Metro Championships: Time schedule

Here is the time schedule for Friday's Metropolitan Indoor Championships, to be held at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island. Updated: With Marist men's and women's entries.

Track events, women then men, slow to fast
12 noon: 5,000-meter run: Hannah Albert, Kerri-Anne Flynn
12:40 p.m.: 60 hurdle trials: No entries
12:55 p.m.: 60 dash trials: Ashley Haynes, Danisha Craig, Lauren Adams
1:15 p.m.: Mile run: Bianca Luparello
1:45 p.m.: Heptathlon 60 hurdles men: No entries
1:50 p.m.: 60 hurdle final, men: No entries
1:55 p.m.: 60 hurdle final, women: No entries
2 p.m.: 60 dash final: TBA
2:10 p.m.: 400 dash: Tim Johnson, Justin Muccio, Santosh Krishnan, Ericka Stewart, Eleni Nickolas
2:40 p.m.: 500 dash: No entries
3:10 p.m.: 800 run: Nate Lungarini, Stefan Morton, Emily Franko, Jessica Howe
3:40 p.m.: 1,000 run: No entries
4 p.m.: 200 dash: Joe Cafaro, Santosh Krishnan, Justin Muccio, Lauren Adams, Abby Smith
4:40 p.m.: 3,000 run: Dan Hillman
5:15 p.m.: DMR: Marist men (Anthony Colasanto, Nate Lungarini, Josh Siegel, Eamonn Beers)
5:45 p.m.: 4x800 relay: Marist women (Shea Bohan, Kerry Gaye, Denise Grohn, Emily Burns)
6:05 p.m.: 4x400 relay: Marist men (Joe Cafaro, Josh Hindle, Tim Johnson, Sean Patterson); Marist women (Debbie Boerke, Ashley Haynes, Olivia Gage, Danisha Craig)

High jump: Follows dash finals: Fallon Quigley

Winter weather? Snow problem!

Thanks to Spencer Johnson (flag hat) for sending me this photo with the subject line of "This is why we run." Also pictured are Palmer, Joe Miller and Rizzo. Why does Joe Miller look mad? Because Joe Miller ALWAYS looks mad.

Racewalkers at Millrose Games!

Coach Chuck already posted this on Twitter, but I figured I'd share the awesome news here as well: Racewalkers Kristi Licursi and Katie Miale have been accepted into the Millrose Games 1-mile racewalk national championship. Kristi raced there (Armory) last winter and it's awesome that Katie will be joining her. Very proud that Marist will be represented in this prestigious meet, which is on Saturday, February 11 at the Armory in NYC. Neat.

BU Terrier: Day 2, men's results and splits

John Thomas Terrier Invitational

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Boston University

Men’s results and splits

200-meter dash

59. Tim Johnson 22.51 *school record, old record by Johnson, 22.61 in 2016

100. Joe Cafaro 22.96

135. Sean Patterson 23.59

149. Josh Hindle 24.14

400-meter dash

87. Josh Hindle 51.84

97. Justin Muccio 52.41

102. Sean Patterson 52.75

113. Santosh Krishnan 53.83

800-meter run

79. Josh Siegel 1:59.86

27.91, 58.52 (30.61), 1:29.77 (31.25), 1:59.86 (30.09)

80. Drew Burns 1:59.92

27, 57 (30), 1:28 (31), 1:59.92 (31.92)

85. Tanner Senius 2:00.09

27.66, 57.26 (29.60), 1:28.23 (30.97), 2:00.09 (31.86)

88. Nate Lungarini 2:00.66

29.02, 58.28 (29.26), 1:29.10 (30.82), 2:00.66 (31.56)

1,000-meter run

21. Brian Henderson 2:30.15

27.72, 57.28 (29.56), 1:27.92 (30.64), 1:58.95 (31.03), 2:30.15 (31.20)

32. Stefan Morton 2:35.98

27.33, 56.72 (29.39), 1:26.76 (30.04), 1:59.10 (32.34), 2:35.98 (36.88)

Mile run

109. Anthony Colasanto 4:29.52

33.43, 66.27 (32.84), 1:39.61 (33.34), 2:13.14 (33.53), 2:46.92 (33.78), 3:21.18 (34.26), 3:56.23 (35.05), 4:29.52 (33.31)

133. Eamonn Beers 4:35.39

34, 67 (33), 1:41 (34), 2:15 (34), 2:49 (34), 3:24 (35), 3:59 (35), 4:35.39 (36.39)

156. Zach Toner 4:46.39

34, 68 (34), 1:43 (35), 2:20 (37), 3:34 (37), 4:10 (36), 4:46.39 (36.39)

3,000-meter run

55. Joe Miller 8:45.15

35.01, 71.39 (36.38), 1:45.64 (34.25), 2:20.21 (34.57), 2:54.96 (34.75)

3:30.23 (35.27), 4:05.76 (35.53), 4:41.33 (35.57), 5:16.30 (34.97), 5:51.33 (35.03)

6:25.96 (34.63), 7:01.23 (35.27), 7:36.83 (35.60), 8:11.39 (34.56), 8:45.15 (33.36)

Kilometer splits: 2:54.96, 2:56.37, 2:53.82

82. Conor Stack 9:09.81

35, 72 (37), 1:47 (35), 2:23 (36), 2:59 (36)

3:16 (37), 4:13 (37), 4:50 (37), 5:27 (37), 6:05 (38)

6:44 (39), 7:22 (38), 8:00 (38), 8:38 (38), 9:09.81 (31.81)

Kilometer splits: 2:59, 3:06, 3:04.81

87. Elias Platanias 9:12.26

35, 71 (36), 1:46 (35), 2:22 (36), 2:58 (36)

3:34 (36), 4:10 (36), 4:46 (36), 5:23 (37), 6:01 (38)

6:39 (38), 7:18 (39), 7:57 (39), 8:35 (38), 9:12.26 (37.26)

Kilometer splits: 2:58, 3:03, 3:11.26

89. Connor Levins 9:13.48

35.45, 73.27 (37.82), 1:49.10 (35.83), 2:24.89 (35.79), 3:01.14 (36.25)

3:37.52 (36.38), 4:13.52 (36.00), 4:50.27 (36.75), 5:26.31 (36.04), 6:04.25 (37.94)

6:41.31 (37.06), 7:20.14 (38.83), 7:59.75 (39.61), 8:38.68 (38.93), 9:13.48 (34.80)

Kilometer splits: 3:01.14, 3:03.11, 3:09.23

5,000-meter run (Note: Thanks to alum Doug Ainscow for recording splits)

37. Dietrich Mosel 14:58.44

34, 72 (38), 1:48 (36), 2:24 (36), 2:59 (35)

3:35 (36), 4:10 (35), 4:46 (36), 5:22 (36), 5:57 (35)

6:33 (36), 7:10 (37), 7:46 (36), 8:23 (37), 9:00 (37)

9;36 (36), 10:13 (37), 10:48 (35), 11:26 (38), 12:02 (36)

12:39 (37), 13:15 (36), 13:52 (37), 14:26 (34), 14:58.44 (32.44)

Kilometer splits: 2:59, 2:58, 3:03, 3:02, 2:56.44

48. Spencer Johnson 15:07.71

34, 73 (39), 1:49 (36), 2:25 (36), 3:00 (35)

3:35 (35), 4:10 (35), 4:46 (36), 5:22 (36), 5:57 (35)

6:33 (36), 7:10 (37), 7:46 (36), 8:22 (36), 8:59 (37)

9:35 (36), 10:12 (37), 10:49 (37), 11:26 (37), 12:03 (37)

12:40 (37), 13:17 (37), 13:54 (37), 14:31 (37), 15:07.71 (36.71)

Kilometer splits: 3:00, 2:57, 3:02, 3:04, 3:04.71

59. Mike Kennedy 15:24.48

38, 75 (37), 1:52 (37), 2:29 (37), 3:06 (37)

3:44 (38), 4:21 (37), 4:59 (38), 5:35 (36), 6:13 (38)

6:48 (35), 7:25 (37), 8:02 (37), 8:39 (37), 9:16 (37)

9:52 (36), 10:29 (37), 11:05 (36), 11:41 (36), 12:18 (37)

12:36 (38), 13:34 (38), 14:12 (38), 14:50 (38), 15:24.48 (34.48)

Kilometer splits: 3:06, 3:07, 3:03, 3:02, 3:06.48

62. Johnny Lee 15:32.43

37, 73 (36), 1:50 (37), 2:28 (38), 3:05 (37)

3:43 (38), 4:20 (37), 4:57 (37), 5:33 (36), 6:10 (37)

6:46 (36), 7:23 (37), 8:01 (38), 8:38 (37), 9:15 (37)

9:52 (37), 10:29 (37), 11:07 (38), 11:44 (37), 12:22 (38)

13:01 (39), 13:39 (38), 14:17 (38), 14:56 (39), 15:32.43 (36.43)

Kilometer splits: 3:05, 3:05, 3:05, 3:07, 3:10.43

67. Chris Rivas 15:35.08

38, 75 (37), 1:53 (38), 2:30 (37), 3:07 (37)

3:44 (37), 4:22 (38), 5:00 (38), 5:36 (36), 6:14 (38)

6:50 (36), 7:27 (37), 8:05 (38), 8:42 (37), 9:20 (38)

9:57 (37), 10:35 (38), 11:12 (37), 11:50 (38), 12:28 (38)

13:06 (38), 13:44 (38), 14:22 (38), 14:59 (37), 15:35.08 (36.08)

Kilometer splits: 3:07, 3:07, 3:06, 3:08, 3:07.08

68. Steven Rizzo 15:35.26

34, 73 (39), 1:49 (36), 2:25 (36), 3:00 (35)

3:35 (35), 4:10 (35), 4:46 (36), 5:22 (36), 5:57 (35)

6:33 (36), 7:10 (37), 7:46 (36), 8:32 (36), 8:58 (36)

9;35 (37), 10:12 (37), 10:50 (38), 11:28 (38), 12:07 (39)

12:48 (41), 13:30 (42), 14:13 (43), xx (missed split), 15:35.26

Kilometer splits: 3:00, 2:57, 3:01, 3:09, 3:28.26

71. Palmer Weimann 15:37.77

35, 72 (38), 1:48 (36), 2:24 (36), 3:00 (36)

3:35 (35), 4:11 (36), 4:47 (36), 5:23 (36), 5:59 (36)

6:36 (37), 7:12 (36), 7:50 (38), 8:26 (36), 9:04 (38)

9:42 (38), 10:22 (40), 11:01 (39), 11:40 (39), 12:20 (40)

13:00 (40), 13:40 (40), 14:21 (41), 15:00 (39), 15:37.77 (37.77)

Kilometer splits: 3:00, 2:59, 3:05, 3:16, 3:17.77

78. Riley Hughes 15:50.61 (lost shoe in 3^rd lap of race)

37, 73 (36), 1:50 (37), 2:28 (38), 3:05 (37)

3:43 (38), 4:21 (38), 4:59 (38), 5:35 (36), 6:13 (38)

6:50 (37), 7:27 (37), 8:06 (39), 8:48 (38), 9:25 (37)

10:04 (39), 10:44 (40), 11:22 (38), 12:00 (38), 12:39 (39)

13:18 (39), 13:58 (40), 14:36 (38), 15:14 (38), 15:50.61 (36.61)

Kilometer splits: 3:05, 3:08, 3:12, 3:14, 3:11.61

83. Omar Perez 15:55.83

37, 73 (36), 1:50 (37), 2:28 (38), 3:05 (37)

3:43 (38), 4:21 (38), 4:58 (37), 5:35 (37), 6:12 (37)

6:50 (38), 7:27 (37), 8:06 (39), 8:45 (39), 9:25 (40)

10:03 (38), 10;43 (40), 11:22 (39), 12:01 (39), 12:40 (39)

13:20 (40), 14:00 (40), 14:40 (40), 15:20 (40), 15:55.83 (35.83)

Kilometer splits: 3:05, 3:07, 3:13, 3:15, 3:15.83

1,600-meter relay

34. Marist A (Joe Cafaro 52.58, Josh Hindle 52.22, Nate Lungarini 52.75, Sean Patterson 51.66) 3:29.50

41. Marist B (Justin Muccio 53.88, Stefan Morton 53.56, Josh Siegel 52.83, Santosh Krishnan 52.90) 3:33.50

BU Terrier: Day 2, Tim Johnson's school record in 200-meter dash

Senior captain Tim Johnson broke his own school record in the 200-meter dash, out of lane 5 in heat 18. Tim admittedly didn't get a great start and didn't feel it was a great race for him, but it's as good as he's ever run, so good for him. Nicely done!

200-meter dash

59. Tim Johnson 22.51 *school record, old record by Johnson, 22.61 in 2016

BU Terrier: Day 2, women's DMR

John Thomas Terrier Invitational

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Boston University

Women’s distance medley

4. Marist (Denise Grohn 3:49.2, Danisha Craig 58.2, Shea Bohan 2:20.7, Emily Burns 5:07.3) 12:15.71

Denise Grohn: 36, 72 (36), 1:51 (39), 2:30 (39), 3:10 (40), 3:49.2 (39.2)

Danisha Craig: 27, 58.2

Shea Bohan: 33, 69 (36), 1:45 (36), 2:20.7 (35.7)

Emily Burns: 36, 74 (38), 1:53 (39), 2:32 (39), 3:11 (39), 3:50 (39), 4:29 (39), 5:07.3 (38.3)

BU Terrier: A smart and tough 5km

Through the years, they have exasperated me with their race splits. But before I continue, it must be stated: No one is a bigger fan of grad student Annie Gould and traditional senior Bianca Luparello. If my daughter were to grow up and to be like either of them, I would be a very proud and happy father. But, facts are facts. They are our athletes, and I’m one of their coaches, and when they run long distance races, the expectation is they will run smart, tough and even-paced races. I never question the “tough” part, because these two ladies care deeply about their running and about our program. The “smart” (Bianca) and “even paced” (Annie) part of the equation, though … well, that has always been a work in progress. Work in progress. I am being nice here. Both of them know that I have had stern, post-race conversations about their races. Many times, I have agonized over typing up the post-race splits for the blog. Dammit! That last 1km (or more) needs to be faster! Too slow! Why are you slowing down so much! Wake up, will ya?

Well. I’m here to tell you: Last night, together, they both GOT IT. Was it perfect? No. It rarely is. But, it was pretty darn good. I stood in my usual spot, by the pole vault pits, and quietly told them their splits throughout the race. I mumbled “45, good” many, many times. There was a slight fade toward the end of the race – trust me, they heard about it from the old coach -- but it was oh-so slight and Bianca finished with a flourish and a major breakthrough effort. Annie had an indoor PR by a lot and her best race in a long time. They got it, and they got it good. And so, in fairness, after all the stern conversations and angst-ridden split taking, this was a wonderful, breakthrough effort for both of them. We couldn’t be happier and more proud of their effort. Nicely done, ladies!

5,000-meter run

47. Bianca Luparello 18:40.24

42, 87 (45), 2:10 (43), 2:55 (45), 3:39 (44)

4:23 (44), 5:08 (45), 5:53 (45), 6:38 (45), 7:23 (45)

8:08 (45), 8:53 (45), 9:37 (44), 10:23 (46), 11:08 (45)

11:53 (45), 12:38 (45), 13:24 (46), 14:10 (46), 14:56 (46)

15:43 (47), 16:29 (46), 17:14 (45), 18:00 (46), 18:40.24 (40.24)

Kilometer splits: 3:39, 3:44, 3:45, 3:48, 3:44.24)

51. Annie Gould 18:48.44

43, 87 (44), 2:10 (43), 2:55 (45), 3:39 (44)

4:23 (44), 5:08 (45), 5:53 (45), 6:38 (45), 7:23 (45)

8:08 (45), 8:53 (45), 9:38 (45), 10:23 (45), 11:08 (45)

11:53 (45), 12:38 (45), 13:24 (46), 14:10 (46), 14:56 (46)

15:43 (47), 16:30 (47), 17:16 (46), 18:03 (47), 18:48.44 (45.44)

Kilometer splits: 3:39, 3:44, 3:45, 3:48, 3:52.44

BU Terrier: Day 1, men's DMR qualifies for IC4As

The men's DMR had a strong performance in the last event of Friday night, qualifying for the IC4A Championships with a strong time of 10:06.75, good for fourth place overall. The IC4A standard is 10:19.00. We felt an IC4A standard was very attainable, after the season-opening mark two weeks ago at Yale, but these guys exceeded my pre-race expectations of around 10:10ish with some amazing legs. Nicely done, men!

John Thomas Terrier Invitational
Friday, January 27, 2017
Boston University
Men's distance medley relay
4. Marist (Brian Henderson 3:05.1, Drew Burns 50.4, Zachary Ropes 1:53.2, Stefan Morton 4:17.1) 10:06.75 *IC4A qualifier
Brian Henderson: 29, 60 (31), 1:31 (31), 2:03 (32), 2:33 (30), 3:05.1 (32.1)
Drew Burns: 23, 50.4
Zachary Ropes: 25, 54 (29), 1:23 (29), 1:53.2 (30.2)
Stefan Morton: 29, 61 (32), 1:34 (33), 2:07 (33), 2:39 (32), xx (missed split, too excited), 3:45, 4:17.1 (32.1)

BU Terrier: Day 1, women's results and splits

The Magic Carpet produced some stellar results. Here is what I wrote up for GoredFoxes.com, with the usual results and splits below ... 

--In the mile run, sophomore Emily Burns lopped more than eight seconds off her previous best and broke the 5-minute barrier for the first time, running 4:59.33. The time narrowly missed the ECAC qualifying standard of 4:59.04.

--In the 1,000-meter run, sophomore Shea Bohan trimmed five seconds off her previous best and broke the 3-minute barrier for the first time, running 2:56.98 for 14^th place – the highest individual finish on the day for the Red Foxes. The time narrowly missed the ECAC qualifying standard of 2:56.24.

--Sprinter Danisha Craig enjoyed a banner day, winning both sections of her races. In the 400-meter dash, she stormed to a personal-best time of 58.95 seconds. She followed that up with a winning performance in the 200-meter dash (26.32 seconds).

--In the 3,000-meter run, freshman Ali Bartolotta powered to a monster personal-best time of 10:13.97, finishing 31^st in the stacked field.

--In the 5,000-meter run, senior captain Bianca Luparello broke 19 minutes for the first time, demolishing that barrier with a personal-best time of 18:40.24.

We'll be back at the track on Saturday morning for the women's DMR and the remainder of the men's meet. 

John Thomas Terrier Invitational

Friday, January 27, 2017

Boston University

Women’s results and splits

60-meter dash

57. Lauren Adams 8.49

200-meter dash

70. Danisha Craig 26.32

95. Debbie Boerke 26.85

118. Lauren Adams 27.32

144. Abby Smith 28.72

400-meter dash

42. Danisha Craig 58.95

66. Debbie Boerke 1:01.17

67. Jenn Horner 1:01.20

87. Olivia Gage 1:03.09

88. Courtney Cartwright 1:03.75

92. Ericka Stewart 1:04.69

95. Eleni Nickolas 1:04.91

98. Emma Schweitzer 1:06.17

500-meter dash

43. Ashley Haynes 1:24.15

800-meter run

76. Kerry Gaye 2:21.11

35.13, 1:10.61 (35.48), 1:45.75 (35.14), 2:21.11 (35.36)

100. Molly Weeks 2:27.82

35.05, 1:13.14 (38.09), 1:50.62 (37.48), 2:27.82 (37.20)

1,000-meter run

14. Shea Bohan 2:56.98

33.62, 1:08.31 (34.69), 1:44.57 (36.26), 2:21.21 (36.64), 2:56.98 (35.77)

27. Denise Grohn 3:01.74

34.92, 1:11.51 (36.59), 1:48.26 (36.75), 2:25.97 (37.71), 3:01.74 (35.77)

48. Alyssa Lafave 3:11.94

35, 1:13 (38), 1:53 (40), 2:33 (40), 3:11.94 (38.94)

57. Shannon Gildea 3:41.46

37, 79 (42), 2:04 (45), 2:52 (48), 3:41.46 (49.46)

Mile run

30. Emily Burns 4:59.33

38.14, 1:14.60 (36.46), 1:51.77 (37.17), 2:29.23 (37.46), 3:07.47 (38.24), 3:44.77 (37.30), 4:22.71 (37.94), 4:59.33 (36.62)

69. Jenna Robinson 5:18.85

38, 77 (39), 1:57 (40), 2:37 (40), 3:16 (39), 3:57 (41), 4:38 (41), 5:18.85 (40.85)

79. Bryn Gorberg 5:22.26

38, 77 (39), 1:56 (39), 2:36 (40), 3:16 (40), 3:58 (42), 4:41 (43), 5:22.26 (41.26)

82. Emily Franko 5:22.92

38, 75 (37), 1:55 (40), 2:37 (42), 3:20 (43), 4:03 (43), 4:45 (42), 5:22.92 (37.92)

102. Alyssa Hurlbut 5:32.06

36, 73 (37), 1:54 (41), 2:36 (42), 3:18 (42), 4:02 (44), 4:46 (44), 5:32.06 (46.06)

126. Kerri-Anne Flynn 5:51.84

43, 84 (41), 2:07 (43), 2:51 (44), 3:35 (44), 4:20 (45), 5:05 (45), 5:51.84 (46.84)

3,000-meter run

31. Ali Bartolotta 10:13.97

40, 81 (41), 2:02 (41), 2:43 (41), 3:22 (40)

4:03 (41), 4:46 (43), 5:27 (41), 6:10 (43), 6:51 (41)

7:33 (42), 8:14 (41), 8:57 (43), 9:38 (41), 10:13.97 (35.97)

Kilometer splits: 3:22, 3:29, 3:22.97

34. Nicki Nesi 10:16.13

40, 81 (41), 2:02 (41), 2:44 (42), 3:24 (40)

4:05 (41), 4:47 (42), 5:28 (41), 6:10 (42), 6:51 (41)

7:33 (42), 8:14 (41), 8:57 (43), 9:38 (41), 10:16.13 (38.13)

Kilometer splits: 3:24, 3:27, 3:25.13

49. Jordan Casey 10:35.25

39, 81 (42), 2:03 (42), 2:45 (42), 3:28 (43)

4:11 (43), 4:54 (43), 5:36 (42), 6:19 (43), 7:02 (43)

7:47 (45), 8:30 (43), 9:14 (44), 9:56 (42), 10:35.25 (39.35)

Kilometer splits: 3:28, 3:34, 3:33.25

58. Brianne Vess 10:49.65

41, 83 (42), 2:05 (42), 2:48 (43), 3:31 (43)

4:14 (43), 4:58 (44), 5:40 (42), 6:24 (44), 7:08 (44)

7:52 (44), 8:36 (44), 9:22 (46), 10:07 (45), 10:49.65 (42.65)

Kilometer splits: 3:31, 3:37, 3:41.65

59. Christine Gambell 10:57.48

40, 81 (41), 2:02 (41), 2:43 (41), 3:23 (40)

4:04 (41), 4:48 (44), 5:33 (45), 6:18 (45), 7:05 (47)

7:52 (47), 8:39 (47), 9:26 (47), 10:12 (46), 10:57.48 (45.48)

Kilometer splits: 3:23, 3:42, 3:52.48

5,000-meter run

47. Bianca Luparello 18:40.24

42, 87 (45), 2:10 (43), 2:55 (45), 3:39 (44)

4:23 (44), 5:08 (45), 5:53 (45), 6:38 (45), 7:23 (45)

8:08 (45), 8:53 (45), 9:37 (44), 10:23 (46), 11:08 (45)

11:53 (45), 12:38 (45), 13:24 (46), 14:10 (46), 14:56 (46)

15:43 (47), 16:29 (46), 17:14 (45), 18:00 (46), 18:40.24 (40.24)

Kilometer splits: 3:39, 3:44, 3:45, 3:48, 3:44.24)

48. Elizabeth Wasserman 18:40.57

40, 82 (42), 2:05 (43), 2:49 (44), 3:32 (43)

4:15 (43), 4:58 (43), 5:42 (44), 6:26 (44), 7:09 (43)

7:53 (44), 8:37 (44), 9:22 (45), 10:07 (45), 10:52 (45)

11:39 (47), 12:26 (47), 13:14 (48), 14:01 (47), 14:49 (48)

15:36 (47), 16:23 (47), 17:09 (46), 17:55 (46), 18:40.57 (45.57)

Kilometer splits: 3:32, 3:37, 3:43, 3:57, 3:51.5751. Annie Gould 18:48.44

43, 87 (44), 2:10 (43), 2:55 (45), 3:39 (44)

4:23 (44), 5:08 (45), 5:53 (45), 6:38 (45), 7:23 (45)

8:08 (45), 8:53 (45), 9:38 (45), 10:23 (45), 11:08 (45)

11:53 (45), 12:38 (45), 13:24 (46), 14:10 (46), 14:56 (46)

15:43 (47), 16:30 (47), 17:16 (46), 18:03 (47), 18:48.44 (45.44)

Kilometer splits: 3:39, 3:44, 3:45, 3:48, 3:52.44

1,600-meter relay

24. Marist A (Debbie Boerke 1:01.91, Molly Weeks 1:00.80, Courtney Cartwright 1:04.00, Jenn Horner 1:00.71) 4:07.64

30. Marist B (Olivia Gage 1:04.74, Ericka Stewart 1:05.33, Emma Schweitzer 1:06.25, Eleni Nickolas 1:05.43) 4:22.18

High jump

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

BU Terrier: Day 2 schedule and entries

BU Terrier, Saturday schedule and entries

All men’s events (except DMR)

Track events

11 a.m., women’s DMR (2 heats): Marist (Denise Grohn, Danisha Craig, Shea Bohan, Emily Burns)

11:30 a.m., 60 hurdles (8 heats): No entries

11:45 a.m., 800 run (17 heats): Drew Burns, Zachary Ropes, Josh Siegel, Tanner Senius, Nate Lungarini

12:35 p.m., 60 dash (12 heats): No entries

1 p.m., 400 dash (28 heats): Josh Hindle, Sean Patterson, Justin Muccio, Santosh Krishnan

1:50 p.m., hurdle finals: No entries

1:55 p.m., dash finals: No entries

2 p.m., 500 dash (12 heats): No entries

2:30 p.m., 200 dash (38 heats): Tim Johnson, Joe Cafaro, Josh Hindle, Sean Patterson

3:10 p.m., 1,000 run (6 heats): Brian Henderson, Stefan Morton

3:30 p.m., mile run (17 heats): Anthony Colasanto, Eamonn Beers, Zach Toner

5 p.m., 4x400 relay (10 heats): Marist A, Marist B, Marist C (squads TBA)

6:05 p.m., 3,000 run (7 heats): Joe Miller, Elias Platanias, Conor Stack, Connor Levins

7:30 p.m., 5,000 run (5 heats): Spencer Johnson, Dietrich Mosel, Steven Rizzo, Palmer Weimann, Riley Hughes, Mike Kennedy, Johnny Lee, Omar Perez, Chris Rivas

BU Terrier: Day 1 schedule and entries

BU Terrier, Friday schedule and entries

All women’s events (except DMR)

Field event

12 noon, high jump: Fallon Quigley

Track events

1 p.m., 60 hurdles (10 heats): No entries

1:20 p.m., 800 run (17 heats): Kerry Gaye, Molly Weeks

2:15 p.m., 60 dash (10 heats): Lauren Adams

2:35 p.m., 400 dash (22 heats): Debbie Boerke, Danisha Craig, Courtney Cartwright, Jenn Horner, Ericka Stewart, Olivia Gage, Emma Schweitzer, Eleni Nickolas

3:05 p.m., hurdle finals: No entries

3:10 p.m., dash finals

3:15 p.m., 500 dash (10 heats): Ashley Haynes

3:40 p.m., 200 dash (36 heats): Danisha Craig, Debbie Boerke, Lauren Adams, Abby Smith

4:15 p.m., 1,000 run (7 heats): Shea Bohan, Denise Grohn, Alyssa Lafave, Shannon Gildea

4:45 p.m., mile run (12 heats): Emily Burns, Bryn Gorberg, Jenna Robinson, Emily Franko, Alyssa Hurlbut, Kerri-Anne Flynn, Lauren Traina

6:05 p.m., 4x400 relay (7 heats): Marist A and Marist B (squads TBA)

6:50 p.m., 3,000 run (4 heats): Ali Bartolotta, Nicki Nesi, Christine Gambell, Jordan Casey, Brianne Vess

7:55 p.m., 5,000 run (4 heats): Mara Schiffhauer, Elizabeth Wasserman, Mariah Christian, Annie Gould, Bianca Luparello

9 p.m., men’s DMR (1 heat): Marist (Brian Henderson, Drew Burns, Zachary Ropes, Stefan Morton)

What's next: BU Terrier

We will be leaving Friday for the John Thomas Terrier Classic at Boston University. The women's meet (and men's DMR) is on Friday afternoon and evening. The men's meet (and women's DMR) is on Saturday afternoon and evening. A complete, updated schedule and list of entries is posted at lancertiming.com. Later today, I will post the schedule, along with our Marist entries in each event. This meet -- and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at BU in two weeks -- are two of the longest meets of the year, but also among the best and most competitive meets we attend in our three-season cycle. We look forward to a return to the Magic Carpet.

Quite a cap to this flipping episode

This is what it sounds around our dining room table. In the morning and in the afternoon and in the evening.

Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. James, stop.

Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. James. Stop.

Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. JAMES. STOP.

Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. Ka-PLUNK. JAMES! STOP!!!!

Here’s the thing! If you have a male in your life -- oh, say, between the ages of 3 and 23 -- you know about the relatively new phenomenon called Bottle Flipping. Take a half-full (Sami) or half-empty water bottle. Flip it, so that it lands square on its bottom. Repeat. Endlessly. I know. Not exactly rocket science. For even more adventure and challenge, try “capping’’ the bottle. Flipping it so that it lands on its cap. This, my friends, is not easy. This requires arduous practice, rigorous repetition, and much annoying distraction to those who find little humor in this boyish activity (and, rest assured, this is a mostly gender specific activity; you don’t often see girls or women flipping bottles).

Being a maturity challenged boy, James loves bottle flipping. He flips anything he can find, in fact. His bottle of vitamins. A deck of cards. Chopsticks. You name it, he’s flipping it. Tuesday night, at dinner, however, he performed the ultimate flipping trick. He flipped a small water bottle, and capped it on the top of a gallon of milk. No really. See the picture? I swear. I witnessed this, along with my daughter. He did it! One keen blog follower noted that had I made of video of this, it would have gone viral. Of course! If I had the phone camera rolling, no way the little guy sticks that landing. It was, as they say, epic. James was thrilled; shrieked in delight. We were awed. My wife was neither. She just wants that Ka-PLUNK Ka-PLUNK Ka-PLUNK to stop already. And really. Who can blame her? She a well-adjusted, mature and beautiful woman. Not exactly the proper domain for the Ka-PLUNK Ka-PLUNK Ka-PLUNK world of bottle flipping. 

The AARP van

Well. January is finally acting like January around here, as there is a thick glaze of snow and ice outside this morning. Local schools are closed and Marist is delayed. In advance of the storm, we were able to have our normal sprint team practice at the Big Blue Doughnut (the indoor track at SUNY New Paltz). But because of schedule shifts and conflicts, there were only nine athletes at this practice. Since we are permitted to have a maximum of nine passengers in our vans, all the athletes scurried to the van being driven by team captain Tim Johnson.

That left the two old coaches – Coach Horton and myself – for the other van, which I jokingly dubbed the AARP Van. Terry is a card-carrying member; although I am eligible, I have not joined this fine organization. So there we were, two coaches with a combined 70-plus years of experience. The music and conversation was calm; we cannot vouch for such a placid atmosphere in the other van. Most importantly! The workout at the track was tough and it went well. Perhaps it was similarly calm on the way home in the non-AARP van – because of the workout directive from the AARP guy holding the clipboard!

Gotham Cup: Men's results and splits

NYC Gotham Cup

Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex

Friday, January 20, 2017

Men’s results and splits

200-meter dash

38. Tim Johnson 23.10

400-meter dash

58. Joe Cafaro 51.89

66. Drew Burns 52.27

68. Zachary Ropes 52.46

88. Josh Hindle 53.81

800-meter run

8. Steven Morrison 1:58.04

28.0, 57.8 (29.8), 1:27.9 (30.1), 1:58.04 (30.14)

20. Brian Henderson 1:59.76

29.0, 60.2 (31.2), 1:29.7 (29.5), 1:59.76 (30.76)

47. Josh Siegel 2:04.80

28.2, 59.1 (30.9), 1:31.6 (32.5), 2:04.80 (33.20)

Mile run

9. Steven Rizzo 4:22.69

34.2, 68.3 (34.1), 1:42.4 (34.1), 2:15.5 (33.1), 2:47.7 (32.2), 3:19.7 (32.0), 3:50.9 (31.2), 4:22.69 (31.79)

42. Connor Levins 4:46.96

35.0, 69.4 (34.4), 1:45.1 (35.7), 2:21.5 (36.4), 2:58.5 (37.0), 3:35.5 (37.0), 4:12.6 (37.1), 4:46.96 (34.36)

3,000-meter run

8. Dietrich Mosel 8:41.47

33.3, 68.2 (34.8), 1:41.4 (33.4), 2:15.8 (34.4), 2:50.1 (34.3)

3:25.4 (35.4), 4:01.4 (36.0), 4:37.4 (36.0), 5:12.6 (35.2), 5:47.1 (34.5)

6:23.1 (36.0), 6:58.9 (35.8), 7:34.1 (35.2), 8:08.9 (34.8), 8:41.47 (32.57)

Kilometer splits: 2:50.1, 2:57.0, 2:54.37

24. Elias Platanias 9:04.56

37, 73 (36), 1:49 (36), 2:25 (36), 3:01 (36)

3:37 (36), 4:13 (36), 4:49 (36), 5:25 (36), 6:01 (36)

6:37 (36), 7:14 (37), 7:52 (38), 8:29 (37), 9:04.56 (35.56)

Kilometer splits: 3:01, 3:00, 3:03.56

30. Omar Perez 9:14.95

36, 72 (36), 1:48 (36), 2:24 (36), 3:00 (36)

3:37 (37), 4:13 (36), 4:49 (36), 5:27 (38), 6:04 (37)

6:42 (38), 7:21 (39), 7:59 (38), 8:38 (39), 9:14.95 (36.95)

Kilometer splits: 3:00, 3:03, 3:10.95

1,600-meter relay

15. Marist (Sean Patterson 52.86, Josh Hindle 53.14, Joe Cafaro 52.39, Santosh Krishnan 54.25) 3:32.93

Distance medley relay

9. Marist (Connor Levins 3:23.6, Nate Lungarini 54.3, Tanner Senius 2:01.9, Anthony Colasanto 4:30.7) 10:50.90

Connor Levins 31, 63 (32), 1:35 (32), 2:10 (35), 2:47 (37), 3:23.6 (36.6)

Nate Lungarini, 25, 54.3

Tanner Senius 27, 57 (30), 1:29 (32), 2:01.9 (32.9)

Anthony Colasanto 30, 62 (32), 1:35 (33), 2:09 (34), 2:45 (36), 3:21 (36), 3:58 (37), 4:30.7 (32.7)

Gotham Cup: Women's results and splits

NYC Gotham Cup

Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex

Friday, January 20, 2017

Women’s results and splits

60-meter dash

26. Danisha Craig 8.06

56. Lauren Adams 8.48

400-meter dash

56. Olivia Gage 1:02.65

67. Ericka Stewart 1:04.50

77. Eleni Nickolas 1:06.43

80. Emma Schweitzer 1:06.75

800-meter run

30. Jenn Horner 2:30.05

33.5, 69.5 (36.0), 1:48.9 (39.4), 2:30.05 (41.15)

35. Alyssa Hurlbut 2:30.83

35, 73 (38), 1:51 (38), 2:30.83 (39.83)

36. Alyssa Lafave 2:31.67

35, 73 (38), 1:53 (40), 2:31.67 (38.67)

1,000-meter run

12. Kerry Gaye 3:03.50

34.4, 71.5 (37.1), 1:49.1 (37.6), 2:27.0 (37.9), 3:03.50 (36.50)

27. Boushra Belkhir 3:22.53

36.1, 73.9 (37.8), 1:52.5 (38.6), 2:36.0 (43.5), 3:22.53 (44.53)

36. Shannon Gildea 3:43.60

38.1, 80.7 (42.6), 2:06.9 (46.2), 2:55.5 (48.6), 3:43.60 (48.10)

Mile run

6. Emily Burns 5:08.01

38, 74 (36), 1:53 (39), 2:32 (39), 3:10 (38), 3:50 (40), 4:30 (40), 5:08.01 (38.01)

11. Nicki Nesi 5:18.60

38, 76 (38), 1:55 (39), 2:36 (41), 3:17 (41), 3:59 (42), 4:40 (41), 5:18.60 (38.60)

32. Jackie Bunce 5:55.30

42.0, 83.6 (41.6), 2:06.9 (43.3), 2:52.3 (45.4), 3:37.9 (45.6), 4:24.4 (46.5), 5:10.9 (46.5), 5:55.30 (44.40)

3,000-meter run

17. Annie Gould 11:04.64

41, 86 (45), 2:09 (43), 2:53 (44), 3:36 (43)

4:19 (43), 5:02 (43), 5:45 (43), 6:29 (44), 7:14 (45)

7:59 (45), 8:45 (46), 9:31 (46), 10:18 (47), 11:04.64 (46.64)

Kilometer splits: 3:36, 3:38, 3:50

22. Hannah Albert 11:22.68

42, 87 (45), 2:12 (45), 2:56 (44), 3:40 (44)

4:25 (45), 5:10 (45), 5:55 (45), 6:41 (46), 7:28 (47)

8:14 (46), 9:01 (47), 9:49 (48), 10:37 (48), 11:22.68 (45.68)

Kilometer splits: 3:40, 3:48, 3:54.68

1,600-meter relay

6. Marist (Danisha Craig 58.98, Ashley Haynes 60.88, Debbie Boerke 60.32, Courtney Cartwright 62.44) 4:02.97

3,200-meter relay

5. Marist (Emily Franko 2:26.4, Kerry Gaye 2:26.4, Emily Burns 2:27.3, Alyssa Lafave 2:34.6) 9:54.89

Emily Franko 33, 70 (37), 1:47 (37), 2:26.4 (39.4)

Kerry Gaye 35, 71 (36), 1:49 (38), 2:26.4 (37.4)

Alyssa Lafave 35, 73 (38), 1:53 (40), 2:34.6 (41.6)

High jump

18. Fallon Quigley 1.50 meters

Gotham Cup: Time schedule, order of events, with Marist entries

NYC Gotham Cup

Ocean Breeze, Staten Island

Time schedule and order of events

Friday, January 20, 2017

All events women then men, unless noted

Track events

1:30 p.m.: 60-meter hurdles (final on time): No entries

1:55 p.m.: Women’s 3,000-meter run: Annie Gould, Kim Schwartz, Hannah Albert

2:20 p.m.: 60-meter dash (final on time): Ashley Haynes, Danisha Craig, Lauren Adams

3:05 p.m.: Men’s 3,000-meter run: Dietrich Mosel, Omar Perez, Elias Platanias

3:45 p.m.: 400-meter dash: Olivia Gage, Ericka Stewart, Eleni Nickolas, Emma Schweitzer; Drew Burns, Zach Ropes, Josh Hindle, Joe Cafaro

4:20 p.m.: Mile run: Emily Burns, Nicki Nesi, Jackie Bunce; Steven Rizzo, Connor Levins

5:08 p.m.: 1,000-meter run: Kerry Gaye, Boushra Belkhir, Shannon Gildea

5:39 p.m.: 800-meter run: Jenn Horner, Alyssa Hurlbut, Alyssa Lafave; Steven Morrison, Brian Henderson, Josh Siegel

6:20 p.m.: 200-meter dash: Tim Johnson

7:00 p.m.: 5,000-meter run: No entries

7:39 p.m.: 4x800 relay: Women’s and men’s teams

8:10 p.m.: DMR: Men’s team

8:45 p.m.: 4x400 relay: Women’s and men’s teams

Field event

Women’s high jump: Follows dash and men’s HJ: Fallon Quigley

Office move: A new view in McCann

After more than 20 years in the same office space, I’ve been moved! Don’t worry: I won’t be sending out “I’ve moved” letters or postcards in the mail with a new address, because the address is the same. It’s just a few strides and a turn or two down the hall in the Coaches Complex in the McCann Center. Here’s the deal: Back in the fall, the athletic department expanded its sports information/multimedia space with an excellent, large office and studio near where the McCann classroom is located. The sports info/multimedia assistants’ office, where 3-4 young professionals crammed in on a daily basis, became vacant. Athletic administration asked if I would be willing to move into their old office (which is actually a bit larger than my original office) so that the lacrosse team assistants (men’s and women’s, crammed into one small space) could expand into my old office while remaining close to the lax head coaches. Does this make sense?

Anyway! It made no sense to move Coach Chuck, who has an actual, viable office with a nice couch and is very well organized. So I said sure, why not? For the past several years, my “office” has really morphed into a repository for large boxes, old sneakers, the team tent, the team tarp, etc. In other words! It wasn’t an office but rather a large storage space; there were times where forging a path to my desk was akin to a technical hike on the Appalachian Trail. You think I’m kidding? Ask Coach Horton, or anyone else who dared to navigate this hazardous space (much to the dismay of CUESTA, who spent the better part of a week two summers ago organizing my office … only to see the Old Man have it returned to the haphazard disarray that it has been for a while). Because of this, a whole generation of Marist athletes – the current team – has known that the last place to look for Coach Pete was in Coach Pete’s office. When I recruited them, we met in conference rooms; when we have individual meetings, we do that in conference rooms or the Enhancement Center. Not my office. Never in my office.

Well. This may change! The new office is, shall we say, neat. Maybe not literally neat, but we’ll try to keep it that way (I can hear Cuesta snickering already). The upshot of the move was that I filled up two huge garbage bags of stuff I didn’t want or need anymore – detritus of decades of coaching a large team. We moved the boxes of team gear to their rightful place, our storage area in the bowels of the McCann Center. The new office has counter space – not really a desk – which is excellent as there is storage below that and more open space for when the office inevitably does get cluttered again. Here’s the thing! We’re going to try to keep it uncluttered (shut up, Cuesta) and useful as a meeting place and space – for recruits, team members, etc. In other words? Actual work may get done in my office. Don’t hold your breath … but it’s possible. Stop by and check it out, if you can find me. OK!  

Yale Invitational: Busting some rust

The first meet after a long holiday layoff is often referred to as “rust buster” because athletes are shaking off the “rust” from lack of competition and lack of team-oriented practices, the intensity of which is difficult to match when training solo or in small groups. And while Saturday’s meet at Yale showed a little bit of rust in some events, overall it was an above-average – by “rust buster” standards – meet with some top finishes, season- and personal-best performances. Not bad for January 14. Here are some of the highlights, while it is still fresh in my mind.

Men’s highlights

--In the 200-meter dash, senior Joe Cafaro blitzed to a section victory and a second-place overall mark of 23.08 seconds, just 0.01 off his all-time best. And he did that from lane 4 of the tight, four-lane track, not known to produce sizzling sprint times. Great start to 2017!

--In the 400-meter dash, senior captain Tim Johnson ran a perfectly executed race and wound up in first-place overall. Tim wasn’t totally pleased with the finishing time, but we can find no fault in the effort. Nicely done! Also in the event, freshman Justin Muccio powered to a section victory and wound up fifth overall in 53.12 seconds.

--In the 800-meter run, freshman Matthew Hawker ran a personal-best time of 1:59.56 and did so with an aggressive second lap of 28.3 seconds. He hung on strong for a third-place finish. Nice work.

--In the mile run, although he wasn’t pleased with the time and the effort, Joe Miller powered his way to a second-place finish, holding off the majority of the field from start to finish. A solid start to 2017.

--In the 3,000-meter run, the field went out in mid- to late-season form, blitzing through the first kilometer in 2:51. Junior Steven Rizzo hung tough with a strong PR and second-place finish in 8:42.59, including a 32-second last lap. Senior captain Spencer Johnson similarly hung tough for a near-PR and third-place finish in 8:47.01.

--In the distance medley relay, which started the day, the men came tantalizingly close to an IC4A qualifying mark in their first-place finish of 10:20.25. The IC4A standard is 10:19.00. Sophomore Brian Henderson started off with a relatively slow time but perfectly executed 1,200-meter leg. He battled for the lead and eventually handed off in first place, closing like a champ in 30.0 seconds. Freshman Zachary Ropes had two excellent baton passes and ran a solid 51.9-second 400-meter leg. Junior Steven Morrison was the star of the relay, posting a masterful 1:55.8 in the 800-meter leg, extending the team lead to an insurmountable margin. Senior captain Stefan Morton grabbed the baton and took off hard (too hard?) in 29 seconds for 200 meters and 61 seconds for 400 meters. He hung on gamely for a solid, early-season split of 4:21.2, but we just missed. Oh well.

Women’s highlights

--The day started out with a strong distance medley relay, with freshman Denise Grohn closing hard for a 3:47.7 split at 1200 meters. Danisha Craig (60.4) and Shea Bohan (2:19.8) had strong middle legs, and Mara Schiffhauer brought it home for a team second-place finish.

--In the 1,000-meter run, Shea Bohan (3:01.82) and Kerry Gaye (3:07.38) started the season off with personal-best times – Shea doing it on a double! Good stuff.

--Speaking of strong doubles, Denise Grohn came back in the 800-meter run with a second-place finish in 2:25.17, including a strong closing lap.

--In the mile run, freshman Ali Bartolotta (5:12.13), junior Christine Gambell (5:16.62) and senior Bryn Gorberg (5:23.95) all started the season with strong times and equally strong last laps. Closing speed this early in the season is an excellent sign of future success.

--In the 3,000-meter run, Mara Schiffhauer and Elizabeth Wasserman worked together for much of the race, with Mara posting a solid double in fourth place and Elizabeth running a decent season-opener. Mariah Christian and Jordan Casey similarly worked together, running mostly consistent splits with Mariah closing hard (38.69 seconds in the last lap) and edging out Jordan, who celebrated her 20^th birthday with a really strong effort. Happy birthday, kid!

Yale Invitational: Men's results and splits

Yale Collegiate Invitational

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Coxe Cage, Yale University

New Haven, CT

Men’s results

200-meter dash

2. Joe Cafaro 23.08

31. Santosh Krishnan 25.00

400-meter dash

1-Tim Johnson 51.30

5. Justin Muccio 53.12

7. Sean Patterson 54.00

9. Santosh Krishnan 54.78

800-meter run

3. Matthew Hawker 1:59.56

29.8, 58.1 (28.3), 1:27.9 (29.8), 1:59.56 (31.66)

6. Josh Siegel 2:02.63

30.1, 61.2 (31.1), 1:31.1 (29.9), 2:02.63 (31.53)

1,000-meter run

6. Anthony Colasanto 2:39.54

28, 58 (30), 1:32 934), 2:03 (31), 2:39.54 (36.54)

10. Nate Lungarini 2:42.67

29, 60 (31), 1:30 (30), 2:06 (36), 2:42.67 (36.67)

Mile run

2. Joe Miller 4:30.60

32, 65 (33), 1:38 (33), 2:12 (34), 2:46 (34), 3:22 (36), 3:56 (34), 4:30.60 (34.60)

6. Dan Hillman 4:36.11

33, 67 (34), 1:40 (33), 2:16 (36), 2:53 (37), 3:28 (35), 4:04 (36), 4:36.11 (34.11)

9. Eamonn Beers 4:46.46

34, 69 (35), 1:43 (34), 2:17 (34), 2:54 (37), 3:28 (34), 4:07 (38), 4:46.46 (39.56)

10. Zach Toner 4:51.54

35, 69 (34), 1:44 (35), 2:20 (36), 2:58 (38), 3:37 (39), 4:14 (37), 4:51 (37.51)

3,000-meter run

2. Steven Rizzo 8:42.59

33, 66 (33), 1:41 (35), 2:15 (34), 2:51 (36)

3:27 (36), 4:02 (35), 4:37 (35), 5:13 (36), 5:48 (35)

6:24 (36), 6:59 (35), 7:35 (36), 8:10 (35), 8:42.59 (32.59)

Kilometer splits: 2:51, 2:57, 2:56.59

3. Spencer Johnson 8:47.01

34, 67 (33), 1:41 (34), 2:15 (34), 2:51 (36)

3:27 (36), 4:02 (35), 4:37 (35), 5:12 (35), 5:48 (36)

6:24 (36), 6:59 (35), 7:35 (36), 8:12 (37), 8:47.01 (35.01)

Kilometer splits: 2:51, 2:57, 2:59.01

6. Palmer Weimann 9:02.20

34, 68 (34), 1:43 (35), 2:18 (35), 2:54 (36)

3:31 (37), 4:08 (37), 4:45 (37), 5:22 (37), 5:59 (37)

6:36 (37), 7:14 (38), 7:51 (37), 8:28 (37), 9:02.20 (34.20)

Kilometer splits: 2:54, 3:05, 3:03.20

7. Chris Rivas 9:13.37

37, 72 (35), 1:46 (34), 2:23 (37), 3:01 (38)

3:37 (36), 4:13 (37), 4:49 (36), 5:26 (37), 6:03 (37)

6:40 (37), 7:18 (38), 7:56 (38), 8:34 (38), 9:13.37 (39.37)

Kilometer splits: 3:01, 3:02, 3:10.37

9. Conor Stack 9:23.21

35, 71 (36), 1:48 (37), 2:25 (37), 3:02 (37)

3:40 (38), 4:18 (38), 4:56 (38), 5:35 (39), 6:13 (38)

6:52 (39), 7:32 (40), 8:12 (40), 8:46 (34), 9:23.21 (37.21)

Kilometer splits: 3:02, 2:11, 3:10.21

1,600-meter relay

4. Marist A (Josh Hindle 52.5, Tim Johnson 51.5, Joe Cafaro 53.2, Nate Lungarini 54.6) 3:32.08

6. Marist B (Sean Patterson 53.8, Justin Muccio 51.9, Anthony Colasanto 54.5, Matthew Hawker 52.8) 3:33.17

Distance medley relay

1-Marist (Brian Henderson 3:11.0, Zachary Ropes 51.9, Steven Morrison 1:55.8, Stefan Morton 4:21.2) 10:20.25

Brian Henderson 32, 64 (32), 1:36 (32), 2:09 (33), 2:41 (32), 3:11.0 (30.0)

Zachary Ropes 25.0, 51.9 (26.9)

Steven Morrison 28, 57 (29), 1:26 (29), 1:55.8 (29.8)

Stefan Morton 29, 61 (32), 1:33 (32), 2:06 (33), 2:40 (34), 3:14 (34), 3:47 (33), 4:21.2 (34.2)

Yale Invitational: Women's results and splits

Yale Collegiate Invitational

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Coxe Cage, Yale University

New Haven, CT

Women’s results

60-meter dash

6. Ashley Haynes 7.99 (8.12 in preliminary)

19. Lauren Adams 8.42

200-meter dash

12. Lauren Adams 28.35

17. Ericka Stewart 28.56

20. Emma Schweitzer 29.58

400-meter dash

2. Debbie Boerke 1:01.13

9. Courtney Cartwright 1:04.37

10. Olivia Gage 1:04.84

12. Eleni Nickolas 1:06.85

500-meter dash

8. Jenn Horner 1:23.73

800-meter run

2. Denise Grohn 2:25.17

34, 71 (37), 1:49 (38), 2:25.17 (36.17)

5. Molly Weeks 2:27.37

35, 71 (36), 1:49 (38), 2:27.37 (38.37)

6. Emily Franko 2:28.71

35, 72 (37), 1:50 (38), 2:28.71 (38.71)

7. Alyssa Lafave 2:29.92

34, 73 (39), 1:51 (38), 2:29.92 (38.92)

13. Lauren Traina 2:48.88

39, 81 (42), 2:04 (43), 2:48.88 (44.88)

1,000-meter run

3. Shea Bohan 3:01.82

36, 73 (37), 1:50 (37), 2:27 (37), 3:01.82 (34.82)

7. Kerry Gaye 3:07.38

37, 74 (37), 1:52 (38), 2:30 (38), 3:07.38 (37.38)

9. Jenna Robinson 3:10.56

36, 74 (38), 1:54 (40), 2:32 (38), 3:10.56 (38.56)

12. Alyssa Hurlbut 3:16.50

37, 75 (38), 1:54 (39), 2:33 (39), 3:16.50 (43.50)

15. Boushra Belkhir 3:20.11

38, 77 (39), 1:57 (40), 2:37 (40), 3:20.11 (43.11)

Mile run

2. Ali Bartolotta 5:12.13

38, 75 (37), 1:53 (38), 2:34 (41), 3:12 (38), 3:54 (42), 4:35 (41), 5:12.13 (37.13)

6. Christine Gambell 5:16.62

39, 76 (37), 1:54 (38), 2:34 (40), 3:13 (39), 3:55 (42), 4:36 (41), 5:16.62 (40.62)

8. Bryn Gorberg 5:23.95

40, 76 (36), 1:55 (39), 2:36 (41), 3:17 (41), 4:00 (43), 4:43 (43), 5:23.95 (40.95)

13. Bianca Luparello 5:34.91

43, 81 (38), 2:03 (42), 2:46 (43), 3:29 (43), 4:12 (43), 4:55 (43), 5:34.91 (39.91)

3,000-meter run

4. Mara Schiffhauer 10:30.56

39, 80 (41), 2:01 (41), 2:43 (42), 3:25 (42)

4:07 (42), 4:50 (43), 5:32 (42), 6:15 (43), 6:58 (43)

7:41 (43), 8:24 (43), 9:06 (42), 9:49 (43), 10:30.56 (41.56)

Kilometer splits: 3:25, 3:33, 3:32.56

7. Elizabeth Wasserman 10:37.78

40, 80 (40), 2:02 (42), 2:43 (41), 3:26 (43)

4:08 (42), 4:50 (42), 5:33 (43), 6:15 (42), 6:59 (44)

7:42 (43), 8:27 (45), 9:11 (44), 9:56 (45), 10:37.78 (41.78)

Kilometer splits: 3:26, 3:33, 3:38.78

8. Mariah Christian 10:42.69

43, 83 (40), 2:06 (43), 2:48 (42), 3:31 (43)

4:14 (43), 4:57 (43), 5:42 (45), 6:25 (43), 7:08 (43)

7:53 (45), 8:37 (44), 9:21 (44), 10:04 (43), 10:42.69 (38.69)

Kilometer splits: 3:31, 3:37, 3:34.69

9. Jordan Casey 10:44.56

43, 83 (40), 2:06 (43), 2:48 (42), 3:31 (43)

4:14 (43), 4:57 (43), 5:42 (45), 6:25 (43), 7:08 (43)

7:53 (45), 8:37 (44), 9:21 (44), 10:04 (43), 10:44.56 (40.56)

Kilometer splits: 3:31, 3:37, 3:36.56

10. Brianne Vess 11:00.40

43, 83 (40), 2:06 (43), 2:48 (42), 3:31 (43)

4:16 (45), 4:59 (44), 5:44 (45), 6:30 (46), 7:15 (45)

8:00 (45), 8:46 (46), 9:33 (47), 10:19 (46), 11:00.40 (41.40)

Kilometer splits: 3:31, 3:44, 3:45.40

1,600-meter relay

3. Marist A (Courtney Cartwright 65.9, Debbie Boerke 61.5, Molly Weeks 61.4, Danisha Craig 60.6) 4:09.69

7. Marist B (Jenn Horner 62.8, Eleni Nickolas 67.7, Alyssa Hurlbut 70.3, Olivia Gage 64.3) 4:25.25

Distance medley relay

2. Marist (Denise Grohn 3:47.7, Danisha Craig 60.4, Shea Bohan 2:19.8, Mara Schiffhauer 5:27.2) 12:35.31

Denise Grohn 36, 74 (38), 1:53 (39), 2:31 (38), 3:10 (39), 3:47.7 (37.7)

Danisha Craig 27, 60.4 (33.4)

Shea Bohan 34, 70 (36), 1:45 (35), 2:19.8 (34.8)

Mara Schiffhauer 37, 78 (41), 2:00 (42), 2:42 (42), 3:22 (40), 4:03 (41), 4:44 (41), 5:27.2 (43.2)

High jump

8. Fallon Quigley 1.50 meters (4 feet, 11 inches)

Long jump

16. Ashley Haynes 4.37 meters (14 feet, 4 inches)

Yale Invitational: Time schedule and order of events

Yale Collegiate Invitational

Order of events and time schedule

Track events

11:30 a.m.: Women’s DMR

11:45 a.m.: Men’s DMR

12 noon: Women’s mile

12:20 p.m.: Men’s mile

12:30 p.m.: Women’s 400-meter dash

12:45 p.m.: Men’s 400-meter dash

1:05 p.m.: Men’s 60 hurdle trials

1:15 p.m.: Men’s 60 hurdle trials

1:20 p.m.: Women’s 60 dash trials

1:30 p.m.: Men’s 60 dash trials

1:40 p.m.: Women’s 60 hurdle finals

1:45 p.m.: Men’s 60 hurdle finals

1:50 p.m.: Women’s 60 dash finals

1:55 p.m.: Men’s 60 dash finals

2 p.m.: Women’s 1,000-meter run

2:10 p.m.: Men’s 1,0000meter run

2:15 p.m.: Women’s 500-meter dash

2:20 p.m.: Men’s 500-meter dash

2:25 p.m.: Women’s 800-meter run

2:35 p.m.: Men’s 800-meter run

2:45 p.m.: Women’s 200-meter dash

3:05 p.m.: Men’s 200-meter dash

3:25 p.m.: Women’s 3,000-meter run

3:40 p.m.: Men’s 3,000-meter run

3:55 p.m.: Women’s 4x400 relay

4:10 p.m.: Men’s 4x400 relay

Field events

10 a.m.: Women’s long jump

Women’s high jump: Follows men’s high jump

New workout, venue

Sometimes, you have to think outside the box. We tried out a new workout idea on a few of the long-distance 10km guys, who will be racing sparingly during the winter season; we're calling it a "segment run" workout. I won't bore you with the details, but it's a mish-mash of speed, tempo, recovery, and lots of volume. The default/original plan was to have the guys do it on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail in Highland, but alas it was covered with a fine sheen of snow and ice. In the "give credit where credit's due" department, Kennedy suggested the road along the Hudson River on the Highland side (fun fact! It's called Oakes Road, not River Road as you would suspect). It's about a mile, mostly straight and mostly flat. Back and forth they (Baffuto, Riley, Kennedy) went, doing the "segment" workout to perfection. They were willing and excellent guinea pigs for this new idea at this new venue. Nicely done!

Chilly, fun day at Norrie

Well. The holidays are now officially over! On Saturday, we (my good pal Charlie Sprauer and I) hosted the Recover from the Holidays (Fat Ass) 50km ultramarathon up at Norrie Point in Staatsburg. Hard to believe, but this was the 22nd running of this race since we came up with the idea way back in 1995. Several years ago, we got the bright idea to bring a fire pit to keep us warm during the many hours while the runners do their 5km laps; good move today, as the temperatures were in the high teens and it was a snowy day.

Jason Friedman of New Paltz (photo above) won the race for a record fourth time -- all odd-numbered years, 2011, 2013, 2015, and now 2017, and he did it in negative-split fashion (1:50:00/1:49:20). Jason was a top finisher at the USATF 24-hour championships last summer, and he's had a great ultra career. This race signals the end of the holiday season for me and a cue to return to the live action as the team returns to campus over the next few days, with practice resuming on Monday. Here are the results from today up at Norrie:

Recover From the Holidays (Fat Ass) 50-kilometer race

Norrie Point, Staatsburg, NY

Saturday, January 7, 2017

1-Jason Friedman (New Paltz, 41) 3:39:20

2-Brian Hickey (Kerhonkson, 44) 4:16:14

3-Matt Kane (Beacon, 41) 4:37:11

4-Christopher Regan (Wappingers Falls, 37) 4:57:40

5-David Walker (Salt Point, 48) 4:59:57

6-Donna Graham-Finan (Goshen, 50) 5:13:50

7-Tiffany Sivco (Wappingers Falls, 36) 5:14:52

8-Stewart Dutfield (Delmar, 61) 5:20:20

9-Jeanine Armbrust (Staatsburg, 50) 5:21:30

10-Sheryl Wheeler (Rhinebeck, 53) 5:33:18

11-Faithe Anderson (Saugerties, 52) 5:48:02

Happy Noon Year

At the assisted living place where my mom lives in New Jersey, they celebrate New Year at noon on New Year's Eve, with a countdown and ball drop in the dining room before lunch. My youngest son James and I went down there for the celebration, as you can see. It was quieter, warmer and a lot older crowd than Times Square was 12 hours later, but it was good to be there and hopefully the start of a new New Year's Eve tradition. Happy 2017, everyone.