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The Alfred State College men's and women's outdoor track and field teams captured Region III Championships on Saturday at SUNY Delhi.  The men were 17 points better than 2nd place SUNY Delhi with 237 points while the women racked up 195 points to better Herkimer CCC's 136 points.

Alfred State College sophomore shortstop Jose Sanchez (Tachira, Venezuela) was named the Region III Division II Player of the Year.  Sanchez is the 6th Pioneer to be named the Player of the Year since baseball returned to ASC in 1994.

Sanchez along with Matt Stewart (Hornell), Jason Michaels (Geneva), and Gary Pitcheralle (Mechanicville) were 1st team All-Region selections while Jeff Benchich (Millbrook), Jeff Miller (N. Tonawanda), Kyle Hall (Oakfield Alabama), Ed Southworth (Cortland), and Kevin Underhill (Somers) made the 2nd team.

The Alfred State College track and field program had a banner year culminating at the NJCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships.  At the National Championships the women's team brought home the National Title for the first time in school history while the men finished as the National runner-ups.

Several Alfred State College faculty and staff members were honored recently as recipients of the Pioneer Award which recognizes those members of the organization who demonstrate the following characteristics: commitment to the mission and goals of the college, meaningful and measurable positive impact on the college, role modeling, and a high level of performance.