The Tompkins Cortland Community College cross country team opened the 2022 season at SUNY Cobleskill’s Steven A. Warde Invitational Saturday. With three runners participating, freshman Colin Morey (Groton/Groton H.S.) was the top male for the Panthers, finishing in 58th place out of 83 runners with a time of 38:49 over the 8-kilometer course. Sophomore Dowain Geesey (Lansing/Lansing H.S.) was the other male runner for the Panthers, crossing the line with a time of 45:51.
Four runners represented Tompkins Cortland Community College at the NJCAA Region 3 championships Saturday. Three men and one woman competed at the event hosted by Finger Lakes Community College.
The Mid-State Athletic Conference cross country championships were hosted by Tompkins Cortland Community College Saturday. SUNY Broome won the team titles on both the men’s and women’s side while Broome’s Lucas Baker was the individual winner on the men’s side (17:58) and Leah Lloyd from Finger Lakes Community College was the top finisher on the women’s side (21:32).
The Panthers cross country teams took part in the Highlander Invitational hosted by Houghton College Saturday. Tompkins Cortland was the lone two-year college participating in the invite.
The Panthers cross country teams took part in the Cazenovia College Homecoming Invitational Saturday. Racing in muddy conditions, five Panthers competed.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College cross country teams toed the line with some top four-year programs on Saturday, taking part in the Harry F. Anderson Invitational hosted by Roberts Wesleyan College. Each of the five Panther runners posted season bests while racing in stacked fields that totaled nearly 400 total runners.
Racing against Region 3 competition for the first time this season, the Tompkins Cortland Community College cross country teams had runners finished squarely in the middle of the field. Running at the Bruce Bridgeman Invitational hosted by Finger Lakes Community College, Ariahna Metzler (Cincinnatus/Cincinnatus H.S.) led the Panthers and earned a top-ten finish by finishing 10th in the field of 20 of the women’s race. Elliott Holland (Watkins Glen/Watkins Glen H.S.) was the top man, crossing at 21st in the field of 42 on the men’s side.
The Tompkins Cortland Community College cross country team opened the 2021 season Saturday, taking part in the SUNY Cortland Short Course Invitational. Racing at Dwyer Park in Preble, the Panthers sent five runners, including the first two female runners in the history of the program. Elliott Holland (Watkins Glen/Watkins Glen H.S.) was the top male for the Panthers, running a 7:04 per mile pace and finishing the 6K course in a time of 26:19. Ariahna Metzler (Cincinnatus/Cincinnatus H.S.) was the top woman for Tompkins Cortland, covering the 4K course in in 21:21 (8:36 per mile). Both the men’s and women’s races were won by SUNY Cortland, followed by Oneonta State in second place. SUNY Oswego and Bryant and Stratton College also entered runners in the race.
After careful thought, consideration, and dialogue, SUNY Community Colleges (27 of 30) that are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), have collectively decided to cancel intercollegiate competition for the 2020-21 indoor sports that are considered "high risk" for COVID-19 exposure and spread of infection. For Tompkins Cortland Community College, that means the cancellation of the basketball and volleyball seasons for this academic year. Campuses will have the option to hold on-campus workouts and training with student-athletes, which Tompkins Cortland plans to allow in a structured and monitored environment. The College still plans to have baseball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, and softball seasons during the Spring 2021 semester.
Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics during the 2020-21 academic year will not use a year of eligibility, thanks to a decision by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The NJCAA ruling means student-athletes will retain their year of eligibility if they return to Tompkins Cortland following this academic year. Both the NCAA and NAIA, the governing bodies of intecollegiate athletics at the four-year level, have agreed to recognize the NJCAA ruling and not charse a year of eligibility for 2020-21 to any student-athlete that transfers on to a four-year institution.
Tompkins Cortland Community College, in alliance with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), has announced changes to its athletics schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic. The men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball seasons – which typically occur during the fall semester – have been postponed to the spring semester. The men’s and women’s basketball seasons – which typically start during the fall semester and continue into the spring – will now be entirely in the spring semester. While all teams will be able to practice during the fall semester, cross country, a non-contact sport which can compete in a manner that is in alignment with current safety protocols, will be the lone team competing for Tompkins Cortland this fall.
Tompkins Cortland Community College has cancelled all its intercollegiate athletics program for the Spring 2020 seasons. The move follows the announcement today that the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) was cancelling all spring competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cross country coaching legend Rich Bernstein has joined Tompkins Cortland Community College's first cross country coaching staff. Bernstein, who recently retired after more than three decades at Ithaca High School, will work with Peggy Dunham as the Panthers enter NJCAA competition in cross country in the fall of 2019.
Tompkins Cortland Community College has a coach for its new men’s and women’s cross country programs. Peggy Dunham has been hired to spend this year recruiting and then leading the Panthers into NJCAA competition in the fall of 2019.
Panthers Runners Open at SUNY Cobleskill Invite
September 10, 2022The Tompkins Cortland Community College cross country team opened the 2022 season at SUNY Cobleskill’s Steven A. Warde Invitational Saturday. With three runners participating, freshman Colin Morey (Groton/Groton H.S.) was the top male for the Panthers, finishing in 58th place out of 83 runners with a time of 38:49 over the 8-kilometer course. Sophomore Dowain Geesey (Lansing/Lansing H.S.) was the other male runner for the Panthers, crossing the line with a time of 45:51.
