Vassar meet: Men's results

 Very good day and evening for the men, especially in the field events! Here is a link to a lot of photos taken by my wife Heidi. 

Vassar College April Invitational

Poughkeepsie, NY

Friday, April 26, 2024

200-meter dash

8-Johnny Zelker (unattached) 23.53 (personal best)

800-meter run

2-Christopher Paxis 1:54.32 (season best)

4-Matthew Ferreri 1:56.20 (personal best)

5-Tyler Perry 1:57.01

6-Raffi Buchakjian 1:58.05 (personal best)

10-Ian Wiesinger 2:00.18 (personal best)

13-Marcel Stewart 2:00.77 (personal best)

1,500-meter run

3-Alexander Ushchak 4:04.38 (personal best)

4-Dennis Love 4:07.56

5-John Ignacz 4:12.62

5,000-meter run

8-Ryan Wisker 15:38.66 (personal best)

9-Alexander Pattison 15:39.78 (personal best)

14-Pierce Francis 15:56.00

16-Dylan Perkinson 15:59.24

18-Thomas Cavuoto 16:00.57 (personal best)

20-Anthony Citera 16:12.02 (personal best)

1,600-meter relay

4-Marist (Tyler Perry 53.12, Kevin Lee 53.41, Matthew Ferreri 54.865, Christopher Paxis 52.165) 3:34.08

Javelin

1-Liam Haggerty 44.49 meters (145 feet, 11 inches) - personal best

3-Derek Paolella 40.43 meters (132 feet, 7 inches) - personal best

Long jump

3-Kevin Lee 6.56 meters (21 feet, 6.25 inches) - personal best

5-Johnny Zelker 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6.25 inches)

Pole vault

1-Noah Brown 4.25 meters (13 feet, 11.25 inches) - season best

2-Simon Advento 3.80 meters (12 feet, 5.5 inches) - personal best

Team standings

5^th place, 82 points

 

Vassar meet: Women's results

 Strong day and evening for a small contingent of athletes. Biggest highlight was the javelin, where both Julia and Grace earned personal-best tosses and placed first and third. 

Vassar College April Invitational

Poughkeepsie, NY

Friday, April 26, 2024

100-meter dash

14-Sydney Villani 13.97

800-meter run

8-Mackenzie Schubert 2:28.84.

9-Grace LaCapra 2:31.93

1,500-meter run

10-Mary Dougherty 5:17.47

15-Christina Diorio 5:31.82

100-meter hurdles

2-Madison LaCreta 16.11

Javelin

1-Julia Kropo 37.04 meters (121 feet, 6 inches)

3-Grace Murphy 31.09 meters (102 feet)

Team standings

5^th place, 25 points

 

Penn Relays

 It was a bit unusual to not have any athletes entered (and, thus, not to be there) on Thursday night at Penn Relays. Since 1998, when we first had an athlete (Mike Melfi) race in Distance Night at Penn, there have only been a few occasions that I have not been at Franklin Field for that: 2015, when I was recovering from hip surgery, and 2020/2021, because of the (Covid-19) pandemic. But alas, Marist track WILL be represented at Penn on Saturday, with the 5,000-meter racewalk (Marissa Sciotto, Megan Hoffman, Kyra Pellegrino) and the 4x800 relay (Parker O'Brien, Sierra Fisher, Kayla Hawkins, Adele Alexander). So, that will be great!

Vassar meet: Schedule + entries

 This is as close as we come to a home meet. In terms of coaching staff, it will be Old (me) and Older (Terry) with Billy and Chuck down at Penn Relays. OK

Vassar College April Invitational
Poughkeepsie, NY
Friday, April 26, 2024
Track events
4:15p Senior Day Recognition & Announcements
4:30p 4x100 relay men
4:35p 4x100 relay women – Marist team
4:40p 3,000 steeplechase men
4:55p 3,000 steeplechase women
5:10p Youth 100m children
5:25p 1,500 men – Dennis Love, John Ignacz, Alexander Ushchak
5:37p 1,500 women – Kaitlyn Hastings, Christina Diorio, Mary Dougherty
5:50p 110 hurdles men
5:57p 100 hurdles women
6:05p 400 men
6:11p 400 women – Talia Augusto
6:20p 100 men
6:25p 100 women – Sydney Villani
6:32p Alumni and community mile
6:45p 800 men – Christopher Paxis, Tyler Perry, Raffi Buchakjian, Matthew Ferreri, John Ignacz, Marcel Stewart, Ian Wiesinger
6:58p 800 women – Mackenzie Schubert, Grace LaCapra, Caroline Bell
7:10p 400 hurdles men
7:20p 400 hurdles women
7:25p 200 men – Johnny Zelker (unattached/redshirt)
7:35p 200 women – Talia Augusto
7:40p 5,000 men – Ryan Wisker, Pierce Francis, Jack Dovaras, Alexander Pattison, Dylan Perkinson, Thomas Cavuoto, Anthony Citera
8:00p 5,000 women – Tori Mariano
8:20p 4x400 relay men – Marist team(s)
8:30p 4x400 relay women
Field events
3:00p Javelin (women) – Julia Kropo, Grace Murphy
3:45p Javelin (men) – Liam Haggerty, Derek Paolella
5:15p Long jump men - Johnny Zelker
5:15p Pole vault women, followed by men – Noah Brown, Simon Advento
 

Rider meet: Men's results

 Thanks for our sports information contact Sam Higuera for compiling these results in our usual format, while we were busy driving back from Lawrenceville in a van. Solid day as we continue to build for the MAAC meet in (less than) two weeks, right back here at Rider.

Rider Invitational
Michael P. Brady Track Complex
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Men's Results
200-meter dash
42-Christopher Lynch 23.95 
400-meter dash
21-Weston LaBrecque 52.39
28-Christopher Lynch 52.86
800-meter run
16-Jacob Anderson 1:59.72
19-Alexander Ushchak 1:59.96
29-Marcel Stewart 2:02.85
1,500-meter run
44-Dylan Perkinson 4:24.06
3,000-meter steeple
3-Mason Mayer 9:58.38 
5,000-meter run
11-John Ignacz 15:22.32 
17-Alexander Pattison 15:44.63
25-Thomas Cavuoto 16:12.55
29-Anthony Citera 16:29.08
Pole Vault
5-Noah Brown 4.10m (13 feet, 5.25 inches)
Javelin Throw
6-Liam Haggerty 43.33m (142 feet, 2 inches) 
9-Derek Paolella 39.65m (130 feet, 1 inch)

Rider meet: Women's results

 Some solid performances and personal-best times on a reasonably nice weather day -- it's always windy at Rider, where we will be back in two weeks for the MAAC Championships. 

Rider Invitational
Michael P. Brady Track Complex
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Women's results
100-meter dash
13-Stephania Granados 13.38
17-Alyssa DaPont 13.53 
21-Madison LaCreta 13.78
26-Nina Florio 13.94
200-meter dash
13-Grace Fletcher 27.18 
15-Breelyn McNamara 27.26
17-Stephania Granados 27.34
24-Cailin Horton 27.88
27-Alyssa DaPont 28.04
32-Madison LaCreta 28.49
33-Kate Beebe 28.52
37-Julie Cristinzio 28.69
40-Nina Florio 29.26
50-Talia Augusto 32.21
400-meter dash
7-Cailin Horton 1:00.95 
10-Breelyn McNamara 1:01.25
12-Grace Fletcher 1:01.45 
15-Kayla Hawkins 1:01.72 
21-Julie Cristinzio 1:03.67
30-Kate Beebe 1:06.39
800-meter run
11-Adele Alexander 2:20.53 
17-Raven Stanet 2:23.50
30-Jackie Caron 2:28.22
32-Sydney Driscoll-Gannon 2:28.99
37-Mackenzie Schubert 2:31.54
46-Grace LaCapra 2:38.33
54-Caroline Bell 2:45.53
1,500-meter run
7-Sierra Fisher 4:44.99 
28-Kaitlyn Hastings 5:02.99
38-Christina Diorio 5:21.80
3,000-meter steeplechase
4-Emily Litke 11:48.13
8-Kyra Pellegrino 12:22.25
5,000-meter run
5-Samantha Kehler 17:59.01
18-Kaylee Copenspire 19:50.65
21-Tori Mariano 20:08.70
4x100m relay
5-Marist (Kate Beebe, Nina Florio, Isabella Cipolla, Alyssa DaPont) 52.24
4x400m relay
6-Marist (Mackenzie Schubert, Sydney Driscoll-Gannon, Raven Stanet, Kate Beebe) 4:26.90
High Jump
7-Grace O'Neill 1.55m (5 feet, 1 inch)
Triple Jump
7-Kiana Pathirana 10.87m (35 feet, 8 inches)

Rider meet: Schedule + entries

 Our next meet is on Saturday at Rider. Here are the details. 

Rider Invitational

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Michael P. Brady Track Complex

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ
Meet schedule and entries
Track events
10:00AM- W 5000m: Sami Kehler, Tori Mariano, Kaylee Copenspire
10:50AM- M 5000m: John Ignacz, Xander Pattison, Anthony Citera, Thomas Cavuoto
11:25AM- W 3000m Steeplechase: Kyra Pellegrino, Emily Litke, Mary Dougherty
11:40AM- M 3000m Steeplechase: Mason Mayer
12:15PM- W 4x100m: Marist A
12:20PM- M 4x100m: No entry
12:25PM- W 1500m: Sierra Fisher, Kaitlyn Hastings, Christina Diorio
1:00PM- M 1500m: Ian Wiesinger, Dylan Perkinson
1:40PM- W 100m HH: No entries
1:55PM- M 110m HH: No entries
2:15PM- W 400m: Kayla Hawkins, Cailin Horton, Breelyn McNamara, Julie Cristinzio, Grace Fletcher, Kate Beebe, Talia Augusto
2:35PM- M 400m: Kevin Lee, Weston LaBrecque, Simon Advento, Christopher Lynch
3:15PM- W 100m: Madison LaCreta, Kiana Pathirana, Alyssa Dapont, Nina Florio, Stephania Granados
3:40PM- M 100m: No entries
4:05PM- W 800m: Adele Alexander, Raven Stanet, Jackie Caron, Sydney Driscoll-Gannon, Mackenzie Schubert, Grace LaCapra, Caroline Bell
4:25PM- M 800m: Alex Ushchak, Marcel Stewart, Jacob Anderson
4:50PM- W 400 IH: No entries
5:00PM- M 400 IH: No entries
5:15PM- W 200m: Stephania Granados, Breelyn McNamara, Cailin Horton, Julie Cristinzio, Alyssa Dapont, Kate Beebe, Grace Fletcher, Madison LaCreta, Nina Florio, Talia Augusto
5:35PM- M 200m: Kevin Lee, Christopher Lynch, Simon Advento
6:05PM- W 4x800: No entry
6:20PM- M 4x800: No entry
6:30PM- W 4x400: Marist A
6:45PM- M 4x400: No entry
FIELD EVENTS
10:00AM- M Javelin: Liam Haggerty, Derek Paolella (W Javelin to follow: Grace Murphy)
10:00AM- W Long Jump (M Long Jump to follow, W TJ: Kiana Pathirana to follow, M TJ to follow)
11:00AM- W Pole Vault (M Pole Vault to follow: Noah Brown)
1 hour after completion of Javelin – M High Jump (W High Jump to follow: Grace O’Neill)