Four Track Athletes Win Conference Championships

KINGSTON, NY – — The SUNY New Paltz Track & Field program took home four conference titles at this afternoon’s SUNYAC Track & Field Championship this afternoon at Dietz Stadium. Freshman Musu Jackson-Buckner (Buffalo, NY) claimed a SUNYAC Championship in the 200 meters with a time of 26.01. Freshman Jennifer Hutchinson (Queensbury, NY) won a conference title in the pole vault with a mark of 2.65 meters.

Two defending champions from New Paltz came up short in their attempt to repeat. Senior Andrea Drayss finished second in the shot put with a mark of 11.84 meters. Junior Natasha Dudar (New Paltz, NY) finished eighth in the triple jump with a mark 9.44 meters.

The women’s squad finished with 53 points and placed sixth in the meet.

For the men’s squad, freshman Andrew Hunsinger (Queensbury, NY) was crowned the conference champion in the 100 meters with time of 11.30. He also took second in the 200 meter event with a mark of 22.89. Senior Bryan Lundy (Stormville, NY) won the javelin with a throw of 52.91.

The New Paltz men finished in a tie with Oswego for sixth place with a total of 41 points. SUNY New Paltz Men’s and Women’s Results

Men 10,000 Meters – None 100 Meters – Andrew Hunsinger 1st (11.30) 3000 Meter Steeplechase – John Zarella 4th (10:02.90) 4×100 Meter Relay – Andrew Hunsinger, Adam Thyberg, Henderson Braithwaite, John Egiziano 5th (45.65) 1500 meters – Phil Goodwin 7th (4:09.15) 400 meters – None 110 meter hurdles – None 800 meters – Justin Lee 12th (2:02.46), Phil Goodwin 20th (2:05.49) 400 hurdles – Adam Thyberg 6th (59.62) 200 meters – Andrew Hunsinger 2nd (22.89) 5000 meters – Dan Holton 9th (16.04:54) 4×400 meters – Hunsinger, Zarella, Lee, Goodwin 8th (3:39.74) Hammer – Josh Moore 8th (40.52 meters) Shot Put – Josh Moore 4th (14.93 meters), Bryan Lundy 5th (14.22 meters) High Jump – None Long Jump – Scott Amado 11th (4.78 meters) Triple Jump – None Discuss – None Javelin – Bryan Lundy 1st (52.91) Pole Vault – None

Women 10,000 Meters – Rebecca Demeri 9th (42:15.91) 100 Hurdles – None 100 meters – Musu Jackson-Buckner 5th (13.02) 3000 meter steeplechase – Janet Walsh 6th (12:19.61) 1500 meters – None 400 meters – Heather DeBuono 8th (1:03.10), Marisa Ourantitsas 12th (1:06.61) 800 meters – Kate Choromanski 11th (2:31.67) 400 hurdles – Jennifer Hutchinson 3rd (1:08.64) 200 meters – Musu Jackson-Buckner 1st (26.01) 5000 meters – None 4×100 meters – Jolene Dobis, Kara Conner, Heidi Dippel, Katie Dwyer 7th (55.14) 4×400 meters – Jackson-Buckner, DeBuono, Ouranitsas, Choromanski 7th (4:26.14) Hammer – Jackie Goldstein 9th (36.04 meters) Shot Put – Andrea Drayss 2nd (11.84 meters) High Jump – Heidi Dippel 4th (1.47 meters) Long Jump – Stephanie Ramsey 9th (4.61 meters) Triple Jump – Natasha Dudar 8th (9.44 meters) Discus – Erika Johnson 12th (27.16) Javelin – Jackie Goldstein 2nd (30.19 meters) Pole Vault – Jennifer Hutchinson 1st (2.65 meters)

Men’s Final Team Scores: 1) Geneseo 157, 2) Cortland 151, 3) Buffalo St. 76, 4) Plattsburgh 59, 5) Brockport 50, 6) Tie between Oswego and New Paltz with 41, 8) Oneonta 29, 9) Fredonia 13.

Women’s Final Team Scores: 1) Geneseo 160, 2) Cortland 111, 3) Oswego 86, 4) Brockport 68, 5) Buffalo St. 61, 6) New Paltz 53, 7) Plattsburgh 40, 8) Oneonta 25, 9) Fredonia 16.