Pearl River Student Competes for SUNY Oneonta

From SUNY Oneonta:

ONEONTA, NY (06/01/2016)-- Kayla Clohessy, a Fashion Merchandising major from Pearl River, NY was a member of the 2015-16 SUNY Oneonta women's track and field team.

The Red Dragons won both the SUNYAC Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the first time in program history.

Kayla was a member of both the indoor and outdoor teams this year and competed in sprints, hurdles, long jump and triple jump. Indoor season accomplishments: NCAA All-American (Long Jump), USTFCCCA All-Region (Long Jump), SUNYAC First Team All-Conference, SUNYAC Champion in long jump. Outdoor season accomplishments: SUNYAC Second Team All-Conference, SUNYAC medalist 4x100 and long jump, ECAC long jump champion, USTFCCCA All-Region (long jump, 4x100), NCAA Qualifer long jump, NCAA All-American long jump (8th place).

A liberal arts college with a pre-professional focus, SUNY Oneonta features outstanding and accessible faculty, students committed to academics and community service, exceptional technology, a modern field house and athletic facilities, and a beautiful campus. The college enrolls 6,000 students in its 70 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs. Athletes compete at the NCAA Division III Level on 21 teams, and the college is a member of the SUNYAC conference.

SUNY Oneonta consistently gains recognition for delivering excellence and value. The college has been named to Kiplinger's list of "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 10 years running and sits at No. 9 on the 2016 U.S. News and World Report list of the best public institutions in the region.

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