Saturday, February 18, 2012

MAAC meet: Comments, self-pity, splits

As always, the MAAC Indoor Meet is a humbling experience for our program. A quick glance at the team standings is all you need to do to be humbled – quickly, unequivocally and decisively.

The meet is a buzzsaw experience for us, and has been for years. We give up many of the events, in which we have no competitors and/or no chance of scoring. And in the events in which we are a bit stronger, we often have to contend with national-caliber athletes. Such is life. No use feeling sorry for ourselves (although that is a tempting emotion). All we can do is recognize it and do the best we can.

I was trying to explain our uphill dilemma to a team-sport coach here at Marist, someone who does care and actually was trying to understand. The way I described it was this:

OK, pick a top-10 nationally-ranked team in your sport. Got it? Good. Now, take your goaltender off the field, and maybe 3 or 4 defenders or midfielders or whatever you call them, as well. Now, you are playing the 10th-ranked team in the country. And, oh, by the way? You don’t have a field on which to practice. Go run around and practice and get ready for your big game -- in the parking lot.

Got that scenario? OK then! What’s the final score of our hypothetical game? Hmmm.

Again, no excuses, and no self-pity. But an awareness. Could our athletes have competed better? Of course! Did some of our athletes have wonderful meets? YOU BET! In other words, this was a more or less typical day at the track office.

We are very proud of our newly minted school record holders. In particular, sophomore Jesse Aprile had a career day – well, up to this point, as we are hoping and anticipating much more out of our super sprint stud.

Jesse ran a PR and qualified for the finals of the 60-meter dash. And then in the finals, he beat two competitors, secured a scoring spot and notched a school-record time of 7.13 seconds. This was AFTER Jesse jumped to a personal-best distance of 6.31 meters in the long jump. Later in the meet, he won his section of the 200-meter dash. He did not score in that event, but he is the school-record holder in the 200 outdoors. So yeah. A great way for Jesse to end the indoor season.

Sophomore transfer Nicole Scicolone popped a fantastic school record in the long jump with a leap of 5.45 meters. She did this, despite nursing a leg injury and – oh yeah, wait -- where and how, exactly, does Nicole practice that event? Hmmm. Nice work!

Here are the splits for middle- and long-distance races, and the relays. Thanks to Split Master Doug Ainscow and his able sidekick Pat Deedy for doing such an excellent job for us. Their split-taking duties will end now as they both continue preparations for a hopefully productive outdoor track season.

MAAC Indoor Track Championships
Friday, February 17, 2012, Armory

Men’s splits
800-meter run

7. David Marthy 1:55.79
27.5, 56.2 (28.7), 1:25.6 (59.4), 1:55.79 (30.19)
11. Matt Panebianco 1:56.80
27.4, 56.0 (28.6), 1:26.0 (30.0), 1:56.80 (30.80)
14. Kyle Havard 1:59.58
29, 58 (29), 1:28 (30), 1:59.58 (31.58)
17. Andrew James 2:00.70
28, 59 (31), 1:29 (30), 2:00.70 (31.70)
20. Bryan Buttigieg 2:02.09
29, 60 (31), 1:30 (30, 2:02.09 (32.09)

Mile run
6. Arquimedes DelaCruz 4:15.77
32.4, 64.2 (31.8), 1:36.3 (32.1), 2:08.2 (31.9), 2:39.6 (31.4), 3:11.8 (32.2), 3:43.8 (32.0), 4:15.77 (31.97)
11. Tom Lipari 4:29.07
34.6 (tripped and fell viciously to the track), 64.7 (30.1), 1:37.4 (32.7), 2:09.3 (31.9), 2:41.6 (32.3), 3:14.9 (33.3), 3:49.5 (34.6), 4:29.07 (30.07)
12. Ryan Fitzsimons 4:30.26
32.6, 65.3 (32.7), 1:38.6 (33.3), 2:12.8 (34.2), 2:47.7 (34.9), 3:22.5 (34.8), 3:56.9 (34.4), 4:30.26 (33.36)
15. Brian Townsend 4:40.67
32.7, 1:05.1 (32.4), 1:38.4 (33.3), 2:13.6 (35.2), 2:49.7 (36.1), 3:26.9 (37.2), 4:03.5 (34.6), 4:40.67 (37.17)

3,000-meter run
5. Ken Walshak 8:43.95
32, 66 (34), 1:40 (34), 2:15 (35), 2:50 (35)
3:25 (35), 4:00 (35), 4:37 (37), 5:13 (36), 5:49 (36)
6:25 (36), 7:01 (36), 7:37 (36), 8:11 (34), 8:43.95 (32.95)
Kilometer splits: 2:50, 2:59, 2:54.95

8. Billy Posch 8:50.04
33, 66 (33), 1:41 (35), 2:17 (36), 2:52 (35)
3:28 (36), 4:04 (36), 4:40 (36), 5:15 (35), 5:52 (37)
6:29 (37), 7:06 (39), 7:42 (36), 8:18 (36), 8:50.04 (32.04)
Kilometer splits: 2:52, 3:00, 2:58.04

10. Ian Dorset 8:56.01
33, 67 (34), 1:44 (37), 2:20 (36), 2:56 (36)
3:32 (36), 4:09 (37), 4:46 (37), 5:20 (36), 5:57 (37)
6:34 (37), 7:11 (37), 7:47 (36), 8:23 (36), 8:56.01 (33.01)
Kilometer splits: 2:56, 3:01, 2:59.01

14. Ryan Scrudato 9:10.76
34, 68 (34), 1:44 (36), 2:20 (36), 2:56 (36)
3:32 (36), 4:09 (37), 4:46 (37), 5:23 (37), 6:01 (38)
6:37 (36), 7:16 (39), 7:55 (39), 8:34 (39), 9:10.76 (36.76)
Kilometer splits: 2:56, 3:05, 3:09.76

15. Nick Salek 9:13.83
34, 68 (34), 1:44 (36), 2:20 (36), 2:55 (35)
3:31 (36), 4:07 (36), 4:45 (38), 5:21 (36), 5:59 (38)
6:37 (38), 7:16 (39), 7:56 (40), 8:36 (40), 9:13.83 (37.83)
Kilometer splits: 2:55, 3:04, 3:14.83

5,000-meter run
8. Joel Moss 15:20.38
34, 70 (36), 2:46 (36), 2:20 (34), 2:54 (34)
3:29 (35), 4:05 (36), 4:40 (35), 5:16 (36), 5:51 (35)
6:26 (35), 7:02 (36), 7:38 (36), 8:14 (36), 8:51 (37)
9:29 (38), 10:07 (38), 10:46 (39), 11:24 (38), 12:03 (39)
12:43 (40), 13:21 (39), 14:01 (40), 14:40 (39), 15:20.38 (40.38)
Kilometer splits: 2:54, 2:57, 3:00, 3:12, 3:17.38

10. Billy Hild 15:43.48
35, 73 (38), 1:50 (37), 2:28 (38), 3:06 (38)
3:44 (38), 4:20 (36), 4:57 (37), 5:34 (37), 6:11 (37)
6:50 (39), 7:28 (38), 8:06 (38), 8:44 (38), 9:22 (38)
10:00 (38), 10:38 (38), 11:16 (38), 11:54 (38), 12:32 (38)
11:21 (39), 13:49 (38), 14:28 (39), 15:06 (38), 15:43.48 (37.48)
Kilometer splits: 3:06, 3:05, 3:11, 3:10, 3:11.48

11. Justin Tampellini 15:59.03
35, 73 (38), 1:50 (37), 2:28 (38), 3:06 (38)
3:44 (38), 4:20 (36), 4:57 (37), 5:34 (37), 6:11 (37)
6:50 (39), 7:28 (38), 8:06 (38), 8:43 (37), 9:22 (39)
10:01 (39), 10:40 (39), 11:19 (39), 11:59 (40), 12:40 (41)
13:21 (41), 14:02 (41), 14:41 (39), 15:21 (40), 15:59.03 (38.03)
Kilometer splits: 3:06, 3:05, 3:11, 3:18, 3:19.03

12. Mohamed Eid 15:59.36
35, 73 (38), 1:49 (36), 2:28 (39), 3:06 (38)
3:44 (38), 4:20 (36), 4:57 (37), 5:34 (37), 6:11 (37)
6:50 (39), 7:28 (38), 8:06 (38), 8:43 (37), 9:22 (39)
10:01 (39), 10:39 (38), 11:19 (40), 11:57 (38), 12:37 (40)
13:18 (41), 13:58 (40), 14:39 (41), 15:20 (41), 15:59.36 (39.36)
Kilometer splits: 3:06, 3:05, 3:11, 3:15, 3:22.36

14. Rob Gorski 16:19.57
35, 72 (37), 1:50 (38), 2:28 (38), 3:06 (38)
3:45 (39), 4:21 (36), 4:58 (37), 5:36 (38), 6:14 (38)
6:53 (39), 7:32 (39), 8:11 (39), 8:51 (40), 9:31 (40)
10:12 (41), 10:52 (40), 11:33 (41), 12:14 (41), 12:55 (41)
13:36 (41), 14:17 (41), 14:59 (42), 15:38 (39), 16:19.57 (41.57)
Kilometer splits: 3:06, 3:08, 3:17, 3:24, 3:24.57

1,600-meter relay
4. Marist (Dan Conklin 53.1, Chris Vanzetta 51.9, Mike Clifford 53.5, Matt Panebianco 53.9) 3:32.80

Distance medley relay
4. Marist (Lipari, Marthy, Panebianco, DelaCruz) 10:38.15
Tom Lipari, 1200: 33, 69 (36), 1:43 (34), 2:13 (30), 2:44 (31), 3:16 (32)
Matt Panebianco, 400: 25.7, 52.5 (26.5)
David Marthy, 800: 30, 61 (31), 1:34 (33), 2:07 (33)
Arquimedes DelaCruz, 1600: 30, 63 (33), 1:35 (32), 2:09 (34), 2:43 (34), 3:16 (33), 3:49 (33), 4:21 (32)

Women’s splits
800-meter run

6. Briana Crowe 2:18.15
33, 67 (34), 1:42 (35), 2:18.15 (34.15)
8. Christine Coughlin 2:19.15
33, 67 (34), 1:42 (35), 2:19.15 (37.15)
12. Jackie Gamboli 2:22.38
33, 68 (35), 1:43 (35), 2:22.38 (39.38)
14. Colleen Meenan 2:23.14
33.9, 69.9 (36.0), 1:46.7 (36.8), 2:33.14 (36.44)
16. Kim Bartlett 2:24.36
33.9, 70.1 (36.1), 1:46.5 (36.4), 2:24.36 (37.86)

Mile run
7. Erin O’Reilly 5:16.49
38, 75 (37), 1:53 (38), 2:33 (40), 3:13 (40), 3:53 (40), 4:35 (42), 5:16.49 (41.49)
8. Rebecca Denise 5:21.28
38, 76 (38), 1:56 (40), 2:37 (41), 3:18 (41), 4:00 (42), 4:41 (41), 5:21.28 (40.28)

3,000-meter run
8. Katie Messina 10:37.38
42, 1:24 (42), 2:06 (42), 2:46 (40), 3:29 (43)
4:12 (43), 4:54 (42), 5:38 (44), 6:21 (43), 7:05 (44)
7:49 (44), 8:32 (43), 9:14 (42), 9:56 (42), 10:37.38 (41.38)
Kilometer splits: 3:29, 3:36, 3:32.38

11. Brianna Freestone 10:48.57
41, 83 (42), 2:05 (42), 2:47 (42), 3:31 (44)
4:13 (42), 4:55 (42), 5:39 (44), 6:23 (44), 7:07 (44)
7:51 (44), 8:35 (44), 9:20 (45), 10:05 (45), 10:48.57 (43.57)
Kilometers plits: 3:31, 3:36, 3:41.57

13. Dayna McLaughlin 10:49.50
40, 83 (43), 2:06 (43), 2:50 (44), 3:33 (43)
4:16 (43), 5:00 (44), 5:44 (44), 6:28 (44), 7:13 (45)
7:58 (45), 8:42 (44), 9:26 (44), 10:09 (43), 10:49.50 (40.50)
Kilometer splits: 3:33, 3:40, 3:36.50

15. Kathryn Sheehan 10:55.20
41, 82 (41), 2:04 (42), 2:46 (42), 3:29 (43)
4:13 (44), 4:55 (42), 5:39 (44), 6:22 (43), 7:06 (44)
7:51 (45), 8:37 (46), 9:24 (47), 10:11 (47), 10:55.20 (44.20)
Kilometer splits: 3:29, 3:37, 3:49.20

5,000-meter run
6. Addie DiFrancesco 17:55.01
38, 81 (43), 2:04 (43), 2:46 (42), 3:29 (43)
4:11 (42), 4:52 (41), 5:35 (43), 6:18 (43), 7:01 (43)
7:44 (43), 8:28 (44), 9:11 (43), 9:54 (43), 10:37 (43)
11:21 (44), 12:04 (43), 12:49 (45), 13:32 (43), 14:16 (44)
15:00 (44), 15:44 (44), 16:28 (44), 17:12 (44), 17:55.01 (43.01)
Kilometer splits: 3:29, 3:32, 3:36, 3:39, 3:39.01
13. Rachel Bremer 19:27.12
42, 85 (43), 2:09 (44), 2:52 (43), 3:36 (44)
4:21 (45), 5:05 (44), 5:50 (45), 6:34 (44), 7:20 (46)
8:05 (45), 8:51 (46), 9:37 (46), 10:23 (46), 11:11 (48)
12:00 (49), 12:48 (48), 13:38 (50), 14:27 (49), 15:18 (51)
16:08 (50), 16:58 (50), 17:47 (49), 18:37 (50), 19:27.12 (50.12)
Kilometer splits: 3:36, 3:44, 3:51, 4:07, 4:09.12
14. Rachel Lichtenwalner 19:31.07
44, 89 (45), 2:14 (45), 2:59 (45), 3:45 (46)
4:31 (46), 5:17 (46), 6:03 (46), 6:49 (46), 7:36 (47)
8:23 (47), 9:11 (48), 9:58 (47), 10:45 (47), 11:33 (48)
12:21 (48), 13:09 (48), 13:58 (49), 14:46 (48), 15:34 (48)
16:23 (49), 17:11 (48), 17:59 (48), 18:46 (47), 19:31.07 (45.07)
Kilometer splits: 3:45, 3:51, 3:57, 4:01, 3:57.07
15. Kelley Gould 20:07.73
44, 89 (45), 2:14 (45), 2:59 (45), 3:45 (46)
4:31 (46), 5:17 (46), 6:03 (46), 6:49 (46), 7:36 (47)
8:23 (47), 9:11 (48), 10:00 (49), 10:48 (48), 11:38 (50)
12:29 (51), 13:18 (49), 14:09 (51), 15:01 (52), 15:53 (52)
16:43 (50), 17:35 (52), 18:27 (52), 19:18 (51), 20:07.73 (49.73)
Kilometer splits: 3:45, 3:51, 4:02, 4:15, 4:14.73

1,600-meter relay
5. Marist (Briana Crowe 62.7, Christine Coughlin 64.3, Colleen Meenan 63.5, Jackie Gamboli 61.7) 4:12.59

Distance medley relay

4. Marist (O’Reilly, Turigiano, Brady, Lightowler) 12:52.72
Erin O’Reilly, 1200: 37, 76 (39), 1:55 (39), 2:34 (39), 3:14 (40), 3:54 (40)
Christina Turigiano, 400: 30, 66 (36)
Megan Brady, 800: 34, 71 (37), 1:50 (39), 2:29 (39)
Kara Lightowler, 1600: 36, 74 (38), 1:55 (39), 2:35 (40), 3:16 (41), 3:58 (42), 4:41 (43), 5:22 (41)

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