The Oswego Alumni Association and college Athletics Department welcomed five to the Oswego Athletic Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony Oct. 27 in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom. From left, tennis’s Richard Nelson ’70, soccer’s Donna Clark-Gayne ’89 (seated), track and field’s Wally Yelverton ’77, wrestling’s Mark Bowman ’83 (seated) and ice hockey’s Sean Fitzgerald ’89 were honored. The 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction will take place Nov. 2. Visit alumni.oswego.edu/halloffame for more information.

The Oswego State women’s soccer team celebrates its Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

Women’s Soccer

The Oswego State women’s soccer team experienced a banner year in 2011, posting its best record since 1996 with an overall mark of 11-8. The season culminated with a win over Brockport, 2-1, to get the 2011 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Upstate New York Championship for just the second time in program history while also avenging an earlier loss to the Golden Eagles.

Nikki Liadka ’14 and Shelly Bateman ’13 supplied a solid one-two scoring punch for Oswego State, as Liadka tallied 29 points (12 goals, five assists) and Bateman posted 19 points (six goals, seven assists).

Liadka was named to the All-SUNY Athletic Conference Second Team as well as the Most Outstanding Player of the ECAC Upstate New York Championship and Bateman received Third Team All-SUNYAC honors.

Men’s Soccer

The Oswego State men’s soccer team opened the 2011 season with its best record since 1999 at 5-1-0, but struggled down the stretch as it posted an overall
record of 5-10-1 and a conference record of 0-8-1.

Bryan Pacchiana ’12 earned third team all-conference honors for the third straight year, becoming the first Laker men’s soccer player to be a three-time All-SUNYAC selection since Scott Brown ’06 was selected in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

Women’s Tennis

A young Oswego State women’s tennis team with just two seniors turned in a win over Wells to post a 1-13 record. The Lakers were led by Christine Ripple ’12 at No. 6 singles, as she finished with a record of 6-7.

Volleyball

The Oswego State volleyball team posted an overall record of 7-22 and a conference record of 0-8.

Stephanie Bailey ’15posted a team-high 206 kills and 98 total blocks, the highest since 2002.

Kyle Brockmann ’15 tied for medalist honors at the Oswego State Invitational.

Men’s Golf

The Laker men’s golf team posted a second-place finish at the Potsdam Quad and a pair of third-place finishes at the Oswego State and Elmira Fall Invitationals with identical scores of 320 before placing sixth at the rain-shortened ECAC Metro/Upstate Championships with a team score of 345.

Kyle Brockmann ’15 tied for medalist honors at the Oswego State Invitational with a round of 74. Brockmann also placed fourth at the Elmira Invitational with a score of 76, 13th at the St. Lawrence Invitational with combined rounds of 150, and tied for 30th at the Hamilton Invitational with a two-day total of 157.

Colt Tooley ’14 turned in the top individual result at the ECAC Championships with a round of 84 to tie for 22nd.

Cross Country

The Oswego State men’s and women’s cross country teams finished the 2011 campaigns strong as the men placed 14th out of 40 teams at the NCAA Atlantic
Regional Championships and the women finished 24th out of 36 squads. The Lakers also had solid showings at the SUNYAC Championships hosted by SUNY

Dylan Hardwick ’12 earned Second Team All-SUNY Athletic Conference honors.

New Paltz where the men erased more than 80 points from the 2010 team total to finish four points out of fifth place in sixth, while the women placed eighth.

Dylan Hardwick ’12 and Meghan Murphy ’15 were the top Laker finishers every week. Hardwick capped off the season with an 8K personal-best time of 26:13 to place 27th among 272 runners at the regional meet. He earned 13th place and Second Team All-SUNYAC honors at the SUNYAC Championships with a time of 26:42 to become the first Laker male harrier to receive all-conference honors since Weston Fellows ’06 in 2005.

On the women’s side, Murphy registered her best time and the eighth-fastest time in program history in a 6K distance with a time of 24:37.10 for 35th at the SUNYAC Championships.

Field Hockey

The Oswego State field hockey team won five of its final seven games to post a 7-10 overall record with seven of the losses coming in one-goal decisions, including three in overtime. The Lakers posted a SUNYAC record of 2-4 with wins over Morrisville and Oneonta. The latter was
Oswego State’s first victory over the Red Dragons since 2008.

Kelly Collins ’12 paced the squad offensively with 25 points on 11 goals and three assists. She also paced the SUNYAC in  points with six goals and an assist for 13 points in six league contests to be named first team all-conference for the second time. The 2008 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year ended her career with 80 career points (31 goals, 18 assists), which ranks fourth all-time on the program’s points list and third in career goals and assists.

Defender Ashley Collins ’14 joined Kelly Collins on the all-conference team as a second team pick after adding three goals and an assist.

Kelly Collins ’12 led the SUNY Athletic Conference in points this season.

— Adele Burk,
Sports Information Director

The Oswego Alumni Association inducted four former Oswego student athletes and one coach emeritus into the Athletic Hall of Fame Nov. 12 in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. Pictured from left, are: soccer Coach Emeritus Ken Peterson, three-sport star Charles Stanek ’65, lacrosse standout Ken Walker ’80, and wrestler Harold Furrer ’65. The Oswego Alumni Association also recognized field and ice hockey player Diane Gilligan ’85, who was unable to attend the ceremony.

Michael Snell ’87, the former men’s ice hockey team captain, established the mark for the most goals in a single season. He ranks third on the men’s ice hockey all-time scoring list with 263 points and played two years of professional hockey in Germany.

Barry Dillon ’85 was one of the college’s all-time great baseball pitchers, holding the record for career wins with 37.

Former Oswego State women’s basketball player Eileen Sommers ’83, the single-season scoring record holder with 264 points, was the first SUNY Oswego woman to score 1,000 points.

The 10th Oswego State Athletic Hall of Fame class included, back row, from left: James Hauptfleisch ’77, Barry Dillon ’85, Michael Snell ’87 and Dick Johnson. Pictured front row, from left, are: Charles Wiltse ’63, M ’69; Robert Zabronsky ’82; and Eileen Sommers ’83.

Former Laker soccer player Robert Zabronsky ’82 made the All-SUNY Athletic Conference first team each year he played. As a member of the Maccabiah team, he has represented the United States in Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Israel and Germany.

James Hauptfleisch ’77 was the SUNYAC individual wrestling champion in 1975 as well as state heavyweight champ in 1975 and 1977, the same year he was named an All-American.

Charles Wiltse ’63, M ’69 was recognized for his accomplishments in and commitment to cross country and track. He served as coach for cross country and track in the Baldwinsville Central School District from 1963 to 1984.

Dick Johnson was the first inductee ever who did not play sports for the college. He was recognized for his role in co-founding the Blue Line Club, whose members ardently support the Oswego men’s ice hockey team while fostering college and community
spirit. He was also the Blue Line Club’s first president.

— Alma Hildago ’11

Here’s a look at spring 2010 athletics at Oswego.

Outdoor Track and Field

The outdoor track and field squads consistently established new personal bests over the course of the year, while also rewriting some school records and collecting additional honors. Kyle Dudzinski ’12 established a new school mark in the javelin with a distance of 163 feet, 11 inches (49.96 meters) after breaking the record in back-to-back weeks. AJ Carapella ’10 also had a strong outdoor season when he won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Hamilton Invitational followed by a first-place result in the 200 at the University of Rochester Invite.The Laker men’s 4×100 meter relay, consisting of Carapella, Dudzinski, Geoff Kobuszewski ’10 and Kevin Leonard ’12, posted a time of 43.82 to place 12th at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after qualifying at the SUNY Athletic Conference Championships with a seventh-place finish.

Men’s Tennis

Tom Loughrey ’11

Despite being outmatched in most of their contests, the 12-member men’s tennis team demonstrated a true passion for the game through hard work and perseverance over the season’s obstacles. Their opponents
included the likes of Oneonta, Elmira, Rochester Institute of Technology,
Onondaga Community College, Roberts Wesleyan and St. John Fisher. Jeff
McGovern ’11 posted the best singles record on the team with a mark of 2-3 with victories against Elmira and OCC.

Softball

The Laker softball team battled through the spring season, posting a 5-29 overall record with non-conference wins over Lasell during spring break, Nazareth in dramatic walk-off fashion, and Utica after being shut out of the first game in the doubleheader.

Britanny Carbacio '12

Oswego closed out the 2010 season by sweeping Potsdam in a doubleheader, including a five-inning, 10-2 victory, in the final weekend of the semester.

The young squad that featured 13 sophomores and freshmen including Marie Steding ’13, who batted .429, and Sue Schoff ’13, who recorded a .319 batting average. Steding also led the pitching staff, which consisted entirely of freshmen, in wins (4), ERA (5.33), and strikeouts (45).

Women’s Lacrosse

Liz Conrad '12

The SUNY Oswego women’s lacrosse team found that South Athletic Field was a welcome place for the Lakers to compete as they had a mark of 5-3 at home en route to an overall record of 7-10. One of the season’s highlights came during a three-game stretch when the Lakers scored 20 or more goals in each contest. In the final game of the streak, Oswego State established a new single-game scoring record with 28 goals and 45 points in a 28-3 victory over Cazenovia as Marisa Audley ’10, Kristen Darcy ’12, Amanda Hecox ’12 and Maria Martusewicz ’11.

Defender Liz Conrad ’12 was voted Second Team All-SUNYAC by the league coaches, as she paced the squad with 21 caused turnovers and 37 groundballs.

Men’s Lacrosse

Andy Lever '12

The Laker lacrosse team remained in the thick of the SUNYAC playoff race until the very end of the spring season, but came up just short as parity was exhibited among all of the conference squads before posting an overall mark of 6-10. One of the many highlights from the year came when Oswego battled from behind to defeat Utica 10-9 in a thriller under the lights, marking the first time since 2003 that the Lakers knocked off the Pioneers. A second come-from-behind victory came at home with the Lakers fighting back to defeat Brockport 11-9.

Goalie Judd Robinson ’10 finished the season with 183 saves to close out his career with 697 saves, ranking second in program history just behind Scott Moody ’95, who amassed 728 career stops. Transfer student Andy Lever ’12 fueled the Laker offense with 43 points on 23 goals and 20 assists.

The season also marked the end of an era as head coach Dan Witmer ’82 stepped down from his position following the college’s decision to elevate the position to full-time status. During Witmer’s 28-year career as a part-time head coach, the Lakers appeared in six ECAC tournaments, winning the championship in 1996 and finishing second in 1994 and 1997. His teams also won three Empire Lacrosse League titles (1994, 1995, 1996), and were ranked among the nation’s top 20 teams in both 1994 and 1996.

Baseball

Mike Tarnowski '13

After getting off to a slow start, the Oswego baseball team closed out its spring break trip with a six-game winning streak to jumpstart another 20-win season. The Lakers put together a second run midway through the season, winning five out of seven games in April, as Oswego went on to record seven doubleheader sweeps en route to an overall record of 20-16. The offense scored 10 or more runs in 11 games during the season.

Leading the way at the plate for the Lakers was Rafael Cordero ’11, who tallied a .355 batting average with a team-leading 29 RBI. Andy Salvatore ’10 paced the pitching staff with a 3.28 ERA, five complete games, and 32 strikeouts.

— Adele Burk,
Sports Information Director