2008 Outdoor Track and Field
Athletes of the Week

April 21
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J.J. Riese - Cortland
Senior (Central Square/P.V. Moore)
Riese won the 200-meter dash in a field of 32 sprinters at the Cortland Classic with an ECAC-qualifying time of 21.77 seconds. His time was just two hundredths of a second away from NCAA provisional qualifying status. Riese also tied for second out of 35 entrants in the 100 in :10.87 and was part of the Red Dragons' winning 4x400 relay in 3:21.87, both also ECAC qualifiers.

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Megan Boggan - Oswego
Sophomore (Canandaigua/Canandaigua)
Boggan set two new school records for the Lakers. She set a new Oswego State record in the 40-meter dash (60.76 seconds) on Tuesday at St. Lawrence, which was an ECAC qualifying time. She also won the 200 at the St. Lawrence Open. On Saturday at Hamilton College, Boggan ran 1:05.26 in the 400 hurdles, shattering the Oswego State record by two seconds and qualified her for the ECAC meet. She also led off the 4x400 relay team that set a new school record (4:10.06) and qualified for ECACs.

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Ray Richardson - Oswego
Freshman (Auburn/Auburn)
Richardson won the triple jump at the Hamilton Invitational on Saturday with a distance of 14.16 meters (46 feet, 5.5 inches). The mark is an NCAA Division III provisional qualifier and a personal best. Earlier in the week, Richardson won the triple jump at the St. Lawrence Open with an ECAC-qualifying distance of 13.84 meters (45-5).

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Julia Hopson - Fredonia
Junior (Poughkeepsie/Arlington)
Hopson set a SUNYAC and Fredonia State record in the hammer throw with 54.24 meters in a winning effort at the U.B. Open. She was also the first collegian in the discus with 33.56 (third overall) and first collegian (second overall) in the shot put with 12.83 meters.

April 14
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Amaan Siddeeq - Cortland
Senior (Goshen/Goshen)
Siddeeq repeats as the SUNYAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week. He broke an 11-year-old school record in the 200-meter dash with his winning time of 21.14 seconds at the Bucknell University Bison Outdoor Classic. He finished first out of 49 entrants and automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. Siddeeq also anchored the winning 4x100 relay team that improved on its NCAA provisional time at :41.43.

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Toni Wiszowaty - Plattsburgh
Senior (Shirley/William Floyd)
Wiszowaty defeated a field of 27 finishers in the 5,000-meter invitational run at the NCAA Division I-II dominated Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic. She recorded a winning time of 16 minutes and 54.7 seconds, a personal record for the season. The time is also an NCAA Championships automatic qualifier and the best mark to date in Division III.

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Josh Dupuis - Brockport
Senior (Tupper Lake/Tupper Lake)
Dupuis earned his second straight SUNYAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor after turning in two solid performances at the Bucknell University Bison Outdoor Classic. He finished fourth in the shot put at 15.45 meters (50 feet, 8.25 inches) and was sixth in the discus at 46.45 meters (152-5), both of which improved upon his previous ECAC qualifying performances. He was the top Division III finisher in each event and his shot put missed NCAA provisional qualifying standards by only a tenth of a meter.

WOMEN'S FIELD
Shannon O'Keeffe - Brockport
Junior (Boston/Springville-Griffith)
O'Keeffe continued her dominance as she once again took first place in the triple jump, this time at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic, predominately a Division I meet. Her leap of 11.64 meters broke her own school record and solidified her spot in the upcoming NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. She's currently the No. 1 ranked triple jumper in Division III. She also finished third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.22 seconds, just short of the NCAA provisional-qualifying time.

April 7
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Amaan Siddeeq - Cortland
Senior (Goshen/Goshen)
Siddeeq finished first out of 30 competitors in the 100-meter dash and fourth out of 45 runners in the 200 at the predominantly Division I Colonial Relays, hosted by William and Mary. His 100 time of 10.56 seconds is an NCAA Division III Championship provisional qualifier and is 0.01 away from the automatic qualifying standard. His 200 time of :21.61 is also an NCAA provisional time. In addition, Siddeeq anchored Cortland's winning 4x100 relay team that posted an NCAA provisional time of :41.50.

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Alanna Hollborn - Cortland
Junior (Islip Terrace/East Islip)
Hollborn finished second out of 43 runners in the 5,000 meters at the predominantly Division I Colonial Relays, hosted by William and Mary. Her time of 17:07.66 is an NCAA provisional qualifier by more than 27 seconds.

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Josh Dupuis - Brockport
Senior (Tupper Lake/Tupper Lake)
Dupuis finished first in a field of 32 competitors in the discus with a throw of 45.98 meters (150' 10") and was second out of 26 entrants in the shot put with a distance of 14.99 meters (50' 10.25") at the University of Rochester Alumni Meet on Sunday. Both of his performances were ECAC Division III Championship qualifiers.

WOMEN'S FIELD
Shannon O'Keeffe - Brockport
Junior (Boston/Springville-Griffith)
O'Keeffe won the triple jump - and shattered the Brockport school record - with a leap of 11.62 meters, almost a full meter ahead of the second-place finisher at the University of Rochester Alumni Invitational. It was the No. 1 jump nationally so far in the outdoor season and provisionally qualified O'Keefe for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She also took second place in the long jump at the U. of R. meet with a leap of 5.12 meters.