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Oneonta State finished off the 2004 campaign with a 19th place finish out of 33 teams with 541 points. Junior Ryan Walter set an Oneonta State cross country best for 8,000 meters with a time of 26:28, eclipsing Brian Suozzo’s time of 26:53 from 2001. Walter placed 43rd overall, just missing the All-Regional team by 8 places en route to his personal best. Sophomore Nick Scalfone followed in 110th place with a personal best time of 27:33. Juniors Erik Canfield, Justin Cortright, Andy Wahila, and Joe Melanson crossed the line in 128th, 129th, 131st, and 140th, respectively with times of 27:51, 27:51, 27:52, and 28:07. For Cortright and Wahila, the times were both personal bests. Senior Bryan Reles completed his Oneonta State Cross Country career with a 147th place finish in 28:19.
43rd – Ryan Walter, Jr. (26:28 - PR)
110th – Nick Scalfone, So. (27:33 - PR)
128th – Erik Canfield, Jr. (27:51)
129th – Justin Cortright, Jr. (27:51 - PR)
131st – Andy Wahila, Jr. (27:52 - PR)
140th – Joe Melanson, Jr. (28:07)
147th – Bryan Reles, Sr. (28:19)
ECAC Championship @ Tufts University Farm Course - Saturday, November 6, 2004
Oneonta State placed 9th out of 34 teams with 230 points. Junior Ryan Walter continued to lead the way for the Red Dragons. He placed 12th overall in a time of 27:45 over the 8,000 meter course. By finishing in the top 15, Walter earned All-ECAC honors. Classmate Erik Canfield was next across the line. He placed 52nd in a time of 28:44. The Red Dragons packed it in right behind Canfield as senior Bryan Reles placed 58th, sophomore Nick Scalfone finished 59th, and junior Justin Cortright placed 62nd, in times of 28:51, 28:52, and 28:55, respectively. Juniors Joe Melanson and Andy Wahila followed closely in 81st and 84th, respectively, with times of 29:22 and 29:25.
12th - Ryan Walter, Jr. - 27:45 (All-ECAC)
52nd - Erik Canfield, Jr. - 28:44
58th - Bryan Reles, Sr. - 28:51
59th - Nick Scalfone, So. - 28:52
62nd - Justin Cortright, Jr. - 28:55
81st - Joe Melanson, Jr. - 29:22
84th - Andy Wahila, Jr. - 29:25
SUNYAC Championship @ SUNY Brockport - Saturday, October 23, 2004
Team Results, Individual Results
The Red Dragons scored 174 points and finished in 6th place out of 10 complete teams for the second year in a row. Junior Ryan Walter crossed the line first for O-State in 24th place in 27:14, good for a personal best over 8,000 meters. Senior Bryan Reles turned in his best race of the season in placing 41st in 28:11. From there, the Red Dragons packed in their scorers behind Reles in 42nd, 44th, and 48th. Junior Erik Canfield, sophomore Nick Scalfone, and junior Andy Wahila finished in time of 28:12, 28:14, and 28:21, respectively.
24th - Ryan Walter, Jr. - 27:14
41st - Bryan Reles, Sr. - 28:11
42nd - Erik Canfield, Jr. - 28:12
44th - Nick Scalfone, So. - 28:14
48th - Andy Wahila, Jr. - 28:21
53rd - Justin Cortright, Jr. - 28:25
64th - Joe Melanson, Jr. - 28:44
67th - Mark Seigers, Jr. - 28:52
72nd - Ryan Pennell, So. - 29:17
78th - Rick DeCarr, So. - 29:28
93rd - Justin Pantalone, So. - 29:54
98th - Matt Durkin, So. - 30:30
100th - Ken Stannard, So. - 30:37
111th - Joe Macura, So. - 32:59
Williams College Plansky Invitational - Saturday, October 16, 2004
Oneonta finished in 6th place out of 9 complete teams with 235 points. There were three Division II teams that placed ahead of them. Junior Ryan Walter placed 21st in a time of 20:47 over the 6,000 meter course to pace O-State. Junior transfer Erik Canfield turned his best race as a Red Dragon in being the 5th scoring man in 59th with a time of 21:50.
21st - Ryan Walter, JR - 20:47
46th - Nick Scalfone, SO - 21:28
53rd - Andy Wahila, JR - 21:41
56th - Mark Seigers, JR - 21:45
59th - Erik Canfield, JR - 21:50
67th - Joe Melanson, JR - 22:00
75th - Bryan Reles, SR - 22:10
76th - Justin Pantalone, SO - 22:10
78th - Ryan Pennell, SO - 22:11
79th - Rick DeCarr, SO - 22:12
85th - Justin Cortright, JR - 22:28
86th - Emmanuel Estrella, FR - 22:30
90th - Matt Durkin, SO - 22:37
92nd - Alex Lipsky, SO - 22:39
109th - Kyle Walcott, JR - 23:26
Hamilton College Invitational - Saturday, October 9, 2004
The Red Dragons had their strongest showing of the year, thus far, avenging early season losses to Hamilton, Buffalo State, and Mohawk Valley. They finished tied for 5th with the host school with 162 points. They were 10 complete teams overall. Junior Ryan Walter finished 13th in a time of 27:37 over the 8km course. Juniors Mark Seigers and Andy Wahila had their best races of the year in placing 38th and 41st, respectively, in times of 29:06 and 29:15. Sophomore Nick Scalfone and senior Bryan Reles followed close behind to round out the scoring for O-State in places 42nd and 43rd, respectively, with times of 29:17 and 29:21.
13th - Ryan Walter, JR - 27:37
38th - Mark Seigers, JR - 29:06
41st - Andy Wahila, JR - 29:15
42nd - Nick Scalfone, SO - 29:17
43rd - Bryan Reles, SR - 29:21
54th - Erik Canfield, JR - 29:36
57th - Justin Cortright, JR - 29:42
61st - Joe Macura, SO - 29:53
68th - Ryan Pennell, SO - 30:25
70th - Justin Pantalone, SO - 30:29
77th - Ken Stannard, SO - 30:59
80th - Matt Durkin, SO - 31:05
81st - Rick DeCarr, SO - 31:05
98th - Kyle Walcott, JR - 33:25
Delhi College Weekday 5K - Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Team Results
Delhi - 15
Oneonta - 72
Hartwick - 83
Ulster - 92
Morrisville - 114
Herkimer - 160
Broome - 201
Oneonta Finishers
16th - Justin Pantalone, SO - 18:09
21st - Rick DeCarr, SO - 18:22
22nd - Ken Stannard, SO - 18:24
24th - Emmanuel Estrella, FR - 18:33
27th - Matt Durkin, SO - 18:43
32nd - Angelo Posillico, FR - 19:00
52nd - Vinny Van Doren, SO - 20:49
St. Lawrence University Invitational - Saturday, September 25, 2004
The Red Dragons placed 15th out of 19 teams with 363 points at the highly competitive Pre-Atlantic Regional Invitational at St. Lawrence University. Junior Ryan Walter once again led the way placing 40th in a time of 27:34 over the 8,000 meter course. Sophomore Nick Scalfone placed 89th in a time of 28:51, while junior Justin Cortright followed in 95th place in a time of 28:57. Senior Bryan Reles and junior Erik Canfield had their best races of the year to finish the scoring for O-State. They placed 107th and 114th, respectively with times of 29:19 and 29:31.
40th - Ryan Walter, JR - 27:34
89th - Nick Scalfone, SO - 28:51
95th - Justin Cortright, JR - 28:57
107th - Bryan Reles, SR - 29:19
114th - Erik Canfield, JR - 29:31
117th - Andy Wahila, JR - 29:34
133rd - Ryan Pennell, SO - 29:54
147th - Joe Macura, SO - 30:15
149th - Justin Pantalone, SO - 30:23
154th - Mark Seigers, JR - 30:31
171st - Rick DeCarr, SO - 31:16
185th - Kyle Walcott, JR - 31:54
194th - Matt Durkin, SO - 32:40
Oneonta State Airfield Invitational - Saturday, September 18, 2004
The rains of Hurricane Ivan wreaked havoc on the Fortin Park Airfield Course, as the Red Dragons placed 8th out of 9 schools with 152 points. Junior Ryan Walter led the way, breaking into the top 10 with a time of 26:13 over the flood shortened 8,000 meter course. Sophomore Nick Scalfone and junior Joe Melanson followed in 32nd and 34th with times of 27:11 and 27:20, respectively. Junior Justin Cortright turned in the race of the day, stepping up into the 4th man role, placing 44th in a time of 27:48. Junior Andy Wahila rounded out the scoring for O-State in 45th place in a time of 27:51. "Despite the floods and the 8th place finish, we showed solid signs of improvement today," commented head coach Matt LoPiccolo. "We're learning to race. We'll see how far we can take it this year."
10th - Ryan Walter, JR - 26:13
32nd - Nick Scalfone, SO - 27:11
34th - Joe Melanson, JR - 27:20
44th - Justin Cortright, JR - 27:48
45th - Andy Wahila, JR - 27:51
51st - Mark Seigers, JR - 27:55
56th - Bryan Reles, SR - 28:06
64th - Alex Lipsky, SO - 28:28
66th - Joe Macura, SO - 28:31
68th - Kyle Walcott, JR - 28:36
69th - Ryan Pennell, SO - 28:37
70th - Erik Canfield, JR - 28:37
74th - Justin Pantalone, SO - 28:56
81st - Rick DeCarr, SO - 29:05
87th - Matt Durkin, SO - 29:39
91st - Ken Stannard, SO - 30:05
98th - Angelo Posillico, FR - 30:41
107th - Vinny Van Doren, SO - 30:59
Hartwick College Invitational - Saturday, September 11, 2004
The Red Dragons placed 4th out of 5 teams with 71 points. They were led by junior Ryan Walter who placed 2nd overall in a time of 19:15 over the newly redesigned 4 mile course, just 3 seconds behind the winner. Rounding out the scoring for O-State was sophomore Nick Scalfone (13th - 20:13), and juniors Joe Melanson (19th - 20:33), Mark Seigers (21st - 20:40), and Andy Wahila (22nd - 20:47).
2nd - Ryan Walter, Jr. - 19:15
13th - Nick Scalfone, So. - 20:13
19th - Joe Melanson, Jr. - 20:33
21st - Mark Seigers, Jr. - 20:40
22nd - Andy Wahila, Jr. - 20:47
25th - Kyle Walcott, Jr. - 21:00
26th - Alex Lipsky, So. - 21:02
27th - Ryan Pennell, So. - 21:02
28th - Bryan Reles, Sr. - 21:03
30th - Emmanuel Estrella, Fr. - 21:12
33rd - Joe Macura, So. - 21:22
36th - Rick DeCarr, So. - 21:36
38th - Justin Pantalone, So. - 21:55
39th - Ken Stannard, So. - 21:56
49th - Angelo Posillico, Fr. - 22:18
53rd - Matt Durkin, So. - 22:46
SUNY Brockport Kick-Off Classic - Saturday, September 4, 2004
The Oneonta State men's cross country team opened the 2004 season with a 6th place finish out of 7 schools with 148 points at the Brockport Kick-Off Classic. Three newcomers led the way as transfers Ryan Walter (19th - 21:16), Nick Scalfone (27th - 21:43), and Mark Seigers (38th - 22:22) attacked the 6,000 meter course. Junior Joe Melanson and senior Bryan Reles rounded out the scoring for the Red Dragons in 41st (22:34) and 47th (22:48) place, respectively.
19th - Ryan Walter, Jr. - 21:16
27th - Nick Scalfone, So. - 21:43
38th - Mark Seigers, Jr. - 22:22
41st - Joe Melanson, Jr. - 22:34
47th - Bryan Reles, Sr. - 22:48
49th - Joe Macura, So. - 22:50
53rd - Andy Wahila, Jr. - 22:57
56th - Ryan Pennell, So. - 23:12
60th - Emmanuel Estrella, Fr. - 23:16
69th - Erik Canfield, Jr. - 23:57
70th - Kyle Walcott, Jr. - 23:59
73rd - Angelo Posillico, Fr. - 24:06
77th - Rick DeCarr, So. - 24:32
84th - Matt Durkin, So. - 25:58