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Ovchinnikov finds new home at PSUC

Freshman forward Daniil Ovchinnikov laced up his first pair of hockey skates at the age of three. Since then, hockey has become a lifelong passion for the St. Petersburg native. Although he didn’t imagine himself being in Plattsburgh playing Division...

Simmons embraces transcontinental journey

Sophomore Michelle Simmons traveled more than 2,800 miles across the country to attend Plattsburgh State for volleyball. Now in her second year, the middle blocker has settled into her role. The Riverside, California, native initially picked up the sport competitively...

Love for soccer draws Wilson back to college

Plattsburgh State’s sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Wilson’s passion and appreciation for soccer only deepened after taking a one-year hiatus from the sport and school to join the real world. “Soccer has always been great to me, its given so much...

Adams stars after injury setbacks

After recovering from two ACL tears and playing 14 games total in four years, starting goalie and captain Taylor Adams is leading the Plattsburgh State women’s soccer team to an early 5-1 record in her graduate year. Adams entered...

Barrett aims to be true team player

Junior nursing major and Plattsburgh State tennis athlete Sierra Barrett embodies the student-athlete figure touted by Division III. Entering her third year as a Cardinal, Barrett, a Beekmantown native, has settled into her role on the tennis team, after posting...

Jones relies on attitude, positivity for success

Having transferred to Plattsburgh State for her sophomore year and anticipating an early graduation in 2019, the Cardinals’ track and field athlete Marissa Jones takes a positive attitude into her final season of collegiate athletics. Jones, a 19-year-old sophomore from...

Taylor returns with experience

Plattsburgh State men’s soccer coach Chris Waterbury’s retirement last November left a massive hole for the athletic department, and PSUC filled it by giving an alumnus a chance for a homecoming. Chris Taylor, a 2011 graduate, will make his return...

Della Ratta balances academics and athletics

Student-athlete. That role contains two parts. The NCAA will say its players are students before they are athletes, but the ideal student-athlete excels at both. For Plattsburgh State men’s lacrosse captain Nick Della Ratta, that has been the objective...

Pitcher overcomes poor start with resilience

After a difficult start to her collegiate softball career, Plattsburgh State’s right-handed pitcher Rhea Pitkin has defeated her mental obstacles to embrace her role with the Cardinals. The sophomore childhood education/special education major joined the softball team during her freshman...

Ciccarelli improves on and off track

When Anthony Ciccarelli isn’t hurling metal shots or himself in the air for Plattsburgh State’s track and field team, you can find him helping organizing events like Around the World for Yeardley as a SUNYAC Representative for PSUC’s Student-Athlete...
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