SUNY Cortland Athletics

* The Peru, N.Y., native earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Cortland in 1971
 
* Competed in indoor track and field at Cortland from 1967-71 and outdoor track and field from 1968-71 in the long jump, high jump, triple jump and sprints; team captain/co-captain in 1970-71
 
* Three-time track and field Red Letter Award winner - indoors in 1968-69 and 1970-71 seasons and outdoors in 1970 - and the 1971 Cortland BETA Sports King
 
* NCAA College Division qualifier in both his junior and senior year and 1970 Atlantic Coast long jump regional runner-up
 
* Graduated as the school record holder in the indoor 50-yard dash, 60-yard dash, 160-yard dash, long jump and high jump and the outdoor 100-yard dash, high jump, long jump and 440-yard relay
 
* MVP of the 1970 New York State Collegiate Track and Field Association (NYSCTFA) championship and helped Cortland win three indoor and two outdoor NYSCTFA team titles
 
* Set Cortland Lusk Field House records in the long jump, high jump, 50-yard dash and 60-yard dash; also set numerous indoor facility records at Syracuse University, Union College and the University of Rochester
 
* Physical education teacher in the Malone Central Elementary Schools and Franklin Academy High School from 1971-2008
 
* Coached outdoor track and field (1971-2012), indoor track and field (1973-95, 1996-2012), JV/varsity football (1971-90), boys' cross country (1991-98), girls' cross country (1999-2012) and boys' basketball (1996) at Franklin Academy
 
* Multiple-time sectional Coach of the Year who led Franklin Academy to numerous Section Ten cross country and track and field titles and coached more than 40 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) track and field medalists, including state champions in the pole vault, 3,000 meters and 3,200-meter relay
 
* Posted a boys' track and field overall dual record of 251-34 and girls' cross country overall record of 110-11
 
* Brushton-Moira Central School board member from 2008-11 and Canton Central School board member from 2015-21
 
* Has served as an NCAA and USA Track official and Cross Country official and was the Umpire at the NCAA National Track and Field Championships in 2003 and 2015; also a New York State high school track and field official and rules interpreter for the Northern New York Zone