2005 Oneonta State Women's Cross Country Recap

2005 WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RECAP

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NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships @ Rochester – Saturday, November 12, 2005

Oneonta State placed 16^th out of 28 teams with 440 points. The highlight of the day was the performance of Kaitlin O’Sullivan. The junior placed 15^th overall to earn the 1^st ever All-Region honor in school history. Her time of 23:10 over the sloppy 6,000 meter golf course at Genesee Valley Park missed the last individual qualifying spot for next week’s NCAA Championships at Ohio Wesleyan University by 5 seconds. The top 3 teams and the next 4 individuals will make the trip. O’Sullivan, however, was the 5^th individual. “Kaitlin turned in the race of her life at the biggest meet of her career,” commented head coach Matt LoPiccolo. “Despite being the first one out, I couldn’t be more proud of her!” Her teammates turned in solid efforts, as well. Freshmen Katie Fox and Ali Kosinski placed 89^th and 108^th in times of 25:29 and 25:51, respectively. Juniors Amanda Villari and Laura Ewald placed 114^th and 135^th in times of 26:01 and 26:37, respectively to round out the scoring for the Red Dragons who completed the 2005 season.

15^th – Kaitlin O’Sullivan (Jr.) – 23:10 (All-Region)
89^th – Katie Fox (Fr.) – 25:29
108^th – Ali Kosinski (Fr.) – 25:51
114^th – Amanda Villari (Jr.) – 26:01
135^th – Laura Ewald (Jr.) – 26:37
160^th – Mallory Wright (So.) – 27:19
184^th – Hilary Brosnihan (Jr.) – 28:36

ECAC Championships @ Connecticut College – Saturday, November 5, 2005

The Red Dragons placed 11^th out of 29 complete teams with 329 points. Junior Kaitlin O’Sullivan led the way and placed 7^th overall in a time of 22:51 for 6,000 meters. By placing in the top 15, she became the first woman in Oneonta State school history to claim All-ECAC Cross Country honors. She also broke her own school record of 23:15, which she set 2 weeks ago at Plattsburgh at the SUNYAC Championships. Freshman Katie Fox had her strongest race of the year, placing 66^th overall in a time of 24:41, good enough for the #3 all-time 6K time in school history. Junior Amanda Villari was next in for the Red Dragons in 86^th place with a time of 25:11. Sophomore Mallory Wright and freshman Ali Kosinski finished exactly 3 seconds apart for the 2^nd race in a row to round out the scoring for the team. Wright placed 102^nd and Kosinski 103^rd in times of 25:32 and 25:35, respectively. Junior Heather Snyder placed 162^nd with a time of 27:51. The top 5 women all ran personal bests on the day.

7^th – Kaitlin O’Sullivan (Jr.) – 22:51 (All-ECAC, SR)
66^th – Katie Fox (Fr.) – 24:41 (PR)
86^th – Amanda Villari (Jr.) – 25:11 (PR)
102^nd – Mallory Wright (So.) – 25:32 (PR)
103^rd – Ali Kosinski (Fr.) – 25:35 (PR)
162^nd – Heather Snyder (Jr.) – 27:51

SUNYAC Championships @ Plattsburgh – Saturday, October 22, 2005

Oneonta State placed 6^th out of 9 complete teams with 152 points on Plattsburgh’s 6,000 meter course, up 1 spot from 2004. Junior Kaitlin O’Sullivan claimed 2^nd team All-Conference honors by placing 15^th overall. Her time of 23:15 broke her own school record by 31 seconds as she became only the 2^nd woman in school history to claim All-SUNYAC honors. Freshman Katie Fox had the best race of her young career by placing 34^th in a time of 25:05, which is the 2^nd fastest freshmen time in school history. Juniors Amanda Villari and Laura Ewald turned in strong performances, as well, finishing right behind Fox in 37^th and 40^th places, respectively with times of 25:11 and 25:18. Sophomore Mallory Wright also turned her best race of her career in placing 61^st in a time of 26:02, to round out the scoring for the Red Dragons. On the day, the top 8 women ran personal best times.

15^th – Kaitlin O’Sullivan (Jr.) – 23:15 (All-SUNYAC, SR)
34^th – Katie Fox (Fr.) – 25:05 (PR)
37^th – Amanda Villari (Jr.) – 25:11 (PR)
40^th – Laura Ewald (Jr.) – 25:18 (PR)
61^st – Mallory Wright (So.) – 26:02 (PR)
62^nd – Ali Kosinski (Fr.) – 26:05 (PR)
79^th – Julie Peltier (Fr.) – 27:19 (PR)
84^th – Heather Snyder (Jr.) – 27:27 (PR)
90^th – Hilary Brosnihan (Jr.) – 27:57
94^th – Kristen Rohne (So.) – 28:20

Hamilton College Invitational - Saturday, October 8, 2005

The Red Dragons placed 8th out of 11 teams with 175 points. Junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan paced the team with a solid effort in placing 4th overall in a time of 18:25, which was one of the top 30 times ever on Hamilton's 3 mile course. Classmate Amanda Villari fought off illness all week and finished in 20:09 good for 34th place. Freshmen Katie Fox and Ali Kosinski placed 41st and 44th, respectively, in times of 20:17 and 20:26. Junior Laura Ewald turned a strong effort to finish in the 5th scoring position in 52nd place with a time of 20:50, 33 seconds faster than last year. "Four women ran faster than our top woman did last year on this course," commented head coach Matt LoPiccolo. "They are starting to step up just at the right point in the season as we head into SUNYAC's in two weeks."

4th - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.) - 18:25
34th - Amanda Villari (Jr.) - 20:09
41st - Katie Fox (Fr.) - 20:17
44th - Ali Kosinski (Fr.) - 20:26
52nd - Laura Ewald (Jr.) - 20:50
59th - Julie Peltier (Fr.) - 20:59
61st - Mallory Wright (So.) - 21:03
85th - Hilary Brosnihan (Jr.) - 22:00
87th - Heather Snyder (Jr.) - 22:03

Delhi College Weekday 5K - Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Team Results
Delhi - 22
Herkimer - 33
Oneonta - Inc.
Hartwick - Inc.
Morrisville - Inc.

Oneonta Finishers
8th - Heather Snyder (Jr.) - 24:09
9th - Hilary Brosnihan (Jr.) - 24:18

Paul Short Invitational @ Lehigh University - Saturday, October 1, 2005

The Red Dragons placed 7th out of 9 teams with 184 points in the open race at Lehigh University. Junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan covered the 6,000 meter course in 23:46 to break her own school record of 24:11 set last year at the NCAA Regional Championship at St. Lawrence University. She placed 77th on the day at Paul Short. Classmate Amanda Villari was 204th in 25:35 while freshman Katie Fox right behind in 206th in a time of 25:37. Her classmate Ali Kosinski was 227th in 26:11 and sophomore Mallory Wright rounded out the scoring in 244th place in a time of 26:51.

77th - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.) - 23:46
204th - Amanda Villari (Jr.) - 25:35
206th - Katie Fox (Fr.) - 25:37
227th - Ali Kosinski (Fr.) - 26:11
244th - Mallory Wright (So.) - 26:51
251st - Kristen Rohne (So.) - 27:16
254th - Julie Peltier (Fr.) - 27:23
271st - Laura Ewald (Jr.) - 28:34

Oneonta State Airfield Invitational - Saturday, September 17, 2005

The Red Dragons placed 6th of 9 teams with 154 points on their 4,500 meter home course at Fortin Park. Junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan led the way in 7th overall in a time of 17:25. Classmates Amanda Villari and Laura Ewald followed in 43rd and 49th in times of 19:27 and 19:38, respectively. Two freshmen rounded out the scoring for O-State as Ali Kosinski and Katie Fox placed 51st and 57th, respectively, in times of 19:42 and 19:59. Sophomore transfer Mallory Wright made her cross country debut in finishing right behind Fox in 58th in a time of 20:00.

7th - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.) - 17:25
43rd - Amanda Villari (Jr.) - 19:27
49th - Laura Ewald (Jr.) - 19:38
51st - Ali Kosinski (Fr.) - 19:42
57th - Katie Fox (Fr.) - 19:59
58th - Mallory Wright (So.) - 20:00
71st - Julie Peltier (Fr.) - 20:59
78th - Kristen Rohne (So.) - 21:31
90th - Sara Drollette (Fr.) - 22:08
91st - Hilary Brosnihan (Jr.) - 22:22
94th - Heather Snyder (Jr.) - 22:50

Plattsburgh State Cardinal Classic – Saturday, September 10, 2005

Oneonta State placed 5^th with 108 points as half the team that competed ran in their 1^st ever 6,000 meter race. “It’s important to have a positive first experience for the freshmen over 6k and we accomplished that,” commented head coach Matt LoPiccolo. “The top 5 women ran in a controlled group for the first 2 miles and then picked it up from there.” Freshman Ali Kosinski placed 18^th overall to lead the charge in a time of 27:13. Junior Amanda Villari finished right behind in 19^th with a 27:16 clocking. Freshman Katie Fox was next in 22^nd in 27:27 while junior Laura Ewald and freshman Julie Peltier came across the line together in 27:59 for 27^th and 28^th place, respectively.

18^th – Ali Kosinski (Fr.) – 27:13
19^th – Amanda Villari (Jr.) – 27:16
22^nd – Katie Fox (Fr.) – 27:27
27^th – Laura Ewald (Jr.) – 27:59
28^th – Julie Peltier (Fr.) – 27:59
42^nd – Sara Drollette (Fr.) – 31:05
47^th – Hilary Brosnihan (Jr.) – 32:22
48^th – Heather Snyder (Jr.) – 32:28

Oneonta State Early Bird Invitational - Saturday, September 3, 2005

Oneonta State opened up the 2005 cross country campaign with a low-key tri meet with Hartwick College and Plattsburgh State. The Red Dragons placed 2nd with 38 points, 2 behind the Cardinals from up north. Junior Kaitlin O'Sullivan picked up the individual win in a time of 17:39 over the 4,500 meter Fortin Park course. Three other Dragons placed in the top 10 as junior Laura Ewald and freshmen Katie Fox and Ali Kosinski came across the line together in 21:13. "We used the meet as an intensive training session," commented head coach Matt LoPiccolo. "We are pretty happy with the workout that the women put in today."

1st - Kaitlin O'Sullivan (Jr.) - 17:39
7th - Laura Ewald (Jr.) - 21:13
8th - Katie Fox (Fr.) - 21:13
9th - Ali Kosinski (Fr.) - 21:13
13th - Julie Peltier (Fr.) - 21:57
17th - Kristen Rohne (So.) - 22:48
20th - Hilary Brosnihan (Jr.) - 24:13
21st - Heather Snyder (Jr.) - 24:20

Alumni Note: Maria Compson ('05) placed 16th in 22:33.