Dragon TalesOfficial Newsletter

of Oneonta State Athletics

Volume 2, No. 1 Fall, 2000

In this issue...

--Women’s Soccer, Men’s Soccer and Women’s TennisRecaps continued, pg. 2--New Faces, pg. 3--Pavlacka Competes in Sydney, pg. 3--Volleyball, Field Hockey and Cross Country Recaps, pg.4+5--Fall Athletes of the Week, pg. 5--Fall Honor Roll, pg. 6--SUNYAC Coaches of the Year, pg. 6--Fall Scoreboard, pg. 7--Winter Schedules, pg. 8--Waters Receives Academic Award, pg. 8

Women’s Soccer Makes “Sweet 16”Men’s Soccer Reaches Double Digits in Wins

Women’s Tennis Sets Single Season Wins Mark

Women’s Soccer Reaches20-win Plateau

How do you follow the greatest sea-son in women’s soccer history? By turning inthe greatest season in women’s soccer history.

The 2000 women’s soccer teamcompleted a 20-2 season to eclipse their bestseason ever in 1999 when they were 18-3-2.Along the way they dominated many teams,went undefeated for a second straight year inthe SUNYAC while capturing their secondconsecutive conference crown and earning anautomatic berth to the NCAA Div. III Tourna-ment again. They earned a bye into the Re-gional semifinals, advanced to the “sweet 16”before losing 2-1 in the second overtime toWilliam Smith.

The Red Dragons opened the sea-son by winning the first official women’sMayor’s Cup Tournament. They defeatedDelaware Valley 6-0 in the opener and thenused three unanswered goals in the second halfto defeat Clark University of Massachusetts3-1. Juniors Stephanie Poppiti (Seaford, N.Y.)and Liz Grosser (Levittown, N.Y.) were se-lected as the Outstanding Offensive and De-fensive Players respectively in the tournament.

The second weekend of the seasonsaw the Red Dragons participate in the HeronCup hosted by William Smith. The Red Drag-ons earned a weekend split with a loss to thehosts and a 1-0 win over New York Univer-sity. Senior Liz McGrail (Stamford, N.Y.), andjuniors Amy DuCharme (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) andMegan McCoy (Bethpage, N.Y.) were all se-lected to the All-Tournament Team.

Oneonta would not lose anothergame the rest of the way as they set a schoolrecord for consecutive wins. Included in their18 straight were some dominating, one sidedgames and 14 shutouts. During this streak,McGrail became the school’s all time leadingscorer for men’s and women’s soccer as sheeclipsed Keith Tozer’s career mark of 117

Men’s Soccer PutsTogether AnotherWinning Season

It had been nearly a decade when themen’s soccer team had a winning season in1999, but it had been even longer since theyput together two in a row. The 2000 Red Drag-ons finished 11-6-1 for their second straight,double-digit, winning season since 1987 and1988. Ironically, these were the last two sea-sons that Hall of Fame coach Garth Stam waspatrolling the sidelines.

This season also marked a new be-ginning for Oneonta as a member of a brandnew Div. I men’s soccer conference affiliationas the Atlantic Soccer Conference played it’sfirst season. The conference is comprised offormer Independent schools that were lookingfor an avenue of competition and a way to getto the NCAA Tournament. The ASC mem-bers besides Oneonta are currentlyBinghamton, Albany, Stony Brook, Hartwick,Florida International, Philadelphia University,Adelphi and Howard. In the first year the RedDragons finished with a winning record at 5-3with wins over Stony Brook, Albany, Howard,Binghamton and Philadelphia while sufferingdefeats to Florida International, Hartwick andAdelphi.

The 2000 season began on the roadwith a thrilling 1-0 overtime win overLafayette. Freshman James Crofts (Godstone,England) scored his first collegiategoal off a corner to lift the Red Drag-ons to victory. Three days laterOneonta played their home openerversus Marist and battled to their sec-ond straight 1-0 win. SophomoreRyan Rummery (Biggin Hill, En-gland) netted the game-winner at the73-minute mark. The quick start gotsome recognition as the Red Dragonswere ranked 25th nationally whichmade it the first time in nearly 20

Women’s Tennis TeamRecords Record-Breaking Season

The women’s tennis team andsecond-year head coach Ed O’Malleyfinished the 2000 season with twelve dualmatch wins; enough to set a new singleseason Oneonta win record. The RedDragons finished a very respectable secondat the SUNYAC Conference Championships,three places higher than their 1999 finish.The second doubles team of freshman duoSarah Fiekert (N. Syracuse, NY) and TrudyHudson (Amsterdam, NY) brought home theSUNYAC Championship at second doubles.

The Oneonta State team was veryyoung this year, with three freshmen playingfor the Red Dragons. Junior Captain BethMuller (Fredonia, N.Y.) was a proven leaderfor the squad this year, recording fifteenwins at her third singles position, as well asrecording fifteen wins at first doubles withpartner senior Rachel Martin (Pound Ridge,N.Y.). The third doubles team of sophomoreBecky Lane (Binghamton, N.Y.) andfreshman Sarah Strauss (Plainview, N.Y.)recorded sixteen wins during the year,

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points set in 1979. Shefinished her career with137 points on 59 goalsand 19 assists and anamazing 24 game-win-ning goals.

The 2000SUNYAC Tournamentwas held at the NationalSoccer Hall of Fame andincluded a banquet forthe final four teams. The

Red Dragons were the top seed after going 10-0 in the regular season and were matched withfourth seeded Cortland in the opening game.Oneonta, playing the final 60 minutes of thegame down a player, won 2-1 in the secondovertime when freshman Cristina Gaspar (NewRochelle, N.Y.) blasted a shot that squeezedthrough the hands of the Cortland keeper. Inthe final, Poppiti scored the game-winner inthe 81st minute when she beat the Geneseokeeper to a loose ball to score the game’s onlygoal in a 1-0 victory.

In the NCAA Tournament, the RedDragons were matched against Western Con-necticut State University in the Northeast Re-gional semifinals. The Colonials were scrappyand strong defensively and played Oneontainto the second overtime before McGrail put aball over the head of the keeper that deflectedoff the cross bar and into the goal for the 1-0win. In the final, Oneonta was looking toavenge their only defeat of the season to Wil-liam Smith and were leading 1-0 with 26 min-utes remaining. The Herons would tie thegame in the 85th minute before winning thegame in the 114th minute to end the Red Drag-ons’ run.

Statistic Leaders:

Scoring:Liz McGrail .......................... (19g/7a/45 pts)Stephanie Poppiti .................... (7g/7a/21 pts)Sonada Mujanovic .................. (8g/4a/20 pts)Rose Velan .............................. (7g/1a/15 pts)Amy DuCharme ..................... (4g/7a/15 pts)

Goalkeeping:Megan McCoy.. (19-2/1751 MP/74 SVS/0.57 GAA/10 SO)

Liz McGrail

2000 Mayor’s Cup Champions

years that Oneontacracked the nationalpoll.

It was then onto the Mayor’s Cupwhere Oneonta waslooking to defend thetitle they earned in 1999.They opened with a veryphysical 2-2 tie againstIona and then had toplay nationally rankedVirginia Commonwealth in their second game.The game started well for the Red Dragonswhen junior Allister Wiltshire (Brooklyn, N.Y.)scored two minutes into the game when he puta ball over the VCU keeper from forty yardsout. Unfortunately that would be all forOneonta as VCU clamped down and held theRed Dragons to no goals and only three shotsas they won the game 2-1.

Two more wins followed over Man-hattan and Niagara before two ASC setbacksto Hartwick and Florida International. Oneontaclosed the first month of the season with twowins including one over undefeated StonyBrook which moved the Red Dragons back intothe national top 25 for the second time of theseason.

Oneonta opened the month of Octo-ber with a home match against Adelphi. Thevisitors controlled the game and won 2-0 tohand the Red Dragons their first home loss intwo years. Oneonta then ran off three straightwins over Canisius, Philadelphia and Albanyto raise their record to 9-4-1 with four gamesremaining. The Red Dragons split the remain-ing games with two wins against Binghamtonand Howard along with two tough 1-0 lossesto Colgate and Cornell.

Rummery would finish the year asthe team’s leading scorer for a second straightyear. He scored eight goals and added fourassists for 20 points. Senior Joma Burton (St.Catherine, Jamaica) was second on the teamwith 18 points and tied with Rummery witheight goals. At one point in midseason, Bur-ton had four of his five game-winning goals tohelp Oneonta win four of five games. In goal,senior James Riley (Port Jefferson Station,N.Y.) turned in an outstanding season. His ath-letic ability kept the Red Dragons in everygame and, in some cases, preserved wins. Heplayed all but four minutes and recorded a 1.02goals against with seven shutouts.

Statistics Leaders:

Scoring:Ryan Rummery ................................ (8g/4a/20 pts)Joma Burton .................................... (8g/2a/18 pts)Allister Wiltshire ............................. (5g/3a/13 pts)Orlando Wynter ................................. (1g/5a/7 pts)

Goalkeeping:James Riley......... (11-6-1/1680 MP/97 SVS/1.02 GAA/7 SO)

James Riley

including a run of ninein a row to start theseason.

The RedDragons started theseason with threestraight wins at the St.Lawrence Tournament,with wins overGeneseo, St. Lawrence,and Plattsburgh.

At the Oneonta State Invitational, the RedDragons swept all six individual trophies, allthree doubles trophies, as well as receivingthe team trophy for compiling a 3-0 record inthe tourney.

At the 2000 SUNYAC TournamentOneonta State found themselves battlingCortland in both second and third singlesand at all three doubles spots. BesidesFiekert and Hudson winning at seconddoubles, Coach O’Malley was rewarded forhis fantastic efforts this season by beinggiven the SUNYAC Coach of the Yearaward. The Oneonta, N.Y. native has turnedthe program around in only his second yearat the helm of the squad.

O’Malley hopes to have continuedsuccess in 2001, only losing one member tograduation and bringing in another strongand talented freshman class as well.

Season Records:

Singles:Sarah Feikert ........................................ 10-10Rachel Martin ........................................ 12-8Beth Muller ............................................ 15-5Rebecca Lane......................................... 11-7Sarah Strauss ......................................... 11-7Trudy Hudson ........................................ 15-6Amy Merwarth ........................................ 3-0

Doubles:Martin/Muller ........................................ 15-6Feikert/Hudson ...................................... 14-5Lane/Strauss .......................................... 16-3Feikert/Merwarth ..................................... 1-0

Oneonta InvitationalChampions

Beth Muller

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New Members Added This Fall to the Athletic Department

Matt LoPiccolo

Duane Ritter

Kevin Fenstermacher

Meghann Raspallo

LoPiccolo was selected as the newcross country and track & field coach andjoins Oneonta after a successful stint as across country and track & field athlete andassistant coach at his alma mater SUNYPlattsburgh from 1994 to 1999. Hecompeted all four years in track and twoyears in cross country.

While competing as an under-graduate he excelled in both sports culminat-ing in earning All-American honors in 1998in the indoor 800 meters. That same year hewas the ECAC Div. III Champion in theevent. LoPiccolo was a five-time SUNYACchampion, four times as an individual intrack and once as a member of the crosscountry team when Plattsburgh won the1997 Cross Country Championship. He wasa four-time NCAA qualifier, three times asan individual and once as a member of thecross country team while establishing schoolrecords in the indoor 500, 600 and 800meters. As a high school cross countryrunner he helped lead Sherburne-Earlville toback-to-back team titles in 1989 and 1990.

“I am excited about the opportu-nity that the college has afforded to me,”says LoPiccolo. “With a brand new trackfacility coming in the next year it is obviousthat Oneonta is serious about competing atthe highest levels in both sports. There willbe some work to do initially in establishingthe programs, but I see unlimited potential.”

During his two years as anassistant at Plattsburgh, he coached hisathletes to two All-American performancesand fifteen individual SUNYAC titles.LoPiccolo was able to complete his Master’sDegree in Administration and Leadershipwhile minoring in Education. He is acertified personal trainer, has his Level ICoaching Certification from the USATF andis a member of the Syracuse Chargers TrackClub where he continues to compete as anelite level track & field competitor.

Fenstermacher, a native of Erie,Pa., joins the Oneonta staff as the assistant inthe Sports Information Office. He is a 2000graduate of Bethany College in WestVirginia where he was a student worker in

the SID Office at the college for four years.Fenstermacher majored in Sports Journalismand was a three-year member of the varsityfootball team.

Raspallo was added to the athletictraining staff as an assistant to handle thegrowing numbers of athletes and sports atOneonta. A 2000 graduate of Sacred HeartUniversity in Fairfield, Conn. where shemajored in Human Movement and SportsScience with a concentration in AthleticTraining. A native of Rochester, N.Y., shehas also worked with the training staffs atthe University of New Haven and theRochester Rhinos of the United SoccerLeagues.

Ritter is a 2000 graduate of WilkesUniversity where he was a four-year memberof the wrestling team. He double-majored inPsychology and Sociology at Wilkes andwas a wrestling Scholar All-American inDiv. I and Div. III. Ritter was a three-yearcaptain and is working as the assistant to AlSosa and the wrestling team at Oneonta.

PAVLACKA COMPETES AT PARALYMPICSOneonta State Sophomore Represents the United States in Sydney

Oneonta State sophomore swimmer Katie Pavlacka of Liverpool, N.Y. spent this past summer training for her firstParalympic experience that took place this past Oct. 19-28 in Sydney, Australia. She is blind and is a member of the varsityswimming & diving team at Oneonta.

Pavlacka qualified for the Games in six events: 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter backstroke, 200-meter individualmedley and the 50, 100 and 400-meter freestyle. She entered the Games as the American record holder in eight events andthe world record holder in both the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle, both of which were not competed in the Paralympics.Although she did not medal in any events that she competed, she did come home with one American record, a seventh placefinish in the 50-meter freestyle and a lifetime of memories from the games of Sydney.

Pavlacka’s highlight of her experience was breaking her own American record in the 400-meter freestyle which placedher fifth in the world in the finals. The only other event that she made the finals in was the 50-meter freestyle in which sheplaced seventh.

Pavlacka was one of 260 athletes that represented the United States in Sydney and one of 29 swimmers. She willcontinue to be a varsity member of the Red Dragons swim team while continuing her training in preparation for the 2004Paralympics in Athens, Greece.

The Paralympics are a multi-sport, multi-disability competition of elite, world-class, disabled athletes, similar in scopeto the Olympic Games. The Paralympic Games are held approximately two weeks after the Olympic Games in the same hostcity/country. The difference between the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games is that the Paralympics provide an elitecompetition opportunity to athletes with a functional disability which precludes their involvement in open competition of theOlympic Games. Paralympic athletes go through rigorous training year-round to prepare for their respective events. They arethe best of the best, who through determination and hard work, earn the honor of representing the United States on thecompetitive playing field.

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Volleyball Team LedBy Youngsters

Year two of the rebuilding processby coach Colleen Cashman saw a team withno seniors complete a 24-20 season. The squadwas comprised of four freshmen and foursophomores as the squad improved on lastyear’s 20-22 season while qualifying for theSUNYAC Tournament for the first time in threeyears.

The seasonopened with Oneontahosting the Holiday InnRed Dragon Invitationalin Dewar Arena. TheRed Dragons split theirfour matches for theweekend with wins overOswego and Hartwickwhile dropping matchesto Ithaca and Hunter.Sophomore JulieWinnick (Galway, N.Y.)

was an All-Tournament selection after contrib-uting 28 kills and 29 digs during the course ofthe tournament.

The next weekend saw Oneontatravel to Brockport to play in their Invitational.They came home winless as they dropped fourmatches including a five-game match toMedaille. The Red Dragons then played Uticaand won 3-0 before heading to the RIT Invita-tional the following weekend. They returnedhome with a four-match split with wins overManhattanville and Potsdam and losses toBrockport and St. John Fisher. Junior Co-Cap-tain Jayme Stewart (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) wasselected to the All-Tournament Team after her28 kills, nine aces and 33 digs.

Oneonta was now off to Plattsburghfor the first of two SUNYAC round-robin playweekends. The Red Dragons went 4-1 wheretheir only blemish on their record wasCortland. Freshman Lacey Musso (WadingRiver, N.Y.) led the way with 31 kills, 69 as-sists, six aces and 41 digs.

A single match during the week inwhich Oneonta swept Hartwick was the warmup for the Bates College Invitational. Oneontawent 2-2 for the weekend for the Red Dragonswho lost 3-1 to the eventual Invitational cham-pion Savannah College of Art & Design.

A tough 3-2 loss to Union openedthe month of October for Oneonta. The visi-tors were able to come back from a 2-1 deficitand win the fifth game 15-11.

The Red Dragons then hosted the31st annual Oneonta State Invitational duringthe second weekend of the month. They wereable to win their pool and advanced to thechampionship match where they were beatenby Alfred University 3-1. Musso and class-mate Kristine Clark (Jackson Heights, N.Y.)were selected to the All-Tournament Team fortheir play. Musso contributed 16 kills, 101assists, nine aces and 40 digs while Clark reg-istered 28 kills and 14 blocks.

Field Hockey Team SeesImprovement in 2000

The Oneonta State field hockeyteam won six games in their 2000 campaignas well as earning a bid to the NYSWCAAField Hockey Championships. The teamfinished 6-12 overall and 2-3 in SUNYACplay.

The Red Dragons offensive playincreased drastically in 2000, with Oneontascoring 27 goals in 2000 compared to only13 in 1999. Sophomore forward EricaPolmateer (Johnstown, N.Y.) led the RedDragons in scoring thisyear with eighteenpoints off of eight goalsand two assists. Seniorforward and Tri-Captain JenMcLenaghan (Windsor,N.Y.) was second onthe squad in points withsixteen (five goals andsix assists) as well asstarting in all eighteengames for Oneonta.Fellow senior and Tri-Captain LeanneMastafiak (Pleasantville, N.Y.) finished thirdin scoring for Oneonta with ten points off offive goals. Other offensive threats for theRed Dragons in 2000 were freshman SarahHyde (North Creek, N.Y.) and junior forwardJen Mollen (Vestal, N.Y.).

The Oneonta midfield anddefensive lines were led by juniors NicoleMcCullagh (Camden, N.Y.) and Jen Murphy(Cicero, N.Y.). These two were supported byplayers such as junior midfielder CoreyShafer (Greene, N.Y.), freshman midfielderAmy Sprague (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.), andsophomore midfielder Brooke Thompson(Bennington, VT).

Both McCullagh and McLenaghanwere elected to the All-SUNYAC First Teamand Murphy and Mastafiak were elected asan honorable mentions.

Statistics Leaders:

Scoring:Erica Polmateer ....................... 8g/2a/18 pts.Jen McLenaghan ...................... 5g/6a/16 pts.Leanne Mastafiak .................... 5g/0a/10 pts.Sarah Hyde ................................ 3g/3a/9 pts.

Goalkeeping:Erika Szelkowski.... 6-12/1267 MP/172 SVS/2.10 GAA/3 SO

Cross Country Teams GainExperience under LoPiccolo

The men’s andwomen’s cross-countryteams gained valuableexperience under first-year head coach MattLoPiccolo in 2000,competing in fiveinvitational meetsthroughout New Yorkas well as competing inthe ECAC Champion-

ships at Tufts University (MA) and at theNCAA Regional Meet at Genesee ValleyState Park in Rochester.

The women’s squad was helpedalong with some senior leadership fromDawn Koopman (Greene, N.Y.) and RaenaWeimer (Orchard Park, N.Y.) this season.The two were top performers for the RedDragons throughout the season. Koopmanwas the top runner for Oneonta at the PatPeterson Invitational at SUNY-Oswego, theCardinal Classic at St. John Fisher, the HawkHarrier Classic at SUNY-New Paltz, and theAlbany Invitational at the University atAlbany. Weimer led the Red Dragons at theHartwick Invitational. Senior Arian Mahrer(Potsdam, N.Y.) and junior Sara Snyder(Schenectady, N.Y.) also provided coachLoPiccolo with some veteran leadershipduring the season. The Oneonta Stateunderclassmen were lead by freshmanJessica Tylutki (Remsen, N.Y.), who was amajor contributor from the first meet of theyear. Other runners that helped the RedDragons finish the season on a high notewere sophomores Yen Ha (Rochester, N.Y.)and Melissa Hext (Rome, N.Y.), andfreshman Abby McQueeney-Penamonte(Mendon, N.Y.). The women really madegreat strides in the final two meets of theyear, placing sixteenth overall at the ECACChampionship meet and eighteenth overall atthe NCAA Regionalmeet.

The menwere led by some newmembers to the squadthis year, beginningwith freshman SeanMcCormick (Suffern,N.Y.). McCormick wasthe top performer forthe Red Dragons in2000, along with juniorLee Lurie (North Babylon, N.Y.) who was anew addition to the team this year. SeniorRory Quintanilla (Oneonta, N.Y.) andsophomore Eric Duffy (Montrose, N.Y.)provided some veteran leadership to the

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Lacey Musso

Nicole McCullagh

Dawn Koopman

Sean McCormick

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The second weekend of SUNYACplay took Oneonta to New Paltz. They regis-tered another 4-1 weekend to finish 8-2 over-all and qualify as the second seed from the Eastfor the SUNYAC Tournament.

The Red Dragons completed theregular season with 2-3 record after a singlematch loss to Ithaca and a 2-2 weekend at theOswego Invitational. Musso was again se-lected to the All-Tournament Team for heroutstanding play at Oswego.

In the SUNYAC Tournament,Oneonta was matched against the third seedfrom the West which turned out to be Geneseo.They won 3-2 to advance to the conferencesemifinals against Brockport where they weredefeated 3-1. Musso and Winnick were se-lected to the All-Conference Team whileCashman was selected as SUNYAC Coach ofthe Year.

The season ended with a sixth placefinish at the New York State Women’s Colle-giate Athletic Association Tournament. TheRed Dragons won their first match 3-2 overVassar, but dropped their final two to RIT andHunter. Musso was selected to the All-Tour-nament Team.

Statistic Leaders:

Kills: .............................. Julie Winnick, 308;......................................Jayme Stewart, 303;Assists: ............................Lacey Musso, 730;.................................... Deb Graffigino, 354;Aces: .... Winnick, 95 (single season record);.................................................... Musso, 50;Digs: ...................................... Winnick, 374;.................................................. Musso, 347;Blocks: ............................ Dana Fleming, 95;........................................ Kristine Clark, 94;

squad this year. Some newcomers whohelped in making coach LoPiccolo’sinaugural year a success were sophomoreGerald Cajina (Yonkers, N.Y.), and freshmenDan Verdi (Savannah, N.Y.), and AdamMoscicki (Port Crane, N.Y.).

The squads were both hindered bylow numbers in 2000, but coach LoPiccololooks to increase the number of runners in2001 through a great recruiting effort forboth his cross country and track and fieldteams.

RaenaWeimer

Erika Szelkowski

Joma Burton

Fall Athletes of the Week

September 4James Crofts, SoccerBeth Muller, Tennis

September 11Rebecca Lane, TennisSarah Strauss, Tennis

September 18Allister Wiltshire, SoccerLiz McGrail, Soccer

September 25Jen McLenaghan, Field HockeyLacey Musso, Volleyball

October 2Joma Burton, SoccerLiz McGrail, Soccer

October 9Sarah Fiekert, TennisTrudy Hudson, Tennis

October 16James Riley, SoccerDawn Koopman, Cross Country

October 23Megan McCoy, SoccerSonada Mujanovic, Soccer

October 30Women’s Soccer Team

November 6Ryan Rummery, SoccerLiz McGrail, Soccer

November 13Rubin Prophete, WrestlingSamantha Cronk, Swimming &Diving

November 20Craig Dawson, BasketballPaula Polce, Basketball

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2000 Fall Honor Roll

Women’s Soccer

Team:Mayor’s Cup I ChampionsSUNYAC ChampionsNCAA Tournament “Sweet 16”

Individual:Liz McGrail ’01SUNYAC MVPAll-SUNYAC First TeamSUNYAC Player of the Week, 9/25; 10/2All-New York State First TeamAll-Northeast Region First Team

Stephanie Poppiti ’02Mayor’s Cup Offensive MVPAll-SUNYAC First Team

Liz Grosser ’02Mayor’s Cup Defensive MVPAll-SUNYAC Second Team

Sonada Mujanovic ’04SUNYAC Player of the Week, 10/23All-SUNYAC Honorable Mention

Cristina Gaspar ’04SUNYAC C0-First Player of the YearAll-SUNYAC Second Team

Megan McCoy ’02SUNYAC Player of the Week, 10/9

Amy DuCharme ’02All-SUNYAC Second TeamAll-New York State Second TeamAll-Northeast Region Second Team

Kristen Henniger ‘02All-New York State Third TeamAll-Northeast Region Third Team

Tracey Ranieri, SUNYAC Coach of the Year

Men’s Soccer

Individual:Joma Burton ’01Atlantic Soccer Conference Player of the Week,

10/2Atlantic Soccer Conference First Team All-Star

James Riley ’01Atlantic Soccer Conference Goalkeeper of the

Week, 10/2; 10/16

Volleyball

Team:SUNYAC Tournament semifinalistNYSWCAA Tournament, 6th place

Individual:Lacey Musso ’04Oneonta State Invitational All-Tournament TeamOswego Invitational All-Tournament TeamAll-SUNYACSUNYAC Tournament, All-Tournament TeamNYSWCAA Tournament, All-Tournament Team

Julie Winnick ’03Holiday Inn/Red Dragon Invitational All-Tournament TeamAll-SUNYAC

Jayme Stewart ’02RIT Invitational All-Tournament Team

Colleen Cashman, SUNYAC Coach of the Year

Women’s Cross Country

Team:Second Place Team, Hawk Harrier Classic

Individual:Dawn Koopman ’01Top-15 performer, Hawk Harrier Classic

Jessica Tylutki ’04Top-15 performer, Hawk Harrier Classic

Raena Weimer ’01Top-15 performer, Hawk Harrier Classic

Field Hockey

Team:NYSWCAA Tournament

Individual:Jen McLenaghan ’01All-SUNYAC First TeamAll-New York State Third Team

Nicole McCullagh ’02All-SUNYAC First TeamNFHCA All-Northeast Region Second Team

Jen Murphy ’02All-SUNYAC Honorable Mention

Leanne Mastafiak ’01All-SUNYAC Honorable Mention

Women’s Tennis

Team:Oneonta State Invitational ChampionsNYSWCAA Tournament, T11 placeSUNYAC Tournament, 2nd place

Individual:Rachel Martin ’01Oneonta Invitational Champion,

2nd singles/1st doubles

Sarah Feikert ’04Oneonta Invitational Champion,

1st singles/2nd doublesSUNYAC Champion, 2nd doubles

Beth Muller ’02Oneonta Invitational Champion,

3rd singles/1st doubles

Rebecca Lane ’03Oneonta Invitational Champion,

4th singles/3rd doubles

Amy Merwarth ’04Oneonta Invitational Champion, 6th singles

Sarah Strauss ’04Oneonta Invitational Champion, 5th singles

Trudy Hudson ’04Oneonta Invitational Champion, 2nd doublesSUNYAC Champion, 2nd doubles

Ed O’Malley, SUNYAC Coach of the Year

ColleenCashman

Tracey Ranieri

Ed O’Malley

RANIERI, CASHMAN and O’MALLEY SELECTEDAS SUNYAC COACHES OF THE YEAR

Trio of Fall Coaches Earn Conference Honors

Oneonta State fall coaches had quite a year in the SUNYAC Conference. The Red Dragons added three more Coach ofthe Year plaques to the trophy cases when Tracey Ranieri, Ed O’Malley and Colleen Cashman all received similar honors forleading their squads to outstanding seasons. Ranieri is in her tenth season at Oneonta and earlier this year recorded her 100th victory at the College. She is currently124-85-17 in her 12 years as a head coach. This season she led her squad to 20 wins and a second straight SUNYACConference Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. Cashman, a Binghamton native, is in her second season as the Red Dragons’ volleyball coach and has, in a short time,turned the program back in a positive direction. This season they were 24-20, which is the second straight 20-win seasonunder Cashman’s tutelage. This year the team qualified for the SUNYAC Tournament after completing an 8-2 year in theconference, this after not making the SUNYAC’s last season. Cashman came to Oneonta State after a decade of associationwith the Binghamton University volleyball program as a player, an assistant coach and head coach. Ed O’Malley, a native of Oneonta and a graduate of the College, completed his second year at the helm of the women’stennis program. He has turned the program around in a short time and led the squad to a school best 12 wins in dual matchesthis fall. He graduates only one senior and is already looking forward to next season when he welcomes another talentedgroup of newcomers to the team. “These honors, although individual in nature, reflect on the entire athletic department as a whole,” said Athletic DirectorSteve Garner. “Our administration has committed itself to a successful athletic program and part of that is attractingoutstanding coaches to lead our teams. The college is extremely proud of the accomplishments of all our athletes andcoaches.”

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2000 Fall Scoreboard

Men’s Soccer Schedule/ResultsHead Coach: Ian McIntyre

Date ..... Opponent ....................... W/L/T ........... Score9/2 ........ at Lafayette ......................... W ............... 1-0 ot9/5 ........ MARIST ............................. W ................... 1-09/8 ........ Iona# .................................... T ............... 2-2 ot9/9 ........ VCU# ................................... L ................... 1-29/12 ...... at Manhattan ....................... W ................... 2-09/16 ...... NIAGARA .......................... W ................... 3-19/20 ...... at Hartwick* ......................... L ................... 0-29/24 ...... at Florida International* ....... L ................... 1-59/27 ...... at Siena ................................ W ............... 2-1 ot9/30 ...... at Stony Brook* .................. W ................... 2-010/7 ...... ADELPHI* .......................... L ................... 0-210/10 .... CANISIUS .......................... W ................... 1-010/14 .... at Philadelphia Univ.* ......... W ................... 2-010/17 .... ALBANY* .......................... W ................... 3-110/21 .... COLGATE ........................... L ............. 0-1 2ot11/1 ...... BINGHAMTON* ............... W ................... 2-011/5 ...... HOWARD* ......................... W ................... 5-111/7 ...... CORNELL ........................... L ................... 0-1Final Record: 11-6-1/5-3-0 ASC*Atlantic Soccer Conference Game#Mayor’s Cup Tournament at Hartwick

Kristine Clark

Women’s Soccer Schedule/ResultsCoaches: Tracey & David Ranieri

Date ..... Opponent(s) ................... W/L/T ........... Score9/2 ........ Delaware Valley# ................ W ................... 6-09/3 ........ Clark University# ................ W ................... 3-19/9 ........ at William Smith$ ................ L ................... 0-39/10 ...... vs NYU$ ............................. W ................... 1-09/15 ...... at Potsdam* ......................... W ................... 3-09/16 ...... at Plattsburgh* .................... W ................... 4-09/19 ...... UTICA-ROME* ................. W ................. 10-09/22 ...... at Brockport* ...................... W ................... 2-09/23 ...... at Geneseo* ......................... W ................... 3-19/27 ...... HARTWICK ....................... W ................... 6-09/29 ...... BUFFALO STATE* ............ W ................. 11-29/30 ...... FREDONIA* ...................... W ................... 2-010/4 ...... at Hamilton ......................... W ................... 1-010/6 ...... OSWEGO* ......................... W ................... 1-010/7 ...... CORTLAND* ..................... W ................... 1-010/14 .... at Ithaca ............................... W ............... 3-2 ot

10/18 .... NEW PALTZ* ..................... W ................... 5-010/22 .... at Southampton ................... W ................... 2-010/27 .... CORTLAND% .................... W ............. 2-1 2ot10/28 .... GENESEO%% .................... W ................... 1-011/4 ...... vs Western Conn St& .......... W ............. 1-0 2ot11/5 ...... at William Smith&& ............ L ............. 1-2 2otFinal Record: 20-2-0/10-0-0 SUNYAC*SUNYAC Game#Mayor’s Cup at NSHOF (Champion)$Heron Cup Tournament at William Smith%SUNYAC Tournament semifinal%%SUNYAC Tournament final&Northeast Regional semifinal at William Smith&&Northeast Regional Final

Field Hockey Schedule/ResultsHead Coach: Michele Dombrowski

Date ..... Opponent(s) ................... W/L/T ........... Score9/2 ........ at Stowe Tournament (scrimmages)9/3 ........ vs Rensselaer at Stowe ......... L ................... 1-39/9 ........ at Cortland* .......................... L ................... 0-99/14 ...... at St. Lawrence .................... L ................... 1-39/16 ...... NAZARETH ....................... W ................... 4-29/19 ...... at New Paltz* ...................... W ................... 3-19/21 ...... ELMIRA ............................. W ................... 4-29/23 ...... at Hartwick ........................... L ................... 2-39/26 ...... SKIDMORE ......................... L ............... 1-2 ot9/29 ...... at Brockport* ...................... W ................... 1-09/30 ...... at Rochester .......................... L ................... 2-410/3 ...... UNION ................................ W ................... 4-210/5 ...... GENESEO* ......................... L ................... 0-110/11 .... at Ithaca ................................ L ................... 0-210/14 .... at Manhattanville ................ W ................... 3-110/17 .... at Hamilton .......................... L ................... 0-210/21 .... OSWEGO* .......................... L ............. 0-1 ot#10/22 .... SCRANTON ........................ L ............. 0-1 ot$10/25 .... at Vassar% ............................ L ................... 1-2Final Record: 6-12/2-3 SUNYAC*SUNYAC game#Oswego won 3-2 in stroke play$Scranton won 2-0 in stroke play%NYSWCAA Tournament quarterfinals

Sarah Feikert

Volleyball Schedule/ResultsHead Coach: Colleen Cashman

Date .. Opponent(s) ............................................................. Result9/1 ..... ITHACA# ........................... L(1-3) 2-15; 15-13; 2-15; 5-15;.......... OSWEGO# ......................... W(3-1) 9-15; 15-8; 15-6; 15-9;9/2 ..... HARTWICK# ........................... W(3-0) 15-2; 15-11; 15-10;.......... HUNTER# ............ L(2-3) 13-15; 9-15; 15-13; 15-7; 12-15;9/8 ..... St. John Fisher$ ......................... L(0-3) 14-16; 4-15; 12-15;.......... RIT$ ................................... L(1-3) 5-15; 6-15; 15-13; 6-15;9/9 ..... Springfield$ ........................ L(1-3) 15-13; 3-15; 9-15; 8-15;.......... Medaille$ ................ L(2-3) 15-2; 15-5; 13-15; 6-15; 13-15;9/13 ... at Utica ..................................... W(3-0) 15-11; 15-4; 15-13;9/15 ... Brockport% ................................. L(0-3) 8-15; 13-15; 5-15;.......... Manhattanville% .............. W(3-1) 15-17; 15-6; 15-0; 15-7;9/16 ... Potsdam% ........................... W(3-1) 9-15; 15-9; 15-5; 15-8;.......... St. John Fisher% ................. L(2-3) 9-15; 4-15; 15-9; 15-13;............................................................................................... 16-18;9/22 ... Plattsburgh^ .................. W(3-1) 15-11; 15-12; 12-15; 15-7;.......... Cortland^ ....................................... L(0-3) 1-15; 8-15; 9-15;9/23 ... Utica-Rome^ ................................ W(3-0) 15-2; 15-5; 15-3;.......... New Paltz^ ................................. W(3-0) 15-8; 15-1; 16-14;.......... Potsdam^ ...................... W(3-1) 15-10; 15-5; 12-15; 18-16;9/27 ... HARTWICK ................................. W(3-0) 15-6; 15-4; 15-6;9/29 ... Savannah College of Art/Design&...................................................... L(1-3) 15-12; 5-15; 12-15; 7-15;9/30 ... Western Conn State& ............... W(3-1) 15-5; 16-14; 11-15;................................................................................................. 15-6;.......... Colby& ............................... L(1-3) 8-15; 15-8; 6-15; 11-15;.......... Eastern Conn State& .................. W(3-0) 15-6; 15-9; 15-12;10/3 ... UNION ................... L(2-3) 8-15; 15-5; 15-3; 13-15; 11-15;10/6 ... KEUKA* ................................ W(3-0) 15-13; 15-13; 16-14;.......... MUHLENBERG* .................. W(3-0) 16-14; 15-11; 15-13;10/7 ... PLATTSBURGH* ........................ W(3-0) 15-1; 15-9; 15-9;.......... BUFFALO STATE* ................... W(3-2) 13-15; 15-6; 15-7;...................................................................................... 14-16; 15-7;.......... ALFRED* ............................ L(1-3) 5-15; 9-15; 15-4; 5-15;10/13 . Utica-Rome@ ............................... W(3-0) 15-4; 15-4; 15-0;.......... at New Paltz@ .............................. W(3-0) 15-9; 15-8; 15-7;10/14 . Potsdam@ ........................ W(3-1) 15-11; 15-9; 7-15; 15-9;.......... Plattsburgh@ .............................. W(3-0) 15-9; 15-8; 15-12;.......... Cortland@ ..................................... L(0-3) 0-15; 7-15; 9-15;10/17 . at Ithaca ....................................... L(0-3) 3-15; 11-15; 7-15;10/20 . vs Geneseo** ................. W(3-2) 15-10; 15-3; 7-15; 13-15;............................................................................................... 18-16;.......... vs Keuka** ............................... W(3-0) 15-7; 16-14; 16-14;10/21 . vs Skidmore** ............................. L(0-3) 13-15; 5-15; 6-15;.......... vs Alfred** ......................... L(1-3) 6-15; 8-15; 15-10; 3-15;10/27 . vs Geneseo## ................. W(3-2) 15-8; 6-15; 15-11; 12-15;............................................................................................... 15-13;10/28 . at Brockport$$ ...................... L(1-3) 9-15; 15-9; 5-15; 5-15;11/3 ... at Vassar%% ............ W(3-2) 15-9; 15-13; 9-15; 8-15; 15-9;.......... vs RIT%% ........................ L(1-3) 15-12; 9-15; 4-15; 14-16;11/4 ... vs Hunter%% ............................ L(0-3) 14-16; 12-15; 8-15;Record to date: 24-20/8-2 SUNYAC#Holiday Inn Red Dragon Invitational$at Brockport Invitational%at RIT Invitational^SUNYAC round robin 1 at Plattsburgh&at Bates College Invitational*Oneonta State Invitational (runner up)@SUNYAC round robin 2 at New Paltz**at Oswego Invitational##SUNYAC Tournament at Brockport$$SUNYAC Tournament semifinals%%NYSWCAA Tournament at Vassar

Cross Country Schedule/ResultsHead Coach: Matt LoPiccolo

Date ... Opponent(s) ......................... Result ......... Score9/9 ...... Pat Peterson Invitational........... at Oswego ............................ M-14/14 ..... 386 pts.......................................................... W-13/15 ..... 376 pts9/16 .... at Hartwick Invitational ......... M-5/5 ....... 121 pts............................................................ W-4/5 ......... 84 pts9/23 .... Cardinal Classic........... at St. John Fisher .................. M-9/11 ...... 225 pts........................................................... W-4/11 ...... 124 pts10/7 .... at New Paltz Invitational ....... M-4/4 ....... 119 pts............................................................ W-2/4 ......... 56 pts10/14 .. Albany Invitational .............. M-14/15 ..... 384 pts........................................................... W-9/11 ...... 253 pts10/21 .. SUNYAC Championship........... at Oswego .............................. M-9/9 ....... 284 pts............................................................ W-8/9 ....... 188 pts11/4 .... ECAC Championships........... At Tufts (MA) University .... M-32/33 ..... 814 pts.......................................................... W-16/35 ..... 496 pts11/11 .. NCAA Regionals at Genesee Valley........... State Park ............................. M-28/29 ..... 833 pts.......................................................... W-18/26 ..... 519 pts

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2000-2001 Winter Schedules

Men’s BasketballHead Coach: Paul Clune

NOVEMBERDay ....... Date ....... Opponent(s) ............................................. TimeSat ............. 18 ....... HOLIDAY INN TIP-OFF ................... 6/8 PMSun ............ 19 ....... HOLIDAY INN TIP-OFF ................... 1/3 PMTue ............ 28 ....... at Cortland* ....................................... 8:00 PMDECEMBERFri ............... 1 ....... at Geneseo* ....................................... 8:00 PMSat ............... 2 ....... at Brockport* ..................................... 4:00 PMTue .............. 5 ....... at New Paltz* .................................... 8:00 PMFri ............... 8 ....... BUFFALO STATE* .......................... 8:00 PMSat ............... 9 ....... FREDONIA* ..................................... 4:00 PMJANUARYFri ............... 5 ....... at Potsdam* ....................................... 8:00 PMSat ............... 6 ....... at Plattsburgh* ................................... 4:00 PMTue .............. 9 ....... D’YOUVILLE .................................. 7:00 PMFri ............. 12 ....... at Oswego* ........................................ 8:00 PMSat ............. 13 ....... UTICA-ROME* ................................ 8:00 PMFri ............. 19 ....... OSWEGO* ........................................ 8:00 PMMon .......... 22 ....... CASTLETON STATE ....................... 7:30 PMSat ............. 27 ....... NEW PALTZ* ................................... 4:00 PMTue ............ 30 ....... CORTLAND* ................................... 8:00 PMFEBRUARYFri ............... 2 ....... at Fredonia* ....................................... 8:00 PMSat ............... 3 ....... at Buffalo State* ................................ 4:00 PMFri ............... 9 ....... BROCKPORT* ................................. 8:00 PMSat ............. 10 ....... GENESEO* ....................................... 4:00 PMTue ............ 13 ....... at Utica-Rome* ................................. 8:00 PMFri ............. 16 ....... PLATTSBURGH* ............................. 8:00 PMSat ............. 17 ....... POTSDAM* ...................................... 4:00 PMWed- ........ 21- ....... SUNYAC TournamentSat ............. 24 ....... at Utica Auditorium ................................. TBA*SUNYAC Game

Women’s BasketballHead Coach: Dan McGraw

NOVEMBERDay ....... Date ....... Opponent(s) ............................................. TimeFri ............. 17 ....... HOLIDAY INN TIP-OFF ................... 6/8 PMSat ............. 18 ....... HOLIDAY INN TIP-OFF ................... 1/3 PMTue ............ 28 ....... at Cortland* ....................................... 6:00 PMDECEMBERFri ............... 1 ....... at Geneseo* ....................................... 6:00 PMSat ............... 2 ....... at Brockport* ..................................... 2:00 PMTue .............. 5 ....... at New Paltz* .................................... 6:00 PMFri ............... 8 ....... BUFFALO STATE* .......................... 6:00 PMSat ............... 9 ....... FREDONIA* ..................................... 2:00 PMJANUARYFri ............... 5 ....... at Potsdam* ....................................... 6:00 PMSat ............... 6 ....... at Plattsburgh* ................................... 2:00 PMFri ............. 12 ....... at Oswego* ........................................ 6:00 PMSat ............. 13 ....... UTICA-ROME* ................................ 6:00 PMFri ............. 19 ....... OSWEGO* ........................................ 6:00 PMSat ............. 20 ....... MOUNT ST. MARY ......................... 2:00 PMWed ........... 24 ....... CAZENOVIA ................................... 6:00 PMSat ............. 27 ....... NEW PALTZ* ................................... 2:00 PMTue ............ 30 ....... CORTLAND* ................................... 6:00 PMFEBRUARYFri ............... 2 ....... at Fredonia* ....................................... 6:00 PMSat ............... 3 ....... at Buffalo State* ................................ 2:00 PMFri ............... 9 ....... BROCKPORT* ................................. 6:00 PMSat ............. 10 ....... GENESEO* ....................................... 2:00 PMTue ............ 13 ....... at Utica-Rome* ................................. 6:00 PM

Fri ............. 16 ....... PLATTSBURGH* ............................. 6:00 PMSat ............. 17 ....... POTSDAM* ...................................... 2:00 PMWed- ........ 21- ....... SUNYAC TournamentSat ............. 24 ....... at Utica Auditorium ................................. TBA*SUNYAC Game

Swimming & Diving ScheduleHead Coach: Chris Ghiorse

OCTOBERDay ....... Date ....... Opponent(s) ............................................. TimeSat ............. 28 ....... CLARKSON ..................................... 3:00 PMNOVEMBERFri ............... 3 ....... at New Paltz ...................................... 4:00 PMFri ............. 10 ....... at Plattsburgh ..................................... 6:00 PMSat ............. 11 ....... at Potsdam ......................................... 1:00 PM

Wrestling ScheduleHead Coach: Al Sosa

NOVEMBERDay ....... Date ....... Opponent(s) ............................................. TimeSat ............. 11 ....... at Kings College Invitational .......... 11:00 AMSat ............. 18 ....... RED DRAGON............................... INVITATIONAL ............................. 10:30 AMDECEMBERFri-Sat ...... 1-2 ....... at Messiah Colege Invitational ............... NoonSat ............... 9 ....... at Johnson & Wales/AIC/............................... Bridgewater State .............................. 1:00 PMJANUARYSat ............... 6 ....... at Brockport/Williams/............................... Plymouth State ................................ 10:00 AMTue .............. 9 ....... at Johns Hopkins/W. Maryland/............................... Gallaudet ........................................... 5:00 PMThu ........... 11 ....... at Ursinus .......................................... 7:30 PMSat ............. 13 ....... NYU/RIC/WILKES ........................ 11:00 AMFri- ........... 19- ....... NYS College ChampionshipsSat ............. 20 ....... at Nassau CC ................................... 10:00 AMWed ........... 24 ....... CORTLAND ..................................... 7:00 PMSat ............. 27 ....... at Oswego .......................................... 1:00 PMWed ........... 31 ....... at Ithaca ............................................. 7:30 PMFEBRUARYSat ............... 3 ....... at R.I.T. .............................................. 1:00 PMWed ............. 7 ....... SCRANTON ..................................... 7:00 PMFri- ........... 16- ....... Empire State ChampionshipsSat ........ 16-17 ....... at Ithaca ................................................... TBAMARCHFri-Sat ...... 2-3 ....... NCAA Championships............................... at Waterloo, Iowa .................................... TBA

Fri- ........... 17- ....... North Country InvitationalSat ............. 18 ....... at Potsdam ......................................... 4:00 PMDECEMBERSat ............... 2 ....... UTICA ............................................... 1:00 PMSat ............... 9 ....... MOUNT ST. MARY ......................... 1:00 PMJANUARYSat ............. 13 ....... at Oswego .......................................... 2:00 PMMon .......... 15 ....... at Skidmore/St. Rose ......................... 2:00 PMSat ............. 27 ....... BUFFALO STATE/............................... BROCKPORT ................................... 2:00 PMFEBRUARYWed- .......... 7- ....... SUNYAC ChampionshipsSat ............. 10 ....... at Erie Community College ..................... TBA

Stephanie Poppiti

WATERS SELECTED AS RECIPIENTOF THE DR. SAM MOLNAR

ACADEMIC AWARDSenior Soccer Captain Receives Highest

SUNYAC Academic Award

State Univer-sity of New YorkAthletic Confer-ence Commis-sioner Pat Damorehas announced thatsenior MitchellW a t e r s(Johannesburg,South Africa) isthis year’s recipientof the Dr. SamMolnar Award.The award is thehighest academicaward that the

SUNYAC Conference can bestow on a malestudent-athlete and Waters becomes only thethird Oneonta male to receive the honor - thefirst since 1986-87 - in the 23 years of theaward.

Waters finished his four-year career withthe Red Dragons’ Div. I men’s soccer teamearlier this month and helped lead them to asecond straight winning season as captain. Hestarted 60 of 61 games played and recordedfive goals and nine assists as a defender. Wa-ters was selected as the team’s Most ValuablePlayer last fall and was an All-IndependentSecond Team selection.

His academic achievements are numer-ous and include being a two-time recipient ofthe College’s Provost Award for AcademicDistinction, being inducted into the Chi AlphaSigma National Student-Athlete Honor Soci-ety and being on the SUNYAC All-AcademicTeam and Commissioner’s List. Last springhe became the first student-athlete to be se-lected as an Academic All-American by theCollege Sports Information Directors ofAmerica sponsored by then GTE.

Waters is majoring in Economics with adouble minor in Finance and Sports Manage-ment. He has been active in student groups oncampus and currently holds the position asPresident of the Student-Athlete AdvisoryCouncil.

Dragon Tales is published three times yearly by the Sports Information Department at Oneonta State. It is printed withfunds from the membership in the Red Dragon Club. This issue was written and edited by Sports Information Director GeoffHassard, and his Assistant, Kevin Fenstermacher. If you would like more information about the Red Dragon Club, please call607-436-3594 or check out the Red Dragon Club page on our web site at www.oneonta.edu/~sports/rdclub/index.html. There isnow an application form online to join the Club that you can fill out and print and send along with your membership dues.

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