Oneonta
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2002 Women's Cross Country Weekly Recap


 
ncaa ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP @ The College of New jersey - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2002

The Red Dragons completed the 2002 season at the Atlantic Region Championship at Washington Crossing State Park near Trenton, NJ.  Running her usual solid race was freshman Maria Compson, who placed 102nd in a time of 26:30 over the sloppy 6 km course.  Also running a good race was junior Abby McQueeney Penamonte, who placed 133rd in a time of  27:36.

102nd – Maria Compson, Fr. – 26:30
133rd – Abby McQueeney Penamonte, Jr. – 27:36
161st – Stephanie Profenna, Fr. – 28:48
192nd – Mary-Joe Wernon, So. – 30:53

 

ECAC Championship @ Williams College - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2002

Four Red Dragons competed over the new 6 km distance.  Running well, once again, was freshman Maria Compson.  She had her best race of the year and placed 67th in a time of 26:17.  Also having a great race was freshman Stephanie Profenna, who placed 160th in a time of 28:40.

67th – Maria Compson, Fr. – 26:17
156th – Abby McQueeney Penamonte, Jr. – 28:34
160th – Stephanie Profenna, Fr. – 28:40
201st – Mary-Joe Wernon, So. – 30:57

 

SUNYAC CHAMPIONSHIP @ LAKE ERIE STATE PARK - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2002

Oneonta State ran incomplete due to injuries to some Red Dragon runners.  Freshman Maria Compson (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) once again paced Oneonta State as she finished 53rd overall in a time of 21:26.  Classmate Stephanie Profenna (New City, NY/Clarkstown North) finished 80th overall in a time of 23:29.

53rd - Maria Compson, Fr. - 21:26
80th - Stephanie Profenna, Fr. - 23:29
86th - Carol Tichio, So. - 24:09
92nd - Mary-Joe Wernon, So. - 25:11

 

HAMILTON COLLEGE INVITATIONAL - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2002

The Red Dragons finished 14th out of 15 teams with 402 points.  They were without juniors Jessica Tylutki and Christy Haynes, who were resting injuries in preparation for the SUNYAC Championship in two weeks.  Freshman Maria Compson once again led the way finishing the soggy 3 mile course in 20:26, good for 61st place.

61st - Maria Compson, Fr. - 20:26
84th - Abby McQueeney Penamonte, Jr. - 21:14
111th - Carol Tichio, So. - 22:27
124th - Stephanie Profenna, Fr. - 23:02
138th - Mary-Joe Wernon, So. - 24:42

 

ONEONTA STATE INVITATIONAL - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2002

The Red Dragons finished 4th with 56 points in a hotly contested race between the top 4 teams.  SUNY Potsdam sophomore Jodie Schoppmann (Levittown, NY) paced the field from the gun and eventually pulled away from the rest of the field to win the four kilometer race by 27 seconds in a time of 16:21.  Schoppmann had company up front as teammate, junior Jessica Mattoon (Plattsburgh, NY) finished third in a time of 17:11.  Sandwiched between the two Potsdam runners was Plattsburgh’s top runner, senior Mary Kelso. Kelso’s second place finish helped the Cardinals to the team title with 44 points.  Potsdam and Hartwick both finished with 55 points, but Potsdam was awarded the second place spot on average time.  Freshman Maria Compson (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) was the top Red Dragon finisher in sixth place with a time of 17:42.  "I was extremely happy with our performance today,"  commented Head Coach, Matt LoPiccolo.  "It was a real battle out there today.  Every girl ran so tough and squeezed out every point possible, we just fell a couple short today.  I can ask nothing more."  Oneonta State was without 2 of their top 6, who were out with injuries.

6th - Maria Compson, Fr. - 17:42
8th - Jessica Tylutki, Jr. - 17:58
12th - Abby McQueeney Penamonte, Jr. - 18:27
14th - Carol Tichio, So. - 19:06
16th - Stephanie Profenna, Fr. - 19:31
22nd - Mary-Joe Wernon, So. - 20:52

 

CODFISH BOWL @ FRANKLIN PARK - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2002

Oneonta State finished 10th place out of 13 teams with 252 points.  They were led again by freshman Maria Compson, who finished in 44th place with a time of 21:38.  Juniors Christy Haynes, Jessica Tylutki, and Abby McQueeney Penamonte, the middle three runners, displayed great teamwork throughout the race and finished in 57th, 58th, and 60th, respectively.  For Haynes, it was a personal best by 14 seconds.

44th - Maria Compson, Fr. - 21:38
57th - Christy Haynes, Jr. - 22:18
58th - Jessica Tylutki, Jr. - 22:25
60th - Abby McQueeney Penamonte, Jr. - 22:29
72nd - Carol Tichio, So. - 23:13
73rd - Julie Joyce, Fr. - 23:18
89th - Stephanie Profenna, Fr. - 24:40

 

HARTWICK COLLEGE INVITATIONAL - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2002

 The Red Dragons won a closely contested duel with Hartwick, 27-28.  It was the first win in Coach Matt LoPiccolo's tenure as head coach.  "The team ran extremely well.  I was happy the way they moved up the whole way, especially the last mile.  That is where we won it.  It was a total team effort which makes the victory that much sweeter.  We will build on it from here,"  commented LoPiccolo.

 

2nd - Maria Compson, Fr. - 23:04
3rd - Jessica Tylutki, Jr. - 23:24
5th - Christy Haynes, Jr. - 24:03
7th - Abby McQueeney Penamonte, Jr. - 24:21
10th - Carol Tichio, So. - 25:38
11th - Julie Joyce, Fr. - 26;00
13th - Stephanie Profenna, Fr. - 26:35

Red Dragons after their victories @ Hartwick

 

CARDINAL CLASSIC @ PLATTSBURGH - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2002

Oneonta State officially got underway with a 4th place finish out of 7 teams in the Cardinal Classic.  The Red Dragons tallied 138 points and were led by freshman, Maria Compson.  She placed 17th, in her first collegiate race, with a time of 21:43 over the 5 km course.  "Maria ran a smart race and moved up the whole race,"  commented Head Coach Matt LoPiccolo.  "She is an athlete to keep your eye on."  Despite warm temperatures, the Red Dragons ran well in their first team effort of the year.  "I am extremely happy with the way both teams executed the plan of running within their groups," added Coach LoPiccolo.  "If we continue this trend, our success will grow exponentially this season."

 

17th - Maria Compson, Fr. - 21:43
28th - Jessica Tylutki, Jr. - 22:53
30th - Christy Haynes, Jr. - 23:04
31st - Abby McQueeney Penamonte, Jr. - 23:23
32nd - Carol Tichio, So. - 23:25
33rd - Julie Joyce, Fr. - 23:28
38th - Stephanie Profenna, Fr. - 24:49

 

SCRIMMAGE @ LAKE PLACID - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2002

The Red Dragons opened up the 2002 season with an informal scrimmage at Lake Placid with New Paltz, Plattsburgh, RPI, Potsdam, and Wayne State.

 
 

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