POUGHKEEPSIE — Local athletes converged this weekend in Poughkeepsie and the surrounding mid-Hudson region to take part in the 28th annual Empire State Games.

They brought home three gold medals in track and field. Guilderland High School graduates Claire O’Connell and Gered Burns won gold in the open shot put and 800-meter run respectively and Guilderland rising junior Brian Rhodes-Devey won gold in the 5,000-meter run.

Becca Stern of Slingerlands, a Bethlehem High School graduate, won four medals in swimming. She collected two golds, a silver, and a bronze at the games.

The open women’s soccer team featuring Guilderland High School graduate Amy Loughridge won a gold medal. Guilderland senior-to-be Jen Mihok won a silver as a member of the scholastic women’s soccer team.

Scholastic baseball players Nicholas Polsinelli and Stephen Cardinal won silver medals.

Boxer Mike Faragon of Guilderland earned a silver medal in the light welterweight division.

Once again, members of the Hilltown Hoppers brought home a slew of medals in canoe and kayak racing — four gold, three silver, and five bronze.

Results are listed by sport.

Archery

John McCullen of Guilderland, ninth in open men’s; Helen McCullen of Cohoes, 11th in open women’s; Alex Mason of East Berne, 11th in scholastic men’s; Jacob Ostrander of Westerlo, 12th in scholastic men’s.

Track and field

Nelson English of Guilderland, fifth in open men’s 100-meter run heat; Gered Burns of Altamont, gold in open men’s 800-meter run, fifth in 4x800-meter relay; Scott Hannay of Westerlo, sixth in open men’s javelin; Dan Haggety of Guilderland, fourth in open men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase; Clare O’Connell of Atlamont, gold in open women’s shot put, sixth in discus; Heather Weldon of Guilderland, eighth in open women’s javelin; Sarah Hannay of Westerlo, fifth in scholastic women’s javelin; Brian Rhodes-Devey, of Guilderland, gold, in scholastic men’s 5,000-meter run.

Basketball

Steve Dagostino of Guilderland, fourth place in open men’s; Kaitlyn Foley of Slingerlands, sixth in open women’s; Andrew Catellier of Voorheesville, Greg Klopfer of Voorheesville, and Nicholas Duncan of Voorheesville, fifth in scholastic men’s.

Baseball

Nicholas Polsinelli of Guilderland and Stephen Cardinal of Voorheesville, silver, in scholastic baseball.

Boxing

Mike Faragon of Guilderland, silver in light welterweight division.

Canoe and kayak

Chad Staubach of Altamont and Jesse Chartier of Voorheesville, silver, in canoe pair 500 meters; William Dergosits of Schenectady and Joseph Staubach of Troy, bronze, in canoe pair 500 meters; Rebecca Dergosits of Schenectady and Holly Bisbee of Clifton Park, bronze, in kayak pair 500 meters; Rebecca Dergosits, bronze, in kayak single 500 meters; Chad Staubach, silver, in canoe single 500 meters; Rebecca Dergosits, Rhiannon Darrone of Berne, Victoria Dow of Selkirk, and Holly Bisbee, gold, in kayak quad 500 meters; Chad Staubach, silver, in canoe single 200 meters; Rebecca Dergosits, gold, in kayak single 200 meters; Rhiannon Darrone, bronze, in kayak single 200 meters; William Dergosits and Eric Lendrum of Queensbury, gold, kayak pair 200 meters; William Dergosits and Joseph Staubach, gold, in canoe pair 200 meters; Chad Staubach and Jesse Chariter, bronze, in canoe pair 200 meters.

Cycling

Chuck Quackenbush of Slingerlands, fourth in 10-mile time trial; Matthew Purdy of Voorheesville, 30th in 10-mile time trial; Purdy, silver, Quackenbush, 24th in the 72-mile road race; Purdy, 17th, in 31-mile criterium; Quackenbush, 23rd, in 31-mile criterium.

Field hockey

Julia Ostrowski of Guilderland, fourth in scholastic women’s.

Gymnastics

Dana Goodknight, of Altamont, silver, in open women’s team event.

Ice hockey

Joe Buicko of Altamont, Tim Montgomery of Guilderland, and Matthew Tyksinski of Altamont, fifth, in scholastic men’s.

Lacrosse

Mike Camardo of Altamont, Shane Mahar of Voorheesville, and Robert McIver of Altamont, fifth, in scholastic men’s; Kayla Best of Guilderland, Valerie Feldman of Guilderland, Theresa Ladoucer of Slingerlands, Emily Szelest of Slingerlands, Lynn Tran of Guilderland, Kaitlyn Vennard of Guilderland, and Laura Driessen of Guilderland, fourth, in scholastic women’s.

Shooting

Robert Tigue of East Berne, bronze, open men’s trap; silver, in open men’s trap team event.

Soccer

Philip Venditti of Voorheesville, fifth, in open men’s; Amy Loughridge of Guilderland, gold, in open women’s; Jennifer Mihok of Guilderland, silver, in scholastic women’s.

Swimming

Sarah Story of Rensselaerville, 11th, in open women’s 800-meter; Becca Stern of Slingerlands, fourth in open women’s 800-meter freestyle relay; Stern, gold, in open women’s 100-meter backstroke; Katie Linehan of Guilderland, 11th, in open women’s 50-meter freestyle heat; Stern, gold, in open women’s 50-meter freestyle; Timothy Degroff of Feura Bush, 12th in open men’s 50-meter freestyle heat; Story, ninth, in open women’s 100-meter backstroke heat; Stern, silver, in open women’s 200-meter backstroke; Degroff, 10th, in open men’s 200-meter backstroke heat; Linehan, 13th, in open women’s 100-meter freestyle heat; Degroff, 15th, in open men’s 100-meter freestyle heat; Stern, bronze, in open women’s 400-meter relay; Linehan, sixth, in open women’s 100-meter backstroke; Stephanie Bintz of Altamont, 14th, in scholastic women’s 200-meter individual medley heat; Nathan Foley of Slingerlands, 14th, in scholastic men’s 200-meter individual medley; Foley, fifth in scholastic men’s 800-meter freestyle relay; Bintz, fifth, in scholastic women’s 100-meter backstroke final; Foley, 12th in scholastic men’s 400-meter freestyle heat; Brittney Ginsburg of Slingerlands, 19th, scholastic women’s 400-meter freestyle; Bintz, sixth, in scholastic women’s 200-meter backstroke; Ginsburg, 12th, in 200-meter flystroke heat; Foley, sixth, in 400-meter freestyle relay; Foley, 11th, in 200-meter freestyle heat; Ginsburg, 15th, in 100-meter flystroke heat.

Synchronized swim

Traci Jill Bologna of Altamont, fourth in team event.

Volleyball

Susan Spierre of Guilderland, sixth in open women’s; Ian Michalski of Voorheesville and Adrian Michalski of Voorheesville, bronze, in scholastic men’s; Lauren Passarelli of Voorheesville, fourth in scholastic women’s.

Wrestling

Mike Cubillos of Guilderland, 0-2, in open men’s freestyle 152-pound and 3-2 in Greco-Roman 152-pound; Don Favro of Guilderland, 2-2 in open men’s Greco-Roman 187-pound weight class; Matt Cubillos of Guilderland, 1-3, in scholastic men’s freestyle 106-pound weight class and 0-2 in scholastic men’s Greco-Roman 106-pound weight class; Kevin O’Neill of Guilderland, 0-2, in scholastic men’s freestyle 192-pound weight class; Ian DeSol of Guilderland, 2-3, in scholastic men’s Greco-Roman 154-pound weight class; Kyle Hussey of Guilderland, 2-3, in scholastic men’s Greco-Roman 275-pound weight class.