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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Oneonta State Track & Field Athletes earned major national scholar-athlete honors from the national coaches’ association when the individual and team All-Academic teams were announced last week. Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner (100m, 200m, 4x100m, TJ) was named the USTFCCCA National Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was also joined on the individual All-Academic Team by graduate student Ashlee Robertson (100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m) and juniors Kaitlin O’Sullivan (800m, 1500m, 3000m Steeplechase) and Maureen Verdier (400m IH, 4x100m). To qualify for the USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic Track & Field Team, athletes needed to balance a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 with an NCAA qualifying standard in their event.

The Women's Track & Field Team earned National All-Academic Team Honors, as well. The team compiled a 3.26 GPA, well above the 3.0 needed for the honor. The full women’s article can be found at http://ustfccca.cstv.com/sports/division3/spec-rel/071906aac.html.

NCAA Championships @ Benedictine University – Thursday-Saturday, May 25-27, 2006

Red Dragons place 3rd in team championship while Musu Jackson-Buckner claims the National Championship in the 200 meters!

Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner saved her best for last capturing the NCAA Division III title in the 200 meters at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The title capped a historic day for the Women's Track and Field program as the team finished tied for third overall in just their fourth year of NCAA Division III competition. All five Oneonta women who traveled to Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois for the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Championships returned as All-Americans as they combined to earn All-American honors in five individual events along with the 4x100 relay. The top eight finishers in each event earned All-American honors.

For Jackson-Buckner the title marked the end of a record breaking two-year career at Oneonta State where she has etched her name in the record book numerous times. Her title in the 200 meters is the first NCAA title of any kind in the history of the women's track and field program, while her time of 23.75 shattered her own school record and goes down as the fourth fastest 200 time ever in NCAA Division III competition. She opened the day with the triple jump where she placed 14th with a jump of 37' 1/2”. She then teamed up with junior Maureen Verdier, freshman Melissa Kanterman, and graduate student Ashlee Robertson in the 4x100 relay where the quartet earn All-American honors with a third place finish in a school and SUNYAC record time of 47.05 seconds. In her third event of the day, Jackson-Buckner ran the 100 meters and finished second in a time of 11.85 and earn All-American honors in the event. With just the 200 remaining in her quest for a national title, Jackson-Buckner ran the best race of her career crossing the line in 23.75 seconds. She edged out the second place finisher of City College of New York by .05 of a second while running the fastest Division III time this season. Her time was .25 of a second faster than the 24.00 she ran in the qualifying round on Thursday and shattered her previous best time entering the meet of 24.16 which she ran at the SUNYAC Championships last month. Jackson-Buckner finished her career with six All-American honors.

Graduate student Robertson also closed out her collegiate career on Saturday earning All-American honors in the both the 400 meters and the 4x100 meter relay. In the 400 meters Robertson crossed the line in 55.96 seconds to place sixth. It was her second All-American honor in the outdoor 400 meters, which complements her two indoor plaques. With the addition of the 400 relay All-American honor, Robertson now has All-American plaques in every relay that the NCAA contests (1600 meter relay and Distance Medley Relay). She finished her brilliant career with seven All-American honors.

Junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan capped a breakout year with a pair of individual All-American honors on Saturday. In the 1500 meters, O'Sullivan finished an astounding third in a time of 4:32.85 to earn her first outdoor All-American honor. O'Sullivan entered the day as the seventh seed in the event and narrowly missed her school record time of 4:31.50 which she set in the qualifying round on Thursday. She then came back an hour later and finished as the national runner-up in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.99 to pick up her second All-American honors of the meet. Her fourteen points were expected, yet invaluable in the team race.

Verdier also competed in two events this weekend finishing 13th in the 400 meter hurdles on Thursday with a time of 1:02.63 and running the first leg of the third place 4x100 relay. Verdier's All-American honor in the relay is her first outdoor All-American honor and second overall after running on the 4th place 1600 meter relay team indoors in March. Kanterman earned her first All-American honor of any kind in the 4x100 relay running the third leg and became the first freshman in school history to claim an All-American plaque.

The Red Dragons finished the meet tied for third with the City College of New York with 41 points. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh women captured the team title with 52 points while Williams College finished second with 42 points to narrowly edge out the Red Dragons. The NCAA only had one third place trophy on hand and due to the tie, only one team would get the honor of taking the trophy home while the other waited for a new one to be mailed. Thus, Oneonta State Associate Head Coach Mike Schmidt was called upon and came through in the clutch defeating City College of New York in the NCAA sanctioned Rock, Paper, Scissors tiebreaker to claim the trophy.

Finals
100 meters: 2nd – Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 11.85
200 meters: National Champion – Jackson-Buckner, 23.75 (SR, CR, #4 DIII time ever)
400 meters: 6th – Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 55.96
800 meters: 2nd – Kaitlin O’Sullivan (Jr.), 2:12.99
1,500 meters: 3rd – O’Sullivan, 4:32.85
400 meter relay: 3^rd – Maureen Verdier (Jr.), Jackson-Buckner, Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), Robertson, 47.05 (SR, CR)

All five Red Dragons advance to Saturday’s finals in seven events!

In Thursday’s prelims, senior Musu Jackson-Buckner ran the 6^th fastest time ever in Division III in the 200 meters with a clocking of 24.00. She placed 2^nd in her heat and 2^nd overall to advance to Saturday’s 3:35pm final. She also ran 2^nd leg on the heat winning 4x100 meter relay which broke their own school and SUNYAC record with a time of 47.10. Junior Maureen Verdier led-off and handed off to Jackson-Buckner, who handed to freshman Melissa Kanterman, who handed to senior Ashlee Robertson who anchored the team home to the 3^rd fastest time on the day and a spot in Saturday’s 1:00pm final. Both Verdier and Robertson placed 13^th overall and 4^th in their respective heats in 400 hurdles and 200 meters. Verdier ran 1:02.63, 9 hundredths off her personal best and Robertson ran 25.02, 12 hundredths off her PR, but neither will advance to the finals. Junior Kaitlin O’Sullivan placed 3^rd in her preliminary heat in the 1500 meters and 7^th overall to advance to Saturday’s 1:20pm final. Her time of 4:31.50 broke her own school record of 4:32.04 set 2 weeks ago in NYC.

On Friday, Kaitlin O’Sullivan came back and took 2^nd in her 800 prelim to make Saturday’s 2:50 final. Her time of 2:12.62 currently places her 8^th overall. Musu Jackson-Buckner won her heat in the 100 meters in a time of 12.16. She is 4^th going into Saturday’s 2:30 final. She will also compete in the triple jump at 11:00am. Ashlee Robertson also won her heat on Friday. She took the 400 in a time of 55.49 which puts her 2^nd going into Saturday’s 2:10 final. The top 8 in each event will earn All-American honors.

Prelims
100 meters: 4^th – Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 12.16 (1^st in heat, advances to final)
200 meters: 2^nd – Jackson-Buckner, 24.00 (2^nd in heat, advances to final, SR, CR, #6 DIII time ever; 13^th – Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 25.02 (4^th in heat)
400 meters: 2^nd – Robertson, 55.49 (1^st in heat, advances to final)
400 meter hurdles: 13^th – Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 1:02.63 (4^th in heat)
800 meters: 8^th – Kaitlin O’Sullivan (Jr.), 2:12.62 (2^nd in heat, advances to final)
1,500 meters: 7^th – O’Sullivan, 4:31.50 (3^rd in heat, advances to final, SR)
400 meter relay: 3^rd – Verdier, Jackson-Buckner, Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), Robertson, 47.10 (1^st in heat, advances to final, SR, CR)

ECAC Championships @ Springfield College - Thursday-Friday, May 18-19, 2006

The Red Dragons captured their 3rd straight ECAC Team Title outdistancing national power Lincoln University and SUNYAC rival Cortland by 13.5 and 13 points, respectively. O-State won the Indoor ECAC crown in March, which followed their 1st ever Outdoor ECAC Championship last spring. Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner was named the Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Meet. She captured the 200 meters in a time of 24.84, placed 2nd in the 100 in a time of 12.11, placed 6th in the triple jump with a leap of 10.81 meters, and ran 2nd leg on the 4x100 relay that placed 2nd in a time of 48.53. Junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan won the 1,500 meters by over 6 seconds in a time of 4:40.39. She also placed 3rd in the 800 meters in a time of 2:13.72 and ran 2nd leg on the 4x400 relay that placed 3rd in a time of 3:59.21. Senior Ashlee Robertson placed 2nd in the 400 with a time of 57.18 and 7th in the 200 with a time of 25.85. She also anchored both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. Junior Maureen Verdier placed 3rd in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:03.15 and led-off both of the relays. Freshmen Melissa Kanterman and Janine Sacca ran the 3rd legs on the 4x100 and 4x400, respectively.

100 meters: 2nd - Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 12.11; 21st - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 13.36
200 meters: 1st - Jackson-Buckner, 24.84; 7th - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 25.85; 13th - Kanterman, 26.49
400 meters: 2nd - Robertson, 57.18
800 meters: 3rd - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.), 2:13.72
1,500 meters: 1st - O'Sullivan, 4:40.39
400 meter hurdles: 3rd - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 1:03.15
400 meter relay: 2nd - Verdier, Jackson-Buckner, Kanterman, Robertson, 48.53
1,600 meter relay: 3rd - Verdier, O'Sullivan, Janine Sacca (Fr.), Robertson, 3:59.21
Triple Jump: 6th - Jackson-Buckner, 10.81m (35' 5 3/4")

Villanova Tuppeny Twilight Meet - Monday, May 15, 2006

Two for two. Juniors Maureen Verdier and Kaitlin O'Sullivan each placed second, broke the school record, and improved their NCAA qualifying marks in their respective events at Villanova. Verdier broke her own school record of 1:03.36 in the 400 hurdles with an NCAA provisional time of 1:02.54. Her previous mark was set on April 28th at the SUNYAC Championships in Brockport. She is currently ranked 5th in Division III. For O'Sullivan, after a few near misses earlier in the season, she shattered the school record of 2:14.35 with a 2:12.37 clocking, which currently ranks her 9th in DIII and is a provisional qualifying mark. It was the second time in three days that she broke one of 2-time All-American Kelly Stevens' school records. The only woman to beat O'Sullivan in the race, was a Nike sponsored athlete. O'Sullivan and Verdier will be joined by seniors Ashlee Robertson and Musu Jackson-Buckner and freshmen Melissa Kanterman and Janine Sacca for competition at the ECAC Championships Thursday and Friday at Springfield College.

400 meter hurdles: 2nd - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 1:02.54 (SR, NCAA Prov.)
800 meters: 2nd - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.), 2:12.37 (SR, NCAA Prov.)

NYC Qualifying Challenge @ Icahn Stadium - Saturday, May 13, 2006

The Red Dragons headed to NYC looking for NCAA and ECAC qualifying marks. In her first 1500 meter race of the year, Kaitlin O'Sullivan accomplished her mission with authority. The junior placed 3rd in an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:32.04. She smashed All-American Kelly Stevens' school record of 4:41.86 set on May 16th of 2003 at MIT when Stevens became the first woman in school history to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships. O'Sullivan is now guaranteed a trip to Chicago in two weeks for her 2nd NCAA Championships of the year. She ran the 800 and Mile at the Indoor Championships in March. The 400 meter relay team of junior Maureen Verdier, senior Musu Jackson-Buckner, freshman Melissa Kanterman, and grad student Ashlee Robertson booked their ticket, as well. The quartet placed 2nd with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 47.35, which broke their own school and SUNYAC record of 47.78 set on April 29th in Brockport. Robertson also placed 3rd in the 400 meters with an NCAA provisional time of 56.78, while Jackson-Buckner placed 4th in the 100 meters with an NCAA provisional time of 12.27. Verdier and Kanterman placed 7th and hit ECAC standards in their respective events, as well. Verdier ran 1:04.27 in the 400 hurdles, while Kanterman ran 26.36 in the 200. Verdier, Robertson, and O'Sullivan teamed with freshman Janine Sacca to place 4th in the 4x400 relay in an ECAC time of 3:58.58. Freshman Stephanie Gordon broke her won school record in the shot put with a toss of 10.70 meters.

Highlights
100 meters: 4th - Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 12.27 (NCAA Prov.); 14th - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 13.26; 21st - Janine Sacca (Fr.), 13.77
200 meters: 7th - Kanterman, 26.36 (ECAC); 17th - Sacca, 28.15
400 meters: 3rd - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 56.78 (NCAA Prov.)
1,500 meters: 3rd - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.), 4:32.04 (SR, NCAA Auto.)
400 meter hurdles: 7th - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 1:04.27 (ECAC)
400 meter relay: 2nd - Verdier, Jackson-Buckner, Kanterman, Robertson, 47.35 (SR, NCAA Auto., SUNYAC Record)
1,600 meter relay: 4th - Verdier, Robertson, O'Sullivan, Sacca, 3:58.58 (ECAC)
Long Jump: 6th - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 4.80m (15' 9")
Shot Put: 4th - Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 10.70m (35' 1 1/4" - SR)
Discus: 5th - Gordon, 34.95m (114' 8")
Hammer: 8th - Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 34.74m (114' 0")

Oneonta State May Meet - Saturday, May 6, 2006

SUNYAC Championships @ Brockport - Friday-Saturday, April 28-29, 2006

The Red Dragons placed 3rd in the team championship amassing 134.5 points, for their highest finish ever at the Outdoor SUNYAC Championships. They collected 7 individual titles and won both relays to win 9 of the 20 events contested. In the process, they hit 8 NCAA standards with 2 being automatic qualifiers. Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner was named the Track Athlete of the Meet for her outstanding performances. She won the 100, 200, and triple jump while running the 2nd leg on the 4x100 relay. Her times of 10.83 and 24.16 in the Friday semi-finals in the 100 and 200 dashes respectively, set meet, facility, and school records while hitting the NCAA automatic standards. Her time in the 200 set the conference record, as well and gave Jackson-Buckner the career sweep in the event, winning the Outdoor SUNYAC Championship for 4 consecutive years. She is currently ranked #1 in Division III in both events by sizeable margins. On her first attempt in the triple jump on Saturday morning, Jackson-Buckner proceeded to jump within 1cm of the automatic NCAA mark with a leap of 11.99 meters. It broke both the facility and school records. She then teamed with classmate Ashlee Robertson, junior Maureen Verdier, and freshman Melissa Kanterman to break the conference, meet, facility, and school records in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 47.78, which was good enough for the NCAA provisional mark. Robertson won the 400 meters for the 3rd consecutive year. Her efforts this time around gave her an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 56.37 seconds. She also placed 2nd in the 200 meters with an NCAA provisional mark of 24.98, which she ran in both the finals and semi-finals. For Verdier, the 3rd time was the charm for the 400 hurdles. In her freshman year of 2004, she won the SUNYAC title, but missed the NCAA mark. Last year, she hit the NCAA standard, but finished 3rd. This time, she won the title handily and hit the NCAA standard with a time of 1:03.36 in the semi-finals. She also placed 2nd in the 100 meters with an ECAC time of 12.51 in the semi's. Kanterman picked up a pair of 3rd place finishes, completely the 1-2-3 medal sweep for the Red Dragons in the 100 and 200 meters. Her times of 12.55 and 26.13 qualified her for ECAC's, as well. Not to be outdone, junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan had an impressive weekend, too. She opened Saturday with a win in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Her time of 11:04.80 hit the NCAA provisional standard and broke the meet, facility, and the school records. She followed with a 2:14.68 clocking in blowing the field away in the 800 meters. She broke the meet and facility records in the process. In both events, she was seeded 2nd to Geneseo runners who had already qualified for NCAA's. To end the day, O'Sullivan teamed with Verdier, Kanterman, and Robertson to win the 4x400 relay in a meet record time of 3:58.32. For Robertson and Jackson-Buckner, they end their SUNYAC careers with a combined 31 individual and relay titles.

SUNYAC Champions:
100 meters: Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 12.15 (11.83 in semi - MR, FR, SR, NCAA Auto.)
200 meters: Jackson-Buckner, 24.35 (24.16 in semi - CR, MR, FR, SR, NCAA Auto.)
400 meters: Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 56.37 (NCAA Prov.)
800 meters: Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.), 2:14.68 (MR, FR, NCAA Prov.)
400 meter hurdles: Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 1:03.94 (1:03.36 in semi - FR, SR, NCAA Prov.)
3,000 meter steeplechase: O'Sullivan, 11:04.80 (MR, FR, SR, NCAA Prov.)
400 meter relay: Verdier, Jackson-Buckner, Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), Robertson, 47.78 (CR, MR, FR, SR, NCAA Prov.)
1600 meter relay: Verdier, O'Sullivan, Kanterman, Robertson, 3:58.32 (MR, ECAC)
Triple Jump: Jackson-Buckner, 11.99m (39' 4" - FR, SR, NCAA Prov.)

Place Winners:
100 meters: 2nd - Verdier, 12.72 (12.51 in semi - ECAC); 3rd - Kanterman, 12.83 (12.55 in semi - ECAC)
200 meters: 2nd - Robertson, 24.98 (NCAA Prov.); 3rd - Kanterman, 26.13 (ECAC)
800 meters: 6th - Ali Kosinski (Fr.), 2:24.48
100 meter hurdles: 7th - Janelle Bashant (So.), 16.97
Pole Vault: 7th - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 2.95m (9' 8")
Shot Put: 4th - Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 10.36m (34' 0")
Discus: 6th - Gordon, 33.24m (109' 1")
Hammer: 7th - Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 38.81m (127' 4" - SR)

Pomona-Pitzer Invitational - Friday, April 14, 2006
Soka University Twilight Meet - Saturday, April 15, 2006

The Red Dragons flew west in search of warm weather and hot competition during spring break and came home with 4 NCAA qualifiers. On Saturday, at Soka University in Aliso Viejo, CA, grad student Ashlee Robertson won the 100 and 200 meters in NCAA provisional qualifying times of 12.32 and 25.02, respectively, with the 100 being her personal best. She also anchored the 4x100 meter relay team of freshmen Janine Sacca, Chloe Morra, and Melissa Kanterman to a 3rd place finish in an ECAC qualifying time of 52.39. Kanterman placed 3rd in the 100 with an ECAC time of 12.78. Junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan hit the NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.44. On Friday, at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Claremont, CA, O'Sullivan placed 4th in the steeplechase in an NCAA provisional time of 11:07.29. Her time was a school record in her first attempt at the event since her sophomore year in high school. Freshman Lauren Christian broke the school record in the pole vault at Pomona, as well. She leapt 2.90 meters and followed that with a vault of 3.04 meters at Soka the next day. Classmate Stephanie Gordon broke the school record in the shot put with a heave of 10.67 meters. She narrowly missed the school mark in the discus with a toss of 34.95 meters. Junior Caitlyn Fanning broke the school record in the hammer throw with a throw of 35.18 meters, in winning the event.

Pomona Highlights
3,000 steeplechase: 4th - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.), 11:07.29 (SR, NCAA Prov.)
Pole Vault: 20th - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 2.90m (9' 6 1/4" - SR, SUNYAC)

Soka Highlights
100 meters: 1st - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 12.32 (NCAA Prov.); 3rd - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 12.78 (ECAC); 6th - Janine Sacca (Fr.), 13.55 (SUNYAC)
200 meters: 1st - Robertson, 25.02 (NCAA Prov.); 4th - Kanterman, 26.62 (SUNYAC); 6th - Sacca, 28.03 (SUNYAC)
800 meters: 4th - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.), 2:14.44 (NCAA Prov.); 6th - Ali Kosinski (Fr.), 2:29.02 (SUNYAC)
400 meter relay: 3rd - Sacca, Chloe Morra (Fr.), Kanterman, Robertson, 52.39 (ECAC)
Pole Vault: 3rd - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 3.04m (10' 0" - SR, SUNYAC)
Long Jump: 3rd - Christian, 4.79m (15' 8 3/4" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put: 3rd - Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 10.67m (35' 1/4" - SR, SUNYAC)
Discus: 4th - Gordon, 34.95m (114' 8" - SUNYAC)
Hammer: 1st - Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 35.18m (115' 5" - SR, SUNYAC)
Javelin: 2nd - Fanning, 25.15m (82' 6 1/2" - SUNYAC)

Richard Stockton College Osprey Open - Saturday, April 8, 2006

The Red Dragons opened the 2006 outdoor season in the cold, wind, and rain in southern New Jersey. They managed a few SUNYAC qualifiers in the abbreviated meet, due the declining weather conditions. Sophomore Janelle Bashant placed 4th in the 100 meter hurdles with a SUNYAC qualifying time of 16.93. Freshman Katie Fox placed 5th in the steeplechase in a time of 12:53.77, while junior Laura Ewald placed 6th in a time of 13:49.13. Both times hit the SUNYAC standard, while Fox's broke the school record. The team travels to southern California this week to compete in meets on Friday and Saturday.

Qualifiers
100 hurdles: 4th - Janelle Bashant (So.), 16.93 (SUNYAC)
Steeplechase: 5th - Katie Fox (Fr.), 12:53.77 (SR, SUNYAC); 6th - Laura Ewald (Jr.), 13:49.13 (SUNYAC)

NCAA Championships @ St. Olaf College – Saturday, March 11, 2006

Oneonta State scored 10 points to finish in a tie for 17^th place. It is the most points and the highest place finish ever for the Red Dragons at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner got the day started by placing 14^th in the triple jump with a leap of 10.98 meters (36’ ¼”). She followed that with an impressive 4^th place finish in the 55 dash to earn her first All-American honor indoors and second overall. She placed 4^th last outdoor season in the 200 meters. Her time of 7.13 today narrowly missed her school record of 7.12 set in the prelims on Friday. The day wrapped up with Jackson-Buckner leading off the 1600 meter relay team of junior Maureen Verdier, sophomore Mary Velan, and graduate student Ashlee Robertson. The quartet placed 4^th in a time of 3:54.23. For Velan and Verdier, it was their first All-American honor. For Robertson, it was her 5^thoverall, but first in the 4x400 relay. She anchored the team home with a 56.2 second split.

Results
55 meters final: 4^th – Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 7.13
1600 meter relay final: 4^th – Jackson-Buckner, Maureen Verdier (Jr.), Mary Velan (So.), Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 3:54.23

NCAA Championships @ St. Olaf College – Friday, March 10, 2006

Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner advanced to Saturday’s final in the 55 meters by running 7.12 seconds in her semi-final heat. The time broke her own school record of 7.19, which she ran on multiple occasions this season. She heads into the 5:45 pm final with the 5^th fastest time. She will also compete in the prelims and finals of triple jump starting at 1:00 pm. Sophomore Kaitlin O’Sullivan placed 10^th overall and 5^th in her heat in the 800 meters with a time of 2:15.96. She came into NCAA’s as the 11^th seed. The top 8 advanced to tomorrow’s final. She also placed 14^th in the mile with a time of 5:16.32, where the top 10 made the final. Senior Ashlee Robertson competed in the 400 meters for the 3^rd straight year. Unfortunately, she was disqualified for a lane line violation. She will get her chance for redemption as the anchor leg of the 1600 meter relay team consisting of Jackson-Buckner, Maureen Verdier, and Mary Velan. The quartet runs in the fast heat at 7:55 pm on Saturday.

Results
55 meters prelims: 5^th – Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 7.12 (SR)
400 meters prelims: Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), DQ
800 meters prelims: 10^th – Kaitlin O’Sullivan (So.), 2:15.96
Mile prelims: 14^th – O’Sullivan, 5:16.32

ECAC Championships @ Ursinus College – Friday-Saturday, March 3-4, 2006

ECAC Champions! The Red Dragons followed up their outdoor ECAC team title last spring with a repeat performance indoors. They tallied 101.5 points to outdistance SUNYAC rival Brockport, national powers Lincoln University and the College of New Jersey, and 34 other scoring teams. Oneonta State won 3 individual events on the weekend and won 3 out of the 4 relays, as well. Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner came home with 4 gold medals and 1 silver. She won the triple jump with an NCAA provisional leap of 11.54 meters which broke her own school record. She won the 200 meters in a time of 24.86 and placed 2^nd in the 55 meter dash in an NCAA provisional time of 7.22 seconds. She also led off both the victorious 4x200 and 4x400 meter relays. Classmate Ashlee Robertson, junior Maureen Verdier, and freshman Melissa Kanterman teamed with her to set the school record in the 4x200 with a time of 1:43.56. The same quartet took the 4x400 in an NCAA time of 3:59.05 with Robertson running a blistering 56.9 anchor leg to seal the win over Lincoln University. Robertson placed 2^nd in both the 200 and 400 meters, running 25.31 in the 200. She ran an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 57.66 in the 400. She also picked up valuable team points in the 55 dash, placing 4^th in another NCAA provisional time of 7.33. Sophomore Kaitlin O’Sullivan took home her first ECAC title of her career, winning the 1000 meters in a time of 2:59.75. She also picked up valuable team points in the mile, placing 3^rd in a time of 5:12.62. She picked up her 2ⁿ^d gold of the day, anchoring the 4x800 relay team to victory in a time of 9:39.94, narrowly missing the school record. Freshman Chloe Morra led off and handed to sophomore Mary Velan, who caught the entire field and handed to freshman Ali Kosinski, who set up O’Sullivan to take home the win. Earlier in the day, Velan picked up the bronze medal in the 800, running an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 2:17.36. Freshman Lauren Christian picked up the final points for O-State in tying for 8^th place in the pole vault. Her leap of 3.07 meters broke her own school record.

Highlights
55 meters: 2^nd – Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 7.22 (NCAA Prov.); 4^th – Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 7.33 (NCAA Prov.)
55 meter hurdles: 10^th – Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 8.98
200 meters: 1^st – Jackson-Buckner, 24.86; 2^nd – Robertson, 25.31; 11^th – Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 26.93 (PR)
400 meters: 2^nd – Robertson, 57.66 (NCAA Prov.); 14^th – Verdier, 1:01.23
800 meters: 3^rd – Mary Velan (So.), 2:17.66 (NCAA Prov.)
1000 meters: 1^st – Kaitlin O’Sullivan (So.), 2:59.75
Mile: 3^rd – O’Sullivan, 5:12.62
800 meter relay: 1^st – Jackson-Buckner, Robertson, Kanterman, Verdier, 1:43.56 (SR)
1600 meter relay: 1^st – Jackson-Buckner, Verdier, Kanterman, Robertson, 3:59.05 (NCAA Prov.)
3200 meter relay: 1^st – Chloe Morra (Fr.), Velan, Ali Kosinski (Fr.), O’Sullivan, 9:39.94
Triple Jump: 1^st – Jackson-Buckner, 11.54m (37’ 10 ½” – NCAA Prov.)
Pole Vault: t-8^th – Lauren Christian (Fr.), 3.07m (10’ ¾”)

2006 ECAC Indoor Track & Field Team Champions

2006 ECAC Indoor Track & Field Team Champions

New Balance NYU Fastrack Invitational - Friday, February 24, 2006

Looking to hit NCAA qualifying standards, the Red Dragons traveled to New York's Armory Track & Field Center and took care of business. In the 800 meters, sophomores Kaitlin O'Sullivan and Mary Velan ran huge personal bests in placing 4th and 7th, respectively. O'Sullivan's time of 2:13.38 broke 2004 Indoor 800 meter All-American Kelly Stevens' school record of 2:15.11 and is currently ranked #5 in the country. Velan's time of 2:15.86 was a 2 second PR and ranks her in top 20 in the country. The duo teamed with seniors Ashlee Robertson and Musu Jackson-Buckner to place 7th in the 4x400 relay in an NCAA automatic time of 3:53.79. Robertson ran a personal best in the 200 meters. Her time of 25.23 placed her 2nd and improved her ECAC qualifying time. Jackson-Buckner placed 3rd in both the 60 dash and triple jump in a time of 7.82 and with a leap of 11.43 meters. Both were NCAA provisional marks.

Highlights
60 meters: 3rd - Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 7.82 (NCAA Prov.); 15th - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 8.20 (PR)
200 meters: 2nd - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 25.23 (PR, ECAC)
400 meters: 24th - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 1:00.92; 32nd - Kanterman, 1:01.65; 44th - Janine Sacca (Fr.), 1:04.24
800 meters: 4th - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (So.), 2:13.83 (SR, NCAA Prov.); 7th - Mary Velan (So.), 2:15.86 (PR, NCAA Prov.); 27th - Chloe Morra (Fr.), 2:36.82
1000 meters: 12th - Ali Kosinski (Fr.), 3:17.33 (PR)
1600 meter relay: 7th - Jackson-Buckner, Velan, O'Sullivan, Robertson, 3:53.79 (NCAA Auto.)
Pole Vault: 9th - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 3.00m
Triple Jump: 3rd - Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 11.43m (NCAA Prov.)
Shot Put: 11th - Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 9.95m
Weight Throw: 9th - Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 11.91m

SUNYAC Championships @ Hobart/William Smith Colleges - Saturday, February 18, 2006

The Red Dragons captured 5 individual titles and 1 relay crown en route to their highest placing finish ever at the SUNYAC Championships. They tallied 141 points to outdistance Cortland by 6 points for 2nd place. Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner led the way in winning the 55 and 200 meters, leading off the victorious 4x400 relay, and triple jumping her way to the win in the event. She also placed 5th in the long jump with a school record leap of 5.10 meters. With only the triple jump remaining, Oneonta State was down 4 points to Cortland. Jackson-Buckner found herself in 3rd place after the prelims of the event and then proceeded to leap her way into the lead on her 5th attempt. Her mark of 11.51 meters held up for the victory, hit the NCAA provisional mark, and secured 2nd place for the team. Grad student Ashlee Robertson and sophomore Kaitlin O'Sullivan came up big, as well. Robertson placed 2nd and 3rd in the 200 and 55 dashes. She took home the victory in the 400 meters for the 3rd year in a row, breaking her own meet record in running 58.08. Finally, she anchored the 4x400 relay to victory for the 2nd in a row. O'Sullivan had a career day in the middle distance events. She started with a runner-up finish in the mile, breaking her own school record set last week and qualifying provisionally for NCAA's in a time of 5:02.16. She followed that up was another runner-up finish, this time in the 500 meters in a school record time of 1:17.64. In her 3rd event of the day, she blew the field away in the 1000 meters to pick-up her first individual SUNYAC title of her career. Her time of 2:55.27 broke the meet record by 4 seconds. Finally, she anchored the 4x800 relay to a 3rd place finish in an ECAC qualifying time of 9:58.79. Sophomore Mary Velan teamed with O'Sullivan and freshmen Ali Kosinski and Chloe Morra in leading off the 4x800. Velan was the runner-up in the 400 behind Robertson in an ECAC qualifying time 1:00.71 and was 4th in the 800 in another ECAC time of 2:20.45. Kosinski and Morra teamed with senior Erin Putnam and classmate Katie Fox to take the bronze in distance medley relay with a time of 13:44.62. Freshman Melissa Kanterman placed 4th in the 400, 5th in the 200, and 7th in the 55 to score valuable team points. She was also a member of the winning 4x400 relay along with junior Maureen Verdier, who placed 4th in the 55 hurdles, as well. Freshman Lauren Christian came up huge the pole vault. She placed 6th overall with an ECAC qualifying vault of 3.05 meters that broke her own school record. Junior Caitlyn Fanning rounded out the scoring for the Red Dragons. She broke her own school record in the weight throw with a heave of 12.32 meters that placed her 6th.

SUNYAC Placers
55 meters: Champion - Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 7.32 (NCAA Prov.); 3rd - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 7.46 (ECAC); 7th - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 7.64
200 meters: Champion - Jackson-Buckner, 25.29 (ECAC); 2nd - Robertson, 25.67 (ECAC); 5th - Kanterman, 27.18
400 meters: Champion - Robertson, 58.08 (MR, NCAA Prov.); 2nd - Mary Velan (So.), 1:00.71 (ECAC); 4th - Kanterman, 1:01.83
500 meters: 2nd - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (So.), 1:17.64 (SR, ECAC)
800 meters: 4th - Velan, 2:20.45 (ECAC)
1000 meters: Champion - O'Sullivan, 2:55.27 (MR, ECAC)
Mile: 2nd - O'Sullivan, 5:02.16 (SR, NCAA Prov.)
55 meter hurdles: 4th - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 8.98 (ECAC)
1600 meter relay: Champion - Jackson-Buckner, Verdier, Kanterman, Robertson, 4:05.26 (ECAC)
3200 meter relay: 3rd - Velan, Ali Kosinski (Fr.), Chloe Morra (Fr.), O'Sullivan, 9:58.79 (ECAC)
DMR: 3rd - Kosinski, Erin Putnam (Sr.), Morra, Katie Fox (Fr.), 13:44.62
Pole Vault: 6th - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 3.05m (10' 0" - SR, ECAC)
Long Jump: 5th - Jackson-Buckner, 5.10m (16' 8 3/4" - SR, ECAC)
Triple Jump: Champion - Jackson-Buckner, 11.51m (37' 9 1/4" - SR, NCAA Prov.)
Weight Throw: 6th - Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 12.32m (40' 5" - SR)

MIT Co-Ed Invitational - Saturday, February 11, 2006

Musu Jackson-Buckner picked up Saturday where she left off on Friday night. Competing for the first time ever in the triple jump, she broke the school record and qualified provisionally for NCAA's. Her mark of 37' 1 1/4" inches placed her 2nd. She also added another school record in the long jump. She leapt 16' 7 3/4" for ECAC qualification, as well. Freshman Lauren Christian broke her own school record in the pole vault, vaulting 9' 7" and placing 7th. Junior Caitlyn Fanning also broke her own school record. She threw the 20 pound weight 38' 10 1/4". The marks for both Christian and Fanning reached the SUNYAC standard.

Highlights
200 meters: 3rd - Janine Sacca (Fr.), 28.69 (SUNYAC)
400 meters: 6th - Sacca, 1:04.43 (SUNYAC); 8th - Latisha Nero (Fr.), 1:05.22 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles: 4th - Janelle Bashant (So.), 9.48 (SUNYAC)
High Jump: 9th - Melinda Dolezal (Fr.), 4' 10" (SUNYAC)
Pole Vault: 7th - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 9' 7" (SR, SUNYAC)
Long Jump: 3rd - Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 16' 7 3/4" (SR, ECAC)
Triple Jump: 2nd - Jackson-Buckner, 37' 4 1/4" (SR, NCAA Prov.); 7th - Kerry Gramlich (Jr.), 32' 3 1/4" (SUNYAC)
Shot Put: 6th - Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 34' 10 1/2" (SUNYAC); 9th - Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 32' 4 1/2" (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 10th - Fanning, 38' 10 1/4" (SR, SUNYAC); 17th - Gordon, 33' 4" (SUNYAC)

Boston University St. Valentine's Invitational - Friday, February 10, 2006

The Red Dragons came to Boston with a purpose, NCAA qualification. They came home with the goal accomplished. The women wrapped up the day on Friday with a school record and automatic qualification for next month's NCAA meet in Minnesota. Seniors Musu Jackson-Buckner and Ashlee Robertson teamed with junior Maureen Verdier and sophomore Mary Velan to blaze to a 3:53.56 clocking. It capped a day where Jackson-Buckner ran an NCAA provisional mark of 7.25 in the 55 dash to place 9th and where she ran an extraordinary time of 24.63 in the 200 to place 6th. The time broke her own school record set last week at Syracuse and qualified her for ECAC's only, as the 200 is not contested at NCAA's. Robertson got her 3rd NCAA qualifying mark in the last 3 years running the 400 at BU. Her time Friday night was 56.92, an NCAA provisional mark which currently puts her #2 in country and placed her 10th in the meet. Sophomore Kaitlin O'Sullivan pulled an incredible double, qualifying for NCAA's provisionally in both the 800 and mile where she placed 18th and 15th, respectively. Her time of 5:03.32 in the mile broke Kelly Stevens' school record set at Colgate in 2004. O'Sullivan's time in the 800 was 2:16.76, an improvement from two weeks ago when she ran 2:17.46. Velan placed 33rd in the 800 with an ECAC qualifying time of 2:19.05. Verdier placed 50th in the 400 with a personal best and ECAC qualifying time of 1:00.58. Freshman Melissa Kanterman ran two personal bests on the day. She placed 43rd in the 55 in a time of 7.64 and 69th in the 400 in a time of 1:01.51. Both were good enough for SUNYAC qualification. On a side note, O'Sullivan's time in the mile, along with Robertson's 400 and Jackson-Buckner's 55 and 200 times, were the fastest DIII times at the meet.

Highlights
55 meters: 9th - Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 7.25 (NCAA Prov.); 43rd - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 7.64 (SUNYAC)
200 meters: 6th - Jackson-Buckner, 24.63 (SR, ECAC)
400 meters: 10th - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 56.92 (NCAA Prov.); 50th - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 1:00.58 (ECAC); 69th - Kanterman, 1:01.51 (SUNYAC)
800 meters: 18th - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (So.), 2:16.76 (NCAA Prov.); 33rd - Mary Velan (So.), 2:19.05 (ECAC)
Mile: 15th - O'Sullivan, 5:03.32 (SR, NCAA Prov.)
1600 meter relay: 8th - Jackson-Buckner, Verdier, Velan, Robertson, 3:53.56 (SR, NCAA Auto.)

Syracuse University Invitational - Saturday, February 4, 2006

Oneonta State blazed their way to 3 NCAA qualifying marks and 4 school records at Manley Field House. Senior Musu Jackson-Buckner accounted for 3 of the records on the day. She placed 2nd in the 60 dash with a time of 7.75. Her time of 7.71 in the semifinal qualified her for NCAA's provisionally and broke classmate Ashlee Robertson's record of 7.97. Robertson finished 3rd in the event, bettering her old record and hitting the NCAA mark of 7.85. The duo placed 1-2 in the 200 with Jackson-Buckner breaking her own school record with a time of 24.95 and Robertson flying to a 25.48. Both times were ECAC qualifiers. Jackson-Buckner also tied the school record in the long jump with a leap of 5.02 meters, which placed her 5th and hit the ECAC standard. Robertson ran 2nd leg on the victorious 4x400 relay and picked up her second NCAA provisional qualifier on the day. She teamed with junior Maureen Verdier and sophomores Mary Velan and Kaitlin O'Sullivan in running 3:59.18. Verdier also hit ECAC marks in the 60 dash and 60 hurdles in times of 8.06 and 9.56, respectively. O'Sullivan ran a brilliant race in outdistancing the field and taking the win in the 1,000 meters. Her time of 2:54.46 was well under the ECAC standard and broke 2-time All-American Kelly Stevens' record of 2:55.06 set at the 2004 ECAC Championships at Bowdoin College. Freshman Melissa Kanterman had a strong day, as well. She hit the ECAC standard in the 200 meters with a time of 27.00, which placed her 8th, and finished 9th in the 60 dash with a SUNYAC qualifying time of 8.24 seconds.

Highlights
60 meters: 2nd - Musu Jackson-Buckner (Sr.), 7.75 (7.71 in semi - SR, NCAA Prov.); 3rd - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 7.85 (NCAA Prov.); 5th - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 8.06 (ECAC), 9th - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 8.24 (SUNYAC)
60 meter hurdles: 7th - Verdier, 9.74 (9.56 in semi - ECAC); 10th - Janelle Bashant (So.), 10.25 (SUNYAC)
200 meters: 1st - Jackson-Buckner, 24.95 (SR, ECAC); 2nd - Robertson, 25.48 (ECAC); 8th - Kanterman, 27.00 (ECAC);
400 meters: 6th - Janine Sacca (Fr.), 1:06.15 (SUNYAC)
1000 meters: 1st - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (So.), 2:54.46 (SR, ECAC); 12th - Ali Kosinski (Fr.), 2:19.24 (SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay: 1st - Verdier, Robertson, Mary Velan (So.), O'Sullivan, 3:59.18 (NCAA Prov.)
High Jump: 9th - Melinda Dolezal (Fr.), 1.45m (4' 9" - SUNYAC)
Pole Vault: 14th - Lauren Christian (Fr.), 2.85m (9' 4 1/4" - SUNYAC)
Long Jump: 5th - Jackson-Buckner, 5.02m (16' 5 3/4" - SR-tie, ECAC); 10th - Christian, 4.73m (15' 6 1/4" - SUNYAC)
Shot Put: 7th - Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 10.62m (34' 10 1/4" - SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 10th - Gordon, 10.76m (35' 3 3/4" - SUNYAC)

Colgate University Class of 1932 Invitational – Saturday, January 28, 2006

The Red Dragons placed 3rd out of 11 teams with 66 points. Senior Ashlee Robertson picked up 2 wins and an NCAA Provisional qualifying time on the day to claim MVP of the meet honors. She won the 55 meter dash in a personal best and NCAA qualifying time of 7.32 seconds. She came back in the 200 and picked up the win in an ECAC qualifying time of 25.88. She wasn't the only NCAA qualifier on the day. Sophomore Kaitlin O'Sullivan blew away the field in the 800 meters in a personal best time of 2:17.46. She also teamed with sophomore Mary Velan and freshmen Janine Sacca and Chloe Morra to place 2nd in the 1600 meter relay in a time of 4:12.66. Velan placed 2nd in the 400 with a SUNYAC time of 1:01.78. Freshman Stephanie Gordon picked valuable points in the throws in placing 4th in the shot put and 5th in the weight throw.

For her efforts, Ashlee Robertson was named the Katie Almeter Female MVP of the meet. The award is named for Katie Almeter, who was Colgate's top sprint recruit in the fall of 2000. She was from Norwich, NY and was killed with her two high school best friends in a DWI accident in the fall of her freshman year. Katie's parents, Bob & Betsy Almeter, were on hand to present the award to Ashlee.

Highlights
55 meters: 1^st - Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 7.32 (NCAA Prov.)
200 meters: 1st - Robertson, 25.88 (ECAC); 4th - Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 27.45 (SUNYAC); 5th - Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 27.61 (SUNYAC)
400 meters: 2nd - Mary Velan (So.), 1:01.78 (SUNYAC); 10th - Chloe Morra (Fr.), 1:05.90
800 meters: 1st - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (So.), 2:17.46 (NCAA Prov.)
1600 meter relay: 2nd - O'Sullivan, Velan, Janine Sacca (Fr.), Morra, 4:12.66 (SUNYAC)
Shot Put: 4th - Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 10.46m (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 5th - Gordon, 10.94m (SUNYAC)

St. Lawrence University Indoor Classic – Saturday, January 21, 2006

Oneonta State ventured north once again to open the new year. They finished 3^rd in the team standings with 68 points. Sophomore Kaitlin O’Sullivan claimed one of three victories for the Red Dragons in winning the 500 meters by over 2 seconds in an ECAC qualifying time of 1:19.57. Freshman Stephanie Gordon broke the school record in the shot put with a heave of 10.77 meters, which placed her 4^th. Junior Maureen Verdier picked up the other two wins claiming both sprint events. She won the 55 meters in a SUNYAC qualifying time of 7.61 and the 200 in another SUNYAC time of 27.68. She also placed 4^th in the 55 hurdles. Her time of 8.81 in the prelims was an ECAC qualifier.

Highlights
55 meters: 1^st – Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 7.61 (SUNYAC); 3^rd – Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 7.86 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles: 4^th – Verdier, 9.37 (8.81 in prelims – ECAC); 8^th – Janelle Bashant (So.), 9.89 (SUNYAC)
200 meters: 1^st – Verdier, 27.68 (SUNYAC); 2^nd – Kanterman, 28.34 (SUNYAC)
500 meters: 1^st – Kaitlin O’Sullivan, 1:19.57 (ECAC); 5^th – Erin Putnam (Sr.), 1:26.78 (SUNYAC); 6^th – Chloe Morra (Fr.), 1:27.45 (SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay: 2^nd – Putnam, O’Sullivan, Morra, Ali Kosinski (Fr.), 4:25.43 (SUNYAC)
Long Jump: 2^nd – Lauren Christian (Fr.), 4.49m (14’ 8 ¾”)
Triple Jump: 2^nd – Kerry Gramlich (Jr.), 9.49m (31’ 1 ¾” – SUNYAC)
Shot Put: 4^th – Stephanie Gordon (Fr.), 10.77m (35’ 4” – SR, SUNYAC); 7^th – Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 10.23m (33’ 6 ¾” – SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 5^th – Fanning, 11.77m (38’ 7 ½” – SUNYAC)

Saints Holiday Relays @ St. Lawrence University – Saturday, December 10, 2005

The Red Dragons ventured north for St. Lawrence’s Holiday Relays and came away with 5 wins, 1 NCAA and 4 ECAC qualifiers. Senior Ashlee Robertson was part of 3 wins. The 3-time All-American in the 400 meters ran her main event for the 1^st time this season and proceeded to qualify for NCAA’s provisionally with a 58.26 clocking. She also took the win in the 55 dash in a personal best and ECAC qualifying time of 7.40. Finally, she ran 2^nd leg on the victorious 4x200 meter relay team of junior Maureen Verdier and freshmen Melissa Kanterman and Janine Sacca, which broke the school record and qualified for ECAC’s with a time of 1:49.26. Verdier took the win in the 55 hurdles in an ECAC time of 8.98. She was also 3^rd in the 55 dash in a SUNYAC time of 7.58. Kanterman took 4^th in both the 55 and 400 in SUNYAC qualifying times of 7.74 and 1:03.98, respectively. Junior Kerry Gramlich took 1^st in the triple jump with a personal best leap of 9.96 meters. Freshman Lauren Christian vaulted into a 1^st tie in the pole vault in a new school record of 2.89 meters. Classmate Melinda Dolezal tied for 2^nd in the high jump with a new school record leap of 1.52 meters. Both Christian’s and Dolezal’s efforts qualified them for SUNYAC’s. Finally, junior Caitlyn Fanning broke the school record in the weight throw with a toss of 11.78 meters and qualified for SUNYAC’s.

Highlights
55 meters: 1^st – Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 7.40 (SUNYAC, ECAC); 3^rd – Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 7.58 (SUNYAC); 4^th – Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 7.74 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles: 1^st – Verdier, 8.98 (SUNYAC, ECAC); 11^th – Janelle Bashant (So.), 10.15 (SUNYAC)
400 meters: 1^st – Robertson, 58.26 (SUNYAC, ECAC, NCAA Prov.); 4^th – Kanterman, 1:03.98 (SUNYAC)
800 meter relay: 1^st – Verdier, Robertson, Kanterman, Janine Sacca (Fr.), 1:49.26 (SR, ECAC)
High Jump: Tie-2^nd – Melinda Dolezal (Fr.), 1.52m (4’ 11 ¾” - SR, SUNYAC)
Pole Vault: Tie-1^st – Lauren Christian (Fr.), 2.89m (9’ 5 ¾” - SR, SUNYAC)
Triple Jump: 1^st – Kerry Gramlich (Jr.), 9.96m (32’ 8 ¼” - SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 6^th – Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 11.78m (38’ 7 ¾” - SR, SUNYAC)

Cornell Relays – Saturday, December 3, 2005

Oneonta State kicked off the 2005-2006 indoor season with three school records at Barton Hall. Graduate student Ashlee Robertson returned to complete her final season of eligibility and broke her own school record of 41.46 in the 300 meters with a time of 41.09 that placed her 3^rd. She also placed 7^th in the 60 meter dash in a time of 8.07. Her time of 7.99 in the semi-finals qualified her for ECAC’s. Junior Maureen Verdier placed 8^th right behind Robertson in the dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 8.16. She also placed 8^th in the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 9.79. Her time of 9.54 in the semi-finals qualified her for ECAC’s and broke her own school record of 9.77. Freshman Melinda Dolezal set the school record in the high jump with a leap of 1.45 meters (4’ 9”) and placed 14^th and qualified for SUNYAC’s.

Qualifiers
60 meters: 7^th – Ashlee Robertson (Gr.), 7.99 (SUNYAC, ECAC); 8^th – Maureen Verdier (Jr.), 8.07 (SUNYAC); 27^th – Melissa Kanterman (Fr.), 8.43 (SUNYAC)
60 meter hurdles: 8^th – Verdier, 9.54 (SR, SUNYAC, ECAC); 28^th – Janelle Bashant (So.), 10.76 (SUNYAC)
High Jump: 14^th – Melinda Dolezal (Fr.), 1.45m (4’9” - SR, SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 18^th – Caitlyn Fanning (Jr.), 10.35m (33 11 ½” - SUNYAC)