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Cocchiara excels in steeplechase
Fredonia State's Amanda Cocchiara (Jr.; Hilton, N.Y.) finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the April 6 University of Rochester Alumni Invitational. Cocchiara's time of 11:57.96 was under the qualifying standard for the ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field championship meet.
Desens leads Devils to mini-invite title
The Fredonia State women defeated four other NCAA Division III track and field teams Saturday to win the Carnegie Mellon Mini-Invitational at Gesling Stadium. The Blue Devils earned 152 points while Allegheny finished second with 130 points.
Second half burst lifts Devils over Oswego
Fredonia State scored five unanswered goals in the second half at its March 29 game, then hung on to defeat the Oswego Lakers, 10-8, in SUNYAC women's lacrosse at Cazenovia College.
Laxers win fourth straight, prep for Tuesday home opener
Fredonia State rolled to its fourth straight win, a 15-2 decision Saturday over the College of Wooster. The Blue Devils play their first home game Tuesday vs. St. John Fisher at 5 p.m. on the University Stadium turf field.
Keller, Haley and Carlson Honorable Mention All-Americans in diving
Seniors Ashley Keller finished 11th and Katelyn Haley 12th in women's 3-meter springboard diving Saturday, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving championship meet held last week in Indianapolis, Ind. They were joined by freshman Arron Carlson, who competed in men's springboard diving and earned Honorable Mention All-American status in the 1-meter competition.
Blue Devil advances to Elite 8 in Mascot Madness
Mike the Blue Devil won his first two match-ups, defeating Cobleskill in the first round and Oswego in the second. Next up is Hugo the...
Williams turns in notable performance at ECAC meet
Eric Williams (Batavia, N.Y.) finished fourth in the 60-meter high hurdles on March 8 at the ECAC Division III Indoor Track & Field championship meet in Boston, Mass., posting a time of 8.33 seconds, just .02 off the previous meet record.
Steele Hall to host ice skating recitals
"Disney on Ice,” the theme of this year’s SUNY Fredonia ice skating spring recitals, will be presented in two different shows, on Sunday, March 23, at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, March 25, at 6:15 p.m., in the Steele Hall Ice Arena.The children, from age 4 through mid-teens, are enrolled in the college’s Learn to Skate program, which meets each week during the winter season.
Divers Keller, Carlson, Haley earn trips to NCAA nationals
Fredonia senior Ashley Keller (Lockport, N.Y.) won both the NCAA Division III regional 3-meter and 1-meter championships this weekend at Rochester Institute of Technology, and will be once again representing the Blue Devils at the national meet in Indianapolis from March 19-22. Fredonia's Arron Carlson (LeRoy, N.Y.), who scored 478.1 points to win his 3-meter event in his freshmen year, will be joining her, after winning the men's regional qualifier Friday, as will senior Katelyn Haley (Canandaigua), who finished third in the 3-meter event.
Fredonians on All-SUNYAC Team and Estanislau is Fulton Award winner
Five Blue Devil men and four Blue Devil women were selected to All-SUNYAC swimming teams. One of the men's First Team choices, senior John Estanislau, was also named the winner of the James Fulton Award.