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Friends and faculty honored the late Jessa Webber at Pink the Rink
The roster of Pink the Rink honorees was made up of moms and dads, grandmothers and grandfathers, aunts, uncles, colleagues, and retirees. And then there was Fredonia's student, Jessica Webber. Jessa died Jan. 6 after a seven-year battle with brain cancer. She was a junior business major at Fredonia State, and is the youngest of all the people who were honored Saturday night at Steele Hall.
Buster Brown Bean brews beverage to battle breast cancer
The Buster Brown Bean Company has stepped forward as the official sponsor of the SUNY Fredonia Men's Hockey team's annual “Pink the Rink” fundraising campaign...
Hockey's annual Pink the Rink game benefits cancer research; Blue Devils take on Morrisville
The Fredonia State men’s hockey team will wrap up the SUNYAC regular season in high style, while promoting a very good cause, by staging its fan-favorite “Pink the Rink” game. The annual event, which serves as a fundraiser in the fight against breast cancer and has garnered national media attention in the past, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m., against SUNY Morrisville at Steele Hall Ice Arena.
A strong Case for success
A head coach at Fredonia State in two sports, alumnus Chris Case has recruited a steady stream of players who have repeatedly put their names in the record books. He has been named SUNYAC Coach of the Year three times — twice for soccer and once for lacrosse. “I’m always trying to find players who can come in and start for us,” said Case. “And even if they can’t start, good players give you depth.”
Blue Devil lineup for Spring 2010
Men's hockey, men's basketball, women's basketball, swimming and diving, track and field, and women's lacrosse...
Blue Devil results for Fall 2009
Women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's cross country, and men's soccer...
Track athlete a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year
Julia Hopson, ’09, was a finalist for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year award. She and eight others were chosen from an initial pool of just 132 nominees among all NCAA colleges and universities nationwide.A native of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Hopson earned five All-American awards in track and field throwing events at Fredonia State, including a national championship — the first by a Blue Devil woman in any sport — in the 2009 women’s 20-pound weight throw.
Final phase of construction completed on University Stadium
The stadium, which began operating in 2007, now boasts such amenities as a new entrance and traffic circle, ticket office, restrooms, team meeting rooms, concession stands and a press box. “It was a long time coming, and I think a lot of our competitors will be envious of what we have here,” said Prechtl. “It will give our coaches a leg up when it comes to recruiting, and it’s a real positive for the athletic program.”
Hockey team's popular "Pink the Rink" fundraiser set for Feb. 20
The Blue Devils will once again don their pink jerseys and socks for their annual Pink the Rink fundraiser to raise money for the American Cancer Society, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m., against Morrisville in the Steele Hall Ice Arena. All proceeds from the sale of these jerseys will once again be given to the American Cancer Society.
NCAA Woman of Year program to re-air on CBS College Sports Network
Julia Hopson, above center, at NCAA awards event, to be broadcast Friday, Dec. 4. Flanking her are show co-hosts Doris Burke and Stephen Bardo. CBS...