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Roster
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1986 - Ron Freeman, 1994 - Tim Fulton, 2002 - Kristin Boniello, Greg Swiatocha, 2004 - Evan Delfs, 2005 - Niko Viglione, Alex Swiatocha, Mike Lacko, Justin Windman, Laura Tuson, 2006 - Doug Swiatocha, Josh Kneer, Juan Mendez, John Vegliante, Chris Gonzalez, Alex Bean, Noah Sandberg, 2007 - Morgan Abdelnour, Melissa Hirsch, Suzie Clinchy, Rich Apgar, John Dolan, Kyle Brazeil, James Scheurmann, Rachel Cassata, 2008 - Doug Milde, Kyle Contrata, Crysyal Contrata, Anthony Bruzzone, Vinny Cascio, Avert Faeth, Megan Faeth, Lauren Campbell, Laura Haley, Teadie Becker, Shona Craig, Devin Irwin, Hanna Monte, Jenna Siegel, Kaya Stine, Dave Schmidt, Todd Apgar, Pat Porteus, Dan Moloney, Greg Lucia, Sean Malley, Jordan Talon, OTHERS SPOTTED AT THE MUD RACE:
2008 XC Season News
Clinchy missed her junior year indoor and outdoor track season with injuries and struggled to regain her form senior year in HS. hrough ahrd work and dedication she has bounced back very nicely. We are so proud. MEET ARTICLE AND RESULTS HERE
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COACHES
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - The Lynchburg College men's cross country team, ranked third regionally, claimed its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championship since 2002, as the LC harriers won the championship 8K run, hosted by Virginia Wesleyan College. The Lynchburg squad accumulated 50 points, just two points ahead of second-place VWC. Junior Ricky Flynn (Gaithersburg, MD/Damascus) was the top individual finisher, clocking a time of 24:56, which was 30 seconds faster than the next person to cross the line. His time was also the third-best time in Lynchburg cross country history. Also scoring for the Hornets was Pat Jacobs (Bloomingdale, NJ/Butler), who posted a time of 25:46 for sixth place, while Rich Apgar (Somers, NY/Somers) finished 13th with a time of 26:19. Brandon Demers (Cypress, TX/Leonardtown) finished in 26:21 for 14th place, earning all-conference honors along with Flynn, Jacobs and Apgar. Lawrence Minor (Mineral, VA/Louisa) was the last scorer for LC, clocking a time of 26:23 for 16th place. |
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Patriot League Champs |
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10/18 Weekend Congrats go out to a number of Somers grads this week: Penn State National Invite 6k (women), 5.2 mile (men) *178 - Niko Viglione - SUNY Cortland, 27:39 UAlbany Cross Country Invitational 5k Gettysburg College Men's Invitiational 8k Yellowjacket Cross Country Invitational 8k
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 LEFT: 2005 graduate Alexandra Swiatocha, running for Holy Cross, is having her best season yet. Brothers Greg (2002) and Doug (2006) are both running the Steam Town Marathon this Sunday. Good Luck. |
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STORY FROM GENESEO WEBSITE
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9/06 - Hanover, IN - NCAA DIII Pre-Nationals - Way to go Apgar Boys! HANOVER, IN and LEXINGTON, VA – The Lynchburg College men and women’s cross country teams ran this weekend in two meets, as a squad of men and women traveled to the Madison Kiwanis Invite in Hanover, IN. LC also sent a group of runners to the Generals Cross Country Invite in Lexington, VA. The Hornet men finished seventh in the Madison Kiwanis Invite, as 13 nationally ranked teams competed on the 8K course. Lynchburg was paced by Ryan Van Alstine (Midland Park, NJ) who finished 26th in a time of 27:11. Lawrence Minor (Mineral, VA/Louisa) clocked a 27:34 for 40th place, and teammate Rich Apgar (Somers, NY/Somers) was a spot behind him with a time of 27:36. Pat Jacobs (Bloomingdale, NJ/Butler) and Todd Apgar (Somers, NY/Somers) also both scored for LC. |
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8/30 - Apgar brothers race well in debut LEFT: Rich (#42) and Todd (#41) oddly wearing different colored uniforms, which actually goes against the definition of "Uniforms". |
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Check out some of our alumni who are currently competing in college Niko Viglione (2005) SUNY Cortland - Earns NCAA All American As a HS senior, Niko led his team to a NY State Championship in cross country, the only such title in Somers school history. He ran 1:56, 4:23, and 9:51 steeple his senior year. With mileage peaking at 145/week this summer, look for big things from this senior to be. |
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 Rachel Cassata (2006) - school record holder in the pole vault and shuttle hurdles - competes for Northeastern. Rachel is one of only three athletes in school history to win three events at a Sectional championships in one season. |
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 Rich Apgar (2007) Lynchburg - Earns All Conference Honors!Alumnus Rich Apgar (2007) led the Lynchburg College Distance Medley Relay team to a first place finish with a conference championship fastest 1200 meter split time of 3 minutes and 11 seconds. The team's overall DMR time of 10:40.02 is a new ODAC record and that was with their miler jogging the last 600 meters because the men had built up such a large lead. Two hours later Rich finished fifth in the open 800 meter event in a time of 2:00.66. This was quite an impressive double for the freshman on a relatively slow, flat track. The championship took place ay Liberty University in Virginia. Rich earned first team ALL CONFERENCE honor for his accomplishments. The Lynchburg men went on to win their eleventh straight indoor championship in a tight battle with Bridgewater College. |
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While at Georgetown, Bean has run 2:23 1K and 3:47 1500m and 4:06 for the mile. He redshirted his sophomore spring track season. Get ready for big things this year on the track for Mr. Bean. |
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| Alexandra Swiatocha (2005) Holy Cross University -2 time All State and All American in HS. | |
| Doug Swiatocha (2006) American University - A member of the NY State Championship team, 2 time All State and an All American in HS. | |
| Pat Porteus (2008) University of Rhode Island - All State and All American in HS, school record holder 4x800m | |
| Dan Keating (2008) University of Rhode Island - All Section in HS | |
| Vinny Cascio (2008) Providence University - All State in HS | |
| John Turro (2008) Dartmouth College - All State and All American in HS, school record holder 3200m and 4x800m | |
| Todd Apgar (2008) Lynchburg College - All State and All American in HS, school record holder 4x800m | |
| Avery Faeth (2008) University of Virginia - All Section, 10 time Sectional Champ, County Champ, School Record holder 500m & HJ. | |
| Suzie Clinchy (2007) Wake Forest - All Section, All States, All American in HS, State Qualifier in XC. | |
| Mary Alice Howard (2006) Wake Forest - 3 time All States, 10 Time All Section, school record in over 50 straight meets! 3 Time All American, 8 Time State Qualifier | |
| Sarah Keating (2006) Marist College - 2 time All American, All Section, State Qualifier in XC. | |
| Dana Mitchell (2006) Fordham University - All Section, Sectional Champ, school record holder every relay from 4x2 to DMR at one point. | |
| Josh Kneer (2006) SUNY Geneseo - 4th man on NY State Champion XC Team 2004, All Section. | |
| Megan Faeth (2008) Dartmouth College - All State in HS, school record holder in javelin, State Record holder in Javelin. | |
| Shona Craig (2008) SUNY Binghamton - All Section, Sectional Champ in HS. | |
Who are we missing? Send names and colleges to tim@armorytrack.com |
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"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare" |
Suzie Clinchy Places 93rd at ACC Championships
Lynchberg wins ODAC Title, Apgar brothers pitch in
Head Coach Dr. Jack Toms was honored as the league's co-Coach of the Year. Washington & Lee University, the pre-season pick to win the conference, finished third with 59 points, followed by Bridgewater (77), Roanoke (127), Hampden-Sydney (209), Guilford (223), Emory & Henry (232), Eastern Mennonite (251) and Randolph (297).
LC will now look forward to the South/Southeast Regional meet which is set for Saturday, November 15 in San Antonio, TX.
SUNYAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Greg Swiatocha (2002) runs 2:53 marathon while kid brother Doug (2006) goes 2:48 at Steamtown. Congrats. Both starred at Somers and competed at state championships. Doug was All-State/All-American, Greg All Section.
9/28 - Hoffman Invitational - St. Lawrence U., Canton, NY - Kneer goes 26:22
Alex Bean (2006) - Georgetown University