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Seniors Matthew Sayre and Emily Pomainville stole the show in their meets as they both set records with their times. Sayre did his work on the 5000-meter where he secured the best finish of any NCAA Division III runner so far by a wide margin. Pomainville was just as impressive with her program and conference record-breaking finish on the 1500-meter on the April 16. Pomainville is also 9th all-time in Division III history after her performance.
The murder of George Floyd was the galvanizing force behind a significant response from the sports world last year. After the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday April 20, fans turned to athletes for a response.
Despite having been relatively quiet in the past few months, the National Basketball Association commented on the trial results immediately. These responses seem to have been driven by audiences’ awareness of the NBA’s recent hesitancy towards the topic.
Geneseo defeated SUNY Oswego 22-9, fell to SUNY Brockport 15-7 and then rebounded, beating SUNY Fredonia 14-5.
Against Oswego, Geneseo got off to a flying start with a 6-0 early lead, three of which were by senior attacker Hannah Marafioti; however, a late half rally by Oswego cut Geneseo’s lead to 10-6.
Black Lives Matter protests broke out prevalently in the sports world last year, spurred by the murder of George Floyd which forced the movement into popularity across the nation. Black people are still being murdered by policemen, and where the sports world was previously vocal, it seems suddenly quiet once more. Where have the sports activists gone?
Geneseo’s women's softball team had a winning weekend, sweeping a doubleheader at SUNY Oswego, before splitting two games at home against SUNY Fredonia.
Geneseo started the weekend with a 9-1 rout of Oswego. On the mound, senior pitcher Nicole Schwartz racked up a career-high eight strikeouts over five innings, giving up only one run.
The Geneseo women’s lacrosse team is off to a blazing start to the season with two high scoring wins. Geneseo defeated No. 13 seed SUNY Brockport 15-12, before destroying Buffalo State 17-3.
Geneseo got off to a quick start against Brockport with an 8-4 halftime advantage. Senior attackman Nicole Voci scored three first half goals, while senior midfielder Megan Henderson added two.
On a day where several Knights took home first place for a grand total of 12 first-place finishes, no player stood out more than senior Emily Pomainville.
Pomainville set a facility record with her time of 4:35.57 in the 1500-meter run at the first Geneseo women’s track and field meet of the semester on April 3. Not only that, but she led the charge in the 4x400 relay team with her time of 59.20 seconds in the final stretch of the relay.
The world needs to stop debating, as if the question is hypothetical, whether transgender individuals have the right to simply exist alongside their peers. These individuals are real and valid human beings. They do have the right. End of story.
In March of 2020, a group of anonymous equestrian team members voiced their safety concerns regarding coach Kim Sanford and Leg Up Stables to the Geneseo Athletics department. In conjunction, anonymous reports were filed citing animal cruelty at Leg Up Stables, and a large group of members quit the equestrian team.
The equestrian team was placed on a pause until a review could be conducted by the Geneseo administration, but delays occurred as all Geneseo sports were shut down at the start of the pandemic. Sanford and the team were found to be in compliance with Geneseo athletic standards per the administrative review.
Seniors Matthew Sayre and Emily Pomainville stole the show in their meets as they both set records with their times. Sayre did his work on the 5000-meter where he secured the best finish of any NCAA Division III runner so far by a wide margin. Pomainville was just as impressive with her program and conference record-breaking finish on the 1500-meter on the April 16. Pomainville is also 9th all-time in Division III history after her performance.
The murder of George Floyd was the galvanizing force behind a significant response from the sports world last year. After the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday April 20, fans turned to athletes for a response.
Despite having been relatively quiet in the past few months, the National Basketball Association commented on the trial results immediately. These responses seem to have been driven by audiences’ awareness of the NBA’s recent hesitancy towards the topic.
Geneseo defeated SUNY Oswego 22-9, fell to SUNY Brockport 15-7 and then rebounded, beating SUNY Fredonia 14-5.
Against Oswego, Geneseo got off to a flying start with a 6-0 early lead, three of which were by senior attacker Hannah Marafioti; however, a late half rally by Oswego cut Geneseo’s lead to 10-6.
Seniors Matthew Sayre and Emily Pomainville stole the show in their meets as they both set records with their times. Sayre did his work on the 5000-meter where he secured the best finish of any NCAA Division III runner so far by a wide margin. Pomainville was just as impressive with her program and conference record-breaking finish on the 1500-meter on the April 16. Pomainville is also 9th all-time in Division III history after her performance.