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A Morrisville Mustang is making a spectacular debut. The jaunty college icon is the theme of this year's famed corn maze at the popular Critz Farms in Cazenovia. Critz Farms and Morrisville State partnered to design the giant Mustang Madness Corn Maze which features more than eight acres of challenging twists. The maze opens Sept. 14 and also marks the beginning of the Critz Farms Fall Harvest Celebration which runs through Oct. 27.

Reunions, a car cruise-in and a carnival will be among the events during Mustang Weekend at Morrisville State Sept. 20-22. Festivities kick off Friday night with a 50-year anniversary dinner for the class of 1963.

Sarah Steele, of Eaton, has joined Morrisville State as the Director of Human Resources, Affirmative Action and Title IX Coordinator. Steele, an Illion native, will be the lead in the Human Resources Department, responsible for administering the college's and its employee's practices and policies, as well as payroll and labor relations functions.

An unlucky bounce gave the Morrisville State College men’s soccer team a 2-1 loss Saturday afternoon to Houghton College at the Oswego Tournament in Oswego. The Mustangs drop to 1-1 overall, while Houghton notches their first win of the season for a 1-0-1 record.

The Morrisville State College men’s cross country team opened the 2013 season Saturday with a 7th place finish overall at the SUNYIT Short Course Invitational in Marcy. Sophomore Anthony Ostuni (Liverpool, N.Y.) led the Mustang efforts with a 36th overall finish, crossing the line for the 6K race in 21:48, as Morrisville State compiled 227 scoring points.

The Morrisville State College women’s cross country team recorded a 7th place finish overall Saturday morning, compiling 180 scoring points at the SUNYIT Invite in Marcy. Senior Billie Jo Hinds (Oriskany, N.Y.) led Morrisville State with a seventh place individual finish, crossing the 5K race line with a time of 21:16, out of 143 runners.

The Morrisville State College field hockey team battled to a 1-1 tie after regulation and was unable to hold on as a costly foul within the circle in the extra period led to the game winning tally by Wells Saturday afternoon in Aurora. Ilze Stots (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) notched the Mustangs lone score nearly 14 minutes into the contest, collecting a rebound shot off Wells keeper Sydney Line, and firing it into the boards for the 1-0 Morrisville State lead.

The work of renowned sports sculptor and painter, Jim Ridlon, former NFL star and Syracuse football standout, coach and announcer, is on exhibit at Morrisville State. The display of nine abstract collage paintings will be available for public viewing until Sept. 3 in the Donald Butcher Library Gallery. Summer viewing hours for the gallery are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Morrisville State College men’s soccer team is coming off a historical season from just a year ago, and will take the field for the first time in 2013, Friday afternoon at the SUNY Oswego Tournament against rival Alfred University.

The Morrisville State College women’s soccer team is set to hit the field for the first time in 2013 on Saturday at the SUNY Canton tournament, and with a solid core of returning upperclassmen to the roster, combined with arguably the most talented freshman class the program has had in quite some time, the Mustangs are looking to dish out some surprises this fall.

The 2012 season brought many changes to the Morrisville State College women’s volleyball program: a new staff, new court and several new faces. As they make final preparations for the 2013 season campaign, the Mustangs have their eyes set on one common goal – making the conference tournament for the first time since the 2009 season.

Devon Schott has his career mapped out ahead of him. The 19-year-old Morrisville State student wants to land his dream job as a chef and eventually open his own restaurant. His goals came into focus when a new associate degree in culinary arts management was launched by the college this semester.

Morrisville State College fall student-athletes took a break during preseason workouts Thursday to assist with new student move in day on the campus, kicking off the 2013-14 athletic department community service efforts for the upcoming year. Student-athletes from the volleyball, women’s and men’s soccer programs offered assistance unloading moving trucks and helping new students move items into their dorm rooms, as Morrisville State welcomed the class of 2017.

Morrisville State College football began preparation for the 2013 season over a week ago, under direction of new head coach Curt Fitzpatrick, and since last Tuesday, the team has taken on a new attitude and generated a buzz of excitement that has quickly spread across the campus community.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has released the fall 2013 men’s golf schedule today, as the Mustangs prepare to hit the greens for the first time. Five matches take place in September, and as early as the 6th as Morrisville State travels to take on nearby rival Cazenovia College.

The Morrisville State campus will be a flurry of activity as it welcomes a new class of freshmen, transfer and returning students during Welcome Weekend Aug. 22-25. Classes begin Aug. 26 at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. Student athletes will be assisting with helping new students move items into their residence hall rooms. Freshmen move-in is scheduled for Aug. 22.

New season, new expectations. Morrisville State College football, under direction of first year head coach Curt Fitzpatrick, will open the 2013 preseason Tuesday, August 13th. "The start of training camp is always an exciting time.  It's a fresh start for us and a chance for the team to come together as a program and achieve great things,” said  Fitzpatrick of Tuesday’s awaited start.

An interactive display of high-tech farming that integrates live fish and plants will be among Morrisville State's attractions at this year's Great New York State Fair.

Morrisville State College head football coach Curt Fitzpatrick announced the addition of Tom Dyer to the Mustang coaching staff, overseeing the  offensive line in the fall 2013.

The USA Football Network, Inc. announced its 25th annual pre-season All-American teams Thursday, naming Morrisville State College’s senior defensive lineman David Williams (Central Islip, N.Y.) and senior offensive lineman Nate Ryan (Staten Island, N.Y.) to its teams.

Morrisville State's dairy judging team recently participated in Scotland's prestigious Royal Highland Show. The five-student team earned a spot in the show, Scotland's top agricultural event, after placing second at the World Dairy Expo.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its 2012-13 scholar-athlete selections, naming 20 Morrisville State College student-athletes to the academic honor roll. To be named a scholar-athlete, students must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher for the fall and spring semesters combined while participating in a NEAC sponsored sport. On the year, a total of 512 NEAC student-athletes from 16 member institutions earned the academic honor.

Lisa Iannello, of New Berlin, has joined Morrisville State as the grant coordinator. In her new role, Iannello will be responsible for researching and securing grant opportunities from local, state, federal, and philanthropic agencies and corporations, in addition to monitoring grants and coordinating grant reports.

The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) announced its 2012-13 All-Academic Team, expanding to include student-athletes from affiliate member programs for the first time in the conference history. More than 700 student-athletes received the honor, including Morrisville State College junior defensive back Austin Erlwein (Jeffersonville, N.Y.) who was named to the honorable mention team.

A local teacher is among those who received a 2013 Friend of Children Award from the Child Care Council of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County. Mary St. Pierre, of Erieville, a preschool teacher at The Children's Center at Morrisville State, received the award recently during a Child Care Council of Cornell Cooperative Extension recognition dinner.