The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team split a pair of games at the 2023 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Western Division Championship Tournament hosted by SUNY Delhi in Delhi, N.Y. over the weekend defeating the Wildcats of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute on Friday 70-55 in the tournament opener then falling to the host Broncos of SUNY Delhi in the division's championship on Saturday in overtime 83-76 to close the season with an 18-9 overall record the best record since the program's move to the NCAA level of competition. Junior center Markel Jenkins, Elmira, N.Y., Elmira High School/Corning Community College, averaged 10.5 points and 9.0 rebounds for the Fighting Tigers at the tournament.
The Fighting Tiger women's basketball team closed the season over the weekend by splitting a pair of games at the 2023 NAC Western Division Championship Tournament hosted by the Wildcats of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Marcy, N.Y. Cobleskill opened the event by defeating the Kangaroos of SUNY Canton 79-56 in the opener before losing in the championship game to the host Wildcats 51-45 to close the year at 16-10 overall equaling the most wins since the program's move to the NCAA level of competition. First-year guard Talia Washington, Schenectady, N.Y., Schenectady High School, averaged 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game at the tournament.
The Cobleskill men's lacrosse team opened the 2023 season in impressive fashion on Saturday night posting a 16-7 victory over the host Highlanders of Cairn University in Langhorne, Pa. to open the season at 1-0. The Fighting Tigers were led by junior midfielder Sean D'Amaro, Northport, N.Y., Northport High School, who scored five goals, passed out three assists and picked up six groundballs in the win.
Junior distance runner Nick Logan, Queensbury, N.Y., Queensbury High School, was the Fighting Tiger men's indoor track & field team top finisher on Saturday at the 2023 Marc Deneault Memorial Invitational hosted by Cornell University at the college's Barton Hall in Ithaca, N.Y. Logan placed second overall in the mile run with a time of 4:20.82 at the event.
First-year jumper Shealinn Stevens, Otego, N.Y., Unatego High School, was the Fighting Tiger women's indoor track & field team top finisher on Saturday at the 2023 Marc Deneault Memorial Invitational hosted by Cornell University at the college's Barton Hall in Ithaca, N.Y. Stevens placed tied for seventh overall in the high jump clearing a height of 4'7" at the event.
UPCOMING HOME CONTESTS:
Baseball vs. Castleton University 4/2, SUNY Polytechnic 4/7, SUNY New Paltz 4/12
Softball vs. Russell Sage 3/25, SUNY Potsdam 4/1, St. Lawrence University 4/2
Men's Lacrosse vs. SUNY Delhi 3/25, Thomas College 4/14, NVU-Lyndon 4/16
