Women's Track and Field
Highlights
OUTDOOR SEASON
May 21, 2009
Julia Hopson on the podium after her third
place finish at the NCAA Championship.
THIRD PLACE FINISH CAPS STELLAR CAREERJulia Hopson finished third in the hammerthrow at the NCAA DIII Championship in Marietta, Ohio on Thursday. It was the final meet for the five-time All American, who became the track and field team's first National Champion earlier this year.
May 19, 2009
HOPSON'S FINAL EVENT: NCAA HAMMER
Marietta College is the site of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet, the final collegiate competition in the stellar throwing career of Fredonia State's Julia Hopson.
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 and SUNYAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year Julia Hopson.
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, MAJKA THIRD IN LONG JUMP
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
PAIR AIMS TO REPEAT
Thrower Julia Hopson and hurdler Kate Brett will be out to defend individual titles at the SUNYAC outdoor track and 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
SIX DEVILS RUN AT GENESEO
Five Fredonia State men and one woman competed Saturday in a last-chance meet at Geneseo.
April 23, 2009
SIXTH AT PENN RELAYS
Competing in an NCAA Division I field, senior Julia Hopson was sixth in the women's hammerthrow at the 115th Penn Relays.
April 22, 2009
HOPSON ENTERED IN PENN RELAYS
Julia Hopson is one of 12 women entered in the hammerthrow Thursday morning as the renowned Penn Relays, billed as the largest annual track and field meet in the world.
April 20, 2009
THREE-PEAT FOR HOPSON
Fredonia State senior thrower Julia Hopson is the SUNYAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the second straight week. It's the third time this spring she has won the award.
April 18, 2009
U.B. RESULTS
Solid performances by Blue Devils during University at Buffalo Invitational.
April 13, 2009
HOPSON LANDS WEEKLY AWARD
Another weekly award has been bestowed upon Fredonia State senior thrower Julia Hopson. She has been chosen SUNYAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this spring.
April 11, 2009
HOPSON DOUBLES, FOUR OTHERS WIN
Fredonia State had six individual winners Saturday at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational.
March 27, 2009
HOPSON EARNS ECAC HONOR
Fredonia State senior thrower Julia Hopson is the ECAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week.
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.
March 20, 2009
PICKING UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF
One week after winning one national title, Fredonia State senior Julia Hopson punched her ticket Friday to participate in another NCAA Division III championship meet.
INDOOR SEASON
March 13, 2009
NATIONAL CHAMP!
Julia Hopson became the first Fredonia State women to win a national track and field championship when she outthrew the competition Friday at the NCAA Division III meet at Terre Haute, Ind.
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
Julia Hopson picked up two more SUNYAC titles, and Kate Brett defended her 55-meter hurldes crown as the women finished fifth. Mike Kelley won the triple jump on the men's side, as the Devils claimed a sixth-place finish.
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. 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. 9, 2009
HOPSON EARNS SUNYAC AWARD
Fredonia State's Julia Hopson has been chosen SUNYAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week for the second time in three weeks.
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. 29, 2009
HOPSON FEATURED BY HOMETOWN PAPER
Fredonia State's Julia Hopson, an All-American thrower, was the subject of a feature story in the Poughkeepsie Journal for her sport and her art.
Jan. 26, 2009
SUNYAC HONORS THREE BLUE DEVILS
Three Fredonia State student-athletes have won SUNYAC weekly honors, it was announced Monday
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. 19, 2009
MAJKA LANDS SUNYAC HONOR
Fredonia State sophomore Jackie Majka has been chosen SUNYAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week on the strength of performance in three events Jan. 17 at the RIT Invitational. Majka is the first Fredonia State track and field athlete, male or female, to receive a weekly SUNYAC award this season.
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.