BU Terrier: Men's results and splits

Strong day top to bottom on the Magic Carpet. Great to see Marist Running Alum Doug Ainscow on both days, as Doug made the short drive from southern New Hampshire to support his brothers on the Red Foxes. He even resumed his role as split taker (emeritus?) and was his usual reliable self when we needed him. Because there were so many things of note, I included my commentary after most event results. I typed these splits on the bumpy bus ride home as we slice through bitter cold and windy conditions, so if there are any math errors, let me know and I will correct them.

John Thomas Terrier Invitational

Boston University Track and Tennis Center

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Men’s results and splits

60-meter dash

62. Tyler Schwarz 7.28

85. Brandon Heard 7.49

100. Joe Cafaro 7.63

Coach Pete says: Strong performances from Tyler and especially Brandon, who had a breakthrough effort here.

200-meter dash

84. Tim Johnson 22.89

100. Tyler Schwarz 23.09

103. Alex Cunningham 23.17

135. Joe Cafaro 24.29

136. Brandon Heard 24.30

Coach Pete says: The 400 was first, so this was a phenomenal effort from Tim Johnson, who sprinted to a lifetime PR. Also of note: Top 3 sprinters in this event are within an eyelash of Jesse Aprile’s 2014 school record of 22.71. The sharks are in the water, Jesse …

400-meter dash

89. Tim Johnson 51.04

109. Zach Berzal 51.55

Coach Pete says: Tim’s first race of the day was awesome, and Zach ran a strong race as well.

800-meter run

81. Nate Lungarini 1:58.95

28, 58 (30), 1:28 (30), 1:58.95 (30.95)

88. Nestor Taylor 1:59.56

27, 58 (31), 1:28 (30), 1:59.56 (31.56)

111. Kyle Heubner 2:03.18

28, 59 (31), 1:29 (30), 2:03.18 (34.18)

124. Josh Siegel 2:04.98

30, 63 (33), 1:34 (31), 2:04.98 (31.98)

127. Sami Ellougani 2:05.28

29, 59 (30), 1:31 (32), 2:05.28 (34.28)

Coach Pete says: Solid efforts but were hoping for a bit faster up front. Note Josh Siegel’s continued progress back from late fall Achilles tendon surgery. A rare negative-split 800 by Josh, great stuff!

1,000-meter run

12. Steven Morrison 2:27.90 *IC4A qualifier

27.4, 57.5 (30.1), 1:27.7 (30.2), 1:58.4 (30.7), 2:27.90 (29.50)

42. Mark Vuono 2:34.66

28.7, 59.0 (30.3), 1:30.2 (31.2), 2:02.5 (32.3), 2:34.66 (32.16)

43. Bryan Buttigieg 2:35.32

29.6, 60.3 (30.7), 1:31.7 (31.4), 2:03.4 (31.7), 2:35.32 (31.92)

Coach Pete says: Steven’s race execution was perfect.

Mile run

125. Pat Ginty 4:28.65

32, 65 (33), 1:39 (34), 2:13 (34), 2:48 (35), 3:22 (34), 3:56 (34), 4:28.65 (32.65)

133. Charlie Ropes 4:31.48

34, 69 (35), 1:43 (34), 2:17 (34), 2:52 (35), 3:26 (34), 3:59 (33), 4:31.48 (32.48)

137. Joe Miller 4:32.95

31, 65 (34), 1:41 (36), 2:16 (35), 2:51 (35), 3:26 (35), 4:00 (34), 4:32.95 (32.95)

139. Kyle Hannafin 4:33.57

33, 67 (34), 1:41 (34), 2;15 (34), 2:50 (35), 3:24 (34), 3:59 (35), 4:33.57 (34.57)

152. Pat Rynkowski 4:37.05

32, 66 (34), 1:39 (33), 2:14 (35), 2:48 (34), 3:24 (36), 4:00 (36), 4:37.05 (37.05)

156. Eddie White 4:39.82

34, 68 (34), 1:44 (36), 2:18 (34), 2:55 (37), 3:31 (36), 4:08 (37), 4:39.82 (31.82)

170. Ricky Willi 4:43.19

33, 67 (34), 1:43 (36), 2:18 (35), 2:55 (37), 3:31 (36), 4:08 (37), 4:43.19 (35.19)

173. Pat Hickey 4:43.91

32, 65 (33), 1:41 (36), 2:17 (36), 2:55 (38), 3:31 (36), 4:08 (37), 4:43.91 (35.91)

186. Will Duggan 4:49.29

33, 67 (34), 1:43 (36), 2:20 (37), 2:57 (37), 3:35 (38), 4:12 (37), 4:49.29 (37.29)

Coach Pete says: Nothing too stellar here in terms of finishing times, but some good race efforts as you look at the splits. Ginty and Edward had strong last laps, and Ropes and Miller both ran negative split races.

3,000-meter run

58. Saad Baig 8:36.19

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

3:27 (34), 4:01 (34), 4:37 (36), 5:11 (34), 5:46 (35)

6:21 (35), 6:56 (35), 7:31 (35), 8:06 (35), 8:36.19 (30.19)

Kilometer splits: 2:53, 2:53, 2:50.19

72. Stefan Morton 8:42.15

35, 71 (36), 1:47 (36), 2:23 (36), 2:58 (35)

3:33 (35), 4:09 (36), 4:44 (35), 5:19 (35), 5:53 (34)

6:27 (34), 7:01 (34), 7:36 (35), 8:10 (34), 8:42.15 (32.15)

Kilometer splits: 2:58, 2:55, 2:49.15

Coach Pete says: A lot! Wow, wow, wow! What tremendous breakthrough efforts from our sophomores. Saad lopped off nearly 10 seconds from his previous best, which was pretty darn good to start with, and check out the eye-popping last lap! Stefan … holy cow! He had never broken 9:00 before and what does he do? He CRUSHES it. Speaking of crushing … how about that last kilometer. Sub-8:30 pace. Both guys ran great, great races.

5,000-meter run

26. Ken Walshak 14:47.91

35, 70 (35), 1:44 (34), 2:20 (36), 2:55 (35)

3:29 (34), 4:04 (35), 4:40 (36), 5:15 (35), 5:50 (35)

6:25 (35), 7:01 (36), 7:36 (35), 8:11 (35), 8:46 (35)

9:22 (36), 9:58 (36), 10:34 (36), 11:11 (37), 11:48 (37)

12:25 (37), 13:02 (37), 13:38 (36), 14:14 (36), 14:47.91 (33.91)

Kilometer splits: 2:55, 2:55, 2:56, 3:02, 2:59.91

39. Spencer Johnson 15:14.93

38, 75 (37), 1:51 (36), 2:27 (36), 3:03 (36)

3:38 (35), 4:13 (35), 4:49 (36), 5:25 (36), 6:02 (37)

6:38 (36), 7:13 (35), 7:49 (36), 8:26 (37), 9:03 (37)

9:40 (37), 10:16 (36), 10:53 (37), 11:31 (38), 12:08 (37)

12:46 (38), 13:25 (39), 14:02 (37), 14:41 (39), 15:14.93 (33.93)

Kilometer splits: 3:03, 2:59, 3:01, 3:05, 3:04.93

49. Steven Rizzo 15:27.92

37, 75 (38), 1:51 (36), 2:28 (37), 3:04 (36)

3:40 (36), 4:16 (36), 4:52 (36), 5:27 (35), 6:04 (37)

6:40 (36), 7:16 (36), 7:52 (36), 8:28 (36), 9:06 (38)

9:43 (37), 10:20 (37), 10:58 (38), 11:36 (38), 12:15 (39)

12:54 (39), 13:34 (40), 14:13 (39), 14:51 (38), 15:27.92 (36.92)

Kilometer splits: 3:04, 3:00, 3:02, 3:09, 3:12.92

61. Omar Perez 15:41.55

39, 76 (37), 1:54 (38), 2:31 (37), 3:07 (36)

3:44 (37), 4:20 (36), 4:58 (38), 5:36 (38), 6:13 (37)

6:51 (38), 7:29 (38), 8:07 (38), 8:45 (37), 9:23 (37)

10:01 (38), 10:39 (38), 11:17 (38), 11:55 (38), 12:34 (39)

13:12 (38), 13:51 (39), 14:28 (37), 15:07 (39), 15:41.55 (34.55)

Kilometer splits: 3:07, 3:06, 3:10, 3:11, 3:07.55

Coach Pete says: Kenny ran tough in the fastest section with a suicidal pace. The second section may have been a better spot for him, but he made the best of a difficult situation. Spencer and Rizzo both ran superb PR efforts, as did Omar. Spencer PRed by about 30 seconds, Rizzo the same and Omar ran his first ever indoor race with a 16-second PR over his best outdoor time. Kilometer splits were very strong, but there is definitely room for improvement in terms of late-race giddy-up. We’ll work on that. Being the last race of the day, it is difficult for these guys to sit around all day but they did more than OK with it.

60-meter hurdles

24. Alex Cunningham 8.62

Coach Pete says: Bad start (epic bad start, in fact) doomed Hakim here but his mid-race recovery portends good things for the 110s outdoors.

1,600-meter relay

41. Marist A (Nestor Taylor 52.4, Nate Lungarini 51.3, Kyle Heubner 51.4, Zach Berzal 50.8) 3:26:12

49. Marist B (Alex Cunningham 51.5, Josh Siegel 54.0, Sami Ellougani 55.4, Mark Vuono 52.5) 3:33.59

Coach Pete says: Both relays won their respective heats and did so in decisive fashion. The A relay was strong top to bottom. Give credit to Hakim for a very strong opening leg in the B relay, and kudos to Vuono for never saying no when we need him to fill a spot in a relay. And he didn’t just fill a spot; he ran a respectable split and brought the team to a win in the section.

Long jump

42. Andrew Rokoszak 5.47 meters (17 feet, 11.5 inches)

44. Brandon Heard 5.24 meters (17 feet, 2.25 inches)

BU Terrier: Morrison qualifies for IC4As in 1,000

Congratulations to freshman Steven Morrison for his outstanding collegiate debut at 1,000 meters. Steven qualified for IC4As in the event and became the second fastest runner in school history in the five-lap race, trailing only school record holder David Marthy. He ran a tough and smart race, with an excellent finish. Nicely done, Steve!

1,000-meter run

12. Steven Morrison 2:27.90 *IC4A qualifier

27.4, 57.5 (30.1), 1:27.7 (30.2), 1:58.4 (30.7), 2:27.90 (29.50)

BU Terrier: Women's DMR

We started off a long and successful day at BU with the women's DMR. Here are the results from that ...

John Thomas Terrier Invitational

Boston University Track and Tennis Center

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Women’s results and splits

Distance medley relay

9. Marist (Jenna Robinson, Cassandra Iacono, Janelle Solviletti, Christine Coughlin) 12:38.72

Jenna Robinson: 37, 75 (38), 1:52 (37), 2:31 (39), 3:10 (39), 3:47.9 (37.9)

Cassandra Iacono: 28, 62.4 (34.4)

Janelle Solviletti: 34, 70 (36), 1:48 (38), 2:26.50 (38.50)

Christine Coughlin: 37, 76 (39), 1:56 (40), 2:36 (40), 3:17 (41), 3:59 (42), 4:41 (42), 5:21.5 (40.5)

BU Terrier: Women's results and splits

As we have already highlighted in previous posts, another outstanding day on the Magic Carpet at Boston University. Here are the numbers ...

John Thomas Terrier Invitational

Boston University Track and Tennis Center

Friday, January 30, 2015

Women’s results and splits

60-meter dash

36. Danielle Asaro 8.06

52. Ashley Haynes 8.32

70. Alexia Santiago 8.77

200-meter dash

57. Danielle Asaro 26.26

118. Alexandra Hernandez 27.48

119. Meaghan Gillespie 27.50

128. Ashley Haynes 28.12

136. Alexia Santiago 28.78

400-meter dash

67. Molly Weeks 59.92

68. Danisha Craig 59.96

79. Courtney Cartwright 1:00.58

97. Alexandra Hernandez 1:01.57

99. Olivia Jaquith 1:01.69

116. Cassandra Iacono 1:03:05

800-meter run

74. Jenn Horner 2:22.49

32.2, 69.3 (37.1), 1:47.1 (37.8), 2:22.49 (35.39)

85. Marissa Porter 2:25.05

33.7, 69.5 (35.8), 1:47.7 (38.2), 2:25.05 (37.35)

109. Kim Schwartz 2:33.12

34.5, 72.3 (37.8), 1:52.4 (40.1), 2:33.12 (40.72)

113. Catherine Ferreri 2:34.01

35.7, 75.1 (39.4), 1:55.2 (40.1), 2:34.01 (38.81)

115. Lizzy Peper 2:34.89

38, 76 (38), 1:54 (38), 2:34.89 (40.89)

117. Lauren Traina 2:38.61

36, 75 (39), 1:55 (40), 2:38.61 (43.61)

1,000-meter run

27. Christine Coughlin 3:02.38

34.1, 71.0 (36.9), 1:47.9 (36.9), 2:25.4 (37.5), 3:02.38 (36.98)

46. Bryn Gorberg 3:13.60

35.9, 75.4 (39.6), 1:55.4 (40.0), 2:34.6 (39.2), 3:13.60 (39.00)

53. Shannon Gildea 3:29.40

38.1, 80.5 (42.4), 2:05.5 (45.0), 2:50.1 (44.6), 3:29.40 (39.30)

Mile run

76. Janelle Solviletti 5:18.74

36, 73.2 (37.2), 1:50.8 (37.6), 2:30.9 (40.1), 3:12.2 (41.3), 3:54.2 (42.0), 4:37.2 (43.0), 5:18.74 (41.54)

92. Mariah Christian 5:27.28

41, 81 (40), 2:01 (40), 2:41 (40), 3:22 (41), 4:04 (42), 4:46 (42), 5:27.28 (41.28)

113. Jaime Durso 5:41.25

42, 83 (41), 2:06 (43), 2:50 (44), 3:34 (44), 4:18 (44), 5:02 (44), 5:41.25 (39.25)

115. Roxy Novo 5:42.09

42, 82 (40), 2:04 (42), 2:46 (42), 3:29 (43), 4:13 (44), 4:57 (44), 5:42.09 (45.09)

117. Lizzy Peper 5:43.35

43, 85 (42), 2:08 (43), 2:51 (43), 3:34 (43), 4:18 (44), 5:02 (44), 5:43.35 (41.35)

130. Allison Dellicarri 6:09.07

43, 86 (43), 2:10 (44), 2:57 (47), 3:45 (48), 4:34 (49), 5:24 (50), 609.07 (45.07)

132. Kristi Licursi 6:23.52

43, 85 (42), 2:10 (45), 2:58 (48), 3:48 (50), 4:39 (51), 5:32 (53), 6:23.52 (51.52)

3,000-meter run

21. Kristen Traub 9:45.82 *ECAC qualifier

37.6, 76.0 (38.4), 1:55.2 (39.2), 2:35.2 (40.0), 3:15.6 (40.4)

3:55.1 (39.5), 4:35.0 (39.9), 5:15.1 (40.1), 5:51.3 (40.2), 6:35.3 (40.0)

7:14.6 (39.3), 7:54.2 (39.6), 8:32.5 (38.3), 9:11.0 (38.5), 9:45.82 (34.82)

Kilometer splits: 3:15.6, 3:19.7, 3:10.52

53. Mara Schiffhauer 10:19.29

40.3, 82.9 (42.6), 2:04.6 (41.7), 2:45.8 (41.2), 3:25.9 (40.1)

4:06.5 (40.6), 4:47.9 (41.4), 5:28.8 (40.9), 6:10.1 (41.3), 6:51.5 (41.4)

7:33.4 (41.9), 8:15.7 (42.3), 8:57.5 (41.7), 9:40.4 (42.9), 10:19.29 (38.89)

Kilometer splits: 3:25.9, 3:25.6, 3:27.79

84. Brianna Freestone 10:56.75

41, 85 (44), 2:07 (42), 2:48 (41), 3:32 (44)

4:15 (43), 4:59 (44), 5:42 (43), --, 7:11

7:57 (46), 8:43 (46), 9:29 (46), 10:14 (45), 10:56.75 (42.75)

Kilometer splits: 3:32, 3:39, 3:45.75

86. Annie Gould (unattached) 11:03.70

42, 86 (44), 2:09 (43), 2:52 (43), 3:36 (44)

4:18 (42), 5:02 (44), 5:47 (45), -- , 7:17

8:02 (45), 8:48 (46), 9:34 (46), 10:19 (45), 11:03.70 (44.70)

Kilometer splits: 3:36, 3:41, 3:46.70

91. Brianne Vess 11:11.05

42, 86 (44), 2:09 (43), 2:52 (43), 3:35 (43)

4:18 (43), 5:04 (46), 5:51 (47), -- , 7:21

8:08 (47), 8:55 (47), 9:43 (48), 10:29 (46), 11:11.05 (42.05)

Kilometer splits: 3:35, 3:46, 3:50.05

93. Bianca Luparello 11:21.20

41, 85 (44), 2:08 (43), 2:49 (41), 3:34 (45)

4:18 (44), 5:05 (47), 5:51 (46), -- , 7:23

8:11 (48), 8:58 (47), 9:47 (49), 10:35 (48), 11:21.20 (45.20)

Kilometer splits: 3:34, 3:49, 3:58.20

60-meter hurdles

72. Meaghan Gillespie 10.25

1,600-meter relay

20. Marist (Danisha Craig 60.7, Courtney Cartwright 61.8, Jenn Horner 59.1, Molly Weeks 60.1) 4:01.97 *school record, old record 4:02.49 by Pieper, Knapp, Rhorer, Golden, 2000

High jump

18. Fallon Quigley 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch)

34. Siobhan Pokorney 1.50 meters (4 feet, 11 inches)

BU Terrier: Women's 4x400 relay school record!

One of the oldest track records on the books went down in exhilarating and somewhat unexpected fashion, as the team of Danisha Craig, Courtney Cartwright, Jenn Horner and Molly Weeks sprinted to a 4x400-meter relay time (and section victory) of 4:01.97. This eclipses a 15-year-old mark of 4:02.49. All of these ladies were doubling back -- Danisha, Courtney and Molly from the 400, and Jenn from the 800 -- thus the unexpected nature of the mark. Their earlier performances, however, foreshadowed the greatest of this team effort. They showed great grit, determination, savvy (great handoffs) and pure speed in eclipsing the record. Next on the agenda? Sub-4:00! But first! Let's savor a great day for this crew. Nicely done, ladies!

BU Terrier: A win-win (win-win) situation

In one of the more remarkable stretches in recent memory, our hard-working sprint crew put together four consecutive heat (section) victories in the 400-meter dash on Friday afternoon. It was incredible and it was thrilling. And oh yeah, the ladies ran really fast! Here's how it went ...

Section 19: Danisha Craig, first place, 59.96 seconds
Section 20: Molly Weeks, first place, 59.92 seconds
Section 21: Courtney Cartwright, first place, 1:00.58
Section 22: Alexandra Hernandez, first place, 1:01.57; Olivia Jaquith, second place, 1:01.69.

This, of course, was a delightful omen of things to come a few hours later on the Magic Carpet ...

BU Terrier: Kristen Traub's awesome 3,000-meter run

Junior captain Kristen Traub ran a monster PR and the second-fastest 3,000-meter time in school history, easily qualifying for the ECAC Championship in that event, with a stellar 9:45.82. Michelle Gaye's two-week-old school record of 9:44.48 is the only time faster in school history. Kristen ran a tough and gutsy race in traffic most of the way, and she freed herself for an incredible finishing kick. Here are her excellent splits:

3,000-meter run

21. Kristen Traub 9:45.82 *ECAC qualifier

37.6, 76.0 (38.4), 1:55.2 (39.2), 2:35.2 (40.0), 3:15.6 (40.4)

3:55.1 (39.5), 4:35.0 (39.9), 5:15.1 (40.1), 5:51.3 (40.2), 6:35.3 (40.0)

7:14.6 (39.3), 7:54.2 (39.6), 8:32.5 (38.3), 9:11.0 (38.5), 9:45.82 (34.82)

Kilometer splits: 3:15.6, 3:19.7, 3:10.52