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RED DRAGON ATHLETICS
Oneonta State placed 46th out of 52 teams with 2 points to complete the 2008 season. The only medalist of the weekend was Celia Alterio. The freshman placed 7th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a personal best time of 11:51.62. Also running a personal best was classmate Connie Belkevich, who placed 14th in the 400 meters in a time of 1:00.25.
Results:
100 meters: 24th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 13.08
200 meters: 13th Sacca, 26.12
400 meters: 14th Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 1:00.25 (PR); 30th Kristen Stein (So.), 1:02.44
400 hurdles: 24th Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 1:08.92
800 meters: 17th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:21.08
3,000 steeplechase: 7th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 11:51.62 (PR)
1600 meter relay: 13th Maziejka, Stein, Belkevich, Sacca, 4:08.84
Discus: 19th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 28.95m (95 0)
NYC Qualifying Challenge @ Icahn Stadium Saturday, May 10, 2008
In the last qualifying invitational of the year, the Red Dragons extended the season of four more team members. In the 400 meters, freshman Connie Belkevich and sophomore Kristen Stein finished in ninth and tenth, respectively. Belkevich crossed the line in a personal best time of 1:00.26 with Stein right behind in 1:00.56. Both times were good for ECAC qualification. In the 800 meters, sophomore Amberlyn Mattice won her heat and placed twelfth overall in 2:20.45, hitting the ECAC standard. In the steeplechase, freshman Celia Alterio placed third in an ECAC time of 11:57.86 while Kaitlyn Keys placed fifth in a time of 12:58.60. Both women achieved personal bests. To end the day, freshman Liz Maziejka teamed with Stein, Belkevich, and junior Janine Sacca to run a seasons best time of 4:00.14, which improved their ECAC qualifying time and took home the victory.
Highlights:
100 meters: 8th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 13.00 (ECAC)
400 meters: 14th Sacca, 26.32 (ECAC)
400 meters: 9th Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 1:00.26 (PR, ECAC); 10th Kristen Stein (So.), 1:00.56 (ECAC)
800 meters: 12th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:20.45 (ECAC)
3,000 steeplechase: 3rd Celia Alterio (Fr.), 11:57.86 (PR, ECAC); 5th Kaitlyn Keys (Jr.), 12:58.60 (PR)
1600 meter relay: 1st Liz Maziejka (Fr.), Stein, Belkevich, Sacca, 4:00.14 (ECAC)
Oneonta State May Meet Saturday, May 3, 2008
The Plattsburgh Cardinals narrowly beat the home team Red Dragons in a combined womens and mens team score of 134-129.
Highlights:
400 meters: 1st Janine Sacca (Jr.), 1:00.53 (PR, ECAC)
Long Jump: 1st Jennifer Schultz (Fr.), 3.91m (12 10)
Discus: 1st Stephanie Gordon, 33.74m (110 8)
Hammer: 1st Jillian Bley (So.), 36.27m (119 0 PR)
SUNYAC Championships @ Cortland Friday-Saturday, April 25-26, 2008
The Red Dragons placed eighth with 30 points. Juniors Stephanie Gordon and Janine Sacca led the scoring charge. Gordon was the highest individual finisher on the day, placing second in the discus with an ECAC qualifying throw of 35.95 meters. She also placed seventh in the javelin with a mark of 25.57 meters, throwing it for the first time this season. Sacca ran personal bests in both of 12.67 and 25.76 in the 100 and 200 meters in placing eighth and fourth, respectively. Both times were ECAC qualifiers. She also anchored the 4x400 meter to a runner-up finish with 58.8 split. She teamed with freshman Connie Belkevich and sophomores Kristen Stein and Amberlyn Mattice to run an ECAC qualifying time of 4:02.73. Earlier in the day, Belkevich and Stein teamed with freshmen Liz Maziejka and Kristan Catanese to place seventh in the 4x100 relay in a time of 52.91. In the 400 hurdles, Maziejka placed sixth in a personal best and ECAC qualifying time of 1:06.27. Junior Kaitlyn Keys started the day off Saturday with an eighth place finish in the 3,000 steeplechase in a time 13:13.16.
Place Winners:
100 meters: 8th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 12.67 (PR, ECAC)
200 meters: 4th Sacca, 25.76 (PR, ECAC)
400 hurdles: 6th Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 1:06.27 (PR, ECAC)
3,000 steeplechase: 8th Kaitlyn Keys (Jr.), 13:13.16
400 meter relay: 7th Maziejka, Connie Belkevich (Fr.), Kristen Stein (So.), Kristan Catanese (Fr.), 52.91
1,600 meter relay: 2nd Belkevich, Stein, Amberlyn Mattice (So.), Sacca, 4:02.73 (ECAC)
Discus: 2nd Stephanie Gordon, 35.95m (117 11 ECAC)
Javelin: 7th Gordon, 25.57m (83 11)
Cortland Classic Saturday, April 19, 2008
It was a hot day on the track and the 4x400 relay team of freshman Connie Belkevich, sophomores Kristen Stein and Amberlyn Mattice, and junior Janine Sacca took full advantage. The quartet placed third behind two teams from Cornell University in an ECAC qualifying time of 4:09.12. In the 400 meters earlier in the day, Sacca and Belkevich placed third and fourth respectively, in SUNYAC times of 1:01.36 and 1:01.45. In the 400 hurdles, freshman Liz Maziejka returned from injury and placed second in a SUNYAC qualifying time of 1:09.29. Junior Kaitlyn Keys started the day off right for the Red Dragons by placing seventh in the steeplechase in a personal best and SUNYAC qualifying time of 12:58.86. In the hammer throw, sophomore Jillian Bley threw a personal best of 33.74 meters, which qualified her for SUNYACs.
Qualifiers:
400 meters: 3rd Janine Sacca (Jr.), 1:01.36 (SUNYAC); 4th Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 1:01.45 (SUNYAC)
800 meters: 14th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:25.61 (SUNYAC)
400 hurdles: 2nd Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 1:09.29 (SUNYAC)
3,000 steeplechase: 7th Kaitlyn Keys (Jr.), 12:58.86 (PR, SUNYAC)
1600 meter relay: 3rd Belkevich, Kristen Stein (So.), Amberlyn Mattice (So.), Sacca, 4:09.12 (ECAC)
Discus: 9th Stephanie Gordon, 33.11m (108 7 SUNYAC); 12th Alisha Zink (Fr.), 30.49m (100 0 SUNYAC)
Hammer: 12th Gordon, 35.51m (116 6 SUNYAC); 15th Jillian Bley (So.), 33.74m (110 8 SUNYAC)
The College of New Jersey Invitational Friday-Saturday, April 11-12, 2008
The Red Dragons went four hours south and found warm weather, conference qualifying times, and a school record. Junior Janine Sacca, freshman Connie Belkevich, and sophomores Kristen Stein and Amberlyn Mattice teamed for the sprint medley relay to open the day on Saturday. Sacca and Belkevich ran the opening 200 legs with Stein in the 400 and Mattice anchoring the team home in the 800 leg to establish a new school record of 4:22.36 and place fourth. Sacca later placed eighth in the 100 dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 12.84 seconds. Belkevich added a twenty-third place finish in a personal best and SUNYAC time of 13.57. Stein and Mattice placed seventeenth and eighteenth respectively, in the 400 meters in SUNYAC times of 1:02.27 and 1:02.51. In the steeplechase, freshman Celia Alterio placed second in a SUNYAC qualifying time of 12:04.45. Junior Kaitlyn Keys also hit the SUNYAC mark, placing fourth in 13:19.42, good for a personal best. In the field, junior Stephanie Gordon had a tremendous weekend in three different throwing events. She started with an eighth place finish in the hammer throw on Friday with a toss of 37.30 meters, good for a personal best and SUNYAC qualifying. On Saturday, she placed seventh in the shot put with a SUNYAC mark of 10.58 meters. She ended the weekend with a runner-up finish in the discus. Her throw of 36.17 meters hit the ECAC standard and missed her own school record by 3cm. Also in the discus, freshman Alisha Zink placed eighth with a SUNYAC distance of 31.36 meters. In the shot, sophomore Jillian Bley was ninth with a personal best and SUNYAC throw of 9.90 meters.
Highlights:
100 meters: 8th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 12.84 (PR, ECAC); 23rd Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 13.57 (PR, SUNYAC)
200 meters: 9th Sacca, 26.64 (SUNYAC); 20th Belkevich, 27.74 (SUNYAC)
400 meters: 17th Kristen Stein (So.), 1:02.27 (SUNYAC); 18th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 1:02.51 (SUNYAC)
3,000 steeplechase: 2nd Celia Alterio (Fr.), 12:04.45 (PR, SUNYAC); 4th Kaitlyn Keys (Jr.), 13:19.42 (PR, SUNYAC)
1600 sprint medley relay: 4th Sacca, Belkevich, Stein, Mattice, 4:22.36 (SR)
Shot Put: 7th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.58m (34 8 ½ SUNYAC); 9th Jillian Bley (So.), 9.90m (32 5 Ύ SUNYAC)
Discus: 2nd Gordon, 36.17m (118 8 ECAC); 8th Alisha Zink (Fr.), 31.36m (102 11 SUNYAC)
Hammer: 8th Gordon, 37.30m (122 4 SUNYAC)
Richard Stockton Osprey Open Saturday, April 5, 2008
The Red Dragons opened the outdoor season with sunshine and 60 degree weather in New Jersey. Freshman Celia Alterio picked up her first collegiate win in taking the 1500 meters in a SUNYAC qualifying time of 4:59.48. Junior Janine Sacca ran personal bests in the 100 and 200 with SUNYAC times of 13.15 and 26.55 which placed her seventh and eleventh, respectively. Freshman Connie Belkevich hit the SUNYAC marks in both sprints as well, with times of 13.58 and 27.69 in placing eleventh and twenty-second. Sophomore Kristen Stein placed twenty-first in 200 with a personal best and SUNYAC qualifying time of 27.66. Classmate Amberlyn Mattice placed thirteenth in the 400 meters with a SUNYAC time of 1:03.43. Stein, Mattice, and Alterio teamed with freshman Kristan Catanese to end the day with an eighth place finish in the 4x400 relay in a time of 4:17.93. In the hammer throw, junior Stephanie Gordon placed ninth with a SUNYAC toss of 35.99 meters, which is currently the #2 throw all-time in school history.
SUNYAC Qualifiers:
100 meters: 7th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 13.15 (PR); 11th Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 13.58 (PR)
200 meters: 11th Sacca, 26.55 (PR); 21st Kristen Stein (So.), 27.66 (PR); 22nd Belkevich, 27.69 (PR)
400 meters: 13th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 1:03.43
1,500 meters: 1st Celia Alterio (Fr.), 4:59.48 (PR)
1600 meter relay: 8th Kristan Catanese (Fr.), Stein, Mattice, Alterio, 4:17.93
Hammer Throw: 9th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 35.99 (PR 118 1)
ECAC Championships @ Harvard University Friday-Saturday, March 7-8, 2008
The Red Dragons wrapped up the 2008 indoor season with a 31st place finish out of 51 teams with 9 points. Sophomore Amberlyn Mattice was the highest placer, taking 5th in the 800 meters in a personal best time of 2:18.48. Freshman Celia Alterio placed 7th in the 3,000 meters, breaking her own school record in a time of 10:39.04. Junior Janine Sacca placed 17th in the 200 in a personal best time of 26.72. Sophomore Kristen Stein placed 26th in the 500 meters in a seasons best time of 1:21.91. On Friday, that quartet placed 7th in the distance medley relay in a seasons best time of 12:38.30. Stein, Mattice, and Sacca teamed with freshman Connie Belkevich to end the weekend in the mile relay. The foursome placed 8th in a seasons best time of 4:02.74.
Results:
200 meters: 17th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 26.72 (PR)
500 meters: 26th Kristen Stein (So.), 1:21.91
800 meters: 5th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:18.48 (PR)
3,000 meters: 7th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 10:39.04 (SR)
1 Mile relay: 8th Connie Belkevich (Fr.), Stein, Mattice, Sacca, 4:02.74
DMR: 7th Mattice, Sacca, Stein, Alterio, 12:38.30
NYU Fastrack Invitational @ The NY Armory Friday, February 29, 2008
In a last chance qualifier meet, the Red Dragons picked up three more ECAC qualifying marks while hitting five personal best times on the day. Sophomores Kristen Stein and Amberlyn Mattice led the way, running two of the ECAC timed individually. Stein placed 23rd in the 500 meters in a time of 1:22.18, while Mattice placed 11th in the 800 meters with a personal best time of 2:19.13. In the 400, junior Janine Sacca and freshman Connie Belkevich ran personal bests, as well. Saccas time of 1:00.90 placed her 42nd while Belkevichs time of 1:02.05 was good enough for 52nd. The quartet teamed to end the day in the 4x400 relay. They were clocked in 4:06.44, improving their previous ECAC qualifying time by over 4 seconds. Freshman Celia Alterio ran double personal bests as she placed 17th in the mile with a time of 5:17.07 and 35th in the 800 with a time of 2:24.27. Alterios time in the mile and Saccas time in the 400 missed ECACs by .03 and .06 seconds, respectively. In the weight throw, sophomore Jillian Bley continued her meet streak of personal bests with a season ending heave of 11.51 meters.
Results:
60 meters: 35th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 8.43
400 meters: 42nd Sacca, 1:00.90 (PR); 52nd Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 1:02.05 (PR)
500 meters: 23rd Kristen Stein (So.), 1:22.18 (ECAC)
800 meters: 11th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:19.13 (PR, ECAC); 35th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 2:24.27 (PR)
1 Mile: 17th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 5:17.07 (PR)
1600 meter relay: 15th Belkevich, Stein, Mattice, Sacca, 4:06.44 (ECAC)
Shot Put: 11th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.70m (35 1 Ό)
Weight Throw: 11th Gordon, 12.10m (39 8 ½); 14th Jillian Bley (So.), 11.51m (37 9 Ό PR)
SUNYAC Championships @ Hobart/William Smith Saturday, February 23, 2008
The Red Dragons placed 7th with 33 points. Sophomore Amberlyn Mattice was the highest individual finisher on the day, placing third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:24.56. Freshman Liz Maziejka ran a personal best time of 9.11 in the 55 hurdles to place fourth. Junior Janine Sacca also took fourth, running a personal best and ECAC qualifying time of 26.78 in the 200 meters. Freshman Celia Alterio placed fifth in the mile with a time of 5:22.43 while in the shot put, junior Stephanie Gordon also placed fifth with a heave of 10.93 meters. Mattice, Sacca, and Alterio teamed with sophomore Kristen Stein to place second in the distance medley relay in an ECAC qualifying time of 12:57.22. To end the day, Maziejka teamed with classmates Connie Belkevich and Kim Loveland and junior Kaitlyn Keys to place eighth in 4x400 relay in a time of 4:23.10.
Place Winners:
55 hurdles: 4th Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 9.11 (PR)
200 meters: 4th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 26.78 (PR, ECAC)
800 meters: 3rd Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:24.56
1 Mile: 5th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 5:22.43
1600 meter relay: 8th Maziejka, Connie Belkevich (Fr.), Kim Loveland (Fr.), Kaitlyn Keys (Jr.), 4:23.10
DMR: 2nd Mattice, Sacca, Kristen Stein (So.), Alterio, 12:57.22 (ECAC)
Shot Put: 5th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.93m (35 10 ½)
Cornell University Kane Invitational Saturday, February 16, 2008
Freshman Celia Alterio broke the first school record of the season in leading the O-State charge in a pre-SUNYAC tune-up. Alterio covered 3,000 meters in 10:45.35, bettering Kim Daveys former record of 11:06.46 set back in February of 2005 at New Yorks Amory. It was over a thirty second personal best for Alterio, as she placed eleventh and qualified for the ECAC Championships in three weeks at Harvard University. The 4x400 relay team also hit the ECAC standard. Freshman Liz Maziejka and sophomores Amberlyn Mattice and Kristen Stein were joined by junior Janine Sacca and crossed the line in 4:10.95, good for fifth place. Earlier in the day, Maziejka placed sixth in 60 hurdles in a SUNYAC qualifying time of 9.72 seconds. She also hit the SUNYAC mark in the 60 dash, running 8.42 seconds which placed her twelfth. Mattice hit the SUNYAC standard in the mile run, also placing twelfth in a time of 5:32.36.
New Qualifiers:
60 meters: 12th Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 8.42 (SUNYAC)
60 hurdles: 6th Maziejka, 9.72 (SUNYAC)
1 Mile: 12th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 5:32.36 (SUNYAC)
3,000 meters: 11th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 10:45.35 (SR, ECAC)
1600 meter relay: 5th Maziejka, Mattice, Kristen Stein (So.), Janine Sacca (Jr.), 4:10.95 (ECAC)
Boston University Valentine Invitational Friday-Saturday, February 8-9, 2008
Janine Sacca led the onslaught of personal bests on BUs banked 200 meter track. The junior ran 26.83 for 200 meters for a PR and her first career individual ECAC qualifying performance. She also ran a personal best time of 1:01.18 in the 400 meters to improve her SUNYAC qualifying time. Sophomore Amberlyn Mattice ran a huge PR in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.83, which also hit the ECAC standard. Freshmen Celia Alterio and Liz Maziejka got in the PR act, as well. Alterio ran 5:17.80 in the one mile while Maziejka ran 27.49 in the 200 meters. Both times were good for SUNYAC qualification. Maziejka also hit the SUNYAC mark in the 55 hurdles with a time of 9.65. The quartet teamed for the distance medley relay on Saturday and placed twenty-second in an ECAC qualifying time of 12:52.78. In the throws, junior Stephanie Gordon hit SUNYAC marks in both the shot put and weight throws with tosses of 10.56 and 10.57 meters, respectively. Sophomore Jillian Bley hit SUNYAC standard in weight with a heave of 10.59 meters.
Oneonta Results:
55 meters: 77th Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 8.08
55 hurdles: 67th Maziejka, 9.65 (SUNYAC)
200 meters: 78th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 26.83 (PR, ECAC); 111th Maziejka, 27.49 (PR, SUNYAC)
400 meters: 63rd Sacca, 1:01.18 (PR, SUNYAC)
800 meters: 52nd Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:21.83 (PR, ECAC)
1 Mile: 59th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 5:17.80 (PR, SUNYAC)
DMR: 22nd Mattice, Maziejka, Sacca, Alterio, 12:52.78 (ECAC)
Shot Put: 39th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.56m (SUNYAC); 53rd Katie Baker (Fr.), 9.69m; 57th Jillian Bley (So.), 9.23m
Weight Throw: 57th Bley, 10.59m (SUNYAC); 60th Gordon, 10.57m (SUNYAC); 65th Alisha Zink (Fr.), 9.91m
Syracuse University Invitational Saturday, February 2, 2008
Three Red Dragons hit the ECAC standard in the 1,000 meters to highlight the day. Senior Kaitlin OSullivan placed second in the event with a time of 3:02.03. Freshman Celia Alterio caught teammate sophomore Amberlyn Mattice at the line as the duo placed eighth and ninth in times of 3:10.59 and 3:10.64, respectively. That trio later teamed with freshman Kim Loveland to place seventh in the 4x400 meter relay in a time of 4:21.38. Junior Janine Sacca placed seventh in the 200 meters in a personal best of 27.24, which improved her SUNYAC qualifying time. Freshman Liz Maziejka was thirteenth in the same event her own SUNYAC time of 27.67. Earlier in the day, Maziejka hit another SUNYAC qualifying time, running 7.90 in the 55 dash. In the field, Jillian Bley qualified for SUNYACs in two events, placing eighth and ninth in the shot put and weight throw respectively, with throws of 9.89 and 11.16 meters. Junior Stephanie Gordon placed fifth in the shot with a seasons best and SUNYAC qualifying throw of 10.90 meters. Freshman Katie Baker qualified for SUNYACs for the first time, tossing the shot 9.84 meters to place ninth.
New Qualifiers:
55 meters: 19th Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 7.90 (SUNYAC)
200 meters: 7th Sacca, 27.24 (PR, SUNYAC); 13th Maziejka, 27.67 (SUNYAC)
1,000 meters: 2nd Kaitlin OSullivan (Sr.), 3:02.03 (ECAC); 8th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 3:10.59 (PR, ECAC); 9th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 3:10.64 (ECAC)
Shot Put: 5th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.90m (SUNYAC); 8th Jillian Bley (So.), 9.89m (SUNYAC); 9th Katie Baker (Fr.), 9.84m (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 9th Bley, 11.16m (SUNYAC)
Colgate University Class of 1932 Invitational Saturday, January 26, 2008
Oneonta State placed sixth out of 11 teams with 48 points. Juniors Stephanie Gordon and Janine Sacca led the way with a pair of runner-up finishes. Gordon threw 10.55 meters in the shot put and improved her SUNYAC qualifying mark. She also placed fifth in the weight throw with SUNYAC mark of 11.11 meters. Sacca improved her SUNYAC qualifying time in the 200 meters with a personal best of 27.28 seconds. She also placed fifth in the 55 dash in a time of 7.83 seconds. She ended the day by running a blazing 60.3 second leg on the victorious 4x400 relay. The team of freshman Liz Maziejka, Sacca, freshman Kristan Catanese, and sophomore Amberlyn Mattice hit the ECAC standard with a time of 4:11.38. Maziejka placed third and eighth in the 55 hurdles and 200 respectively, with SUNYAC times of 9.33 and 27.96 seconds. Mattice placed eighth in the 800 meters with a SUNYAC time of 2:30.17. Freshman Celia Alterio placed fifth in the same event with her own SUNYAC time of 2:29.35. She ended the day by teaming with junior Kaitlyn Keys, sophomore Margaret Conlon, and classmate Kim Loveland for the 4x800 relay, which placed second in a time of 10:40.10.
Highlights:
55 meters: 5th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 7.83 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles: 3rd Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 9.33 (SUNYAC)
200 meters: 2nd Sacca, 27.28 (PR, SUNYAC); 8th Maziejka, 27.96 (SUNYAC)
800 meters: 5th Celia Alterio (Fr.), 2:29.35 (SUNYAC); 8th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 2:30.17 (SUNYAC)
1,600 meter relay: 1st Maziejka, Sacca, Kristan Catanese (Fr.), Mattice, 4:11.38 (ECAC)
3,200 meter relay: 2nd Alterio, Kaitlyn Keys (Jr.), Margaret Conlon (So.), Kim Loveland (Fr.), 10:40.10
Shot Put: 2nd Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.55m (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 5th Gordon, 11.11m (SUNYAC)
St. Lawrence University Indoor Classic Saturday, January 19, 2008
The Red Dragons opened 2008 with a second place finish out of three teams with 77 points. Janine Sacca led the way with three victories on the day. The junior set personal bests in the 55 dash and 200 meters, running SUNYAC qualifying times of 7.71 and 27.47, respectively. She also ran 2nd leg on the winning 4x200 team comprised of freshmen Liz Maziejka, Kristan Catanese, and Celia Alterio. Alterio held off a hard charging St. Lawrence team at the line to win by .02 seconds in a time of 1:55.20. Maziejka picked up an individual win for herself in taking the 55 hurdles in a SUNYAC time of 9.20. She also placed 2nd to Sacca in the 200, with another SUNYAC qualifying time of 28.09. Senior Kaitlin OSullivan won the 500 in an ECAC qualifying time of 1:21.50. Sophomore Amberlyn Mattice placed 4th in the 400 with a SUNYAC qualifying time of 1:05.11. Junior Stephanie Gordon placed 2nd in the weight throw with a personal best toss of 12.38 meters, good for SUNYAC qualification. Sophomore Jillian Bley placed 7th in the same event with a personal best and SUNYAC qualifying throw of 10.82 meters. Gordon also placed 4th in the shot put with a SUNYAC qualifying toss of 10.28 meters.
Highlights:
55 meters: 1st Janine Sacca (Jr.), 7.71 (PR, SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles: 1st Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 9.20 (PR, SUNYAC)
200 meters: 1st Sacca, 27.47 (SUNYAC); 2nd Maziejka, 28.09
400 meters: 4th Amberlyn Mattice (So.), 1:05.11 (SUNYAC)
500 meters: 1st Kaitlin OSullivan (Sr.), 1:21.50 (ECAC)
800 meter relay: 1st Maziejka, Sacca, Catanese, Alterio, 1:55.20
Shot Put: 4th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.28m (SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 2nd Gordon, 12.38m (PR, SUNYAC); 7th Jillian Bley (So.), 10.82m (PR, SUNYAC)
St. Lawrence University Holiday Relays Saturday, December 8, 2007
The Red Dragons ended 2007 on a positive in the North Country. Junior Janine Sacca was the highest placing finisher on the day, as she qualified for SUNYACs with a runner-up time of 1:02.55 in the 400 meters. Freshman Connie Belkevich was right behind in third in a time of 1:02.71. Sophomore Kristen Stein placed sixth in 1:03.09 with freshman Liz Maziejka finishing thirteenth in 1:04.98. All four women hit the SUNYAC qualifying standard. The quartet also joined forces to place second in the 4x200 relay in an ECAC qualifying time of 1:48.82. Belkevich and Sacca opened the day by placing forth and seventh, respectively, in the 55 dash in SUNYAC qualifying times of 7.70 and 7.79. Maziejka started her day by placing forth in the 55 hurdles in a time of 9.28, good enough for her SUNYAC qualifying mark. In the field, classmate Alison Eagan placed third in the pole vault with a leap of 2.70 meters, which equaled her SUNYAC qualifying mark from last week. Sophomore Jillian Bley threw a personal best of 10.70 meters in the weight throw to place sixth and improve her SUNYAC qualifying mark. The Red Dragons return to action in 2008 back at St. Lawrence for the Indoor Classic on January 19th.
New Qualifiers:
55 meters: 4th Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 7.70 (SUNYAC); 7th Janine Sacca (Jr.), 7.79 (SUNYAC)
55 meter hurdles: 4th Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 9.28 (SUNYAC)
400 meters: 2nd Sacca, 1:02.55 (SUNYAC); 3rd Belkevich, 1:02.71 (SUNYAC); 6th Kristen Stein (So.), 1:03.09 (SUNYAC); 13th Maziejka, 1:04.98 (SUNYAC)
800 meter relay: 2nd Belkevich, Sacca, Maziejka, Stein, 1:48.82 (ECAC)
Pole Vault: 3rd Alison Eagan (Fr.), 2.70m (8 10 Ό - SUNYAC)
Weight Throw: 6th Jillian Bley (So.), 10.70m (SUNYAC)
Cornell University Relays Saturday, December 1, 2007
The Red Dragons opened the 2007-2008 indoor season at the Cornell Relays. Stephanie Gordon led the way with two SUNYAC qualifying performances. The junior placed 11th in the shot put with a toss of 10.39 meters and placed 14th in the weight throw with a heave of 11.13 meters. Sophomore Jillian Bley placed 16th in the weight throw, as well, with a SUNYAC qualifying mark of 10.57 meters. Freshman Alison Eagan made her Red Dragon debut in the pole vault and qualified for SUNYACs on her first attempt with a height of 2.70 meters, which placed her 9th. Junior Janine Sacca and freshman Connie Belkevich placed 43rd and 44th, respectively in the 60 meter dash. Saccas time was 8.48 and Belkevichs was 8.52, both good for SUNYAC qualification. Sacca later teamed with sophomore Kristen Stein and freshmen Kristan Catanese and Liz Maziejka to place 10th in the 4x400 relay in a time of 4:20.31. Belkevich placed 16th in the 300 meters in a time of 43.89, which ranked her 3rd all-time in school history behind All-Americans Ashlee Robertson and Maureen Verdier.
SUNYAC Qualifiers:
60 meters: 43rd Janine Sacca (Jr.), 8.48; 44th Connie Belkevich (Fr.), 8.52
1,600 meter relay: 10th Sacca, Kristen Stein (So.), Kristan Catanese (Fr.), Liz Maziejka (Fr.), 4:20.31
Pole Vault: 9th Alison Eagan (Fr.), 2.70m (8 10 Ό)
Shot Put: 11th Stephanie Gordon (Jr.), 10.39m (34 1 Ό)
Weight Throw: 14th Gordon, 11.13m (36 6 Ό); 16th Jillian Bley (So.), 10.57m (34 8 Ό)