ECAC 10,000 meters
Addie DiFrancesco: 2nd place, 36:35.66. First-ever outdoor track scorer at an IC4A/ECAC meet for Marist. Nicely done!
88.7, 2:54.0 (85.3), 4:21.8 (87.7), 5:49.4 (87.6), 7:15.7 (86.3), 8:42.6 (86.9), 10:09.4 (86.8), 11:36.5 (87.1), 13:03.9 (87.4), 14:31.4 (87.5), 15:59.7 (88.3), 17:27.3 (87.6), 18:55.2 (87.9), 20:23.5 (88.3), 21:51.7 (88.2), 23:20.5 (88.8), 24:48.9 (88.4), 26:18.1 (89.2), 27:46.5 (88.4), 29:15.3 (88.8), 30:44.7 (89.4), 32:13.7 (89.0), 33:43.5 (89.8), 35:11.9 (89.4), 36:35.66 (83.76)
IC4A 10,000 meters
Tim Keegan: 32:06.64
75.3, 2:29.5 (74.2), 3:41.7 (72.2), 4:55.3 (73.6), 7:21.6 (73.7), 8:35.3 (73.7), 9:48.9 (73.6), 11:03.4 (74.5), 12:17.5 (74.1), 13:31.4 (73.9), 14:45.0 (73.6), 15:58.6 (73.6), 17:12.5 (73.9), 18:28.4 (75.9), 19:46.8 (78.4), 21:07.1 (80.3), 22:27.4 (80.3), 23:49.7 (82.3), 25:11.9 (82.2), 26:34.0 (82.1), 27:58.3 (84.3), 29:21.5 (83.2), 30:44.0 (82.5), 32:06.64 (82.64)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
End of the year
Well, ECAC/IC4A at Princeton last Friday night was a mixed bag for the Running Red Foxes.
On the positive side, Addie DiFrancesco ran tremendously well and got 2nd place in the ECAC 10km. Addie is our first-ever scorer at an ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship, and she led for much of the race. This is really exciting. Splits will be posted later.
On the not-so-positive side, Tim Keegan ran out of gas in the men's 10,000 meters, running an off time of 32:06. Perhaps it was one meet, and one race, too many, for Timmy, who had a fantastic sophomore year from start to finish.
Again, splits will be posted here as soon as I remember to bring the handy-dandy notebook with me.
Let the summer begin ...
On the positive side, Addie DiFrancesco ran tremendously well and got 2nd place in the ECAC 10km. Addie is our first-ever scorer at an ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship, and she led for much of the race. This is really exciting. Splits will be posted later.
On the not-so-positive side, Tim Keegan ran out of gas in the men's 10,000 meters, running an off time of 32:06. Perhaps it was one meet, and one race, too many, for Timmy, who had a fantastic sophomore year from start to finish.
Again, splits will be posted here as soon as I remember to bring the handy-dandy notebook with me.
Let the summer begin ...
Monday, May 11, 2009
Individual/small group meetings
Guys,
As mentioned at last week's team meeting, I will be on campus on Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., to meet with you individually and/or in small groups.
At that time, we can go over your seasons, plan for the summer and discuss any other training issues.
I will NOT be on campus on Thursday, and Friday, I will only be on campus to get ready for the trip to Princeton.
See you in the next day or two.
As mentioned at last week's team meeting, I will be on campus on Tuesday, 2-4 p.m., and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., to meet with you individually and/or in small groups.
At that time, we can go over your seasons, plan for the summer and discuss any other training issues.
I will NOT be on campus on Thursday, and Friday, I will only be on campus to get ready for the trip to Princeton.
See you in the next day or two.
What's next: IC4A and ECAC
Our spring season concludes on Friday night, under the lights one more time at Princeton, with Addie DiFrancesco in the ECAC women's 10,000 meters (8 p.m.) and Tim Keegan in the IC4A men's 10,000 meters (9:15 p.m.).
Spectators, friends and fans are welcome to attend.
Spectators, friends and fans are welcome to attend.
NYC Qualifying Challenge, 5.9.09
Results and splits from Saturday's meet at Icahn Stadium, Randalls Island, NYC ...
200-meter dash: Mike Cocca 23.20. Comment: A fine farewell performance for a fine sprinter and excellent team leader. Thanks for everything!
400-meter dash: Colin Frederickson 50.74. Comment: A solid ending to an amazing comeback track season(s).
800-meter run: Brian McCormick 1:59.17. Comment: Nicely done, proving something we already knew, and that is the sub-2:00 for 800 meters is no fluke. That is what you are. We will miss you, and we wish you well at your new track (and college) home at Ithaca College.
1,500-meter run: Tom Lipari 3:59.54. Personal-best time. Splits: 63.6, 2:08.6 (65.0), 3:13.1 (64.5), 3:59.54 (final 400m, 61.54). Comment: An excellent end to a great freshman year. Fell short of the goal of 3:57, but still a strong PR. Nice job.
3,000-meter steeplechase: Nick Webster, 9:30.23. Fifth place. Splits: 70.6, 2:23.8 (73.2), 3:39.0 (75.2), 4:55.4 (76.4), 6:13.1 (77.7), 7:32.8 (79.7), 8:50.5 (77.7), 9:30.23. Comments: You gave it your all, but you definitely looked tired. Strong sophomore year, and we're hoping for big things in your junior seasons.
5,000-meter run: Will Griffin 15:38.62. Splits: 71.7, 2:23.1 (71.4), 3:35.0 (71.9), 4:46.7 (71.7), 5:59.9 (73.2), 7:15.4 (75.5), 8:31.8 (76.4), 9:47.5 (75.7), 11:07.3 (79.5), 12:28.0 (80.7), 13:47.1 (79.1), 15:02.3 (75.2), 15:38.62 (36.32). Comment: A long wait for a tough race. Do not let it diminish what was a great freshman year, from start to finish.
200-meter dash: Mike Cocca 23.20. Comment: A fine farewell performance for a fine sprinter and excellent team leader. Thanks for everything!
400-meter dash: Colin Frederickson 50.74. Comment: A solid ending to an amazing comeback track season(s).
800-meter run: Brian McCormick 1:59.17. Comment: Nicely done, proving something we already knew, and that is the sub-2:00 for 800 meters is no fluke. That is what you are. We will miss you, and we wish you well at your new track (and college) home at Ithaca College.
1,500-meter run: Tom Lipari 3:59.54. Personal-best time. Splits: 63.6, 2:08.6 (65.0), 3:13.1 (64.5), 3:59.54 (final 400m, 61.54). Comment: An excellent end to a great freshman year. Fell short of the goal of 3:57, but still a strong PR. Nice job.
3,000-meter steeplechase: Nick Webster, 9:30.23. Fifth place. Splits: 70.6, 2:23.8 (73.2), 3:39.0 (75.2), 4:55.4 (76.4), 6:13.1 (77.7), 7:32.8 (79.7), 8:50.5 (77.7), 9:30.23. Comments: You gave it your all, but you definitely looked tired. Strong sophomore year, and we're hoping for big things in your junior seasons.
5,000-meter run: Will Griffin 15:38.62. Splits: 71.7, 2:23.1 (71.4), 3:35.0 (71.9), 4:46.7 (71.7), 5:59.9 (73.2), 7:15.4 (75.5), 8:31.8 (76.4), 9:47.5 (75.7), 11:07.3 (79.5), 12:28.0 (80.7), 13:47.1 (79.1), 15:02.3 (75.2), 15:38.62 (36.32). Comment: A long wait for a tough race. Do not let it diminish what was a great freshman year, from start to finish.
Icahn meet and team captains
Hello all blog followers:
I will post Icahn splits here as soon as I can. For the most part, they are not pretty. But overall, it was not an awful night. The meet was run better than last year. But not by much. Why they split the men's 5k into two sections is beyond me. And then: They decide to run the decathlon 1500 (all 2 athletes) in between sections, making the seeded 5k runners wait some more. Most had warmed up 2 hours prior to their race. Ridiculous. To his credit, Will Griffin did NOT use this as an excuse for a subpar race. Just not a good night for him. However, it had to have some negative impact.
Again, not a great night for us, but at least the weather was nice.
Second point: During my endless down time at this meet, I counted and tallied the Team Captain vote ballots. I will tell everyone the results when I see you at individual/group end-of-year meetings both Tuesday and Wednesday. Unless you would like me to post them on the blog sooner.
If you would like to find out the results sooner via blog, please post a comment and/or send me a text message. Note that I will not be on or near a computer until much later tonight. But I will check back in and get the splits up when I can later.
Otherwise, I'll see you all soon.
Next up: Keegs and Addie in the IC4A and ECAC 10,000 meters. Friday night. Princeton.
I will post Icahn splits here as soon as I can. For the most part, they are not pretty. But overall, it was not an awful night. The meet was run better than last year. But not by much. Why they split the men's 5k into two sections is beyond me. And then: They decide to run the decathlon 1500 (all 2 athletes) in between sections, making the seeded 5k runners wait some more. Most had warmed up 2 hours prior to their race. Ridiculous. To his credit, Will Griffin did NOT use this as an excuse for a subpar race. Just not a good night for him. However, it had to have some negative impact.
Again, not a great night for us, but at least the weather was nice.
Second point: During my endless down time at this meet, I counted and tallied the Team Captain vote ballots. I will tell everyone the results when I see you at individual/group end-of-year meetings both Tuesday and Wednesday. Unless you would like me to post them on the blog sooner.
If you would like to find out the results sooner via blog, please post a comment and/or send me a text message. Note that I will not be on or near a computer until much later tonight. But I will check back in and get the splits up when I can later.
Otherwise, I'll see you all soon.
Next up: Keegs and Addie in the IC4A and ECAC 10,000 meters. Friday night. Princeton.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
What's next for the Running Red Foxes
The outdoor track season is winding down. The majority of the team is finished, focusing on finals and then ready to go home and start cranking summer training. For some guys, though, there are more races to be run.
Here's what's left ...
Saturday, May 9: NYC Qualifying Challenge, Icahn Stadium, Randalls Island, NYC
200 dash: Mike Cocca
400 dash: Colin Frederickson
800 run: Brian McCormick
1500 run: Tom Lipari
3000 steeple: Nick Webster
5000 run: Will Griffin
Pole vault: Max Carow
Friday, May 15: IC4A Championships, Princeton
10,000 run: Tim Keegan
Saturday, June 27: USA Junior Championships, University of Oregon
Event TBA (either 5000 or 10000): Matt Flint
Here's what's left ...
Saturday, May 9: NYC Qualifying Challenge, Icahn Stadium, Randalls Island, NYC
200 dash: Mike Cocca
400 dash: Colin Frederickson
800 run: Brian McCormick
1500 run: Tom Lipari
3000 steeple: Nick Webster
5000 run: Will Griffin
Pole vault: Max Carow
Friday, May 15: IC4A Championships, Princeton
10,000 run: Tim Keegan
Saturday, June 27: USA Junior Championships, University of Oregon
Event TBA (either 5000 or 10000): Matt Flint
MAAC commentary and splits
Sorry for the delay. It has been a busy few days. Below are the results again, with appropriate commentary and splits.
Thanks to team member Mike Holinko for recording all splits. A huge help, especially in the pouring rain on Sunday.
Team standings: 1. Manhattan 225, 2. St. Peter's and Rider 119 (tie), 4. Marist 77, 5. Iona 73. PETE SAYS: This is awesome. A memorable day and a lot more points than expected, considering a redshirted Girma, an injured Vess and a recovering Conor Shelley. A testament to our depth and heart.
200-meter dash: 1 point
6. Mike Cocca 23.95
PETE SAYS: With the track virtually under water, our captain pulls out a great race and scores a key, late-meet point out of the slower section. I'll remember that for a long time!
400-meter dash: 7 points
3. Colin Frederickson 51.38
6. John Carabetta 52.12
PETE SAYS: C-Fred got out there and just got edged out by some pretty darn good sprinters. Solid time in the rain. Carabetta runs the first of two superb 400s, scoring out of the slow section. Great stuff, men!
800-meter run: 6 points
3. Kyle Havard 1:59.42
PETE SAYS: Perhaps the most bizarre championship event I have ever witnessed. Kyle gets second in the slower section and gets 3rd overall, the winner of the slow section wins the event! Strange. Kyle saved his best race of the season for last. Awesome. Gave me chills.
1,500-meter run: 1 point
6. Will Griffin 4:01.99. 62.5, 2:09.9 (67.4), 3:15.1 (65.2) 4:01.88 (62.99 last 400m)
David Raucci 4:05.99. 65, 2:12 (67), 3:17 (65), 4:04.99 (63.99 last 400m)
Conor Shelley 4:11.68. 65, 2:12 (67), 3:19 (67), 4:11.68 (69.68 last 400m)
Colin Johnson 4:16.18. 65, 2:12 (67), 3:21 (69), 4:16.18 (72.18 last 400m)
Kris Geist 4:18.56. 67, 2:19 (72), 3:29 (70), 4:18.56 (63.56 last 400m of your life!)
PETE SAYS: In a crazy tactical race, Will gets shoved off the track by an Iona runner, who gets DQed and we get the point. Excellent doubles by Raucci and Geist (great way to end your career, KG)
3000-meter steeplechase: 6 points
4. Nick Webster 9:22.77. 73, 2:31 (78), 3:51 (80), 5:12 (81), 6:34 (82), 7:56 (82), 9:13 (77).
5. Matt Flint 9:39.21. 77, 2:37 (80), 3:59 (82), 5:24 (85), 6:46 (82), 8:11 (85), 9:30 (79)
Tom Lipari 9:46.91. 77, 2:37 (80), 3:58 (81), 5:22 (84), 6:46 (84), 8:13 (87), 9:36 (83)
Matt Janczyk 9:46.96. 76, 2:37 (81), 3:59 (82), 5:20 (81), 6:44 (84), 8:11 (87), 9:36 (85)
John Keenan 9:49.37. 76, 2:36 (80), 3:57 (81), 5:22 (85), 6:46 (84), 8:13 (87), missed last split.
PETE SAYS: Weird event. Went out hard. Flint was the only one to race it smart. Across the board, top to bottom, times were off 5-10 seconds. Not sure why. We were hoping for more points here, but the MAAC got stronger in this event this year. That's a fact.
5,000-meter run: 6 points
3. Tim Keegan 15:00.59. 72, 2:25 (73), 3:36 (71), 4:48 (72), 6:02 (74), 7:12 (70), 8:23 (71), 9:34 (71), 10:46 (72), 12:00 (74), 13:15 (75), 14:25 (70), 15:00.59 (35.59)
Nick Webster 15:12.93. 72, 2:25 (73), 3:36 (71), 4:48 (72), 6:02 (74), 7:14 (72), 8:24 (70), 9:40 (76), 10:54 (74), 12:09 (75), 13:24 (75), 14:37 (73), 15:12.93 (35.93)
Zak Smetana 15:23.09. 73, 2:28 (75), 3:40 (72), 4:51 (71), 6:04 (73), 7:16 (72), 8:30 (74), 9:44 (74), 10:58 (74), 12:15 (77), 13:30 (75), 14:46 (76), 15:23.09 (37.09)
Curtis Jensen 15:30.64. 72, 2:25 (73), 3:34 (69), 4:48 (74), 6:02 (74), 7:12 (70), 8:23 (71), 9:37 (74), 10:52 (75), 12:09 (77), 13:29 (80), 14:50 (81), 15:30.64 (40.64)
Joe McElhoney 15:34.28. 73, 2:28 (75), 3:39 (71), 4:51 (72), 6:05 (74), 7:18 (73), 8:38 (80), 9:54 (76), 11:12 (78), 12:28 (76), 13:45 (7), 15:00 (75), 15:34.28 (34.28)
PETE SAYS: We gave back a lot of points to Iona in this event, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. Excellent doubles by Keegs and Webs and JoeMac, fantastic PR for Zak and an off day for Curt.
10,000-meter run: 17 points
2. Tim Keegan 31:23.68. 73, 2:27 (74), 3:42 (75), 4:58 (76), 6:13 (75), 7:28 (75), 8:44 (76), 10:02 (78), 11:18 (76), 12:34 (76), 13:49 (75), 15:04 (75), 16:20 (76), 17:35 (75), 18:52 (77), 20:09 (77), 21:21 (72), 22:33 (72), 23:49 (76), 25:05 (76), 26:23 (78), 27:37 (74), 28:53 (76), 30:10 (77), 31:23.68 (73.68)
3. David Raucci 31:31.75. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:45 (76), 10:02 (77), 11:18 (76), 12:34 (76), 13:49 (75), 15:04 (75), 16:20 (76), 17:35 (75), 18:52 (77), 20:09 (77), 21:22 (73), 22:34 (72), 23:49 (75), 25:05 (76), 26:23 (78), 27:37 (74), 28:55 (78), 30:14 (79), 31:31.75 (77.75)
5. Joe McElhoney 32:52.19. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:46 (77), 10:03 (77), 11:23 (80), 12:42 (79), 14:02 (80), 15:22 (80), 16:42 (80), 18:03 (81), 19:24 (81), 20:44 (80), 22:04 (80), 23:26 (82), 24:47 (81), 26:07 (80), 27:27 (80), 28:47 (80), 30:09 (82), 32:28 (79), 32:52.19 (83.19)
6. Alex Emerel 33:09.23. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:46 (77), 10:03 (77), 11:23 (80), 12:42 (79), 14:02 (80), 15:22 (80), 16:42 (80), 18:03 (81), 19:25 (82), 20:47 (82), 22:11 (84), 23:35 (84), 24:58 (83), 26:23 (85), 27:46 (83), 29:07 (81), 30:29 (82), 31:50 (81), 33:09.23 (79.23)
Pat Duggan 33:47.71. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:46 (77), 10:05 (79), 11:26 (81), 12:48 (82), 14:12 (84), 15:34 (82), 16:58 (84), 18:20 (82), 19:42 (82), 21:07 (85), 22:33 (86), 23:59 (86), 25:23 (84), 26:46 (83), 28:10 (84), 29:35 (85), 31:03 (88), 32:28 (85), 33:47.71 (79.71)
PETE SAYS: A bonanza of points for us! And some great running too!
110-meter hurdles: 2 points
5. Mike Clifford 17.29
PETE SAYS: Huge points and a great improvement in one week, in far worse conditions!
400-meter relay: 6 points
3. Marist 46.36. Mike McCloskey, Neal Viets, John Kristie, Tom DeVaney
PETE SAYS: Not pretty, but made nicer by a Rider dropped baton.
1600-meter relay: 8 points
2. Marist 3:30.71. Mike Cocca, Colin Frederickson, Alex Cuesta, John Carabetta
PETE SAYS: Thrilling end to the meet, with Carabetta running a monster anchor leg.
High jump: 2 points
5. Greg Masto 1.69 meters
PETE SAYS: Not bad for jumping out of a lake.
Pole vault: 10 points
1. Max Carow 4.17 meters
PETE SAYS: MAAC Champion! In horrible conditions.
Discus: 4 points
4. James Fitzgerald 35.90 meters
PETE SAYS: Huge effort, clutch late-meet points.
Javelin: 1 point
6. Tom DeVaney 45.10 meters
PETE SAYS: Fantastic series of throw, literally saving the best for last.
Thanks to team member Mike Holinko for recording all splits. A huge help, especially in the pouring rain on Sunday.
Team standings: 1. Manhattan 225, 2. St. Peter's and Rider 119 (tie), 4. Marist 77, 5. Iona 73. PETE SAYS: This is awesome. A memorable day and a lot more points than expected, considering a redshirted Girma, an injured Vess and a recovering Conor Shelley. A testament to our depth and heart.
200-meter dash: 1 point
6. Mike Cocca 23.95
PETE SAYS: With the track virtually under water, our captain pulls out a great race and scores a key, late-meet point out of the slower section. I'll remember that for a long time!
400-meter dash: 7 points
3. Colin Frederickson 51.38
6. John Carabetta 52.12
PETE SAYS: C-Fred got out there and just got edged out by some pretty darn good sprinters. Solid time in the rain. Carabetta runs the first of two superb 400s, scoring out of the slow section. Great stuff, men!
800-meter run: 6 points
3. Kyle Havard 1:59.42
PETE SAYS: Perhaps the most bizarre championship event I have ever witnessed. Kyle gets second in the slower section and gets 3rd overall, the winner of the slow section wins the event! Strange. Kyle saved his best race of the season for last. Awesome. Gave me chills.
1,500-meter run: 1 point
6. Will Griffin 4:01.99. 62.5, 2:09.9 (67.4), 3:15.1 (65.2) 4:01.88 (62.99 last 400m)
David Raucci 4:05.99. 65, 2:12 (67), 3:17 (65), 4:04.99 (63.99 last 400m)
Conor Shelley 4:11.68. 65, 2:12 (67), 3:19 (67), 4:11.68 (69.68 last 400m)
Colin Johnson 4:16.18. 65, 2:12 (67), 3:21 (69), 4:16.18 (72.18 last 400m)
Kris Geist 4:18.56. 67, 2:19 (72), 3:29 (70), 4:18.56 (63.56 last 400m of your life!)
PETE SAYS: In a crazy tactical race, Will gets shoved off the track by an Iona runner, who gets DQed and we get the point. Excellent doubles by Raucci and Geist (great way to end your career, KG)
3000-meter steeplechase: 6 points
4. Nick Webster 9:22.77. 73, 2:31 (78), 3:51 (80), 5:12 (81), 6:34 (82), 7:56 (82), 9:13 (77).
5. Matt Flint 9:39.21. 77, 2:37 (80), 3:59 (82), 5:24 (85), 6:46 (82), 8:11 (85), 9:30 (79)
Tom Lipari 9:46.91. 77, 2:37 (80), 3:58 (81), 5:22 (84), 6:46 (84), 8:13 (87), 9:36 (83)
Matt Janczyk 9:46.96. 76, 2:37 (81), 3:59 (82), 5:20 (81), 6:44 (84), 8:11 (87), 9:36 (85)
John Keenan 9:49.37. 76, 2:36 (80), 3:57 (81), 5:22 (85), 6:46 (84), 8:13 (87), missed last split.
PETE SAYS: Weird event. Went out hard. Flint was the only one to race it smart. Across the board, top to bottom, times were off 5-10 seconds. Not sure why. We were hoping for more points here, but the MAAC got stronger in this event this year. That's a fact.
5,000-meter run: 6 points
3. Tim Keegan 15:00.59. 72, 2:25 (73), 3:36 (71), 4:48 (72), 6:02 (74), 7:12 (70), 8:23 (71), 9:34 (71), 10:46 (72), 12:00 (74), 13:15 (75), 14:25 (70), 15:00.59 (35.59)
Nick Webster 15:12.93. 72, 2:25 (73), 3:36 (71), 4:48 (72), 6:02 (74), 7:14 (72), 8:24 (70), 9:40 (76), 10:54 (74), 12:09 (75), 13:24 (75), 14:37 (73), 15:12.93 (35.93)
Zak Smetana 15:23.09. 73, 2:28 (75), 3:40 (72), 4:51 (71), 6:04 (73), 7:16 (72), 8:30 (74), 9:44 (74), 10:58 (74), 12:15 (77), 13:30 (75), 14:46 (76), 15:23.09 (37.09)
Curtis Jensen 15:30.64. 72, 2:25 (73), 3:34 (69), 4:48 (74), 6:02 (74), 7:12 (70), 8:23 (71), 9:37 (74), 10:52 (75), 12:09 (77), 13:29 (80), 14:50 (81), 15:30.64 (40.64)
Joe McElhoney 15:34.28. 73, 2:28 (75), 3:39 (71), 4:51 (72), 6:05 (74), 7:18 (73), 8:38 (80), 9:54 (76), 11:12 (78), 12:28 (76), 13:45 (7), 15:00 (75), 15:34.28 (34.28)
PETE SAYS: We gave back a lot of points to Iona in this event, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. Excellent doubles by Keegs and Webs and JoeMac, fantastic PR for Zak and an off day for Curt.
10,000-meter run: 17 points
2. Tim Keegan 31:23.68. 73, 2:27 (74), 3:42 (75), 4:58 (76), 6:13 (75), 7:28 (75), 8:44 (76), 10:02 (78), 11:18 (76), 12:34 (76), 13:49 (75), 15:04 (75), 16:20 (76), 17:35 (75), 18:52 (77), 20:09 (77), 21:21 (72), 22:33 (72), 23:49 (76), 25:05 (76), 26:23 (78), 27:37 (74), 28:53 (76), 30:10 (77), 31:23.68 (73.68)
3. David Raucci 31:31.75. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:45 (76), 10:02 (77), 11:18 (76), 12:34 (76), 13:49 (75), 15:04 (75), 16:20 (76), 17:35 (75), 18:52 (77), 20:09 (77), 21:22 (73), 22:34 (72), 23:49 (75), 25:05 (76), 26:23 (78), 27:37 (74), 28:55 (78), 30:14 (79), 31:31.75 (77.75)
5. Joe McElhoney 32:52.19. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:46 (77), 10:03 (77), 11:23 (80), 12:42 (79), 14:02 (80), 15:22 (80), 16:42 (80), 18:03 (81), 19:24 (81), 20:44 (80), 22:04 (80), 23:26 (82), 24:47 (81), 26:07 (80), 27:27 (80), 28:47 (80), 30:09 (82), 32:28 (79), 32:52.19 (83.19)
6. Alex Emerel 33:09.23. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:46 (77), 10:03 (77), 11:23 (80), 12:42 (79), 14:02 (80), 15:22 (80), 16:42 (80), 18:03 (81), 19:25 (82), 20:47 (82), 22:11 (84), 23:35 (84), 24:58 (83), 26:23 (85), 27:46 (83), 29:07 (81), 30:29 (82), 31:50 (81), 33:09.23 (79.23)
Pat Duggan 33:47.71. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:43 (75), 4:59 (76), 6:14 (75), 7:29 (75), 8:46 (77), 10:05 (79), 11:26 (81), 12:48 (82), 14:12 (84), 15:34 (82), 16:58 (84), 18:20 (82), 19:42 (82), 21:07 (85), 22:33 (86), 23:59 (86), 25:23 (84), 26:46 (83), 28:10 (84), 29:35 (85), 31:03 (88), 32:28 (85), 33:47.71 (79.71)
PETE SAYS: A bonanza of points for us! And some great running too!
110-meter hurdles: 2 points
5. Mike Clifford 17.29
PETE SAYS: Huge points and a great improvement in one week, in far worse conditions!
400-meter relay: 6 points
3. Marist 46.36. Mike McCloskey, Neal Viets, John Kristie, Tom DeVaney
PETE SAYS: Not pretty, but made nicer by a Rider dropped baton.
1600-meter relay: 8 points
2. Marist 3:30.71. Mike Cocca, Colin Frederickson, Alex Cuesta, John Carabetta
PETE SAYS: Thrilling end to the meet, with Carabetta running a monster anchor leg.
High jump: 2 points
5. Greg Masto 1.69 meters
PETE SAYS: Not bad for jumping out of a lake.
Pole vault: 10 points
1. Max Carow 4.17 meters
PETE SAYS: MAAC Champion! In horrible conditions.
Discus: 4 points
4. James Fitzgerald 35.90 meters
PETE SAYS: Huge effort, clutch late-meet points.
Javelin: 1 point
6. Tom DeVaney 45.10 meters
PETE SAYS: Fantastic series of throw, literally saving the best for last.
Monday, May 4, 2009
MAAC Championships, 5.2/5.3.09
Another great MAAC meet, and the team should be proud of its efforts. It was a TRUE TEAM performance, and we scored some amazing, unexpected points all around.
Congrats to MAAC Champion Max Carow in the pole vault, and to distance runner Tim Keegan for doing the brutal 10k/5k double and producing 14 valuable points for the team.
Weather conditions on Sunday were terrible: Heavy rain. Wind. Chilly.
Point totals and Marist men results are below. Back later with splits and more commentary from what was a great meet for the Running (and Jumping and Throwing) Red Foxes ...
Team standings: 1. Manhattan 225, 2. St. Peter's and Rider 119 (tie), 4. Marist 77, 5. Iona 73
100-meter dash: No points
Mike Cocca 11.76
Mike McCloskey 12.03
Tom DeVaney 12.60
200-meter dash: 1 point
6. Mike Cocca 23.95
Mike McCloskey 24.17
Neal Viets 25.55
400-meter dash: 7 points
3. Colin Frederickson 51.38
6. John Carabetta 52.12
John Kristie 57.39
800-meter run: 6 points
3. Kyle Havard 1:59.42
Tom Lipari 2:00.69
Will Griffin 2:02.01
Brian McCormick 2:04.18
Colin Johnson 2:06.77
1,500-meter run: 1 point
6. Will Griffin 4:01.99
David Raucci 4:05.99
Conor Shelley 4:11.68
Colin Johnson 4:16.18
Kris Geist 4:18.56
3000-meter steeplechase: 6 points
4. Nick Webster 9:22.77
5. Matt Flint 9:39.21
Tom Lipari 9:46.91
Matt Janczyk 9:46.96
John Keenan 9:49.37
5,000-meter run: 6 points
3. Tim Keegan 15:00.59
Nick Webster 15:12.93
Zak Smetana 15:23.09
Curtis Jensen 15:30.64
Joe McElhoney 15:34.28
10,000-meter run: 17 points
2. Tim Keegan 31:23.68
3. David Raucci 31:31.75
5. Joe McElhoney 32:52.19
6. Alex Emerel 33:09.23
Pat Duggan 33:47.71
110-meter hurdles: 2 points
5. Mike Clifford 17.29
400-meter hurdles: 0 points
Mike Clifford 1:02.00
Greg Dubois 1:04.49
400-meter relay: 6 points
3. Marist 46.36. Mike McCloskey, Neal Viets, John Kristie, Tom DeVaney
1600-meter relay: 8 points
2. Marist 3:30.71. Mike Cocca, Colin Frederickson, Alex Cuesta, John Carabetta
High jump: 2 points
5. Greg Masto 1.69 meters
Pole vault: 10 points
1. Max Carow 4.17 meters
Shot put: 0 points
James Fitzgerald 10.70 meters
Discus: 4 points
4. James Fitzgerald 35.90 meters
Javelin: 1 point
6. Tom DeVaney 45.10 meters
No competitors in: Hammer, long jump, triple jump
Congrats to MAAC Champion Max Carow in the pole vault, and to distance runner Tim Keegan for doing the brutal 10k/5k double and producing 14 valuable points for the team.
Weather conditions on Sunday were terrible: Heavy rain. Wind. Chilly.
Point totals and Marist men results are below. Back later with splits and more commentary from what was a great meet for the Running (and Jumping and Throwing) Red Foxes ...
Team standings: 1. Manhattan 225, 2. St. Peter's and Rider 119 (tie), 4. Marist 77, 5. Iona 73
100-meter dash: No points
Mike Cocca 11.76
Mike McCloskey 12.03
Tom DeVaney 12.60
200-meter dash: 1 point
6. Mike Cocca 23.95
Mike McCloskey 24.17
Neal Viets 25.55
400-meter dash: 7 points
3. Colin Frederickson 51.38
6. John Carabetta 52.12
John Kristie 57.39
800-meter run: 6 points
3. Kyle Havard 1:59.42
Tom Lipari 2:00.69
Will Griffin 2:02.01
Brian McCormick 2:04.18
Colin Johnson 2:06.77
1,500-meter run: 1 point
6. Will Griffin 4:01.99
David Raucci 4:05.99
Conor Shelley 4:11.68
Colin Johnson 4:16.18
Kris Geist 4:18.56
3000-meter steeplechase: 6 points
4. Nick Webster 9:22.77
5. Matt Flint 9:39.21
Tom Lipari 9:46.91
Matt Janczyk 9:46.96
John Keenan 9:49.37
5,000-meter run: 6 points
3. Tim Keegan 15:00.59
Nick Webster 15:12.93
Zak Smetana 15:23.09
Curtis Jensen 15:30.64
Joe McElhoney 15:34.28
10,000-meter run: 17 points
2. Tim Keegan 31:23.68
3. David Raucci 31:31.75
5. Joe McElhoney 32:52.19
6. Alex Emerel 33:09.23
Pat Duggan 33:47.71
110-meter hurdles: 2 points
5. Mike Clifford 17.29
400-meter hurdles: 0 points
Mike Clifford 1:02.00
Greg Dubois 1:04.49
400-meter relay: 6 points
3. Marist 46.36. Mike McCloskey, Neal Viets, John Kristie, Tom DeVaney
1600-meter relay: 8 points
2. Marist 3:30.71. Mike Cocca, Colin Frederickson, Alex Cuesta, John Carabetta
High jump: 2 points
5. Greg Masto 1.69 meters
Pole vault: 10 points
1. Max Carow 4.17 meters
Shot put: 0 points
James Fitzgerald 10.70 meters
Discus: 4 points
4. James Fitzgerald 35.90 meters
Javelin: 1 point
6. Tom DeVaney 45.10 meters
No competitors in: Hammer, long jump, triple jump
Vassar track meet, 5.1.09
We had three guys run at the Vassar open meet on Friday night. It was a beautiful night as the rain and wind subsided. Assistant coach Joey had a lot of fun playing with Conor's Blackberry stopwatch.
Even an old-school fart like me had to fess up that the thing was pretty cool.
Anyway, Brownie had a fantastic PR in the 5km. Geist and Masto ran one last steeple in a race that featured just those two guys and a pretty fast Vassar guy who took the race out at like IC4A pace (everyone suffered). Anyway, the splits ...
3,000-meter steeplechase
Greg Masto: 10:28.76. Second place.
72, 2:34 (82), 3:58 (84), 5:23 (85), 6:49 (86), 8:17 (88), 9:44 (87), 10:28.76.
Kris Geist: 10:39.55. Third place.
74, 2:37 (83), 4:02 (85), 5:29 (87), 6:58 (89), 8:29 (91), 9:58 (89), 10:39.55.
5,000-meter run
Ryan Brown: 16:07.34. Fourth place. Personal-best time.
76.3, 2:35.8 (79.5), 3:52.4 (76.6), 5:10.1 (77.7), 6:27.0 (76.9), 7:44.9 (77.9), 9:03.0 (78.1), 10:21.2 (78.2), 11:39.7 (78.5), 12:58.4 (78.7), 14:16.6 (78.2), 15:32.3 (75.7), 16:07.34 (35.04). 1600m splits: 5:10.1, 5:11.1, 5:11.1. Comment: Wonderful, fantastic end to what has been a great and promising freshman year. You have established yourself as a legitimate D1 distance runner. You should be proud of that. I am.
Even an old-school fart like me had to fess up that the thing was pretty cool.
Anyway, Brownie had a fantastic PR in the 5km. Geist and Masto ran one last steeple in a race that featured just those two guys and a pretty fast Vassar guy who took the race out at like IC4A pace (everyone suffered). Anyway, the splits ...
3,000-meter steeplechase
Greg Masto: 10:28.76. Second place.
72, 2:34 (82), 3:58 (84), 5:23 (85), 6:49 (86), 8:17 (88), 9:44 (87), 10:28.76.
Kris Geist: 10:39.55. Third place.
74, 2:37 (83), 4:02 (85), 5:29 (87), 6:58 (89), 8:29 (91), 9:58 (89), 10:39.55.
5,000-meter run
Ryan Brown: 16:07.34. Fourth place. Personal-best time.
76.3, 2:35.8 (79.5), 3:52.4 (76.6), 5:10.1 (77.7), 6:27.0 (76.9), 7:44.9 (77.9), 9:03.0 (78.1), 10:21.2 (78.2), 11:39.7 (78.5), 12:58.4 (78.7), 14:16.6 (78.2), 15:32.3 (75.7), 16:07.34 (35.04). 1600m splits: 5:10.1, 5:11.1, 5:11.1. Comment: Wonderful, fantastic end to what has been a great and promising freshman year. You have established yourself as a legitimate D1 distance runner. You should be proud of that. I am.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday practice
Gents:
Very important announcement about Wednesday practice. I would like to go to Vassar (or Spackenkill) on this day, since a cool front is moving through. Tuesday is looking brutal (90s) and I really don't want to go to the track.
We have the mandatory speaker thing at 12:30 p.m. As a result, I would like to have practice at 9:30 a.m.
If you have an 8 a.m. class and no 9:30 a.m. class, this should work. If you have no morning classes, this should work.
IF YOU HAVE A 9:30 A.M. CLASS, THIS WILL NOT WORK AND WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE OTHER PRACTICE ARRANGEMENTS.
We'll discuss this today at practice. But plan on 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to the track, unless you have class at that time.
Very important announcement about Wednesday practice. I would like to go to Vassar (or Spackenkill) on this day, since a cool front is moving through. Tuesday is looking brutal (90s) and I really don't want to go to the track.
We have the mandatory speaker thing at 12:30 p.m. As a result, I would like to have practice at 9:30 a.m.
If you have an 8 a.m. class and no 9:30 a.m. class, this should work. If you have no morning classes, this should work.
IF YOU HAVE A 9:30 A.M. CLASS, THIS WILL NOT WORK AND WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE OTHER PRACTICE ARRANGEMENTS.
We'll discuss this today at practice. But plan on 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to the track, unless you have class at that time.
Yale splits, 4.26.09
A few notes on this meet:
1. It was hot. Really, really hot. Like, 100 degrees hot. Maybe not that quite, but for April 26, it felt like a furnace. I love heat, but this was insane. Considering this, I thought as a team we did quite well.
2. Great day for sprinters, who are rounding into championship form under Coach Horton.
3. Another SR for pole vaulter Max Carow. Great to see.
Results, comments and splits follow ...
100-meter dash: All excellent times!
Mike Cocca 11.40
Mike McCloskey 11.51
Tom DeVaney 12.00
200-meter dash:
Mike Cocca 23.11. Great double!
Neal Viets 24.31
John Kristie 24.60
400-meter dash
Colin Frederickson 50.37. Super effort.
Alex Cuesta 52.91
John Kristie 53.89
800-meter run
Brian McCormick 1:58.76. First time under 2:00. Decisively.
Kyle Havard 2:01.45
David Raucci 2:04.85
1500-meter run
Curtis Jensen 4:04.69. 66, 2:10 (64), 3:17 (67), 4:04.69 (63.69 last 400m). Great kick, strong effort overall.
David Raucci 4:05.61. 67, 2:12 (65), 3:16 (64), 4:05.61 (65.61 last 400m). Solid effort, consistent from start to finish.
Zak Smetana 4:06.68. 67, 2:13 (66), 3:19 (66), 4:06.68 (63.68 last 400m). AWESOME STUFF! Best kick of the day! Major PR!! (can you tell I'm excited about this?)
Matt Janczyk 4:20.14. 67, 2:11 (64), 3:22 (71), 4:20.14 (76.14 last 400m)
Ryan Brown 4:21.17. 70.8, 2:21.6 (70.8), 3:30.6 (69.0), 4:21.17 (67.17 last 400m). The Ryan Brown PR Tour continues! Great job, Brownie!
3000-meter steeplechase
Tom Lipari 9:49.51. First place. 78, 2:38 (80), 4:02 (84), 5:27 (85), 6:52 (85), 8:17 (85), 9:39 (82). Comment: A win is a win. Nice effort on brutal day.
Conor Shelley 10:13.01. 80, 2:44 (84), 4:07 (83), 5:33 (86), 7:04 (91), 8:34 (80), 10:13.01. Comment: Nice pommel horse move. You did not get hurt and you ran this respectably. Phew.
Kris Geist 10:35.95. 83, 2:50 (87), 4:18 (88), 5:50 (92), 7:24 (94), 8:56 (92), 10:35.95.
Greg Masto 10:47.87. 82, 2:50 (88), 4:21 (91), 5:54 (93), 7:28 (94), 9:04 (96), 10:47.87.
5000-meter run: Thanks to Geist for doing the splits ...
Pat Duggan 16:04.44. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:42 (74), 4:57 (75), 6:14 (77), 7:31 (77), 8:51 (80), 10:10 (79), 11:29 (79), 12:51 (82), 14:12 (81), 15:29 (77), 16:04.44 (35.44). Comment: A bit uneven in the heat. Solid effort.
Alex Emerel 16:11.24. 73, 2:26 (73), 3:42 (76), 4:57 (75), 6:14 (77), 7:31 (77), 8:51 (80), 10:10 (79), 11:29 (79), 12:51 (81), 14:12 (81), 15:33 (81), 16:11.24 (38.24). Comment: Ditto Duggan.
Colin Johnson 16:24.55. 78, 2:34 (76), 3:50 (76), 5:07 (77), 6:23 (76), 7:42 (79), 9:03 (81), 10:24 (81), 11:47 (83), 13:09 (82), 14:30 (81), 15:47 (77), 16:24.55 (37.55). Comment: You picked a heckuva day to try this event out!
110-meter hurdles
Mike Clifford 17.44
400-meter hurdles
Greg Dubois 1:00.53
Mike Clifford 1:01.04
Pole vault
Max Carow 4.27 meters *school record
Discus
James Fitzgerald 35.15 meters
1. It was hot. Really, really hot. Like, 100 degrees hot. Maybe not that quite, but for April 26, it felt like a furnace. I love heat, but this was insane. Considering this, I thought as a team we did quite well.
2. Great day for sprinters, who are rounding into championship form under Coach Horton.
3. Another SR for pole vaulter Max Carow. Great to see.
Results, comments and splits follow ...
100-meter dash: All excellent times!
Mike Cocca 11.40
Mike McCloskey 11.51
Tom DeVaney 12.00
200-meter dash:
Mike Cocca 23.11. Great double!
Neal Viets 24.31
John Kristie 24.60
400-meter dash
Colin Frederickson 50.37. Super effort.
Alex Cuesta 52.91
John Kristie 53.89
800-meter run
Brian McCormick 1:58.76. First time under 2:00. Decisively.
Kyle Havard 2:01.45
David Raucci 2:04.85
1500-meter run
Curtis Jensen 4:04.69. 66, 2:10 (64), 3:17 (67), 4:04.69 (63.69 last 400m). Great kick, strong effort overall.
David Raucci 4:05.61. 67, 2:12 (65), 3:16 (64), 4:05.61 (65.61 last 400m). Solid effort, consistent from start to finish.
Zak Smetana 4:06.68. 67, 2:13 (66), 3:19 (66), 4:06.68 (63.68 last 400m). AWESOME STUFF! Best kick of the day! Major PR!! (can you tell I'm excited about this?)
Matt Janczyk 4:20.14. 67, 2:11 (64), 3:22 (71), 4:20.14 (76.14 last 400m)
Ryan Brown 4:21.17. 70.8, 2:21.6 (70.8), 3:30.6 (69.0), 4:21.17 (67.17 last 400m). The Ryan Brown PR Tour continues! Great job, Brownie!
3000-meter steeplechase
Tom Lipari 9:49.51. First place. 78, 2:38 (80), 4:02 (84), 5:27 (85), 6:52 (85), 8:17 (85), 9:39 (82). Comment: A win is a win. Nice effort on brutal day.
Conor Shelley 10:13.01. 80, 2:44 (84), 4:07 (83), 5:33 (86), 7:04 (91), 8:34 (80), 10:13.01. Comment: Nice pommel horse move. You did not get hurt and you ran this respectably. Phew.
Kris Geist 10:35.95. 83, 2:50 (87), 4:18 (88), 5:50 (92), 7:24 (94), 8:56 (92), 10:35.95.
Greg Masto 10:47.87. 82, 2:50 (88), 4:21 (91), 5:54 (93), 7:28 (94), 9:04 (96), 10:47.87.
5000-meter run: Thanks to Geist for doing the splits ...
Pat Duggan 16:04.44. 74, 2:28 (74), 3:42 (74), 4:57 (75), 6:14 (77), 7:31 (77), 8:51 (80), 10:10 (79), 11:29 (79), 12:51 (82), 14:12 (81), 15:29 (77), 16:04.44 (35.44). Comment: A bit uneven in the heat. Solid effort.
Alex Emerel 16:11.24. 73, 2:26 (73), 3:42 (76), 4:57 (75), 6:14 (77), 7:31 (77), 8:51 (80), 10:10 (79), 11:29 (79), 12:51 (81), 14:12 (81), 15:33 (81), 16:11.24 (38.24). Comment: Ditto Duggan.
Colin Johnson 16:24.55. 78, 2:34 (76), 3:50 (76), 5:07 (77), 6:23 (76), 7:42 (79), 9:03 (81), 10:24 (81), 11:47 (83), 13:09 (82), 14:30 (81), 15:47 (77), 16:24.55 (37.55). Comment: You picked a heckuva day to try this event out!
110-meter hurdles
Mike Clifford 17.44
400-meter hurdles
Greg Dubois 1:00.53
Mike Clifford 1:01.04
Pole vault
Max Carow 4.27 meters *school record
Discus
James Fitzgerald 35.15 meters
Penn Relays splits
In the order they were raced ...
3,000-meter steeplechase men
Nick Webster 9:18.26. Personal-best time.
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:58 (77), 6:16 (78), 7:34 (78), 8:50 (76), 9:18.26. Comment: Good, solid opener at this event. Nicely done.
John Keenan 9:54.53
73, 2:31 (78), 3:48 (77), 5:09 (81), 6:31 (82), 7:54 (83), 9:21 (87), 9:54.53.
3,000-meter steeplechase women
Brittany Burns 10:59.44. Personal-best time. School record.
84.9, 2:54.9 (90.0), 4:24.2 (89.3), 5:55.0 (90.8), 7:26.2 (91.2), 8:57.0 (90.8), 10:25.7 (88.7), 10:59.44 (33.77). Comment: Superb effort. Steady and strong.
5,000-meter run men
Will Griffin 14:53.09. Personal-best time.
72.1, 2:20.4 (68.3), 3:30.6 (70.2), 4:40.8 (70.2), 5:52.3 (71.5), 7:04.7 (72.4), 8:17.4 (72.7), 9:29.4 (72.0), 10:42.4 (73.0), 11:56.3 (73.9), 13:10.0 (73.7), 14:20.2 (70.2), 14:53.09 (33.09). Comment: Solid, strong race and a nice PR. Something to build upon.
10,000-meter run women
Addie DiFrancesco 36:12.42. Personal-best time. School record. ECAC qualifier
85.5, 2:52.9 (87.4), 4:19.7 (86.8), 5:46.1 (86.4), 7:13.0 (86.9), 8:40.2 (87.2), 10:07.3 (87.1), 11:34.4 (87.1), 13:01.5 (87.1), 14:28.4 (86.9), 15:55.0 (86.6), 17:21.7 (86.7), 18:48.9 (87.2), 20:16.3 (87.4), 21:43.7 (87.4), 23:10.8 (87.1), 24:38.3 (87.5), 26:05.3 (87.0), 27:32.2 (86.9), 28:59.1 (86.9), 30:26.2 (87.1), 31:54.0 (87.8), 33:22.0 (88.0), 34:48.7 (86.7), 36:12.42 (83.72). First 5km: 18:06. Second 5km: 18:06. Comment: Machine-like and superb for first time at this distance. Nicely done.
10,000-meter run men
Joe McElhoney 32:44.07.
76.0, 2:30.0 (74.0), 3:43.1 (73.1), 4:57.3 (74.2), 6:11.3 (74.0), 7:24.9 (73.6), 8:40.0 (75.1), 9:55.6 (75.6), 11:12.2 (76.5), 12:30.4 (78.2), 13:49.6 (79.2), 15:08.7 (79.1), 16:28.7 (80.0), 17:48.6 (79.8), 19:08.2 (79.5), 20:29.8 (81.6), 21:51.6 (81.8), 23:12.1 (80.5), 24:34.9 (82.8), 25:55.8 (80.9), 27:15.6 (79.8), 28:35.6 (80.0), 29:56.4 (80.8), 31:21.6 (85.2), 32:44.07 (83.07)
1,600-meter relay men: 3:27.79
Mike Cocca 53.1
Colin Frederickson 51.1
Alex Cuesta 53.3
John Carabetta 50.1
3,000-meter steeplechase men
Nick Webster 9:18.26. Personal-best time.
72, 2:26 (74), 3:41 (75), 4:58 (77), 6:16 (78), 7:34 (78), 8:50 (76), 9:18.26. Comment: Good, solid opener at this event. Nicely done.
John Keenan 9:54.53
73, 2:31 (78), 3:48 (77), 5:09 (81), 6:31 (82), 7:54 (83), 9:21 (87), 9:54.53.
3,000-meter steeplechase women
Brittany Burns 10:59.44. Personal-best time. School record.
84.9, 2:54.9 (90.0), 4:24.2 (89.3), 5:55.0 (90.8), 7:26.2 (91.2), 8:57.0 (90.8), 10:25.7 (88.7), 10:59.44 (33.77). Comment: Superb effort. Steady and strong.
5,000-meter run men
Will Griffin 14:53.09. Personal-best time.
72.1, 2:20.4 (68.3), 3:30.6 (70.2), 4:40.8 (70.2), 5:52.3 (71.5), 7:04.7 (72.4), 8:17.4 (72.7), 9:29.4 (72.0), 10:42.4 (73.0), 11:56.3 (73.9), 13:10.0 (73.7), 14:20.2 (70.2), 14:53.09 (33.09). Comment: Solid, strong race and a nice PR. Something to build upon.
10,000-meter run women
Addie DiFrancesco 36:12.42. Personal-best time. School record. ECAC qualifier
85.5, 2:52.9 (87.4), 4:19.7 (86.8), 5:46.1 (86.4), 7:13.0 (86.9), 8:40.2 (87.2), 10:07.3 (87.1), 11:34.4 (87.1), 13:01.5 (87.1), 14:28.4 (86.9), 15:55.0 (86.6), 17:21.7 (86.7), 18:48.9 (87.2), 20:16.3 (87.4), 21:43.7 (87.4), 23:10.8 (87.1), 24:38.3 (87.5), 26:05.3 (87.0), 27:32.2 (86.9), 28:59.1 (86.9), 30:26.2 (87.1), 31:54.0 (87.8), 33:22.0 (88.0), 34:48.7 (86.7), 36:12.42 (83.72). First 5km: 18:06. Second 5km: 18:06. Comment: Machine-like and superb for first time at this distance. Nicely done.
10,000-meter run men
Joe McElhoney 32:44.07.
76.0, 2:30.0 (74.0), 3:43.1 (73.1), 4:57.3 (74.2), 6:11.3 (74.0), 7:24.9 (73.6), 8:40.0 (75.1), 9:55.6 (75.6), 11:12.2 (76.5), 12:30.4 (78.2), 13:49.6 (79.2), 15:08.7 (79.1), 16:28.7 (80.0), 17:48.6 (79.8), 19:08.2 (79.5), 20:29.8 (81.6), 21:51.6 (81.8), 23:12.1 (80.5), 24:34.9 (82.8), 25:55.8 (80.9), 27:15.6 (79.8), 28:35.6 (80.0), 29:56.4 (80.8), 31:21.6 (85.2), 32:44.07 (83.07)
1,600-meter relay men: 3:27.79
Mike Cocca 53.1
Colin Frederickson 51.1
Alex Cuesta 53.3
John Carabetta 50.1
Friday, April 24, 2009
Distance night at Penn
Strong night for the Marist men and women. Highlights:
-- Freshman Addie DiFrancesco broke Liza Grudzinski's SR in the event with a strong 36:12.42 clocking, 15th overall, easily an ECAC qualifying mark (standard is 37:40.00). Tremendous effort. Even splits! First 5km: 18:06; second 5km: 18:06. This was Addie's first ever 10km. She's obviously pretty good at it. This was awesome.
-- Sophomore Brittany Burns broke her own SR in the steeple and PRed by nearly half a minute with a 10:59.44. This is just 5 or so seconds off ECAC standard (standard is 10:55.04) and about 12 seconds off NCAA Regionals. Great stuff.
-- Sophomore Nick Webster improved his steeple PR to 9:18.26, about a 5-second improvement on last year. This was Webs' first steeple of the spring, an excellent debut. He's about 4 seconds off IC standard in the event (standard is 9:15.00). We'll give it a go at MAACs.
-- Freshman Will Griffin broke 15:00 for the first time in the 5km, 14:53.09. Very strong effort and an improvement of nearly 1 minute from his disastrous first 5km a few weeks ago at Princeton. Will hung tough with the fast pace and closed strongly. He's the third young Red Fox to break 15:00 this year (Keegan indoors, Webs last week), and now joins a growing list of active team members in the sub-15:00 club.
I have splits for all races, and will get them up here when I can (might not be till early next week, after the Yale meet on Sunday).
We have a men's 4x400 at Penn later this afternoon (Friday) and a women's 4x800 at Penn on Saturday. Then Yale Sunday, MAACs next Saturday/Sunday.
Busy times for the Running Red Foxes ...
-- Freshman Addie DiFrancesco broke Liza Grudzinski's SR in the event with a strong 36:12.42 clocking, 15th overall, easily an ECAC qualifying mark (standard is 37:40.00). Tremendous effort. Even splits! First 5km: 18:06; second 5km: 18:06. This was Addie's first ever 10km. She's obviously pretty good at it. This was awesome.
-- Sophomore Brittany Burns broke her own SR in the steeple and PRed by nearly half a minute with a 10:59.44. This is just 5 or so seconds off ECAC standard (standard is 10:55.04) and about 12 seconds off NCAA Regionals. Great stuff.
-- Sophomore Nick Webster improved his steeple PR to 9:18.26, about a 5-second improvement on last year. This was Webs' first steeple of the spring, an excellent debut. He's about 4 seconds off IC standard in the event (standard is 9:15.00). We'll give it a go at MAACs.
-- Freshman Will Griffin broke 15:00 for the first time in the 5km, 14:53.09. Very strong effort and an improvement of nearly 1 minute from his disastrous first 5km a few weeks ago at Princeton. Will hung tough with the fast pace and closed strongly. He's the third young Red Fox to break 15:00 this year (Keegan indoors, Webs last week), and now joins a growing list of active team members in the sub-15:00 club.
I have splits for all races, and will get them up here when I can (might not be till early next week, after the Yale meet on Sunday).
We have a men's 4x400 at Penn later this afternoon (Friday) and a women's 4x800 at Penn on Saturday. Then Yale Sunday, MAACs next Saturday/Sunday.
Busy times for the Running Red Foxes ...
Monday, April 20, 2009
Met Outdoor Championships, 4.18.09
A nice day in the sun and wind at Overpeck County Park in Palisades Park, New Jersey. As a team, we placed sixth overall with 57 points. There were several highlights and strong performances. Here are the team's complete results, with comments and splits as warranted ...
100-meter dash:
Mike McCloskey 11.41. Made finals. Best meet of the year.
Neal Viets 11.97. Strong effort.
Tom DeVaney 12.32. Strong effort.
200-meter dash:
Mike Cocca 23.31. Strong effort, season's best
Mike McCloskey 23.91. Strong effort.
Neal Viets 24.11. Strong effort.
400-meter dash:
Colin Frederickson 50.92. Strong effort. Feet on fire.
John Carabettaa 51.47
800-meter run:
Brian McCormick 2:01.92. Solid double.
1,500-meter run:
Brian McCormick 4:10.46. 64, 2:10 (66), 3:18 (68). Nicely done.
Kyle Havard 4:13.21. 63, 2:11 (68), 3:22 (71). Eh, coulda been better.
John Keenan 4:17.87. 65, 2:14 (69), 3:25 (71). Yuk.
3,000-meter steeplechase:
Greg Masto 10:25.00. 76, 2:36 (80), 4:00 (84), 5:23 (83), 6:48 (85), 8:14 (86), 9:39 (85). Form broke down early but you hung tough.
Krist Geist 10:45.65. 75, 2:32 (77), 3:56 (84), 5:24 (88), 6:53 (89), 8:25 (92), 9:56 (91). Ugh.
5000-meter run:
Curtis Jensen 15:24.94. First place. Met champ! 79, 2:30 (71), 3:42 (72), 4:57 (75), 6:11 (74), 7:24 (73), 8:40 (76), 9:54 (74), 11:07 (73), 12:21 (74), 13:36 (75), 14:49 (73), 15:24.94 (35.94). Comment: Nicely done on tired legs/body. You took it when you had to and beat some good runners.
Zak Smetana 15:52.68. 81, 2:35 (76), 3:50 (75), 5:04 (74), 6:18 (74), 7:34 (76), 8:49 (75), 10:05 (76), 11:22 (77), 12:39 (77), 13:57 (78), 15:17 (80), 15:52.68 (35.68). Comment: Uneven race. You did a good job in the middle but couldn't carry it through. The unevenness certainly did not help.
Ryan Brown 16:26.03. 81, 2:38 (77), 3:56 (78), 5:15 (79), 6:33 (78), 7:53 (80), 9:14 (81), 10:35 (81), 11:56 (81), 13:16 (80), 14:36 (80), 15:51 (75), 16:26.03 (37.03). Comment: Another solid effort and PR. Just have to eliminate the 80s and 81s and replace them with 78s and 79s. Nicely done.
10000-meter run:
Alex Emerel 33:23.45. 77, 2:33 (76), 3:51 (78), 5:08 (77), 6:26 (78), 7:44 (78), 9:04 (80), 10:23 (79), 11:42 (79), 13:02 (80), 14:22 (80), 15:43 (81), 17:04 (81), 18:25 (81), 19:48 (83), 21:09 (81), 22:31 (82), 23:53 (82), 25:15 (82), 26:36 (81), 25:58 (82), 29:23 (85), 30:45 (82), 32:06 (81), 33:23.45 (77.45). Comment: Not great. Might have been better if you hung back and ran for the win within the pack.
Pat Duggan 33:37.50. 77, 2:34 (77), 3:52 (78), 5:12 (80), 6:31 (79), 7:51 (80), 9:10 (79), 10:34 (84), 11:53 (79), 13:13 (80), 14:33 (80), 15:55 (82), 17:15 (80), 18:37 (82), 19:57 (80), 21:17 (80), 22:37 (80), 23:59 (82), 25:23 (84), 26:48 (85), 28:11 (83), 29:35 (84), 30:58 (83), 32:22 (84), 33:37.50 (75.50). Comment: Not much to say. Solid, decent effort, mostly solo.
Brian Townsend 34:36.40. 77, 2:36 (79), 3:56 (80), 5:14 (78), 6:34 (80), 7:53 (79), 9:11 (78), 10:34 (83), 11:53 (79), 13:14 (81), 14:38 (84), 16:01 (83), 17:25 (84), 18:49 (84), 20:13 (84), 21:38 (85), 23:03 (85), 24:29 (86), 25:56 (87), 27:25 (89), 28:53 (88), 30:22 (89), 31:50 (88), 33:16 (86), 34:36.40 (80.40).
Pole vault:
1. Max Carow 4.14m. Met Champ!
Javelin:
Tom DeVaney 42.45m. Personal-best throw!
Discus:
James Fitzgerald 38.93m. Personal-best throw!
100-meter dash:
Mike McCloskey 11.41. Made finals. Best meet of the year.
Neal Viets 11.97. Strong effort.
Tom DeVaney 12.32. Strong effort.
200-meter dash:
Mike Cocca 23.31. Strong effort, season's best
Mike McCloskey 23.91. Strong effort.
Neal Viets 24.11. Strong effort.
400-meter dash:
Colin Frederickson 50.92. Strong effort. Feet on fire.
John Carabettaa 51.47
800-meter run:
Brian McCormick 2:01.92. Solid double.
1,500-meter run:
Brian McCormick 4:10.46. 64, 2:10 (66), 3:18 (68). Nicely done.
Kyle Havard 4:13.21. 63, 2:11 (68), 3:22 (71). Eh, coulda been better.
John Keenan 4:17.87. 65, 2:14 (69), 3:25 (71). Yuk.
3,000-meter steeplechase:
Greg Masto 10:25.00. 76, 2:36 (80), 4:00 (84), 5:23 (83), 6:48 (85), 8:14 (86), 9:39 (85). Form broke down early but you hung tough.
Krist Geist 10:45.65. 75, 2:32 (77), 3:56 (84), 5:24 (88), 6:53 (89), 8:25 (92), 9:56 (91). Ugh.
5000-meter run:
Curtis Jensen 15:24.94. First place. Met champ! 79, 2:30 (71), 3:42 (72), 4:57 (75), 6:11 (74), 7:24 (73), 8:40 (76), 9:54 (74), 11:07 (73), 12:21 (74), 13:36 (75), 14:49 (73), 15:24.94 (35.94). Comment: Nicely done on tired legs/body. You took it when you had to and beat some good runners.
Zak Smetana 15:52.68. 81, 2:35 (76), 3:50 (75), 5:04 (74), 6:18 (74), 7:34 (76), 8:49 (75), 10:05 (76), 11:22 (77), 12:39 (77), 13:57 (78), 15:17 (80), 15:52.68 (35.68). Comment: Uneven race. You did a good job in the middle but couldn't carry it through. The unevenness certainly did not help.
Ryan Brown 16:26.03. 81, 2:38 (77), 3:56 (78), 5:15 (79), 6:33 (78), 7:53 (80), 9:14 (81), 10:35 (81), 11:56 (81), 13:16 (80), 14:36 (80), 15:51 (75), 16:26.03 (37.03). Comment: Another solid effort and PR. Just have to eliminate the 80s and 81s and replace them with 78s and 79s. Nicely done.
10000-meter run:
Alex Emerel 33:23.45. 77, 2:33 (76), 3:51 (78), 5:08 (77), 6:26 (78), 7:44 (78), 9:04 (80), 10:23 (79), 11:42 (79), 13:02 (80), 14:22 (80), 15:43 (81), 17:04 (81), 18:25 (81), 19:48 (83), 21:09 (81), 22:31 (82), 23:53 (82), 25:15 (82), 26:36 (81), 25:58 (82), 29:23 (85), 30:45 (82), 32:06 (81), 33:23.45 (77.45). Comment: Not great. Might have been better if you hung back and ran for the win within the pack.
Pat Duggan 33:37.50. 77, 2:34 (77), 3:52 (78), 5:12 (80), 6:31 (79), 7:51 (80), 9:10 (79), 10:34 (84), 11:53 (79), 13:13 (80), 14:33 (80), 15:55 (82), 17:15 (80), 18:37 (82), 19:57 (80), 21:17 (80), 22:37 (80), 23:59 (82), 25:23 (84), 26:48 (85), 28:11 (83), 29:35 (84), 30:58 (83), 32:22 (84), 33:37.50 (75.50). Comment: Not much to say. Solid, decent effort, mostly solo.
Brian Townsend 34:36.40. 77, 2:36 (79), 3:56 (80), 5:14 (78), 6:34 (80), 7:53 (79), 9:11 (78), 10:34 (83), 11:53 (79), 13:14 (81), 14:38 (84), 16:01 (83), 17:25 (84), 18:49 (84), 20:13 (84), 21:38 (85), 23:03 (85), 24:29 (86), 25:56 (87), 27:25 (89), 28:53 (88), 30:22 (89), 31:50 (88), 33:16 (86), 34:36.40 (80.40).
Pole vault:
1. Max Carow 4.14m. Met Champ!
Javelin:
Tom DeVaney 42.45m. Personal-best throw!
Discus:
James Fitzgerald 38.93m. Personal-best throw!
Larry Ellis/Princeton: 4.17.09
It was a solid night at Princeton, where the weather was warm and the breeze was light. The races are usually very competitive and the conditions are usually really conducive to fast times. Except for a breeze during the 10km, it was a great night weatherwise. The team highlights:
-- Tim Keegan qualified for IC4As in the 10km with a nearly 20-second PR of 30:51.92 and a nice neg split (15:28/15:23)
-- Nick Webster joined the sub-15:00 club in the 5km with a nearly 20-second PR of 14:52.52, despite a blistering early pace
-- Matt Janczyk notched a 15-second PR and looked great doing so in the steeple (9:35.69)
Here are the splits, in the order they were raced ...
3,000-meter steeplechase
Matt Janczyk, 9:35.69
74, 2:29 (75), 3:47 (78), 5:05 (78), 6:23 (78), 7:41 (78), missed last split on all races, sorry. Comment: Great improvement over the first steeple. Form looked fantastic. Nicely done!
Matt Flint, 9:41.03
73, 2:27 (74), 3:43 (76), 5:03 (80), 6:23 (80), 7:43 (80) ... Comment: You looked and raced ragged and tired. The goal for the next two weeks is to rejuvenate you and have you ready to pop a strong MAAC steeple. I know you can do that!
Tom Lipari, 9:42.08
75, 2:29 (74), 3:46 (77), 5:06 (80), 6:25 (79), 7:45 (80) ... Comment: You should have been with Flint for the belly of the race. You had a strong kick ... almost TOO strong. You'll get better at this. And this wasn't too bad, a 5-second PR.
1,500-meter run
Conor Shelley 4:05.13
63, 2:09 (66), 3:14 (65), 4:05.13 (67.13 final 400m). Comment: Blah. Blah. Blah.
David Raucci 4:05.60
64, 2:11 (67), 3:16 (65), 4:05.60 (65.60) Comment: Solid, but consistently mediocre.
5,000-meter run
Nick Webster 14:52.54
68, 2:18 (70), 3:27 (69), 4:37 (70), 5:49 (72), 7:01 (72), 8:14 (73), 9:27 (73), 10:41 (74), 11:56 (75), 13:08 (72), 14:18 (70), 14:52.54 (34.54). Comment: You survived a brutal early pace, faded and kicked well from 1km out. Very proud of this effort.
Joe McElhoney 15:22.96
71.4, 2:23.3 (71.9), 3:34.8 (71.5), 4:47.3 (72.5), 6:00.4 (73.1), 7:14.4 (74.0), 8:30.8 (76.4), 9:47.0 (76.2), 11:02.8 (75.8), 12:18.5 (75.7), 13:33.8 (75.3), 14:47.7 (73.9), 15:22.96 (35.26). Comment: You inexplicably led the race, then faded, but toughed it out and looked like you could have gone many more laps at this pace. Which you'll need to do a few nights from now at Penn!
10,000-meter run
Tim Keegan 30:51.92. IC4A qualifier
75.7, 2:30.7 (75.0), 3:43.9 (73.2), 4:58.3 (74.4), 6:14.9 (76.6), 7:30.7 (75.8), 8:44.4 (73.7), 9:57.0 (72.7), 11:10.6 (73.6), 12:24.1 (73.5), 13:38.3 (74.2), 14:51.7 (73.4), 16:06.0 (74.3), 17:19.7 (73.7), 18:34.4 (74.7), 19:48.3 (73.9), 21:02.1 (73.8), 22:16.5 (74.4), 23:30.6 (74.1), 24:45.2 (74.6), 26:00.2 (75.0), 27:12.8 (72.8), 28:27.1 (74.2), 29:40.1 (73.0), 30:51.92 (71.82). 5k: 15:28. Comment: Fantastic race in less-than-ideal conditions in a small field. You earned it every lap of the way. When the pace slowed, you took the lead and pushed it. Great job.
-- Tim Keegan qualified for IC4As in the 10km with a nearly 20-second PR of 30:51.92 and a nice neg split (15:28/15:23)
-- Nick Webster joined the sub-15:00 club in the 5km with a nearly 20-second PR of 14:52.52, despite a blistering early pace
-- Matt Janczyk notched a 15-second PR and looked great doing so in the steeple (9:35.69)
Here are the splits, in the order they were raced ...
3,000-meter steeplechase
Matt Janczyk, 9:35.69
74, 2:29 (75), 3:47 (78), 5:05 (78), 6:23 (78), 7:41 (78), missed last split on all races, sorry. Comment: Great improvement over the first steeple. Form looked fantastic. Nicely done!
Matt Flint, 9:41.03
73, 2:27 (74), 3:43 (76), 5:03 (80), 6:23 (80), 7:43 (80) ... Comment: You looked and raced ragged and tired. The goal for the next two weeks is to rejuvenate you and have you ready to pop a strong MAAC steeple. I know you can do that!
Tom Lipari, 9:42.08
75, 2:29 (74), 3:46 (77), 5:06 (80), 6:25 (79), 7:45 (80) ... Comment: You should have been with Flint for the belly of the race. You had a strong kick ... almost TOO strong. You'll get better at this. And this wasn't too bad, a 5-second PR.
1,500-meter run
Conor Shelley 4:05.13
63, 2:09 (66), 3:14 (65), 4:05.13 (67.13 final 400m). Comment: Blah. Blah. Blah.
David Raucci 4:05.60
64, 2:11 (67), 3:16 (65), 4:05.60 (65.60) Comment: Solid, but consistently mediocre.
5,000-meter run
Nick Webster 14:52.54
68, 2:18 (70), 3:27 (69), 4:37 (70), 5:49 (72), 7:01 (72), 8:14 (73), 9:27 (73), 10:41 (74), 11:56 (75), 13:08 (72), 14:18 (70), 14:52.54 (34.54). Comment: You survived a brutal early pace, faded and kicked well from 1km out. Very proud of this effort.
Joe McElhoney 15:22.96
71.4, 2:23.3 (71.9), 3:34.8 (71.5), 4:47.3 (72.5), 6:00.4 (73.1), 7:14.4 (74.0), 8:30.8 (76.4), 9:47.0 (76.2), 11:02.8 (75.8), 12:18.5 (75.7), 13:33.8 (75.3), 14:47.7 (73.9), 15:22.96 (35.26). Comment: You inexplicably led the race, then faded, but toughed it out and looked like you could have gone many more laps at this pace. Which you'll need to do a few nights from now at Penn!
10,000-meter run
Tim Keegan 30:51.92. IC4A qualifier
75.7, 2:30.7 (75.0), 3:43.9 (73.2), 4:58.3 (74.4), 6:14.9 (76.6), 7:30.7 (75.8), 8:44.4 (73.7), 9:57.0 (72.7), 11:10.6 (73.6), 12:24.1 (73.5), 13:38.3 (74.2), 14:51.7 (73.4), 16:06.0 (74.3), 17:19.7 (73.7), 18:34.4 (74.7), 19:48.3 (73.9), 21:02.1 (73.8), 22:16.5 (74.4), 23:30.6 (74.1), 24:45.2 (74.6), 26:00.2 (75.0), 27:12.8 (72.8), 28:27.1 (74.2), 29:40.1 (73.0), 30:51.92 (71.82). 5k: 15:28. Comment: Fantastic race in less-than-ideal conditions in a small field. You earned it every lap of the way. When the pace slowed, you took the lead and pushed it. Great job.
Penn Relays lineup this week
Our appeals have been addressed, and here are the athletes we have running at Penn Relays this week.
Thursday night distance races
Men's steeple: Nick Webster, John Keenan
Women's steeple: Brittany Burns
Men's 5km: Will Griffin
Women's 5km: Kathryn Sheehan
Men's 10km: Joe McElhoney
Women's 10km: Addie DiFrancesco
Friday afternoon: Men's 4x400
Saturday afternoon: Women's 4x800
Thursday night distance races
Men's steeple: Nick Webster, John Keenan
Women's steeple: Brittany Burns
Men's 5km: Will Griffin
Women's 5km: Kathryn Sheehan
Men's 10km: Joe McElhoney
Women's 10km: Addie DiFrancesco
Friday afternoon: Men's 4x400
Saturday afternoon: Women's 4x800
A big assist from a big Q-tip
Everybody's got an opinion about Conor Shelley, the guy that many of you call "Q-Tip" (because he looks like one). Sometimes, the opinions vary based on the day and the idiotic comments that come out of his mouth.
But as most of you know, I'm a big Conor Shelley fan.
Oh sure, he can annoy the heck out of me, and does so on a pretty consistent basis. This past weekend was a perfect example on Conor annoying me and making me proud, at the same time.
Friday at Princeton: He shows up at the meet in not a great racing mindset, and goes ahead and runs that way in a half-hearted and mediocre 4:05 1500.
Saturday at Mets: After some threatening words from his usually laid back coach, Conor shows up and blasts through a great 4x800 leg (hey, he always said he was a 4x8 guy!), the day after his blah 1,500.
Sunday at the Admissions Open House: Conor graciously hung out in my office for the better part of four hours, providing me with huge assistance in dealing with the steady flow of recruits and other interested parties.
In this role, Conor was simply amazing. He said all the right things. And the great thing is, he means it. As you know, Conor is good at saying what's on his mind. Too good, in fact.
I love retelling this story: In the fall of 2007, my first semester teaching the fancy "Track and Field Coaching" class, Conor was in it. At practice, a couple guys ask him: "Conor, how is Coach's class?" Conor replies: "It's f--king boring. I fell asleep in it today." I was standing right next to him when he said this!
So again, there's not much of a filter with Conor. He was great with the recruits, really portraying our program in an accurate (and positive) light. That carries more weight than a coach saying it. On many levels, I appreciated it.
Conor also helped me out by taking my son Joey outside for a little while to watch the Marist baseball game. The a/c was not working in the coaches complex, and my office was about 90 degrees. Even with a fan blowing, Joey's ears were beet red and he looked like he was going to explode from the lack of ventilation. Conor relates very well to children (insert joke here), and so the boys had a good time out at the field.
There is no doubt in my mind that Conor would make a great coach in the future. Of course, Conor being Conor, on the van ride home Saturday, he said that as soon as he graduates, he is going to apply for a coaching position at a rival college not to be named here -- again, annoying the heck out of me.
And by the way: In case you think Conor (and I) have come to our senses and matured, think again. I have agreed to allow Conor to try the steeple at Sunday's Yale meet.
That should be interesting.
Weekend splits to be posted here as soon as I can get to them.
But as most of you know, I'm a big Conor Shelley fan.
Oh sure, he can annoy the heck out of me, and does so on a pretty consistent basis. This past weekend was a perfect example on Conor annoying me and making me proud, at the same time.
Friday at Princeton: He shows up at the meet in not a great racing mindset, and goes ahead and runs that way in a half-hearted and mediocre 4:05 1500.
Saturday at Mets: After some threatening words from his usually laid back coach, Conor shows up and blasts through a great 4x800 leg (hey, he always said he was a 4x8 guy!), the day after his blah 1,500.
Sunday at the Admissions Open House: Conor graciously hung out in my office for the better part of four hours, providing me with huge assistance in dealing with the steady flow of recruits and other interested parties.
In this role, Conor was simply amazing. He said all the right things. And the great thing is, he means it. As you know, Conor is good at saying what's on his mind. Too good, in fact.
I love retelling this story: In the fall of 2007, my first semester teaching the fancy "Track and Field Coaching" class, Conor was in it. At practice, a couple guys ask him: "Conor, how is Coach's class?" Conor replies: "It's f--king boring. I fell asleep in it today." I was standing right next to him when he said this!
So again, there's not much of a filter with Conor. He was great with the recruits, really portraying our program in an accurate (and positive) light. That carries more weight than a coach saying it. On many levels, I appreciated it.
Conor also helped me out by taking my son Joey outside for a little while to watch the Marist baseball game. The a/c was not working in the coaches complex, and my office was about 90 degrees. Even with a fan blowing, Joey's ears were beet red and he looked like he was going to explode from the lack of ventilation. Conor relates very well to children (insert joke here), and so the boys had a good time out at the field.
There is no doubt in my mind that Conor would make a great coach in the future. Of course, Conor being Conor, on the van ride home Saturday, he said that as soon as he graduates, he is going to apply for a coaching position at a rival college not to be named here -- again, annoying the heck out of me.
And by the way: In case you think Conor (and I) have come to our senses and matured, think again. I have agreed to allow Conor to try the steeple at Sunday's Yale meet.
That should be interesting.
Weekend splits to be posted here as soon as I can get to them.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
UPDATED: Friday night schedule
Because of the high volume of entries, here is an updated meet schedule for Friday night/Larry Ellis meet at Princeton:
W Steeple: 6:00
M Steeple: 6:30
W 800: 6:55
M 800: 7:10
W 1500: 7:25
M 1500: 7:50
W 5000: 8:30
M 5000: 9:10
M 10,000: 10:00
W Steeple: 6:00
M Steeple: 6:30
W 800: 6:55
M 800: 7:10
W 1500: 7:25
M 1500: 7:50
W 5000: 8:30
M 5000: 9:10
M 10,000: 10:00
A very special Jerk Squad: 4.15.09
Last night's Jerk Squad was epic and historic. I think I astonished almost everyone by making a cameo appearance at the Cabaret for this weekly team ritual that dates back many years. This was a first (and perhaps only) appearance by me at Jerk Squad.
More astonishing, however, were the surprise alumni guests:
-- NYPD Officer Quinn, who stole the show in a full tuxedo
-- FDNY's Scotty La, who was dressed like ... well, Scotty La
-- Staten Island's finest: B-Dix, T-Dix and honorary SI resident Rolek
-- CT (Matt Szymaszek) wins the A for Effort award by taking the train all the way from DC for the festivities
-- Maynes and Joey Tat came from Connecticut, Maynes looking very good (for Maynes) and Joe-T dressed like a golf pro circa 1976 with his unusually red trousers
For those that do not know, Jerk Squad is a Wednesday night tradition in which team members and friends gather in the Cabaret at the Marist Student Center after the completion of night class -- for food, fun, camaraderie and other traditions. The dress-code tradition (shirt and tie) sadly has graduated with the aforementioned Jerks. But these alums carried on the tradition last night.
The Jerk Squad Year culminates with the highly anticipated award ceremony, "The Jerkies," and the prestigious "Jerk of the Year" award. Mark your calendars, Jerks and Friends: The 2009 Jerkies are scheduled for May 6.
I was led to believe that Rolek and friends were the founders of JS, but Chrissy 5k (who was also in attendance) informed me that it was actually several members of the WOMEN'S TEAM who created JS. I take this fact on face value as the truth, until convinced otherwise. The boys, being boys, took over Jerk Squad and promptly banned women from the festivities. Which, of course, makes sense.
Last night, current women's team member Lexie Ennis attended JS. Normally, Lex is booed out of the Cab on JS nights. But being the Director of Track and Field, I pulled rank and ordered Lexie to be allowed to eat the fine food (seriously, I was impressed by the chicken parm, which I made Vess fetch for me).
In all, it was a memorable evening with a fine group of Jerks.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum, come to The Cabaret ...
More astonishing, however, were the surprise alumni guests:
-- NYPD Officer Quinn, who stole the show in a full tuxedo
-- FDNY's Scotty La, who was dressed like ... well, Scotty La
-- Staten Island's finest: B-Dix, T-Dix and honorary SI resident Rolek
-- CT (Matt Szymaszek) wins the A for Effort award by taking the train all the way from DC for the festivities
-- Maynes and Joey Tat came from Connecticut, Maynes looking very good (for Maynes) and Joe-T dressed like a golf pro circa 1976 with his unusually red trousers
For those that do not know, Jerk Squad is a Wednesday night tradition in which team members and friends gather in the Cabaret at the Marist Student Center after the completion of night class -- for food, fun, camaraderie and other traditions. The dress-code tradition (shirt and tie) sadly has graduated with the aforementioned Jerks. But these alums carried on the tradition last night.
The Jerk Squad Year culminates with the highly anticipated award ceremony, "The Jerkies," and the prestigious "Jerk of the Year" award. Mark your calendars, Jerks and Friends: The 2009 Jerkies are scheduled for May 6.
I was led to believe that Rolek and friends were the founders of JS, but Chrissy 5k (who was also in attendance) informed me that it was actually several members of the WOMEN'S TEAM who created JS. I take this fact on face value as the truth, until convinced otherwise. The boys, being boys, took over Jerk Squad and promptly banned women from the festivities. Which, of course, makes sense.
Last night, current women's team member Lexie Ennis attended JS. Normally, Lex is booed out of the Cab on JS nights. But being the Director of Track and Field, I pulled rank and ordered Lexie to be allowed to eat the fine food (seriously, I was impressed by the chicken parm, which I made Vess fetch for me).
In all, it was a memorable evening with a fine group of Jerks.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum, come to The Cabaret ...
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