IC4A Championships: Day 1 results

IC4A Championships, Day 1

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Boston University track

1,000-meter run preliminaries

15. David Marthy 2:29.11

29.9, 58.2 (28.3), 1:27.8 (29.6), 1:58.1 (30.3), 2:29.11 (31.01)

Comments: David was just a little off his school record of 2:28.31 set on this very track at the Terrier meet back in January. The race started out slowly, and David once again blitzed a strong midrace surge which left him a bit ragged at the end of the race. It was a game effort that left David a bit disappointed at the end result. We move on to outdoors now, with some training ideas and plans to improve upon his meet performances.

5,000-meter run finals

7. Will Griffin 14:23.14 **IC4A All East

34, 70 (36), 1:45 (35), 2:18 (33), 2:52 (34)

3:26 (34), 4:01 (35), 4:35 (34), 5:09 (34), 5:43 (34)

6:17 (34), 6:51.8 (34.8), 7:26.2 (34.4), 8:07.3 (35.1), 8:36.4 (35.1)

9:11.4 (35.0), 9:46.5 (35.1), 10:27.6 (35.1), 10:56.5 (34.9), 11:31.9 (35.4)

12:07.1 (35.2), 12:42.2 (35.1), 13:15.6 (33.4), 13:49.0 (33.4), 14:23.14 (34.14)

Kilometer splits: 2:52, 2:51, 2:53.4, 2:55.5, 2:51.2

Comments: Bravo to our super senior (actually, graduate student) for a six-second PR and a coveted scoring spot in his second consecutive IC4As (Will scored in the 10,000 outdoors last spring). This makes him the first distance runner to ever score in both the indoor and outdoor IC4A meet, further solidifying his legacy and standing in program lore. This was a tough, punishing race for Will – lots of pushing and shoving in the first two kilometers. You’ll notice the splits went from full-second lap splits to more detailed splits to the tenths. That was due to a very nervous coach (me) who was worried that Will’s race was slipping away. It was not. Rather, some very fast dudes threw in a midrace surge that dropped Will’s pack. Will ran great, and closed strong in the final kilometer to secure that scoring spot. And yes, it was a six-second PR. Very nice! Will is scheduled to run in the 3,000-meter race on Sunday. He will do his best with this very challenging double.

11. Arquimedes DelaCruz 14:29.82 (personal best, won his section)

35, 70 (35), 1:44 (34), 2:19 (35), 2:53 (34)

3:28 (35), 4:02 (34), 4:36 (34), 5:10 (34), 5:46 (36)

6:21 (35), 6:27 (36), 7:31 (34), 8:08 (37), 8:43 (35)

9:18 (35), 9:53 (35), 10:29 (36), 11:05 (36), 11:41 (36)

12:16 (35), 12:52 (36), 13:26 (34), 14:00 (34), 14:29.82 (29.82)

Kilometer splits: 2:53, 2:53, 2:57, 2:58, 2:48

Comments: What a great way for Quimes to end his indoor career! He won the section in a flourish, slamming it home with an eye-popping 29-second last lap. That does not often happen in a 5km race. You’ll notice that his third and fourth kilometers were a bit on the slow side. He heard his old coach (me) yelling and screaming that the pace was too slow, that he needed to move. He heard me, but he did not react. He told me later he was holding back and gearing up for the win. Prior to the event, Quimes told me his race strategy was simple: Just run the race. If there is one thing our boy Q can do, it is handle mano a mano competition – it harkens him back to his wrestling days. This was a four-second PR for him, and should provide a nice springboard into the outdoor track season for him.

Distance medley relay

20. Marist (Mark Vuono, Matt Panebianco, Isaiah Miller, Nick Salek) 10:23.01

Mark Vuono, 1200: 30, 62 (32), 1:33 (31), 2:04 (31), 2:36 (32), 3:07.7 (31.7)

Matt Panebianco, 400: 24, 52.2

Isaiah Miller, 800: 27, 57 (30), 1:29 (32), 2:00.7 (31.7)

Nick Salek, 1600: 30, 62 (32), 1:35 (33), 2:08 (33), 2:42 (34), 3:16 (34), 3:49 (33), 4:21.9 (32.9)

Comments: This was a solid effort for all involved. Mark had a strong and gutsy leadoff leg, battling his competition and running tough from start to finish. Matt did what he could; his body has been ravaged by flu-like symptoms for more than a week now, and he hung on as gamely as he could. Isaiah was in no-man’s land, went out hard and did what he could; same goes for Nick, who actually closed the gap on the three teams in front of him for a time and really ran a strong leg considering he was also in no-man’s land.