Pioneers Wrap Up Nationals in 4th and 7th place

The 2009 NJCAA Division III Track and Field Championships came to a close on Saturday at a gusty Pioneer Stadium.  The Pioneer men finished 4th overall with 101 points while the women were 7th with 53 points

Harper College took home their third straight men's championship by edging SUNY Delhi by eight points, 142-134. The Hawks won the title in the final event with a second place finish in the 4 x 400 relay.

Mohawk Valley CC won the women's title by 37.5 points over the College of DuPage.  Complete PDF Results of National Championships

Bridget McMahon (Avoca) and Shawna McNeil (Hornell) led the Lady Pioneers with an All-American performances.  McMahon crossed the line in 2nd in the 1,500 m. (5:20.20).  McNeil (Hornell) earned her second All-American honor with a 2nd place finish in the high jump.  Her best leap of day measuered 1.55 m.  She also finished 3rd in the 100 m hurdles (16.62)

Emily Johns (Bath) finished 6th in the high jump (1.45 m), Kaleigh Ligoci (Cicero North Syracuse) finished 7th in the 3,000 m steeplechase (14:11.47), and Lindsey Johnson (Dansville) was 7th in the shot put (10.22 m).

The 4 x 400 relay team of Reaghan Bulkley (Avoca), McMahon, Ligoci and Johns finished 8th in 5:11.12.

David Gross (Brockport) led the men's team today with a 3rd place finish in the shot put (15.05 m).  John Sweeney (Barker) was 5th in the 5,000 m (16:33.93), Logan Drummer (Pioneer) finished 7th in the 1,500 m (4:16.41).

At the conclusion of the meet, Harper College's Ryan Asta and Vanessa Mensie were named the field athletes of the meet while Delhi's Chris Burke and Mohawk Valley's Heather Vroman were named track athletes of the meet.  The assistant coach of the year went to Erie CC's Tim Miller. 

Complete PDF Results of National Championships

Women - Team Rankings - 22 Events Scored
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    1) Mohawk Valley CC           140        2) DuPage                                 103.50
    3) Delhi                                   97          4) Gloucester County College  77  
    5) Harper College                 65          6) Herkimer County CC             54  
    7) Alfred State                       53          8) Finger Lakes CC                  40  
    9) Erie                                    36.50    10) Suffolk County CC -Gran    33  
   11) Roxbury CC                     28         12) Queensborough CC            22  
   12) Kingsborough CC           22         14) Bronx CC                             18  
   14) Prince George's CC       18         16) Northern Essex CC            15  
   17) Middlesex CC                 11         18) Nassau CC                          6  
   19) Montgomery College      5           20) Monroe College                  4  

                    Men - Team Rankings - 22 Events Scored
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    1) Harper College                      142        2) Delhi                            134  
    3) DuPage                                  114        4) Alfred State                 101  
    5) Erie                                          78.50    6) Mohawk Valley CC     74  
    7) Gloucester County College   39         8) Howard CC                  29  
    9) Middlesex CC                        24         10) Queensborough CC  18  
   11) Kingsborough CC                17         11) Thaddeus Stevens     17  
   13) Bergen CC                            14         14) Monroe College         11.50
   15) Prince George's CC            9           16) CC Rhode Island         7  
   17) Montgomery College           6           17) Finger Lakes CC         6  
   17) Bronx CC                              6           20) Cumberland CC           4  
   21) Herkimer County CC           3           21) Suffolk County CC -Gran  3