Published: September 20, 2008 04:00 am         

Broncos women's coach Wood, men's standout highlight cross country meet

SUNY Delhi women's cross country coach Justin Wood earned the best local finish among 120 men's entrants in the Airfield Invitational at Oneonta's Fortin Park on Friday. Wood, a Walton native and SUNY Delhi graduate, finished third overall in 18 minutes, 50 seconds on the 6-kilometer course as a representative of the Bronco Track Club.

Chris Mason placed fifth in 19:01 for Delhi's men, who also received an 11th-place finish from Chris Burke (19:34). Delhi finished sixth among nine teams with 125 points.

Plattsburgh and Cortland tied for the team title with 45 points apiece. Oneonta State, paced by Marty Nicholson (14th, 19:38) finished third (88 points). Justin Pedersen (69th, 21:37) led last-place Hartwick (266).

Peter Kosgei of fourth-place Hamilton (97) won in 18:26.

Jenny Schaffhouser won the women's 4,500-meter race in 16:52 for Plattsburgh, which scored 63 points to finish second to Hamilton (56). A total of 95 women competed.

Amberlyn Mattice earned the highest local finish, placing ninth for O-State in 17:44. Celia Alterio finished 12th (17:51) for the Red Dragons, who scored 127 points to place fifth in the team standings.

Kim McKay (33rd, 18:34) paced seventh-place Delhi (218). Gilbertsville-Mount Upton graduate Gabby Dello, a former SUNY Delhi runner, led Hartwick with a 46th-place finish (19:05). The Hawks finished eighth (223) out of nine women's teams.

The Red Dragons visit St. Lawrence University on Sept. 27 for the Hoffmann Invitational. St. Lawrence will host the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championship on Nov. 15.

Airfield Invitational

at Fortin Park, Oneonta

Men's team scores: 1, Plattsburgh 45; T1, Cortland 45; 3, Oneonta 88; 4, Hamilton 97; 5, Mansfield 103; 6, SUNY Delhi 125; 7, Mohawk Valley CC 217; 8, Herkimer County CC 260; 9, Hartwick 266.

Winner: Peter Kosgei, Hamilton, 18:26.

Local finishers: 3, Justin Wood, Bronco TC, 18:50; 5, Chris Mason, Delhi 19:01; 11, Chris Burke, Delhi 19:34; 14, Marty Nicholson, Oneonta, 19:38; 15, Nick Pampena, Oneonta, 19:42; 20, Frank Pfaffenberger, Oneonta, 20:06; 21, Matt Laroe, Oneonta, 20:08; 23, Tim Greenberg, Oneonta, 20:18; 38, Josh Schultheis, Delhi, 20:44; 41, Tim Flynn, Delhi, 20:46; 42, Chuck Hollister, Oneonta, 20:52; 44, Corey Clavet, Delhi, 20:55; 45, Caleb Edmonds, Cooperstown Central, 20:56; 49, David Goodge, Oneonta, 21:00; 51, Ethan Lennox, Delhi, 21:02; 59, Jon Tuttle, Delhi, 21:16; 60, Adrian Milisavljevich, Delhi, 21:18; 61, Chris Sneed, Oneonta, 21:19; 62, Chris Babcock, Delhi, 21:21; 63, Dan Bruton, Oneonta, 21:23; 66, Billy Dayton, Delhi, 21:33; 67, Luke Sattler, Hartwick alumni, 21:35; 69, Justin Pedersen, Hartwick, 21:37; 70, Brian Baird, Oneonta, 21:40; 75, Tim Kolesar, Oneonta, 21:45; 76, Will Ennis, Delhi, 21:47; 80, Travis Visco, Oneonta, 21:50; 81, Sean Daly, Oneonta, 21:52; 84, Jon Schiefen, Delhi, 22:01; 87, Timothy Sattler, Hartwick, 22:10; 89, Kyle Buser, Delhi, 22:16; 92, Mark Gymburch, Oneonta, 22:25; 96, Michael O'Rourke, Oneonta, 22:44; 106, Mike Schmidt, Delhi, 24:00; 111, Jeff Oettinger, Oneonta, 24:27; 113, Jake Kruchinski, Oneonta, 24:54; 115, Sean Roberts, Hartwick, 25:21; 116, David Osokow, Hartwick, 25:34; 117, Sam Roods, Hartwick, 25:34; 120, Nick Schilling, Hartwick, 27:54.

Women's team scores: 1, Hamilton 56; 2, Plattsburgh 63; 3, Mansfield 68; 4, Cortland 80; 5, Oneonta 127; 6, Mohawk Valley CC 133; 7, SUNY Delhi 218; 8, Hartwick 223; 9, Herkimer County CC 292.

Winner: Jenny Schaffhouser, Plattsburgh, 16:52.

Local finishers: 9, Amberlyn Mattice, Oneonta, 17:44; 12, Celia Alterio, Oneonta, 17:51; 33, Kim McKay, Delhi, 18:34; 39, Margaret Conlon, Oneonta, 18:49; 40, Ellen Paccia, Oneonta, 18:54; 45, Abby Lee, Oneonta, 19:05; 46, Gabby Dello, Hartwick, 19:05; 52, Erica Gates, Hartwick, 19:31; 56, Diane Herzog, Oneonta, 19:50; 62, Brianna MacBlane, Oneonta, 20:03; 63, Kate Cole, Delhi, 20:06; 64, Danielle Metz, Delhi, 20:09; 65, Sierra Derby, Hartwick, 20:12; 66, Chelsea Bertrand, Delhi, 20:20; 68, Lucy Garfield, Hartwick, 20:26; 76, Rachel Gleason, Delhi, 21:20; 77, Amelia Feller, Hartwick, 21:29; 78, Brianne Cunningham, Delhi, 21:30; 79, Kelly Williams, Oneonta, 21:31; 80, Carolyn Laskoski, Delhi, 21:45; 83, Laura Gray, Hartwick, 22:05; 85, Danielle Wasserman, Hartwick, 22:22; 86, Nina Pasquarelli, Delhi, 22:26; 87, Jennifer Garcia, Delhi, 22:26; 88, Kitty Mears, Hartwick, 22:30; 89, Ann Ward, Delhi, 22:58; 94, Amanda Cade, Delhi, 27:05.

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Women's Tennis

RIT 8, Hartwick 1

Jen Lin and Anne Neely earned Hartwick's point against Empire 8 Conference visitor Rochester Institute of Technology (4-2, 4-1) with an 8-1 victory at second doubles.

Hartwick's Kim Post and Carly Jesset each fell in three-set matches, at fifth and sixth singles, respectively.

The Hawks (1-5, 1-2) host Elmira for an E8 match at 1 p.m. Saturday and follow with a non-leaguer against Keuka College at 1 p.m. Sunday.

RIT 8, Hartwick 1

at Hartwick

Singles: Amanda Berg (R) def. Betsy Breaznell, 6-1, 6-2; Brianne Francisco (R) def. Jennifer Lin, 6-3, 6-3; Alexis Stanley (R) def. Anne Neely, 6-1, 6-3; Joanna Cash (R) def. Calie McAloon, 6-1, 6-0; Sara Paduano (R) def. Kim Post, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 10-8; Lindsey Gibson (R) def. Carly Jesset, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.

Doubles: Amanda Berg and Brianne Francisco (R) def. Betsy Breaznell and Christina Sorrentino, 8-0; Jennifer Lin and Anne Neely (H) def. Sara Paduano and Joanna Cash, 8-1; Kseniya Klaychko and Alexis Stanley (R) def. Carly Jesset and Joanna Rudy, 8-0.

Adirondack 5, Delhi 4

Asami Ishida rallied for a 6-7 (7-9), 6-1, 6-3 victory over Nicole Cirelli at third singles, but SUNY Delhi dropped a Mountain Valley Conference road match.

Jen Zieno and Laurie Hutter won at fourth and fifth singles, respectively, for the Broncos (2-4), who host Hudson Valley on Sunday.

Adirondack 5, Delhi 4

at Adirondack

Singles: Jocelyn Fisher (A) def. Katie Ryan, 6-2, 6-2; Ashley Cirelli (A) def. Emilie Snyder, 6-4, 6-3; Erika Fitzgerald def. Janine Gallois, 6-1, 6-0; Asami Ishida (D) def. Nicole Cirelli, 6-7 (7-9), 6-1, 6-3; Jen Zieno (D) def. Rachel Rigney, 6-4, 6-1; Laurie Hutter (D) def. Joan Kirschner, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles: Ashley Cierelli and Erika Fitzgerald (A) def. Katie Ryan and Emilie Snyder, 9-7; Nicole Cirelli and Jocelyn Fisher (A) def. Janine Gallois and Asami Ishida, 8-4; Jen Zieno and Laurie Hutter (D) def. Rachel Rigney and Corey Genkins, 8-4.

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Volleyball

O-State splits

Oneonta State swept Plattsburgh before getting swept by New Paltz on the first day of SUNY Athletic Conference Round-Robin Tournament at Potsdam.

The Red Dragons defeated Plattsburgh, 25-12, 25-23, 25-22. They fell, 25-13, 25-19, 25-13, to New Paltz.

O-State plays Cortland at 10 a.m. and Potsdam at noon Saturday.