State University of New York Athletic Conference

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For Immediate Release: April 21, 2003

Contact: Cathy Wenzka, SUNYAC Publicist

ATHLETES PREPARE FOR SUNYAC
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

FREDONIA, NY – The 2003 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held Saturday, April 26, 2003 at Dietz Stadium in Kingston, NY, hosted by SUNY New Paltz.

Teams from Brockport, Buffalo State, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Oneonta, Oswego and Plattsburgh will compete in this year’s 36^th annual men’s and 20^th annual women’s competitions.

The Cortland Red Dragons look to defend their men’s and women’s titles despite returning only two individual winners from last year. On the men’s side, Cortland narrowly outdistanced Geneseo in last year’s championship to claim their second consecutive title.

The Cortland women continued to dominate as they took home the championship for the fifth consecutive year. This year, however, they will be without double individual winners Kissie Pringle, Sarah Speicher and Jennifer White, all lost to graduation. Looking to upset Cortland are the Lady Knights of Geneseo who are coming off a strong indoor season that included a seventh-place team finish at nationals.

The all-day event starts at 9 a.m. with the men’s and women’s hammer throw and concludes at approximately 3:40 p.m. with the men’s 4x400m relay. For more information and up-to-date performance lists, go to the SUNYAC web page at www.sunyac.com and click on Outdoor Track.

2002 Final Team Standings

WOMEN’S RESULTS PTS. MEN’S RESULTS PTS.

1. Cortland 198 1. Cortland 144

2. Geneseo 98 2. Geneseo 133

3. Oswego 97 3. Buffalo State 91

4. Fredonia 68 4. Plattsburgh 68

5. Brockport 62 5. Fredonia 65

6. Plattsburgh 41 6. Brockport 60

7. New Paltz 37 7. New Paltz 31

8. Buffalo State 19 8. Oswego 28