E-mail this pagePlattsburgh State Men's Cross Country
Nov. 11, 2007
Cardinals Chart Top 20 Finish at Regionals
BRONX, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State finished 15th out of 39 schools at Saturday's NCAA Division III Atlantic Men's Cross Country Regional Championships hosted by New York University at Van Cortlandt Park. COMPLETE MEET RESULTS
Freshman Mike Heymann covered the 8000-meter course in 25 minutes and 23.4 seconds to earn first-team all-region honors, finishing in 21st place. He has a chance to qualify for the national meet as an individual. Also scoring for the Cardinals were Paul Allison (81st, 26:37.6), Chris Ketcham (93rd, 26:49.6), Mathieu Bilodeau (101st, 26:58.5) and Matt Burdick (119th, 27:14.9).
"A 15th-place showing seems disappointing but I could not be happier for our guys. Any other year if we stuck four runners under 27 (minutes) we would be a top-8 team, but the region is so deep this season," Plattsburgh coach John Lynch said. "There is no better way to end the season than to have your top four run lifetime bests and your top five run season bests. We return our top 5 next year and will be looking for a NCAA berth."
Oct. 20, 2007
Cardinals Finish in Top Tier at SUNYACs
POTSDAM, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's cross country team scored 144 points to finish in fifth place out of 11 schools in the 2007 State University of New York Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday. The 8-kilometer meet was hosted by Potsdam. COMPLETE MEET RESULTS
Freshman Mike Heymann led the Cardinals with an 11th-place finish overall in 26 minutes and 20.9 seconds, earning all-conference second team accolades. Other team scorers were senior Sean Brinkman (28th, 27:57.2), junior Matt Burdick (32nd, 28:04.0), sophomore Chris Ketcham (36, 28:20.4) and freshman Paul Allison (37, 28:21.3). Junior Joe Ver also placed 42nd (28:32.0) and freshman Mathieu Bilodeau was 44th (28:37.0), but neither figured into the team scoring.
"We had a very positive race. The results may not show it place-wise, but we have gained on Brockport from two weeks ago due to our pack. I am very confident that we can secure a top-10 finish in the region (meet) in three weeks. We just need to keep moving our pack of 2nd-7th man up. We are coming on at the right time," Plattsburgh coach John Lynch said.
"Mike Heymann has taken a big step this week as an individual contender for an NCAA berth. He was the second-best freshman here at the conference meet."
Cortland's Justin Wager was the individual champion in 25:50.8, helping the Red Dragons also take the team title with 18 points.
2007 SUNYAC CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM RESULTS
1. Cortland, 18
2. Geneseo, 41
3. Oneonta, 110
4. Brockport, 127
5. Plattsburgh State, 144
6. Fredonia, 146
7. Oswego, 181
8. Buffalo State, 230
9. SUNY Institute of Technology, 266
10. New Paltz, 289
11. Potsdam, 342
Oct. 13, 2007
Harriers "Race Against Cancer"
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's and women's cross country teams joined forces with the American Cancer Society on Saturday morning for the 5-kilometer Race Against Cancer Run at the Rugar Woods course behind the Cardinals Fieldhouse Complex. All proceeds go to the ACS for cancer research. Robert Asher won the event with a time of 16 minutes and 21 seconds. The first female winner was Toni Wiszowaty in 19:16. For complete meet results, click on the following link: http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/john.lynch/RACresults.htm
"The day went well for a first-year event. The team and school really stepped up to raise money--$1,450 for Relay For Life--for a great cause. This was important to me because my family has been stricken with cancer, and I know so many other families out there have been affected by cancer. The disease is such a big killer and it was important for this team to do something," said Cardinals head coach John Lynch. "Hopefully in future years, we can make this event bigger with participation numbers and more proceeds for Relay, and make this race a collegiate invitational as well.
"We compete next weekend at Potsdam for the State University of New York Athletic Conference Championships. The women will be racing nationally ranked No. 4 Geneseo for the title and the men will be in a battle to improve on last year's 5th-place finish."
Oct. 10, 2007
Heymann Nets SUNYAC Honor
FREDONIA, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State cross country teams swept women's and men's runners of the week honors from the State University of New York Athletic Conference, it was announced this week.
Freshman Mike Heymann (Tully High School) received the conference's weekly honor for the first time after finishing second overall at the Hoffman Invitational. His 8-kilometer time was 26:20, which was just 11 seconds shy off the winning pace. Heymann has been the team's top finisher in the last four meets. Plattsburgh was third out of seven teams.
On the women's side, Toni Wiszowaty, a senior from Shirley (William Floyd HS), was the first collegiate runner across the finish line at the Saint Lawrence University/Ronald C. Hoffman Invitational on Oct. 6, with a time of 22 minutes and 58 seconds on the 6-kilometer course. The Cardinals earned their second team win of 2007, defeating a field of six schools.
She has been named the SUNYAC Women's Runner of the Week three times this season.
Oct. 6, 2007
Heymann 2nd, Cardinals 3rd at Saint Lawrence Meet
CANTON, N.Y. - Freshman Mike Heymann finished second overall and his Plattsburgh State teammates took third place in the seven-team Ronald C. Hoffman Invitational hosted by Saint Lawrence University on Saturday. Heymann was just 11 seconds off the winning pace with a time of 26 minutes and 20 seconds it took to cover the 8-kilometer course. The Cardinals recorded 90 points to beat DeSales, Ottawa, Clarkson and SUNY-Canton. COMPLETE MEET RESULTS
Other Cardinal scorers were Sean Brinkman (15, 27:34), Mathieu Bilodeau (21, 27:52), Chris Ketcham (25, 27:58) and Paul Allison (27, 28:03). Jack Swartz (35, 28:26) and Joe Ver (41, 29:28) also placed, but their scores didn't count toward the team's top-five.
Sep. 28, 2007
Heymann Paces Cardinals' Strong Showing at Lehigh
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Freshman Mike Heymann posted the best performance among underclassmen and his Plattsburgh State teammates scored 264 points to finish in eighth place among 39 teams in the Brooks-Paul Short Run's White Division, hosted by NCAA Division I Lehigh University. Heymann, who was fourth overall, ran in a time of 26 minutes and 6 seconds on the 8-kilometer course. COMPLETE MEET RESULTS
Rounding out the team scoring for the Cardinals were Matt Burdick (51st, 27:23), Sean Brinkman (54th, 27:24), Chris Ketcham (76th, 27:44), Jack Swartz (79th, 27:46), Joe Ver (186th, 29:23) and Mathieu Bilodeau (208th, 30:01).
"The team is a little beat up right now, but we are showing our depth (that I thought we would have this season)," Plattsburgh coach John Lynch said. "Mike ran a great, tactically-sound race. The rest of our top five all had great races, too. We ran as a pack and that has been the goal all season. It seems to be coming together as we just need to get a few of our guys healthy by the conference meet in three weeks."
In the team standings, Plattsburgh was the fifth Division III squad and beat Division II scholarship schools Shippensburg, West Chester, Adelphi.
Sep. 22, 2007
Runners Place 6th at Williams College Meet
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.- The Plattsburgh State men's cross country team scored 270 points to finish in sixth place Saturday at the Purple Valley Classic hosted by Williams College. The host Ephs won the team title with 52 points, followed by Amherst (64) and Division I foe Dartmouth (68).
For the second straight week, freshman Mike Heymann led the Cardinals with a time of 26 minutes and 34 seconds on the 8-kilometer course of Mount Greylock High School. Other Plattsburgh finishers include Sean Brinkman (52nd, 28:12), Matt Burdick (59th, 28:20), Paul Allison (70th, 28:39) and Jack Swartz (72nd, 28:42).
"I worked the guys hard this week to get ready for Lehigh next weekend," said Coach John Lynch. "We need to learn to gut things out if we are going to crack into the top 10 of this region this year. I look for an improved performance with rested legs next week."
Team Scores
1) Williams - 52
2) Amherst - 64
3) Dartmouth - 68
4) Middlebury - 137
5) Hamilton - 173
6) Plattsburgh State- 270
7) Dowling - 338
8) Susquehanna - 341
9) Springfield - 401
10) Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - 619
Top Individuals
1) Kosgei – Hamilton – 25:07
2) Holtschulte – Alumni – 25:09
3) Dooley - Dartmouth – 25:37
4) Kosgey – Williams – 25:52
5) Murner – Amherst – 26:00
6) Yochum – Amherst – 26:01
7) Zoblocki – Dartmouth – 26:02
8) Burgess – Williams – 26:11
9) Butcher – Middlebury – 26:12
10) Reichert – Amherst – 26:13
11) Han – Dartmouth – 26:16
12) Watts – Williams – 26:17
13) Levin – Williams- 26:17
14) Holaday – Amherst – 26:18
15) Seyburt – Williams – 26:24
16) Jackson – Williams – 26:33
17) Mike Heymann – Plattsburgh – 26:34
18) Christian – Williams – 26:35
19) Crowther – Alumni – 26:54
20) Eldredge – Dartmouth – 26:57
21) Clayton – Williams – 27:00
22) Murphy – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) – 27:03
23) Thistle – Susquehanna – 27:10
24) Waters – Middlebury – 27:11
25) Donais – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) - 27:12
Sep. 15, 2007
Cardinals End Up in Top Half at NYU Invitational
BRONX, N.Y. - After taking the previous week off, the Plattsburgh State men's cross country team returned to action on Saturday and finished in 11th place at the 25-team New York University Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park, which will be the site of the 2007 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional in November. The Cardinals compiled 419 points. COMPLETE MEET RESULTS
Mike Heymann paved the way for Plattsburgh with a 13th-place showing overall in 26 minutes, marking the fastest time by a freshman on an 8-kilometer course in school history.
Other Plattsburgh Finishers:
Overall Place, Name, Time
80, Alex Sico, 27:22
98, Chris Ketcham, 27:33
112, Jack Swartz, 27:44
116, Sean Brinkman, 27:49
(123), Mathieu Bilodeau, 28:01
(129), Mike Van Etten, 28:05
"Eleventh place may not look like a great result, but I am pleased for this team," Plattsburgh coach John Lynch said. "We had a hard week of training and these guys showed for the most part that they know how to race an 8k hard.
"Mike Heymann turned in a huge accomplishment in his first 8k race ever. Alex is recovering nicely from illness and will be up with Mike soon to give us a great 1-2 punch. Chris and Jack both had personal bests by more than 30 seconds," he said.
Chris Guerriero of The College of New Jersey was the top individual in 25:24.6, and St. Lawrence edged Geneseo for the team title, 50 to 53.
Sep. 1, 2007
Men Take Close Second at Cardinal Classic
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's cross country team turned in a successful season debut at home on Saturday morning with a second-place finish in the Cardinal Classic. Saint Lawrence placed seven of the top eight runners and earned 17 points to win the team title.
The Cardinals, who tallied 43 points, were led by freshman Mike Heymann who navigated the 5K Rugar Woods course at the PSUC Fieldhouse in 15 minutes and 55 seconds for fourth place. Also scoring for Plattsburgh were Matt Burdick (11, 16:53), Jack Swartz (13, 17:05), Mathieu Bilodeau (14, 17:07), Chris Ketcham (16, 17:13), Paul Allison (17, 17:15) and Sean Brinkman (21, 17:24).
SLU senior Erik Donohoe had the top individual time in 15:41.
"Mike Heymann made big news for us because he had never broken 16 minutes on a 5k course until today. I also was impressed with Chris Ketcham, Jack Swartz and Sean Brinkman--three returners that all improved over a minute from last year," Plattsburgh coach John Lynch said after the meet. "It hurt our team to have one of our top guys out with a stomach virus, but the team is shaping up nicely. We're a little behind last year's squad after one meet. However, give us 70 more days and I believe we can look like a championship caliber team.
Place, Team Scores, Points
1, St. Lawrence, 1-2-3-5-6-7-8, 17
2, Plattsburgh, 4-11-13-14-16-17-21, 43
3, Clarkson, 12-18-19-24-26-28-30, 99
4, Team 177, 9-10-20-32-42-43-44, 113
5, Paul Smith's, 15-22-29-31-41, 138
6, Norwich, 27-33-34-35-36-37-39, 165
7, Potsdam, 23-25-48-49-50-51-52, 195
8, Johnson State, 38-40-45-46-47, 216
Top Ten Place, Scoring Place, Name, Year, Team, Time
1, 1, Erik Donohoe, Sr, St. Lawrence, 15:41
2, 2, Eli Howard, So, St. Lawrence, 15:44
3, 3, John Ostler, Sr, St. Lawrence, 15:53
4, 4, Mike Heymann, Fr, Plattsburgh State, 15:55
5, 5, Mark Burnham, Jr, St. Lawrence, 16:02
6, 6, Dan Ramsey, Fr, St. Lawrence, 16:08
7, 7, David Lloyd, Sr, St. Lawrence, 16:09
8, 8, Tyler Luddington, St. Lawrence, 16:13
9, 0, Terrence Fox, So, St. Lawrence, 16:17
10, 9, Matt Medeiros, Team 177, 16:18
Aug. 31, 2007
Runners Set to Debut Saturday at Own Cardinal Classic
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State's 2007 men's cross country season gets under way on Saturday with the Cardinal Classic at Rugar Woods near the PSUC Fieldhouse. The 5K meet will begin approximately at 11:45 a.m. (following the women's race). The Cardinals have more depth than a year ago with 17 student-athletes on the roster.
Read Coach John Lynch's thoughts on the season and for the Cardinal Classic:
"This is a new era in Plattsburgh State men's distance running. Team is the center of attention and I totally expect this group to run as a team. We are one week into training and I've already noticed a great bond forged between them. It is now my third year coaching here and I have not seen a team so close in my career. Back in the 1990's the team had the nickname 'The Wolfpack' which was taken from a poem by Rudyard Kipling in which it states 'The strength of the wolf is the pack and the strength of the pack is the wolf.' This pertains to cross country running because the pack makes or breaks how the team does, and an individual can also make or break how the team does. We are reiterating the importance of the pack this year. The team is made up of four returners in Chris Ketcham, Sean Brinkman, Matt Burdick and Jack Swartz, who should all be in the mix to be on the scoring team. The recruiting class includes standouts from across New York state and others transferring from other colleges. Junior Alex Sico, a transfer from Division I Rhode Island, freshman Mike Heymann and international student Mathieu Bilodeau are three newcomers hoping to make a big splash this year. All three men could show individually that they are contenders to make nationals, and that will only help our team's chances of grabbing that valuable Top 5 spot in the region.
"We have seven teams coming tomorrow, including Johnson State, Norwich University, Paul Smith's, Clarkson, SUNY-Canton, Potsdam and St. Lawrence. In the past few years it has been pretty easy for us to walk away with both the team and individual wins, but this year it will become more difficult with St. Lawrence added into the mix. The Saints should give us a good challenge on both the men's and women's sides. The SLU men has been ranked in front of us in the preseason polls and the women are a couple spots behind us. It should be a very exciting event."
Coach's Corner
Men's Cross Country Coach John Lynch notes:
"Plattsburgh State Cross Country and hard work go hand-in-hand. The student-athletes here at Plattsburgh are dedicated to the classroom as well as making themselves better runners. The commitment by the distance runners has led to many high performances, both academically and athletically. The cross country teams consistently raise the bar of success each year and take advantage of each opportunity to perform at a high level. Freshmen and newcomers improve through consistently applying a high effort. Plattsburgh State is a program that looks at the long-term goals for all of its student-athletes."
Soaring to New Heights
The Plattsburgh State men's cross country program continues to be a place where student-athletes reach amazing new heights. Since 1990, 25 Cardinal runners have broken the 27-minute mark in 8k competition, with 12 sub-26-minute performances and a team-best 24:08 mark set in 2000. As a team, the Cardinals last won the State University of New York Athletic Conference championship in 1997 and has sent several individuals to the NCAA Championships, including present team member Matt DeShane in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Nineteen Cardinals have earned SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame status and five have received the highest honor in our sport--All-America status--with DeShane tabbed in 2005.
The men's cross country team, like all intercollegiate athletics teams at Plattsburgh State, focuses on a commitment to competitive excellence, academic achievement and community service.
To find out more information about the cross country program, please log on to the team's unofficial website at: http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/john.lynch
Contact Information
For more information about Cross Country at Plattsburgh State, please contact:
Head Coach: John Lynch
Phone: (518) 564-4145
E-mail: john.lynch@plattsburgh.edu