Empire State Games results





ROCHESTER — The Empire State Games have come and gone and local athletes had a strong showing at the Olympic-style event held in the Rochester area.

The Adirondack team brought home 144 medals to finish last out of the six regional teams. Athletes in The Enterprise coverage area were big contributors to gain some of the those medals.

Track star Gered Burns won a gold medal for the second year in a row in the 800-meter run and Clare O’Connell won her second gold medal, this time in boxing instead of the shot put.

Scott Hannay of Westerlo won gold in the open men’s javelin after 17 years of trying to earn the top spot. Hannay, who is 42, is one of the oldest winners of a gold medal in the history of the games.

The open women’s soccer team won the gold medal in the final event of the games. The team went to penalty kicks to edge out Western. Guilderland High School graduate Jen Mihok and Schalmont High School graduate Carolyn Mounteer, who lives in Altamont, were members of the team.

The Adirondack canoe/kayak team — made up mostly of Hilltop Hoppers — continued to have success despite being in a transition phase with more younger paddlers. The team brought home 11 medals.

Jesse Chartier of Voorheesville teamed up with Chad Staubach to win two gold medals in canoe 200 and 500 meters. Staubach also won an individual gold in the canoe 200-meter race.

Steve Swider of Altamont won two gold medals in individual events and a silver in the all-around in gymnastics.

Here are the results broken down into sport.

Athletics (track and field)

Gered Burns of Altamont, gold, in open men’s 800 meters, fourth in 4x400 relay; Ryan Walter of Delanson, fifth in open men’s 5,000 meters; Scott Hannay of Westerlo, gold open men’s javelin; Katie Rossetini of Guilderland, sixth in open women’s 400 meters, bronze in 4x400 relay; Sarah Furman of West Berne, sixth in open women’s 5,000 meters; Mark Domaracki of Guilderland, eighth in scholastic men’s 400 meters; Jarrell Gatterson of Altamont, 11th in scholastic men’s triple jump; Greg Hannay of Westerlo, fourth in scholastic men’s javelin; Sarah Hannay of Westerlo, fourth in scholastic women’s javelin; and Kyle Jacobs of Voorheesville, fifth in scholastic men’s decathlon.

Baseball

Stephen Cardinal of Voorheesville, Nick Polsinelli of Guilderland, and Andrew Simpson of Guilderland, bronze, 2-2 record.

Basketball

Steve Dagostino of Guilderland, fourth, in open men’s tournament.

Boxing

Michael Faragon of Guilderland, bronze in open men’s 141-pound division; and Clare O’Connell of Guilderland, gold in open women’s super heavyweight division.

Canoe/kayak

William Dergosits of Schenectady, fourth in kayak single 500 meters, fourth in kayak pair 500 meter heat, fourth in kayak pair 200-meter heat, fourth in kayak quad 500 meters; Lawrence Staubach of Altamont, sixth in kayak single 500-meter heat, fourth in kayak pair 500-meter heat, fifth in kayak pair 200-meter heat, fourth in kayak quad 500 meters; Jesse Chartier of Voorheesville, gold, in canoe pair 500 meters, bronze in canoe single 500 meters, gold in the canoe pair 200 meters, Chad Staubach of Altamont, gold in canoe pair 500 meters, gold in canoe single 200 meters, gold in canoe 200 meters, Tim Norray of Berne, bronze, in canoe pair 500 meters, bronze in canoe pair 200 meters, Greg Araldi of Westerlo, bronze, in canoe pair 500 meters, silver in canoe single 500 meters, bronze in canoe single 200 meters, bronze in canoe pair 200 meters, Holly Bisbee of Clifton Park, fourth in kayak single 500-meter heat, fifth in kayak pair 500-meter heat, fifth in kayak quad 500 meters, fifth in kayak pair 200-meter heat; Becky Dergosits of Schenectady, bronze in kayak single 500 meters, fourth in kayak pair 500-meter heat, fifth in kayak quad 500 meters, fourth in kayak single 200 meters, bronze, in kayak pair 200 meters; Maclin Norray of Berne, fifth in kayak pair 500-meter heat, sixth in kayak single 200-meter heat, fifth in kayak pair 200-meter heat, fourth in kayak quad 500 meters; Todd Dibble of Berne, fifth in kayak pair 500-meter heat, fifth in kayak single 200-meter heat, fourth in kayak pair 200-meter heat, fourth in kayak quad 500 meters; Amy Boyt of Altamont, fifth in kayak pair 500-meter heat, fifth in kayak quad 500 meters, bronze in kayak single 200 meters, bronze in kayak pair 200 meters; and Kristen Norray of Berne, fourth in kayak pair 500-meter heat, fifth in kayak quad 500 meters, fifth in kayak pair 200-meter heat.

Gymnastics

Steve Swider of Altamont, silver in open men’s all-around, fifth in open men’s all-around team, fourth in rings, gold in horizontal bar, fifth in pommel horse, gold in parallel bars; Kara Goodknight of Altamont, seventh in scholastic women’s bar; and Dana Goodknight of Altamont, bronze in scholastic women’s balance beam.

Ice hockey

Joseph Buicko of Altamont and Matthew Tyksinski of Altamont, fourth in scholastic men’s with 2-2-1 record; and Jennifer Kaye of Altamont, fourth in scholastic women’s with 3-2 record.

Lacrosse

Aaron Cahill of Guilderland and Scott Raffensperger of Altamont, sixth in scholastic men’s with 0-5 record; and Nicole Branchini of Guilderland, fourth in scholastic women’s with a 2-3 record.

Shooting

Thomas Stark of Voorheesville, 11th in skeet first 10 targets; and Robert Tigue of East Berne, bronze in trap, silver in trap team.

Soccer

Jen Mihok of Guilderland and Carolyn Mounteer of Altamont, gold in open women’s with a 3-1 record; and Kyle Klapp of Guilderland and Matt Miller of Voorheesville, bronze in scholastic men’s with 3-1 record.

Swimming

Katie Linehan of Guilderland, fourth in open women’s 100-meter breaststroke, fifth in 800-meter freestyle relay, fourth in 400-meter freestyle relay, eighth in 200-meter breaststroke, fourth in 400-meter medley relay, 12th in 100-meter freestyle heat; Sarah Story of Rensselaerville, seventh in open women’s 800-meter freestyle, 11th in 400-meter freestyle heat; Stephenie Bintz of Altamont, fifth in 100-meter backstroke, fourth in 400-meter medley relay, ninth in 200-meter backstroke heat; Erin Dewey of Guilderland, 13th in 100-meter butterfly heat, 21st in 200-meter individual medley heat, fifth in 800-meter freestyle relay, sixth in 400-meter freestyle relay, sixth in 400-meter medley relay; and Brittney Ginsburg of Guilderland, fifth in 800-meter freestyle relay, sixth in 400-meter freestyle relay, ninth in 400-meter individual medley heat, sixth in 400-meter medley relay, eighth in 200-meter butterfly.

Tennis

Daniel Bakst of Guilderland, fifth in scholastic men’s with a 1-4 record.

Volleyball

Katie Becofsky of Altamont and Susan Spierre of Guilderland, sixth in open women’s with a 0-5 record; Aaron Zakrzewski of Guilderland, fourth in scholastic men’s with a 1-3 record; and Angela Mifsud of Altamont, sixth in scholastic women’s with a 0-5 record.

Wrestling

Mike Cubillos of Guilderland, bronze in open men’s Greco-Roman 152-pound class; Roger Sawyer of Guilderland, silver in open men’s Greco-Roman 167-pound weight class, silver in freestyle 167-pound weight class; Matt Cubillos of Guilderland, did not place in scholastic men’s 115-pound weight class, fifth in Greco-Roman 115-pound weight class; Ian DeSol of Guilderland, did not place in scholastic men’s 154-pound weight class, fifth in Greco-Roman 154-pound weight class; and Josh Sawyer of Guilderland, fourth in scholastic men’s freestyle 165-pound weight class, fifth in Greco-Roman 165-pound weight class.

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