Seniors Melissa Hill (Rochester, NY/Brighton) and Matt Mangona (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) have been voted The College at Brockport 2009-10 Outstanding Female and Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year as voted on by the coaching and athletic administrative staff at the college.
Hill led the Golden Eagle Women’s Lacrosse team in nearly all statistical categories as the team earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history and advanced to the second round before losing to the defending National Champions Franklin & Marshall.
Hill carries a 3.90 grade point average as a Spanish major with a concentration in teacher certification.
The senior was a first-team All-Region selection and led Brockport with 48 goals, 11 free-position goals, 67 groundballs, 50 draw controls and 50 caused turnovers as the team finished with a 13-4 record with all four loses coming against teams ranked in the top-20 national rankings.
Brockport earned the No. 20 spot in the national poll for the final two weeks of the regular season.
Mangona was fourth on the Golden Eagle football team with 50 tackles including 23 solo stops and 3 ½ quarterback sacks.
In addition to his duties as a starting linebacker for the team, Mangona also carries a 3.85 grade point average with a double major in Accounting and Finance. He was the recipient of the Vice Provost Office Undergraduate award and was also inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma national college athletics honor society.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Athletes of the Year
Seniors Steve Abgarian (Merrick, NY/Bellmore JFK) and Lauren Gildemeyer (Baldwinsville, NY/CW Baker) were voted The College at Brockport 2009-10 Outstanding Male and Female Athlete of the Year as voted on by the coaching and athletic administrative staff at the college.
Abgarian led the Golden Eagle Men’s Soccer team to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament championship and the second round of the NCAA Tournament en route to earning the first All-American award for men’s soccer at Brockport since 1974. The senior forward led the team with 12 goals and four assists for 28 points and had four game-winning goals.
He was a First-Team All-SUNYAC selection, a First-Team All-Region selection and earned Third-Team All-America honors.
Gildemeyer capped a fantastic career leading the Golden Eagle Gymnastics team to a second consecutive second place finish at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) National Championships in 2010. The team also won its third Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) team championship in the past four years and set the school record for a team score with a 190.050 against SUNY Cortland during the regular season.
Individually, Gildemeyer received three All-America awards at the NCGA Championships as she placed second with 9.700 in the floor exercise, fifth all-around with 37.625 and tied for 10th the vault (9.050). Her performance qualified her for the NCAA Division I Regional Championships where she finished 14th on the floor exercise.
She won the floor exercise tying her career-high with a 9.9 and also captured first in the all-around competition leading Brockport to its third ECAC Championship title in the last four seasons and was named the ECAC Gymnast of the Year.
She scored a career high 38.600 in the all-around at Cornell, which ranks second best all-time at Brockport and her vault of 9.8 at the Brockport Invite tied the school record.
Gildemeyer is the third gymnast to represent The College at Brockport at the Division I Regional Championships and was an alternate for the regional championships in 2008. Former Golden Eagles Sarah Bulka and Carrie Santore competed at the regional during their careers.
Abgarian led the Golden Eagle Men’s Soccer team to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament championship and the second round of the NCAA Tournament en route to earning the first All-American award for men’s soccer at Brockport since 1974. The senior forward led the team with 12 goals and four assists for 28 points and had four game-winning goals.
He was a First-Team All-SUNYAC selection, a First-Team All-Region selection and earned Third-Team All-America honors.
Gildemeyer capped a fantastic career leading the Golden Eagle Gymnastics team to a second consecutive second place finish at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) National Championships in 2010. The team also won its third Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) team championship in the past four years and set the school record for a team score with a 190.050 against SUNY Cortland during the regular season.
Individually, Gildemeyer received three All-America awards at the NCGA Championships as she placed second with 9.700 in the floor exercise, fifth all-around with 37.625 and tied for 10th the vault (9.050). Her performance qualified her for the NCAA Division I Regional Championships where she finished 14th on the floor exercise.
She won the floor exercise tying her career-high with a 9.9 and also captured first in the all-around competition leading Brockport to its third ECAC Championship title in the last four seasons and was named the ECAC Gymnast of the Year.
She scored a career high 38.600 in the all-around at Cornell, which ranks second best all-time at Brockport and her vault of 9.8 at the Brockport Invite tied the school record.
Gildemeyer is the third gymnast to represent The College at Brockport at the Division I Regional Championships and was an alternate for the regional championships in 2008. Former Golden Eagles Sarah Bulka and Carrie Santore competed at the regional during their careers.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Athletes of the Week
Senior Stephanie Powell (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) is the female athlete of the week after qualifying for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held on May 27-29 at Baldwin-Wallace College.
Powell won the hammer throw at the Oneonta Last Chance meet over the weekend with a toss of 45.80 meters, setting a new meet record. However, it was her provisional qualifying distance in the hammer throw as she cleared the 50-meter mark with a toss of 50.70 meters at the Bucknell Bison Open that earned her a spot at nationals. Powell is ranked 16th in a field of 18 competitors.
Junior Max Keado (Troy, NY/Catholic Central) is the male athlete of the week after leading the Brockport Baseball Team to an appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament.
It was the second NCAA appearance for Brockport in the history of the program. Keado hit .556 in two games going 5-of-9 at the plate with one run scored an a run batted in. The centerfielder was 1-of-2 on stolen base attempts and had four putouts.
He finished the season second on the team in hitting with a .384 average and 58 hits. His 43 runs scored set a new season record and he was named first team All-SUNYAC.
Powell won the hammer throw at the Oneonta Last Chance meet over the weekend with a toss of 45.80 meters, setting a new meet record. However, it was her provisional qualifying distance in the hammer throw as she cleared the 50-meter mark with a toss of 50.70 meters at the Bucknell Bison Open that earned her a spot at nationals. Powell is ranked 16th in a field of 18 competitors.
Junior Max Keado (Troy, NY/Catholic Central) is the male athlete of the week after leading the Brockport Baseball Team to an appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament.
It was the second NCAA appearance for Brockport in the history of the program. Keado hit .556 in two games going 5-of-9 at the plate with one run scored an a run batted in. The centerfielder was 1-of-2 on stolen base attempts and had four putouts.
He finished the season second on the team in hitting with a .384 average and 58 hits. His 43 runs scored set a new season record and he was named first team All-SUNYAC.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Baseball Ends its Season with a 9-7 loss to Oneonta
The College at Brockport baseball team ended its season with a 9-7 loss to SUNY Oneonta on the second day of NCAA Regional Tournament action in Auburn, NY.
Oneonta plated two runs in the top of the ninth inning for a 9-7 lead. Brockport threatened in the bottom of the ninth with runners on second and third with one out before a strikeout and a groundout ended the game.
Brockport finishes the season 23-18 after making its second NCAA Tournament appearance.
Oneonta plated two runs in the top of the ninth inning for a 9-7 lead. Brockport threatened in the bottom of the ninth with runners on second and third with one out before a strikeout and a groundout ended the game.
Brockport finishes the season 23-18 after making its second NCAA Tournament appearance.
Game tied late
Brockport and Oneonta are tied late in the game as Brockport is batting in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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Brockport held a 3-1 lead until the sixth inning when Oneonta exploded for five runs to take a 6-3 lead. The Golden Eagles answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead at 7-6 but Oneonta answered with one in the seventh to knot the game at 7-7.
James Williamson is on the mound for Brockport.
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Brockport held a 3-1 lead until the sixth inning when Oneonta exploded for five runs to take a 6-3 lead. The Golden Eagles answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead at 7-6 but Oneonta answered with one in the seventh to knot the game at 7-7.
James Williamson is on the mound for Brockport.
Baseball playing in game two of the NCAA Regional Tournament
Brockport facing Oneonta in an elimination game Thursday at the NCAA Regional Tournament in Auburn. After three innings of play Brockport leads 3-1. Oneonta scored in the top of the first but Brockport answered with two runs in hte bottom of the inning as Nate Parrino and Mike Meola each connected on RBI singles. Max Keado led off the inning with a walk and stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Parrino's single scored him and two batters later Parrino scored from second on Meola's RBI single.
In the bottom of the third, Max Zimmerman walked and moved to seond on a wild pitch and then scored on a Joe Zaccardo base hit past a diving third baseman. Mike Meola walked to put runners on first and second and after a pitching change, the side was retired.
In the bottom of the third, Max Zimmerman walked and moved to seond on a wild pitch and then scored on a Joe Zaccardo base hit past a diving third baseman. Mike Meola walked to put runners on first and second and after a pitching change, the side was retired.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Brockport Falls to St. John Fisher at NCAA's
The Golden Eagles took a 2-0 lead with a pair of unearned runs in the sixth inning but St. John Fisher responded with three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and held on for a 3-2 victory.
Brockport will play SUNY Oneonta at 1:15 pm Thursday in the second round of the double-elimination tournament.
Brockport will play SUNY Oneonta at 1:15 pm Thursday in the second round of the double-elimination tournament.
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