Men's Track and Field
Highlights
Sept. 8, 2010
WILLIAMS GOING INTO HIGH SCHOOL HALL
Fredonia State track and field assistant coach Deshaya Williams, left, has been selected for induction into the Saratoga High School Hall of Fame.
July 23, 2010
TORCH LIGHTER PART OF BLUE DEVIL CONTINGENT
Former Fredonia State women's basketball player Clare Crowley is one of several 2010 Empire State Games participants with Fredonia State connections. There are at least six 2010 Blue Devils entered in the Olympic-style competition, which runs through Sunday in Buffalo. Read the Buffalo News for more coverage: GAMES PREVIEW/COLUMN.
July 7, 2010
SUNYAC CITES STUDIOUS BLUE DEVILS
The State University of New York Athletic Conference's recently released list of top student-athletes included 95 Fredonia State winter and spring team members.
May 31, 2010
GARGER NAMED HEAD COACH
Fredonia State Director of Athletics Greg Prechtl has announced the appointment of Michael Garger, left, as Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country. Garger is coming to Fredonia State from Geneseo High School, where he has built a cross country and girls’ track and field dynasty.
SECOND NATIONAL TITLE FOR GUARINO
Nick Guarino claimed the men’s 1500-meter run on Saturday to claim his second national title of the year. He won the mile during the indoor season.
May 27, 2010
SHOOTING FOR TITLE NO. 2
Fredonia State junior Nick Guarino will attempt to win his second national title this year after advancing to the finals of the 1500-meter run on Thursday. Fellow junior Kate Brett also competed, narrowly missing qualifying in the 400-meter hurdles.
May 25, 2010
NCAA BOUND
Fredonia State juniors Nick Guarino and Kate Brett have qualified for the NCAA Division III championship meet this Thursday through Saturday at Baldwin-Wallace College. Keep checking back through the end of the meet for details.
LINKS: Men's preview
May 14, 2010
FURMAN, GUARINO SET SCHOOL RECORDS AT ECAC MEET
Two Fredonia State outdoor records were broken by athletes competing at the ECAC Division III championship meet Thursday and Friday at Springfield College. The new record-holders are senior Sarah Furman and junior Nick Guarino.
May 12, 2010
SIX CHOSEN ALL SUNYAC
Six Fredonia State Blue Devils have been selected to the 2010 SUNYAC Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Team.
May 7-8, 2010
BRETT, GUARINO ARE WINNERS; LEFORT SHINES
Fredonia State juniors Kate Brett and Nick Guarino were individual event winners -- Brett twice -- while freshmen Spencer Lefort exceeded expectations at the SUNYAC championship meet.
May 4, 2010
GUARINO CITED BY SUNYAC
Fredonia State junior Nick Guarino has received a weekly award from the State University of New York Athletic Conference. Click on the link above to see all the weekly winners.
May 1, 2010
STRONG SHOWING AT ROBERTS WESLEYAN
Fredonia State had five winners and five runners-up Saturday at the Roberts Wesleyan Raider Open.
April 24, 2010
ONE TO NATIONALS, ONE CLOSE & ONE RECORD
One Fredonia State runner qualified for nationals and one moved up the national rankings Saturday at separate venues. Also, a new school record was set.
April 17, 2010
FIVE FINISH FIRST AT BROCKPORT
Five Fredonia State athletes finished first in their respective events Saturday in cold and blustery weather at the Brockport Invitational meet.
April 10, 2010
DEVILS COMPETE AT ROCHESTER MEET
Blue Devil athletes claimed five first-place finishes, including one NCAA provisional qualifying time, at the University of Rochester Alumni Invitational.
March 22, 2010
SUNYAC SWEEP
Fredonia State athletes swept the SUNYAC weekly track and field awards, the first of the outdoor season. The Blue Devils were honored for their respective performances March 19 in the Bulls Invitational at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
March 19, 2010
FINE PERFORMANCES AT BULLS INVITATIONAL
The Fredonia State outdoor track and field season began with the Bulls Invitational at the University of South Florida.
March 13, 2010
GUARINO WINS NCAA INDOOR MILE
Nick Guarino, left, became the sixth Fredonia State male to win an NCAA Division III title as he romped to victory Saturday in the mile run at DePauw University, the site of the 2010 indoor track and field championship meet.
March 12, 2010
GUARINO SECOND HEADING INTO FINALS
Nick Guarino, left, ran a 4:12.78 mile Friday at the NCAA Division III Track & Field championship meet, the second fastest preliminary time of the day. He will compete in the finals at 2 p.m. Saturday.
March 6, 2010
GUARINO WINS, THOMAS BREAKS RECORD
One champ was crowned and a school record was broken Saturday during the ECAC Division III indoor track and field championship meet at Smith College.
March 5, 2010
THOMAS AMONG SEVEN AT ECAC MEET
Junior sprinter Webster Thomas finished first in his heat and advanced to the men's 55-meter final Saturday at the ECAC Division III championship meet at Smith College.
March 1, 2010
MAJKA, GUARINO WIN MEET AWARDS
Fredonia State claimed two of the four outstanding athlete awards given annually at the SUNYAC Indoor Track and Field championship meet.
Feb. 27, 2010
GUARINO SETS TWO MEET MARKS
The stellar indoor season of junior Nick Guarino continued Saturday at the. SUNYAC championship meet.
Feb. 25, 2010
MEN 17th IN NATION
The Fredonia State men's track and field team is No. 17 in the NCAA Division III USTFCCCA rankings ... (more).
Feb. 20, 2010
THREE WINS AND A RECORD
Fredonia State athletes won three events and tied one school record while competing Feb. 20 at the Mount Union Open in Alliance, Ohio.
Feb. 19, 2010
BIGGEST IMPROVERS
Fredonia State men's track and field made a big move up the NCAA Division III rankings this week.
Feb. 13, 2010
MIRACLE MILE
Nick Guarino turned in the top time in the NCAA Division III indoor track season at the Valentine Invitational at Boston University. His 4:08.10 was also a new school record.
Feb. 6, 2010
PAIR OF PROVISIONALS
Two Fredonia State men were event winners with NCAA provisional qualifying marks during the Jim Wuske Invitational at Mount Union College.
Jan. 30, 2010
GUARINO SETS SUNYAC MARK IN THE 1,000
Nick Guarino set a SUNYAC mark in the 1,000-meter run at the Colgate Invitational on Saturday.
Jan. 25, 2010
MAJKA, GUARINO CITED BY SUNYAC
This week's Fredonia State Athletes of the Week, track and field's Jackie Majka and Nick Guarino, have earned weekly kudos from the State University of New York Athletic Conference. Read more: SUNYAC TRACK & FIELD/BLUE DEVIL HONOR ROLL.
Fredonia State sophomore Carl Caughell is on his way to a victory in the men's 55-meter high hurdles during the Mary Phillips Invitational Jan. 23 at the Steele Hall Fieldhouse.
Jan. 23, 2010
GUARINO IS NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFIER
A solid day by the Fredonia State men Saturday included a NCAA provisional qualifying run during the annual Mary Phillips Invitational. There was also a triple winner among the women.
Jan. 16, 2010
SPRINTERS SHINE
Fredonia State sprinters won two events and finished third in two others Saturday at the RIT Invitational, the first meet of the track and field season.
Dec. 12, 2009
OHIO TRIP CANCELLED
A travel snafu resulted in the Blue Devils cancelling out of the scheduled first meet of the indoor season.
Dec. 11, 2009
DEVILS READY FOR START OF INDOOR SEASON
Fredonia State will be counting on the experience gained by a trio of national meet participants to offset some key losses heading into the indoor track and field season.
2009 Outdoors
May 15, 2009
FOURTH IN THE SHOT
Fredonia State's Julia Hopson has recorded yet another top-six performance in an ECAC field event.
May 14, 2009
HOPSON IS HAMMER THROW CHAMP
Fredonia State senior Julia Hopson defended her women's hammer throw title Thursday at Springfield College.
May 6, 2009
FIVE ALL-SUNYAC BLUE DEVILS
Fredonia State placed five student-athletes on the 2009 All-SUNYAC Team, including First Team choice David "Mac" McMahill.
May 2, 2009
DEVILS GO 1-2 IN 800 METERS
Fredonia State runners finished first and second in the SUNYAC men's 800 meters Saturday. Two relative newcomers also made their mark at the championship meet.
May 1, 2009
HOPSON SETS RECORDS, WILLIAMS THIRD IN 10K
Julia Hopson defended her titles in two events, setting records in both, while competing in the SUNYAC championship meet Friday at the College at Oneonta.
April 30, 2009
READY TO GO THE DISTANCE
A quintet of distance runners are poised to lead the Blue Devil men over two days at the SUNYAC Track & Field championship meet starting Friday.
April 29, 2009
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEVILS ON THE WEB
Coverage of the SUNYAC Track and Field championship meet will begin Friday from All College Field via the College at Oneonta website.
April 25, 2009
WILLIAMS WINS SUNY-G 5K
Fredonia State junior Tom Williams was an event winner Saturday in a last-chance meet at Geneseo.
April 18, 2009
U.B. RESULTS
Solid performances by Blue Devils during University at Buffalo Invitational.
April 17, 2009
SEEING DOUBLE
Fredonia State twin brothers were winners at a special distance-only meet Friday at Cortland.
April 11, 2009
HOPSON DOUBLES, FOUR OTHERS WIN
Fredonia State had six individual winners Saturday at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational.
March 23, 2009
SUNYAC CITES DEVIL DUO
Two Fredonia State track and field athletes were honored Monday with weekly SUNYAC awards.
March 21, 2009
HOPSON, NOVARA WIN OUTDOOR EVENTS
Julia Hopson won her second event of the outdoor season, and her second in as many days, while Eddie Novara won his first Saturday at the Point Loma Navarene University Collegiate Open.
Indoor highlights
March 7, 2009
ECAC THREE-PEAT
Julia Hopson defended her ECAC Division III women's 20-pound weight throw Saturday at Tufts University.
March 6, 2009
HOPSON 4TH IN ECAC SHOT
Fredonia State senior thrower Julia Hopson finished fourth in the women's shot put during the ECAC Division III Track & Field championships Friday at Tufts Universiy.
March 5, 2009
ECAC EVENTS ON TAP
It's ECAC weekend for two Fredonia State programs.
Feb. 28, 2009
WOMEN FIFTH, MEN SIXTH
Mike Kelley won the triple jump on the men's side, as the Devils claimed a sixth-place finish. Julia Hopson picked up two more SUNYAC titles, and Kate Brett defended her 55-meter hurldes crown as the women finished fifth.
Feb. 27, 2009
PRE-SUNYAC PACESETTERS
Four Fredonia State student-athletes -- two women and two men-- are atop SUNYAC rankings heading into the conference championship meet Saturday at Geneva, N.Y.
Feb. 23, 2009
WEEKLY AWARDS
Fredonia State was represented by men's basketball player Brad Cooper and men's middle distance runner Josh Guarino in the weekly list of SUNYAC awards.
Feb. 21, 2009
TRIPLE JUMPERS EXCEL
Two Fredonia State triple jumpers had solid performances Saturday at Cornell University's Deneault Memorial Invitational.
Feb. 13, 2009
GUARD WINS TWICE, DEVILS FOUR TIMES OVERALL
Fredonia State sophomore Hailey Guard was a double-winner during the Mid-February Meet at Baldwin-Wallace College. Blue Devil athletes scored four wins overall.
Feb. 7, 2009
DAY TWO OF NEW BALANCE INVITATIONAL
Fredonia State's Julia Hopson was 12th in the women's weight throw amid a largely Division I field at the New Balance Invitational.
Feb. 6, 2009
DAY ONE OF NEW BALANCE INVITATIONAL
Two men and one woman had PRs Friday in the 3,000-meter un at the New Balance Invitational in New York City.
Feb. 5, 2009
WINNING STREAK ON THE LINE
The Fredonia State men's basketball team -- one of four Blue Devil teams in action this weekend -- take a three-game winning streak into its SUNYAC road game Friday at Brockport. Click above for more information on that game and the other weekend activities.
Jan. 31, 2009
JUMPER TRIPLES
The Blue Devil men tied while Jackie Majka was a triple winner for the women at St. Lawrence.
Jan. 29, 2009
ROAD WARRIORS
Every Fredonia State winter team is on the road this weekend.
Jan. 24, 2009
HOPSON, MAJKA TURN IN TOP EFFORTS
An NCAA provisional qualifying throw and a collegiate-best jump were among the Fredonia State highlights Saturday at the Blue Devils' annual Mary Phillips Open.
Jan. 22, 2009
WOMEN THROWERS IN PHILLIPS'S SPOTLIGHT
Past NCAA and SUNYAC champs are expected to compete in the women's throwing events Saturday during the Mary Phillips Open in Fredonia State's Steele Hall Fieldhouse.
Jan. 17, 2009
KELLEY'S WIN TOPS DEVILS AT R.I.T. MEET
Fredonia State junior Michael Kelley recorded a winning long jump of 6.70 meters Saturday at the Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational. Six other men and five women had top-six finishes at the non-scoring event.
Jan. 15, 2009
BACK ON TRACK
The Blue Devil track and field team returns to competition Saturday at the RIT Invitational.
Dec. 6, 2008
PRODUCTIVE SECOND DAY AT KENT
Fredonia State athletes posted 30 SUNYAC-qualifying performances Saturday on the second day of the Kent State Golden Flash Gala.
Dec. 5, 2008
OUT OF THE BOX
Fredonia State athletes took advantage of their first opportunity to qualify for the SUNYAC meet while competing Friday at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala.
Dec. 4, 2008
INDOOR SEASON BEGINS
Blue Devils open season at Golden Flash Gala.
2007-08 Indoor highlights
DAY-ONE HIGHLIGHTS
Fredonia State was represented in several events Friday at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City ...
PHILLIPS OPEN SATURDAY
The lone home meet of the track and field season, the Mary Phillips Invitational, will be held Saturday inside the Steele Hall Fieldhouse ...
SUNYAC QUALIFIERS
Numerous Blue Devils qualified for the SUNYAC championship meet with their performances last weekend at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala ...
FOURTH IN MEN'S 800
Fredonia State junior Geoffrey Lesch-Wragge finished fourth in the men's 800 meters on Day 2 of the Kent State Golden Flash Gala ...
FIFTH IN 5k
Fredonia State sophomore Jessica Bennett opened the 2007-08 indoor season with a strong run at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala ...
KENT STATE OPENER
The Fredonia State indoor track and field season will get its traditional start, a trip to the Golden Flash Gala at Kent State ...
2007 Outdoor highlights
March 26, 2007
PRs LEFT IN THEIR WAKE
Blue Devil athletes established several personal-best performances over two days of competition at the Wake Forest Open...
2006-07 Indoor highlights
DEVILS AT NYSCTC MEET
The Blue Devils are competing Friday and Saturday in the New York State Collegiate Track Conference meet at St. Lawrence University. Link on the headline above for a look of which Blue Devils qualified for the meet ...
DOUBLE WINNER
Fredonia State sophomore thrower Julia Hopson won two events, including one with a school record, at the SUNYAC meet ...
ON TO SUNYAC MEET
Fredonia State track and field teams will compete Saturday at the SUNYAC Track and Field Championship meet at Hobart and William Smith colleges ...
WINS APLENTY
Blue Devil athletes claimed eight wins at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-February meet Friday ...
LAST CHANCE
Non-qualifiers for the upcoming SUNYAC and NYSCTC championships get one final chance to earn their way into those meets when the Blue Devils travel to Baldwin-Wallace ...
SUNYAC QUALIFIERS, PBs AT RIT
Three Blue Devils turned in SUNYAC qualifying performances and three recorded personal-bests at the RIT Invitational ...
BIG APPLE & RIT BOUND
Fourteen athletes and two coaches are bound for New York City and the 7th Annual New Balance Collegiate Invitational. The balance of the men's and women's teams will also compete Friday at the RIT Invitational ...
HOPSON, MCNAMARA EARN FIRSTS
Julia Hopson claimed two events and Rachel McNamara topped the field in the mile ...
CSONT CITED BY SUNYAC
Junior sprinter Brett Csont is the first Blue Devil recipient of a weekly SUNYAC award ...
PHILLIPS MEET HIGHLIGHTS
A pair of sprinters were among the top performers for the Blue Devils at the annual Mary Phillips Invitational inside the Steele Hall Fieldhouse ...
HOPSON ON NCAA LIST
Fredonia State sophomore Julia Hopson wasted little time getting her name on the NCAA championship provisional qualifiers list. ...
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