Canton, NY – The Empire State Games torch relay ran through the SUNY Canton campus this morning as four student-athletes and Roody took part in the relay at 5 a.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

The relay began at the main entrance to campus as the student-athletes formed a relay traveling up the hill to the illuminated sign veering right down the bill past Kennedy Hall and over the footbridges towards Riverside Drive.

Tia Tassava, a senior on the women's golf and hockey teams, Jayde Dukette, a freshman on the women's hockey team, Raechel Yost, a senior on the softball team, and Josh Godbout, a sophomore on the men's cross country team, took part in the relay along with Roody Roo, SUNY Canton's mascot.

Following the relay at SUNY Canton the torch was passed on to St. Lawrence University. Students at St. Lawrence planned to run the torch to Clarkson University. There are two separate torch relays throughout New York State beginning in Buffalo and New York City with both torches scheduled to finish up in Lake Placid Thursday evening for the opening ceremonies.
       

About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 16 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.