Paul Short Run: Women's results!

Yet another historic performance for our women, by far our best finish in school history in the Gold Race, topping last year’s 24^th place performance by a lot. Like the men, the times were slowed by the conditions, but our leading ladies overcame and shined on the big stage with national and regional powers. Very exciting and gratifying to see. Nicely done, Foxes! (Thanks to Jen Casey for sharing this team photo)

Paul Short Run

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Lehigh University, Goodman Campus

Women’s Gold 6km individual results

40. Gianna Tedeschi 21:38

71. Maria Smith 21:57

88. Shea Bohan 22:08

99. Denise Grohn 22:13

109. Hayley Collins 22:17

179. Emily Burns 22:42

200. Jordan Casey 22:53

245. Kerry Gaye 23:20

279. Rebecca Walters 23:39

327. Gianna Mastromatteo 24:32

353 finishers

Women’s Gold team results

1-Yale 118, 2. Georgia 127, 3. Utah State 163, 4. Cornell 208, 5. Virginia Tech 256, 6. UConn 372, 7. Queen’s University 373, 8. Guelph 383, 9. Johns Hopkins 396, 10. Marist 405, 11. Penn 422, 12. Xavier (Ohio) 424, 13. Richmond 442, 14. Maryland 462, 15. Navy 469, 16. Fordham 488, 17. High Point 516, 18. West Virginia 530, 19. Lehigh 551, 20. Army West Point 556, 21. George Washington 582, 22. Vermont 598, 23. San Diego 607, 24. Rutgers 613, 25. William and Mary 655, 26. North Florida 669, 27. UMass Lowell 692, 28. East Carolina 696, 29. New Hampshire 699, 30. American 728, 31. La Salle 747, 32. Manhattan 763, 33. Albany 766, 34. St. Francis (PA) 783, 35. James Madison 784, 36. St. Joseph’s (PA) 825, 37. Middlebury 855, 38. Mount Olive 877, 39. Columbia 885, 40. Holy Cross 994, 41. College of Charleston 1288  

Paul Short Run

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Lehigh University, Goodman Campus

Women’s Open 6km race, individual results

70. Alexandra Bartolotta (unattached) 23:44

112. Samantha DeStefani 24:24

139. Jessica Howe 24:42

141. Lauren Harris 24:45

165. Jill Laliberte 24:59

171. Kayla Sexton 25:05

173. Maddie Tooker 25:06

228. Ashley Wallace 25:54

258. Hannah Albert 26:21

294. Katie Miale 27:03

375 finishers

Women’s open team standings

Marist 17^th of 34 with 465 points

Paul Short Run: Men's results

Solid day for the men, slightly better team placement than last year. Excellent breakthrough effort for lead runner Mike Kennedy. Course conditions were worse – wet and muddy. Best guess is that it ran about 30 seconds slower than 2017, but that’s just a coach’s estimate. Definitely some positive signs but we still have work to do to get to where we want to be. Be Better.

Paul Short Run

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Lehigh University, Goodman Campus

Men’s Brown 8km race, individual results

15. Michael Kennedy 25:24

55. Christopher Rivas 26:06

57. James Draney 26:07

77. Riley Hughes 26:27

84. Christopher Tibbetts 26:31

97. Elias Platanias 26:37

131. James Moehringer 26:54

141. Eamonn Beers 26:57

163. Alex Hogue 27:07

179. Conor Stack 27:16

364 finishers

Men’s team standings

1-Queen’s University 72, 2. Cornell 126, 3. Stony Brook 164, 4. Siena 172, 5. George Washington 196, 6. Columbia 220, 7. Binghamton 237, 8. Marist 285, 9. Mount St. Mary’s 325, 10. Ithaca 338, 11. Shippensburg 344, 12. Southern Connecticut 344, 13. Charleston WVA 419, 14. Oneonta 434, 15. NYU 453, 16. San Diego 521, 17. Saint Leo 553, 18. Kutztown 574, 19. Rochester 614, 20. Trinity 628, 21. TCNJ 645, 22. Alleghany 670, 23. Lynchburg 678, 24. College of Charleston 681, 25. Davis & Elkins 688, 26. Holy Cross 713, 27. VCU 716, 28. Temple 762, 29. East Stroudsburg 780, 30. Moravian 790, 31. Lafayette 826, 32. Bucknell 847, 33. Wesleyan 872, 34. Eastern 885, 35. West Chester 886, 36. New Paltz 891, 37. Rider 902, 38. Indiana PA 938, 39. Colgate 939, 40. Stockton 945, 41. Concord 959, 42. Hartford 1032, 43. Widener 1211, 44. Niagara 1459

8^th out of 44 teams with 285 points

Paul Short Run

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Lehigh University, Goodman Campus

Men’s Open 8km race, individual results

92. Graham Strzelecki 26:50

121. Dan Hillman 27:12

133. Palmer Weimann 27:19

134. Will Esposito 27:19

146. Connor Levins 27:26

155. Aidan Sweeney 27:32

172. Brendan Zeng 27:45

199. Matthew Hawker 27:59

203. Connor Fitzpatrick 28:02

208. Brad Rynkowski 28:06

227. Sam Goldzweig 28:21

239. Brian Henderson 28:29

352. Cole Ziskind 30:46

437 finishers

Men’s Open race, team standings

13^th place out of 33 teams, 423 points

Wedding season, cross country season

This photo was taken from Conor and Laura Shelley's wedding two weeks ago. Alert blog readers will notice there's a whole lot of current and former school records in this photo, not to mention some pretty good current road racers (along with an old, gray coach). More importantly, this photo is filled with great Forever Foxes and a lot of love. Tomorrow, it's back to the same Long Island venue for another alumni wedding (photos to follow). I will be driving directly from Paul Short/Lehigh to Long Island for the blessed nuptials. As a result! Paul Short results will be a bit delayed here on the blog (probably till Sunday morning). Eager fans will be able to find the results online at various locations before they are posted here. It's really cool when wedding season and cross country season intersect in a way that we can do it all, with just a little extra driving.

What's next, this week: Change is in the air

Change is in the air as fall has officially begun. Overnight temperatures in the 40s, much shorter days (we are officially into Headlamp Season for our Hyde Park Early Bird morning crew), and important cross country races in our future. The “real” season starts on Saturday at Lehigh, with the annual Paul Short Run. This meet signifies the switch from early season training to more race-focused and specific preparations. Each meet gets progressively important from here. Race times are as follows for our athletes:

Men’s open 8km: 9:30 a.m.

Women’s open 6km: 10:15 a.m.

Women’s Gold 6km: 11:45 a.m.

Men’s Brown 8km: 12:15 p.m.

Also on tap for the next few days: Rain, and a lot of it. We’ll have to adapt and get through it. I’ll do what I do best: Complain about the weather. Cross country is an outdoor sport, in the elements. If it rains, we’ll get wet. So be it.

A very special father-daughter race

Loyal Marist Running Alum Lizzy Peper checked in with this photo of her and her dad, along with this race report via email: I want to pass along the attached photo - a snapshot from my Dad's first race back since his surgery earlier this year. I had the honor of running the race (a Charm City Run 5K to honor 9/11) by his side and you will be proud to know that we ran perfectly even 9:45 mile splits! This photo was taken as we held hands across the finish line, a very special moment for both of us. Thanks for sharing this, and best of luck to Lizzy has she is in the final stages of training for her first marathon, in a few weeks.

Bob and his burro

Oh gosh. It would be so easy to devolve this post into gratuitous “ass” jokes … but I’ll try to stem the tide of my usual immaturity for a few paragraphs. My good pal Bob Sweeney, a loyal program follower from afar in Colorado, just finished his pack burro racing season earlier this month, along with his loyal donkey named Yukon. Alert followers of this blog will recall that Bob has forged one helluva great ultramarathon career, having represented the USA at 100km, and having run some very fast and competitive times at ultra distances all the way up to 100 miles. Bob’s a competitive dude, and he has turned those competitive juices to the admittedly unique fringe sport called pack burro racing. Check out this outstanding CNN article and video on it. It’s a fascinating sport, combining ultra endurance, ultra patience and ultra luck in taming the wild beasts that accompany the humans. Here’s what Bob said in a Facebook post that accompanied this picture: “Yukon and I took most of the season to figure each other out but finally started running as a team the past two weeks. He usually slows and stares at photographers so I was happy to see this shot of us running relaxed while leading the race in Victor. We didn't get the win but Yukon showed he still has the competitive spirit.” 

In a subsequent email, Bob pointed out that our Marist Running world has cornered the market on these bizarre outlier offshoots. Some examples: It’s been well chronicled how we are a true friend to the racewalk community, and we’re proud of that; my trance-like fixation on fixed-time ultramarathon races; loyal program follower Peter VanAken (hammer throw school record holder), who has branched out into the eyebrow raising pursuits of dragon boat racing and sculpture parks accompanying our cross country course at Vassar Farm. I’m sure I’m forgetting some other oddities out there. Anyway. There. I did it. A whole post about donkeys without any “ass” puns. If you bother to check out the CNN piece, you’ll notice they showed far less restraint.

Fall baseball, circa 2018

Last Saturday, on a hot and steamy afternoon that felt like anything but fall, my son James played a Fall Ball game up in rural Stanfordville. The game was held right next to a Community Day celebration in the small hamlet in the middle of Dutchess County. Food, games, music, small-town camaraderie. And, in 2018, a drone to record it all. The drone buzzed over the baseball field as the game was about to start. The umpire dramatically raised his hands and announced: “If the ball hits the DRONE, it’s in play. Field it where it falls.” There you go. Baseball, circa 2018.

Dutchess County Classic: Marist Running results

For the 40^th running of the Dutchess County Classic, once again Marist Running (and friends) were very well represented. As I am typing this, I realize that I haven’t yet introduced the newest member to our Marist Running family. Well, he makes the top of the list here today! Nick Cruz, a 2018 graduate of Stony Brook University where he was an excellent runner on our friend Andy Ronan’s cross country and track team, is the newest member of our coaching staff. Nick joined us late this summer as an assistant for all phases of our program. Obviously, Nick has no coaching experience, but he is a quick learner and he is eager to make this his profession. We our glad to have him start his apprenticeship with us here at Marist. Oh. Yeah. He ran the half marathon today and won the darn thing, sporting a Marist singlet and shorts (hey, he works for us now). Nick edged out 2018 Marist graduate Dietrich Mosel, one of the single greatest runners in our school history. Nick and Deet (post-race photo above) worked together and helped each other. After having been rival runners, they have now become friends with the common bond being our program. Very cool. Other results below, including our leading ladies Annie Gould and Kelley Posch, who both ran great against perhaps the strongest and deepest women’s field in race history; their dad, Chris Gould, ran the 5K in 23:17.

Half marathon results

1-Nick Cruz 1:11:51

2-Dietrich Mosel 1:12:14

5-Omar Perez 1:20:47

6-Ian Shultis 1:21:48 (Marist alum, now a great trail racer, he ran the Breakneck Ridge Trail Marathon just last week!)

7-Billy Posch 1:22:28

13-Joey Miller 1:27:57

20-Tony Ferreri 1:30:42

24-Kent Rinehart 1:31:36 (Marist Dean of Admission)

25-Annie Gould 1:31:52 (fourth overall, second in division)

42-Kelley Posch 1:37:45 (eighth overall, first in division)

61-Judy Creedon 1:53:17 (first in division, works in Marist Office of Accommodations)

Dutchess County Classic: A visit from Bill Rodgers

Dutchess County was visited by Running Royalty this weekend, as Bill Rodgers was in town for the Dutchess County Classic. I had the honor to meet Bill at a Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club small group dinner last night, where we talked like old friends for a few hours over fine Italian food. This morning, we met up again at the Classic (photo above after he ran the half marathon), and he was kind enough to greet our Marist contingent after the race. The man is a living legend, a role model for so many of us, but mostly just a genuinely good guy.

Eliud Kipchoge: 2:01:39

There's only one word for this new marathon best: WOW. 

Army West Point Open: Men's results

We made Marist cross country history this morning, with our closest AWAY meet ever! Army West Point hosted a small meet at Bowdoin Park and we were happy to get some of our mostly younger men some more race experience. The course, mapped out by assistant coach Terry Horton, was spectator-friendly, an excellent early-season race and sneaky difficult – the humidity didn’t help either. Our guys raced gamely, and I was especially pleased with their hard-charging finish kicks. A good day at the home office. Neat.

Army West Point Open

Friday, September 14, 2018

Bowdoin Park

Men’s team standings

Temple 19, 2. Army West Point 38, 3. George Washington 82, 4. Manhattan 107, 5. Marist 149, 6. St. Bonaventure 167

Individual results, 7,600-meter course

37. Eamonn Beers 26:08.7 (5:32.2)

40. Aidan Sweeney 26:19.1 (5:34.4)

48. Sam Goldzweig 26:49.9 (5:40.9)

54. Connor Levins 27:00.3 (5:43.1)

56. Brad Rynkowski 27:14.0 (5:46.0)

57. Will Esposito 27:19.8 (5:47.2)

61. Marc Bakia 27:46.7 (5:52.9)

65. Trevor Garrity 28:12.7 (5:58.4)

66. Connor Fitzpatrick 28:25.1 (6:01.0)

A new home

Marist cross country and track. For years, for EVER, we have been a team without a home. No track on campus. No place to convene. The most previous generation of our athletes called a racquetball court our “home,” our meeting place, where we convened each day before setting out for a run or out to the vans to go … wherever it is we go on a daily basis. Before the racquetball court, our athletes flopped their bags (and themselves) in the lobby of the McCann Center, in a corner of the McCann gym, in hallways, wherever we could. Well, now, for the first time in our long and nomadic history, we (sort of/kind of) have a home in the McCann Center. There are new lockerrooms in McCann. There is a bank of 56 half-lockers in this fancy new lockerroom, and those 56 lockers are being shared with our brothers and sisters on the swimming team. Word spread quickly among our men and women via group text on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, our men and women excitedly moved into their new “homes” using post-it notes to secure their own space. Yeah, some freshmen have to double up. But now we have a place to drop our bags, get changed, maybe even SHOWER after class/before class. What a concept. A team lockerroom. When you’ve had nothing forever and then you get something, it feels extra special. A new home. Baby steps. We’ll take it.

What’s next: 'Away' meet at Bowdoin Park

On Friday morning, we’ll be bringing a small (about 12) group of men down to Bowdoin Park to race in the Army West Point Open cross country meet. While this is technically an away meet, we will feel very much at home driving our vans 15 minutes down the road in Route 9 traffic. Essentially, it’s another early-season test for our mostly young guys (no women will race), to get them accustomed to the longer race distance (although Friday’s race is 7,500 meters of 7,600 meters, depending on which course map you believe). Either way, we’ll have fun with our shortest away meet in history. Men’s race time is 10:40 a.m.

Remembering 9/11: From the classroom

This semester, once again I am blessed to be able to stand in front of two classes at Marist, teaching journalism, on Monday and Thursday. In the morning, at 8 a.m. class, it’s Intro to Journalism. In the afternoon, at the 12:30 p.m. class, it’s Sports Reporting. Today, I asked each class to reflect upon 9/11. The morning class consists of mostly sophomores, men and women about the same age as my oldest son Joey, born in 1999. These kids were toddlers on 9/11, so their remembrances of the day are mostly vague. In the afternoon, an older group of men and women had some more vivid recollections, none more poignant than the young man sitting to my left. I asked the class, “was anyone touched directly by 9/11?” The young man, now a junior at Marist, raised his hand. “My dad,” he said, “was a firefighter.” Then, he lowered his head. The kid didn’t have to say another word, but he chose to tell the whole story.

His dad, a proud FDNY, called his mom at 8 a.m. on 9/11, the then-3-year-old kid’s first day at preschool. “Lemme know how Robbie’s first day at preschool is, OK?” Those were the last words his mom heard from this Forever Hero, who perished in the line of duty, attempting to save others from the massive wreckage. The junior at Marist, now 20 years old, has a brother two years younger. He also has a brother who was one of the last “9/11 babies” … his mom found out she was pregnant very soon after the baby’s father died a hero’s death. This saint of a woman raised three boys on Staten Island, amid the unspeakable grief of losing her husband and the father of their children. Both classes have a writing assignment, due Thursday: Write a personal remembrance of 9/11, what it means to you, what it means to your family, what it means to our country. One brave Marist junior, a kid who didn’t have to tell his story but chose to do so with a smile on his face, is exempt from this assignment. He earned his A on this paper already, for honoring his father’s memory by growing into the respectful young man he is as a Marist student.

Remembering 9/11: From Marty McGowan

This year, it’s a Tuesday. Just like it was in 2011. September 11 always allows us to reflect on that fateful day, now 17 years ago. Allow me to share this email I received on Saturday morning while on the bus up to the Siena meet, from Most Loyal Marist Running Alum Marty McGowan:

I just came back for a 90-minute walk thru CLP (Clove Lakes, Staten Island). Temp in the high 60s with a light drizzle. In other words, perfect cross country weather, at least for this old-timer. Hope the weather is just about the same in Albany. One of the problems with a 90-minute walk, the old fashioned way without headphones, is God knows how many thoughts come into your head. Some you dismiss almost immediately, others you hope that you remember when you get home. Today's walk was like that, and why I'm typing this now. I've told you in the past that the September will always be a tough month for me. Not so much the change in the weather but in remembering September of 2001. Don't get me wrong, I'm OK. I'm just worried that the kids coming up might not realize how insane September 11, 2001 really was.

Call it survivor's guilt if you want to, I don't care. I'm one of the lucky ones that day, and I fully appreciate it. I know that I did what I could do to help out that day and all thru the fall of 2001. Maybe it's because of the Celic Run last Saturday, and talking about Tommy Celic, Tommy Hannifin, Ann Marie Cramer, John Fischer, Mike Fiore, Jane Baezler and Maria Tam who we last that day, and Vic Navarra and Pat FitzSimmons, Jim Drury and all the others who helped  out at the WTC site and have died due to WTC related nonsense. We lifted a glass in memory of a ton of people at the post-race party last Saturday, believe me. Anyway getting back to today’s walk, a song popped into my head about half way thru the walk, Empty Chairs and Empty Tables from Les Miz. Trying to be positive, maybe listening to that song might help the young'uns understand why us old folks have a September funk. Maybe you can use it on Tuesday if the WTC subject comes up. Then go right to Do You Hear the People Sing  from Les Miz. No, they didn't win. We did. Why? Bottom line, in this country we really care for each other. We just have problems showing it sometimes. Thanks for letting me vent.

Any time, my friend, any time.

Siena Invitational: Early season thoughts

Start with this. It’s early. It’s still September 8. It’s still, technically, SUMMER. Although today, it sure felt like the first hints of fall (no one, by the way, is complaining about that, after the roiling heat of the past few weeks!). So. Yeah. It’s early. Keep that in mind when analyzing both the women’s and men’s performances. In trying to be a glass-half-full guy, here’s my take on this: The women ran great, amazing, dominant, “sent a message,” as Coach Chuck implored the team … all on tired legs from hard training from the summer, preseason and the early season. These ladies are working hard and cranking mileage, hard workouts, hard distance, lifting, core, all of it. So, to be as dominant as this (top-5 in the top-10), while still in this stage of the season’s work … well, that’s a pretty good sign. A really, really, really good sign. Similarly, the men are cranking high volume and hard work, as always. They were instructed to take the first 2km of this course at a “chill” pace, which gapped them from the rest of the front of the field. They came on strong but not strong enough. The final team standing is not where we want to be, and now these men are armed with the knowledge of what to do to be better on this course and others as the season progresses. Two different outcomes at the same stage of the season, two different positive reflections. And why not? It’s September 8. We should remain optimistic and eager and ready to continue to work hard. But alas? After the meet, we took the time to “play hard” at a post-race BBQ at Jordan Casey’s house, hosted by her parents at their beautiful Ballston Lake residence. It was late-summer chilly but that didn’t stop men and women from jumping into the lake, or getting thrown into the lake, jet-skiing, and doing other such fun late-summer activities. So yeah. It’s early. The Casey-fest reminded us all that it’s still summer, for heaven sake! But the cool overcast day reminded us all that fall is rapidly on the way. All this work will have to go to good use as the days get shorter and the meets get more important.

Siena Invitational: Women's results = dominant victory!

Siena Invitational

Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Crossings at Colonie

Women’s team standings

1-Marist 26, 2. Quinnipiac 70, 3. Siena 80, 4. Monmouth 94, 5. RPI 126, 6. Rider 142, 7. Fairfield 186, 8. St. Rose 211, 9. Niagara 263

Women’s individual results, 5km course

3. Shea Bohan 18:13.9

4. Maria Smith 18:18.1

5. Gianna Tedeschi 18:18.4

6. Denise Grohn 18:20.2

8. Emily Burns 18:36.7

19. Hayley Collins 18:58.8

25. Gianna Mastromatteo 19:08.4

26. Rebecca Walters

30. Jordan Casey 19:16.3

32. Kerry Gaye 19:17.7

52. Debbie Boerke 19:50.0

57. Maddie Tooker 20:04.5

66. Kayla Sexton 20:18.9

70. Samantha DeStefani 20:27.2

72. Jess Howe 20:35.9

74. Lauren Harris 20:38.2

77. Jill Laliberte 20:42.2

92. Ashley Wallace 21:17.1

99. Erin Flynn 21:28.0

114. Katie Miale 22:15.9

125 finishers

Siena Invitational: Men's results

Siena Invitational

Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Crossings at Colonie

Men’s team standings

1-Monmouth 27, 2. RPI 53, 3. Quinnipiac 74, 4. Marist 96, 5. Siena 113, 6. Rider 170, 7. St. Rose 223, 8. Fairfield 238, 9. Niagara INC

Men’s individual results, 8km course

15. Mike Kennedy 26:05.7

16. James Draney 26:09.1

20. Alex Hogue 26:14.8

22. Christopher Rivas 26:22.1

25. Elias Platanias 26:32.7

27. James Moehringer 26:41.5

29. Riley Hughes 26:42.9

35. Palmer Weimann 26:48.7

41. Brendan Zeng 27:03.7

42. Eamonn Beers 27:08.8

46. Dan Hillman 27:12.6

51. Aidan Sweeney 27:19.5

56. Patrick Kutch 27:25.0

59. Drew Burns 27:35.5

65. Connor Levins 27:46.0

72. Connor Fitzpatrick 28:02.7

74. Brad Rynkowski 28:09.2

80. Will Esposito 28:17.6

87. Marc Bakia 28:40.1

95. Matthew Hawker 29:21.5

103. Cole Ziskind 30:10.1

115 finishers

It IS the heat!

This late summer heat wave is in the process of ending as I type this. It has been brutal, with a brief (and fortunate) respite last Saturday for our home meet. Good timing as well, with the Siena meet upcoming on Saturday. How hot has it been? Well. Imagine my surprise late this morning when my cell phone rang with the call from the Hyde Park Central School District, announcing an early release ... because of the excessive heat! Now. That's a first (as far as I can recall?). Some classrooms at the nearby middle school had readings in the mid-90s ... inside! That's not really conducive to learning. So? An early release. Now, that's hot stuff. Literally.

Shea Bohan: MAAC Student-Athlete of the Week!

Congrats to senior captain Shea Bohan for being chosen as the MAAC Student-Athlete of the Week. Here are the details. Great honor for a great student-athlete. Neat!

What's next: Siena Invitational

We travel to Loudonville (near Albany) for the site of the MAAC Cross Country Championships, where Siena College is hosting an invitational on Saturday at the Crossings of Colonie, 580 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville, NY 12211 (for GPS purposes?). Race times: Men's 8km at 9:45 a.m.; women's 5km at 10:30 a.m. Hope to see you there!

Home meet: Women's results, with history

Here are Saturday's results, with past history for all who have raced at this meet in previous seasons. Thanks to Martha Weimann for this great photo of the seniors, and for organizing a killer tailgate!

Marist Season Opener

Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve

Saturday, September 1

Women’s individual results, 5km course

(with past history)

1-Shea Bohan 18:28.2

2015: 20:01.9; 2016: 18:55.6; 2017: 18:29.7

2. Denise Grohn 18:28.5

2016: 19:43.0; 2017: 18:40.7

3. Gianna Tedeschi 18:28.8

2017: 18:25.8

6. Maria Smith 18:42.8

2017: 18:15.4

8. Emily Burns 19:04.8

2015: 18:35.8; 2016: 19:19.3; 2017: 18:27.1

9. Hayley Collins 19:09.3

2017: 18:54.1

11. Kerry Gaye 19:28.2

2016: 20:02.7

12. Rebecca Walters 19:28.9

14. Jordan Casey 19:37.7

2015: 20:28.2; 2016: 19:49.4; 2017: 18:57.6

17. Debbie Boerke 19:44.5

2017: 20:19.2

20. Kayla Sexton 19:52.4

24. Jill Laliberte 20:18.0

30. Gianna Mastromatteo 20:29.6

34. Lauren Harris 20:53.1

2017: 21:11.6

35. Samantha DeStefani 20:54.5

36. Jess Howe 20:54.9

2015: 20:47.7

41. Erin Flynn 21:32.4

44. Ashley Wallace 22:09.7

2015: 19:23.3

47. Katie Miale 22:25.6

2017: 23:01.8

Home meet: Men's results, with history

Here are our team's results from yesterday, with past history for all upperclass runners who have raced here in previous years. Thanks to Martha Weimann for this great photo of the seniors, and for organizing a killer tailgate!

Marist Season Opener

Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve

Saturday, September 1

Men’s individual results, 6km course

(with past history)

4. Christopher Rivas 19:26.8

2016: 19:32.4; 2017: 19:23.2

6. James Draney 19:29.1

2017: 19:37.6

7. Palmer Weimann 19:30.4

2015: 19:34.7; 2016: 20:04.7; 2017: 19:23.8

9. Mike Kennedy 19:34.5

2015: 20:23.3; 2016: 19:32.1; 2017: 19:22.7

10. Alex Hogue 19:37.8

2016: 19:25.1; 2017: 19:24.7

12. James Moehringer 19:39.2

2017: 19:58.6

14. Elias Platanias 19:42.3

2016: 20:32.3; 2017: 20:02.7

15. Conor Stack 19:46.9

2016: 20:19.3; 2017: 20:22.2

17. Riley Hughes 19:49.7

2015: 19:33.2; 2016: 19:27.7; 2017: 19:39.3

18. Eamonn Beers 20:04.9

2015: 21:19.6; 2016: 22:16.5; 2017: 20:15.9

20. Christopher Tibbetts 20:11.2

22. Graham Strzelecki 20:14.4

2017: 19:48.0

23. Brendan Zeng 20:15.6

25. Dan Hillman 20:21.8

2016: 20:15.8; 2017: 20:17.6

26. Matthew Hawker 20:22.8

2016: 21:43.6

27. Aidan Sweeney 20:30.7

31. Drew Burns 20:35.7

2015: 20:55.6; 2016: 20:34.4; 2017: 21:10.5

33. Connor Levins 20:40.0

2016: 20:36.4; 2017: 20:12.9

35. Brad Rynkowski 20:48.2

37. Sam Goldzweig 20:53.7

38. Patrick Kutch 20:55.7

40. Will Esposito 21:02.0

2016: 21:13.7; 2017: 19:59.3

41. Marc Bakia 21:09.6

43. Connor Fitzpatrick 21:26.2

2017: 20:16.3

44. Brian Henderson 21:38.7

2015: 20:42.9; 2016: 20:45.7; 2017: 20:57.6

45. Tanner Senius 21:56.9

2015: 20:53.5

47. Cole Ziskind 22:20.6

Home meet: Women's results

Great start to what we anticipate will be another stellar season for our ladies. Like the men, the times across the board were slowed a bit by the humidity, but not too much. Training in the extreme heat the past week has been tough too. Senior Day festivities were excellent -- great to see so many families again, and some new ones as well. Onward and upward.

Marist Season Opener

Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve

Saturday, September 1

Women’s team standings

1-Marist 20, 2. Siena 67, 3. Columbia 77, 4. Iona 85, 5. LIU Post 142, 6. Mt. St. Vincent 168

Women’s individual results, 5km course

1-Shea Bohan 18:28.2

2. Denise Grohn 18:28.5

3. Gianna Tedeschi 18:28.8

4. Sydney Johnson (Siena) 18:30.2

5. Kaitlyn Ohrtman (Iona) 18:32.4

6. Maria Smith 18:42.8

7. Hannah Molloy (Iona) 18:58.9

8. Emily Burns 19:04.8

9. Hayley Collins 19:09.3

10. Sarah Forman (Siena) 19:14.8

11. Kerry Gaye 19:28.2

12. Rebecca Walters 19:28.9

13. Hana Sun (Columbia) 19:29.1

14. Jordan Casey 19:37.7

15. Jenna Farrell (Columbia) 19:41.8

16. Sarah McDonald (Columbia) 19:42.9

17. Debbie Boerke 19:44.5

18. Orlaith Moynihan (Iona) 19:44.8

19. Monica Strain (Siena) 19:48.9

20. Kayla Sexton 19:52.4

21. Delaney Sanacore (Columbia) 19:56.2

22. Anya Schmitt (Siena) 20:15.6

23. Morgan Serkes (Siena) 20:15.6

24. Jill Laliberte 20:18.0

25. Abbi Wright (Siena) 20:20.1

26. Rebekah Mills (Columbia) 20:22.3

27. Jillian Murray (Columbia) 20:27.0

28. Alex Rodman (Columbia) 20:27.5

29. Anita Mikowski (LIU Post) 20:28.8

30. Gianna Mastromatteo 20:29.6

31. Gabriella Ferrigine (Columbia) 20:30.2

32. Shannon O’Hehir (Iona) 20:30.8

33. Allison Hill (Siena) 20:33.8

34. Lauren Harris 20:53.1

35. Samantha DeStefani 20:54.5

36. Jess Howe 20:54.9

37. Nicolette Agostinacchio (LIU Post) 21:10.1

38. Margaret McKeever (LIU Post) 21:10.3

39. Lauramae Cocchi (Mt. St. Vincent) 21:13.3

40. Meghan McDonough (Siena) 21:25.1

41. Erin Flynn 21:32.4

42. Sarah Newgarden (Mt. St. Vincent) 22:05.5

43. Kathryn Elnick (LIU Post) 22:09.2

44. Ashley Wallace 22:09.7

45. Kaitie Schillaci (LIU Post) 22:17.6

46. Moriah Raysor (Iona) 22:19.4

47. Katie Miale 22:25.6

48. Alexandria Okon (LIU Post) 22:49.1

49. Mairead Bromm (Mt. St. Vincent) 26:05.3

50. Maiya Foster-Daniels (Mt. St. Vincent) 26:16.5

51. Madison Dubose (LIU Post) 26:20.2

52. Ariana Bolourchi (Mt. St. Vincent) 26:23.8

53. Mary Heaney (Mt. St. Vincent) 26:38.4

54. Selena Colon (Mt. St. Vincent) 26:41.4

55. Emily Ross (Mt. St. Vincent) 32:38.3

Home meet: Men's results

It's always great to start the season at home, not on a bus heading somewhere out of town. The weather at Vassar Farm this morning was more favorable than most of this week: Cloudy, upper 60s, but sneaky humid -- about as good as you can get for Sept 1. Our men got the work in; times were somewhat slower across the board (analysis to follow later), but it matters little. We'll get up, run long tomorrow, and continue preparations for the cross country season.

Marist Season Opener

Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve

Saturday, September 1

Men’s team standings

1-Marist 36, 2. Iona 55, 3. Siena 62, 4. Columbia 81, 5-LIU Post and Mt. St. Vincent, incomplete

Men’s individual results, 6km course

1-Matthew Courtenay (Iona) 19:21.3

2. Edwin Johnson (Iona) 19:22.5

3. Graham Baird (Iona) 19:24.7

4. Christopher Rivas 19:26.8

5. Stosh Davis (Siena) 19:26.8

6. James Draney 19:29.1

7. Palmer Weimann 19:30.4

8. William Randall (Siena) 19:33.9

9. Mike Kennedy 19:34.5

10. Alex Hogue 19:37.8

11. Luciano Fiore (Siena) 19:39.0

12. James Moehringer 19:39.2

13. Aaron Breene (Columbia) 19:39.5

14. Elias Platanias 19:42.3

15. Conor Stack 19:46.9

16. Alek Sauer (Columbia) 19:47.3

17. Riley Hughes 19:49.7

18. Eamonn Beers 20:04.9

19. Solomon Rice (Columbia) 20:08.8

20. Christopher Tibbetts 20:11.2

21. Aidan Canavan (Siena) 20:13.4

22. Graham Strzelecki 20:14.4

23. Brendan Zeng 20:15.6

24. Ian Irish (Columbia) 20:16.7

25. Dan Hillman 20:21.8

26. Matthew Hawker 20:22.8

27. Aidan Sweeney 20:30.7

28. Jake Caswell (Columbia) 20:33.6

29. Ajax Diamandis (Columbia) 20:34.7

30. Jason Linendoll (Siena) 20:35.4

31. Drew Burns 20:35.7

32. Jackson Storey (Columbia) 20:37.6

33. Connor Levins 20:40.0

34. Brian Warsh (Iona) 20:46.1

35. Brad Rynkowski 20:48.2

36. Michael Carroll (Siena) 20:48.9

37. Sam Goldzweig 20:53.7

38. Patrick Kutch 20:55.7

39. Daniel Medici (Siena) 20:55.7

40. Will Esposito 21:02.0

41. Marc Bakia 21:09.6

42. Josiah Langstaff (Columbia) 21:24.9

43. Connor Fitzpatrick 21:26.2

44. Brian Henderson 21:38.7

45. Tanner Senius 21:56.9

46. Joseph Dorso (LIU Post) 22:15.4

47. Cole Ziskind 22:20.6

48. John Dehler (LIU Post) 22:45.1

49. Andrew Gleave (LIU Post) 22:55.9

50. Ittali Rosales (Siena) 23:03.6

51. Tim Susko (Iona) 25:20.3

52. Logan Schwartz (Mt. St. Vincent) 29:50.8

53. Sheymel Davis (Mt. St. Vincent) 32:52.9

54. Gerom Solis (Iona) 33:00.9

55. Andrew Carrasquillo (Mt. St. Vincent) 33:25.5

56. Stefan Moleta (Mt. St. Vincent) 43:46.2