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

Oneonta State finished the 2009 campaign with a 21st place finish at ECAC's, scoring 11 points.  Freshman Lauren Brunetto was the highest placer, capturing 4th in the 800 meters in a time of 2:14.93, narrowly missing the NCAA provisional qualifying time.  Sophomore Liz Maziejka placed 4th in the 400 hurdles in a time of 1:04.33, also just missing the NCAA mark.  The duo teamed with junior Kristen Stein and senior Janine Sacca to close out the meet in the 4x400 relay.  Sacca anchored the team home and crossed the line in 3:58.00 to place 5th.  The senior also placed 12th in the 200 with a time of 26.28 and 20th in the 100 meters, running 13.53 into a large head wind.

Results
100 meters:  20th - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 13.53
200 meters:  12th - Sacca, 26.28
400 meters:  10th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 59.65; 13th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 59.82 (PR)
800 meters:  4th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 2:14.93
400 hurdles:  7th - Liz Maziejka (So.), 1:04.33
1600 relay:  5th - Maziejka, Brunetto, Stein, Sacca, 3:58.00
Discus:  15th - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 35.19m (115' 5")


Swarthmore Last Chance Meet – Monday, May 11, 2009


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
The Red Dragons moved up three spots in the final team standings from 2008. Leading the way was sophomore Liz Maziejka (Hudson Falls/Hudson Falls) and two freshmen, Sarah Timmons (Schodack/Maple Hill) and Lauren Brunetto (Fishkill/Beacon). All three won SUNYAC individual titles as well as scoring in other events to help Oneonta score 90 points.  Maziejka won her SUNYAC championship in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:04.04, which was also an ECAC qualifying time in the event. She also ran the leadoff leg for the 1,600-meter relay that captured the conference championship in an ECAC qualifying time of 3:57.78. Maziejka also placed sixth in the 100-meter dash and was part of the 400-meter relay foursome that took third place in a time of 51.03. She scored a total of 17 points during the two days to lead the women.  Timmons was Oneonta’s top performer in the throws during the championship. She won the discus with a throw of 38.58 meters, which was nearly two meters further than the second place thrower while reaching the ECAC qualifying mark in the process. She also scored points in the javelin throw with a fourth place finish in that event.  Brunetto showed her versatility on the track where she captured the SUNYAC title in the 800 meters while being a part of both relays. She won the 800 in a time of 2:16.59, which was an ECAC qualifying time.  Senior Janine Sacca (Guilderland/Guilderland) ran the anchor leg for both relays. She also scored in the 100 and 200 with fourth place finishes in both events.  Junior Kristen Stein (Gloversville/Gloversville) completed the winning foursome in the 1,600 relay. She also scored points for Oneonta in the 400 with a third place finish in an ECAC qualifying time of 59.64.  The final individual medalist for Oneonta during the championship was freshman Erica Weiglhofer (Albany/Colonie), who was third in the high jump.


Cornell Big Red Invitational – Sunday, April 26, 2009

Highlights
100 meters:  4th - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 12.98 (SUNYAC)
200 meters:  9th - Sacca, 26.44 (SUNYAC); 14th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 26.83 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  7th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 59.88 (ECAC); 9th - Belkevich, 1:00.07 (SUNYAC)
5,000 meters:  9th - Celia Alterio (So.), 19:52.66 (SUNYAC)
100 hurdles:  13th - Eric Weiglhofer (Fr.), 16.84 (SUNYAC); 22nd - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 17.66 (SUNYAC)
400 hurdles:  4th - Liz Maziejka (So.), 1:05.38 (ECAC)
3,000 steeplechase:  8th - Ellen Paccia (Fr.), 12:59.40 (SUNYAC)
High Jump:  6th - Weiglhofer, 1.50m (4-11.00 - SUNYAC); 10th - Wood, 1.45m (4-9.00 - SUNYAC)
Discus:  3rd - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 38.12m (125-1 - ECAC); 12th - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 30.79m (101-0 - SUNYAC)
Hammer:  3rd - Timmons, 41.58m (136-5 - SR, SUNYAC); 7th - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 37.16m (121-11 - SUNYAC); 12th - Gordon, 33.71m (110-7 - SUNYAC)
Javelin:  12th - Timmons, 26.51m (87-0 - SUNYAC)


The Penn Relays  – Thursday, April 23, 2009

Highlights
400 meter relay:  Liz Maziejka (So.), Connie Belkevich (So.), Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), Janine Sacca (Sr.), 51.57
1,600 meter relay:  Maziejka, Brunetto, Kristen Stein (Jr.), Sacca, 4:05.02


Ithaca Tuesday Invitational – Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Highlights
800 meters:  8th - Celia Alterio (So.), 2:29.52 (SUNYAC)
1,500 meters:  1st - Alterio, 5:09.47 (SUNYAC)
100 hurdles:  5th - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 17.77 (SUNYAC)
3,000 steeplechase:  1st - Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 12:31.75 (SUNYAC)
High Jump:  5th - Wood, 1.48 (4-10.25 - SUNYAC)
Discus:  1st - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 34.37m (112-9 - SUNYAC)
Hammer:  2nd - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 35.30m (115-10 - SUNYAC)


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

Highlights
100 meters:  1st - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 13.22 (SUNYAC); 2nd - Connie Belkevich (So.), 13.34 (SUNYAC); 13th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 13.89 (SUNYAC)
200 meters:  2nd - Sacca, 27.04 (SUNYAC); 6th - Belkevich, 27.89 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  11th - Elise Kelly (Fr.), 1:03.36 (SUNYAC)
800 meters:  7th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 2;21.73 (SUNYAC); 15th - Stein, 2:27.31 (SUNYAC)
1,500 meters:  13th - Brunetto, 5:01.69 (SUNYAC)
100 hurdles:  3rd - Liz Maziejka (So.), 16.72 (SUNYAC); 6th - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 17.51 (SUNYAC)
400 hurdles:  2nd - Maziejka, 1:07.67 (SUNYAC); 9th - Kristan Catanese (So.), 1:12.92 (SUNYAC)
3,000 steeplechase:  12th - Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 12:45.75 (SUNYAC)
400 meter relay:  1st - Maziejka, Belkevich, Brunetto, Sacca, 50.97 (ECAC)
1,600 meter relay:  1st - Maziejka, Stein, Belkevich, Sacca, 4:02.70 (ECAC)
3,200 meter relay:  1st - Stein, Conlon, Ellen Paccia (Fr.), Celia Alterio (So.), 10:26.94 (SR)
Shot Put:  9th - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 10.24m (33-7.25 - SUNYAC)
Discus:  3rd - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 36.22m (118-10 - ECAC); 7th - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 33.74m (110-8 - SUNYAC)
Hammer:  10th - Timmons, 35.65m (116-11 - SUNYAC); 12th - Bley, 34.43m (112-11 - SUNYAC); 13th - Gordon, 33.65m (110-5 - SUNYAC)
Javelin:  5th - Timmons, 25.94m (85-1 - 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 217 points, 120 more than runner-up Herkimer.  Freshman Sarah Timmons had the highlight of the day, winning the discus with an ECAC qualifying and school record breaking throw of 39.48m.  Stephanie Gordon held the record previously and placed second behind Timmons with a SUNYAC toss of 33.42 meters.  Freshman Erica Weiglhofer set the school record in the high jump, as well.  She leapt 1.55 meters and qualified for SUNYAC's.

New Qualifiers
400 meters:  1st - Connie Belkevich (So.), 1:00.25 (SUNYAC); 2nd - Liz Maziejka (So.), 1:00.80 (SUNYAC); 3rd - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 1:01.03 (SUNYAC); 4th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 1:01.08 (SUNYAC); 7th - Elise Kelly (Fr.), 1:04.05 (SUNYAC); 8th - Kristan Catanese (So.), 1:04.57 (SUNYAC)
1500 meters:  1st - Celia Alterio (So.), 5:03.91 (SUNYAC)
100 meter hurdles:  2nd - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 16.90 (SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay:  1st - Maziejka, Belkevich, Catanese, Sacca, 4:19.67
High Jump:  1st - Weiglhofer, 1.55m (5' 1" - SR, SUNYAC); 3rd - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 1.45m (4' 9" - SUNYAC)
Long Jump:  1st - Weiglhofer, 4.87m (15' 11.75" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  1st - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 10.43m (34' 2.75" - SUNYAC)
Discus:  1st - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 39.48m (129' 6" - SR, ECAC); 2nd - Gordon, 33.42m (109' 8" - SUNYAC)
Hammer:  1st - Timmons, 37.94m (124' 6" - SUNYAC); 2nd - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 34.18m (112' 2" - SUNYAC)
Javelin:  3rd - Timmons, 27.98m (91' 9" - SUNYAC)


                                                                                                                                                                                                                     


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

The Red Dragons wrapped up the 2009 indoor season with a 31^st place finish out of 51 teams with 8 points.  The highlight of the weekend came in the last race as the quartet of sophomore Liz Maziejka, freshman Lauren Brunetto, sophomore Connie Belkevich, and senior Janine Sacca hit the NCAA Provisional standard in the 1600 meter relay.  The foursome placed 6^th overall and 2^nd in their heat in a time of 3:59.53.  The same team, running in the same order also placed 4^th in the 800 meter relay on Friday night. They won their heat in a time of 1:46.88.  The highest placing individual was Lauren Brunetto, who finished 9^th in the 800 meters in a time of 2:19.05.  Liz Maziejka also placed 12^th in the 200 meters in a time of 26.66.

Results:
55 meters:  24^th – Janine Sacca (Sr.), 7.73
55 hurdles:  21^st – Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 9.63
200 meters:  12^th – Liz Maziejka (So.), 26.66
800 meters:  9^th – Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 2:19.05
800 meter relay:  4^th – Maziejka, Brunetto, Connie Belkevich (So.), Sacca, 1:46.88
1600 meter relay:  6^th – Maziejka, Brunetto, Belkevich, Sacca, 3:59.53 (NCAA Prov.)
DMR:  15^th – Celia Alterio (So.), Lacie Newland (Fr.), Kristen Stein (Jr.), Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 12:52.87
Weight Throw:  17^th – Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 13.93m


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

Oneonta finished 6th out of 8 teams 53 points as the 1,600-meter relay squad came away with the SUNYAC title.  Senior Janine Sacca, junior Kristen Stein, sophomore Liz Maziejka, and freshman Lauren Brunetto crossed the line in a time of 4:05.27, which was four seconds ahead of second place Buffalo State.  Brunetto turned in another top performance in the 800 meter run as she came away with a second place finish with a time of 2:21.40.  Maziejka also scored points in two individual events with a eighth place finish in the 55 meter hurdles and a fifth place finish in the 200.  In the field events, freshman Erica Weiglhofer was the top place finisher with a runner-up finish in the high jump, in clearing 1.61 meters and breaking her own school record.  She also placed 6th in the 55 hurdles with a PR of 8.99 seconds.  Classmate Sarah Timmons bombed the weight 14.17 meters to place 4th, qualify for ECAC's, and break teammate Jillian Bley's school record by over a meter.

Place Winners
55 meters:  7th - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 7.58
200 meters:  5th - Liz Maziejka (So.), 26.46 (ECAC)
400 meters:  7th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 1:01.16
800 meters:  2nd - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 2:21.40 (ECAC); 7th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 2:25.91
55 meter hurdles:  6th - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 8.99 (PR, ECAC); 8th - Maziejka, 9.88
1600 meter relay:  1st - Maziejka, Brunetto, Stein, Sacca, 4:05.27 (ECAC)
DMR:  4th - Ellen Paccia (Fr.), Kristan Catanese (So.), Lacie Newland (Fr.), Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 13:28.41
High Jump:  2nd - Weiglhofer, 1.61m (SR, ECAC)
Shot Put:  6th - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 10.85m
Weight Throw:  4th - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 14.17m (SR, ECAC)


Cornell University Deneault Invitational – Saturday, February 21, 2009

Sophomore Liz Maziejka and freshman Lauren Brunetto each picked up wins for the Red Dragons.  Maziejka won the 200 in an ECAC and personal best time of 26.34.  Brunetto won the 600 in an ECAC and school record time of 1:40.12.  She broke Mary Velan's record of 1:41.90, set at Wesleyan University in January of 2005.  Brunetto's classmates, Ellen Paccia (Mile-5:44.48) and Sarah Timmons (WT-11.75m), each qualified for SUNYAC's.  Senior Janine Sacca ran season best times in the 200 (27.45) and 400 (1:04.03), which hit the SUNYAC mark in both.

Records/New Qualifiers
200 meters:  1st - Liz Maziejka (So.), 26.34 (PR, ECAC); 9th - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 27.45 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  16th - Sacca, 1:04.03 (SUNYAC)
600 meters:  1st - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 1:40.12 (SR, ECAC)
1 Mile:  21st - Ellen Paccia (Fr.), 5:44.48 (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  22nd - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 11.75m (SUNYAC)


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

Freshmen Lauren Brunetto and Erica Weiglhofer qualified for ECAC's  to lead O-State.  Brunetto finished 44th (2:18.86) in the 800 and Weiglhofer finished 28th (9.03) in the 55 hurdles.  Weiglhofer also placed 18th in the high jump with an ECAC leap of 1.58 meters.  Brunetto picked up 2 more ECAC qualifiers in the relays.  On Friday, she ran the 3rd leg of the 4x400, teaming with sophomores Liz Maziejka and Connie Belkevich, and senior Janine Sacca to place 14th with a time of 4:02.31.  On Saturday, Brunetto ran the 800 leg of the DMR, teaming with sophomore Celia Alterio, and juniors Kristen Stein and Margaret Conlon.  The team placed 24th with a time of 12:53.91.  Conlon ran a huge personal best in the 3,000 meters, qualifying for SUNYAC's with a time of 11:13.86.  Belkevich also ran a personal best in the 400 meters, placing 50th in a time of 1:00.41, good for SUNYAC qualification.

New Qualifiers
200 meters:  98th - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 27.57 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  50th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 1:00.41 (SUNYAC); 100th - Elise Kelly (Fr.), 1:03.66 (SUNYAC)
800 meters:  44th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 2:18.86 (ECAC); 109th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 2:27.42 (SUNYAC); 122nd - Lacie Newland (Fr.), 2:29.55 (SUNYAC)
3,000 meters:  100th - Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 11:13.86 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles:  28th - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 9.03 (ECAC)
1600 meter relay:  14th - Liz Maziejka (So.), Belkevich, Brunetto, Sacca, 4:02.31 (ECAC)
DMR:  24th - Celia Alterio (So.), Stein, Brunetto, Conlon, 12:53.91 (ECAC)
Shot Put:  23rd - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 10.98m (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  34th - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 11.74m (SUNYAC)

Side Note
Volunteer Assistant Coach Amanda LoPiccolo qualified for the U.S. Indoor Championships in the 3,000 meter run as she placed fourth overall stopping the clock at 9:16.10.  That time smashed the Syracuse Chargers record of 9:29.39 set by Tonya Dodge in Dedham, MA on June 27, 2000.  It marked LoPiccolo’s second national qualifying time and Chargers record in as many weeks, as last week at Syracuse, she hit the Mile standard with a time of 4:45.25.


Syracuse University Invitational – Saturday, February 7, 2009

Lauren Brunetto picked up the lone win of the day for O-State.  The freshman ran 1:18.62 in the 500 meters and hit the ECAC standard.  She finished the day by teaming with classmate Lacie Newland, sophomore Liz Maziejka, and junior Kristen Stein to place 3rd in the 4x400 relay.  The quartet ran 4:07.44 and eclipsed the ECAC standard.  Maziejka placed 6th in 55 meter hurdles in a new personal best and ECAC qualifying time of 9.00 seconds.  Freshman Erica Weiglhofer picked up a runner-up finish in the high jump with a leap of 1.57 meters and an 8th place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.06 meters, both good for SUNYAC qualification.  In the 55 dash, sophomore Connie Belkevich placed 6th in a PR of 7.61 seconds with senior Janine Sacca just behind in 7.63.  The duo then placed 5th and 11th, respectively, in the 200 meters with times of 26.99 and 27.68.  All four times hit the SUNYAC standard with Belkevich's time in the 200, beating her personal best.  In the shot put and weight throw, junior Jillian Bley placed 7th and 8th with SUNYAC marks of 10.62 meters (PR) and 12.81 meters.

Highlights
55 meters:  6th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 7.65 (7.61 in semi- PR, SUNYAC); 9th - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 7.63 (SUNYAC); 21st - Elisa Kelly (Fr.), 7.93 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles:  6th - Liz Maziejka (So.), 9.00 (PR, ECAC); 9th - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 9.19 (SUNYAC); 22nd - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 9.75 (PR, SUNYAC)
200 meters:  5th - Belkevich, 26.99 (PR, SUNYAC); 11th - Sacca, 27.68 (SUNYAC); 16th - Kelly, 28.24 (SUNYAC); 26th - Kristan Catanese (So.), 28.65 (SUNYAC)
500 meters:  1st - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 1:18.62 (PR, ECAC)
Mile:  32nd - Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 5:40.56 (PR, SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay:  3rd - Maziejka, Brunetto, Lacie Newland (Fr.), Kristen Stein (Jr.), 4:07.44 (ECAC)
High Jump:  2nd - Weiglhofer, 1.57m (SUNYAC); 7th - Wood, 1.47m (PR, SUNYAC)
Long Jump:  8th - Weiglhofer, 5.06m (SUNYAC); 16th - Wood, 4.81m (SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  7th - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 10.62m (PR, SUNYAC); 10th - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 10.35m (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  8th - Bley, 12.81m (SUNYAC); 9th - Gordon, 12.27m (SUNYAC); 14th - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 11.44m (PR, SUNYAC)

Side Note
Oneonta State Volunteer Distance Coach, Amanda LoPiccolo, and 2008 Oneonta State graduate and 4-time All-American, Kaitlin O'Sullivan, teamed up in the mile for an USATF qualifying attempt.  Running for the Syracuse Chargers Track Club, the duo started with LoPiccolo leading the first 300 meters and then O'Sullivan took over the pacing from that point.  Looking for a time of 4:46.14 or better(well under both their personal bests), O'Sullivan hammered the pace passing 3/4 of a mile in 3:33.6.  With 100 meters left, LoPiccolo passed O'Sullivan and the duo crossed the line in 4:45.25 and 4:46.78, blowing the field away in 1st and 2nd place, respectively.  Both athletes broke the Charger Club record of 4:47.28, held by Jennifer (Finnegan) Patruno.  It was a 5 second PR for O'Sullivan and a 3 second PR for LoPiccolo.  The duo will head to Boston University on Friday, February 13th for more qualifying attempts.  O'Sullivan will again run the mile, looking for just over 6 tenths of a second while LoPiccolo will run the 3,000 meters trying for a 2nd USATF qualifying mark.  The USA Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 28th and March 1st at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, MA.  It will air live on ESPN2 on Sunday, March 1st from 5:00-7:00pm.


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

Oneonta State placed 8th out of 15 teams with 25 points.  Liz Maziejka led the way with a 3rd place finish in the 200 meters and a 5th place finish in the 60 meter hurdles.  The sophomore ran 9.77 seconds in the hurdles to meet the SUNYAC qualifying time and the ended the day with a blazing 26.82 second clocking in the 200, establishing a new personal best and qualifying for the ECAC Championships.  Freshman Erica Weiglhofer was the highest placer on the day, taking the runner-up spot in the high jump with a SUNYAC leap of 1.55 meters.  She also placed 5th in the long jump and 7th in the 60 hurdles.  Running personal bests were Kristen Stein (1:02.02) and Lacie Newland who placed 8th and 16th in the 400, respectively.  Margaret Conlon ran her PR in the mile and qualified for SUNYAC's with a time of 5:43.88.  Sophomore Celia Alterio placed 5th in the 1,000 meters in a time of 3:14.84.  To end the day, Stein and Newland teamed with freshmen Lauren Brunetto and Kelly Williams and placed 3rd in the 4x400 relay in a time of 4:19.21. 

Highlights
60 meter hurdles:  5th - Liz Maziejka (So.), 9.77 (SUNYAC);  7th - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 9.94 (SUNYAC)
200 meters:  3rd - Maziejka, 26.82 (PR, ECAC)
400 meters:  8th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 1:02.02 (PR, SUNYAC);  11th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 1:03.13 (SUNYAC);  16th - Lacie Newland (Fr.), 1:04.76 (PR, SUNYAC)
1,000 meters:  5th - Celia Alterio (So.), 3:14.84
1 Mile:  12th - Alterio, 5:27.89 (SUNYAC); 19th - Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 5:43.88 (PR, SUNYAC)
1,600 meter relay:  3rd - Stein, Brunetto, Newland, Kelly Williams (Fr.), 4:19.21
High Jump:  2nd - Weiglhofer, 1.55m (SUNYAC);  11th - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 1.45m (SUNYAC)
Long Jump:  5th - Weiglhofer, 4.80m (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  15th - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 11.40m;  23rd - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 10.11m


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

The Red Dragons placed 7th out of 11 teams with 33 points.  Freshman Erica Weiglhofer led the way, winning the high jump with a leap of 1.58 meters which broke her own school record and qualified her for ECAC's.  She also hit the SUNYAC mark in the long jump with a leap of 4.96 meters, which placed her 6th.  Sophomore Liz Maziejka picked up the only other win on the day, blowing the field away in the 200 meters in a SUNYAC time of 27.11.  She also placed 3rd in the 55 hurdles in another SUNAYC time of 9.06, which was a personal best.  Jillian Bley broke Caitlyn Fanning's weight throw record of 12.69 meters from 2007 with a heave of 12.95 meters which placed her 8th.  In the 3,000 meters, junior Margaret Conlon ran a personal best time of 11:32.76 to place 5th and qualify for SUNYAC's for the first time.

55 meter hurdles:  3rd - Liz Maziejka (So.), 9.06 (PR, SUNYAC);  14th - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 10.01 (SUNYAC)
55 meters:  5th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 7.74 (SUNYAC)
200 meters:  1st - Maziejka, 27.11 (SUNYAC);  8th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 28.04 (SUNYAC);  10th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 28.39 (SUNYAC);  11th - Elise Kelly (Fr.), 28.49 (SUNYAC)
3,000 meters:  5th - Margaret Conlon (Jr.), 11:32.76 (PR, SUNYAC)
High Jump:  1st - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 1.58m (5' 2.25" - SR, ECAC);  6th - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 1.43m (4' 8.25" - SUNYAC)
Long Jump:  6th - Weiglhofer, 4.96m (16' 3.25" - SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  8th - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 12.95m (42' 6" - SR, SUNYAC);  15th - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 11.50m (37' 8.75" - SUNYAC);  17th - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 11.00m (36' 1.25" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  9th - Gordon, 10.26m (33' 8" - SUNYAC);  12th - Bley, 9.80m (32' 2" - SUNYAC)


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

Sophomore Celia Alterio headed to the NY Armory and ran a solid season opening time in the 3,000 meters.  She placed 8th in the unseeded race in a SUNYAC qualifying time of 10:52.99. 


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

Oneonta State dashed its way out of 2008 in dominating the sprints.  Senior Janine Sacca picked up two wins on the day.  She started by taking the 55 dash in a personal best and ECAC qualifying time of 7.50 seconds and ended the day by anchoring the 800 meter relay team to victory in another ECAC time of 1:48.94 seconds.  Sophomores Liz Maziejka and Connie Belkevich and freshmen Lauren Brunetto joined her on the team.  Individually, Brunetto won the 400 meters in a time of 1:00.45 with Belkevich just behind in 2nd with time of 1:02.02.  The duo also placed 4th and 5th in the 55, with Belkevich running 7.70 and Brunetto right behind in 7.71.  In all, six Red Dragons hit the SUNYAC mark in the 55 with eight hitting it in the 400 meters.  Maziejka took 3rd in the 55 hurdles in a time of 9.15, good for SUNYAC qualification.  Freshman Erica Weiglhofer was .01 seconds ahead in taking 2nd in the hurdles in a time of 9.14.  She also broke her own school record by 1cm in the high jump in taking 2nd again with a leap of 1.56 meters.  Junior Jillian Bley was 4th in the weight throw, with a personal best toss of 11.97 meters, which hit the SUNYAC mark.  Senior Stephanie Gordon and freshman Sarah Timmons also hit the conference standard with throws of 11.74m and 11.15m in placing 5th and 6th, respectively.  In the shot put, Gordon placed 4th with a SUNYAC distance of 10.58 meters.

Highlights
55 meters:  1st - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 7.50 (ECAC); 4th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 7.70 (SUNYAC); 5th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 7.71 (SUNYAC);  6th - Elise Kelly (Fr.), 7.81 (SUNYAC); 10th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 7.92 (SUNYAC); 14th - Kristan Catanese, (Sr.), 7.99 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles:  2nd - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 9.14 (SUNYAC); 3rd - Liz Maziejka, (So.), 9.15 (SUNYAC); 9th - Cailey Wood, (Fr.), 10.00 (SUNYAC)
400 meters:  1st - Brunetto, 1:00.45 (SUNYAC); 2nd - Belkevich, 1:02.02 (SUNYAC); 4th - Stein, 1:02.26 (SUNYAC); 5th - Maziejka, 1:03.24 (SUNYAC); 6th - Kelly, 1:03.92 (SUNYAC); 8th - Sacca, 1:04.55 (SUNYAC); 10th - Catanese, 1:05.17 (SUNYAC); 11th - Lacie Newland (Fr.), 1:05.45 (SUNYAC)
4x200 meter relay:  1st - Maziejka, Brunetto, Belkevich, Sacca, 1:48.94 (ECAC)
High Jump:  2nd - Weiglhofer, 1.56m (5' 1.25" - SR, SUNYAC); 5th - Wood, 1.41m (4' 7.50" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  4th - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 10.58m (34' 8.50" - SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  4th - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 11.97m (39' 3.25" - SUNYAC); 5th - Gordon, 11.74m (38' 6.25" - SUNYAC); 6th - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 11.15m (36' 7.00" - SUNYAC)


Cornell University Relays – Saturday, December 6, 2008

Oneonta State opened the 2009 season with a plethora of SUNYAC qualifiers.  Senior Janine Sacca was the highest place finisher on the day, taking 5th in the 300 meters in a personal best time of 42.67.  Four Red Dragons hit the SUNYAC mark in the 60 dash, as Sacca led the way with a 10th place finish with a time of 8.18.  Sophomore Connie Belkevich was 18th in 8.32.  Freshmen Lauren Brunetto placed 20th in 8.34 and Elise Kelly was 28th in 8.57.  In the 60 hurdles, sophomore Liz Maziejka placed 11th in a SUNYAC time of 9.66.  Freshman Erica Weiglhofer placed 16th in the finals and had a prelim time of 9.91 to hit the SUNYAC standard.  She achieved the same feat in the high jump, with a leap of 1.55 meters which placed her 6th and broke the school record.  Classmate Cailey Wood also leapt over the SUNYAC standard in the high jump with a mark of 1.45 meters, which placed her 15th.  In the shot put, freshman Sarah Timmons made her presence felt in placing 10th with a throw of 10.41 meters.  Junior Jillian Bley was 11th with a mark of 10.39 and senior Stephanie Gordon placed 13th with a heave of 10.04 meters.  All three marks were SUNYAC qualifiers.  In the weight throw, Gordon placed 10th with a throw of 11.90 and Timmons was 16th with a toss of 10.64 meters, with both marks again hitting the SUNYAC standard.

Highlights
60 meters
 Preliminaries:  14th - Janine Sacca (Sr.), 8.18 (SUNYAC); 18th - Connie Belkevich (So.), 8.32 (SUNYAC); 20th - Lauren Brunetto (Fr.), 8.34 (SUNYAC); 28th - Elise Kelly (Fr.), 8.57 (SUNYAC)
 Finals:  10th - Sacca, 8.22 (SUNYAC)
60 meter hurdles
 Preliminaries:  11th - Maziejka, 9.66 (SUNYAC); 14th - Erica Weiglhofer (Fr.), 9.91 (SUNYAC)
 Finals:  11th - Maziejka, 9.68 (SUNYAC); 16th - Weiglhofer, 10.11 (SUNYAC)
300 meters:  5th - Sacca, 42.67; 12th - Brunetto, 43.74; 14th - Belkevich, 44.08; 16th - Liz Maziejka (So.), 44.34; 22nd - Kelly, 44.94; 26th - Lacie Newland (Fr.), 45.80; 30th - Kristan Catanese (So.), 46.17
500 meters:  13th - Kristen Stein (Jr.), 1:22.53
High Jump:  6th - Weiglhofer, 1.55m (5' 1.00" - SR, SUNYAC); 15th - Cailey Wood (Fr.), 1.45m (4' 9.00" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put:  10th - Sarah Timmons (Fr.), 10.41m (34' 2.00" - SUNYAC); 11th - Jillian Bley (Jr.), 10.39m (34' 1.25" - SUNYAC); 13th - Stephanie Gordon (Sr.), 10.04m (32' 11.25" - SUNYAC)
Weight Throw:  10th - Gordon, 11.90m (39' .50" - SUNYAC); 16th - Timmons, 10.64m (34' 11.00" - SUNYAC)