NP to face Ellis and the Brewers:

This Saturday New Paltz will travel over the Hudson River to face rivals Vassar College.  This will be the first meeting between NP and alumni Erica Ellis ‘09, who is in her first season as an assistant coach with Vassar.

See Erica Ellis’s Coaches Profile on the Vassar Website.  As a swimmer at NP, Ellis holds the school records in the 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, and as the fly leg of the 200 and 400 medley relays.  She was a 5x NCAA All-American.

Format:

200 Medley Relay

1000 Free

200 Free

50 Free

400 IM

1M Diving

100 Fly

100 Free

100 Back

500 Free

3M Dive Break

100 Breast

200 Free Relay

Diving:

For the first time in my 1.5 years as coach, Diving will factor into the decision at a duel meet.  To help the Hawk men– Matt Gassert, Pete Nastasi, and Keith MacDonald will hit the boards on 1 meter.  Wish them luck!

Last Year:

Ellis and Cozzolongo Pace Hawks Past Brewers
11/22/08

The men’s and women’s swimming teams hosted Vassar and swept the Brewers. The women’s team won 111-88, while the men won 130-71. The women remain undefeated in dual meet competition, improving their record to 5-0, while the men advance to 2-3.

Senior Erica Ellis was a double winner taking the 200 IM (2:18.42) and the 100 butterfly (1:02.07) and was part of the winning 400 medley relay. Ellis teamed with Jessica Lester, Joelle Hopf and Allison Wells to combine for a time of 4:12.85. Melinda Pullen won the 1000 free in 11:17.54 and Wells captured the 50 free (25.96). Christine Rieth took the 100 free (54.65) and Lester touched first in the 500 free (5:29.85). Hopf posted the fastest time in the 100 breaststroke as she exhibitioned in a time of 1:10.14. Rieth, Lauren Doolittle, Samantha Graham and Marissa Morris won the 400 freestyle relay in an exhibition time of 3:51.79.

Junior Stephen Cozzolongo won two individual events including the 200 IM (2:05.01) and the 100 butterfly (55:40) and was on the 400 yard medley winning relay. The relay included Cozzolongo, Patrick Rathbun, Rob Webb and Dave Gardner and they finished in 3:44.59. Pete Nastasi won the 100 free (51.09) and the 200 free (1:49.47) and was part of the winning 400 freestyle relay in an exhibition time of 3:23.35. Nastasti teamed with Rathbun, Billy Papetti and Matt Demerest. Marc Battisti led a New Paltz sweep in the 1000 free in 10:35.15. Rathbun won the 50 free (22.94), Andrew Outcault captured the 100 backstroke (1:00.42) and Gardner finished first in the 500 free (5:03.74).

Scouting the Opponents:

Last week Vassar fell on both sides to RPI.  Results can be found here:  http://www.vassarathletics.com/custompages/WSWIM/2010/RPI.htm

The Brewers will face Pace University on Friday before hosting us on Saturday.

Last Week:

Last week the Rowan vs New Paltz swim meet was canceled due to team sickness.  The meet has not been rescheduled.

2 Weeks ago:  The NP women defeated Oneonta 154-102 and fell on the final relay to the Coast Guard Academy 136-126.  The NP men defeated Oneonta 153-108, and fell to Coast Guard 167-92.

Full results can be found here

Upcoming Schedule:

11/21 @ Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY) 1:00

12/4-6 ECAC Championship (East Meadow, NY) 10:00/6:00

12/28-1/6 Training trip to Bradenton Beach, FL

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The New Paltz Women’s Cross Country Team moved up one place from last year to take the 6th place team slot in the SUNYAC Championships at Cortland.  The Hawks were lead by Junior captain Danielle Harmon who placed 29th overall and followed by Senior Captain Lisa Cassaro in 34th place.  Freshman Nichole Wischoff finished 45th followed by freshman Jessica Abrams 55th place and Soph Sara Wenger 62nd place. The top seven was rounded out by Chanelle Santilli (63) who has been hampered with an IT Band problem for over a month and first year cross country runner Kate Frick (68) who is having an outstanding season.

The Women will be competing at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships in Geneseo New York this Saturday the 14th.

Joe Gentsch finished 14th at the 2009 SUNYAC XC Championships placing him on the second team ALL SUNYAC list.  Joe ran 26:22 on a very slow Cortland course that saw only five runners break 26 min.  Joe and his teammates will compete in the NCAA Atlantic Regional Cross Country Champs at Letchworth State Park this Saturday.  Joe will attempt to be the first Cross Country athlete from New Paltz to qualify for the NCAA Championships.   The top two teams in the region as well as the top 7 individuals will qualify for Nationals.

Steve Cozzolongo was featured in this week’s Senior in the Spotlight article along with women’s basketball player Carly Minehan.

Click here for a link to the article.

This Week:

The Hawks tackle their only 2 duel meet weekend with SUNY Oneonta away on Friday night at 4:00pm and then the US Coast Guard Academy at home on Saturday at 1:00pm.

Format:

@ Oneonta – 400 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 50 Free, Break, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free, 100 Fly, Break, 400 IM, 200 Free Relay

Vs. Coast Guard- 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 50 Free, Break, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free, 100 Fly, Break, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay

Last Year:

In 2008, the New Paltz women swept the same weekend doubleheader, defeating Oneonta 129-71 and Coast Guard 144-118.  The New Paltz men split, beating Oneonta 115-63 but falling to Coast Guard 143-113.  Then freshmen Pete Nastasi had a landmark swim in the 1000 Free, going an in-season best 10:10 to lead the Hawk men.

Scouting the Opponents:

The Oneonta Red Dragons began with a pair of losses to SUNYAC rival Oswego last week.  Results can be found here: http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics/archives/swimming/0910/oswego09.htm

Coast Guard travels to NY to face against New Paltz for the 2^nd straight week.  Last week, Coast Guard swept the Union Relay meet, scoring 120 points on the women’s side and 164 points on the mens side.

Last Week:

The Hawk women finished 3^rd of 4 teams and the men finished 4^th of 4 at the Union Relay Invitational.  The Hawk women claimed three relay victories, in the 300 Back Relay (Suzuka, Morris, Lester), 300 Fly Relay (Suzuka, Genovese, Wells) and 500 Crescendo Relay (Lown, Wells, Morris, Lester).  Diving played a big part in the finish as New Paltz men would have finished 2^nd if we had a program.  Results can be found here:  http://www.unionathletics.com/documents/2009/10/31/Union%20Relay%20Results%202009.htm?id=602

Upcoming Schedule:

11/14 vs. Rowan University (New Paltz, NY)1:00

11/21 @ Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY) 1:00

12/4-6 ECAC Championship (East Meadow, NY) 10:00/6:00

Lauren Doolittle has been featured in this week’s “Senior in the Spotlight”.

Click here for a link to the page.

This Week:

SUNY New Paltz will face the Bears from The United States Coast Guard Academy, the Union College Dutchmen, and the Red Hawks from Montclair State—Saturday October 31, 2009 at 1:00pm.  New Paltz, USCGA, and Montclair St. will all travel to Schenectady, NY to Union College for the Union Relays.

Format:

400 Medley Relay

3 x 100 Backstroke Relay

3 x 100 Breaststroke Relay

3 x 100 Fly Relay

500 Crescendo Relay

200 Freestyle Relay

3 x 200 IM Relay

200 Medley Relay

400 Freestyle Relay

Last Year:

New Paltz finished 3^rd for both men and women at this meet last season.  For the women- Union won with 136 points, Coast Guard had 100, and New Paltz 88.  For the men- Coast Guard vectored with 122 points, Union had 118, and New Paltz 70.  New Paltz had a relay victory in the women’s 300 Breast Relay (Hopf, Ellis, Baker).

Scouting the Bears:

The Bears return a solid core of swimmers and divers from the 2008-09 season. The men’s team will be lead by senior captains Timmy Berry, Ray Chaisson and Chris Hepp. Also returning to the squad is a group of six men who qualified for NCAA Division III championships in 2009.

The Lady Bears return key swimmers: senior captains Kaitlin Godden, Ariana Pourmonir, and junior Kim Shadwick. The Lady Bears returns four NCAA qualifiers from the 2008-2009 season.

This meet will be the 2009-2010 season opener for both squads.

Last Week:

SUNY New Paltz men’s and women’s swimming teams fell to New York University and Stevens Saturday afternoon.  On the men’s side, NYU defeated the Hawks 85-37 and Stevens defeated the Hawks 101-21. On the women’s side, NYU defeated New Paltz 95-27 and Stevens defeated New Paltz 77-45.

The relay team of Jesse Sweeney, Steve Cozzolongo, Keith MacDonald and Billy Papetti finished second with a time of 1:41.59 in the 200 yard medley relay. Cozzolongo finished second in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 54.61 and finished second in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 54.21. Rob Webb finished fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:24.18.

For the women’s team, Yuka Suzuka gave the Hawks a second place finish in the 100 yard backstroke and second in the 200 yard backstroke with times of 1:01.55 and 2:15.98. The relay team of Suzuka, Becky Baker, Kate Genovese and Allison Wells finished second with a time of 1:52.98 in the 200 yard medley relay. Baker also had a second place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.51 and a third place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:38.02. Marissa Morris took third in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 55.89 and Jessica Lester finished third in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:16.56.

http://athletics.newpaltz.edu/swimming/statistics/Swimming%20at%20NYU%20%28with%20Stevens%20IT%29%20%2810-24-09%29.pdf

Upcoming Schedule:

10/31   @ Union College Relays    (Troy, NY) 1:00

11/06   @ SUNY Oneonta       (Oneonta, NY)  4:00

11/07    vs. Coast Guard (New Paltz, NY) 1:00

11/14 vs. Rowan University (New Paltz, NY)1:00