The following athletes are competing in this year’s Empire State Games July 23-27 in Binghamton.
Archery
Charles Moeske (Niskayuna) scholastic men’s division
Athletics
Kelly deAprix (Scotia) open women’s 800-meter run
Don Ampansiri (Niskayuna) ` open men’s javelin
Emily Finnegan (Niskayuna) ` scholastic women’s 400-meter intermediate hurdles
Connor Reilly (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s 100-meter dash
Joseph Emory (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
Joyce Goodrich (Glenville) ` masters women’s 800-meter run
Arleen Reyell (Niskayuna) ` masters women’s discus, masters women’s hammer throw, masters women’s javelin, masters women’s shot put
Gray Watkins (Alplaus) ` masters men’s pole vault
Joseph Zeglen (Scotia) ` masters men’s discus, masters men’s shot put
Baseball
Billy Creighton (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team pitcher/catcher/third baseman
Kyle McKelvey (Rotterdam) ` scholastic men’s team shortstop
Dan Peters (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team third baseman
Robert Tedesco (Rotterdam) ` scholastic men’s team pitcher/outfielder
Chris Tyson (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team pitcher
Basketball
Rachel Kimball (Rotterdam) ` open women’s team
Zach Bye (Scotia) ` open men’s team
Jeff Howe (Niskayuna) ` open men’s team
Jenna Juron (Glenville) ` scholastic women’s team
Josh Powers (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Bowling
Ursula Pasquerella (Rotterdam) ` masters women’s team
Canoe/Kayak
William Dergosits (Rotterdam) ` open men’s division
David Taylor (Alplaus) ` open men’s division
Pam Fitzgerald (Scotia) ` masters women’s division
Fencing
Karen Gumport (Glenville) ` masters women’s foil
Field hockey
Diana Backer (Niskayuna) ` scholastic women’s team
Bridget Knickerbocker (Niskayuna) ` scholastic women’s team
Lindsay Mayo (Scotia) ` scholastic women’s team
Alex Pomato (Niskayuna) ` scholastic women’s team
Golf
Tina Schott (Niskayuna) ` masters women’s division
Gymnastics
Amy Glass (Scotia) ` masters women’s team
Aubree Cristello (Scotia) ` open women’s team
Ice hockey
Michelle Fraser (Scotia) ` scholastic women’s team
Erik Augspurger (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Mike Casey (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Jake Hendrickson (Alplaus) ` scholastic men’s team
Zachary Popp (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s team
Colin Stevens (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Judo
Natalie Lafon (Scotia) ` open women’s 52-kilogram division
Maria Brogan (Scotia) ` open women’s 70-kilogram division
Lacrosse
Shannon Pfohl (Niskayuna) ` scholastic women’s team
Stephen Abba (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Ryan Alden (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Jared Franze (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s team
James Manchester (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Joshua Martin (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Dan McKinney (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Jack Reilly (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Guy Waltman (Alplaus) ` scholastic men’s team
Rowing
Deborah Brzozowski (Pattersonville) ` open women’s team
Elizabeth Deblock (Niskayuna) ` open women’s team
Barbara Prescott (Niskayuna) ` open women’s team
Erin Roche (Niskayuna) ` open women’s team
Samuel Fisher (Niskayuna) ` open men’s team
Douglas McErlean (Glenville) ` open men’s team
Michael Meier (Scotia) ` open men’s team
Bryan Murray (Glenville) ` open men’s team
Zach Spitzer (Niskayuna) ` open men’s team
Andrew Young (Niskayuna) ` open men’s team
Rugby
Tracy Cooper (Niskayuna) ` masters women’s team
Christopher Caffery (Scotia) ` masters men’s team
Shooting
Chuck Preddice (Scotia) ` open men’s 3-position rifle
John DeBrita (Scotia) ` open men’s free rifle prone
Robert Dibono (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s 3-position rifle, scholastic men’s air rifle
Soccer
Alicia D’Alessandro (Niskayuna) ` open women’s team
Marie Mutryn (Rexford) ` open women’s team
Lisa Tarquino (Rotterdam) ` open women’s team
Whitney Frary (Niskayuna) ` scholastic women’s team
Swimming
Michael Dugan (Rotterdam) ` open men’s 100-meter butterfly, open men’s 200-meter freestyle
Thomas Fitzgerald (Niskayuna) ` masters men’s 100-meter backstroke, masters men’s 100-meter freestyle, masters men’s 100-meter individual medley, masters men’s 200-meter breaststroke, masters men’s 200-meter freestyle, masters men’s 200-meter individual medley, masters men’s 50-meter backstroke, masters men’s 50-meter freestyle
Tennis
Joseph Holm (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s team
Robert Schmitz (Scotia) ` scholastic men’s team
Christopher Frost (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Ryan Schmitz (Scotia) ` scholastic men’s team
Volleyball
Bridget Little (Glenville) ` open women’s team
Heidi Little (Glenville) ` open women’s team
Peter Sander (Scotia) ` open men’s team
Andrew Witkofsky (Scotia) ` open men’s team
Laura Falkowitz (Glenville) ` scholastic women’s team
Christina Pelletier (Glenville) ` scholastic women’s team
Jordan Armstrong (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s team
Mike Coniglione (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s team
Ryan Nerney (Niskayuna) ` scholastic men’s team
Michael Pelletier (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s team
Eric Sandmann (Glenville) ` scholastic men’s team
Paula Isaksen (Glenville) ` masters women’s 30+ team
Gary Christie (Niskayuna) ` masters men’s 35+ team
Francis Nerney (Niskayuna) ` masters men’s 45+ team
Lance Walley (Niskayuna) ` masters men’s 45+ team
Weightlifting
Keith Nautel (Niskayuna) ` open men’s 77-kilogram division
Wrestling
Edward Smith (Niskayuna) ` open men’s +125-kilogram freestyle, open men’s +125-kilogram Greco Roman
Matt Rowe (Niskayuna) ` open men’s 63-kilogram freestyle, open men’s 63-kilogram Greco Roman
Eric Van Patten (Scotia) ` open men’s 97-kilogram freestyle
Vincent Gallo (Rotterdam) ` scholastic men’s 75-kilogram freestyle
Brendan McKeown (Scotia) ` scholastic men’s 64-kilogram freestyle
Ethan Wilson (Scotia) ` scholastic men’s 70-kilogram freestyle, scholastic men’s 70-kilogram Greco Roman
If any names are missing from this list, e-mail Sports Editor Rob Jonas at [email protected].“