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Guilderland Boys Open Season With a Whooping (9/10)
The Dutchmen placed 11 inside the top 20 at the Castleton State Cross Country Invy to win their first meet of the season. Roland Graves was third overall. Castleton State Invy Results

Lady Dutch Finish 8th at Shaker (Springstead) Meet (9/10)
Casey Doak leads ladies with a 16th place finish. Frosh ladies win at Colonie Town Park.
Ed Springstead Meet Results

Guilderland Invy Results IN! (9/15)
The 37th Annual Invitational is in the books...Roland Graves wins with fastest time on the day, Varsity Boys 2nd to Burnt Hills. Lynley Joynt and Erin Mossop lead a fine Girls pack to finish 3rd behind powerhouse Burnt Hills and Colonie. JV Girls win. Frosh Dutch sweep races behind Andrew Coy (1st) and Lea Cure (3rd). Icabod Crane wins Boys Small School Race, Broadalbin Perth wins Girls Small School race. RESULTS PAGE TU Story on Graves' win.
Thanks to all our parents and volunteers!

Girls Roll, Boys Split in Dual #2 (9/20)
The Girls XC team defeated Columbia and Shaker in dual action this week. The Boys slid to 2-2 after a tough loss to Shaker. The team will have this weekend off.

Graves Previews State Meet Course (9/22)
Senior Roland Graves got a chance to see the NYS Meet course at Norwood-Norfolk HS by running the Section 10 Invitational as an individual. He was 5th overall in the Varsity I race. Results.

Boys Finish 3rd @ Queensbury Invite (9/29)
Boys finish 3rd behind Graves 7th place finish. Girls finish 10th. Both teams are now 4-3 after three-way dual this week. Boys dropped to Nisky; Girls to Colonie and Saratoga. Results

Girls Win Grout Behind Middle School-Power! (10/6)
The Lady Dutch won Division I at the Grout Run in Schenectady, thanks in part to a 3-4-5-6 finish. Eighth grader Lea Cure (pictured) led the way, followed by Jen Madsen, Lynley Joynt, and fellow MS'er Anna Pickett. The Boys were off, as they participated in the Race for the Cure 5k in Albany. Up next is Manhattan!
Grout Results

STAGNANT WEBSITE ANNOUNCEMENT (11/1)
The webmaster is currently experiencing a major computer issue with a laptop on which all files for this website are kept. We appologize for the continued stagnancy of the site. We're doing the best we can to fix the situation.

SOME UPDATES (11/7)
We were able to update the "Schedule/Results" page with results from the season. Be patient as we continue to correct our problems. In the meantime--let's get you caught up!!!
          Graves Makes NYS Meet -- He finishes 7th @ Sectionals to make his 2nd State meet.
          Girls Take 3rd @ Sectionals -- Highest finish since 1993!!! Someone smell a Fed bid?!?
          Girls Take 3rd @ Manhattan! Lady Dutch put 5 in the top 40 runners!
          Teams Finish Season 7-4 Teams take the Gold Division "Title."
          ISO Alumni Team for Rockland County Alumni Race see messageboard for detals!

Indoor Begins! (12/22)
Lady Dutch win League Meet #1, boys 2nd. Liz Schwennker and Karley Giles among the winners.
Meet 1 Results
Boys Take League Meet #2, behind DMR, 1000m,1600m sweeps. Meet 2 Results
The laptop is officially dead. I'm on the desktop now and hope to bring you more results this winter! -Webmaster

Guilderland Dominates Meet #4 (1/9)
Girls sweep 1000m, all three relays and take top five spots in 3000 to win. Sheehan runs away to take the 3200m run. Nice double from senior David Slingerland (300/600). Results

Lady Dutch Win @ Union (12/29)
Ladies take both 4x200m and 4x400m Relays, Shot Put, and 300m. Karley Giles double-winner in LJ & TJ. Roland Graves 2nd in the 1000m. Meet 3 Results
XC Records Updated under Archives
Alumni Directory Needs Updates, please check your info!

Alumni Shine at D-3 NCAA State Meet (3/4)
Cortland State Sophomores Justin Wager and Seth Dubois (both '06) are having another terrific indoor season. Wager won the 800m run at the NYS D-3 Championships at St. Lawrence with a provisional NCAA qualifying time of 1:53.21. Wager already has a qualifying time in the Mile run after running 4:09 previously this season! Dubois won the 3000m in 8:29 at the same meet. Alfred's Justin Pariett ('04) was 5th in the 1000m at the same meet. Itacha's Amanda Boccio ('06) was 5th in the 5k in 19:02.
Meet Results

Schwennker, Sheehan Among Highlights @ Dartmouth Relays (1/13)
Liz Schwennker was 8th overall in the 400m run and Kevin Sheehan ran a decent Two-mile in the 39th running of the NH invitational. Boys Results Girls Results

Girls 4x400 Blaze Yale Field (1/22)
The Girls 4x400m Relay team took 6th place at the Yale Invitational in a time of 4:12.20, the 2nd fastest time of the year by a Section 2 team! Still waiting to hear if this is a school record.
On the boys side, Graves and Sheehan represented well at 3000m, running 9:07 and 9:12 respectively. Yale Results

Chen Comes up Big @ Suburban Indoor Champs (1/27)
We've been excited about him ever since he burst onto the scene last winter. Senior Yifan Chen was 2nd in the 55m Dash (6.90) and 4th in the TJ (41-9.25). Boys take an 8th place performance. On the Girls side, 4x200m Relay takes 2nd (1:53.71) and Karley Giles takes 4th in the High Jump to take a 7th place team finish. Engineer Games @ RPI is set for Sunday, 2/3.
Suburban Council Championship Results

BRD Debuts @ Razorback Invite (1/27)
Texas frosh Brian Rhodes-Devey debuted in his first individual collegiate event, running 1:58.81 in the 800m at a meet in Arkansas. BRD will return to NYC on Feb. 9th for the New Balance Games.

Indoor Squads Finish 5th @ Sectionals (2/18)
The Lady Dutch 4x200 and 4x400m relays both finished 2nd, and Karley Giles was a runner-up in the HJ on a day filled with upsets. The Boys were lead by a strong 4-5 finish in the 3200m run (Graves & Sheehan, respectively). Yifan Chen was 4th in the TJ. Top 5 Results via Saratogian.

Dutchmen Represent at State Qualifiers (3/4)
Liz Schwennker will be the lone representative heading to Cornell for the State Meet. The senior was third in the 300m run, earning a spot on the Intersectional Relay team. Roland Graves and Kevin Sheehan represent well in the 3200m run. Results

Schwennker Part of Winning Relay at NYS Meet! (3/8)
Senior Liz Schwennker anchored the winning intersectional relay at the NYS Indoor Championships at Cornell! Congrat's Liz! Complete State Meet Results

Boys Win Ballston Spa Lions Invitational (4/17)
Lady Dutch finish 4th/17 teams. Liz Schwennker 2nd in both 200 and 400m. Girls 4x8 Wins in 10:11.
Boys impress in opening invitational thanks in large part to the distance squad! Vassat wins 800m in 2:02, Roland smokes the 1600m in 4:21,and Sheehan is 2nd in the 3200 (10:07). New names to remember include Freshmen Dashawn Gates (2nd in the 400m--53.7) and Michael Heiserman (2nd in the 200m--23.1). Complete results

Dutch 2nd @ Anthony Luciano Invite (4/26)
Liz Schwennker double winner (200/400), Girls relays delight! Graves takes 3200m (Sec. 2 #1 9:41), Goodknight, Oten-baah both runner-ups in PV (12-6), TJ (42-9) respectively. Hudson Falls Results
Boys 5-1 after loss to Colonie on 4/22, Girls improve to 4-2 on the season.

Lady Dutch Show Off Depth @ Schenectady Invite (5/2)
Delbene's 2nd place in the Discus lead six other top three finishers in the Electric City meet. The Girls finish 3rd out of 17 teams. On the boys side, Goodknight takes 2nd in the Pole Vault, team is 5th. Girls Results Boys Results

Boys Take Johnstown, Girls 3rd @ Queensbury (5/12)
Ian Tapler won the 110 HH and Graves smokes 3200m field.
Johnstown Boys Results
Schwennker goes 59.16 in 400m and 4x4 goes 4:09.67 "FTW."
Queensbury Girls Results
Suburban Council Champs on deck!

Haggerty ('03) Wins NE Steeplechase Crown! (5/12)
Southern Conn. State Univ. Senior Dan Haggerty won the prestigeous New England Intercollegiate Championship in 9:19.04. The Owls were the top D-2 team in the meet (5th/37 scoring teams). NEICAAA Results

Frosh Liz Tapler takes flight in the LJ during a dual meet this season. Both the Boys and Girls teams are finding success this spring!
Photo Courtesy: Timesunion.com

Schwennker's Smoking 800m Run! (5/17)
Senior Liz Schwennker ran a 2:16.38 to place 4th at the William F. Eddy Meet. Boys 4x200m breaks 19 year old school mark to place 2nd (1:32.46)! Eddy Meet Results

Graves Wins Suburban Crown (5/22)
Senior Roland Graves punctuated his scholastic career winning the 3200m run at the Suburban Council Championships. Mike Edmonds wins the Pentathlon. For the ladies, Karlie Giles is 2nd in the HJ.
Boys Suburban Results Girls Suburban Results

Wager & Dubois Earn All-American Status! (5/29)
Cortland sophomore Justin Wager ('06) placed 6th in the Men's 1500m in 3:50.74!!! Classmate Seth DuBois ('06) finished 7th in the 10k. The Red Dragons were 2nd overall! Congrats Men!
NCAA D-3 Championship Results

Lady Dutch Delight! (5/29)
The Guilderland Girls Track team brought home three sectional titles, including the 4x400m Relay (pictured left). Karley Giles won the HJ and Briana Delbene took Discus to highlight what has to be one of the programs best finishes EVER (4th overall). Congratulations Ladies!
Section 2 Class A Girls Championship results

Pictured from L to R: 2008 Sectional 4x4 Relay Champs
Pickett, Schwennker, Hall & Deluise. If it looks like they're at an airport it's because they were flying: 4:03.87

Schwennker, Delbene Heading to NYS Championships! (6/9)
Senior Liz Schwennker and Junior Briana Delbene won their respective events at State Quals in Jonhstown and will be representing Guilderland at the NYS Meet in Buffalo this weekend. Both athletes posted season bests with Schwennker running a 58.87 for 400m and Delbene throwing 116 ft in the Disc. Senior Roland Graves missed qualifying in the 3200m with a commendable effort (9:35.06). Semifinal heats will begin Friday afternoon at UBuffalo. Good luck Ladies!!!
Complete Section 2 Qualifier Results

Lady Dutch Represent @ NYS Meet (6/18)
Liz Schwennker ended a spectacular career at the NYSPHSAA Champsionships in Buffalo by placing 11th in the 400m run (58.37). She is headed to Plattsburgh this fall. Briana Delbene was 6th in the Discus and still has another year ahead of her. Congratulations ladies! NYSPHSAA Results

SUMMER XC UPDATES:
             Fall XC Schedule has been added! Click on "Schedule/Results."
             Summer Mileage Logs are here.
             Distance Running Camp by Coach Kosier July 7th-August 13th

   This summer we will be revamping the website with Justin Wager as our new webmaster. Expect lots of fun new features and more interactive media. In the meantime, we may experience some down-time. Please be patient as we work out all the "bugs." GuilderlandXC.com has been a lot of fun to put together these last five years and I would like to thank the coaching staff for the freedom to meadle around a bit. The athletes have really made this website what it is, I can't take credit for its success--thanks runners! Long Live the Long Red Line!.    -Andrew Rickert, '97

Lady Dutch XC Team Earns Mention in Pre-Season Poll (7/18)
The Girls XC program was mentioned as one of the top 25 teams in the State for the 2008 season. The girls will likely be lead by the trio that includes senior Lynley Joynt, sophomore Erin Mossop, and Frosh Lea Cure. See Dan Doherty's pre-season preview here.

Car Wash @ Albany Bev. Center Sunday 8/17, first practice that night @ Midnight

Summer XC Runs RETURN TO TAWASENTHA Mondays @ 6:30pm; 8/4, 8/11 & 8/18!

Coach Kosier Thanks The LRL (7/24)
THANK YOU!! I can't begin to express how much your generosity has touched the Kosier Family. I appreciate all the support, financial and mental, that has been offered. I am proud to be a part of such a remarkable program. There is something special about Guilderland Cross Country. I am extremely fortunate to be a part of it. I wish there was
more that I could do, but I promise to give a little back though service over the next several years and continue to make you proud of the Long Red Line.
Forever Grateful,
Coach Dave Kosier

NEW FEATURE ARTICLE:
Long Red Line Vol. 2--The 70's (7/21)
Bill Drake and Bob Oates recap the Guilderland teams of the totally groovy 70's! It's a trip! Enjoy it on the features page or here.