NCAA Atlantic Region Championship @ Letchworth State Park (SUNY Geneseo) – Saturday, November 14, 2009

Oneonta State placed 9^th out of 38 teams with 280 points, which was their highest place finish ever in the NCAA Atlantic Region.  Senior Nick Pampena completed his senior campaign once again as the first Red Dragon to cross the line in 46^th place with a time of 26:25 over the 8K Letchworth Park course.  His teammates packed it in with the top five guys finishing within 22 seconds of him.  Freshman Nick Madison placed 52^nd in 26:33.  He was followed closely by the junior trio of Tim Greenberg (56^th), Frank Pfaffenberger (61^st), and Chuck Hollister (65^th) with times of 26:38, 26:45, and 26:47.  Freshman Chris Harvey placed 98^th in a time of 27:31 while sophomore Matt Laroe placed 138^th in 28:10.  “Our goal at the onset of the season was to finish in the top ten at this meet and it is a great feeling to accomplish it,” commented Head Coach Matt LoPiccolo.  “The guys ran really well as a team, led by Nick (Pampena).  He should be proud of leading us to this level.”

46^th – Nick Pampena (Sr.), 26:25
52^nd – Nick Madison (Fr.), 26:33
56^th – Tim Greenberg (Jr.), 26:38
61^st – Frank Pfaffenberger (Jr.), 26:45
65^th – Chuck Hollister (Jr.), 26:47
98^th – Chris Harvey (Fr.), 27:31
138^th – Matt Laroe (So.), 28:10


SUNYAC Championship @ Cortland – Saturday, October 31, 2009

Oneonta State placed 4^th out of 10 teams with 129 points, improving two spots from their 6^th place finish in 2008.  Senior Nick Pampena was the top Red Dragon finisher in 21^st overall in a time of 26:45 over the SUNY Cortland 8K course.  Freshmen Nick Madison was next in 27^th place in a time of 27:02.  He was followed closely by junior Chuck Hollister, one place back in 27:07.  His classmates, Frank Pfaffenberger and Tim Greenberg, completed the scoring in 33^rd and 37^th places, respectively, in times of 27:27 and 27:32.  Sophomore Matt Laroe placed 48^th (27:54) while freshman Chris Harvey was the 7^th man, placing 66^th (28:34).

21^tst – Nick Pampena (Sr.), 26:45
27^th – Nick Madison (Fr.), 27:02
28^th – Chuck Hollister (Jr.), 27:07
33^rd – Frank Pfaffenberger (Jr.), 27:27
37^th – Tim Greenberg (Jr.), 27:32
48^th – Matt Laroe (So.), 27:54
66^th – Chris Harvey (Fr.), 28:34
68^th – Ben Reynolds (Fr.), 28:39
70^th – Kurt Pfaffenberger (So.), 28:50
77^th – Josh Haverlock (Sr.), 29:08
94^th – Nate Weber (Fr.), 30:16
96^th – Dan Bruton (So.), 30:19
105^th – Mark Gymburch (Jr.), 30:59


Saratoga Invitational – Saturday, October 24, 2009

Oneonta State placed 3^rd out of 13 teams with 58 points, four shy of SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh.  Senior Nick Pampena ran the fastest 8K time by a Red Dragon this season (25:57) in finishing 5^th overall.  Junior Tim Greenberg was next in 11^th with teammate Nick Madison finishing right with him in 12^th place.  Both were clocked at 26:26, which gave Madison the school record for 8K for freshmen.  Junior Chuck Hollister finished two spots back in 14^th (26:30) while classmate Frank Pfaffenberger was another two spots back in 16^th place with a time of 26:36.

5^th – Nick Pampena (Sr.), 25:57
11^th – Tim Greenberg (Jr.), 26:26
12^th – Nick Madison (Fr.), 26:26
14^th – Chuck Hollister (Jr.), 26:30
16^th – Frank Pfaffenberger (Jr.), 26:36
25^th – Matt Laroe (So.), 27:10
40^th – Chris Harvey (Fr.), 27:40
45^th – Ben Reynolds (Fr.), 28:01
47^th – Kurt Pfaffenberger (So.), 28:04
62^nd – Josh Haverlock (Sr.), 28:40
73^rd – Dan Bruton (So.), 29:15
74^th – Mark Gymburch (Jr.), 29:16
76^th – Nate Weber (Fr.), 29:19
80^th – Travis Visco (Sr.), 29:27
109^th – Jared Reynolds (Fr.), 30:37
111^th – Chris Cure (Fr.), 30:42


SUNY Cortland Jack Daniels Invitational – Saturday, October 10, 2009

The Red  Dragons placed 2^nd out of 4 teams with 38 points, just 5 behind Fredonia State.  Senior Nick Pampena once again led the way with a fifth place finish in a time of 26:32 over the damp 8K course.  Junior Tim Greenberg placed eighth in a time of 26:51 while classmate Frank Pfaffenberger returned to form in placing eleventh in a time of 27:15.  Another junior, Chuck Hollister was the right behind in thirteenth place with a time of 27:19.  Freshman Nick Madison was three seconds back in fourteenth place in a time of 27:22 to complete the scoring for O-State.

5^th – Nick Pampena (Sr.), 26:32
8^th – Tim Greenberg (Jr.), 26:51
11^th – Frank Pfaffenberger (Jr.), 27:15
13^th – Chuck Hollister (Jr.), 27:19
14^th – Nick Madison (Fr.), 27:22
18^th – Matt Laroe (So.), 27:45
19^th – Sean Daly (Jr.), 27:45
22^nd – Chris Harvey (Fr.), 28:08
27^th – Nate Weber (Fr.), 28:16
28^th – Ben Reynolds (Fr.), 28:22
29^th – Kurt Pfaffenberger (So.), 28:26
39^th – Dan Bruton (So.), 29:10
42^nd – Mark Gymburch (Jr.), 29:23
45^th – Josh Haverlock (Sr.), 29:30
48^th – Travis Visco (Sr.), 30:05
54^th – Chris Cure (Fr.), 30:49


Lehigh University Paul Short Invitational – Friday, October 2, 2009

Oneonta State was seeded in the middle “Brown” race of three and placed 28^th out of 38 teams with 625 points at the enormous Paul Short Invitational.  Senior Nick Pampena led the way with a 50^th place finish in a time of 26:07 over the 8,000 meter Lehigh campus course.  Junior Tim Greenberg placed 94^th in a personal best time of 26:30 while Oneonta High teammate, Nick Madison was nine seconds back in 112^th place.  Freshman Madison’s time of 26:39 is the 3^rd fastest freshman 8K time in school history.  Sophomore Matt Laroe placed 156^th in a time of 26:56, while junior Chuck Hollister was the 5^th man in a time of 27:26.

Brown Race
50^th – Nick Pampena (Sr.), 26:07
94^th – Tim Greenberg (Jr.), 26:30
112^th – Nick Madison (Fr.), 26:39
156^th – Matt Laroe (So.), 26:56
220^th – Chuck Hollister (Jr.), 27:26
229^th – Chris Harvey (Fr.), 27:30
236^th – Ben Reynolds (Fr.), 27:32
253^rd – Sean Daly (Jr.), 27:44
276^th – Nate Weber (Fr.), 28:14
283^rd – Frank Pfaffenberger (Jr.), 28:19

JV Race
264^th – Kurt Pfaffenberger (So.), 28:02
273^rd – Josh Haverlock (Sr.), 28:12
290^th – Jared Reynolds (Fr.), 28:33
307^th – Dan Bruton (So.), 28:49
319^th – Mark Gymburch (Jr.), 29:05
333^rd – Travis Visco (Sr.), 29:16
348^th – Chris Cure (Fr.), 29:41


Oneonta State Airfield Invitational – Friday, September 18, 2009

Despite running without two of their top five runners, Oneonta State still managed a runner-up finish out of six teams with 71 points.  Plattsburgh won with 33 points.  The Red Dragons held off both Hamilton and Delhi by one point.  Senior Nick Pampena broke Marty Nicholson’s school record (19:38) for 6km at Fortin Park with a new time of 19:19.  Pampena placed third behind the 2008 National Champion and a 2008 All-American.  Junior Tim Greenberg was next in for the Red Dragons in eighth place in a time of 19:45.  Sophomore Matt Laroe placed 14^th in a time of 20:01.  Freshmen Ben Reynolds and Chris Harvey rounded out the scoring in 24^th and 25^th places, respectively in times of 20:17 and 20:19.  “I was very happy to come out of here with a second place team finish,” said Matt LoPiccolo, head coach.  “The underclassmen certainly stepped up, while Pampena and Greenberg ran strong up front.  I’m excited for October.”

3rd - Nick Pampena (Sr.), 19:19
8th - Tim Greenberg (Jr.), 19:45
14th - Matt Laroe (So.), 20:01
24th - Ben Reynolds (Fr.), 20:17
25th - Chris Harvey (Fr.), 20:19
27th - Chuck Hollister (Jr.), 20:24
31st - Sean Daly (Jr.), 20:28
38th - Nate Weber (Fr.), 20:42
48th - Kurt Pfaffenberger (So.), 20:54
50th - Josh Haverlock (Sr.), 20:57
59th - Dan Bruton (So.), 21:14
60th - Mark Gymburch (Jr.), 21:16
63rd-  Jared Reynolds (Fr.), 21:29
70th - Chris Cure (Fr.), 21:45
79th - Travis Visco (Sr.), 22:15


Hartwick College Fast Course 5K – Thursday, September 10, 2009

Oneonta State sent their newcomers to Hartwick for the battle of Oneonta and came away with a 16-47 win.  Oneonta High School graduate and current freshman, Nick Madison, picked up the individual win in a personal best time of 16:06 for 5,000 meters.  Classmate and fellow Section IV runner, Ben Reynolds, was the runner-up only three seconds behind.  Freshmen Chris Harvey and Nate Weber were next in for O-State, placing fourth and fifth in times of 16:28 and 16:46, respectively.  Sophomore transfer, Kurt Pfaffenberger, placed seventh in 17:02 to round out the scoring for the Red Dragons.

1st - Nick Madison (Fr.), 16:06
2nd - Ben Reynolds (Fr.), 16:09
4th - Chris Harvey (Fr.), 16:28
5th - Nate Weber (Fr.), 16:46
7th - Kurt Pfaffenberger (So.), 17:02
8th - Jared Reynolds (Fr.), 17:08
9th - Chris Cure (Fr.), 17:24


Oneonta State Early Bird Invitational – Saturday, September 5, 2009

Oneonta State opened the 2009 season on their home course in a sweeping fashion.  The men captured the first seven places to post a perfect score of 15 against visiting Oswego and Hartwick.  Senior Nick Pampena and a trio of juniors that included Tim Greenberg, Sean Daly, and Frank Pfaffenberger led the men today.  The foursome ran strong and together from the start and came across the finish line four wide in a time of 20:19 over the 6 kilometer Fortin Park course.  Rounding out the top seven for the Red Dragons were a pair of newcomers and sophomore Matt Laroe, who placed seventh in 20:51.  Showing well in their debut meet for Oneonta were freshmen Ben Reynolds and Nick Madison, finishing in fifth and sixth places respectively, in times of 20:37 and 20:44.

1st - Nick Pampena (Sr.), 20:19
2nd - Frank Pfaffenberger (Jr.), 20:19
3rd - Tim Greenberg (Jr.), 20:19
4th - Sean Daly (Jr.), 20:19
5th - Ben Reynolds (Fr.), 20:37
6th - Nick Madison (Fr.), 20:44
7th - Matt Laroe (So.), 20:51
10th - Chris Harvey (Fr.), 21:07
11th - Nate Weber (Fr.), 21:12
12th - Josh Haverlock (Sr.), 21:22
16th - Dan Bruton (So.), 21:39
22nd - Chuck Hollister (Jr.), 22:01
23rd - Jared Reynolds (Fr.), 22:16
25th - Mark Gymburch (Jr.), 22:31
28th - Chris Cure (Fr.), 22:48

Oneonta Alumni
9th - Nick Scalfone ('07), 21:04
17th - Marty Nicholson ('09), 21:42