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Great Year for IC Teams
Sixteen Bomber teams reached the NCAA playoffs, and Ithaca's second-place
finish in the Sears Cup standings was the highest ever.
| Defensive stalwarts like sophomore Gavin Stackhouse (39), senior
Andy LaForce (72), and junior Dan Puckhaber (75) helped the Bombers
reach the national quarterfinals. Ithaca was making its first NCAA
football playoff appearance since 1994. |
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Sophomore Mike Styczynski (left) placed 43rd at
the NCAA meet, helping the men’s cross-country team to a ninth-place
finish, its best showing ever at nationals.
Sophomore Amanda Laytham (right) earned all-American honors in
the 1,500-meter run at both the indoor and outdoor national championships.
At the indoor NCAA meet she finished as the national runner-up. |
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Senior Dave Balta (above) competed in three events at the NCAA championships
after helping the men’s swimming and diving team to its second state
title in a row.
During a season that saw her lead the Bombers to their third-straight
Empire 8 title and second consecutive appearance in the NCAA playoffs,
junior Kerri Brown became the women’s basketball program’s sixth
1,000-point scorer.
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Senior Tommy Hall became the seventh Ithaca wrestler
to win an individual national title, helping the Bombers to a sixth-place
finish at the NCAA championships. 
Photos by Tim McKinney |
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