FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia's collegiate indoor track & field season begins Friday when the Blue Devils compete at the Houghton College December Classic starting at 4 p.m.

It's the first of five indoor meets for the Blue Devils in advance of the SUNYAC meet Feb. 24-25 at Brockport. A last-chance meet at Ohio Northern proceeds the NCAA Division III championship meet March 10-11 at Napierville, Ill.

The outdoor season begins in early April.

Team captains are senior Bobby Cooper (Macedon, N.Y./Gananda) and junior Rocky Caparro (Staten Island, N.Y./Susan E. Wagner) for the men; and senior Kara Hall (Fredonia, N.Y. / Byron-Bergen), senior Alyssa Stroud (Allegany, N.Y. / Allegany-Limestone), and junior Brittany Feldman (Jamestown, N.Y. / Southwestern) for the women.

Here is a capsule look from Head Coach Tom Wilson on this weekend's opening meet:

MEN -- "Lots of athletes are itching to compete. The coaches will be watching all the freshmen very closely to see how they respond to college competition. Returning SUNYAC scorers will be a big focus, Caparro and Nick Serafin (Depew, N.Y./Depew) will look to get a big start in the high jump. Kyle Brown (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) and Damone Brown (Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland) will also look for a big start to the season. On the track, Cooper, Ethan Francis (Dunkirk, N.Y./Dunkirk), and Merlin Joseph Jr.  (Binghamton, N.Y./Binghamton) will run the 3K to cap off a strong cross country season."

WOMEN -- "The women's team is very well rounded this year. Sarah Couperus (Marion, N.Y./Marion) will look to start to defend her SUNYAC high jump title. Kristen Sawyer (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) and Mikayla Capestrani (Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown) will be off to a fast start in the pole vault. Anneliese Bienko (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) will be looking to throw a big mark early under new throws coach Kyle Armstrong. Brenna Donovan (Youngstown, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter) and Hannah Kurbs (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) pair up in the 5K looking for personal-best times. Bonnie Binggeli (Walworth, N.Y./Ruben A. Crillio) will tackle the 3K along with Stephanie Wojnowski (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge), both coming off strong cross country seasons, will look for personal-best times."