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TC3 Softball Represented by Two on All-MSAC Team
May 13, 2013
Two Tompkins Cortland Community College softball players have been named to the Mid-State Athletic Conference all-conference softball team. Freshmen Seneca Baldwin (Oneonta H.S./Oneonta) and Taylor Policay (Lansing H.S./Lansing) were among the 15 selected to the team. Voting was done by the coaches from the six conference teams.
Baldwin was TC3’s top pitcher and one of the team’s best hitters. She posted nine wins in the circle, striking out 109 in 116 innings. At the plate she hit .367 with three home runs, 19 RBI, and 26 runs scored.
Policay finished the year with nine home runs, including a TC3 record of two in one playoff game. She hit .310 with a team-best slugging percentage of .620. She led the team with 32 RBI and 27 runs scored, and sported a fielding percentage of .986 as the team’s primary first baseman.
It’s the seventh straight year TC3 has placed at least two players on the all-conference team.
TC3 Puts Two on All-Conference Baseball Team
May 13, 2013
Two Tompkins Cortland Community College baseball players have been named to the Mid-State Athletic Conference all-conference baseball team. Sophomore Matt Jones (Greene H.S./Greene) and freshman Sean Streb (Lansing H.S./Lansing) were among the 15 selected to the team. Voting was done by the coaches from the six conference teams.
Jones saw time on the mound and in right field. As a pitcher he was fourth in appearances (six) and innings pitched (26.1). He was third in strikeouts (20) and tossed the team’s lone shutout this season, a 9-0 win over Corning Community College. At the plate he was second on the team with a .337 batting average and tops with a .400 on-base percentage. His 18 RBI were second best on the team, and his five doubles were third best.
Streb, who also was named a soccer all-American in the fall, split time between the mound and shortstop. He was the team’s top hitter with a .373 batting average and a .427 slugging percentage. He stole a team-best ten bases and was by far the toughest player to strike out (three in 110 at bats). His 21 RBI led the team and his six doubles were the second best. On the mound he was second in wins (two) and ERA (4.12). He had the most strikeouts (42) in the second most innings of work (48).
It’s the seventh straight year TC3 has placed at least two players on the all-conference team.
TC3's Policay Named Region III Athlete of the Week
May 1, 2013
Tompkins Cortland Community College softball player Taylor Policay (Lansing H.S./Lansing) has been recognized for her outstanding play. The freshman was named the NJCAA Region III co-Athlete of the Week. She shares honor with Mary Lenhart, a track and field athlete from Herkimer County Community College. Region III consists of 26 schools with four sports for women in the spring.
Policay earned the honor with a huge week. The freshman caught fire at the plate while to helping the Panthers go 6-2. She hit five home runs in a span of five games, including two different two-homer games. She is just the second TC3 softball player ever to have two games of multiple home runs, equaling a standard set by Mackenzie Sherlock last year. For the entire week, Policay went a combined 10-for-24 with 18 RBI to raise her batting average to .284 and her slugging percentage to .518. She also played error-less in the field at first base, raising her season-long fielding percentage to .984.
TC3 Men's Basketball Sweeps Conference Honors
Tompkins Cortland Community College freshman Tyseem Lyles (Health Professions H.S./Brooklyn) has been named the Mid-State Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and TC3 Coach David Stevenson has been named the MSAC Coach of the Year. The two are joined by Jaanai Beckford (Northstar Christian Academy/Yonkers) on the all-conference team, which consists of ten players. Voting for the all-conference awards is done by the coaches from the seven MSAC programs.
Lyles is the third TC3 basketball player named the MSAC Player of the Year, following Jude Princivil (1994-95) and Chris Cartwright (2009-10). He was fourth in the conference in scoring (17.2 points per game), first in steals (4.3 per game), second in assists (5.8 per game), first in three-point field goal percentage (47.5%), and second in free-throw percentage (83.3%).
Beckford was one of the strongest and most versatile players in the conference. He finished fifth in rebounds (7.7 per game) and sixth in blocked shots (1.5 per game), despite having his averages thrown off by playing just a minute of one game and missing another of the 12-game conference schedule due to illness. On the year he posted four double-doubles of points and rebounds, with at least three assists and a steal in each of those games.
It’s the second MSAC Coach of the Year award for Stevenson, with the first coming after the 2009-10 season. This year Stevenson directed the Panthers to a school-best record of 11-1 in the MSAC regular season. His team won the regular season and conference tournament titles for the second time in the history of the program and he reached 100 wins for his career this season. He is the most successful coach, with the most wins, best winning percentage, and most playoff appearances, in TC3 basketball history.
2013 Mid-State Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team
Tyseem Lyles, Tompkins Cortland
Lloyd Saunders, Broome
Adam Misener, Onondaga
Richard De La Cruz, Finger Lakes
Jared Donalson, Cayuga
Will Griffin, Corning
Derrick Williams, Jefferson
Jaanai Beckford, Tompkins Cortland
Markee Brown, Corning
Will Arberry, Finger Lakes
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyseem Lyles, Tompkins Cortland
COACH OF THE YEAR: Dave Stevenson, Tompkins Cortland
TC3 Women's Basketball Player Named All Conference
February 25, 2013
Tompkins Cortland Community College freshman Becca Holton Tomasdottir (Cape Fear Academy (N.C.)/Reykjavik, Iceland) has been named to the Mid-State Athletic Conference women's basketball all-conference team. The team consists of ten players, with voting for the all-conference awards done by the coaches from the seven MSAC programs.
Holton Tomasdottir was the lone player honored from the team that finished the regular season in fourth-place. She was eighth in the conference in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game, and tied for fourth in assists with 4.0 per game. She also was third in the conference in free throw percentage at 86.0%.
2013 Mid-State Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team
Casi Straight, Finger Lakes
Jasmine Canady, Jefferson
Kayla Kibling, Onondaga
China Agnew, Cayuga
Jenn Celiberti, Broome
Marissa Pike, Corning
Becca Holton Tomasdottir, Tompkins Cortland
Kaitlynne Knapp, Onondaga
Jenna Johnson, Onondaga
Nacirema Man, Onondaga
TC3 Hosts Baseball Clinics March 2 & 3
Lyles Adds Region III Honor
January 30, 2013Tompkins Cortland Community College basketball player Tyseem Lyles (Health Professions H.S./Brooklyn) has been named the NJCAA Region III Athlete of the Week, adding to his honors that already included the conference player of the week. Lyles is the first TC3 men's basketball player named regional athlete of the week this year. The Region III Athlete of the Week award is given to the top athlete in the region, regardless of sport.
Lyles hasb een among the regional leaders in scoring all season. He averaged 21 points, seven rebounds, and four assists per game in two wins last week as the Panthers moved back into sole possession of first place in the Mid-State Athletic Conference.
Two Panthers Named Athlete of the Week
January 28, 2013Tompkins Cortland Community College basketball players Tyseem Lyles (Health Professions H.S./Brooklyn) and Audrey Kate Ordway (Dryden H.S./Dryden) have been named the Mid-State Athletic Conference Players of the Week. It’s the first time this year that one school has swept both the men’s and women’s honors. The Mid-State Athletic Conference consists of TC3, Broome Community College, Cayuga Community College, Corning Community College, Finger Lakes Community College, Jefferson Community College, and Onondaga Community College.
Lyles earned the men’s player of the week title after helping the Panthers to a pair of wins. In Wednesday’s game with Cayuga, Tyseem had 20 points, eight rebounds, seven steals, and six assists. Against Finger Lakes on Saturday he had 22 points, six rebounds, and two steals in a game that moved the Panthers into sole possession of first place in the conference standings. In seven conference games he is averaging 18.4 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.4 steals per game. He leads the conference in three-point shooting percentage at 46.2% and is among the leaders in free throw shooting percentage at 75%.
Ordway became the first TC3 women honored this year after another big week on the boards. Against Cayuga on Wednesday, she had a huge game of 24 points and 19 rebounds to lead the team to a victory. She followed that up with 14 rebounds and seven points against Finger Lakes. She is among the conference leaders with an average of 11 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game, and is making 52.8% of her shots from the field.
Both Lyles and Ordway will be in action Wednesday as the Panthers host Jefferson.
Soccer Players Named All Americans
January 8, 2013
Tompkins Cortland Community College men's soccer players Sean Streb (Lansing H.S./Lansing) and Michael Raftu (Marte Valle H.S./Manhattan) have been named All Americans by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Both were named to the 2012 NSCAA/Continental Tire Junior College Men’s Division III All America second team.
Streb, a freshman defender, was one of nine first-year players chosen among the 24 honored between first and second team. He started all 19 games for a defense that posted six shutouts while allowing an average of just 1.42 goals per game for the season. Streb also scored six goals for the Panthers.
Raftu, a sophomore forward, was among the national scoring leaders. He finished third in the NJCAA in goals scored (24) and fourth in total points (56). A transfer into the TC3 program for his sophomore year, Raftu left his mark in the Panther record book. He tied the TC3 record for most points and most goals in a season and his goal total was the third most for a career, despite playing just one season in Dryden.
This marks the third-straight year at least one TC3 men’s soccer player has been named an All American, and the fifth time in the last six years.
Ordway Named Region III Athlete of the Week
December 4, 2012
Tompkins Cortland Community College basketball player Audrey Kate Ordway (Dryden H.S./Dryden) has been named the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Region III Co-Athlete of the Week. Ordway shares the honor with Niagara County Community College basketball player Kristine Ripson. The honor is presented to the top performers in the region, covering more than 30 teams in three different sports.
Ordway had a breakthrough week for the Panthers. The freshman set a new TC3 record with 26 rebounds in Wednesday’s game against Herkimer County Community College. She followed that up with a strong weekend at Corning's Tarantelli Classic. In Friday’s win over SUNY Delhi, she scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds. In the championship game Saturday, she had a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. For her efforts, she was named to the Tarantelli Classic all-tournament team.
For the season she is averaging 11.1 rebounds and 5.8 points per game.
Four Men's Soccer Players Named All Region
November 12, 2012
Four Tompkins Cortland Community College men’s soccer players have earned NJCAA Region III all-region honors. Edem Wemene (Nottingham H.S./Syracuse), Michael Raftu (Marta Valle H.S./Manhattan), and Sean Streb (Lansing H.S./Lansing) all made the first team while Dylan Palacio (Long Beach H.S./Long Beach) was chosen to the second team. A total of 26 players were voted onto the team by the coaches of Region III. Genesee Community College had the most selections with six followed by Herkimer County Community College with five. Broome Community College joined TC3 with four selections. Mohawk Valley Community College had two selections and Clinton Community College and Jamestown Community College each had a single honoree.
Wemene and Raftu were each repeat selections, the third straight year the Panthers have had a repeat all-region honoree. TC3 now has been represented on the all-region team each year since 2001, and only twice during that time have the Panthers had a single selection.
Women's Soccer Player Honored
November 12, 2012
Tompkins Cortland Community College sophomore Kelsey Fitzsimons (James I. O’Neill H.S./Fort Montgomery) has been voted to the NJCAA Region III all-region women’s soccer team. The defender earned second-team honors in voting by the coaches in Region III, the largest region in the nation. A total of 27 players were honored between first and second teams. Finger Lakes Community College had five players selected, followed by Alfred State College, Broome Community College, and Mohawk Valley Community College with four each. Jefferson Community College was the only other team with multiple selections; two Canonneers were selected.
Fitzsimons led a TC3 defense that limited the opposition to one or fewer goals in 11 of 18 games. The Panthers advanced to the regional playoffs for the eighth-straight year, falling in the quarterfinals.
This also marks the eighth-straight year TC3 has been represented on the all-region team.
TC3 Men's Soccer Dominates MSAC Honors
October 22, 2012
The 2012 Mid-State Athletic Conference (MSAC) men’s soccer post-season honors have been announced, and conference-champion Tompkins Cortland Community College has claimed the most honors, including the top two individual awards. In voting by the coaches of the seven teams in the MSAC, TC3’s Edem Wemene (Nottingham H.S./Syracuse) has been named the Player of the Year and Andy Davis has been named the Coach of the Year. Additionally, TC3 placed seven players on the 20-man all-conference team, the most from any college. TC3 won the conference title with a record of 5-0-1 against fellow MSAC teams. Wemene is the third different Panther in the last four years to be named conference player of the year, and the sixth all time. Wemene followed up his all-conference freshman year with a strong sophomore campaign, scoring 24 points on 10 goals and four assists. Joining Wemene on the all-MSAC team are Michael Raftu (Marta Valle H.S./Manhattan), Dylan Palacio (Long Beach H.S./Long Beach), Sean Streb (Lansing H.S./Lansing), Jason Barrett (Broadalbin-Perth H.S./Amsterdam), Andre DeSa (Hendrich Hudson H.S./Martim, Portugal), and Jesse Kohler (Minisink Valley H.S./Westtown). It marks the 12th consecutive season TC3 has had at least four players named all-MSAC.
For Davis, it’s the fourth time he has been honored as the conference coach of the year. His teams have claimed four MSAC titles in his eight years at TC3.
Panthers Place Three on Women's Soccer All-MSAC Team
October 22, 2012
Three members of the Tompkins Cortland Community College women's soccer team have been voted to the Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference team for 2012. Sara Sinnigen (Dryden H.S./Dryden), Kelsey Fitzsimons (James I. O’Neill H.S./Fort Montgomery), and Erica Faberzak (Cortland H.S./Cortland) were among the 20 players voted to the all-conference team by the coaches from the seven MSAC soccer programs. TC3 tied for the third most all-MSAC players, one selection behind Finger Lakes Community College and Broome Community College. Jefferson Community College and Onondaga Community College also had four all-conference selections each. Cayuga Community College had two and Corning Community College had a single selection.
TC3 has had at least three all-MSAC players each year since 2005.
TC3 Soccer Player Named National Player of the Week
September 19, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College men's soccer player Michael Raftu (Marta Valle H.S./Manhattan) has been named the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Division III Men's Soccer Player of the Week. The sophomore sport management major is the first Panther honored by the NJCAA this season.
Raftu has helped the Panthers to a strong start that has seen the team rise to a school-best ranking of fourth in the national poll. This past week, he helped TC3 to a pair of wins that extended the team's current winning streak to six games. He scored the lone goal in the 1-0 win over Hudson Valley Community College and then had three goals and an assist, all in the first half, in the 8-0 win over Corning Community College. He has scored the game-winning goal in the last four games and has a total of eight goals and three assists in eight games this season.
TC3 Athletes Receive National Academic Honors
June 21, 2012Two Tompkins Cortland Community College athletes have been honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for excellence in the classroom. Tonya Brownell (Edmeston H.S./Edmeston) won the Exemplary Academic Achievement Award and Brett Gifford (Cazenovia H.S./Cazenovia) was honored with the Superior Academic Achievement Award.
Brownell was a two-year member of the women's soccer team. A liberal arts and sciences-math/sciences major and a member of the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, Brownell graduated in May with a GPA of 3.78. This fall she will attend Hartwick College and play soccer for Hawks.
Gifford played on the TC3 lacrosse team, earning all-region honors twice. He also was a liberal arts and sciences-math/science major and a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Gifford graduated with a GPA of 3.81 and will attend SUNY IT this fall and play lacrosse for the Wildcats Academics
Five TC3 Softball Players Named All-Americans
May 30, 2012More honors for the Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team – this time five players have been named All-Americans by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Freshman Kristan Baker (Dallas H.S./Dallas, Penn.) was chosen for the first team while sophomores Tayler Fravel (Sandy Creek H.S./Sandy Creek), Emilie Rogers (Elmira Free Academy/Elmira), Samijo Scheer (Corning East H.S./Corning), and Mackenzie Sherlock (Paul V. Moore H.S./Central Square) were selected to the second team. TC3 had the most players named All-Americans, making up a quarter of the 20 honorees.
Baker, the third first-team All American in TC3 history, was selected as an outfielder. She put up impressive offensive numbers, hitting.489 with amazing power. She had 22 doubles, 10 home runs, and 61 RBI – all either setting or tying TC3 season records. She had a TC3-record 25-game hitting streak and a slugging percentage of .881, the second best in TC3 history.
Scheer and Fravel are now two-time NJCAA softball All Americans, the first Panthers ever to record that achievement. Scheer hit .461 while splitting time between the outfield and catcher. She led the team with three triples, was second with 14 doubles and 49 RBI, and blasting five home runs. She is in the top ten of nearly every career offensive category in TC3's record book, including holding the record for career RBI and on-base percentage.
Fravel was the leadoff hitter and shortstop every game this year for the Panthers. She hit .444 while setting a TC3 record for runs scored in a season and hits in a career. She had 67 hits in 40 games, knocking 12 doubles and four home runs and stealing a team-best 13 bases.
Sherlock, who was selected as a utility player, made her mark both at the plate and in the pitching circle. She finished the season with a record of 12-2, an ERA of 2.30, and 88 strike outs in 85.1 innings of work. At the plate she hit .418 with a single-season record-tying 10 home runs. She holds the career record with 17 home runs and is second on the career RBI list. Her slugging percentage of .800 was second on the team and the fourth best ever in the history of the program.
Rogers, a sophomore who transferred to TC3 before the season, was the top pitcher in Region III, going 18-3 with an ERA of 0.81. She struck out 209 in 130 innings, becoming the first TC3 pitcher to top 200 strikeouts in a single season. She struck out more than a dozen batters four times, including a TC3-record 17 in a national tournament win over Ridgewater Community College (Minn.).
All five were previously named to the all-region and all-conference teams. They provided the core of the team that won a fourth-straight Region III championship and second straight third-place finish at the NJCAA National Championship tournament. The team ended the year with a record of 35-5.
TC3 Softball Dominates Conference Awards
May 23, 2012The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team dominated the Mid-State Athletic Conference postseason awards, taking home the coach of the year and co-player of the year awards in addition to five spots on the 15-player all-conference team. Sophomore Samijo Scheer (Corning East H.S./Corning) was voted the co-player of the year, the first time in the rich history of TC3 softball that a Panther has received that honor. Coach Brent Doane was voted the coach of the year, the second time he has garnered that award from the MSAC. In addition to Scheer, TC3 was also represented on the all-conference team by Tayler Fravel (Sandy Creek H.S./Sandy Creek), Emilie Rogers (Elmira Free Academy/Elmira), Mackenzie Sherlock (Paul V. Moore H.S./Central Square), and Kristan Baker (Dallas H.S./Dallas, Penn.). Fifteen players were named all-conference, with voting done by the coaches from the six conference teams. TC3 had the most players on the all-conference team.
Scheer, Fravel, and Sherlock were all repeat selections. Scheer hit .461 while splitting time between the outfield and catcher. She led the team with three triples, was second with 14 doubles and 49 RBI, and blasting five home runs. She is in the top ten of nearly every career offensive category in TC3's record book, including holding the record for career RBI and on-base percentage.
Fravel was the leadoff hitter and shortstop every game this year for the Panthers. She hit .444 while setting a TC3 record for runs scored in a season and hits in a career. She had 67 hits in 40 games, knocking 12 doubles and four home runs and stealing a team-best 13 bases.
Sherlock made her mark both at the plate and in the pitching circle. She finished the season with a record of 12-2, an ERA of 2.30, and 88 strike outs in 85.1 innings of work. At the plate she hit .418 with a single-season record-tying 10 home runs. She holds the career record with 17 home runs and is second on the career RBI list. Her slugging percentage of .800 was second on the team and the fourth best ever in the history of the program.
Rogers, a sophomore who transferred to TC3 before the season, was the best pitcher in the conference. She went 18-3 with an ERA of 0.81. She struck out 209 in 130 innings, becoming the first TC3 pitcher to top 200 strikeouts in a single season. She struck out more than a dozen batters four times, including a TC3-record 17 in a national tournament win over Ridgewater Community College (Minn.).
Baker, the lone freshman among TC3's honorees, also put up impressive numbers both as a hitter and pitcher. She pitched in five games, going 5-0 with an ERA of 1.70 and striking out 32 in 24.2 innings. At the plate she had a season unlike any Panther ever. She hit .489 with amazing power. She had 22 doubles, 10 home runs, and 61 RBI – all either setting or tying TC3 season records. She had a TC3-record 25-game hitting streak and a slugging percentage of .881, the second best in TC3 history.
Doane was recognized for leading the Panthers to the top record in the conference, going undefeated against MSAC opponents for the second-straight season. In his 11 seasons at TC3 Doane has amassed a record of 276-132 and won four Region III titles. His team won the national championship in 2009 and has excelled at nationals each year since, finishing fourth in 2010, third in 2011, and third again this year.
TC3 Baseball Places Three on All-Conference Team
May 23, 2012Three Tompkins Cortland Community College baseball players have been named to the Mid-State Athletic Conference all-conference baseball team. Sophomores Joey Flores (Dewitt Clinton H.S./Bronx) and Tim Smith (Auburn H.S./Auburn) were repeat selections while classmate Kris Catino (Auburn H.S./Auburn) joined the team this year. Voting for the 15-member team was done by the coaches from the six conference teams.
Flores was the most versatile player on the team, playing center field, catcher, and pitcher. He led the team with a fielding percentage of .990 and was fourth with a .318 batting average. His 24 RBI and nine doubles led the team. On the mound Flores posted a mark of 4-2 with an ERA of 4.50.
Smith split time between third base and the pitcher's mound. At the plate he hit .353, third best on the team. He had team-bests of .445 and drove in 23 runs. As a pitcher, Smith went 2-5 with an ERA of 4.39.
Catino led the team with a .371 batting average while hitting leadoff and playing left field. He was first on the team with 19 stolen bases in 21 attempts.
TC3 Lacrosse Player Brett Gifford Repeats as All-Region
May 9, 2012Last year he became the first all-region selection in the short history of Tompkins Cortland Community College lacrosse program. Now Brett Gifford (Cazenovia H.S./Cazenovia) is the first two-time all-region selection in TC3's history. The sophomore was again named second team NJCAA Region III All-Region in voting done by the coaches from the Region III lacrosse teams.
A team captain, Gifford led a much-improved TC3 team. He started all 17 games as a defenseman, recording nine points on six goals and three assists.
Gifford helped the Panthers to the playoffs for the first time ever, and scored a goal in the teams opening round win over Broome Community College.
Rogers Named Regional Athlete of the Week
April 17, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College softball player Emilie Rogers (Elmira Free Academy/Elmira) has been named the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Region III Athlete of the Week. Rogers is the second TC3 softball player honored this season; Samijo Scheer was selected April 3.
Rogers earned four wins this week. She pitched a three-hit shutout with ten strikeouts in a five-inning win over Corning Community College on Tuesday and earned a win after four strikeouts in two innings of relief work against Finger Lakes Community College on Thursday. Against nationally-ranked Monroe Community College Saturday, Rogers pitched both ends of the doubleheader. She opened by striking out nine and allowing just two hits in game one and closed the day by striking out six and allowing just three hits in game two.
The sophomore ended the week with an overall record of 8-0 and an ERA of 1.02. As a team TC3 was 18-2 and ranked fifth in the nation.
Scheer Named Regional Athlete of the Week
April 4, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College softball player Samijo Scheer (Corning East H.S./Corning) has been named the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Region III Athlete of the Week. Scheer shares the weekly honor with Mohawk Valley Community College track and field athlete Savannah Boucher.
Sheer had a strong performance in TC3's only doubleheader of the week. Playing at Northampton Community College (Penn.) last Friday, Scheer went a combined 6-for-8 with eight RBI, three runs scored, two doubles, two stolen bases, and a grand slam home run. In one game alone she drove in six runs, tied for the second most ever in a single game by a TC3 player.
For the season Scheer, a sophomore liberal arts and science-general studies major, is batting .500 with a slugging percentage of .842. She has 22 RBI and an on-base percentage of .558.
Scheer Named Regional Athlete of the Week
April 4, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College softball player Samijo Scheer (Corning East H.S./Corning) has been named the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Region III Athlete of the Week. Scheer shares the weekly honor with Mohawk Valley Community College track and field athlete Savannah Boucher.
Sheer had a strong performance in TC3's only doubleheader of the week. Playing at Northampton Community College (Penn.) last Friday, Scheer went a combined 6-for-8 with eight RBI, three runs scored, two doubles, two stolen bases, and a grand slam home run. In one game alone she drove in six runs, tied for the second most ever in a single game by a TC3 player.
For the season Scheer, a sophomore liberal arts and science-general studies major, is batting .500 with a slugging percentage of .842. She has 22 RBI and an on-base percentage of .558.
Kinsey Named to Men's Basketball All-Region Team
March 8, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College sophomore Jailaan Kinsey (Jamesville-Dewitt H.S./Dewitt) has been voted to the NJCAA Region III men's basketball all-region team. Kinsey, who was voted to the third team, is one of a total of 15 players honored by the coaches from the 17 Division III men's basketball programs in Region III.
Kinsey led TC3 in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game. In 27 starts, he reached double figures 23 times and netted a season-high 30 points twice (vs. Jefferson CC, 1/12/12 and vs. Onondaga CC, 1/21/12). He was TC3 leader in assists with 110 and was second in steals with 51. He made 45.6% of his shots, including 32.2% from three-point range, and was the team's most prolific free-throw shooter, making 116 out of 158 attempts (73.4%). Kinsey is also a two-time all-conference selection.
It's the fourth time in the last five years TC3 has had a men's basketball player chosen to the all-region team.
Kinsey Named to Men's Basketball All-Region Team
March 8, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College sophomore Jailaan Kinsey (Jamesville-Dewitt H.S./Dewitt) has been voted to the NJCAA Region III men's basketball all-region team. Kinsey, who was voted to the third team, is one of a total of 15 players honored by the coaches from the 17 Division III men's basketball programs in Region III.
Kinsey led TC3 in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game. In 27 starts, he reached double figures 23 times and netted a season-high 30 points twice (vs. Jefferson CC, 1/12/12 and vs. Onondaga CC, 1/21/12). He was TC3 leader in assists with 110 and was second in steals with 51. He made 45.6% of his shots, including 32.2% from three-point range, and was the team's most prolific free-throw shooter, making 116 out of 158 attempts (73.4%). Kinsey is also a two-time all-conference selection.
It's the fourth time in the last five years TC3 has had a men's basketball player chosen to the all-region team.
Kinsey and Clark Voted to Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
March 6, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College sophomores Jailaan Kinsey (Jamesville-Dewitt H.S./Dewitt) and Tyrone Clark (Elmira Free Academy/Elmira) have been named to the Mid-State Athletic Conference Men's Basketball all-conference team. The team consists of ten players, with voting for the all-conference awards done by the coaches from the seven MSAC programs.
Kinsey was voted to the team for the second straight year, receiving the second-most votes this year. He was third in the conference in scoring, averaging 19.3 points per game. He was also third in assists, with 4.5 per game, and in free throw percentage at 80.2%. He was fifth in steals, 2.2 per game, and ninth in three-point field goal percentage at 32.7%.
Clark was seventh in scoring with an average of 14.7 points per game. He was third in steals, 3.5 per game, and fifth in blocked shots, 1.8 per game. He was seventh in free throw percentage at 74.2% and tenth in three-point field goal percentage at 32.5%.
Adams Named All-Conference for Women's Basketball
March 6, 2012Tompkins Cortland Community College freshman Y-Nasia Adams (Ithaca H.S./Ithaca) has been named to the Mid-State Athletic Conference Women's Basketball all-conference team. She is among ten honored, with voting done by the coaches from the seven MSAC programs.
Adams was ninth in the conference in scoring, averaging 15.2 points per game, and was third in rebounding with 13.1 per game. She had 10 double-doubles in 11 conference games, and was eighth in the MSAC in field goal percentage, making 43.6 of her attempts.
TC3 Softball Ranked 3rd in Nation
February 2, 2012The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team is ranked third in the NJCAA Division III National Preseason Poll. It's the third straight preseason poll the Panthers have been ranked in the top ten. Following winning the national championship in 2009, TC3 was the preseason number one in 2010; last year TC3 was the preseason #6. In addition to finishing fourth in the nation in 2010 and third in 2011, the Panthers have been ranked in the nation's top ten in every poll the last two years.
In 2012, the Panthers will be tested early. TC3 opens the season with a trip to Florida in March, where the first game will be against the nation's second-ranked team, the College of DuPage (Ill.). After a full slate of games in Florida, TC3 will return north for a trip through Pennsylvania and New Jersey, playing six games against top teams, including a doubleheader against the seventh-ranked team, Brookdale Community College (N.J.). Once regional play begins on April 10, TC3 will play a schedule of 24 games, including doubleheaders against two other teams in the preseason top ten.
The Region III schedule ends with the regional championships, hosted by TC3, on May 11-12. The NJCAA Division III National Championship tournament is in Rochester, Minnesota May 17-19.
2012 NJCAA Division III Softball Preseason Poll (and 2011 final record)
1. Gloucester County College (N.J.) (49-5)
2. College of DuPage (Ill.) (50-8)
3. Tompkins Cortland Community College (34-8)
4. Itasca Community College (Minn.) (34-16)
5. Monroe Community College (29-19)
6. Ridgewater College (Minn.) (37-10)
7. Brookdale Community College (N.J.) (42-9)
8. Suffolk County Community College-Selden (19-16)
9. Herkimer County Community College (34-9)
10. Anne Arundel Community College (Md.) (17-17)
Samijo Scheer Repeats as All American
December 14, 2011Tompkins Cortland Community College's Samijo Scheer (Corning East H.S./Corning) is continuing to do things that have never been done at TC3. Last year she was the first TC3 athlete ever named an All American in two different sports, earning the honor in soccer and softball. Now, she is the first female in TC3 history to ever be named All American twice in the same sport, earning NJCAA First-Team All-American honors for soccer again this year.
As a freshman last year, Scheer was named All American for soccer in the fall and softball in the spring. She started her sophomore year by leading the TC3 women's soccer team to a playoff run that ended in the NJCAA Region III semifinal round. She played every minute of every game in goal, recording a goals against average of 0.83. She posted a TC3 single-season record of eight shutouts, giving her 14 for her career, another TC3 record.
"As a freshman, Jo was called upon to make dozens of difficult saves that enabled us to win some games despite being outshot by a wide margin. Her talent was obvious because she was always in action," said TC3 Women's Soccer Coach Mick McDaniel. "In her second season, our team was much tougher defensively which limited the number of shots she had to face. To gain All-American recognition for a second consecutive year, Jo needed to be sharp for only moments at a time and she did this with great success. Jo has always responded in big moments while always being quick to share her success and give credit to her teammates."
Scheer also added her second straight all-conference and all-region honors this fall. A liberal arts and sciences: general studies major, Scheer is set to graduate in May 2012.
"I am certain that Jo will make the same positive impact at a four-year program, both on and off the fields of play," said McDaniel, who is also the College's director of athletics and recreation. "We are all so proud of her tremendous accomplishments so far here at TC3."
TC3 Offers Winter Sports Clinics
December 6, 2011Tompkins Cortland Community College will host clinics for basketball, baseball, and softball this winter. The clinics are put on by the TC3 coaching staff with student- athletes from the College's varsity teams assisting.
The basketball clinic will be held on Monday, January 16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the TC3 gymnasium. It is open to boys and girls ages 6 to 12. The basketball clinic costs $15 and includes admission to that afternoon's TC3 varsity basketball games.
The baseball clinics are open to players of all ages and abilities, and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on the first three Saturdays in February (2/4, 2/11, and 2/18). The three-clinic series costs $75 and will be held in the BorgWarner Morse TEC Field House on the TC3 campus.
The softball clinics are the weekend of February 25-26 and are open to girls ages 10 to 18. A pitching skills clinic will run from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 25 and a hitting skills clinic will run from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 26. The clinics cost $25 each, or both for $45. The softball clinics are also held in the BorgWarner Morse TEC Field House at TC3.
The paperwork for the clinics is available at www.TC3.edu/Panthers/camps.asp. Questions can be directed to the athletics office at 844.8222, Ext. 4472 or athletics@TC3.edu.
TC3 Women's Soccer Places Four on All-Conference Team
October 26, 2011Four members of the Tompkins Cortland Community College women's soccer team have been voted to the Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference team for 2011. Three of the four are repeat selections, the most two-time all-conference selections TC3 has had since 2008. Kendra Wagstaff (Candor H.S./Candor), Samijo Scheer (Corning East H.S./Corning), and Paige McCarthy (Marathon H.S./Marathon) are joined on the all-MSAC team by freshman Angela Halliday (Newark Valley H.S./Newark Valley). A total of 20 players were voted to the all-conference team by the coaches from the seven MSAC soccer programs. TC3 tied for the second most all-MSAC players behind Finger Lakes Community College. Broome Community College also had four all-conference selections.
Wagstaff led the team in scoring with 35 points on 16 goals and 3 assists. Halliday was a close second with 30 points on 12 goals and 6 assists. The duo combined to account for over 70% of TC3's goals this year.
For the second straight year, Scheer was the leading vote getter among goalkeepers. She tied a TC3 season record with eight shutouts and posted a goals-against-average of 0.83. McCarthy was the team's top defender, leading a unit that allowed only one regional opponent to score more than a single goal in a game.
TC3 has had at least three all-MSAC players each year since 2005.
2011 Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
- Colby Henderson, Finger Lakes*
- Cayli Carmona, Finger Lakes
- Jessica Savo, Onondaga*
- Samijo Scheer, TC3*
- Rebecca Giacapuzzi, Finger Lakes
- Kendra Wagstaff, TC3*
- Shawna Hurlbert, Broome
- Emily Icenogle, Broome
- Christa Rockburn, Onondaga
- Jessica Dobson-Tufo, Jefferson*
- Briana Guarino, Jefferson*
- Aja Gosper, Corning
- Hannah Dalle, Finger Lakes
- Tia Segretto, Cayuga
- Paige McCarthy, TC3*
- Sarah Murphy, Finger Lakes*
- Morgan Kiernan, Jefferson
- Amanda Woods, Broome
- Angela Halliday, TC3
- Alexa Barber, Broome
TC3 Men's Soccer Places Five on All-Conference Team
October 26, 2011Once again this year, the Mid-State Athletic Conference (MSAC) men's soccer all-conference team has a decided TC3 feel to it. Tompkins Cortland Community College placed five players on the 21-man team, tied for the most from any college in the conference. TC3 has had at least four players on the all-MSAC each year dating back to 2001.
The 2011 all-MSAC honorees are Samir Naamane (Casablanca, Morroco), Josh Piger (Dryden H.S./Dryden), Martin Rodriguez (Hendrick Hudson H.S./Cordova, Argentina), Brian Wagstaff (Chenango Valley H.S./Apalachin), and Edem Wemene (Nottingham H.S./Syracuse). Voting for the all-conference awards is done by the coaches from the seven MSAC soccer programs. Jefferson Community College also placed five players on the team, with Onondaga Community College next with four.
Naamane led TC3 in scoring with 29 points on 10 goals and 9 assists. Wemene followed with 27 points on 12 points and 3 assists. The two combined to account for more than 40% of the goals TC3 scored this season.
Piger, Rodriguez, and Wagstaff are all repeat all-MSAC selections. Piger had three goals and three assists this year, good for fifth on the team in points. Rodriguez had a goal and an assist while leading a defense that set a new TC3 standard for fewest goals allowed in a season. Goalkeeper Wagstaff posted eight shutouts this year, second on the TC3 record list to the 10 he posted last year.
2011 Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
- Tim Murphy, Onondaga
- Cory Walker, Jefferson
- Colin Price, Onondaga
- Edem Wemene, TC3
- Hobie Ramin, Onondaga
- Samir Naamane, TC3
- Corey Bruet, Broome*
- Jeremy Post, Corning
- Parker Weeks, Finger Lakes
- Brian Wagstaff, TC3*
- Martin Rodriguez, TC3*
- Mario Paiva, Cayuga
- Jordon Cole, Broome
- Bruno Gaudie-Ley, Cayuga
- Mike Bernard, Finger Lakes
- Dave Hovendon, Jefferson
- Justin Warner, Jefferson
- Connor Taylor, Jefferson
- Dave Spaulding, Jefferson*
- Josh Piger, TC3*
- Francisco Curiel, Onondaga
- *repeat all-MSAC selection
TC3 Volleyball's Audrey Cullen Voted All-Conference
October 24, 2011Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball player Audrey Cullen (Ithaca H.S./Ithaca) has been voted to the Mid-State Athletic Conference all-conference team for 2011. The sophomore was among 13 players voted to the all-conference team by the coaches from the seven MSAC volleyball programs. She was one of just two repeat all-MSAC selections.
Cullen, a hotel and restaurant management major, led TC3 this season with 196 kills, 59 blocks, and 173 digs and was third on the team with 25 aces. She established a new TC3 career record with 362 kills, an average of better than 2.27 per set.
Cullen is just the sixth two-time all-conference selection in the 27-year history of TC3 volleyball.
2011 Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference
- Team Kelseigh Groth, Onondaga
- Danielle Lazore, Corning
- Taylor Ryan, Finger Lakes
- Alysha LaDuke, Finger Lakes
- Audrey Cullen, Tompkins Cortland*
- Jordan Smith, Finger Lakes
- Courtney Rosing, Corning*
- Becca Horton, Broome
- Chelsea Graham, Broome
- Katie Peters, Jefferson
- Justine Dadamio, Broome
- Andrea Seilaff, Onondaga
- Mollie Peck, Corning
*repeat all-MSAC selections
TC3 Hires New Golf Coach
August 23, 2011Tim McCabe has been named the new head golf coach at Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3). He replaces Craig Tucker, who retired after seven years with the program, including the last two as head coach.
McCabe, an associate professor of economics and business at TC3, brings decades of competitive golfing experience. A graduate of Cortland High School, he went on to play for four years at St. Bonaventure University, serving as team captain his senior year. He is a former Cortland County Amateur champion and still competes in local tournaments. His coaching experience includes mentoring his oldest son, Andy McCabe, who earned a golf scholarship to the University of Nebraska and is currently ranked in the top 15 of amateur golfers in the state of Texas.
"Watching my son compete at Nebraska, I realized how much I would enjoy coaching on the college level," said McCabe. "I've spent much of my life helping young adults and teaching them how to achieve success, and I see coaching golf as an extension of that work. Golf is a great builder of character."
McCabe takes over a program that has a history of success. The Panthers won consecutive Region III championships in 2007 and 2008, and had the individual national champion in 2008 (Kris Boyes). His goals include bringing another title to TC3, but it's not the top priority. "My top two goals are to have a team that acts professional when representing the school and to have all my golfers do well in the classroom," said McCabe. "My third and fourth goals are to win regionals and return the team to the national tournament."
McCabe, who has a master's degree from West Virginia University, is the fifth coach in the 20-year history of golf at TC3.
Scheer Named Region III's Top Female Athlete
August 19, 2011Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athlete Samijo Scheer (Corning East H.S./Corning) has been named the 2010-11 NJCAA Region III Female Athlete of the Year. This is the tenth year the award has been given, and the first time a TC3 student has been honored. There are 26 member institutions in Region III.
"Jo is certainly deserving of the Region III Athlete of the Year Award," said Mick McDaniel, TC3's director of athletics and women's soccer coach. "In my many years at TC3, I have never seen a student-athlete with the accolades that she's earned over just one year. Jo is an all American in two sports, has excellent grades, and works part-time. In addition, she is one of the nicest young ladies on our campus and that makes it even more gratifying to be celebrating her award."
The 2010-11 year was a special one for Scheer, and she earned All-American honors in two sports. In the fall, she was named the best goalkeeper in the nation after posting six shutouts and goals against average of just over one. In addition to first-team All American, she was also voted to the all-region first team and the Mid-State Athletic Conference all-conference team.
"Samijo is the example of the type of student athletes we are looking for here. She works hard at both academics and athletics and really demonstrates the type of success that can be achieved with a little perseverance," said Brent Doane, TC3's softball coach. "As a softball player, she was a pivotal piece in our run to a third-place finish at the national championships and a deserving all American."
In the spring, she took her talents to the softball diamond. While a fixture in the cleanup spot of the batting order, she showed tremendous versatility in the field. She saw time at several positions while earning All-American recognition as an outfielder. She hit .393 with a slugging percentage of .641. She ripped 10 doubles, five home runs, and drove in 30 runs while helping the Panthers win the region championship and take third place in the national tournament. A liberal arts and sciences: general studies major, Scheer was voted second-team softball All American and first-team all region and all conference.
Scheer's sophomore soccer season begins with TC3's opener on August 27. "We are all very happy that Jo will be back in Panther uniforms this year," said McDaniel, "although I imagine our competition is certainly not as thrilled about it!"
TC3 Baseball Player Receives National Academic Honor
August 11, 2011Tompkins Cortland Community College baseball player Dustin Sandberg (Lambrick Park H.S./Victoria, B.C., Canada) has been awarded to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic Student-Athlete Award. He was honored with the NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement.
Sandberg is the first TC3 baseball player to win the award, which requires a student to have completed at least three semesters of work and maintained a grade point average of at 3.8 while also participating on a varsity team. Sandberg, a recreation leadership major who was also a member of the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, graduated in May with a GPA of 3.87. This fall he will attend Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, and play baseball for the Crusaders.
While at TC3, Sandberg excelled both in the classroom and on the playing field. A two-year starter, he was an all-conference selection in 2010 while setting records for home runs, triples, and runs batted in. His career totals are tops in TC3 history in all three of those categories, plus he ranks in the top three for runs scored, doubles, slugging percentage, and total hits.
McDaniel Named Under Armour A.D. of the Year
July 3, 2011Tompkins Cortland Community College Director of Athletics Mick McDaniel has been named one of the National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics (NACDA) Under Armour A.D. of the Year award winners. The NACDA announced 28 winners at the national convention in Orlando, Florida last week. The awards are split into four geographic regions and separated by seven categories based on school divisions. McDaniel was named the winner in the Northeast Region of the Junior College division.
McDaniel is in his 11th year as director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation at TC3. McDaniel started his professional career as the coordinator of recreation and aquatics at TC3 and transitioned into the director of athletics position in 2000. He has coached the men's soccer, and men's and women's golf teams, and currently coaches the women's soccer team. He is the founder and director of the TC3 Sports Camps, which recently celebrated its 15th year of service to the community. McDaniel is currently the 2nd Vice President of NJCAA and is on the Board of Directors of the NJCAA Region III Committee. He is also on the NJCAA Competition Committee, serves as chairman for the men's national golf, soccer, and ice hockey committees. McDaniel was the recipient of the 2006-07 Athletic Director of the Year for the NJCAA Region III and has a number of Coach of the Year Awards for golf and soccer.
McDaniel received his latest award during the James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon on Saturday, June 18 at NACDA's 46th Annual Convention. NACDA Executive Director Mike Cleary said the AD of the Year Award honors athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to campuses and their surrounding communities.
"The program brings to light the outstanding jobs done by athletics directors across the country. These 28 winners exemplify that, providing us with a group of exemplary athletics directors who excel at their jobs," said Cleary.
All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NJCAA), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control within the last five years during the tenure of the current athletics director.
