Our men’s 4x400 relay team placed fourth out of six teams in Heat 9 of the event on Friday afternoon. The team ran 3:30.01.
Here are the splits phoned in by Coach Horton during T-ball, and then texted later by Team Alternate Dan Conklin:
Chris Coscio: 53.1
Phil Krupka: 53.1
Chris Vanzetta: 51.0
Matt Panebianco: 52.1
It was a solid effort for the team at Penn, where waiting around endlessly in the corral to run is as much a tradition as anything else. At least it was a nice day weather-wise after the torrential rains of Thursday.
Next up: Yale on Sunday.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Caller #2
As the whirlwind trip to Penn Relays came to an end early Friday afternoon with van drop-offs at various houses, we had a little excitement after the long drive.
While parked on the road to drop off Conor and Britt at Fairview, I heard the announcement on my favorite radio station (WDST-100.1, Radio Woodstock) for a contest to see my favorite rock/blues musician Warren Haynes for a special, invitation-only live acoustic show at the radio station later on Friday.
Oh! Such excitement! I punched the number into my phone. It was ringing! We tried to get Quimes to get the number into his fancy iPhone, but it was too late as the line was busy. I had to be caller #9. I was caller #2. NUTS! BUMMER! We tried in vain a few more times …
Just as well. I was whipped from the long two days, and we had T-Ball and Little League to navigate in the late afternoon/evening. I heard a few bits of the Live at 5 broadcast on the radio, and it sure sounded sweet.
Would have been sweeter if I were there in person …
Penn Relays Distance Night: Britt's big 5K!
Good morning from Philly!
That’s right. It’s nearly 2 a.m. as I begin typing this and the Thursday Night Distance Races spilled into Friday. We are all tired and weary from a long day of traveling and a longer night of racing.
The big highlight was Brittany Burns’ school-record and ECAC qualifying performance in the Olympic Development 5,000-meter run. Britt ran 17:10.60, got 18th place and had a strong finishing kick. Some relevant statistics for Britt’s record run:
--This time eclipsed her previous 5k track PR of 18:45 by a whole lot of time.
--This time knocked off 19 seconds from Addie DiFrancesco’s excellent two-year-old school record of 17:29.31.
--This time earned her an ECAC berth, having exceeded that standard of 17:16.64 by a little more than 6 seconds.
Nicely done!
The men’s races were a little bit rougher, but we did get two more IC4A qualifiers and two PRs for those qualifiers.
--In the 5,000-meter run, Will Griffin improved on his personal-best by 12 seconds and just barely squeaked in an IC4A mark with his 10th-place finish in 14:35.85 (IC4A standard is 14:36.00).
--In the 10,000-meter run, freshman Kenny Walshak had a solid debut, notching an IC4A mark of 31:02.72. Discussion after the race was whether this time is a freshman school record for 10km. After further review, Kenny's time is indeed the fastest ever by a freshman. In 2006, Girma Segni ran 31:04.47, and that was the previous fastest mark.
The other men’s results, as you will see, were not so good. No excuses, but it really was a long day. However, we live to fight another week, and hopefully MAACs will be that much better.
It was great to see recent alum Alex Emerel, who is in podiatry school at Temple in Philly, for the night. Also great to see my old college teammate and captain, Kenny Bohan – who was also Kenny Walshak’s coach and mentor in high school at St. Anthony's.
I have typed up the splits below. I am a bit bleary eyed so if there are errors that you can see, let me know.
See you later today!
Penn Relays Distance Night
Women’s Olympic Development 5,000-meter run
18. Brittany Burns 17:10.60 *school record, ECAC qualifier
81, 2:41 (80), 4:03 (82), 5:26 (83)
6:48 (82), 8:11 (83), 9:35 (82), 10:58 (83)
12:22 (84), 13:46 (84), 15:10 (84), 16:32 (82)
17:10.60 (38.60 last 200m)
Men’s College 5,000-meter run
10. Will Griffin 14:35.85 *IC4A qualifier
70, 2:19 (69), 3:28 (69), 4:38 (70)
5:48 (70), 6:57 (69), 8:07 (70), 9:16 (69)
10:29 (73), 11:40 (71), 12:52 (72), 14:01 (69)
14:35.85 (34.85 last 200m)
18. Arquimedes DelaCruz 14:51.00
70, 2:19 (69), 3:28 (69), 4:38 (70)
5:48 (70), 6:57 (69), 8:08 (71), 9:18 (70)
10:37 (69), 11:52 (75), 13:06 (74), 14:17 (71)
14:51.00 (34.00 last 200m)
25. Conor Shelley 15:10.08
73, 2:22 (69), 3:33 (71), 4:43 (70)
5:54 (71), 7:06 (72), 8:18 (72), 9:37 (79)
10:48 (71), 12:03 (75), 13:18 (75), 14:33 (75)
15:10.08 (37.08 last 200m)
10,000-meter run
24. Ken Walshak 31:02.72 *IC4A qualifier
73, 2:29 (76), 3:40 (71), 4:52 (72)
6:04 (72), 7:16 (72), 8:30 (74), 9:42 (72)
10:56 (74), 12:59 (73), 13:24 (75), 14:38 (74)
15:52 (74), 17:08 (76), 19:24 (76), 19:40 (76)
20:55 (75), 22:11 (76), 23:28 (77), 24:45 (77)
26:02 (77), 27:18 (76), 28:34 (76), 29:49 (75)
31:02.72 (73.72)
31. Joel Moss 32:25.20
74, 2:30 (76), 3:40 (70), 4:53 (73)
6:07 (74), 7:21 (74), 8:35 (74), 9:49 (74)
11:05 (76), 12:23 (78), 13:42 (79), 15:00 (78)
16:19 (79), 17:40 (81), 19:01 (81), 20:21 (80)
21:40 (79), 23:00 (80), 24:21 (81), 25:42 (81)
27:03 (81), 28:24 (81), 29:46 (82), 31:06 (80)
32:25.20 (79.20)
32. Tim Keegan 32:37.09
72, 2:32 (77), 3:42 (70), 4:56 (72)
6:09 (73), 7:21 (72), 8:35 (74), 9:49 (74)
11:07 (78), 12:23 (76), 13:42 (79), 15:00 (78)
16:19 (79), 17:41 (82), 19:02 (81), 20:22 (80)
21:41 (79), 23:00 (79), 24:21 (81), 25:43 (82)
27:05 (82), 28:28 (83), 29:49 (81), 31:13 (84)
32:37.09 (84.09)
That’s right. It’s nearly 2 a.m. as I begin typing this and the Thursday Night Distance Races spilled into Friday. We are all tired and weary from a long day of traveling and a longer night of racing.
The big highlight was Brittany Burns’ school-record and ECAC qualifying performance in the Olympic Development 5,000-meter run. Britt ran 17:10.60, got 18th place and had a strong finishing kick. Some relevant statistics for Britt’s record run:
--This time eclipsed her previous 5k track PR of 18:45 by a whole lot of time.
--This time knocked off 19 seconds from Addie DiFrancesco’s excellent two-year-old school record of 17:29.31.
--This time earned her an ECAC berth, having exceeded that standard of 17:16.64 by a little more than 6 seconds.
Nicely done!
The men’s races were a little bit rougher, but we did get two more IC4A qualifiers and two PRs for those qualifiers.
--In the 5,000-meter run, Will Griffin improved on his personal-best by 12 seconds and just barely squeaked in an IC4A mark with his 10th-place finish in 14:35.85 (IC4A standard is 14:36.00).
--In the 10,000-meter run, freshman Kenny Walshak had a solid debut, notching an IC4A mark of 31:02.72. Discussion after the race was whether this time is a freshman school record for 10km. After further review, Kenny's time is indeed the fastest ever by a freshman. In 2006, Girma Segni ran 31:04.47, and that was the previous fastest mark.
The other men’s results, as you will see, were not so good. No excuses, but it really was a long day. However, we live to fight another week, and hopefully MAACs will be that much better.
It was great to see recent alum Alex Emerel, who is in podiatry school at Temple in Philly, for the night. Also great to see my old college teammate and captain, Kenny Bohan – who was also Kenny Walshak’s coach and mentor in high school at St. Anthony's.
I have typed up the splits below. I am a bit bleary eyed so if there are errors that you can see, let me know.
See you later today!
Penn Relays Distance Night
Women’s Olympic Development 5,000-meter run
18. Brittany Burns 17:10.60 *school record, ECAC qualifier
81, 2:41 (80), 4:03 (82), 5:26 (83)
6:48 (82), 8:11 (83), 9:35 (82), 10:58 (83)
12:22 (84), 13:46 (84), 15:10 (84), 16:32 (82)
17:10.60 (38.60 last 200m)
Men’s College 5,000-meter run
10. Will Griffin 14:35.85 *IC4A qualifier
70, 2:19 (69), 3:28 (69), 4:38 (70)
5:48 (70), 6:57 (69), 8:07 (70), 9:16 (69)
10:29 (73), 11:40 (71), 12:52 (72), 14:01 (69)
14:35.85 (34.85 last 200m)
18. Arquimedes DelaCruz 14:51.00
70, 2:19 (69), 3:28 (69), 4:38 (70)
5:48 (70), 6:57 (69), 8:08 (71), 9:18 (70)
10:37 (69), 11:52 (75), 13:06 (74), 14:17 (71)
14:51.00 (34.00 last 200m)
25. Conor Shelley 15:10.08
73, 2:22 (69), 3:33 (71), 4:43 (70)
5:54 (71), 7:06 (72), 8:18 (72), 9:37 (79)
10:48 (71), 12:03 (75), 13:18 (75), 14:33 (75)
15:10.08 (37.08 last 200m)
10,000-meter run
24. Ken Walshak 31:02.72 *IC4A qualifier
73, 2:29 (76), 3:40 (71), 4:52 (72)
6:04 (72), 7:16 (72), 8:30 (74), 9:42 (72)
10:56 (74), 12:59 (73), 13:24 (75), 14:38 (74)
15:52 (74), 17:08 (76), 19:24 (76), 19:40 (76)
20:55 (75), 22:11 (76), 23:28 (77), 24:45 (77)
26:02 (77), 27:18 (76), 28:34 (76), 29:49 (75)
31:02.72 (73.72)
31. Joel Moss 32:25.20
74, 2:30 (76), 3:40 (70), 4:53 (73)
6:07 (74), 7:21 (74), 8:35 (74), 9:49 (74)
11:05 (76), 12:23 (78), 13:42 (79), 15:00 (78)
16:19 (79), 17:40 (81), 19:01 (81), 20:21 (80)
21:40 (79), 23:00 (80), 24:21 (81), 25:42 (81)
27:03 (81), 28:24 (81), 29:46 (82), 31:06 (80)
32:25.20 (79.20)
32. Tim Keegan 32:37.09
72, 2:32 (77), 3:42 (70), 4:56 (72)
6:09 (73), 7:21 (72), 8:35 (74), 9:49 (74)
11:07 (78), 12:23 (76), 13:42 (79), 15:00 (78)
16:19 (79), 17:41 (82), 19:02 (81), 20:22 (80)
21:41 (79), 23:00 (79), 24:21 (81), 25:43 (82)
27:05 (82), 28:28 (83), 29:49 (81), 31:13 (84)
32:37.09 (84.09)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Correction on previous post
Greetings from Philly, where later (could be MUCH MUCH later) tonight your favorite Running Red Foxes will be participating in Distance Night.
I say MUCH MUCH later because the severe weather earlier today caused some lightning delays, which could delay the already late start to our events. That severe weather made our van ride down all the more stressful and interesting. But we made it.
Quick correction on the previous post: It was NICK WEBSTER who took recorded Zak Smetana's 5km splits from Princeton. Fitting, as they are classmates, good friends and (as Schanz will be quick to point out) fellow Section 2 bros.
Speaking of Web, illness has forced him to scratch from tonight's steeple, which is a bummer. He will be missed. So we will have athletes in the 5km and 10km, as previously posted.
Check the Penn Relays web site for live results. I will try to post quick results in the wee hours of the morning, with splits to follow later in the weekend.
And don't forget our 4x400 runs on Friday afternoon at Penn.
I say MUCH MUCH later because the severe weather earlier today caused some lightning delays, which could delay the already late start to our events. That severe weather made our van ride down all the more stressful and interesting. But we made it.
Quick correction on the previous post: It was NICK WEBSTER who took recorded Zak Smetana's 5km splits from Princeton. Fitting, as they are classmates, good friends and (as Schanz will be quick to point out) fellow Section 2 bros.
Speaking of Web, illness has forced him to scratch from tonight's steeple, which is a bummer. He will be missed. So we will have athletes in the 5km and 10km, as previously posted.
Check the Penn Relays web site for live results. I will try to post quick results in the wee hours of the morning, with splits to follow later in the weekend.
And don't forget our 4x400 runs on Friday afternoon at Penn.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Zak's race inside the numbers
You know ... I take a lot of time to type up race splits on this blog, and I hope some of you find it worthwhile.
Being a certified numbers geek, I love it and think it is good for record-keeping and objective post-race analysis.
While revisiting the numbers, so dutifully recorded by Doug Ainscow last Friday night, this amazing -- stunning! -- nugget was uncovered.
In Zak Smetana's 14:50.39 5k, his 2,000-meter split was 6:02. This means ... this means ... this means ... his last 3,000 meters were covered in (drumroll, please):
8:48.
For those keeping score at home, that's one second slower than Zak's excellent 3km indoor PR of 8:47.
And remember: That's not Zak's FIRST 3km of the race. That's his FINAL 3km of the race.
I just texted Zak this information, and he replied back: "Oh my God that's unreal. I can't even explain how I did that."
Indeed!
Being a certified numbers geek, I love it and think it is good for record-keeping and objective post-race analysis.
While revisiting the numbers, so dutifully recorded by Doug Ainscow last Friday night, this amazing -- stunning! -- nugget was uncovered.
In Zak Smetana's 14:50.39 5k, his 2,000-meter split was 6:02. This means ... this means ... this means ... his last 3,000 meters were covered in (drumroll, please):
8:48.
For those keeping score at home, that's one second slower than Zak's excellent 3km indoor PR of 8:47.
And remember: That's not Zak's FIRST 3km of the race. That's his FINAL 3km of the race.
I just texted Zak this information, and he replied back: "Oh my God that's unreal. I can't even explain how I did that."
Indeed!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The next two Wednesday practices ...
Quick note on tomorrow's practice and Wednesday, May 4 (Cuatro de Mayo?) ...
--Tomorrow, as usual on Wednesday, we head to Vassar for track practice at 11 a.m. Unlike most weeks, though, we do not have access to any vans as all 5 athletic vans are going to be utilized for the big baseball clinic and game down at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. So PLEASE ... if you have a car and are going to the track, drive to practice tomorrow. THANK YOU.
--May 4: The mandatory end-of-year meeting for all returning student-athletes will be held at practice time, 11 a.m., in the Gray Gym. You MUST attend this meeting if you plan on being on the team next year. We will adjust our workout schedules accordingly. Those that absolutely need to go to the track on this day, we can make arrangements if schedules permit.
--Tomorrow, as usual on Wednesday, we head to Vassar for track practice at 11 a.m. Unlike most weeks, though, we do not have access to any vans as all 5 athletic vans are going to be utilized for the big baseball clinic and game down at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. So PLEASE ... if you have a car and are going to the track, drive to practice tomorrow. THANK YOU.
--May 4: The mandatory end-of-year meeting for all returning student-athletes will be held at practice time, 11 a.m., in the Gray Gym. You MUST attend this meeting if you plan on being on the team next year. We will adjust our workout schedules accordingly. Those that absolutely need to go to the track on this day, we can make arrangements if schedules permit.
Style points
Has anyone ever thought of this?
Sophomore Quimes DelaCruz took an innovative approach to the recent Asics shoe order. Q likes the stylish and lightweight Speedstars. Knowing this was the last order before summer, Q ordered two pairs. The Speedstars coming in shockingly stylin' colors, probably another reason he likes them.
So he gets two pairs in two different colors ... and wears a different color left sneaker and a different color right sneaker.
Crazy? Silly? Maybe. But it's the same sneaker. As long as he keeps track of each "pair" and uses them as pairs -- so as to make sure wear patterns are even -- it's not such a bad idea.
Sophomore Quimes DelaCruz took an innovative approach to the recent Asics shoe order. Q likes the stylish and lightweight Speedstars. Knowing this was the last order before summer, Q ordered two pairs. The Speedstars coming in shockingly stylin' colors, probably another reason he likes them.
So he gets two pairs in two different colors ... and wears a different color left sneaker and a different color right sneaker.
Crazy? Silly? Maybe. But it's the same sneaker. As long as he keeps track of each "pair" and uses them as pairs -- so as to make sure wear patterns are even -- it's not such a bad idea.
The homestretch
Today's insanely hot weather -- hey, if I'm wearing short sleeves in April, it's HOT -- was a foreshadowing of the summertime to come. I know, it's weird talking about summer when there are still days remaining in April.
But on the college calendar, summer comes well before actual summer. If you know what I mean.
In particular, these two weeks -- this week and next week -- are especially frenetic as the spring semester rushes to its conclusion. In no particular order, we've got:
--Penn Relays on Thursday and Friday
--Yale on Sunday
--Senior Awards Banquet on Sunday
--Returning student-athlete NCAA meeting next Wednesday -- no Vassar practice that day!
--Vassar meet on next Friday night -- always a fan favorite!
--MAAC Meet on next Saturday and Sunday at Rider.
--MAAC Awards Banquet
--Finals Week
--Postseason championships
Phew.
Mix in there some last-minute proofreading for last-minute students, the ongoing McCann Center construction, and on and on, and yeah ... it's a busy time.
But then, after finals week, suddenly it all gets very quiet. And we are into summer.
Stay tuned ...
But on the college calendar, summer comes well before actual summer. If you know what I mean.
In particular, these two weeks -- this week and next week -- are especially frenetic as the spring semester rushes to its conclusion. In no particular order, we've got:
--Penn Relays on Thursday and Friday
--Yale on Sunday
--Senior Awards Banquet on Sunday
--Returning student-athlete NCAA meeting next Wednesday -- no Vassar practice that day!
--Vassar meet on next Friday night -- always a fan favorite!
--MAAC Meet on next Saturday and Sunday at Rider.
--MAAC Awards Banquet
--Finals Week
--Postseason championships
Phew.
Mix in there some last-minute proofreading for last-minute students, the ongoing McCann Center construction, and on and on, and yeah ... it's a busy time.
But then, after finals week, suddenly it all gets very quiet. And we are into summer.
Stay tuned ...
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Larry Ellis splits and comments
800-meter run
Andrew James 1:56:11 (personal-best time)
First 400 meters: 55.6 seconds
Comment: Excellent run start to finish, aggressive when needed. Nicely done.
1,500-meter run
Ben Windisch 4:00.94 (personal-best time)
63, 2:08 (65), 3:13 (65), 4:00.94 (64.94 last 400m)
Comment: Solid PR but needed to kick sooner than 200 meters out. Next time …
Conor Shelley 4:01.86
63, 2:07 (64), 3:13 (66), 4:01.86 (65.85 last 400m)
Comment: You looked like a 5k/10k guy stepping down for foreign feeling speed … which is exactly the case!
3,000-meter steeplechase
Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:06.60 *school record, IC4A qualifier
69, 2:20 (71), 3:33 (73), 4:45 (72), 6:00 (75), 7:15 (75), 8:29 (74), 9:06.60 (37.6 last 200m)
Comment: Good bounce-back from Mt. SAC disappointment. Water jumps much improved. Solid kick. Last 600 meters can be stronger.
Nick Webster 9:37.79 (season best)
72, 2:26 (74), 3:42 (76), 4:58 (76), 6:18 (80), 7:38 (80), 8:57 (79), 9:37.49 (40.49)
Comment: Good effort and tough race. Will get faster.
5,000-meter run
Ken Walshak 14:47.07 (season-best time)
70, 2:23 (73), 3:32 (69), 4:42 (70)
5:53 (71), 7:05 (72), 8:17 (72), 9:27 (70)
10:40 (73), 11:51 (71), 13:02 (71), 14:11 (69)
14:47.07 (36.07 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:42, 4:45, 4:44
Comment: Left it all out there, but needed to move up sooner and race more aggressively earlier.
Zak Smetana 14:50.39 (personal-best time)
71, 2:25 (74), 3:39 (74), 4:51 (72)
6:02 (71), 7:13 (71), 8:25 (72), 9:36 (71)
10:47 (71), 11:59 (71), 13:10 (71), 14:22 (72)
14:50.39 (28.39 last 200m!)
1600-meter splits: 4:51, 4:47, 4:46
Comment: The Perfect Race. Nothing else to add.
Mike Rolek (Marist Alumni Racing Team) 14:52.92 (personal-best time)
71, 2:23 (72), 3:34 (71), 4:44 (70)
5:55 (71), 7:07 (72), 8:19 (72), 9:31 (72)
10:43 (72), 11:56 (73), 13:07 (71), 14:18 (71)
14:52.92 (34.92 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:44, 4:47, 4:47
Comment: As you would expect from a half-marathon/marathon machine, solid and consistent splits and strong but unspectacular kick. Great stuff.
Billy Posch 15:02.13 (personal-best time)
69, 2:22 (73), 3:33 (71), 4:43 (70)
5:54 (71), 7:06 (72), 8:18 (72), 9:32 (74)
10:56 (74), 12:02 (76), 13:19 (77), 14:30 (71)
15:02.13 (32.13 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:43, 4:49, 4:58
Comment: A missed opportunity and a great PR, all in the same race.
Joel Moss 15:07.87 (personal-best time)
71, 2:23 (72), 3:34 (71), 4:44 (70)
5:55 (71), 7:07 (72), 8:20 (73), 9:35 (75)
10:50 (75), 12:05 (75), 13:21 (76), 14:33 (72)
15:07.87 (34.87 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:44, 4:51, 4:58
Comment: Same as Billy; can be better but was pleased with the effort.
Tom Lipari 15:09.61 (personal-best time)
71, 2:23 (72), 3:34 (71), 4:45 (71)
5:56 (71), 7:08 (72), 8:20 (72), 9:34 (74)
10:59 (74), 12:05 (76), 13:20 (75), 14:33 (73)
15:09.61 (36.61 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:45, 4:49, 4:59
Comment: Flashes of hope, can be faster; strong effort.
Pat Duggan 15:17.59 (personal-best time)
72, 2:25 (73), 3:39 (74), 4:52 (73)
6:03 (71), 7:16 (73), 8:29 (73), 9:43 (74)
10:57 (74), 12:14 (77), 13:29 (75), 14:44 (75)
15:17.59 (33.59 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:52, 4:51, 5:01
Comment: Fell asleep in a few laps, otherwise solid.
Brian Townsend 15:32.15
73, 2:25 (72), 3:39 (74), 4:53 (74)
6:05 (72), 7:19 (74), 8:33 (74), 9:48 (75)
11:04 (76), 12:21 (77), 13:38 (77), 14:55 (77)
15:32.15 (37.15 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:53, 4:55, 5:07
Comment: Disappointing, but illness issues need to be considered.
Ryan Scrudato (McCann Harriers) 16:02.83
71, 2:25 (74), 3:39 (74), 4:52 (73)
6:05 (73), 7:22 (77), 8:42 (80), 10:03 (81)
11:24 (81), 12:46 (82), 14:06 (80), 15:23 (77)
16:02.83 (39.83 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:52, 5:11, 5:20
Comment: Ditto Brian T.
Women’s results
1,500-meter run
Jackie Gamboli 4:42.34 (season-best time)
69, 2:27 (78), 3:46 (79), 4:42.34 (76.34 last 400m)
Comment: Considering a tough week-plus of illness, solid effort. Needed to kick sooner.
5,000-meter run
Addie DiFrancesco 17:47.78 (season-best time)
85, 2:50 (85), 4:13 (83), 5:39 (86)
7:04 (85), 8:28 (84), 9:54 (86), 11:19 (85)
12:46 (87), 14:11 (85), 15:39 (88), 17:06 (87)
17:47.78 (41.78 last 200 m)
1600-meter splits: 5:39, 5:40, 5:47
Comment: Frustrating and uneven race, but another step in a strong progression during a heavy race/workout period.
Andrew James 1:56:11 (personal-best time)
First 400 meters: 55.6 seconds
Comment: Excellent run start to finish, aggressive when needed. Nicely done.
1,500-meter run
Ben Windisch 4:00.94 (personal-best time)
63, 2:08 (65), 3:13 (65), 4:00.94 (64.94 last 400m)
Comment: Solid PR but needed to kick sooner than 200 meters out. Next time …
Conor Shelley 4:01.86
63, 2:07 (64), 3:13 (66), 4:01.86 (65.85 last 400m)
Comment: You looked like a 5k/10k guy stepping down for foreign feeling speed … which is exactly the case!
3,000-meter steeplechase
Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:06.60 *school record, IC4A qualifier
69, 2:20 (71), 3:33 (73), 4:45 (72), 6:00 (75), 7:15 (75), 8:29 (74), 9:06.60 (37.6 last 200m)
Comment: Good bounce-back from Mt. SAC disappointment. Water jumps much improved. Solid kick. Last 600 meters can be stronger.
Nick Webster 9:37.79 (season best)
72, 2:26 (74), 3:42 (76), 4:58 (76), 6:18 (80), 7:38 (80), 8:57 (79), 9:37.49 (40.49)
Comment: Good effort and tough race. Will get faster.
5,000-meter run
Ken Walshak 14:47.07 (season-best time)
70, 2:23 (73), 3:32 (69), 4:42 (70)
5:53 (71), 7:05 (72), 8:17 (72), 9:27 (70)
10:40 (73), 11:51 (71), 13:02 (71), 14:11 (69)
14:47.07 (36.07 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:42, 4:45, 4:44
Comment: Left it all out there, but needed to move up sooner and race more aggressively earlier.
Zak Smetana 14:50.39 (personal-best time)
71, 2:25 (74), 3:39 (74), 4:51 (72)
6:02 (71), 7:13 (71), 8:25 (72), 9:36 (71)
10:47 (71), 11:59 (71), 13:10 (71), 14:22 (72)
14:50.39 (28.39 last 200m!)
1600-meter splits: 4:51, 4:47, 4:46
Comment: The Perfect Race. Nothing else to add.
Mike Rolek (Marist Alumni Racing Team) 14:52.92 (personal-best time)
71, 2:23 (72), 3:34 (71), 4:44 (70)
5:55 (71), 7:07 (72), 8:19 (72), 9:31 (72)
10:43 (72), 11:56 (73), 13:07 (71), 14:18 (71)
14:52.92 (34.92 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:44, 4:47, 4:47
Comment: As you would expect from a half-marathon/marathon machine, solid and consistent splits and strong but unspectacular kick. Great stuff.
Billy Posch 15:02.13 (personal-best time)
69, 2:22 (73), 3:33 (71), 4:43 (70)
5:54 (71), 7:06 (72), 8:18 (72), 9:32 (74)
10:56 (74), 12:02 (76), 13:19 (77), 14:30 (71)
15:02.13 (32.13 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:43, 4:49, 4:58
Comment: A missed opportunity and a great PR, all in the same race.
Joel Moss 15:07.87 (personal-best time)
71, 2:23 (72), 3:34 (71), 4:44 (70)
5:55 (71), 7:07 (72), 8:20 (73), 9:35 (75)
10:50 (75), 12:05 (75), 13:21 (76), 14:33 (72)
15:07.87 (34.87 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:44, 4:51, 4:58
Comment: Same as Billy; can be better but was pleased with the effort.
Tom Lipari 15:09.61 (personal-best time)
71, 2:23 (72), 3:34 (71), 4:45 (71)
5:56 (71), 7:08 (72), 8:20 (72), 9:34 (74)
10:59 (74), 12:05 (76), 13:20 (75), 14:33 (73)
15:09.61 (36.61 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:45, 4:49, 4:59
Comment: Flashes of hope, can be faster; strong effort.
Pat Duggan 15:17.59 (personal-best time)
72, 2:25 (73), 3:39 (74), 4:52 (73)
6:03 (71), 7:16 (73), 8:29 (73), 9:43 (74)
10:57 (74), 12:14 (77), 13:29 (75), 14:44 (75)
15:17.59 (33.59 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:52, 4:51, 5:01
Comment: Fell asleep in a few laps, otherwise solid.
Brian Townsend 15:32.15
73, 2:25 (72), 3:39 (74), 4:53 (74)
6:05 (72), 7:19 (74), 8:33 (74), 9:48 (75)
11:04 (76), 12:21 (77), 13:38 (77), 14:55 (77)
15:32.15 (37.15 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:53, 4:55, 5:07
Comment: Disappointing, but illness issues need to be considered.
Ryan Scrudato (McCann Harriers) 16:02.83
71, 2:25 (74), 3:39 (74), 4:52 (73)
6:05 (73), 7:22 (77), 8:42 (80), 10:03 (81)
11:24 (81), 12:46 (82), 14:06 (80), 15:23 (77)
16:02.83 (39.83 last 200m)
1600-meter splits: 4:52, 5:11, 5:20
Comment: Ditto Brian T.
Women’s results
1,500-meter run
Jackie Gamboli 4:42.34 (season-best time)
69, 2:27 (78), 3:46 (79), 4:42.34 (76.34 last 400m)
Comment: Considering a tough week-plus of illness, solid effort. Needed to kick sooner.
5,000-meter run
Addie DiFrancesco 17:47.78 (season-best time)
85, 2:50 (85), 4:13 (83), 5:39 (86)
7:04 (85), 8:28 (84), 9:54 (86), 11:19 (85)
12:46 (87), 14:11 (85), 15:39 (88), 17:06 (87)
17:47.78 (41.78 last 200 m)
1600-meter splits: 5:39, 5:40, 5:47
Comment: Frustrating and uneven race, but another step in a strong progression during a heavy race/workout period.
Penn Relays schedule
Here is the Penn Relays schedule for Thursday night, Distance Night at Penn, for those interested. Highlighted events are the ones our athletes most likely will be competing in. Hope to see some of you there ...
Penn Relays Schedule, Thursday
201 College Men's 3000m Steeplechase Championship 7:30 PM
202 College Men's 3000m Steeplechase College 7:40 PM: Nick Webster
203 Olympic Development Men's 3000m Steeplechase 7:50 PM
204 Olympic Development Women's 3000m Steeplechase 8:00 PM
205 College Women's 3000m Steeplechase Championship 8:00 PM
206 College Women's 3000m Steeplechase College 8:15 PM
207 College Women's 3000m Championship 8:30 PM
208 College Women's 5000m Championship 8:40 PM
209 Olympic Development Women's 5000m 9:00 PM: Brittany Burns
210 College Men's 5000m Championship 9:20 PM
211 College Men's 5000m College 9:40 PM: Will Griffin, Quimes DelaCruz, Conor Shelley
212 Olympic Development Men's 5000m 10:00 PM
213 College Women's 10,000m Championship 10:15 PM
214 Olympic Development Women's 10,000m 10:15 PM
215 College Men's 10,000m Championship 10:55 PM: Kenny Walshak, Tim Keegan, Joel Moss
216 Olympic Development Men's 10,000m 10:55 PM
Penn Relays Schedule, Friday
368 College Men's 4x400 (Heats) 4:40 PM: MARIST A
Penn Relays Schedule, Thursday
201 College Men's 3000m Steeplechase Championship 7:30 PM
202 College Men's 3000m Steeplechase College 7:40 PM: Nick Webster
203 Olympic Development Men's 3000m Steeplechase 7:50 PM
204 Olympic Development Women's 3000m Steeplechase 8:00 PM
205 College Women's 3000m Steeplechase Championship 8:00 PM
206 College Women's 3000m Steeplechase College 8:15 PM
207 College Women's 3000m Championship 8:30 PM
208 College Women's 5000m Championship 8:40 PM
209 Olympic Development Women's 5000m 9:00 PM: Brittany Burns
210 College Men's 5000m Championship 9:20 PM
211 College Men's 5000m College 9:40 PM: Will Griffin, Quimes DelaCruz, Conor Shelley
212 Olympic Development Men's 5000m 10:00 PM
213 College Women's 10,000m Championship 10:15 PM
214 Olympic Development Women's 10,000m 10:15 PM
215 College Men's 10,000m Championship 10:55 PM: Kenny Walshak, Tim Keegan, Joel Moss
216 Olympic Development Men's 10,000m 10:55 PM
Penn Relays Schedule, Friday
368 College Men's 4x400 (Heats) 4:40 PM: MARIST A
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Princeton/Larry Ellis results
During the indoor track season, we have what I like to call the “Magic Carpet” at Boston University, where fast times are often run.
During the outdoor track season, it seems our “Magic Carpet” is Princeton University’s Weaver Stadium.
The Friday night meets at Princeton have become legendary, with usually chilly but decent weather for distance races, incredibly deep fields of talented athletes and great performances as a result.
That was the case for us last night.
Arquimedes DelaCruz’ school record in the 3,000 steeplechase was the big highlight. Quimes ran 9:06.60, broke Justin Harris’ excellent school record by 3 seconds and qualified for the IC4A meet. Will this be fast enough to get him into NCAA Regionals? Time, literally, will tell. Q improved his PR by 11 seconds and atoned for an off race for him out at Mt. SAC. Nicely done!
For me, though, the race that I will remember for a long time – as in, forever; as in, I’ll probably be talking about this one when I’m an old, old man, God willing, at Alumni Weekend with the boys – was Zak Smetana’s truly stunning 5,000-meter race. Zak PRed by 25 seconds and broke 15:00 for the first time. He won the fifth and final section of the long night and truly ran the race of his life.
And it could not have happened to a better or more deserving young man. Zak put in a great summer of training in 2010, but had a disappointing fall XC season, for a variety of reasons. Lesser men would have bagged it, but Zak kept plugging away and cashed in on all that hard work – culminating with the magical race last night. Those who were there saw how pumped his teammates and this old coach were afterwards. Everyone was thrilled for Zak!
It was great to see Marist Running Alum Mike Rolek crack the 15-minute barrier for the first time, getting that huge monkey off his back once and for all. Oh yeah, in case you could not tell by the massive amounts of gear he was sporting, our guy is sponsored by Saucony. The dude was a walking, talking and racing Saucony billboard. Nicely done!
There were many other personal- and season-best performances, as you will see below. Thanks to Doug Ainscow for recording each and every split, which will eventually be typed up here.
For now, though, enjoy Easter Weekend and talk to you all soon.
Larry Ellis Invitational
Friday, April 22, 2011
Men’s results
800-meter run
Andrew James 1:56:11 (personal-best time)
1,500-meter run
Ben Windisch 4:00.94 (personal-best time)
Conor Shelley 4:01.86
3,000-meter steeplechase
Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:06.60 *school record, IC4A qualifier
Nick Webster 9:37.79 (season best)
5,000-meter run
Ken Walshak 14:47.07 (season-best time)
Zak Smetana 14:50.39 (personal-best time)
Mike Rolek (Marist Alumni Racing Team) 14:52.92 (personal-best time)
Billy Posch 15:02.13 (personal-best time)
Joel Moss 15:07.87 (personal-best time)
Tom Lipari 15:09.61 (personal-best time)
Pat Duggan 15:17.59 (personal-best time)
Brian Townsend 15:32.15
Ryan Scrudato (McCann Harriers) 16:02.83
Women’s results
1,500-meter run
Jackie Gamboli 4:42.34 (season-best time)
5,000-meter run
Addie DiFrancesco 17:47.78 (season-best time)
Men’s 5km all-time list
Girma Segni, 14:18.42, 2009*
Arquimedes DelaCruz, 14:33.20, 2011
Adam Vess, 14:33.41, 2008
Peter Pazik, 14:35.84, 1986
Matt Flint, 14:37.45, 2010
Ken Walshak, 14:37.53, 2011
Michael Melfi, 14:42.36, 1998
Justin Harris, 14:42.88, 2007
David Raucci, 14:42.92, 2006
Michael Nehr, 14:45.61, 2001
Will Griffin, 14:47.86, 2010
David Swift, 14:50.24, 1995
Zak Smetana, 14:50.39, 2011
Kirk Dornton, 14:50.89, 2002
Nick Webster, 14:52.54, 2009
Conor Shelley, 14:52.67, 2008
Greg Salamone, 14:55.79, 2000
Tim Keegan, 14:56.45, 2009
*holds both indoor (14:18.42) and outdoor (14:32.65) school records for the distance
Bold indicates current team member
During the outdoor track season, it seems our “Magic Carpet” is Princeton University’s Weaver Stadium.
The Friday night meets at Princeton have become legendary, with usually chilly but decent weather for distance races, incredibly deep fields of talented athletes and great performances as a result.
That was the case for us last night.
Arquimedes DelaCruz’ school record in the 3,000 steeplechase was the big highlight. Quimes ran 9:06.60, broke Justin Harris’ excellent school record by 3 seconds and qualified for the IC4A meet. Will this be fast enough to get him into NCAA Regionals? Time, literally, will tell. Q improved his PR by 11 seconds and atoned for an off race for him out at Mt. SAC. Nicely done!
For me, though, the race that I will remember for a long time – as in, forever; as in, I’ll probably be talking about this one when I’m an old, old man, God willing, at Alumni Weekend with the boys – was Zak Smetana’s truly stunning 5,000-meter race. Zak PRed by 25 seconds and broke 15:00 for the first time. He won the fifth and final section of the long night and truly ran the race of his life.
And it could not have happened to a better or more deserving young man. Zak put in a great summer of training in 2010, but had a disappointing fall XC season, for a variety of reasons. Lesser men would have bagged it, but Zak kept plugging away and cashed in on all that hard work – culminating with the magical race last night. Those who were there saw how pumped his teammates and this old coach were afterwards. Everyone was thrilled for Zak!
It was great to see Marist Running Alum Mike Rolek crack the 15-minute barrier for the first time, getting that huge monkey off his back once and for all. Oh yeah, in case you could not tell by the massive amounts of gear he was sporting, our guy is sponsored by Saucony. The dude was a walking, talking and racing Saucony billboard. Nicely done!
There were many other personal- and season-best performances, as you will see below. Thanks to Doug Ainscow for recording each and every split, which will eventually be typed up here.
For now, though, enjoy Easter Weekend and talk to you all soon.
Larry Ellis Invitational
Friday, April 22, 2011
Men’s results
800-meter run
Andrew James 1:56:11 (personal-best time)
1,500-meter run
Ben Windisch 4:00.94 (personal-best time)
Conor Shelley 4:01.86
3,000-meter steeplechase
Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:06.60 *school record, IC4A qualifier
Nick Webster 9:37.79 (season best)
5,000-meter run
Ken Walshak 14:47.07 (season-best time)
Zak Smetana 14:50.39 (personal-best time)
Mike Rolek (Marist Alumni Racing Team) 14:52.92 (personal-best time)
Billy Posch 15:02.13 (personal-best time)
Joel Moss 15:07.87 (personal-best time)
Tom Lipari 15:09.61 (personal-best time)
Pat Duggan 15:17.59 (personal-best time)
Brian Townsend 15:32.15
Ryan Scrudato (McCann Harriers) 16:02.83
Women’s results
1,500-meter run
Jackie Gamboli 4:42.34 (season-best time)
5,000-meter run
Addie DiFrancesco 17:47.78 (season-best time)
Men’s 5km all-time list
Girma Segni, 14:18.42, 2009*
Arquimedes DelaCruz, 14:33.20, 2011
Adam Vess, 14:33.41, 2008
Peter Pazik, 14:35.84, 1986
Matt Flint, 14:37.45, 2010
Ken Walshak, 14:37.53, 2011
Michael Melfi, 14:42.36, 1998
Justin Harris, 14:42.88, 2007
David Raucci, 14:42.92, 2006
Michael Nehr, 14:45.61, 2001
Will Griffin, 14:47.86, 2010
David Swift, 14:50.24, 1995
Zak Smetana, 14:50.39, 2011
Kirk Dornton, 14:50.89, 2002
Nick Webster, 14:52.54, 2009
Conor Shelley, 14:52.67, 2008
Greg Salamone, 14:55.79, 2000
Tim Keegan, 14:56.45, 2009
*holds both indoor (14:18.42) and outdoor (14:32.65) school records for the distance
Bold indicates current team member
Thursday, April 21, 2011
More Boston kudos
Just ran into Marist Running alum Adam Ritter in the locker room here at the McCann Center and he was wondering why there was no mention of his Significant Other on the blog after Boston. Sorry, dude! Here goes …
Michelle Stathers, who is an assistant crew coach here at Marist, ran a marvelous race. She was the top local finisher among women in 3:18:25, and was 524th overall in the women’s field. Great stuff!
In addition, a shout-out to my early-morning jogging partner Fast Tony, who ran a rare negative split (1:33:41/1:32:43 for a 3:06:24) at Boston on Monday. Even better, his 5km splits were amazingly consistent: 22:15, 22:09, 22:04, 22:24, 22:12, 22:12, 22:11, 21:36.
Both were mentioned in my weekly running column in Dutchess County’s Finest Daily Newspaper, linked here.
Michelle Stathers, who is an assistant crew coach here at Marist, ran a marvelous race. She was the top local finisher among women in 3:18:25, and was 524th overall in the women’s field. Great stuff!
In addition, a shout-out to my early-morning jogging partner Fast Tony, who ran a rare negative split (1:33:41/1:32:43 for a 3:06:24) at Boston on Monday. Even better, his 5km splits were amazingly consistent: 22:15, 22:09, 22:04, 22:24, 22:12, 22:12, 22:11, 21:36.
Both were mentioned in my weekly running column in Dutchess County’s Finest Daily Newspaper, linked here.
Congrats to women's tennis
Those that know me understand that I'm not a "social media" guy -- Facebook, Twitter, etc.
But I have to admit to somehow figuring out (without creating an account) how to follow somebody/something on Twitter just now, and it was thrilling!
The Marist College women's tennis team, coached by good friends of ours and running pals Roge Nesbitt (and her husband, Patrick), just won the MAAC title in thrilling fashion. I know this because I was following Twitter feeds (Tweets?) on MAAC Sports and Marist athletics through goredfoxes.com.
Anyway, it was a close match and seemed very exciting. Anytime a Marist team can win a MAAC title in any sport, it's great news to us! To happen to good folks and friends like the Nesbitts makes it even nicer.
Here's hoping the men's tennis team can follow suit with a title of their own next.
But I have to admit to somehow figuring out (without creating an account) how to follow somebody/something on Twitter just now, and it was thrilling!
The Marist College women's tennis team, coached by good friends of ours and running pals Roge Nesbitt (and her husband, Patrick), just won the MAAC title in thrilling fashion. I know this because I was following Twitter feeds (Tweets?) on MAAC Sports and Marist athletics through goredfoxes.com.
Anyway, it was a close match and seemed very exciting. Anytime a Marist team can win a MAAC title in any sport, it's great news to us! To happen to good folks and friends like the Nesbitts makes it even nicer.
Here's hoping the men's tennis team can follow suit with a title of their own next.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Time trials at practice
Today’s midday practice at the Vassar College track was a bit of a departure from the norm.
Because most team members have this coming weekend off from racing, and because last Saturday’s Metropolitan meet at Rutgers was for all intents and purposes a waste of time due to terrible weather, the Track Coaching Braintrust decided a Time Trial would make sense.
Side note: The Track Coaching Braintrust did NOT include me, which is probably a good thing. I was not around last weekend to witness the horrendous conditions (rather, we were endlessly circling JFK Airport, waiting for appropriate conditions to land our jet). Coach Chuck and Coach Horton independently came up with this idea, which I wholeheartedly endorsed.
Anyway, the protocol for the men’s sprint crew centered around an all-out 400-meter dash. It included a lane start and two-turn stagger. Serious stuff!
On the women’s side, Chuck – who is recuperating from knee surgery and could not be there – emailed me with the race groups.
Group 1 did an all-out 800, followed by a 15-minute recovery, and then an all-out 400.
Group 2 did an all-out 1500, followed by a 15-minute recovery, and then an all-out 800.
Group 3, which was really not a “group” per se as it only included two Rachels, did an all-out 3,000.
Here are the results, in some cases very impressive!
Men’s 400-meter dash
(Note of explanation: This was such a CLOSE race and we obviously did not have FAT systems at our disposal. Terry clicked his watch as quickly as possible and these are the most accurate results possible. Top to bottom, everyone ran well, in our opinion. Very well, in fact!)
Phil Krupka, 51.7 seconds
Chris “America” Coscio, 52.0 seconds
Chris Vanzetta, 52.3 seconds
John Kristie, 52.3 seconds
Mike Clifford, 52.4 seconds
Connor Dodge, 52.6 seconds
Josh Lopez, 53.0 seconds
Women’s group 1
800-meter run
Briana Crowe, 2:22
Laura Lindsley, 2:27
Tara Nuccitelli, 2:27
Kelley Hanifin, 2:30
400-meter dash
Colleen Meenan, 64
Briana Crowe, 64
Kelley Hanifin, 67
Tara Nuccitelli, 68
Laura Lindsley, 70
Women’s group 2
1,500-meter run
Erin O’Reilly, 4:52
Dayna McLaughlin, 5:02
Becca Denise, 5:04
Jillian Corley, 5:06
Elizabeth O’Brien, 5:12
Kelley Gould, 5:16
Julie Hudak, 5:21
Colleen Smith, 5:27
Rachael Peterson, 5:40
800-meter run
Jillian Corley, 2:33
Becca Denise, 2:34
Kelley Gould, 2:34
Dayna McLaughin, 2:39
Colleen Smith, 2:40
Julie Hudak, 2:42
Rachael Peterson, 2:51
Women’s group 3
3,000-meter run
Rachel Bremer 11:31
Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:46
Traditional workout for men
--The men’s long-distance group did 8x1000m thresh cruise intervals with 1 min recovery, and they did it quite well.
--Billy Hild did the above thresh workout (Thresh by Fresh?) last week. As a result, he did a very impressive 20x400 workout (2 sets of 10, 1 min break, full recovery between sets). Impressive in that it was solo, and while working on about 3 hours of sleep.
To one and all, a hearty thumbs’ up and nicely done …
Because most team members have this coming weekend off from racing, and because last Saturday’s Metropolitan meet at Rutgers was for all intents and purposes a waste of time due to terrible weather, the Track Coaching Braintrust decided a Time Trial would make sense.
Side note: The Track Coaching Braintrust did NOT include me, which is probably a good thing. I was not around last weekend to witness the horrendous conditions (rather, we were endlessly circling JFK Airport, waiting for appropriate conditions to land our jet). Coach Chuck and Coach Horton independently came up with this idea, which I wholeheartedly endorsed.
Anyway, the protocol for the men’s sprint crew centered around an all-out 400-meter dash. It included a lane start and two-turn stagger. Serious stuff!
On the women’s side, Chuck – who is recuperating from knee surgery and could not be there – emailed me with the race groups.
Group 1 did an all-out 800, followed by a 15-minute recovery, and then an all-out 400.
Group 2 did an all-out 1500, followed by a 15-minute recovery, and then an all-out 800.
Group 3, which was really not a “group” per se as it only included two Rachels, did an all-out 3,000.
Here are the results, in some cases very impressive!
Men’s 400-meter dash
(Note of explanation: This was such a CLOSE race and we obviously did not have FAT systems at our disposal. Terry clicked his watch as quickly as possible and these are the most accurate results possible. Top to bottom, everyone ran well, in our opinion. Very well, in fact!)
Phil Krupka, 51.7 seconds
Chris “America” Coscio, 52.0 seconds
Chris Vanzetta, 52.3 seconds
John Kristie, 52.3 seconds
Mike Clifford, 52.4 seconds
Connor Dodge, 52.6 seconds
Josh Lopez, 53.0 seconds
Women’s group 1
800-meter run
Briana Crowe, 2:22
Laura Lindsley, 2:27
Tara Nuccitelli, 2:27
Kelley Hanifin, 2:30
400-meter dash
Colleen Meenan, 64
Briana Crowe, 64
Kelley Hanifin, 67
Tara Nuccitelli, 68
Laura Lindsley, 70
Women’s group 2
1,500-meter run
Erin O’Reilly, 4:52
Dayna McLaughlin, 5:02
Becca Denise, 5:04
Jillian Corley, 5:06
Elizabeth O’Brien, 5:12
Kelley Gould, 5:16
Julie Hudak, 5:21
Colleen Smith, 5:27
Rachael Peterson, 5:40
800-meter run
Jillian Corley, 2:33
Becca Denise, 2:34
Kelley Gould, 2:34
Dayna McLaughin, 2:39
Colleen Smith, 2:40
Julie Hudak, 2:42
Rachael Peterson, 2:51
Women’s group 3
3,000-meter run
Rachel Bremer 11:31
Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:46
Traditional workout for men
--The men’s long-distance group did 8x1000m thresh cruise intervals with 1 min recovery, and they did it quite well.
--Billy Hild did the above thresh workout (Thresh by Fresh?) last week. As a result, he did a very impressive 20x400 workout (2 sets of 10, 1 min break, full recovery between sets). Impressive in that it was solo, and while working on about 3 hours of sleep.
To one and all, a hearty thumbs’ up and nicely done …
Will Griffin earns MAAC kudos
Congrats to Will Griffin for winning the weekly MAAC award for outstanding performance.
Check the link to the story at www.goredfoxes.com right here.
Check the link to the story at www.goredfoxes.com right here.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Met Championships results
At long last, the (assumed to be) official results from Friday/Saturday at Rutgers. Friday highlights included:
--Personal best hammer throw by Sean Ellman.
--Personal best runs by Nicoletti, Meegan and Brownie in 10km.
--Strong performances by women in 5km.
Based on all reports I heard, there was nothing memorable -- and everything forgettable -- about the Saturday portion of this meet, which featured terrible conditions that got worse as the day wore on.
Funny what a difference a week makes in April: At UMass, we had ideal conditions and the performances showed. At Rutgers, we had terrible conditions ... and the performances showed.
Note on splits: Thanks to my pals for doing them. You'll notice different formats on different runners. This is how they were presented to me. The information is all there. If you have a preference in format, let me know. The only-lap-splits format is easier to type and easier to read, but I still like to include the overall time when available. If anyone cares to comment, shoot me an email or let me know.
Metropolitan Championships
Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, 2011
Rutgers University
Women’s results
100-meter dash
16. Meghann Cocca 13.03
21. Amanda Luccarelli 13.26
22. Kim Ladouceur 13.53
400-meter dash
28. Colleen Meenan 1:08.40
29. Tara Nuccitelli 1:08.54
30. Briana Crowe 1:09.16
800-meter run
22. Erin O’Reilly 2:32.10
27. Jillian Corley 2:35.30
36. Laura Lindsley 2:40.81
37. Kelley Hanifin 2:41.39
1,500-meter run
23. Dayna McLaughlin 5:21.04
25. Rebecca Denise 5:23.18
28. Elizabeth O’Brien 5:27.37
31. Miy Mahran 5:35.48
5,000-meter run
2. Addie DiFrancesco 17:50.10
Splits not available, sorry!
17. Kelly Gould 19:18.6
88, 92, 92, 92
91, 92, 92, 92
94, 96, 96, 92
43
19. Rachel Bremer 19:39.8
88, 92, 92, 92
92, 93, 95, 96
96, 98, 97, 96
47
21. Ashley Jensen 19:59.1
89, 93, 95, 97
95, 97, 98, 98
97, 98, 97, 96
22. Rachel Lichtenwalner 20:10.8
91, 93, 99, 98
97, 98, 98, 98
97, 99, 98, 96
3,000-meter steeplechase
5. Colleen Smith 12:11.5
86.9, 94.5, 96.2, 100.9, 100.9, 99.9, 101.2, 52.6
12. Jillian Corley 12:41.1
83.9, 94.2, 97.2, 100.9, 106.6, 111.4, 106.2, 47.4
Long jump
22. Brooke Kristensen 4.20 meters
Javelin
13. Rachael Eichacker 26.78
Men’s results
100-meter dash
16. Darren Bushey 11.68
17. Jesse Aprile 11.71
18. Mike McCloskey 11.71
400-meter dash
25. Dan Conklin 55.82
29. Josh Lopez 57.03
31. John Kristie 57.57
800-meter run
23. Kyle Havard 2:06.38
37. Alex Cuesta 2:14.93
1,500-meter run
15. Billy Posch 4:15.98
5,000-meter run
15. Will Schanz 16:19.5
77, 2:29 (72), 3:42 (73), 5:00 (78)
6:17 (77), 7:35 (78), 8:56 (81), 10:15 (79)
11:37 (82), 12:58 (81), 14:20 (82), 15:39 (79)
16:19.5 (40.5)
1600-meter splits: 5:00, 5:15, 5:24
16. Mike Clausen 16:19.7
78, 2:31 (73), 3:47 (76), 5:05 (78)
6:25 (80), 7:45 (80), 9:06 (81), 10:26 (80)
11:47 (81), 13:08 (81), 14:27 (79), 15:43 (76)
16:19.8 (36.8)
1600-meter splits: 5:05, 5:21, 5:17
10,000-meter run
3. Mike Nicoletti 32:14.7
75, 2:31 (76), 3:47 (76), 5:04 (77)
6:22 (78), 7:39 (77), 8:57 (78), 10:16 (79)
11:34 (78), 12:51 (77), 14:09 (78), 15:28 (79)
16:45 (77), 18:04 (79), 19:21 (77), 20:39 (78)
21:56 (77), 23:13 (77), 24:31 (78), 25:50 (79)
27:09 (79), 28:28 (79), 29:45 (77), 31:03 (78)
32:14.7 (71.7)
1600-meter splits: 5:04, 5:12, 5:12, 5:11, 5:11, 5:13
4. Mike Keegan 32:15.2
75, 76, 76, 77
79, 77, 78, 78
78, 77, 78, 79
77, 79, 77, 78
77, 77, 78, 79
79, 79, 79, 77
72
1600-meter splits: 5:04, 5:12, 5:12, 5:11, 5:11, 5:14
(Note: Amended splits)
6. Kevin O’Sullivan 33:06.9
76, 76, 77, 77
77, 78, 78, 79
79, 78, 78, 79
78, 79, 79, 81
81, 81, 80, 80
82, 82, 81, 79
76
1600-meter splits: 5:06, 5:12, 5:14, 5:17, 5:22, 5:24
7. Ryan Brown 33:16.9
77, 77, 78, 79
79, 80, 79, 81
80, 81, 80, 80
79, 81, 81, 80
80, 80, 80, 79
81, 81, 80, 78
72
1600-meter splits: 5:11, 5:19, 5:21, 5:21, 5:19, 5:20
9. Nick Salek 34:04.1
75, 77, 77, 77
78, 78, 79, 80
79, 80, 81, 81
83, 85, 84, 83
84, 85, 85, 85
85, 84, 84, 84
82
1600-meter splits: 5:06, 5:15, 5:21, 5:35, 5:39, 5:37
Long jump
10. Jesse Aprile 5.98 meters
Hammer throw
16. Sean Ellman 32.60 meters
Javelin
13. Jake Akey 39.01
14. Pasquale Magneri 38.59
--Personal best hammer throw by Sean Ellman.
--Personal best runs by Nicoletti, Meegan and Brownie in 10km.
--Strong performances by women in 5km.
Based on all reports I heard, there was nothing memorable -- and everything forgettable -- about the Saturday portion of this meet, which featured terrible conditions that got worse as the day wore on.
Funny what a difference a week makes in April: At UMass, we had ideal conditions and the performances showed. At Rutgers, we had terrible conditions ... and the performances showed.
Note on splits: Thanks to my pals for doing them. You'll notice different formats on different runners. This is how they were presented to me. The information is all there. If you have a preference in format, let me know. The only-lap-splits format is easier to type and easier to read, but I still like to include the overall time when available. If anyone cares to comment, shoot me an email or let me know.
Metropolitan Championships
Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, 2011
Rutgers University
Women’s results
100-meter dash
16. Meghann Cocca 13.03
21. Amanda Luccarelli 13.26
22. Kim Ladouceur 13.53
400-meter dash
28. Colleen Meenan 1:08.40
29. Tara Nuccitelli 1:08.54
30. Briana Crowe 1:09.16
800-meter run
22. Erin O’Reilly 2:32.10
27. Jillian Corley 2:35.30
36. Laura Lindsley 2:40.81
37. Kelley Hanifin 2:41.39
1,500-meter run
23. Dayna McLaughlin 5:21.04
25. Rebecca Denise 5:23.18
28. Elizabeth O’Brien 5:27.37
31. Miy Mahran 5:35.48
5,000-meter run
2. Addie DiFrancesco 17:50.10
Splits not available, sorry!
17. Kelly Gould 19:18.6
88, 92, 92, 92
91, 92, 92, 92
94, 96, 96, 92
43
19. Rachel Bremer 19:39.8
88, 92, 92, 92
92, 93, 95, 96
96, 98, 97, 96
47
21. Ashley Jensen 19:59.1
89, 93, 95, 97
95, 97, 98, 98
97, 98, 97, 96
22. Rachel Lichtenwalner 20:10.8
91, 93, 99, 98
97, 98, 98, 98
97, 99, 98, 96
3,000-meter steeplechase
5. Colleen Smith 12:11.5
86.9, 94.5, 96.2, 100.9, 100.9, 99.9, 101.2, 52.6
12. Jillian Corley 12:41.1
83.9, 94.2, 97.2, 100.9, 106.6, 111.4, 106.2, 47.4
Long jump
22. Brooke Kristensen 4.20 meters
Javelin
13. Rachael Eichacker 26.78
Men’s results
100-meter dash
16. Darren Bushey 11.68
17. Jesse Aprile 11.71
18. Mike McCloskey 11.71
400-meter dash
25. Dan Conklin 55.82
29. Josh Lopez 57.03
31. John Kristie 57.57
800-meter run
23. Kyle Havard 2:06.38
37. Alex Cuesta 2:14.93
1,500-meter run
15. Billy Posch 4:15.98
5,000-meter run
15. Will Schanz 16:19.5
77, 2:29 (72), 3:42 (73), 5:00 (78)
6:17 (77), 7:35 (78), 8:56 (81), 10:15 (79)
11:37 (82), 12:58 (81), 14:20 (82), 15:39 (79)
16:19.5 (40.5)
1600-meter splits: 5:00, 5:15, 5:24
16. Mike Clausen 16:19.7
78, 2:31 (73), 3:47 (76), 5:05 (78)
6:25 (80), 7:45 (80), 9:06 (81), 10:26 (80)
11:47 (81), 13:08 (81), 14:27 (79), 15:43 (76)
16:19.8 (36.8)
1600-meter splits: 5:05, 5:21, 5:17
10,000-meter run
3. Mike Nicoletti 32:14.7
75, 2:31 (76), 3:47 (76), 5:04 (77)
6:22 (78), 7:39 (77), 8:57 (78), 10:16 (79)
11:34 (78), 12:51 (77), 14:09 (78), 15:28 (79)
16:45 (77), 18:04 (79), 19:21 (77), 20:39 (78)
21:56 (77), 23:13 (77), 24:31 (78), 25:50 (79)
27:09 (79), 28:28 (79), 29:45 (77), 31:03 (78)
32:14.7 (71.7)
1600-meter splits: 5:04, 5:12, 5:12, 5:11, 5:11, 5:13
4. Mike Keegan 32:15.2
75, 76, 76, 77
79, 77, 78, 78
78, 77, 78, 79
77, 79, 77, 78
77, 77, 78, 79
79, 79, 79, 77
72
1600-meter splits: 5:04, 5:12, 5:12, 5:11, 5:11, 5:14
(Note: Amended splits)
6. Kevin O’Sullivan 33:06.9
76, 76, 77, 77
77, 78, 78, 79
79, 78, 78, 79
78, 79, 79, 81
81, 81, 80, 80
82, 82, 81, 79
76
1600-meter splits: 5:06, 5:12, 5:14, 5:17, 5:22, 5:24
7. Ryan Brown 33:16.9
77, 77, 78, 79
79, 80, 79, 81
80, 81, 80, 80
79, 81, 81, 80
80, 80, 80, 79
81, 81, 80, 78
72
1600-meter splits: 5:11, 5:19, 5:21, 5:21, 5:19, 5:20
9. Nick Salek 34:04.1
75, 77, 77, 77
78, 78, 79, 80
79, 80, 81, 81
83, 85, 84, 83
84, 85, 85, 85
85, 84, 84, 84
82
1600-meter splits: 5:06, 5:15, 5:21, 5:35, 5:39, 5:37
Long jump
10. Jesse Aprile 5.98 meters
Hammer throw
16. Sean Ellman 32.60 meters
Javelin
13. Jake Akey 39.01
14. Pasquale Magneri 38.59
Monday, April 18, 2011
Quick Boston results
First of all, MAJOR THANKS to Kelley Gould for enabling me to watch the race online. That was HUGE. Of course, I got no work done today. But this is OK.
The women's elite race was stunningly exciting. I was yelling at my laptop. The men's elite race was nothing short of historic, with world best and American best times recorded.
Now, for your Marist Running updates ...
Junior Luke Shane: 2:44:49. 6:17 pace. 333rd overall. 1:19:18 at the half. Great job!
Alum David Raucci: 2:46:18. 6:21 pace. 621st overall. 1:10:51 at the half. He'll be back to fight another day!
Alum Mike Guarascio: 2:53:16. 6:37 pace. 755th overall. 1:24:22 at the half. Great job!
Three Marist runners in the top 1,000. That's not bad.
The women's elite race was stunningly exciting. I was yelling at my laptop. The men's elite race was nothing short of historic, with world best and American best times recorded.
Now, for your Marist Running updates ...
Junior Luke Shane: 2:44:49. 6:17 pace. 333rd overall. 1:19:18 at the half. Great job!
Alum David Raucci: 2:46:18. 6:21 pace. 621st overall. 1:10:51 at the half. He'll be back to fight another day!
Alum Mike Guarascio: 2:53:16. 6:37 pace. 755th overall. 1:24:22 at the half. Great job!
Three Marist runners in the top 1,000. That's not bad.
Bell lap
There was nothing ceremonious about the last lap run around the McCann Center indoor track. No one was there to witness it. Except for the mournful groan of the train whistles on the nearby tracks below, the building was silent.
This morning, the long-awaiting renovation of the McCann Recreation Center will begin. When the updated McCann Fieldhouse reopens in the fall, there will be new hardwood flooring throughout the arena. That floor will cover a battered and scarred but very useful 160-meter track that served our program well for several decades.
This morning, the watch on my wrist recorded a long (for me) jog of 1:14:11. I started my final laps very early, at 5 a.m., to assure that I would not bother anyone nor impede the construction that will begin the new era in McCann.
We have witnessed gallons of sweat poured out on that track through the years by the dedicated men and women of our program. I have run thousands of laps on that old, beat-up surface – most of them like today, during the silent, early-morning hours with nothing but my thoughts and maybe a few iPod tunes in my ears.
After all that effort and all that sweat through the years, all that remains this morning are the tears.
This morning, the long-awaiting renovation of the McCann Recreation Center will begin. When the updated McCann Fieldhouse reopens in the fall, there will be new hardwood flooring throughout the arena. That floor will cover a battered and scarred but very useful 160-meter track that served our program well for several decades.
This morning, the watch on my wrist recorded a long (for me) jog of 1:14:11. I started my final laps very early, at 5 a.m., to assure that I would not bother anyone nor impede the construction that will begin the new era in McCann.
We have witnessed gallons of sweat poured out on that track through the years by the dedicated men and women of our program. I have run thousands of laps on that old, beat-up surface – most of them like today, during the silent, early-morning hours with nothing but my thoughts and maybe a few iPod tunes in my ears.
After all that effort and all that sweat through the years, all that remains this morning are the tears.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Photos from California
Thanks to Brittany Burns for sharing the following photos from our trip to the Mt. SAC Relays.
Patriot's Day in Boston
Monday is Boston Marathon Day, and Marist Running will be well-represented on the famous Hopkinton to Boston route.
--Recent Marist alum David Raucci will be among the elite field -- he has bib #47! -- and will be proudly donning the red-and-white Marist Alumni Racing Team jersey.
--Marist alum Mike Guarascio, now a Boston resident, will be on the line in his hometown race. Mike G runs for Greater Boston TC and this is his first Boston.
--Marist junior Luke Shane will be running his first Boston Marathon. We now first-hand how hard Luke trained all winter.
We will be rooting hard for all of them from afar.
Be sure to track their progress tomorrow if you are interested.
--Recent Marist alum David Raucci will be among the elite field -- he has bib #47! -- and will be proudly donning the red-and-white Marist Alumni Racing Team jersey.
--Marist alum Mike Guarascio, now a Boston resident, will be on the line in his hometown race. Mike G runs for Greater Boston TC and this is his first Boston.
--Marist junior Luke Shane will be running his first Boston Marathon. We now first-hand how hard Luke trained all winter.
We will be rooting hard for all of them from afar.
Be sure to track their progress tomorrow if you are interested.
Met meet results ...
... Will have to wait!
We were emailed the "official results" earlier in the day, but apparently they are pockmarked with errors -- judging from the fact that my e-mail inbox was "blown up" (as they like to say) by many, many, many corrections.
So, we'll just have to wait until the "more accurate official results" are posted before posting them here.
Thanks in advance to my coaching/split taking team of Flint, Vess and Ainscow for providing me with the Friday evening splits from the distance races. I will post them soon, even if the official results do not arrive soon.
We were emailed the "official results" earlier in the day, but apparently they are pockmarked with errors -- judging from the fact that my e-mail inbox was "blown up" (as they like to say) by many, many, many corrections.
So, we'll just have to wait until the "more accurate official results" are posted before posting them here.
Thanks in advance to my coaching/split taking team of Flint, Vess and Ainscow for providing me with the Friday evening splits from the distance races. I will post them soon, even if the official results do not arrive soon.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Putting a wrap on California
We head home from California with a very early flight on Saturday -- wake-up at the hotel is before 5 a.m. local time. We will be traveling all day, arriving at JFK close to 6 p.m., if all goes well.
This trip was successful on many fronts.
First and foremost, our athletes gave it their all on the track and posted superb results.
This is a prestigious meet -- dubbed "Where the World's Best Athletes Compete" -- and we were honored to be part of it. Trust me when I say we will be back here at some point. It might not be next year or the year after, but we'll be back.
Mt. San Antonio College is located in a beautiful setting in the hills about 30 miles east of LA. On Friday afternoon, we all went for a run on the mountainous trails and roads surrounding Mt. SAC. It was desert-like: Sunny and hot, but very very dry ... quite a departure from our Northeast spring weather.
After showering up, we headed for a brief sightseeing tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills. It was fun and unsettling at the same time ... a lot of sketchy characters out there. Here's my East Coast bias, but I feel much more at home (not to mention safe) on the streets of NYC.
Before I forget, my heart and mind were back East for our athletes competing at the the first day of the Met Championships at Rutgers. Thanks to Vess and Flint for helping out with coaching duties in our absence.
From what I could piece together from multiple texts, highlights included:
--A personal-best hammer throw from Sean Ellman.
--A strong showing by Addie DiFrancesco and a nice PR from Kelley Gould in the women's 5k.
--Very strong efforts from Mike Nicoletti and Mike Keegan in the 10k, both ran 32:14 and were in the top scoring spots.
--A solid PR in the 10k from Ryan Brown.
More details when I get home, get the results and the splits. Please forgive me if there is a bit of a delay in getting those up on the blog.
Thanks for the texts, calls and emails while we were out here. Looking forward to heading home ...
This trip was successful on many fronts.
First and foremost, our athletes gave it their all on the track and posted superb results.
This is a prestigious meet -- dubbed "Where the World's Best Athletes Compete" -- and we were honored to be part of it. Trust me when I say we will be back here at some point. It might not be next year or the year after, but we'll be back.
Mt. San Antonio College is located in a beautiful setting in the hills about 30 miles east of LA. On Friday afternoon, we all went for a run on the mountainous trails and roads surrounding Mt. SAC. It was desert-like: Sunny and hot, but very very dry ... quite a departure from our Northeast spring weather.
After showering up, we headed for a brief sightseeing tour of Hollywood and Beverly Hills. It was fun and unsettling at the same time ... a lot of sketchy characters out there. Here's my East Coast bias, but I feel much more at home (not to mention safe) on the streets of NYC.
Before I forget, my heart and mind were back East for our athletes competing at the the first day of the Met Championships at Rutgers. Thanks to Vess and Flint for helping out with coaching duties in our absence.
From what I could piece together from multiple texts, highlights included:
--A personal-best hammer throw from Sean Ellman.
--A strong showing by Addie DiFrancesco and a nice PR from Kelley Gould in the women's 5k.
--Very strong efforts from Mike Nicoletti and Mike Keegan in the 10k, both ran 32:14 and were in the top scoring spots.
--A solid PR in the 10k from Ryan Brown.
More details when I get home, get the results and the splits. Please forgive me if there is a bit of a delay in getting those up on the blog.
Thanks for the texts, calls and emails while we were out here. Looking forward to heading home ...
Mt SAC: 10,000-meter results, 29:45.81!
Will Griffin ran a tremendous race late last night -- around 2 a.m. back home time! -- in the 10,000-meters at Mt. SAC.
The conditions were laboratory perfect, one of the main reasons you fly all the way out here to race: Once the sun set behind those awesome hills, the temperature drops like a rock and there is a stillness in the air. It was chilly, around 45-50, and not a hint of wind, and low humidity.
In other words, perfect for distance running.
Perfect is the key word, as that is exactly how Will raced.
The plan was to roll 72s as long as possible, which would give him a shot at cracking 30:00.
But as usual, the 10k is as much about racing in packs as it is hitting splits. So I was pacing nervously as Will was rolling 71s in order to stay in the big pack toward the front as opposed to the big pack that was trailing by about 25 meters.
Much like Conor Shelley at Princeton a few weeks ago, Will committed to that pack and there was no turning back. Maybe the pace was a little too peppy, but he was in for the duration and he had to hang on for the ride.
What ensued was a thing of beauty, as Will exceeded all expectations and ran 29:45.81. Among many things, this is:
--An IC4A qualifier.
--A school record, eclipsing Girma Segni's one-year-old mark of 30:08.28 from Bucknell last year.
--The first sub-30:00 for 10km in school history.
--A strong possibility that he has punched his ticket to the NCAA East Regional at Indiana University next month.
--A pretty amazing debut at this distance.
Here are the splits:
Mt. SAC Relays
10,000-meter run
University/Open Division
9th place
Will Griffin 29:45.81 *school record, IC4A qualifier
73, 2:26 (73), 3:37 (71), 4:48 (71)
5:59 (71), 7:11 (72), 8:22 (71), 9:33 (71)
10:44 (71), 11:56 (72), 13:07 (71), 14:18 (71)
15:29 (71), 16:39 (70), 17:50 (71), 19:02 (72)
20:14 (72), 21:25.7 (71.7), 22:38.5 (72.8), 23:51.3 (72.8)
25:03.6 (72.3), 26:16.9 (72.3), 27:27.6 (71.7), 28:38.0 (70.4)
29:45.81 (67.81)
1600-meter splits: 4:48, 4:45, 4:45, 4:44, 4:49, 4:47
5km splits: 14:53 and 14:52
The conditions were laboratory perfect, one of the main reasons you fly all the way out here to race: Once the sun set behind those awesome hills, the temperature drops like a rock and there is a stillness in the air. It was chilly, around 45-50, and not a hint of wind, and low humidity.
In other words, perfect for distance running.
Perfect is the key word, as that is exactly how Will raced.
The plan was to roll 72s as long as possible, which would give him a shot at cracking 30:00.
But as usual, the 10k is as much about racing in packs as it is hitting splits. So I was pacing nervously as Will was rolling 71s in order to stay in the big pack toward the front as opposed to the big pack that was trailing by about 25 meters.
Much like Conor Shelley at Princeton a few weeks ago, Will committed to that pack and there was no turning back. Maybe the pace was a little too peppy, but he was in for the duration and he had to hang on for the ride.
What ensued was a thing of beauty, as Will exceeded all expectations and ran 29:45.81. Among many things, this is:
--An IC4A qualifier.
--A school record, eclipsing Girma Segni's one-year-old mark of 30:08.28 from Bucknell last year.
--The first sub-30:00 for 10km in school history.
--A strong possibility that he has punched his ticket to the NCAA East Regional at Indiana University next month.
--A pretty amazing debut at this distance.
Here are the splits:
Mt. SAC Relays
10,000-meter run
University/Open Division
9th place
Will Griffin 29:45.81 *school record, IC4A qualifier
73, 2:26 (73), 3:37 (71), 4:48 (71)
5:59 (71), 7:11 (72), 8:22 (71), 9:33 (71)
10:44 (71), 11:56 (72), 13:07 (71), 14:18 (71)
15:29 (71), 16:39 (70), 17:50 (71), 19:02 (72)
20:14 (72), 21:25.7 (71.7), 22:38.5 (72.8), 23:51.3 (72.8)
25:03.6 (72.3), 26:16.9 (72.3), 27:27.6 (71.7), 28:38.0 (70.4)
29:45.81 (67.81)
1600-meter splits: 4:48, 4:45, 4:45, 4:44, 4:49, 4:47
5km splits: 14:53 and 14:52
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Mt. SAC: Steeplechase results
The early part of the evening at the Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) Relays was highlighted – by far – by graduate student Brittany Burns, who ran one of the best races at a national-caliber track meet in Marist Running history.
Britt shattered her personal-best and own school record by 16 seconds and qualified for the ECAC Championships – the first women’s steepler in school history to do so – with a second-place finish in the University/Open Division in a time of 10:43.41. It was a thrilling race to watch as the intense California sun beat down on the field in the late afternoon at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.
Britt ran the splits she needed to run. With 1,000 meters to go, we implored her to make a big move and she did just that – taking the lead in the race! She was overtaken at the end by the eventual race winner, but she hung tough for an amazing, impressive breakthrough race on the biggest of big stages. We are all so proud of her!
In the men’s race that followed, sophomore Quimes DelaCruz went out hard – maybe too hard? – and faded to a subpar (for him) time of 9:24.82. He also had some stomach issues after the race as well. But no excuses, Q is disappointed.
In the same race, freshman Kenny Walshak had a nice breakthrough performance, notching an eight-second PR and finishing right behind his good pal Quimes in 9:25.79.
Will Griffin is set to run the 10,000-meter race in about three hours. We decided to come back to the hotel to chill out a bit. As I type this, the sun is setting over the beautiful hills that surround this area. And the Mt. SAC campus and track are in an amazing setting. More on that in a future post.
Check back later tonight (not likely) or at some point on Friday for Will’s results and splits.
Mt. SAC Relays
Women’s steeplechase
2nd place!
Brittany Burns 10:43.41 *school record and ECAC qualifier (first in school history in this event)
Splits
80.7, 2:43.9 (85.2), 4:12.5 (86.6), 5:10.0 (87.5), 7:07.6 (87.6), 8:32.5 (84.9), 9:58.7 (86.2), 10:43.41 (44.71 last 200m)
Men’s steeplechase
16th place
Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:24.82
68, 2:19 (71), 3:33 (74), 4:46 (73), 6:03 (76), 7:22 (79), 8:42 (80), 9:24.82 (40.82 last 200m)
17th place
Ken Walshak 9:25.79
70, 2:23 (73), 3:37 (74), 4:50 (73), 6:07 (77), 7:25 (78), 8:43 (78), 9:25.79 (42.79 last 200m)
Britt shattered her personal-best and own school record by 16 seconds and qualified for the ECAC Championships – the first women’s steepler in school history to do so – with a second-place finish in the University/Open Division in a time of 10:43.41. It was a thrilling race to watch as the intense California sun beat down on the field in the late afternoon at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.
Britt ran the splits she needed to run. With 1,000 meters to go, we implored her to make a big move and she did just that – taking the lead in the race! She was overtaken at the end by the eventual race winner, but she hung tough for an amazing, impressive breakthrough race on the biggest of big stages. We are all so proud of her!
In the men’s race that followed, sophomore Quimes DelaCruz went out hard – maybe too hard? – and faded to a subpar (for him) time of 9:24.82. He also had some stomach issues after the race as well. But no excuses, Q is disappointed.
In the same race, freshman Kenny Walshak had a nice breakthrough performance, notching an eight-second PR and finishing right behind his good pal Quimes in 9:25.79.
Will Griffin is set to run the 10,000-meter race in about three hours. We decided to come back to the hotel to chill out a bit. As I type this, the sun is setting over the beautiful hills that surround this area. And the Mt. SAC campus and track are in an amazing setting. More on that in a future post.
Check back later tonight (not likely) or at some point on Friday for Will’s results and splits.
Mt. SAC Relays
Women’s steeplechase
2nd place!
Brittany Burns 10:43.41 *school record and ECAC qualifier (first in school history in this event)
Splits
80.7, 2:43.9 (85.2), 4:12.5 (86.6), 5:10.0 (87.5), 7:07.6 (87.6), 8:32.5 (84.9), 9:58.7 (86.2), 10:43.41 (44.71 last 200m)
Men’s steeplechase
16th place
Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:24.82
68, 2:19 (71), 3:33 (74), 4:46 (73), 6:03 (76), 7:22 (79), 8:42 (80), 9:24.82 (40.82 last 200m)
17th place
Ken Walshak 9:25.79
70, 2:23 (73), 3:37 (74), 4:50 (73), 6:07 (77), 7:25 (78), 8:43 (78), 9:25.79 (42.79 last 200m)
Coaching by cell
Another example of the incredibly shrinking world:
It's 11 a.m. local time (2 p.m. practice time back in Poughkeepsie), and I needed to touch base with a few men on the team.
What to do? Simple! Who ALWAYS has his cell phone handy? Luke Shane!
So I called Luke, who (of course) was in the lobby for practice, and the phone was handed around like a hot potato.
Coaching from a hotel room 3,000 miles away via cell phone. Now, THAT'S something I couldn't have done back in 1991 when we first started this thing ...
It's 11 a.m. local time (2 p.m. practice time back in Poughkeepsie), and I needed to touch base with a few men on the team.
What to do? Simple! Who ALWAYS has his cell phone handy? Luke Shane!
So I called Luke, who (of course) was in the lobby for practice, and the phone was handed around like a hot potato.
Coaching from a hotel room 3,000 miles away via cell phone. Now, THAT'S something I couldn't have done back in 1991 when we first started this thing ...
Where the sun always shines
Random notes from southern California paradise …
--Got back from a nice long jog (got lost trying to get across/under the freeway, thus … long) in the neighborhoods of West Covina, where there are seemingly as many DOGS as HUMANS. Wow! I got barked down more times than I remember. Fortunately, all were behind fences that were adorned with ominous “Beware of Dog” signs. Indeed.
--Pretty easy to be a weather forecaster in these parts. Today: Sunny and warm. Tomorrow: Sunny and warmer. Saturday: Sunny and warm. Sunday: Sunny and not quite as warm. You get the idea …
--The simple things in life make us happy, like: FREE BREAKFAST BUFFET. This includes free, unlimited coffee. Oh. Yeah.
--We enjoyed a delicious, albeit expensive, Mexican dinner last night. Authentic Mexican food in California. Nothing better.
--As luck would have it, there is a 24-hour Wal-Mart about five minutes from the hotel, so we did a late-night run there last night for food and supplies.
--Speaking of late night … Will Griffin’s 10,000-meter race goes off at 10:40 p.m. local time. Good for him, as the conditions promise to be nice for long-distance racing. But this jet lag thing is a bit tricky for this old coach, an early riser back in New York. Thus: I woke up today at 2 a.m. local time, which would be the usual 5 a.m. clarion call at home. Ah well … it’s all good. We’ll catch up on sleep next week …
Will post results and details in the wee hours or at some point on Friday.
--Got back from a nice long jog (got lost trying to get across/under the freeway, thus … long) in the neighborhoods of West Covina, where there are seemingly as many DOGS as HUMANS. Wow! I got barked down more times than I remember. Fortunately, all were behind fences that were adorned with ominous “Beware of Dog” signs. Indeed.
--Pretty easy to be a weather forecaster in these parts. Today: Sunny and warm. Tomorrow: Sunny and warmer. Saturday: Sunny and warm. Sunday: Sunny and not quite as warm. You get the idea …
--The simple things in life make us happy, like: FREE BREAKFAST BUFFET. This includes free, unlimited coffee. Oh. Yeah.
--We enjoyed a delicious, albeit expensive, Mexican dinner last night. Authentic Mexican food in California. Nothing better.
--As luck would have it, there is a 24-hour Wal-Mart about five minutes from the hotel, so we did a late-night run there last night for food and supplies.
--Speaking of late night … Will Griffin’s 10,000-meter race goes off at 10:40 p.m. local time. Good for him, as the conditions promise to be nice for long-distance racing. But this jet lag thing is a bit tricky for this old coach, an early riser back in New York. Thus: I woke up today at 2 a.m. local time, which would be the usual 5 a.m. clarion call at home. Ah well … it’s all good. We’ll catch up on sleep next week …
Will post results and details in the wee hours or at some point on Friday.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Chillin in Cali ...
OK! Here we are at the Marriott Courtyard in Baldwin Park, CA, after a long day of travel.
We are out here for the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, CA. Mt. SAC is a meet I have been aware of for many years and we are pleased to be representing Marist Running out here in the California Hills.
We left Poughkeepsie this morning around 9:30 a.m. After the requisite stop at Price Chopper, we had a wet and stressful drive to JFK, checked in and took the endless 6.5-hour flight from JFK to the palm tree-lined Long Beach Airport in California.
It should be noted that this trip was funded in large part -- pretty much 100 percent, actually! -- by the generous donations of Marist Track/XC Alumni. A hearty, hearty THANK YOU and WELL DONE to all of you for your continued support -- now, then, always.
We have the following athletes competing out here:
Women's steeplechase: Brittany Burns
Men's steeplechase: Ken Walshak, Arquimedes DelaCruz
Men's 10,000: Will Griffin
We do miss Matt Flint, who was entered in the men's 5,000 but was scratched due to recent illness issues. Matt is most likely redshirting this outdoor season, but may race unattached at some point soon. Anyway, to Flint ... wish you were here with us, bro!
While we are pleased and thrilled for this opportunity, it is also bittersweet for this old coach as I wish I could be in two places at once in the coming days, as we are hoping for BIG THINGS at the Metro Championships Friday and Saturday at Rutgers.
More updates to come ...
We are out here for the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, CA. Mt. SAC is a meet I have been aware of for many years and we are pleased to be representing Marist Running out here in the California Hills.
We left Poughkeepsie this morning around 9:30 a.m. After the requisite stop at Price Chopper, we had a wet and stressful drive to JFK, checked in and took the endless 6.5-hour flight from JFK to the palm tree-lined Long Beach Airport in California.
It should be noted that this trip was funded in large part -- pretty much 100 percent, actually! -- by the generous donations of Marist Track/XC Alumni. A hearty, hearty THANK YOU and WELL DONE to all of you for your continued support -- now, then, always.
We have the following athletes competing out here:
Women's steeplechase: Brittany Burns
Men's steeplechase: Ken Walshak, Arquimedes DelaCruz
Men's 10,000: Will Griffin
We do miss Matt Flint, who was entered in the men's 5,000 but was scratched due to recent illness issues. Matt is most likely redshirting this outdoor season, but may race unattached at some point soon. Anyway, to Flint ... wish you were here with us, bro!
While we are pleased and thrilled for this opportunity, it is also bittersweet for this old coach as I wish I could be in two places at once in the coming days, as we are hoping for BIG THINGS at the Metro Championships Friday and Saturday at Rutgers.
More updates to come ...
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Alumni racing news du jour
Great Marist Alumni racing news out of NYC today ...
On Staten Island, the 13th annual Scott's Race 5K featured the usual strong showing from Marist Alumni runners.
The photo above shows the happy men of the Marist Alumni Racing Team. From left: T-Dix (Tom Dixon), DJ (D.J. Paulson), Walsh (Matt Walsh) and Schab (Schab).
Walsh was the race winner, after a pair of top-3 finishes in recent years. His unofficial winning time -- delivered via text this afternoon -- was 16:15. Good stuff!
For those that are not aware: Scott's Race is held in honor of FDNY hero Scott LaPiedra, the father of Marist Running alum Scotty LaPiedra. Here is a description of the race history, taken right from the race flier:
"On July 4, 1998 Capt. Scott LaPiedra died from injuries sustained at a fifth-alarm fire in the East New York section of Brooklyn. In 1999, as a tribute to Capt. Scott LaPiedra, Scott's race was started and has experienced tremendous success over the past several years. This year's race will support the Thomas Elsasser FDNY Widows and Children's Fund and Staten Island Project Homefront proudly supports our troops. So come join us in celebrating Scott's memory and life with his family, friends and fellow firefighters."
Scotty La has followed in his dad's footsteps and is now a proud FDNY firefighter.
Also on Sunday, a ferry ride away over in Manhattan, Marist Running alums Girma Segni and Mike Rolek were top-10 finishers at the Scotland Run 10K in Central Park.
After years of being lead runner at Marist, Girm was fifth man (fifth man!) on the West Side team that took the top 5 spots and swept the team competition. Girm ran a very strong 30:48, showing he is getting back into fine form after an admittedly rough winter of training.
Meanwhile, Rolek had a solid but unspectacular day in finishing 10th overall in 31:11. Still, finishing 10th overall in a pretty stacked field is a good day's work in my book.
Nicely done, one and all!
Quotable quote about Coach D.J.
Thanks for freshman Billy Hild for giving me a head's up about a really nice Marist Alumni Running mention in today's Poughkeepsie Journal Winter Sports All-Star section -- which, as a side note, was very nicely done by my good friends and former colleagues at Dutchess County's Finest Daily Newspaper.
In the short article about the Journal's Winter Track Coach of the Year, Jim Henry of Beacon, Coach Henry pays homage to one of our own, D.J. Paulson.
Here's what Mr. Henry had to say:
"The biggest addition to our program this season was Coach D.J. Paulson, a recent graduate of Marist. His passion and enthusiasm for track is infectious and his rapport with athletes is outstanding. Mostly due to his efforts, we have an excellent turnout for the track team this spring season."
D.J. ran for us at the beginning of his Marist career. He was a charter class member in my first "Special Topics: Track and Field Coaching" course back in the fall of 2007. And he is the first former Track Coaching class member (to my knowledge) who now actually coaches track.
D.J. was and always will be a part of the Marist Running family, and we remain proud of his accomplishments -- now and in the future.
In the short article about the Journal's Winter Track Coach of the Year, Jim Henry of Beacon, Coach Henry pays homage to one of our own, D.J. Paulson.
Here's what Mr. Henry had to say:
"The biggest addition to our program this season was Coach D.J. Paulson, a recent graduate of Marist. His passion and enthusiasm for track is infectious and his rapport with athletes is outstanding. Mostly due to his efforts, we have an excellent turnout for the track team this spring season."
D.J. ran for us at the beginning of his Marist career. He was a charter class member in my first "Special Topics: Track and Field Coaching" course back in the fall of 2007. And he is the first former Track Coaching class member (to my knowledge) who now actually coaches track.
D.J. was and always will be a part of the Marist Running family, and we remain proud of his accomplishments -- now and in the future.
UMass men's and women's splits
Here are splits for events that have them from Saturday.
We truly enjoyed this meet. Of course, the weather made it very enjoyable. Aside from that, it was a small but competitive meet. It was well organized, quickly run and had race fields that were perfect for our team.
Will we return? I would say it is a strong possibility.
Here you go.
MEN'S SPLITS
800-meter run
7. Matt Panebianco 1:57.59 (first 400m in 58)
8. Chris Vanzetta 1:57.64 (first 400m in 59 … NEG SPLIT!)
1,500-meter run
7. Ben Windisch 4:02.46
63, 2:10 (67), 3:15 (65), 4:02.46 (63.46 last 400m)
18. Andrew James 4:09.25
63, 2:11 (68), 3:20 (69), 4:09.25 (67.25 last 400m)
5,000-meter run
2. Tommy Lipari 15:16.96
70, 2:24 (74), 3:37 (73), 4:51 (74)
6:04 (73), 7:19 (75), 8:34 (75), 9:48 (74)
11:02 (74), 12:16 (74), 13:30 (74), 14:43 (73)
15:16.96 (33.96 last 200m)
3. Zak Smetana 15:23.08
71, 2:24 (73), 3:37 (73), 4:50 (73)
6:04 (74), 7:17 (73), 8:30 (73), 9:43 (73)
10:57 (74), 12:13 (76), 13:30 (77), 14:47 (77)
15:23.08 (36.08 last 200m)
4. Tim Keegan 15:25.97
71, 2:24 (73), 3:38 (74), 4:51 (73)
6:05 (74), 7:19 (74), 8:32 (73), 9:45 (73)
11:00 (75), 12:16 (76), 13:32 (76), 14:49 (77)
15:25.97 (36.97 last 200m)
8. Mike Keegan 15:34.24
71, 2:25 (74), 3:37 (72), 4:50 (73)
6:03 (73), 7:18 (75), 8:33 (75), 9:48 (75)
11:04 (76), 12:22 (78), 13:40 (78), 14:57 (77)
15:34.94 (37.94 last 200m)
10. Nick Webster 15:40.62
69, 2:23 (74), 3:36 (73), 4:50 (74)
6:04 (74), 7:19 (75), 8:34 (75), 9:52 (78)
11:09 (77), 12:27 (78), 13:46 (79), 15:03 (77)
15:40.62 (37.62 last 200m)
11. Mike Clausen 15:48.23
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:57 (76)
6:14 (77), 7:30 (76), 8:48 (78), 10:05 (77)
11:21 (76), 12:38 (77), 13:56 (78), 15:13 (77)
15:48.23 (35.23 last 200m)
13. Nick Salek 15:52.92
70, 2:23 (73), 3:38 (75), 4:51 (73)
6:06 (75), 7:22 (76), 8:41 (79), 10:00 (79)
11:19 (79), 12:39 (80), 14:00 (81), 15:17 (77)
15:52.92 (35.92 last 200m)
15. Ryan Brown 15:53.46
73, 2:28 (75), 3:42 (74), 4:58 (76)
6:15 (77), 7:32 (77), 8:49 (77), 10:06 (77)
11:24 (78), 12:43 (79), 14:01 (78), 15:18 (78)
15:53.46 (35.46 last 200m)
16. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:56.50
71, 2:23 (72), 3:37 (74), 4:51 (74)
6:04 (73), 7:19 (75), 8:35 (76), 9:53 (78)
11:12 (79), 12:34 (82), 13:55 (81), 15:15 (80)
15:56.50 (39.50 last 200m)
17. Mike Nicoletti 16:00.44
70, 2:23 (73), 3:35 (72), 4:50 (75)
6:05 (75), 7:22 (77), 8:40 (78), 10:00 (80)
11:20 (80), 12:42 (82), 14:03 (81), 15:24 (81)
16:00.44 (36.44 last 200m)
20. Will Schanz 16:11.56
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:57 (76)
6:14 (77), 7:32 (78), 8:49 (77), 10:08 (79)
11:28 (80), 12:49 (81), 14:11 (82), 15:32 (81)
16:11.56 (39.56 last 200m)
10,000-meter run
3. Isaiah Miller 32:44.15 *USATF Junior Qualifier
72, 2:34 (82), 3:50 (76), 5:08 (78)
6:25 (77), 7:42 (77), 9:01 (79), 10:18 (77)
11:37 (79), 12:55 (78), 14:13 (78), 15:32 (79)
16:51 (79), 18:12 (81), 19:31 (79), 20:51 (80)
22:11 (80), 23:32 (81), 24:54 (82), 26:16 (82)
27:36 (80), 28:59 (83), 30:17 (78), 31:35 (78)
32:44.15 (69.15)
1600-meter splits: 5:08, 5:10, 5:14, 5:19, 5:25, 5:21
4. Nick Hughes 32:45.14
77, 2:35 (78), 3:52 (77), 5:09 (77)
6:26 (77), 7:43 (77), 9:02 (79), 10:19 (77)
11:39 (80), 12:56 (77), 14:15 (79), 15:32 (77)
16:51 (79), 18:12 (81), 19:31 (79), 20:50 (79)
22:11 (81), 23:32 (81), 24:54 (82), 26:16 (82)
27:36 (80), 28:59 (83), 30:17 (78), 31:35 (78)
32:45.14 (70.14)
1600-meter splits: 5:09, 5:10, 5:13, 5:18, 5:26, 5:21
9. Doug Ainscow 34:04.85
79, 2:41 (82), 4:00 (79), 5:19 (79)
6:38 (79), 8:00 (82), 9:20 (80), 10:43 (83)
12:06 (83), 13:29 (83), 14:51 (82), 16:16 (85)
17:37 (81), 18:59 (82), 20:21 (82), 21:44 (83)
23:08 (84), 24:31 (83), 25:53 (82), 27:15 (82)
28:38 (83), 30:01 (83), 31:24 (83), 32:47 (83)
34:04.85 (77.85)
1600-meter splits: 5:19, 5:24, 5:33, 5:28, 5:31, 5:32
11. Billy Hild 34:38.02
73, 2:35 (82), 3:51 (76), 5:09 (78)
6:27 (78), 7:47 (80), 9:11 (84), 10:34 (83)
11:56 (82), 13:20 (84), 14:41 (81), 16:08 (87)
17:32 (84), 18:56 (84), 20:21 (85), 21:45 (84)
23:12 (87), 24:36 (84), 26:03 (87), 27:30 (87)
28:56 (86), -- (missed split), 31:48, 33:14 (86)
34:38.02
1600-meter splits: 5:09, 5:25, 5:34, 5:37, 5:45, 5:44
1,600-meter relay
6. Marist A (Chris Coscio 53.40, Matt Panebianco 52.00, Josh Lopez 51.24, Connor Dodge 52.23) 3:29.07
8. Marist B (Mike Clifford 54.00, Andrew James 53.06, Ben Windisch 52.46, Phil Krupka 51.75) 3:31.66
WOMEN'S SPLITS
800-meter run
8. Briana Crowe 2:19.03 (first 400m in 66.5)
10. Erin O’Reilly 2:25.49 (first 400m in 71)
18. Nicole Weir 2:25.89 (first 400m in 71)
25. Colleen Meenan 2:27.78 (first 400m in 71)
20. Tara Nuccitelli 2:27.86 (first 400m in 71)
34. Rebecca Denise 2:30.50 (first 400m in 72)
1,500-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 4:52.01
76, 2:34 (78), 3:52 (78), 4:52.01 (79.01 last 400m)
20. Julie Hudak 5:00.32
77, 2:37 (80), 3:58 (81), 5:00.32 (82.32 last 400m)
25. Rebecca Denise 5:02.30
77, 2:39 (82), 4:01 (82), 5:02.30 (81.30 last 400m)
30. Elizabeth O’Brien 5:11.69
79, 2:43 (84), 4:08 (85), 5:11.69 (83.69 last 400m)
31. Colleen Smith 5:12.33
80, 2:45 (85), 4:11 (86), 5:12.33 (82.33 last 400m)
35. Miy Mahran 5:22.72
81, 2:46 (85), 4:17 (91), 5:22.72 (90.72 last 400m)
36. Allyson O’Brien 5:27.58
80, 2:45 (85), 4:16 (91), 5:27.58 (95.58 last 400m)
5,000-meter run
23. Kelley Gould 19:24.09
89, 2:59 (90), 4:28 (89), 6:01 (93)
7:35 (94), 9:08 (93), 10:44 (96), 12:20 (96)
13:56 (96), 15:31 (95), 17:07 (96), 18:41 (94)
19:24.09 (43.09 last 200m)
28. Rachel Lichtenwalner 20:03.76
94, 3:05 (91), 4:40 (95), 6:17 (97)
7:53 (96), 9:29 (96), 11:07 (98), 12:44 (97)
14:24 (100), 16:03 (99), 17:42 (99), 19:19 (97)
20:03.76 (44.76 last 200m)
31. Ashley Jensen 20:22.31
92, 3:01 (89), 4:32 (91), 6:09 (97)
7:49 (100), 9:29 (100), 11:11 (102), 12:53 (102)
14:35 (102), 16:16 (101), 17:57 (101), 19:36 (99)
20:22.31 (46.31 last 200m)
33. Rachel Bremer 20:37.02
89, 2:59 (90), 4:29 (90), 6:02 (93)
7:38 (96), 9:19 (101), 11:02 (103), 12:47 (105)
14:32 (105), 16:16 (104), 18:01 (105), 19:43 (102)
20:37.02 (54.02 last 200m)
10,000-meter run
1-Addie DiFrancesco 37:21.68 *ECAC Qualifier
85, 2:53 (88), 4:22 (89), 5:50 (88)
7:20 (90), 8:50 (90), 10:21 (91), 11:50 (89)
13:20 (90), 14:48 (88), 16:18 (90), 17:48 (90)
19:18 (90), 20:47 (89), 22:18 (91), 23:48 (90)
25:17 (89), 26:47 (90), 28:18 (91), 29:48 (90)
31:20 (92), 32:51 (91), 34:22 (91), 35:52 (90)
37:21.68 (89.68)
1600-meter splits: 5:50, 6:00, 5:58, 6:00, 6:00, 6:04
1,600-meter relay
7. Marist (Briana Crowe 63.74, Nicole Weir 62.33, Tara Nuccitelli 63.33, Colleen Meenan 63.09) 4:12.66
We truly enjoyed this meet. Of course, the weather made it very enjoyable. Aside from that, it was a small but competitive meet. It was well organized, quickly run and had race fields that were perfect for our team.
Will we return? I would say it is a strong possibility.
Here you go.
MEN'S SPLITS
800-meter run
7. Matt Panebianco 1:57.59 (first 400m in 58)
8. Chris Vanzetta 1:57.64 (first 400m in 59 … NEG SPLIT!)
1,500-meter run
7. Ben Windisch 4:02.46
63, 2:10 (67), 3:15 (65), 4:02.46 (63.46 last 400m)
18. Andrew James 4:09.25
63, 2:11 (68), 3:20 (69), 4:09.25 (67.25 last 400m)
5,000-meter run
2. Tommy Lipari 15:16.96
70, 2:24 (74), 3:37 (73), 4:51 (74)
6:04 (73), 7:19 (75), 8:34 (75), 9:48 (74)
11:02 (74), 12:16 (74), 13:30 (74), 14:43 (73)
15:16.96 (33.96 last 200m)
3. Zak Smetana 15:23.08
71, 2:24 (73), 3:37 (73), 4:50 (73)
6:04 (74), 7:17 (73), 8:30 (73), 9:43 (73)
10:57 (74), 12:13 (76), 13:30 (77), 14:47 (77)
15:23.08 (36.08 last 200m)
4. Tim Keegan 15:25.97
71, 2:24 (73), 3:38 (74), 4:51 (73)
6:05 (74), 7:19 (74), 8:32 (73), 9:45 (73)
11:00 (75), 12:16 (76), 13:32 (76), 14:49 (77)
15:25.97 (36.97 last 200m)
8. Mike Keegan 15:34.24
71, 2:25 (74), 3:37 (72), 4:50 (73)
6:03 (73), 7:18 (75), 8:33 (75), 9:48 (75)
11:04 (76), 12:22 (78), 13:40 (78), 14:57 (77)
15:34.94 (37.94 last 200m)
10. Nick Webster 15:40.62
69, 2:23 (74), 3:36 (73), 4:50 (74)
6:04 (74), 7:19 (75), 8:34 (75), 9:52 (78)
11:09 (77), 12:27 (78), 13:46 (79), 15:03 (77)
15:40.62 (37.62 last 200m)
11. Mike Clausen 15:48.23
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:57 (76)
6:14 (77), 7:30 (76), 8:48 (78), 10:05 (77)
11:21 (76), 12:38 (77), 13:56 (78), 15:13 (77)
15:48.23 (35.23 last 200m)
13. Nick Salek 15:52.92
70, 2:23 (73), 3:38 (75), 4:51 (73)
6:06 (75), 7:22 (76), 8:41 (79), 10:00 (79)
11:19 (79), 12:39 (80), 14:00 (81), 15:17 (77)
15:52.92 (35.92 last 200m)
15. Ryan Brown 15:53.46
73, 2:28 (75), 3:42 (74), 4:58 (76)
6:15 (77), 7:32 (77), 8:49 (77), 10:06 (77)
11:24 (78), 12:43 (79), 14:01 (78), 15:18 (78)
15:53.46 (35.46 last 200m)
16. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:56.50
71, 2:23 (72), 3:37 (74), 4:51 (74)
6:04 (73), 7:19 (75), 8:35 (76), 9:53 (78)
11:12 (79), 12:34 (82), 13:55 (81), 15:15 (80)
15:56.50 (39.50 last 200m)
17. Mike Nicoletti 16:00.44
70, 2:23 (73), 3:35 (72), 4:50 (75)
6:05 (75), 7:22 (77), 8:40 (78), 10:00 (80)
11:20 (80), 12:42 (82), 14:03 (81), 15:24 (81)
16:00.44 (36.44 last 200m)
20. Will Schanz 16:11.56
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:57 (76)
6:14 (77), 7:32 (78), 8:49 (77), 10:08 (79)
11:28 (80), 12:49 (81), 14:11 (82), 15:32 (81)
16:11.56 (39.56 last 200m)
10,000-meter run
3. Isaiah Miller 32:44.15 *USATF Junior Qualifier
72, 2:34 (82), 3:50 (76), 5:08 (78)
6:25 (77), 7:42 (77), 9:01 (79), 10:18 (77)
11:37 (79), 12:55 (78), 14:13 (78), 15:32 (79)
16:51 (79), 18:12 (81), 19:31 (79), 20:51 (80)
22:11 (80), 23:32 (81), 24:54 (82), 26:16 (82)
27:36 (80), 28:59 (83), 30:17 (78), 31:35 (78)
32:44.15 (69.15)
1600-meter splits: 5:08, 5:10, 5:14, 5:19, 5:25, 5:21
4. Nick Hughes 32:45.14
77, 2:35 (78), 3:52 (77), 5:09 (77)
6:26 (77), 7:43 (77), 9:02 (79), 10:19 (77)
11:39 (80), 12:56 (77), 14:15 (79), 15:32 (77)
16:51 (79), 18:12 (81), 19:31 (79), 20:50 (79)
22:11 (81), 23:32 (81), 24:54 (82), 26:16 (82)
27:36 (80), 28:59 (83), 30:17 (78), 31:35 (78)
32:45.14 (70.14)
1600-meter splits: 5:09, 5:10, 5:13, 5:18, 5:26, 5:21
9. Doug Ainscow 34:04.85
79, 2:41 (82), 4:00 (79), 5:19 (79)
6:38 (79), 8:00 (82), 9:20 (80), 10:43 (83)
12:06 (83), 13:29 (83), 14:51 (82), 16:16 (85)
17:37 (81), 18:59 (82), 20:21 (82), 21:44 (83)
23:08 (84), 24:31 (83), 25:53 (82), 27:15 (82)
28:38 (83), 30:01 (83), 31:24 (83), 32:47 (83)
34:04.85 (77.85)
1600-meter splits: 5:19, 5:24, 5:33, 5:28, 5:31, 5:32
11. Billy Hild 34:38.02
73, 2:35 (82), 3:51 (76), 5:09 (78)
6:27 (78), 7:47 (80), 9:11 (84), 10:34 (83)
11:56 (82), 13:20 (84), 14:41 (81), 16:08 (87)
17:32 (84), 18:56 (84), 20:21 (85), 21:45 (84)
23:12 (87), 24:36 (84), 26:03 (87), 27:30 (87)
28:56 (86), -- (missed split), 31:48, 33:14 (86)
34:38.02
1600-meter splits: 5:09, 5:25, 5:34, 5:37, 5:45, 5:44
1,600-meter relay
6. Marist A (Chris Coscio 53.40, Matt Panebianco 52.00, Josh Lopez 51.24, Connor Dodge 52.23) 3:29.07
8. Marist B (Mike Clifford 54.00, Andrew James 53.06, Ben Windisch 52.46, Phil Krupka 51.75) 3:31.66
WOMEN'S SPLITS
800-meter run
8. Briana Crowe 2:19.03 (first 400m in 66.5)
10. Erin O’Reilly 2:25.49 (first 400m in 71)
18. Nicole Weir 2:25.89 (first 400m in 71)
25. Colleen Meenan 2:27.78 (first 400m in 71)
20. Tara Nuccitelli 2:27.86 (first 400m in 71)
34. Rebecca Denise 2:30.50 (first 400m in 72)
1,500-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 4:52.01
76, 2:34 (78), 3:52 (78), 4:52.01 (79.01 last 400m)
20. Julie Hudak 5:00.32
77, 2:37 (80), 3:58 (81), 5:00.32 (82.32 last 400m)
25. Rebecca Denise 5:02.30
77, 2:39 (82), 4:01 (82), 5:02.30 (81.30 last 400m)
30. Elizabeth O’Brien 5:11.69
79, 2:43 (84), 4:08 (85), 5:11.69 (83.69 last 400m)
31. Colleen Smith 5:12.33
80, 2:45 (85), 4:11 (86), 5:12.33 (82.33 last 400m)
35. Miy Mahran 5:22.72
81, 2:46 (85), 4:17 (91), 5:22.72 (90.72 last 400m)
36. Allyson O’Brien 5:27.58
80, 2:45 (85), 4:16 (91), 5:27.58 (95.58 last 400m)
5,000-meter run
23. Kelley Gould 19:24.09
89, 2:59 (90), 4:28 (89), 6:01 (93)
7:35 (94), 9:08 (93), 10:44 (96), 12:20 (96)
13:56 (96), 15:31 (95), 17:07 (96), 18:41 (94)
19:24.09 (43.09 last 200m)
28. Rachel Lichtenwalner 20:03.76
94, 3:05 (91), 4:40 (95), 6:17 (97)
7:53 (96), 9:29 (96), 11:07 (98), 12:44 (97)
14:24 (100), 16:03 (99), 17:42 (99), 19:19 (97)
20:03.76 (44.76 last 200m)
31. Ashley Jensen 20:22.31
92, 3:01 (89), 4:32 (91), 6:09 (97)
7:49 (100), 9:29 (100), 11:11 (102), 12:53 (102)
14:35 (102), 16:16 (101), 17:57 (101), 19:36 (99)
20:22.31 (46.31 last 200m)
33. Rachel Bremer 20:37.02
89, 2:59 (90), 4:29 (90), 6:02 (93)
7:38 (96), 9:19 (101), 11:02 (103), 12:47 (105)
14:32 (105), 16:16 (104), 18:01 (105), 19:43 (102)
20:37.02 (54.02 last 200m)
10,000-meter run
1-Addie DiFrancesco 37:21.68 *ECAC Qualifier
85, 2:53 (88), 4:22 (89), 5:50 (88)
7:20 (90), 8:50 (90), 10:21 (91), 11:50 (89)
13:20 (90), 14:48 (88), 16:18 (90), 17:48 (90)
19:18 (90), 20:47 (89), 22:18 (91), 23:48 (90)
25:17 (89), 26:47 (90), 28:18 (91), 29:48 (90)
31:20 (92), 32:51 (91), 34:22 (91), 35:52 (90)
37:21.68 (89.68)
1600-meter splits: 5:50, 6:00, 5:58, 6:00, 6:00, 6:04
1,600-meter relay
7. Marist (Briana Crowe 63.74, Nicole Weir 62.33, Tara Nuccitelli 63.33, Colleen Meenan 63.09) 4:12.66
Saturday, April 9, 2011
UMass results, men
Many folks view the 25-lap 10,000-meter run as being about as exciting as watching paint dry. But on Saturday morning at UMass, it was a thrill a minute for freshmen Isaiah Miller and Nick Hughes.
Running in their first 10km on the track, the two teammates and good buddies worked together through much of the race, exchanging the lead in their little two-man pack. With two laps to go, it was determined that they had a shot at a USATF Junior qualifier with a strong finishing kick. Wow! It was close!!
Isaiah dipped under the 32:45.00 standard with his 32:44.15. Nick ran an excruciating 32:45.14, just missing by .14. Both ran great races; I was proud of the effort they displayed. Not to be overlooked, freshman Doug Ainscow ran a monster PR in front of the home crowd (he had plenty of family there) with his 34:04.85. Nicely done!
We had an army in the 5km: Tommy Lipari debuted in fine form, getting second in 15:16.96. Zak Smetana ran a strong third (15:23.08). The early pace was very fast on the unseasonably warm afternoon. Other PRs: freshmen Mike Clausen and Nick Salek, junior Ryan Brown.
Junior sprinter Mike McCloskey had a strong day, placing third in the 100-meter dash in 11.34 seconds, a personal-best time. He also was a member of the third-place 400-meter relay team, which notched a season-best time of 44.32 seconds.
Sophomore Mike Clifford ran a personal-best time of 58.22 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles, good for ninth place. It was an awesome race to watch as Cliff navigated the hurdles in near flawless fashion.
Freshman Ben Windisch was seventh in the 1,500-meter run in a personal-best time of 4:02.46. He came back later and ran a solid 4x400 leg.
In all, a good day of running on a great weather day. No complaints at all. The sun shone on the entire program from start to finish at UMass.
Men’s results
100-meter dash
3. Mike McCloskey 11.34
5. Jesse Aprile 11.66
200-meter dash
10. Mike McCloskey 23.71
400-meter dash
17. Chris Coscio 52.73
20. Josh Lopez 53.70
800-meter run
7. Matt Panebianco 1:57.59
8. Chris Vanzetta 1:57.64
1,500-meter run
7. Ben Windisch 4:02.46
18. Andrew James 4:09.25
5,000-meter run
2. Tommy Lipari 15:16.96
3. Zak Smetana 15:23.08
4. Tim Keegan 15:25.97
8. Mike Keegan 15:34.24
10. Nick Webster 15:40.62
11. Mike Clausen 15:48.23
13. Nick Salek 15:52.92
15. Ryan Brown 15:53.46
16. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:56.50
17. Mike Nicoletti 16:00.44
20. Will Schanz 16:11.56
10,000-meter run
3. Isaiah Miller 32:44.15 *USATF Junior Qualifier
4. Nick Hughes 32:45.14
9. Doug Ainscow 34:04.85
11. Billy Hild 34:38.02
110-meter high hurdles
14. Taylor Bombard 17.74
400-meter intermediate hurdles
9. Mike Clifford 58.22
400-meter relay
3. Marist (Jesse Aprile, Mike Clifford, Mike McCloskey, Connor Dodge) 44.32
1,600-meter relay
6. Marist A (Chris Coscio, Matt Panebianco, Josh Lopez, Connor Dodge) 3:29.07
8. Marist B (Mike Clifford, Andrew James, Ben Windisch, Phil Krupka) 3:31.66
Javelin throw
7. Pasquale Magneri 38.91 meters (127 feet, 8 inches)
Hammer throw
15. Sean Ellman 31.63 meters (103 feet, 9 inches)
Long jump
11. Jesse Aprile 5.93 meters (19 feet, 5.5 inches)
Triple jump
5. Jesse Aprile 12.22 meters (40 feet, 1.25 inches)
Running in their first 10km on the track, the two teammates and good buddies worked together through much of the race, exchanging the lead in their little two-man pack. With two laps to go, it was determined that they had a shot at a USATF Junior qualifier with a strong finishing kick. Wow! It was close!!
Isaiah dipped under the 32:45.00 standard with his 32:44.15. Nick ran an excruciating 32:45.14, just missing by .14. Both ran great races; I was proud of the effort they displayed. Not to be overlooked, freshman Doug Ainscow ran a monster PR in front of the home crowd (he had plenty of family there) with his 34:04.85. Nicely done!
We had an army in the 5km: Tommy Lipari debuted in fine form, getting second in 15:16.96. Zak Smetana ran a strong third (15:23.08). The early pace was very fast on the unseasonably warm afternoon. Other PRs: freshmen Mike Clausen and Nick Salek, junior Ryan Brown.
Junior sprinter Mike McCloskey had a strong day, placing third in the 100-meter dash in 11.34 seconds, a personal-best time. He also was a member of the third-place 400-meter relay team, which notched a season-best time of 44.32 seconds.
Sophomore Mike Clifford ran a personal-best time of 58.22 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles, good for ninth place. It was an awesome race to watch as Cliff navigated the hurdles in near flawless fashion.
Freshman Ben Windisch was seventh in the 1,500-meter run in a personal-best time of 4:02.46. He came back later and ran a solid 4x400 leg.
In all, a good day of running on a great weather day. No complaints at all. The sun shone on the entire program from start to finish at UMass.
Men’s results
100-meter dash
3. Mike McCloskey 11.34
5. Jesse Aprile 11.66
200-meter dash
10. Mike McCloskey 23.71
400-meter dash
17. Chris Coscio 52.73
20. Josh Lopez 53.70
800-meter run
7. Matt Panebianco 1:57.59
8. Chris Vanzetta 1:57.64
1,500-meter run
7. Ben Windisch 4:02.46
18. Andrew James 4:09.25
5,000-meter run
2. Tommy Lipari 15:16.96
3. Zak Smetana 15:23.08
4. Tim Keegan 15:25.97
8. Mike Keegan 15:34.24
10. Nick Webster 15:40.62
11. Mike Clausen 15:48.23
13. Nick Salek 15:52.92
15. Ryan Brown 15:53.46
16. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:56.50
17. Mike Nicoletti 16:00.44
20. Will Schanz 16:11.56
10,000-meter run
3. Isaiah Miller 32:44.15 *USATF Junior Qualifier
4. Nick Hughes 32:45.14
9. Doug Ainscow 34:04.85
11. Billy Hild 34:38.02
110-meter high hurdles
14. Taylor Bombard 17.74
400-meter intermediate hurdles
9. Mike Clifford 58.22
400-meter relay
3. Marist (Jesse Aprile, Mike Clifford, Mike McCloskey, Connor Dodge) 44.32
1,600-meter relay
6. Marist A (Chris Coscio, Matt Panebianco, Josh Lopez, Connor Dodge) 3:29.07
8. Marist B (Mike Clifford, Andrew James, Ben Windisch, Phil Krupka) 3:31.66
Javelin throw
7. Pasquale Magneri 38.91 meters (127 feet, 8 inches)
Hammer throw
15. Sean Ellman 31.63 meters (103 feet, 9 inches)
Long jump
11. Jesse Aprile 5.93 meters (19 feet, 5.5 inches)
Triple jump
5. Jesse Aprile 12.22 meters (40 feet, 1.25 inches)
UMass results, women
A sunny day and warm temperatures in early April … not much to complain about!
Congrats to Addie DiFrancesco for her ECAC qualifying mark of 37:21.68 in the 10,000 meters en route to a wire-to-wire victory. Addie has had a long and winding road of injuries, but she is coming back strong now. Great to see!
There were several other personal-best times in the 1,500 (Erin O’Reilly, Becca Denise, Elizabeth O’Brien, Colleen Smith) and in the 5,000 (Kelley Gould with a big one!).
Overall, a great day and an enjoyable meet for our first time in Amherst. Splits to follow when I can in the coming days …
Women’s results
100-meter dash
13. Amanda Luccarelli 13.15
17. Emelia Lartey 13.52
200-meter dash
23. Emelia Lartey 28.11
400-meter dash
18. Christina Turigiano 1:06.36
800-meter run
8. Briana Crowe 2:19.03
10. Erin O’Reilly 2:25.49
18. Nicole Weir 2:25.89
25. Colleen Meenan 2:27.78
20. Tara Nuccitelli 2:27.86
34. Rebecca Denise 2:30.50
1,500-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 4:52.01
20. Julie Hudak 5:00.32
25. Rebecca Denise 5:02.30
30. Elizabeth O’Brien 5:11.69
31. Colleen Smith 5:12.33
35. Miy Mahran 5:22.72
36. Allyson O’Brien 5:27.58
5,000-meter run
23. Kelley Gould 19:24.09
28. Rachel Lichtenwalner 20:03.76
31. Ashley Jensen 20:22.31
33. Rachel Bremer 20:37.02
10,000-meter run
1-Addie DiFrancesco 37:21.68 *ECAC Qualifier
1,600-meter relay
7. Marist (Briana Crowe, Nicole Weir, Tara Nuccitelli, Colleen Meenan) 4:12.66
Javelin throw
7. Rachael Eichacker 32.38 meters (106 feet, 3 inches)
Long jump
17. Shannon Vogel 4.61 meters (15 feet, 1.5 inches)
22. Brooke Kristensen 4.45 meters (14 feet, 7.25 inches)
24. Kristen Vogel 4.42 meters (14 feet, 6 inches)
Triple jump
6. Brooke Kristensen 10.42 meters (34 feet, 2.25 inches)
Congrats to Addie DiFrancesco for her ECAC qualifying mark of 37:21.68 in the 10,000 meters en route to a wire-to-wire victory. Addie has had a long and winding road of injuries, but she is coming back strong now. Great to see!
There were several other personal-best times in the 1,500 (Erin O’Reilly, Becca Denise, Elizabeth O’Brien, Colleen Smith) and in the 5,000 (Kelley Gould with a big one!).
Overall, a great day and an enjoyable meet for our first time in Amherst. Splits to follow when I can in the coming days …
Women’s results
100-meter dash
13. Amanda Luccarelli 13.15
17. Emelia Lartey 13.52
200-meter dash
23. Emelia Lartey 28.11
400-meter dash
18. Christina Turigiano 1:06.36
800-meter run
8. Briana Crowe 2:19.03
10. Erin O’Reilly 2:25.49
18. Nicole Weir 2:25.89
25. Colleen Meenan 2:27.78
20. Tara Nuccitelli 2:27.86
34. Rebecca Denise 2:30.50
1,500-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 4:52.01
20. Julie Hudak 5:00.32
25. Rebecca Denise 5:02.30
30. Elizabeth O’Brien 5:11.69
31. Colleen Smith 5:12.33
35. Miy Mahran 5:22.72
36. Allyson O’Brien 5:27.58
5,000-meter run
23. Kelley Gould 19:24.09
28. Rachel Lichtenwalner 20:03.76
31. Ashley Jensen 20:22.31
33. Rachel Bremer 20:37.02
10,000-meter run
1-Addie DiFrancesco 37:21.68 *ECAC Qualifier
1,600-meter relay
7. Marist (Briana Crowe, Nicole Weir, Tara Nuccitelli, Colleen Meenan) 4:12.66
Javelin throw
7. Rachael Eichacker 32.38 meters (106 feet, 3 inches)
Long jump
17. Shannon Vogel 4.61 meters (15 feet, 1.5 inches)
22. Brooke Kristensen 4.45 meters (14 feet, 7.25 inches)
24. Kristen Vogel 4.42 meters (14 feet, 6 inches)
Triple jump
6. Brooke Kristensen 10.42 meters (34 feet, 2.25 inches)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
National academic honors for XC
Please check this release posted on www.goredfoxes.com regarding the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association academic honors for our men's and women's cross country teams.
The release cites our top GPA leaders -- Erin O'Reilly of the women's team (a perfect 4.0!) and Joel Moss of the men's team (a near-perfect 3.93).
Sprinter Dan Conklin has referred to his good pal Joel as a "genius." After a Sunday visit to my house, this "genius" tag is difficult to dispute.
Joel came over and corrected a major networking issue in our home with relative ease -- much to the relief of me, my wife and my entire family.
In fact, I type this post on my laptop from my dining room table, something I am able to do because Joel resurrected our suddenly malfunctioning wireless router.
THANK YOU, JOEL!
And, of course, a hearty NICELY DONE to our student-athletes, who always keep "student" first.
The release cites our top GPA leaders -- Erin O'Reilly of the women's team (a perfect 4.0!) and Joel Moss of the men's team (a near-perfect 3.93).
Sprinter Dan Conklin has referred to his good pal Joel as a "genius." After a Sunday visit to my house, this "genius" tag is difficult to dispute.
Joel came over and corrected a major networking issue in our home with relative ease -- much to the relief of me, my wife and my entire family.
In fact, I type this post on my laptop from my dining room table, something I am able to do because Joel resurrected our suddenly malfunctioning wireless router.
THANK YOU, JOEL!
And, of course, a hearty NICELY DONE to our student-athletes, who always keep "student" first.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
A simple twist of faith
Some final thoughts on fifth-year senior Conor Shelley’s remarkable ICAAAA-qualifying 10km from last Friday night:
All winter, I believe there were exactly two (2) people on God’s Green Earth that still had faith in Conor Shelley’s ability to race fast: Coach Pete (that would be me) and Conor Shelley (that would be him). That’s pretty much it. Otherwise, Conor was Conor – the goofy dude over there that everyone, even freshmen, like to rag on.
As the indoor season progressed and each race fell a little short of the intended mark, my faith was still there – but it was not as strong.
By Friday night’s 10km, I’ll admit that my faith had eroded to the point where I openly wondered whether sophomore Joel Moss (who ran GREAT, by the way!) might give Conor a run for his money over the 25 laps. I knew Conor was in shape, but, well …
Before the race, Conor asked about a race strategy. I shrugged and said to go out at “Rolek pace,’’ which is roughly 73 seconds per lap. As he was walking toward the line, Conor gave me instructions: “No splits tonight, Pete. Just tell me if I’m going too fast or too slow.”
What ensued over the next half hour was a thing of beauty, a race I’ll never forget. Conor committed to running with the leaders at what we thought might be a bit too peppy. He hung on till the end and got himself a nice, fancy PR.
Once he recovers, it’s on with the rest of his final collegiate season. Let’s hope each race can equal that one, because it was a pretty neat 25 laps under the lights.
All winter, I believe there were exactly two (2) people on God’s Green Earth that still had faith in Conor Shelley’s ability to race fast: Coach Pete (that would be me) and Conor Shelley (that would be him). That’s pretty much it. Otherwise, Conor was Conor – the goofy dude over there that everyone, even freshmen, like to rag on.
As the indoor season progressed and each race fell a little short of the intended mark, my faith was still there – but it was not as strong.
By Friday night’s 10km, I’ll admit that my faith had eroded to the point where I openly wondered whether sophomore Joel Moss (who ran GREAT, by the way!) might give Conor a run for his money over the 25 laps. I knew Conor was in shape, but, well …
Before the race, Conor asked about a race strategy. I shrugged and said to go out at “Rolek pace,’’ which is roughly 73 seconds per lap. As he was walking toward the line, Conor gave me instructions: “No splits tonight, Pete. Just tell me if I’m going too fast or too slow.”
What ensued over the next half hour was a thing of beauty, a race I’ll never forget. Conor committed to running with the leaders at what we thought might be a bit too peppy. He hung on till the end and got himself a nice, fancy PR.
Once he recovers, it’s on with the rest of his final collegiate season. Let’s hope each race can equal that one, because it was a pretty neat 25 laps under the lights.
Something new
Through the years, it seems there are some scheduling things you can count on:
--We’ll go to the Armory and Boston University almost exclusively during the indoor track season.
--We’ll go to Princeton for some excellent outdoor meets.
--We’ll go to Penn Relays each April.
--Outdoor MAACs will be at Rider.
And on and on.
Rarely do we throw a wrinkle into our usual routine.
On Saturday, we are going to a meet that is new to us in the Marist Running Universe. We are going to UMass-Amherst for a small invitational track meet. We’ve never gone here, and we’re looking forward to it. It’s something new and hopefully it will be worth the relatively easy trip to what we hear is a beautiful campus.
--We’ll go to the Armory and Boston University almost exclusively during the indoor track season.
--We’ll go to Princeton for some excellent outdoor meets.
--We’ll go to Penn Relays each April.
--Outdoor MAACs will be at Rider.
And on and on.
Rarely do we throw a wrinkle into our usual routine.
On Saturday, we are going to a meet that is new to us in the Marist Running Universe. We are going to UMass-Amherst for a small invitational track meet. We’ve never gone here, and we’re looking forward to it. It’s something new and hopefully it will be worth the relatively easy trip to what we hear is a beautiful campus.
Princeton splits from Saturday
Sorry for the delay in posting these.
And thank you to Marist Distance freshman Ryan “Bro” Scrudato for being the Split Dude -- allowing this old coach to keep his hands in his warm pockets on the breezy and chilly day.
800-meter run
30. Andrew James 1:59.72 (opening lap: 59)
31. Matt Panebianco 2:00.28 (opening lap: 60)
49. Kyle Havard 2:07.81 (opening lap: 61). Note: Achilles injury.
51. Nick Hughes 2:10.42 (opening lap: 62)
1,500-meter run
24. Andrew James 4:08.09
65, 2:12 (67), 3:19 (67), 4:08.09 (66.09 last 400m)
27. Matt Panebianco 4:09.23
65, 2:12 (67), 3:18 (66), 4:09.23 (67.23 last 400m)
35. Nick Webster 4:14.99
64, 2:12 (68), 3:21 (69), 4:14.99 (70.99 last 400m)
39. Kyle Havard 4:17.46
65, 2:14 (69), 3:24 (70), 4:17.46 (70.46 last 400m)
41. Nick Hughes 4:20.40
66, 2:16 (70), 3:26 (70), 4:20.40 (71.40 last 400m)
44. Ryan Brown 4:21.88
68.8, 2:18.6 (69.8), 3:29.7 (71.1), 4:21.88 (69.88 last 400m)
1600-meter relay
12. Marist (Coscio 52.20, Vanzetta 52.03, Dodge 53.40, Kristie 55.42) 3:33.44
WOMEN’S SPLITS FROM PRINCETON
800-meter run
18. Jackie Gamboli 2:22.28 (opening lap: 67.5)
20. Briana Crowe 2:23.31 (opening lap: 69)
29. Nicole Weir 2:26.56 (opening lap: 70)
33. Laura Lindsley 2:28.87 (opening lap: 72)
36. Jillian Corley 2:29.72 (opening lap: 70)
38. Julie Hudak 2:33.82 (opening lap: 71)
39. Tara Nuccitelli 2:36.13 (opening lap: 72)
Unseeded 1,500-meter run
15. Jillian Corley 5:03.11
77, 2:36 (79), 4:03 (87), 5:03.11 (83.11 last 400m)
17. Dayna McLaughlin 5:05.34
77, 2:38 (81), 4:02 (85), 5:05.34 (84.34 last 400m)
18. Rebecca Denise 5:05.78
78, 2:37 (79), 4:02 (85), 5:05.78 (83.78 last 400m)
20. Julie Hudak 5:09.34
77, 2:37 (79), 4:03 (86), 5:09.34 (86.34 last 400m)
22. Colleen Smith 5:23.44
79, 2:45 (86), rest of the splits missed, sorry
23. Rachael Peterson 5:39.08
81, 2:55 (94), rest of the splits missed, sorry
3,000-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 10:47.80
81, 2:45 (84), 4:10 (85), 5:37 (87), 7:04 (87), 8:39 (85), 10:03 (84), 10:47.80 (44.80 last 200m)
21. Kelley Gould 11:29.13
82, 2:48 (86), 4:18 (90), 5:50 (92), 7:24 (94), 9:02 (98), 10:40 (98), 11:29.13 (49.13 last 200m)
22. Rachel Bremer 11:38.10
83, 2:51 (88), 4:24 (87), 6:00 (86), 7:37 (87), 9:15 (88), 10:51 (86), 11:38.10 (47.10 last 200m)
23. Miy Mahran 11:40.28
83, 2:52 (89), 4:24 (92), 6:01 (97), 7:39 (98), 9:18 (99), 10:55 (97), 11:40.28 (45.28 last 200m)
1600-meter relay
10. Marist (Weir 63.75, Crowe 64.95, Meenan 62.87, Gamboli 60.95) 4:12.78
And thank you to Marist Distance freshman Ryan “Bro” Scrudato for being the Split Dude -- allowing this old coach to keep his hands in his warm pockets on the breezy and chilly day.
800-meter run
30. Andrew James 1:59.72 (opening lap: 59)
31. Matt Panebianco 2:00.28 (opening lap: 60)
49. Kyle Havard 2:07.81 (opening lap: 61). Note: Achilles injury.
51. Nick Hughes 2:10.42 (opening lap: 62)
1,500-meter run
24. Andrew James 4:08.09
65, 2:12 (67), 3:19 (67), 4:08.09 (66.09 last 400m)
27. Matt Panebianco 4:09.23
65, 2:12 (67), 3:18 (66), 4:09.23 (67.23 last 400m)
35. Nick Webster 4:14.99
64, 2:12 (68), 3:21 (69), 4:14.99 (70.99 last 400m)
39. Kyle Havard 4:17.46
65, 2:14 (69), 3:24 (70), 4:17.46 (70.46 last 400m)
41. Nick Hughes 4:20.40
66, 2:16 (70), 3:26 (70), 4:20.40 (71.40 last 400m)
44. Ryan Brown 4:21.88
68.8, 2:18.6 (69.8), 3:29.7 (71.1), 4:21.88 (69.88 last 400m)
1600-meter relay
12. Marist (Coscio 52.20, Vanzetta 52.03, Dodge 53.40, Kristie 55.42) 3:33.44
WOMEN’S SPLITS FROM PRINCETON
800-meter run
18. Jackie Gamboli 2:22.28 (opening lap: 67.5)
20. Briana Crowe 2:23.31 (opening lap: 69)
29. Nicole Weir 2:26.56 (opening lap: 70)
33. Laura Lindsley 2:28.87 (opening lap: 72)
36. Jillian Corley 2:29.72 (opening lap: 70)
38. Julie Hudak 2:33.82 (opening lap: 71)
39. Tara Nuccitelli 2:36.13 (opening lap: 72)
Unseeded 1,500-meter run
15. Jillian Corley 5:03.11
77, 2:36 (79), 4:03 (87), 5:03.11 (83.11 last 400m)
17. Dayna McLaughlin 5:05.34
77, 2:38 (81), 4:02 (85), 5:05.34 (84.34 last 400m)
18. Rebecca Denise 5:05.78
78, 2:37 (79), 4:02 (85), 5:05.78 (83.78 last 400m)
20. Julie Hudak 5:09.34
77, 2:37 (79), 4:03 (86), 5:09.34 (86.34 last 400m)
22. Colleen Smith 5:23.44
79, 2:45 (86), rest of the splits missed, sorry
23. Rachael Peterson 5:39.08
81, 2:55 (94), rest of the splits missed, sorry
3,000-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 10:47.80
81, 2:45 (84), 4:10 (85), 5:37 (87), 7:04 (87), 8:39 (85), 10:03 (84), 10:47.80 (44.80 last 200m)
21. Kelley Gould 11:29.13
82, 2:48 (86), 4:18 (90), 5:50 (92), 7:24 (94), 9:02 (98), 10:40 (98), 11:29.13 (49.13 last 200m)
22. Rachel Bremer 11:38.10
83, 2:51 (88), 4:24 (87), 6:00 (86), 7:37 (87), 9:15 (88), 10:51 (86), 11:38.10 (47.10 last 200m)
23. Miy Mahran 11:40.28
83, 2:52 (89), 4:24 (92), 6:01 (97), 7:39 (98), 9:18 (99), 10:55 (97), 11:40.28 (45.28 last 200m)
1600-meter relay
10. Marist (Weir 63.75, Crowe 64.95, Meenan 62.87, Gamboli 60.95) 4:12.78
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Princeton/Sam Howell Saturday results
Here are the results from today. Splits and other comments to follow when I can ...
Women's results
100-meter dash
17. Amanda Luccarelli 13.31
23. Meghann Cocca 13.50
25. Emilia Lartey 13.75
26. Kim Ladouceur 14.24
200-meter dash
33. Amanda Luccarelli 28.53
34. Emilia Lartey 28.58
35. Christina Turigiano 28.68
40. Hayley Harnett 40.39
400-meter dash
24. Hayley Harnett 1:01.22
31. Ailish Rowley 1:06.11
32. Tara Nuccitelli 1:06.37
33. Christina Turigiano 1:07.49
800-meter run
18. Jackie Gamboli 2:22.28
20. Briana Crowe 2:23.31
29. Nicole Weir 2:26.56
33. Laura Lindsley 2:28.87
36. Jillian Corley 2:29.72
38. Julie Hudak 2:33.82
39. Tara Nuccitelli 2:36.13
Unseeded 1,500-meter run
15. Jillian Corley 5:03.11
17. Dayna McLaughlin 5:05.34
18. Rebecca Denise 5:05.78
20. Julie Hudak 5:09.34
22. Colleen Smith 5:23.44
23. Rachael Peterson 5:39.08
3,000-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 10:47.80
21. Kelley Gould 11:29.13
22. Rachel Bremer 11:38.10
23. Miy Mahran 11:40.28
400-meter relay
8. Marist (Luccarelli, Cocca, Turigiano, Harnett) 51.51
1600-meter relay
10. Marist (Weir, Crowe, Meenan, Gamboli) 4:12.78
Long jump
16. Shannon Vogel 4.60 meters
17. Kristen Vogel 4.49 meters
21. Brooke Kristensen 4.24 meters
Triple jump
15. Shannon Vogel 10.23 meters
18. Kristen Vogel 9.79 meters
19. Brooke Kristensen 9.71 meters
Javelin
14. Rachael Eichacker 26.94 meters
MEN'S RESULTS
100-meter dash
14. Mike McCloskey 11.63
18. Darren Bushey 11.79
200-meter dash
24. Mike McCloskey 23.86
27. Darren Bushey 24.18
30. Taylor Bombard 25.11
400-meter dash
28. Chris Vanzetta 52.13
32. Connor Dodge 53.95
33. Chris Coscio 54.09
34. Dan Conklin 54.84
800-meter run
30. Andrew James 1:59.72
31. Matt Panebianco 2:00.28
49. Kyle Havard 2:07.81
51. Nick Hughes 2:10.42
Unseeded 1,500-meter run
24. Andrew James 4:08.09
27. Matt Panebianco 4:09.23
35. Nick Webster 4:14.99
39. Kyle Havard 4:17.46
41. Nick Hughes 4:20.40
44. Ryan Brown 4:21.88
110-meter hurdles
30. Taylor Bombard 18.44
400-meter hurdles
16. Mike Clifford 59.95
400-meter relay
7. Marist (Bushey, Clifford, McCloskey, Dodge) 44.80
1600-meter relay
12. Marist (Coscio, Vanzetta, Dodge, Kristie) 3:33.44
Javelin
16. Jake Akey 39.17 meters
Women's results
100-meter dash
17. Amanda Luccarelli 13.31
23. Meghann Cocca 13.50
25. Emilia Lartey 13.75
26. Kim Ladouceur 14.24
200-meter dash
33. Amanda Luccarelli 28.53
34. Emilia Lartey 28.58
35. Christina Turigiano 28.68
40. Hayley Harnett 40.39
400-meter dash
24. Hayley Harnett 1:01.22
31. Ailish Rowley 1:06.11
32. Tara Nuccitelli 1:06.37
33. Christina Turigiano 1:07.49
800-meter run
18. Jackie Gamboli 2:22.28
20. Briana Crowe 2:23.31
29. Nicole Weir 2:26.56
33. Laura Lindsley 2:28.87
36. Jillian Corley 2:29.72
38. Julie Hudak 2:33.82
39. Tara Nuccitelli 2:36.13
Unseeded 1,500-meter run
15. Jillian Corley 5:03.11
17. Dayna McLaughlin 5:05.34
18. Rebecca Denise 5:05.78
20. Julie Hudak 5:09.34
22. Colleen Smith 5:23.44
23. Rachael Peterson 5:39.08
3,000-meter run
14. Erin O’Reilly 10:47.80
21. Kelley Gould 11:29.13
22. Rachel Bremer 11:38.10
23. Miy Mahran 11:40.28
400-meter relay
8. Marist (Luccarelli, Cocca, Turigiano, Harnett) 51.51
1600-meter relay
10. Marist (Weir, Crowe, Meenan, Gamboli) 4:12.78
Long jump
16. Shannon Vogel 4.60 meters
17. Kristen Vogel 4.49 meters
21. Brooke Kristensen 4.24 meters
Triple jump
15. Shannon Vogel 10.23 meters
18. Kristen Vogel 9.79 meters
19. Brooke Kristensen 9.71 meters
Javelin
14. Rachael Eichacker 26.94 meters
MEN'S RESULTS
100-meter dash
14. Mike McCloskey 11.63
18. Darren Bushey 11.79
200-meter dash
24. Mike McCloskey 23.86
27. Darren Bushey 24.18
30. Taylor Bombard 25.11
400-meter dash
28. Chris Vanzetta 52.13
32. Connor Dodge 53.95
33. Chris Coscio 54.09
34. Dan Conklin 54.84
800-meter run
30. Andrew James 1:59.72
31. Matt Panebianco 2:00.28
49. Kyle Havard 2:07.81
51. Nick Hughes 2:10.42
Unseeded 1,500-meter run
24. Andrew James 4:08.09
27. Matt Panebianco 4:09.23
35. Nick Webster 4:14.99
39. Kyle Havard 4:17.46
41. Nick Hughes 4:20.40
44. Ryan Brown 4:21.88
110-meter hurdles
30. Taylor Bombard 18.44
400-meter hurdles
16. Mike Clifford 59.95
400-meter relay
7. Marist (Bushey, Clifford, McCloskey, Dodge) 44.80
1600-meter relay
12. Marist (Coscio, Vanzetta, Dodge, Kristie) 3:33.44
Javelin
16. Jake Akey 39.17 meters
Princeton/Sam Howell Friday night results
It was a night for fifth-year seniors to shine at the windy and chilly Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton University on Friday night, April Fools Day, 2011.
In the women’s steeplechase, Brittany Burns – running in her first steeple in nearly 2 years – came within a fraction of a second of breaking her own school record in a stellar performance. She was just .20 shy of her 2009 SR. Nicely done, Britt!
In the men’s 10,000 race, Conor Shelley proved his AAU Championship 2x3200 at McCann was no fluke and that he is indeed in great shape by notching an IC4A qualifier and beating the coveted Mike Rolek Standard with his eye-popping 30:33.00. For years, he has stated that he wanted to run faster than his old teammate Rolek, who ran 30:36 at this same meet three years ago.
In the same race, sophomore Joel Moss ran a breakthrough performance as well.
And in the men’s steeple, sophomore Quimes DelaCruz ran a personal-best time and just missed the IC4A standard. The wind was really howling during his race.
More details and Saturday results later in the weekend.
MEN'S RESULTS
3,000-meter steeplechase
11. Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:17.36
72, 2:24.4 (72.4), 3:36.5 (72.1), 4:50.9 (74.4), 6:06.0 (75.1), 7:21.9 (75.9), 8:37.8 (75.9), 9:17.36 (39.56)
21. Ken Walshak 9:38.16
77, 2:33 (76), 3:48 (76), 5:05 (77), 6:23 (78), 7:35 (82), 8:57 (82), 9:38.16 (41.16)
25. Nick Webster 9:46.78
77, 2:32 (75), 3:48 (76), 5:07 (79), 6:26 (79), 7:47 (81), 9:06 (79), 9:46.78 (40.78)
1,500-meter run
43. Tom Lipari 4:11.96
65.9, 2:10.1 (64.2), 3:16.2 (66.1), 4:11.96 (73.96 last lap). Ugh.
5,000-meter run
18. Will Griffin 14:48.56
72, 2:21 (69), 3:30 (69), 4:41 (71)
5:50 (69), 6:59 (69), 8:11 (72), 9:23 (72)
10:36 (73), 11:49 (73), 13:02 (73), 14:13 (71)
14:48.56 (35.56)
1600-meter splits: 4:41, 4:42, 4:50
63. Billy Posch 15:19.22
72, 2:24 (72), 3:36 (72), 4:48 (72)
6:01 (73), 7:14 (73), 8:24 (74), 9:44 (76)
11:01 (77), 12:18 (77), 13:34 (76), 14:47 (73)
15:19.22 (32.22)
1600-meter splits: 4:48, 4:56, 5:03
75. Brian Townsend 15:38.79
74, 2:26 (72), 3:38 (72), 4:50 (72)
6:05 (75), 7:21 (76), 8:35 (74), 9:52 (77)
11:10 (78), 12:28 (78), 13:46 (78), 15:02 (76)
15:38.79 (36.79)
1600-meter splits: 4:50, 5:02, 5:10
10,000-meter run
Conor Shelley 30:33.00 *ICAAAA qualifier
76, 2:29 (73), 3:41 (72), 4:55 (74)
6:07 (72), 7:20 (73), 8:33 (73), 9:45 (72)
10:58 (73), 12:10 (72), 13:23 (73), 14:35 (72)
15:47 (72), 17:00 (73), 18:12 (72), 19:24 (72)
20:38 (74), 21:50 (72), 23:05 (75), 24:20 (75)
25:36 (76), 26:50 (74), 28:06 (76), 29:21 (75)
30:33.00 (72.00)
1600-meter splits: 4:55, 4:50, 4:50, 4:49, 4:56, 5:01
Joel Moss 31:37.77
77, 2:31 (74), 3:45 (74), 5:00 (75)
6:13 (73), 7:28 (75), 8:44 (76), 9:58 (74)
11:13 (75), 12:28 (75), 13:43 (75), 14:57 (74)
16:14 (77), 17:30 (76), 18:47 (77), 20:02 (75)
21:20 (78), 22:37 (77), 23:55 (78), 25:14 (79)
26:32 (78), 27:50 (78), 29:07 (77), 30:24 (77)
31:37.77 (73.77)
1600-meter splits: 5:00, 4:58, 4:59, 5:05, 5:12, 5:10
WOMEN'S RESULTS
3,000-meter steeplechase
7. Brittany Burns 10:59.64
81.8, 2:49.7 (87.9), 4:18.8 (89.1), 5:48.1 (89.3), 7:17.7 (89.6), 8:47.9 (90.2), 10:15.4 (87.5), 10:59.65 (44.24)
1,500-meter run
7. Jackie Gamboli 4:47.88
72.5, 2:30.8 (77.3), 3:50.0 (79.2), 4:47.88 (77.88 last lap)
In the women’s steeplechase, Brittany Burns – running in her first steeple in nearly 2 years – came within a fraction of a second of breaking her own school record in a stellar performance. She was just .20 shy of her 2009 SR. Nicely done, Britt!
In the men’s 10,000 race, Conor Shelley proved his AAU Championship 2x3200 at McCann was no fluke and that he is indeed in great shape by notching an IC4A qualifier and beating the coveted Mike Rolek Standard with his eye-popping 30:33.00. For years, he has stated that he wanted to run faster than his old teammate Rolek, who ran 30:36 at this same meet three years ago.
In the same race, sophomore Joel Moss ran a breakthrough performance as well.
And in the men’s steeple, sophomore Quimes DelaCruz ran a personal-best time and just missed the IC4A standard. The wind was really howling during his race.
More details and Saturday results later in the weekend.
MEN'S RESULTS
3,000-meter steeplechase
11. Arquimedes DelaCruz 9:17.36
72, 2:24.4 (72.4), 3:36.5 (72.1), 4:50.9 (74.4), 6:06.0 (75.1), 7:21.9 (75.9), 8:37.8 (75.9), 9:17.36 (39.56)
21. Ken Walshak 9:38.16
77, 2:33 (76), 3:48 (76), 5:05 (77), 6:23 (78), 7:35 (82), 8:57 (82), 9:38.16 (41.16)
25. Nick Webster 9:46.78
77, 2:32 (75), 3:48 (76), 5:07 (79), 6:26 (79), 7:47 (81), 9:06 (79), 9:46.78 (40.78)
1,500-meter run
43. Tom Lipari 4:11.96
65.9, 2:10.1 (64.2), 3:16.2 (66.1), 4:11.96 (73.96 last lap). Ugh.
5,000-meter run
18. Will Griffin 14:48.56
72, 2:21 (69), 3:30 (69), 4:41 (71)
5:50 (69), 6:59 (69), 8:11 (72), 9:23 (72)
10:36 (73), 11:49 (73), 13:02 (73), 14:13 (71)
14:48.56 (35.56)
1600-meter splits: 4:41, 4:42, 4:50
63. Billy Posch 15:19.22
72, 2:24 (72), 3:36 (72), 4:48 (72)
6:01 (73), 7:14 (73), 8:24 (74), 9:44 (76)
11:01 (77), 12:18 (77), 13:34 (76), 14:47 (73)
15:19.22 (32.22)
1600-meter splits: 4:48, 4:56, 5:03
75. Brian Townsend 15:38.79
74, 2:26 (72), 3:38 (72), 4:50 (72)
6:05 (75), 7:21 (76), 8:35 (74), 9:52 (77)
11:10 (78), 12:28 (78), 13:46 (78), 15:02 (76)
15:38.79 (36.79)
1600-meter splits: 4:50, 5:02, 5:10
10,000-meter run
Conor Shelley 30:33.00 *ICAAAA qualifier
76, 2:29 (73), 3:41 (72), 4:55 (74)
6:07 (72), 7:20 (73), 8:33 (73), 9:45 (72)
10:58 (73), 12:10 (72), 13:23 (73), 14:35 (72)
15:47 (72), 17:00 (73), 18:12 (72), 19:24 (72)
20:38 (74), 21:50 (72), 23:05 (75), 24:20 (75)
25:36 (76), 26:50 (74), 28:06 (76), 29:21 (75)
30:33.00 (72.00)
1600-meter splits: 4:55, 4:50, 4:50, 4:49, 4:56, 5:01
Joel Moss 31:37.77
77, 2:31 (74), 3:45 (74), 5:00 (75)
6:13 (73), 7:28 (75), 8:44 (76), 9:58 (74)
11:13 (75), 12:28 (75), 13:43 (75), 14:57 (74)
16:14 (77), 17:30 (76), 18:47 (77), 20:02 (75)
21:20 (78), 22:37 (77), 23:55 (78), 25:14 (79)
26:32 (78), 27:50 (78), 29:07 (77), 30:24 (77)
31:37.77 (73.77)
1600-meter splits: 5:00, 4:58, 4:59, 5:05, 5:12, 5:10
WOMEN'S RESULTS
3,000-meter steeplechase
7. Brittany Burns 10:59.64
81.8, 2:49.7 (87.9), 4:18.8 (89.1), 5:48.1 (89.3), 7:17.7 (89.6), 8:47.9 (90.2), 10:15.4 (87.5), 10:59.65 (44.24)
1,500-meter run
7. Jackie Gamboli 4:47.88
72.5, 2:30.8 (77.3), 3:50.0 (79.2), 4:47.88 (77.88 last lap)