CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland women's outdoor track and field team tied for fourth place out of eight schools at the SUNYAC Championship meet, hosted by the Red Dragons at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex.

Geneseo won the league crown with 215 points, followed by Brockport with 178.5. Oneonta (117), Cortland and Fredonia (85.5 each), Plattsburgh (49), Buffalo St. (47) and Oswego (41.5) rounded out the field.

Cortland earned All-SUNYAC honors in three events with runner-up finishes. Dana Kupiec (Salem) placed second in the 100-meter dash (12.59) and Cat Lutjen (Sound Beach/Miller Place) was second in the javelin (36.42 meters/119' 6"). The 4x400-meter relay team of Kaylee Uhl (Waverly), Melissa Emilio (Oneonta), Carolyn Wagner (Delmar/Bethlehem) and Dana Messina (East Meadow) finished second in 4:05.38. League champions earn first-team All-SUNYAC honors, while runners-up are recognized as second-team all-conference. This year, for the first time, relay teams are included among All-SUNYAC honorees.

The Red Dragons also registered four third-place finishes. Kupiec finished third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:05.30, 1:04.82 prelims) and Allison Schumann (North Salem) was third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:21.73). Gabriella Czerw (Holbrook/Sachem North) tied for third in the high jump at 1.52 meters (4' 11.75"), and the 4x100-meter relay of Midge Moore (Massapequa), Kupiec, Messina and Kelly Gardner (Lake Ronkonkoma/Sachem North) placed third in 48.27 seconds.

Cortland is scheduled to send competitors to the Swarthmore Final Qualifier meet on Monday, May 15, and the ECAC Division III Outdoor Championships Wednesday and Thursday, May 17-18, at Westfield State University in Massachusetts.

A list of Cortland's athletes who scored at the meet with top-eight finishes, with ECAC Division III Championship qualifiers noted, follows.

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A list of Cortland's athletes who scored at the meet with top-eight finishes, with ECAC Division III Championship qualifiers noted, follows.


Cortland's Top-Eight Scoring Finishers

2nd place:
Dana Kupiec, 100-meter dash, 12.59 (12.33 prelims) (ECAC)
Cat Lutjen, Javelin, 36.42 meters (119' 6") (ECAC)
4x400-meter relay (Kaylee Uhl, Melissa Emilio, Carolyn Wagner, Dana Messina), 4:05.38

3rd place:
Dana Kupiec, 400-meter hurdles, 1:05.30 (1:04.82 prelims) (ECAC)
Allison Schumann, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 11:21.73 (ECAC)
(tied) Gabriella Czerw, High Jump, 1.52 meters (4' 11.75")
4x100-meter relay (Midge Moore, Dana Kupiec, Dana Messina, Kelly Gardner), 48.27 (ECAC)

4th place:
Midge Moore, 100-meter dash, 12.70 (12.21 prelims) (ECAC)
Midge Moore, 200-meter dash, 26.23 (25.93 prelims) (ECAC)
Megan Wagner, 5,000 meters, 18:09.53 (ECAC)
Kaylee Uhl, 400-meter hurdles, 1:05.43 (ECAC)

5th place:
Harley Buczkowski, Shot Put, 11.94 meters (39' 2.25") (ECAC)

6th place:
Dana Messina, 200-meter dash, 26.60 (26.36 prelims)
Melissa Emilio, 800 meters, 2:21.44
Katherine Doherty, Pole Vault, 3.05 meters (10' 0")
Harley Buczkowski, Hammer Throw, 46.10 meters (151' 3") (ECAC)

8th place:
Sara Billings, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 11:56.67
Lindsay Therrien, Shot Put, 11.00 meters (36' 1.25")