MATT VOLZ
Asst. Sports Editor
Photo by TERRI JACOBS | Special to The Leader.
SOFTBALL
Fredonia’s doubleheader against Penn State Behrend, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 30, was postponed due to inclement weather.
The games will be made up on Thursday, April 6, starting at 3 p.m., according to sports information director Matt Palisin.
Overall, the Blue Devils currently sit at 1-11 on the season, with their lone victory coming over Macalester College on March 17.
The team will be in action again on Tuesday, April 4 for a home doubleheader against Alfred University.
BASEBALL
The Blue Devils baseball team was scheduled to play three games in two days against the Oswego Lakers to open SUNYAC play, but those games were postponed due to inclement weather.
The doubleheader, originally scheduled for noon on Saturday, April 1, will be made up on Sunday, April 2 starting at 4 p.m., according to Palisin.
Overall, Fredonia sits at 4-8 on the season, with their most recent win being a 13-12 victory over Ramapo College down in Florida.
Following the games in Oswego, the Blue Devils will return home to face Allegheny College on Wednesday, April 5 at 4 p.m.
LACROSSE
Fredonia’s women’s lacrosse team has started SUNYAC play, with two recent road contests both resulting in losses.
On Wednesday, March 29, the Oswego Lakers scored early and often in a 19-2 win. The Lakers held an 8-1 lead by the end of the first quarter.
Senior Erin Woods and junior Sydney Buchko were the only goal scorers for the Blue Devils. Freshman Cailin Karalus provided the team’s only assist, as Woods’ goal was unassisted.
On Saturday, April 1, the Blue Devils were unable to score in the first half in a game they eventually lost 11-3.
Sophomore Audrey Brown scored two goals for Fredonia, while senior Molly McGowan added the other.
Freshman Camryn Jacobs tallied the team’s only assist.
The weekend’s results bring Fredonia’s overall record to 5-6, and their conference record to 0-3.
Their next home game is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4 against Brockport, beginning at 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
Fredonia’s women’s track and field team began their season on Friday, March 31 with the Dave Labor Invitational at Slippery Rock University.
Freshman Kira Davidson took first place in the second flight of jumpers of the triple jump.
Davidson also competed in the 400 meter dash, taking fourth out of eight runners in her preliminary heat and 20th out of 30 in the final race.
Junior Vanessa Ryhal participated in the 800 meter dash, finishing 11th out of 12 runners in her preliminary heat and 31st out of 40 in the overall race.
Freshman Cara Pellechia competed in the pole vault event, finishing 16th out of 25 athletes.
Senior thrower Marisa Stravino finished second in her preliminary flight for the hammer throw. In the final event, she placed 10th out of 18 throwers with a distance of 35.52 meters.
Stravino also competed in the discus throw, finishing eighth out of 10 throwers in her preliminary flight and 31st out of 39 in the final event with a distance of 23.40 meters.
The Blue Devils will be in action again on Saturday, April 8, as they travel to Henrietta, N.Y. for a meet at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
The Blue Devils began the season with the Dave Labor Invitational at Slippery Rock University on Friday, March 31.
Eight Fredonia athletes competed in the event, participating in eight different events.
Four Blue Devils competed in the 1,500 meter run, all finishing in the top 50 out of 73 athletes.
Junior Josh Walters was the team’s top finisher, placing 19th with a time of 4:11.89.
Also competing in the event for the Blue Devils were junior Sam Cottrell (26th place, 4:16.97), senior Kyle Campbell (31st place, 4:19.93) and senior Vincent Mendez (48th place, 4:36.44).
Three Blue Devils also competed in the 800 meter run, with Campbell as the team’s top finisher (11th place, 2:07.89).
Cottrell placed 15th with a time of 2:08.86, and Mendez placed 25th with a time of 2:13.47.
There were 47 finishers in the race.
Fredonia’s jumpers also took home top 10 finishes in their events. Senior Toby Onuoha came in fourth out of 23 athletes in the triple jump with a distance of 13.33 meters.
Freshman Cameron Sample competed in the long jump, finishing fourth out of 24 with a distance of 6.32 meters.
Other notable results included sophomore Patrick Klinger finishing eighth in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 16:15.60 and freshman Jacob Winn finishing 10th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.42.
Fredonia will be back in action on Saturday, April 8 for a meet at RIT.
CHEERLEADING
Fredonia’s cheerleading team hosted a showcase at the Dods Hall Gym on Saturday, April 1.
It was the first showcase event the team has ever hosted.
The team will travel to Daytona, F.L. for the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College Nationals, which begin on Thursday, April 6 and end on Saturday, April 8.
The Blue Devils are set to compete at 5:47 p.m. on Thursday at the Ocean Center Arena in Daytona, according to the NCA’s website.
In 2022, the team took home 13th place at Nationals.