.89m (SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  6th - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 14.37m (SR, ECAC)
Weight Throw:  21st - Greg Humbert (Fr.), 13.23m (SUNYAC)


Boston University Valentine Invitational – Friday-Saturday, February 13-14, 2009

Eric Theiss automatically qualified for NCAA's in the 400-meter dash Saturday during the Valentine Invitational at Boston University.  Theiss finished second in a SUNYAC record 47.62 seconds and currently has the fastest time in the country in Division III.  Joe Reed, Nick Pampena and Mike DeVasto had ECAC qualifying marks for the Red Dragons.  Reed finished 12th in the 200 in 22.05.  Pampena crossed the line in 4:18.61 to finish 48th in the mile.  DeVasto earned a 14th place finish in the men's weight throw with a toss of 15.23 meters.  Tim Greenberg earned SUNYAC qualifying times in the mile (4:31.48) and in the 800 (2:01.07).  Theiss teamed with junior Fred Romer, sophomore Sean Daly, and freshman Sean Wren to place 12th in the 4x400 relay in an ECAC time of 3:19.86.  Pampena teamed with Daly and Wren, along with sophomore Frank Pfaffenberger to place 13th in the DMR with an ECAC time of 10:23.20.  Marty Nicholson broke Nick Scalfone's school record in the 5,000, running 15:27.42 in qualifying for SUNYAC's.

New Qualifiers
200 meters:  12th - Joe Reed (Sr.), 22.05 (ECAC)
400 meters:  2nd - Eric Theiss (Sr.), 47.62 (CR, NCAA Auto); 74th - Sean Wren (Fr.), 50.98 (PR, SUNYAC); 98th - Joe Reyes (So.), 51.59 (SUNYAC)
800 meters:  89th - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 2:00.27 (SUNYAC); 101st - Tim Greenberg (So.), 2:01.07 (PR, SUNYAC); 111th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 2:02.48 (SUNYAC)
Mile:  48th - Pampena, 4:18.61 (PR, ECAC); 113th - Greenberg, 4:31.48 (PR, SUNYAC)
5,000 meters:  53rd - Marty Nicholson (Sr.), 15:27.42 (SR, SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay:  12th - Theiss, Romer, Sean Daly (So.), Wren, 3:19.86 (ECAC)
DMR:  13th - Frank Pfaffenberger (So.), Wren, Daly, Pampena, 10:23.20 (ECAC)
Weight Throw:  14th - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 15.23m (PR, ECAC)


Syracuse University Invitational – Saturday, February 7, 2009

The Red Dragons picked up 8 ECAC qualifiers, 4 school records, 3 wins, and 2 NCAA provisional qualifiers in their best meet of the season thus far.  Senior Eric Theiss won the 200 meters in a school record and ECAC qualfying time of 21.87 seconds, eclipsing teammate and classmate Joe Reed's mark of 22.08 set at last year's SUNYAC Championship.  Theiss also hit the NCAA provisional standard in the 55 dash, running a PR of 6.47 seconds in placing 5th.  Reed won the dash and improved his NCAA provisional mark with a time of 6.41.  Fellow senior Mike DeVasto and sophomore Kevin Harding, both broke school records in the throws.  On his first throw in the shot put, sophomore Kevin Harding broke DeVasto's record with a heave of 13.46 meters.  But two throws later, DeVasto came back with a mark of 13.71 meters to place 3rd.  Harding placed 6th with his SUNYAC qualifying throw.  DeVasto started the day was a 15.15 meter toss in the weight to place 4th and hit the ECAC standard.  In the 500 meters, junior Fred Romer tied his own school record in placing 2nd with an ECAC qualifying time of 1:06.28.  Also hitting ECAC's in the 500 was sophomore Sean Daly who placed 6th in 1:06.79 and freshman Sean Wren who placed 8th in 1:07.26.  Both times were personal bests.  Junior Nick Pampena hit the ECAC time in the mile, running a personal best of 4:20.30 to pick up the win.  Senior Marty Nicholson started the day off for O-State, taking the win in the 5,000 meters in a SUNYAC time of 15:49.64.

Highlights
55 meters:  1st - Joe Reed (Sr.), 6.41 (NCAA Prov.); 5th - Eric Theiss (Sr.), 6.47 (PR, NCAA Prov.); 21st - Tommy Hancock (Fr.), 6.87 (SUNYAC); 28th - Danny Sullivan (Fr.), 6.91 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles:  9th - Matt Weeks (Fr.), 8.24 (PR, SUNYAC)
200 meters:  1st - Theiss, 21.87 (SR, ECAC); 21st - Joe Sullivan (Jr.), 24.11 (PR, SUNYAC); 25th - Hancock, 24.15 (PR, SUNYAC)
400 meters:  6th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 51.09 (SUNYAC)
500 meters:  2nd - Romer, 1:06.28 (T-SR, ECAC); 5th - Sean Daly (So.), 1:06.79 (PR, ECAC); 8th - Sean Wren (Fr.), 1:07.26 (PR, ECAC)
Mile: 1st - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 4:20.30 (PR, ECAC)
5000 meters:  1st - Marty Nicholson (Sr.), 15:49.64 (SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay:  5th - Joe Reyes (So.), Wren, Tim Greenberg (So.), Pampena, 3:30.48
High Jump:  5th - D. Sullivan, 1.88m (PR, SUNYAC)
Long Jump:  17th - Weeks, 6.13m (PR, SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  3rd - Mike DeVasto, 13.71m (SR, SUNYAC); 6th - Kevin Harding, 13.46m (PR, SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  4th - DeVasto, 15.15m (ECAC); 10th - Greg Humbert (Fr.), 13.20m (PR, SUNYAC); 13th - Harding, 12.63m (SUNYAC)


Colgate University Class of '32 Invitational – Saturday, January 31, 2009

Oneonta State placed 11th out of 18 teams with 18 points.  Senior Eric Theiss led the way, scoring 16 of the 18 team points.  The All-American started the day by running a personal best of 7.01 seconds in the 60 meter dash, which placed him 2nd.  He followed with another runner-up finish in the 200 meters, running 22.24 seconds, missing his PR by 2 hundredths of a second.  Both times hit the ECAC standards.  Sophomore Sean Daly hit the SUNYAC mark in his first 800 meters since high school, running 2:01.68 to place 12th.  Junior Nick Pampena placed 8th in the Mile with a SUNYAC time of 4:30.04.  Senior Marty Nicholson started the day off for the Red Dragons with a personal best in the 3,000.  He placed 22nd in a SUNYAC time of 9:07.39.  In the shot put, sophomore Kevin Harding PR'd for the 2nd week in a row, tossing the 16 pound ball 13.39 meters.  He hit the SUNYAC standard, but missed teammate Mike DeVasto's school record by 2cm. 

Highlights
60 meters:  2nd - Eric Theiss (Sr.), 7.01 (PR, ECAC);  Joe Reed (Sr.), 7.07 (ECAC in semi)
200 meters:  2nd - Theiss, 22.24;  22nd - Joe Reyes (So.), 23.71 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  18th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 53.05 (SUNYAC)
800 meters:  12th - Sean Daly (So.), 2:01.68 (SUNYAC)
1 Mile:  8th - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 4:30.04 (SUNYAC)
3,000 meters:  22nd - Marty Nicholson (Sr.), 9:07.39 (PR, SUNYAC)
1,600 meter relay:  8th - Romer, Tim Greenberg (Fr.), Pampena, Chris Sneed (So.), 3:34.37
Weight Throw:  8th - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 13.60m (SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  5th - Kevin Harding (So.), 13.39m (PR, SUNYAC);  9th - DeVasto, 12.50m (SUNYAC)


St. Lawrence University Invitational – Saturday, January 24, 2009

The Red Dragons placed 9th out 11 teams with 16 points.  Senior Mike DeVasto led the way, breaking his own school record in the shot put.  His heave of 13.41 meters placed him 6th and reached the SUNYAC mark.  His mark of 15.12 meters in the weight, hit the ECAC standard and placed him 4th.  Sophomore Kevin Harding moved into second place all-time at Oneonta behind DeVasto in the shot put with a SUNYAC toss and PR of 13.23 meters.  He also PR'd in the weight with another SUNYAC mark of 13.94 meters.  He placed 8th in both events.  Junior Fred Romer was the highest placing Red Dragon on the day, picking up 3rd in the 200 meters with a SUNYAC time of 23.12.  Sophomore Joe Reyes also hit SUNYAC's in placing 8th with a time of 23.76.  Two freshmen hit the SUNYAC mark in the 55 hurdles, as Nate VanDeusen placed 6th with a time of 8.22 and Sean Wren placed 12th in 8.70.

55 meter hurdles:  6th - Nate VanDeusen (Fr.), 8.22 (SUNYAC);  12th - Sean Wren (Fr.), 8.70 (SUNYAC)
200 meters:  3rd - Fred Romer (Jr.), 23.12 (SUNYAC);  8th - Joe Reyes (So.), 23.76 (SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  6th - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 13.41m (44' 0" - SR, SUNYAC);  8th - Kevin Harding (So.), 13.23m (43' 5" - PR, SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  4th - DeVasto, 15.12m (49-07.25" - SR, ECAC); 8th - Harding, 13.94m (45' 9" - PR, SUNYAC); 12th - Greg Humbert (Fr.), 12.74m (41' 9.75" - PR, SUNYAC)


NYC Gotham Cup @ NY Armory – Friday, January 16, 2009

Junior Nick Pampena and senior Marty Nicholson headed to the NY Armory and ran a solid season opening times in the 3,000 meters.  Pampena placed 7th in the unseeded sections with an ECAC qualifying time of 8:52.31, good for a personal best.  Nicholson placed 21st in a SUNYAC time of 9:08.80, which was also a personal best.


St. Lawrence University Holiday Relays – Saturday, December 13, 2008

The Red Dragons closed out 2008 in grand style, led by their seniors.  Eric Theiss had the performance of the day, winning the 400 meters in a time of 48.62 seconds, which not only provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Championships in March but broke the SUNYAC record.  He now stands as the fastest indoor 400 meter runner ever in the history of the conference, besting Plattsburgh's Jeff Dobson, who held the record of 48.91 set at Boston University's 200 meter banked oval on February 9, 2007.  Earlier in the day, Theiss also hit the ECAC standard in the 55 dash, running 6.54 seconds.  In the same event, Joe Reed took the win and posted a blazing 6.42 seconds to better his NCAA qualifying time from last week by .05 seconds.  In the weight throw, Mike DeVasto dropped a bomb in his final throw, to place 2nd.  His mark of 15.03 meters was a personal best and hit the ECAC standard.  Sophomore Kevin Harding also threw a PR of 12.70 meters in placing 4th.  Later in the day, Harding picked up his first collegiate win, taking the shot put with a toss of 12.64 meters.  Senior Marty Nicholson set an indoor PR in the 5,000, running 15:37.16 to place 6th.  Junior Nick Pampena was right behind in 7th with a time of 15:38.73.  Both times hit the SUNYAC standard.  Pampena's classmate, Fred Romer, hit the ECAC standard in the 400 meters, placing 3rd in a time of 50.44.  The freshmen contributed as Tommy Hancock (55-6.87), Nate VanDeusen (55HH-8.28), Sean Wren (400-53.14), and Greg Humbert (WT-11.90m) all hit the SUNYAC marks in their events.

Highlights
55 meters:  1st - Joe Reed (Sr.), 6.42 (NCAA Prov.); 4th - Tommy Hancock (Fr.), 6.87 (SUNYAC); 8th - Joe Reyes (So.),  6.91 (SUNYAC); Eric Theiss (Sr.), 6.54 (ECAC in prelims)
55 meter hurdles:  4th - Nate VanDeusen (Fr.), 8.28 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  1st - Theiss, 48.62 (SUNYAC Record, NCAA Prov.); 3rd - Fred Romer (Jr.), 50.44 (ECAC); 10th - Sean Wren (Fr.), 53.14 (SUNYAC)
5,000 meters:  6th - Marty Nicholson, (Sr.), 15:37.16 (SUNYAC); 7th - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 15:38.73 (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  2nd - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 15.03m (49' 3.75" - ECAC); 4th - Kevin Harding (So.), 12.70m (41' 8.00" - SUNYAC); 5th - Greg Humbert (Fr.), 11.90m (39' .50" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  1st - Harding, 12.64m (41' 5.75" - SUNYAC); 2nd - DeVasto, 12.49m (40' 11.75" - SUNYAC)


Cornell University Relays – Saturday, December 6, 2008

The Red Dragons opened the 2009 indoor season with NCAA, ECAC, and SUNYAC performances.  Joe Reed picked up where he left off last outdoor season.  The senior qualified for NCAA's provisionally with a time of 6.95, which placed him 4th in the final of the 60 meter dash.  Classmate Eric Theiss hit the ECAC mark in the same event with a time of 7.11 in the prelims, as he placed 11th overall.  He also placed 3rd in the 300 meters with a personal best time of 35.27.  Junior Fred Romer was just behind in 5th place with a personal best time of 35.67.  He also hit the SUNYAC mark in the 60 dash with a time of 7.27.  Classmate Nick Pampena ran a personal best in the 3,000 meters in placing 8th with a time of 8:55.21 which qualified him for SUNYAC's.  Senior Marty Nicholson also hit the SUNYAC mark.  His time of 16:04.37 placed him 12th in the 5,000 meters.  Freshman Nate Van Deusen made an immediate impact placing 13th in the 60 hurdles with a SUNYAC time of 8.98.  In the throws, senior Mike DeVasto and sophomore Kevin Harding hit the SUNYAC standards in both events.  They started the day by placing 11th and 16th respectively, in the weight throw with marks of 14.56 and 11.85 meters.  In the shot, Harding placed 10th with a heave of 12.87 meters with DeVasto tossing the 16 pound ball 13.40 meters, to end the day with the school record and an 8th place finish.

Highlights
60 meters
 Preliminaries:  3rd - Joe Reed (Sr.), 6.98 (ECAC); 9th - Eric Theiss (Sr.), 7.11 (ECAC); 24th - Fred Romer (Jr.), 7.27 (SUNYAC)
 Finals:  4th - Reed, 6.95 (NCAA Provisional); 11th - Theiss, 7.15 (SUNYAC)
60 meter hurdles
 Preliminaries:  14th - Nate VanDeusen (Fr.), 9.13 (SUNYAC)
 Finals:  13th - VanDeusen, 8.98 (SUNYAC)
300 meters:  3rd - Theiss, 35.27; 5th - Romer, 35.67; 26th - Joe Reyes (So.), 37.18; 48th - Josh Maziejka )Fr.), 38.55; 56th - Joe Sullivan (Jr.), 39.00; 57th - Jeff Oettinger (Fr.), 39.06; 63rd - Tommy Hancock (Fr.), 39.58
500 meters:  16th - Oettinger, 1:10.24
3,000 meters:  8th - Nick Pampena (Jr.), 8:55.21 (SUNYAC)
5,000 meters:  12th - Marty Nicholson (Sr.), 16:04.37 (SUNYAC); 29th - Chuck Hollister (So.), 16:44.71
Shot Put:  8th - Mike DeVasto (Sr.), 13.40m (43' 11.75" - SR, SUNYAC); 10th - Kevin Harding (So.), 12.87m (42' 2.75" - SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  11th - DeVasto, 14.56m (47' 9.25" - SUNYAC); 16th - Harding, 11.85m (38' 10.50" - SUNYAC)