Marchants combine for 10 golds at Empire State Games
Rick Marchant has competed in every Empire State Games since its inception in 1982. Last week, Marchant was joined by his son Ryan at the University of Buffalo as the Games made their return after a one-year hiatus.
The elder Marchant added to the dozens of medals he has already stockpiled over the years winning five golds in the 60-64 masters swimming age division. His son matched his dad with five golds of his own in the 18-24 class.
“We had a pretty good day,” Rick Marchant said humbly. “It was an exciting deal and I was hoping to swim with my son.”
In 2009, with the the ESG canceled, the two Marchants participated in the Keystone Games in Pennsylvania with each carrying home plenty of precious metal. “I pushed for the Keystone Games last year because I don’t know when my last swim meet will be,” Rick Marchant said.
In Rick’s five events, he won the 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, and 100 individual medley. Ryan was victorious in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, and 400 freestyle.
The father-son duo trained separately the past few months to prepare for the Games. Ryan, who attends the Rochester Institute of Technology, has a summer job in Rochester. Rick, as always, put in his training laps at the Norwich YMCA. “I really enjoyed the meet, and Ryan got to meet a lot of people more my age,” Rick said. “He got a lot of positive feedback and made some nice connections.”
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Below are results from local competitors who participated in this year’s ESG:
Masters Track and Field
Barb LoPiccolo, Norwich
LoPiccolo, a perennial medal winner in the Games, won four gold medals in the 60-64 age group. She captured the hammer throw (26.90 meters), discus (20.51 meters), javelin (22.84 meters), and shot put (8.37 meters).
Tim Taylor, Sherburne
Taylor was first in the pentathlon with a graded score of 1,504 points in the 50-54 age group. Taylor’s score was the best overall score, regardless of age group
In individual events, Taylor was second in the javelin (32.04 meters), first in the 100-meter hurdles (20.53); third in the 200 meters (29.22), and ran a leg in the 400-meter relay (in the 30-39 age group) that placed second in 54.49 seconds. Taylor competed in the younger age group based on the age of the youngest relay member.
Scholastic Track and Field
Oxford’s Katie and Emily Woodford, who will be seniors this fall, competed together as part of the fourth-place 400-meter relay. Katie Woodford, a two-time state champion in the 400-meter dash, received a silver medal in the 400 timing 58.31 seconds.
Scholastic Wrestling
Kyle Stanton of Greene, a runner-up in the Section IV wrestling tournament this past February, brought home two gold medals. Stanton, competing at 220 pounds, was first in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Note: Results are available on the Internet at http://www.empirestategames.org/summer/results/
The elder Marchant added to the dozens of medals he has already stockpiled over the years winning five golds in the 60-64 masters swimming age division. His son matched his dad with five golds of his own in the 18-24 class.
“We had a pretty good day,” Rick Marchant said humbly. “It was an exciting deal and I was hoping to swim with my son.”
In 2009, with the the ESG canceled, the two Marchants participated in the Keystone Games in Pennsylvania with each carrying home plenty of precious metal. “I pushed for the Keystone Games last year because I don’t know when my last swim meet will be,” Rick Marchant said.
In Rick’s five events, he won the 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, and 100 individual medley. Ryan was victorious in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, and 400 freestyle.
The father-son duo trained separately the past few months to prepare for the Games. Ryan, who attends the Rochester Institute of Technology, has a summer job in Rochester. Rick, as always, put in his training laps at the Norwich YMCA. “I really enjoyed the meet, and Ryan got to meet a lot of people more my age,” Rick said. “He got a lot of positive feedback and made some nice connections.”
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Below are results from local competitors who participated in this year’s ESG:
Masters Track and Field
Barb LoPiccolo, Norwich
LoPiccolo, a perennial medal winner in the Games, won four gold medals in the 60-64 age group. She captured the hammer throw (26.90 meters), discus (20.51 meters), javelin (22.84 meters), and shot put (8.37 meters).
Tim Taylor, Sherburne
Taylor was first in the pentathlon with a graded score of 1,504 points in the 50-54 age group. Taylor’s score was the best overall score, regardless of age group
In individual events, Taylor was second in the javelin (32.04 meters), first in the 100-meter hurdles (20.53); third in the 200 meters (29.22), and ran a leg in the 400-meter relay (in the 30-39 age group) that placed second in 54.49 seconds. Taylor competed in the younger age group based on the age of the youngest relay member.
Scholastic Track and Field
Oxford’s Katie and Emily Woodford, who will be seniors this fall, competed together as part of the fourth-place 400-meter relay. Katie Woodford, a two-time state champion in the 400-meter dash, received a silver medal in the 400 timing 58.31 seconds.
Scholastic Wrestling
Kyle Stanton of Greene, a runner-up in the Section IV wrestling tournament this past February, brought home two gold medals. Stanton, competing at 220 pounds, was first in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Note: Results are available on the Internet at http://www.empirestategames.org/summer/results/
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