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Track athlete a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year
Julia Hopson, ’09, was a finalist for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year award. She and eight others were chosen from an initial pool of just 132 nominees among all NCAA colleges and universities nationwide.A native of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Hopson earned five All-American awards in track and field throwing events at Fredonia State, including a national championship — the first by a Blue Devil woman in any sport — in the 2009 women’s 20-pound weight throw.
Final phase of construction completed on University Stadium
The stadium, which began operating in 2007, now boasts such amenities as a new entrance and traffic circle, ticket office, restrooms, team meeting rooms, concession stands and a press box. “It was a long time coming, and I think a lot of our competitors will be envious of what we have here,” said Prechtl. “It will give our coaches a leg up when it comes to recruiting, and it’s a real positive for the athletic program.”
Hockey team's popular "Pink the Rink" fundraiser set for Feb. 20
The Blue Devils will once again don their pink jerseys and socks for their annual Pink the Rink fundraiser to raise money for the American Cancer Society, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m., against Morrisville in the Steele Hall Ice Arena. All proceeds from the sale of these jerseys will once again be given to the American Cancer Society.
NCAA Woman of Year program to re-air on CBS College Sports Network
Julia Hopson, above center, at NCAA awards event, to be broadcast Friday, Dec. 4. Flanking her are show co-hosts Doris Burke and Stephen Bardo. CBS...
All-American Novara finishes 29th at nationals
Fredonia State sophomore Eddie Novara (Angola/Lake Shore) finished 29 th overall – and third best among all SUNYAC men – at the NCAA Division III cross country championships. Novara’s top 35 performance earned him All-American status. He was running in the national meet for the first time
Case named Coach of the Year
SUNYAC coaches have chosen Fredonia State's Chris Case as their 2009 Coach of the Year in women's soccer. Case, a 2001 Fredonia graduate, guided the...
Record number of pints donated at blood drive
Organizers are calling the blood drive sponsored by the Fredonia State men's basketball team the most successful in years based on the total numbers of...
May '09 graduate selected as a national finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year
Fredonia State alumna Julia Hopson is a finalist for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Hopson and eight other finalists were named Wednesday by the NCAA on its website. The annual award recognizes student-athletes for their accomplishments in their sports, in the classroom, as leaders, and for their service to others.
Soccer's Clarion Classic highlights new features at Stadium
A dedication for the completion of Phase II of the soccer stadium including a new entrance, was held during the Men's and Women's Soccer annual tournament, the Clarion Classic Friday evening. The stadium, which began operating in 2007 once the fields, lights and bleachers were installed, now boasts such amenitities as a new entrance and traffic circle, ticket office, restrooms, team meeting rooms, concession stands and a press box.
In a class by themselves
In 44 years of Fredonia State athletics, the campus never had a female NCAA national champion. Now it has two. Nobody saw this coming. Four years ago, as two freshmen from opposite ends of the state unloaded their relatively sparse possessions from their parents’ cars, no one could have envisioned how their collegiate journeys might end.