Monday, January 31, 2011

Met Championships results

Sorry for the delay in compiling these. Lots of season's best performances down at the Armory.


Met Championships
Armory
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Women’s results
60-meter dash

25. Amanda Luccarelli 8.44
27. Meghann Cocca 8.56 (season best)
29. Kim Ladouceur 8.65 (season best)

200-meter dash
26. Amanda Luccarelli 27.92 (season best)
29. Meghann Cocca 28.14 (season best)
33. Ailish Rowley 29.39

400-meter dash
20. Kelley Hanifin 1:03.40 (season best)
23. Christina Turigiano 1:04.24 (season best)
28. Nicole Weir 1:09.17

500-meter dash
16. Ailish Rowley 1:24.76 (season best)

800-meter run
17. Laura Lindsley 2:29.65 (season best)
21. Tara Nuccitelli 2:32.47 (season best)

1,000-meter run
15. Rachael Peterson 3:20.14 (season best)
18. Colleen Smith 3:24.55 (season best)

Mile run

12. Dayna McLaughlin 5:28.21 (season best)
18. Allyson O’Brien 5:43.79 (season best)

3,000-meter run
14. Elizabeth O’Brien 11:31.06 (season best)
15. Miy Mahran 11:37.65 (season best)
16. Rachel Bremer 11:40.19 (season best)

1,600-meter relay
9. Marist 4:17.83

Triple jump

16. Brooke Kristensen 10.16 meters (season best)
20. Kristen Vogel 9.75 meters
23. Shannon Vogel 9.45 meters

Long jump

21. Shannon Vogel 4.52 meters
23. Brooke Kristensen 4.41 meters
26. Kristen Vogel 4.06 meters

Pole vault
14. Colette Cunningham 2.45 meters

Men’s results

60-meter dash

25. Neal Viets 7.93

200-meter dash
16. Mike Clifford 23.82 (season best)
21. Neal Viets 24.90

400-meter dash
19. Mike Clifford 53.70 (season best)

Long jump
10. Brian Lochner 5.20 meters

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Terrier splits and comments

Below are Terrier meet results with splits and commentary. The commentary comes back by popular and persistent request by junior Tommy Lipari. I cannot guarantee commentary on every performance at every meet, Tommy, but tonight, these are for you. Enjoy.

Terrier Invitational
Boston University
Friday/Saturday, January 28-29, 2011

Men’s results
60-meter dash

43. Mike McCloskey 7.45
45. Jesse Aprile 7.48 (personal best)
49. Darren Bushey 7.53

200-meter dash
78. Mike McCloskey 23.44 (season best)
102. Taylor Bombard 24.34 (season best)
104. Darren Bushey 24.46
Coach Pete says: Good stuff in this event!

400-meter dash
74. John Kristie 52.43 (season best)
82. Chris Coscio 53.81
Coach Pete says: Good stuff in this event too!

500-meter dash
28. Phil Krupka 1:08.30
30. Chris Vanzetta 1:08.65
37. Josh Lopez 1:09.90
Coach Pete says: Not so good stuff in this event!

800-meter run
59. Andrew James 1:59.74 (season best)
27.4, 57.4 (30.0), 1:27.8 (30.4), 1:59.74 (31.94)
Coach Pete says: Sub-2:00, but can be much better.

1,000-meter run
9. Matt Panebianco 2:30.83 (personal best)
28.6, 59.6 (31.0), 1:30.2 (30.6), 2:00.2 (30.0), 2:30.83 (30.63)
Coach Pete says: Bittersweet PR; ICAAAA qualifier is within reach.

13. Tom Lipari 2:31.71 (personal best)
29, 60 (31), 1:30 (30), 2:01 (31), 2:31.71 (30.71)
Coach Pete says: After major injury woes, a nice return to the track.

Mile run
56. Billy Posch 4:22.06 (personal best)
32.4, 65.0 (32.6), 1:37.0 (32.0), 2:09.9 (32.9), 2:43.1 (33.2), 3:16.2 (33.1), 3:49.3 (33.1), 4:22.06 (32.86)
Coach Pete says: Remarkably consistent splits, you just need one surge of speed that we know is in there.

75. Ben Windisch 4:26.79 (season best)
31.9, 64.8 (32.9), 1:38.4 (33.6), 2:13.4 (35.0), 2:47.0 (33.6), 3:20.2 (33.2), 3:53.8 (33.6), 4:26.79 (33.79)
Coach Pete says: A solid start to your season.

82. Nick Salek 4:29.19 (season best)
32.5, 66.5 (34.0), 1:40.4 (33.9), 2:14.8 (34.4), 2:48.6 (33.8), 3:20.8 (34.2), 3:56.7 (33.9), 4:29.19 (32.49)
Coach Pete says: Nice, even race with strong kick. Solid start as well.

3,000-meter run

14. Matt Flint 8:17.21 *ICAAAA qualifier (personal best)
32, 66 (34), 1:39 (33), 2:12 (33), 2:46 (34)
3:19 (33), 3:53 (34), 4:27 (34), 5:01 (34), 5:34 (33)
6:08 (34), 6:42 (34), 7:15 (33), 7:47 (32), 8:17.21 (30.21)
Kilometer splits: 2:46, 2:46, 2:43.21
Coach Pete says: Strong, solid effort and fantastic kick! I never take for granted what you do for this team and what you continue to do for this program.

15. Will Griffin 8:17.79 *ICAAAA qualifier (personal best)
32, 67 (35), 1:40 (33), 2:12 (32), 2:46 (34)
3:19 (33), 3:53 (34), 4:27 (34), 5:01 (34), 5:34 (33)
6:08 (34), 6:42 (34), 7:15 (33), 7:47 (32), 8:17.79 (30.79)
Kilometer splits: 2:46, 2:46, 2:43.79
Coach Pete says: Strong, solid effort and fantastic kick! I never take for granted what you do for this team and what you continue to do for this program.

19. Arquimedes DelaCruz 8:22.40 *ICAAAA qualifier (personal best)
33, 67 (34), 1:40 (33), 2:13 (33), 2:47 (34)
3:20 (33), 3:54 (34), 4:28 (34), 5:02 (34), 5:35 (33)
6:10 (5), 6:45 (35), 7:18 (33), 7:51 (33), 8:22.40 (31.40)
Kilometer splits: 2:47, 2:48, 2:47.40
Coach Pete says: Major breakthrough in a faster than anticipated section. Round 1 of the GOAT Winter Tour is complete. Round 2 is next. Ding-ding!

20. Adam Vess 8:22.59 *ICAAAA qualifier
33, 65 (32), 1:39 (34), 2:12 (33), 2:46 (34)
3:19 (33), 3:53 (34), 4:27 (34), 5:01 (34), 5:34 (33)
6:08 (34), 6:43 (35), 7:17 (34), 7:51 (34), 8:22.59 (31.59)
Kilometer splits: 2:46, 2:46, 2:48.59
Coach Pete says: Not as bad as you think. Just lacked a gear shift and a kick in the final km. We can figure that out in 2 weeks.

28. Ken Walshak 8:37.68 (personal best)
35, 70 (35), 1:45 (35), 2:20 (35), 2:55 (35)
3:29 (34), 4:04 (35), 4:39 (35), 5:13 (36), 5:47 (34)
6:22 (35), 6:57 (35), 7:32 (35), 8:05 (33), 8:37.68 (32.68)
Kilometer splits: 2:55, 2:52, 2:50.68
Coach Pete says: Oh man, a frustrating pace for much of the race, an assist from your captain, and a great PR. 5K next.

33. Tim Keegan 8:42.04 (personal best)
36, 71 (35), 1:46 (35), 2:21 (35), 2:56 (35)
3:30 (34), 4:04 (34), 4:39 (35), 5:13 (36), 5:47 (34)
6:21 (34), 6:56 (35), 7:31 (35), 8:06 (35), 8:42.04 (34.04)
Kilometer splits: 2:56, 2:51, 2:55.04
Coach Pete says: Our gangly captain was the unsung hero of the night -- taking that second kilometer, taking the lead of the section, and drilling it for the benefit of the fellow Friar freshman (Walshak), who was stuck in a slower pace. By doing this, Keegs made Walshak’s race and the section. A very unselfish act from one of the toughest competitors I’ve ever coached. Hopkins would be proud. I sure was. Nicely done!

41. Patrick Duggan 8:46.11 (personal best)
34, 71 (37), 1:48 (37), 2:22 (34), 2:57 (35)
3:32 (35), 4:08 (36), 4:44 (36), 5:19 (35), 5:54 (37)
6:29 (35), 7:04 (35), 7:39 (35), 8:12 (33), 8:46.11 (34.11)
Kilometer splits: 2:57, 2:57, 2:52.11
Coach Pete says: Speaking of tough … Duggan nails a great PR despite driving out to Boston after student teaching. Next stop, 5K!

57. Mike Keegan 8:55.96 (personal best)
36, 71 (35), 1:46 (35), 2:23 (37), 2:59 (36)
3:35 (36), 4:11 (36), 4:45 (34), 5:21 (36), 5:57 (36)
6:33 (37), 7:09 (36), 7:45 (36), 8:21 (36), 8:55.96 (34.96)
Kilometer splits: 2:59, 2:58, 2:57.96
Coach Pete says: Major breakthrough effort and a great night to be a Keegan!

63. Zak Smetana 8:58.97 (season best)
34, 71 (37), 1:48 (37), 2:22 (34), 2:57 (35)
3:32 (35), 4:08 (36), 4:44 (36), 5:19 (35), 5:55 (36)
6:32 (37), 7:08 (36), 7:44 (36), 8:21 (37), 8:58.97 (37.97)
Kilometer splits: 2:57, 2:58, 3:03.97
Coach Pete says: A nice step in the right direction after a long, tough period.

70. Isaiah Miller 9:03.67 (personal best)
33, 69 (36), 1:46 (37), 2:23 (37), 2:59 (36)
3:35 (36), 4:12 (37), 4:47 (35), 5:23 (37), 6:00 (37)
6:37 (37), 7:15 (38), 7:53 (38), 8:30 (37), 9:03.67 (33.67)
Kilometer splits: 2:59, 3:01, 3:03.67
Coach Pete says: A bit uneven, but a solid PR.

73. Ryan Brown 9:05.70 (personal best)
36, 71 (35), 1:47 (36), 2:25 (38), 3:01 (36)
3:37 (36), 4:13 (37), 4:49 (36), 5:25 (36), 6:01 (36)
6:37 (36), 7:15 (38), 7:53 (38), 8:30 (37), 9:05.70 (35.70)
Kilometer splits: 3:01, 3:00, 3:04.70
Coach Pete says: A major effort and a major PR.

82. Nick Webster 9:12.01
35, 71 (36), 1:48 (37), 2:23 (35), 2:58 (35)
3:34 (36), 4:10 (36), 4:47 (37), 5:24 (37), 6:02 (38)
6:41 (39), 7:20 (39), 7:59 (39), 8:36 (37), 9:12.01 (36.01)
Kilometer splits: 2:58, 3:04, 3:10.01
Coach Pete says: Ugh.

5,000-meter run

54. Conor Shelley 15:15.11
36, 72 (36), 1:47 (35), 2:23 (37), 2:59 (36)
3:35 (36), 4:11 (36), 4:48 (37), 5:24 (36), 6:00 (36)
6:38 (38), 7:14 (36), 7:49 (35), 8:25 (36), 9:01 (36)
9:38 (37), 10:15 (37), 10:51 (36), 11:28 (37), 12:06 (38)
12:44 (38), 13:21 (38), 13:59 (38), 14:37 (38), 15:15.11 (38.11)
Kilometer splits: 2:59, 3:01, 3:00, 3:05, 3:09.11
Coach Pete says: This was frustrating.

62. Joel Moss 15:19.98 (personal best)
36, 72 (36), 1:49 (37), 2:25 (36), 3:02 (37)
3:39 (37), 4:17 (38), 4:54 (37), 5:30 (36), 6:07 (37)
6:43 (36), 7:20 (37), 7:57 (37), 8:34 (37), 9:10 (36)
9:47 (37), 10:24 (37), 11:01 (37), 11:38 (37), 12:16 (38)
12:53 (37), 13:31 (38), 14:08 (37), 14:46 (38), 15:19.98 (33.98)
Kilometer splits: 3:02, 3:05, 3:03, 3:06, 3:03.98
Coach Pete says: Fantastic effort from the PR machine. Love the even km splits!

69. Brian Townsend 15:24.57 (personal best)
36, 75 (39), 1:51 (36), 2:27 (36), 3:04 (37)
3:41 (37), 4:18 (37), 4:55 (37), 5:32 (37), 6:08 (36)
6:44 (36), 7:21 (37), 7:58 (37), 8:36 (38), 9:12 (36)
9:49 (37), 10:26 (37), 11:03 (37), 11:42 (39), 12:19 (37)
12:56 (37), 13:34 (38), 14:12 (38), 14:50 (38), 15:24.57 (34.57)
Kilometer splits: 3:04, 3:04, 3:04, 3:07, 3:05.57
Coach Pete says: Fantastic effort and phenomenal km splits! A painful but very tough last km. Great, great race.

73. Ryan Scrudato 15:26.56 (personal best)
35, 72 (37), 1:49 (37), 2:27 (38), 3:03 (36)
3:40 (37), 4:17 (37), 4:54 (37), 5:31 (37), 6:09 (38)
6:47 (38), 7:24 (37), 8:01 (37), 8:38 (37), 9:15 (37)
9:52 (37), 10:30 (38), 11:07 (37), 11:45 (37), 12:23 (38)
13:01 (38), 13:38 (37), 14:16 (38), 14:53 (38), 15:26.56 (33.56)
Kilometer splits: 3:03, 3:06, 3:06, 3:08, 3:03.56
Coach Pete says: Solid PR. Gotta avoid napping late in race, but you are learning this event quickly!

89. Sam McMullen 15:47.33
36, 75 (39), 1:51 (36), 2:27 (36), 3:04 (37)
3:41 (37), 4:18 (37), 4:55 (37), 5:32 (37), 6:09 (37)
6:45 (36), 7:22 (37), 7:58 (36), 8:36 (38), 9:12 (36)
9:48 (36), 10:25 (37), 11:03 (38), 11:42 (39), 12:23 (41)
13:04 (41), 13:45 (41), 14:26 (41), 15:07 (41), 15:47.33 (40.33)
Kilometer splits: 3:04, 3:05, 3:03, 3:11, 3:24.33
Coach Pete says: An off day.

90. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:47.53
36, 73 (37), 1:50 (37), 2:27 (37), 3:03 (36)
3:41 (38), 4:17 (37), 4:54 (37), 5:31 (37), 6:09 (38)
6:47 (38), 7:24 (37), 8:01 (37), 8:38 (37), 9:15 (37)
9:56 (41**), 10:35 (39), 11:14 (39), 11:52 (37), 12:32 (40)
13:11 (39), 13:51 (40), 14:31 (40), 15:10 (39), 15:47.53 (37.53)
Kilometer splits: 3:03, 3:06, 3:06, 3:17**, 3:15.53)
**Nasty spill in mishap with pack of runners on this lap/km.
Coach Pete says: Too bad you got tangled up and fell. This was a great race in the making! Good guts getting back up and salvaging it.

60-meter hurdles
37. Taylor Bombard 9.47 (ties personal best)
Coach Pete says: Start has to get better!!

1,600-meter relay
30. Marist A (Josh Lopez 52.41, Phil Krupka 52.31, John Kristie 51.81, Chris Coscio 53.46) 3:30.40 (season best)
35. Marist B (Andrew James 53.46, Ben Windisch 52.76, Billy Posch 54.43, Tom Lipari 53.75) 3:34.74
Coach Pete says: Best day of the year, by far, for the 4x400. And good fun, too, with the intrasquad battle!

Long jump
12. Jesse Aprile 6.17 meters (20 feet, 3 inches)

Triple jump
16. Jesse Aprile 12.62 meters (41 feet, 5 inches)
Coach Pete says: Glad I was not there to witness the 41-foot board adventures, but it all worked out.

Weight throw
37. Sean Ellman 11.16 meters (36 feet, 7.5 inches) (personal best)
Coach Pete says: Putting dents into the racquetball court seems to be paying off. Great job.

Women’s results
DMR

6. Marist 12:20.04 (season best)
Kathryn Sheehan, 1200, 3:51.3
35, 72 (37), 1:50 (38), 2:30 (40), 3:10 (40), 3:51.3 (41.3)
Hayley Harnett, 400, 60.00
Briana Crowe, 800, 2:20.8
32, 67 (35), 1:43 (37), 2:20.8 (37.8)
Jackie Gamboli, 1600, 5:07.7
33, 70 (37), 1:49 (39), 2:29 (40), 3:09 (40), 3:49 (40), 4:29 (40), 5:07.7 (38.7)
Coach Pete says: Keep an eye on this relay, as it will only get faster in the coming days and weeks.

Uncle!

OK. This is getting pretty tiresome already ...

Tuesday: Snow, 4-6 inches.
Wednesday: Snow and/or ice.
Thursday: Sub-zero temperatures.
Friday: Same.

Enough already!

For details, of course, go to midhudsonweather.com

Team members, for planning purposes: There are home basketball games on Monday and Friday, which means the fieldhouse track will be off limits on those days.

We only have a handful of athletes competing at New Balance/Armory on Friday/Saturday, so it's a heavy week of training for most.

In other news ...

Up at BU this weekend, two coaching friends took one look at my now forest-like beard and called me: 1. Unabomber (nice) and 2. Old Man and the Sea (a retired English teacher, of course).

Splits, etc., coming at you soon ...

Terrier Invitational results

As seems to be the custom each year at the Magic Carpet of a track at Boston University, it was a strong night for Marist Running at the BU Terrier Invitational. Among the highlights:

--Four individual IC4A qualifiers in the 3,000-meter run, the most in one race in school history! Matt Flint, Will Griffin and Arquimedes DelaCruz all with personal-best times. DelaCruz’ was a personal-best time by a whopping 24 seconds!

--Matt Panebianco (1,000 meters) was the highest individual finisher and ran a personal-best time. In the same event, a personal best by Tommy Lipari.

--Personal-best times in the 3,000 also by Ken Walshak, Tim Keegan, Pat Duggan, Mike Keegan, Isaiah Miller, Ryan Brown.

--Personal-best times in the 5,000 by Joel Moss, Brian Townsend, Ryan Scrudato.

--Personal-best mark by Sean Ellman in the weight throw.

If I overlooked or missed anyone, please let me know.

Splits and more commentary to come when I can ...

BU Terrier Invitational
Saturday, January 29, 2011

Men’s results
60-meter dash

43. Mike McCloskey 7.45
45. Jesse Aprile 7.48
49. Darren Bushey 7.53

200-meter dash

78. Mike McCloskey 23.44
102. Taylor Bombard 24.34
104. Darren Bushey 24.46

400-meter dash
74. John Kristie 52.43
82. Chris Coscio 53.81

500-meter dash
28. Phil Krupka 1:08.30
30. Chris Vanzetta 1:08.65
37. Josh Lopez 1:09.90

800-meter run
59. Andrew James 1:59.74

1,000-meter run
9. Matt Panebianco 2:30.83
13. Tom Lipari 2:31.71

Mile run
56. Billy Posch 4:22.06
75. Ben Windisch 4:26.79
82. Nick Salek 4:29.19

3,000-meter run

14. Matt Flint 8:17.21 *ICAAAA qualifier
15. Will Griffin 8:17.79 *ICAAAA qualifier
19. Arquimedes DelaCruz 8:22.40 *ICAAAA qualifier
20. Adam Vess 8:22.59 *ICAAAA qualifier
28. Ken Walshak 8:37.68
33. Tim Keegan 8:42.04
41. Patrick Duggan 8:46.11
57. Mike Keegan 8:55.96
63. Zak Smetana 8:58.97
70. Isaiah Miller 9:03.67
73. Ryan Brown 9:05.70
82. Nick Webster 9:12.01

5,000-meter run
54. Conor Shelley 15:15.11
62. Joel Moss 15:19.98
69. Brian Townsend 15:24.57
73. Ryan Scrudato 15:26.56
89. Sam McMullen 15:47.33
90. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:47.53

60-meter hurdles
37. Taylor Bombard 9.47

1,600-meter relay
30. Marist A (Josh Lopez, Phil Krupka, John Kristie, Chris Coscio) 3:30.40
35. Marist B (Andrew James, Ben Windisch, Billy Posch, Tom Lipari) 3:34.74

Long jump

12. Jesse Aprile 6.17 meters (20 feet, 3 inches)

Triple jump
16. Jesse Aprile 12.62 meters (41 feet, 5 inches)

Weight throw
37. Sean Ellman 11.16 meters (36 feet, 7.5 inches)

Women’s results
DMR

6. Marist 12:20.04
Kathryn Sheehan, 1200, 3:51.3
Hayley Harnett, 400, 60.00
Briana Crowe, 800, 2:20.8
Jackie Gamboli, 1600, 5:07.7

Friday, January 28, 2011

BU Terrier results, Friday night

Overall, a pretty strong afternoon and evening for the ladies.

Special kudos and congrats to graduate student Brittany Burns for her phenomenal School Record in the Mile Run. She edged out former teammate Lisa D'Aniello's mark by just .03. Check her splits, as even as they come. Very impressive in any race, but especially in the mile. NICELY DONE!!!!

Will post Saturday results as soon as I can on Sunday.

BU Terrier Invitational
Friday, January 28, 2011

200-meter dash

38. Hayley Harnett 26.75

400-meter dash
27. Jackie Gamboli 1:01.10

800-meter run

22. Briana Crowe 2:20.50
33.2, 68.5 (35.3), 1:44.0 (35.5), 2:20.50 (36.50)

1,000-meter run

17. Jillian Corley 3:09.15
34.1, 70.7 (36.6), 1:49.3 (38.6), 2:29.0 (39.7), 3:09.15 (40.15)

Mile run
20. Brittany Burns 5:04.30 **school record (old record, 5:04.33, Lisa D’Aniello, 2008)
37.1, 76.1 (39.0), 1:54.2 (38.1), 2:32.1 (37.9), 3:10.6 (38.5), 3:48.9 (38.3), 4:26.9 (38.0), 5:04.30 (37.40)

47. Erin O’Reilly 5:21.25
38, 77 (39), 1:57 (40), 2:36 (39), 3:16 (40), 3:57 (41), 4:40 (43), 5:21.25 (41.25)

50. Julie Hudak 5:23.15
39, 78 (39), 1:57 (39), 2:37 (40), 3:18 (41), 3:58 (40), 4:40 (42), 5:23.13 (43.13)

52. Jillian Corley 5:25.72
38, 78 (40), 1:57 (39), 2:37 (40), 3:16 (39), 3:57 (41), 4:41 (44), 5:25.72 (44.72)

3,000-meter run

Kiersten Anderson 10:19.93
40, 81 (41), 2:01 (40), 2:42 (41), 3:23 (41)
4:03 (41), 4:44 (41), 5:26 (42), 6:08 (42), 6:51 (43)
7:33 (42), 8:16 (43), 8:58 (42), 9:40 (42), 10:19.93 (39.93)
1km: 3:23; 2km: 6:51 (3:28); 3km: 10:19.93 (3:28.93)

Katie Messina 10:37.30
40, 82 (42), 2:03 (41), 2:44 (41), 3:26 (42)
4:08 (42), 4:51 (43), 5:33 (42), 6:17 (45), 7:01 (44)
7:45 (44), 8:28 (43), 9:15 (45), 9:56 (41), 10:37.30 (41.30)
1km: 3:26; 2km: 7:01 (3:35); 3km: 10:37.30 (3:36.30)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

A Van-tastic article

Several -- and I mean numerous -- alumni sent me the same link to an excellent New York Times blog post about Van Cortlandt Park. It is linked here.

The post really captures the old-school history of Vanny. I think it's great that so many of you were thoughtful enough to send me the link.

Many of you know how much I appreciate the history of the VCP 5-mile course. What I love (or, temporarily, "loved" since the current construction has laid waste to the original) about Vanny is that you can compare different generations of Marist Running, because the course layout (pre-construction) is basically the same.

Oh, I know all too well the refrain that former coach Rich Stevens used to tell me as our 1990s teams approached (and eventually eclipsed) his 1970s teams' Vanny school records: The course back in the day was much more challenging in terms of footing, etc. It was a mess. There were piles of sand all over the place. The course was not well groomed.

Yes! I know! I lived it!

I ran Vanny as a mediocre XC runner at Marist from the fall of 1982 through the fall of 1985. And though I did pass the "Rich Stevens Real Man XC Test" of breaking 30:00 on the VCP course, I did not do it by much (my memory is fuzzy, but I believe my PR to be in the 29:10 range ... not that it matters).

Even Coach Stevens finally admitted that our 2000-2008 team marks at Vanny blew away his still excellent teams from the 1970s -- better terrain notwithstanding.

Here's hoping that the "old" Vanny can be back in play, so we can continue these debates of which teams were better in the future.

For now, check out this fine homage to my favorite big chunk of real estate in the Bronx.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Why Gil Meche matters

Unless you are a serious baseball fan, you've probably never heard of Gil Meche, who just surprisingly retired from the Kansas City Royals. Meche had a relatively long and statistically mediocre career as a starting pitcher.

Some early promise enabled him to cash in on what was considered by most an ill-advised big contract by the otherwise frugal Royals. Meche struggled with injuries for much of his career. Recently, he made the bold move of leaving $12 million in guaranteed salary on the table to retire.

Was he heroic? Not necessarily. But he sure was true to himself. He made riches that most of us cannot imagine, and he chose not to be greedy. He was honest with himself and with his team, and he left a whole boatload of money behind, when he easily could have cashed it in for one more year as a washed-up relief pitcher on Marist SID Mike Ferraro's favorite team.

Good for him. It's a cool story, written by excellent New York Times baseball writer Tyler Kepner, and I urge you to take a few minutes now, click on this link, and ponder how unusually noble this modern-day athlete truly is.

I know this has nothing to do with Marist Running. But as the winter trudges forward, thoughts of baseball spring training in a few weeks warm my heart. And I felt it was a good story under the subject of "object lessons." Or something like that.

Random notes ...

--Nice workouts both Tuesday and Wednesday by all groups -- men and women, across the board. As luck would have it, we were able to stagger the groups so that the organized chaos was very tolerable for everyone involved. A hearty "nicely done" to one and all.

--I have some sort of fancy new phonemail training on Thursday from 2-3 p.m. If anyone is looking for me at practice time, that's where I'll be. I will see everyone after I am done being trained on phonemail, which has been all but rendered obsolete anyway since most of us have/use exclusively our cell phones.

--Bus departures for this weekend: BU/Terrier, Friday, 9:30 a.m. Mets, Saturday, 6:30 a.m.

--Excuse forms: Between add/drop and the new banner system, excuse forms for Friday's travel may not be available till practice time on Thursday. I know, I know: That's no "excuse," but it is what it is. We'll streamline the system for future Friday travels. Please communicate with your professors accordingly.

--For fellow weather geeks out there, please check out midhudsonweather.com, my new favorite Web site.

--My class cancellation predictions are as follows: Wednesday night classes (see ya!); possibly early Thursday classes (8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., see ya!). But don't count on it or quote me on it. This "major storm" seems to be fizzling by the minute. For details, see midhudsonweather.com.

--The proposed men's practice time debate is heating up, and the poll seems to be generating moderate interest. There is talk of a formal debate with AJ taking the pro-11 a.m. side, and Schanz (God help us) taking the pro-2 p.m. side. Stay tuned for details, this could be entertaining.

--And lastly, if you are looking for interesting weather information, please go to midhudsonweather.com. Oh wait. Did I say that already?

Monday, January 24, 2011

GBTC Invitational results

Brrrrr. Has the temperature risen above 0 yet?

Here are highlights and results from Sunday's meet. Judging from texts and talks with Coach Chuck and Coach Terry, it was a solid meet and would have been a great meet for our men's team to attend. Next year ...

Anyway, having not been there myself, here is the information I have collected. If there are any inaccuracies, let me know.

Highlights from Coach Chuck:

--Season-best distances for the three triple jumpers
--Both relays placed second, with 4x220 doing so despite one leg being tripped during handoff
--Elizabeth O’Brien and Rachel Bremer had collegiate bests in the 3,000 run
--Dayna McLaughlin ran well in the mile

Greater Boston Track Club Invitational
Harvard University
Sunday, January 23, 2011

60-meter dash


16. Amanda Luccarelli 8.49
22. Meaghan Cocca 8.64

200-meter dash

35. Ailish Rowley 29.19
49. Rachael Eichacker 29.73

400-meter dash, Invitational section

4. Hayley Harnett 1:01.85

400-meter dash

9. Colleen Meenan 1:03.57
11. Kelley Hanifin 1:03.94
14. Nicole Weir 1:04.21
18. Christina Turigiano 1:04.62
19. Ailish Rowley 1:04.63
25. Briana Crowe 1:05.44

800-meter run

8. Briana Crowe 2:24.66
11. Julie Hudak 2:31.06
14. Tara Nuccitelli 2:33.87
19. Laura Lindsley 2:34.67
20. Rachael Peterson 2:34.74

Mile run

4. Jackie Gamboli 5:14.21
8. Kathryn Sheehan 5:18.95
11. Erin O’Reilly 5:22.93
16. Julie Hudak 5:26.63
17. Dayna McLaughlin 5:29.35
32. Kelley Gould 5:48.28
33. Allyson O’Brien 5:49.07
48. Colleen Smith 6:02.91

3,000-meter run, Invitational section

11. Katie Messina 10:41.02

3,000-meter run

10. Elizabeth O’Brien 11:34.15
11. Rachel Bremer 11:44.54
13. Miy Mahran 11:48.79
17. Rachel Lichtenwalner 12:16.81

4x220-yard relay

2. Marist (Cocca, Harnett, Luccarelli, Turigiano) 1:54.23

4x440-yard relay

2. Marist (Gamboli, Hanifin, Meenan, Weir) 4:15.57

Long jump

7. Kristen Vogel 4.81 meters
16. Shannon Vogel 4.45 meters
17. Brooke Kristensen 4.33 meters

Triple jump

9. Kristen Vogel 10.13 meters
10. Shannon Vogel 10.07 meters
11. Brooke Kristensen 10.00 meters

Saturday, January 22, 2011

A matter of degree

Went for an hour run with Fast Tony this morning through Poughkeepsie. Walkway was closed, so we revisited some old city loops that I used to do all the time with Mr. Bucket.

Temperature was 2 degrees, but no wind so it was really not bad at all. Tony mentioned a funny little statistic: Several times each winter, the number of miles he runs is greater than the number of degrees Fahrenheit on the thermometer. This happens for him frequently on his weekend long runs, which now are around 15-16 miles. He said for it to happen on one of his maintenance runs like this was rare indeed.

Being a stat geek, this of course got me thinking. Who in the Marist Running universe could have the greatest differential of miles run and degrees? First one that comes to mind is our boy Rolek, who regularly knocks out 20-milers. Of course, living in the balmy Garden State, the differential is not often that great. However, when he is in frigid Mid-Hudson Valley visiting Jess, well there’s some potential there.

Programming note: I will not be attending GBTC this weekend. I will miss being there for the women’s team, but I have some family business to attend to in New Jersey, and this is quite possibly the last weekend opportunity for quite some time. I will post results as soon as I can; splits I cannot guarantee.

And oh yeah: Another big winter storm brewing for next week?

Friday, January 21, 2011

Practice times

Over the years, we have toyed with the idea of different practice times. Right now, our practice times of 2 p.m. each weekday – except for 11 a.m. on Wednesday – has been set in stone for the distance-running team for as long as I can remember.

The idea of practicing earlier, in the morning, is one that has always intrigued me. I have felt there are a few compelling reasons why it might work. But, it has usually met with a combination of resistance and/or indifference, and I have left it at that. And generally, the idea of a different practice time has not garnered much traction among the ones it affects the most, and that is the current team members.

Until now.

Several men’s distance runners have expressed interest in a change to 11 a.m. on all days – not just Wednesday – for practice. While I will not make the command decision, yet, to change to that time, there are several compelling reasons why it’s a pretty good idea:

--Doubling. By practicing essentially midday, this eliminates the need for early-morning doubles. All doubles can be done in the late afternoon/evening. Translation: No more 6:30 a.m. practices! That’s not a bad thing.

--Lifting/core/drills. Can now be done after practice in the afternoon after practice if there are no other class conflicts. No rushing to grab dinner.

--Class scheduling. For science majors with afternoon labs, there would be no more conflicts. In addition, it allows those that want to have afternoon classes (2-3:15 and 3:30-4:45) to now take them.

--Yeah, it’s earlier than 2 in the afternoon, but it’s not so early that you won’t be awake. There should not be an increased injury risk with this time, as opposed to, say, 8 a.m. practices (which I would LOVE but I won’t even propose that …).

--For early season XC when we are still dealing with summer heat (hard to fathom that now), the 2 p.m. timeframe is the heat of the day and peak sunshine. Sure, 11 a.m. is still warm, but it’s not as intense as 2 p.m. Generally, midday is pretty temperate year-round.

--From a personal standpoint, it will enable me to help out Coach Chuck even more with transportation and coaching of the women’s team. Now, we can have 2 vans and coaches for those practices at 2 p.m. I will basically be working practices all day, but that's OK.

As with any major change, it will take some mental and physical adjustments. You will have to adapt your eating patterns. But again, it’s not like guys have perfected that through the years: A lot of times guys are cramming in a late lunch at 12:30, and then their stomachs are upset at 2 p.m. practice. Also, we already practice at 11 a.m. each Wednesday, so moving it there every day is not as foreign as, say, 8 a.m.

Note that the proposed practice time change is NOT DEFINITE and NOT FINALIZED. The purpose of this post is to generate discussion, and even a topic for a poll question, which I have not had in a long while.

Also note that this ONLY affects men’s distance runners in the fall semester, if we were to do it. Coach Horton will continue to meet sprinters at North Field or Vassar in the afternoons, during the fall. And Coach Chuck obviously has to continue with afternoon practice because of his teaching schedule. If we do it, and if we like it, we can consider moving that practice time permanently to 11 a.m.

What do you think? If you are a current team member, let me know in person. If you are an alum, parent or interested party, feel free to vote in the poll (well, current team members can do that too) or e-mail me at runhed246@hotmail.com. I’d like to hear what you think. We do not need to make a definite decision on this right away, but we need to make up our collective minds in time for fall 2011 registration, which is later this spring.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Indoor track scheduling update

Here’s a quick update on the remainder of our indoor track season …

Sunday, January 23: GBTC Invitational, Harvard. This meet will be attended by the Marist women’s team only – men will have the weekend off. We look forward to entering the Land of Mike G as his fine club hosts a great meet.

Friday and Saturday, January 28-29: Terrier Invitational, Boston University. The men’s team will be attending this, as well as a handful of women’s team members – a DMR and an individual or two.

Saturday, January 29: Metropolitan Championships, Armory. The majority of the women’s team will be attending this meet.

Friday and Saturday, February 4-5: New Balance Collegiate Invitational, Armory. Just a few select individuals and possibly relays (DMRs, most likely) will be in attendance on both days.

Friday and Saturday, February 11-12: Valentine Invitational, Boston University. The women’s team competes on Friday and the men’s team competes on Saturday.

Friday, February 18: MAAC Championships, Armory. Evening meet starting at 5 p.m.

Friday, February 25: Armory Collegiate Challenge, Armory
. This meet was formerly the NYU Fastrack, but NYU cannot host due to a scheduling conflict, so the Armory is hosting a similar meet. We will utilize this meet as a “last chance” qualifier for any individuals or relays that are close to ECAC/IC4A marks.

Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6: IC4A (BU) and ECAC (Reggie Lewis) Championships in Boston. For qualifiers only.

So as you can see, it’s a busy few weeks ahead. I hope this information clarifies things for alumni and other fans that might want to attend. For further time/meet schedules and other details, call/text me or email me at runhed246@hotmail.com.

Mid-winter musings

Thanks to my southern pals Steve and Mark for pointing out that they either a. just completed a 5.5-mile run on the beach or b. just completed a group run after work in 77-degree temperatures in sunny Florida (“a little too warm for my blood,’’ he reported; Thanks. Bro.)

Yeah. You win. As we ricochet from snow to ice and back to snow, the warmer climate pals get to gloat. You win. You earned it. Nicely done.

Other Marist coaches have reacted with empathy as they see our rugged athletes slip-sliding through campus miles (we won’t let them venture off campus on slippery days), do endless laps in McCann or battle for precious time on the jam-packed treadmill scene. “How do you do it?” they ask. One day at a time. Adapt on the fly.

Yeah, it might be tough this time of year. But as you see, our upcoming schedule is packed with exciting and competitive meets. Even those distance runners not racing much indoors have plenty of motivation for outdoor racing on road and track. There is plenty of reason to be fired up, despite “winter storm warnings,” “wind chill advisories” and the like.

And hey: Things are looking up! We are gaining about 2 minutes of daylight each day. February is right around the corner. Little League signups are next week. Pitchers and catchers report soon.

And so, my warm-weather friends, enjoy your nice weather. It’s not nice here, that’s for sure. But that’s OK!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Ice, ice baby

Today was pure mayhem in the McCann Center track. Every -- and I mean every -- men's distance group was working out. That's close to 30 men! On top of that, many women who worked out on Monday were getting their laps in on the track. And several other guys who were not working out were doing laps. And then, the sprint crew came in toward the tail end of this scene.

It was a three-ring track circus, and it was crazy.

Fortunately, everyone peacefully co-existed and no one got hurt. A minor miracle.

The reason for the sudden interest in this rather unspectacular 160-meter oval was the nasty "wintry mix" that blasted our area with about 4 inches of snow, followed by freezing rain and then finally ice. Ice! Nothing worse than a coating of ice.

Walking out to my car after practice was pure adventure. I tend to be a klutz anyway -- I've been known to trip and fall doing something as innocuous as walking out to my mailbox in broad daylight. Throw in a sheet of ice and, well, it was one nervious 10-minute skate to the car.

The workouts went well, as we continue to plod through this winter. A quick check of my favorite weather Web sites indicates another potential snowstorm on Friday, another one next week, interspersed with Arctic chill.

I'm not one to complain about this stuff. But I will say this: Give me snow and cold any day over ice, ice baby ...

Monday, January 17, 2011

It's growing on me



Update, 1.18.11: As per request, above photo taken on Saturday, 1.08.11, at FA 50km race ...

The reaction from team members just arriving on campus after the intersession away has been the same.

Wow. Coach. The beard!

I have not shaved since Thanksgiving morning. For those keeping score at home, that was many weeks ago. The plan is to try to make this Mountain Man look last until the end of indoor track -- God willing, IC4As, March 6, Boston. We'll see if I can make it that far.

For now, this is the longest I've ever grown my facial hair.

Someone asked me if the beard was itchy and uncomfortable.

My answer, of course: "Nah. It's growing on me."

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Elasticity

In and out of focus, time turns elastic

I don’t recall it exactly, but I’m pretty certain back in the day – you know, six or seven years ago now (wow, has it been that long?) – Decker and I were talking about music, and Big Geoff was trying to get me interested in the band Phish. For some reason, I never “bit” in terms of my interest in Phish (get it?).

Well, thanks to my sharing nephew in New Jersey, I now have a lot of Phish music on my iPod. This morning on my bleary-eyed jog, the Phish song “Time Turns Elastic” came on and got me through a little more than a mile (remember, I’m slow; it’s a long song). Great song! I love this song! As I was listening to these lyrics, I could not help but to smile and to think of the night before in the Armory.

In and out of focus, time turns elastic

In and out of focus
: Standing down on the other side of the Armory from the big scoreboard, my eyes strain to see the times. Trusty sidekick Schab with his young eyes is able to spot clearly what I see a bit more fuzzy – the times on the scoreboard. (Side note: At the urging of my wife, I finally got a complete eye exam a few weeks ago, my first ever in my 46.5 years on this planet. The verdict: I still have 20-20 vision, but could probably use over-the-counter reading glasses for small print. Or, I can just ask Schab to be my long-distance eyes at the Armory)

Time turns elastic
: Ah. Finally, the point of this post. In the 5km races last night, we had three Marist Alums running, representing three different generations of Marist Distance: David Raucci (Class of 2010); Justin Harris (Class of 2007); Mike Nehr (Class of 2002). In stark contrast, the current Running Red Foxes were a triumvirate of freshmen – Kenny Walshak, Ryan Scrudato, Kevin O’Sullivan.

The freshmen ran great in their first collegiate 5ks – and in Scrudato and O’Sullivan, their first 5k track races ever. All ran personal-best times. Walshak PRed by 21 seconds and nearly broke 15:00 for the first time. His time meets the USA Junior standard, but Kenny made the mistake of being born a few weeks too soon (or too late?) and just misses the age requirement for juniors. Ah, well.

Meanwhile, our alums still proved to be track tough. David is in heavy marathon training, but still had enough wheels to break 15:00. He looked smooth and strong throughout. Mike battled hard in the seeded section before succumbing to cramps. Too bad. The Babylon boys were running well together (Side note: In separate conversations later, you could see a mutual respect was forged; Kenny said to me: “Too bad about Mike (cramps), he’s a tough runner.” Mike said this to me: “That Ken is a machine out there.” Nice.)

Jut was the big question mark. Sure, he is a professional triathlete these days, and we’re very proud of that. He’s always very, very fit. But even he was unsure of how his current fitness level would translate to the track for a 5km. He was in the slower section with Scrudato and O’Sullivan. I was hoping they would cruise at 5:00 pace for as long as possible. After some uneven early laps, Jut settled into 37s and eventually stepped out with a great negative-split effort.

Time turns elastic
. Instead of 2011, it was back to the mid-2000s. We’re at the Armory. Jut’s wearing his Marist jersey. He’s running hard. He’s running tough. He’s looking at me from behind his glasses, wanting to hear that his splits are where they should be: 37, I say, right on, looking good. An almost imperceptible nod, and Jut increases the pace.

Just race. He puts his head down and races harder. Generations of Marist Running blend into one, once again, at a nearly deserted Armory.

In and out of focus. My eyes are bleary from nearly 12 hours in the ancient building, with a van drive home still to come. But after a long day, we don’t mind at all.

In and out of focus, time turns elastic


Here are the Alumni Racing Team splits …

5. David Raucci 14:58.92
35, 72 (37), 1:48 (36), 2:22 (34), 2:58 (36)
3:34 (36), 4:09 (35), 4:45 (36), 5:22 (37), 5:57 (35)
6:34 (37), 7:09 (35), 7:45 (36), 8:20 (35), 8:56 (36)
9:32 (36), 10:08 (36), 10:44 (36), 11:26 (38), 11:56 (30)
12:32 (36), 13:09 (37), 13:46 (37), 14:23 (37), 14:58.92 (35.92)
1km: 2:58 ; 2km: 5:57 (2:59); 8:56 (2:59); 11:56 (3:00); 14:58.92 (3:02.92)

10. Justin Harris 15:16.81
35, 74 (39), 1:53 (39), 2:30 (37), 3:07 (37)
3:44 (37), 4:20 (36), 4:57 (37), 5:33 (37), 6:09 (36)
6:46 (37), 7:23 (37), 7:59 (36), 5:36 (37), 9:14 (38)
9:50 (36), 10:27 (37), 11:04 (37), 11:41 (37), 12:18 (37)
12:55 (37), 13:32 (37), 14:07 (35), 14:42 (35), 15:16.81 (34.81)
1km: 3:07; 2km: 6:09 (3:02); 3km: 9:14 (3:05); 4km: 12:18 (3:04); 15:16.81 (2:58.81)

Gotham Cup, men's results and splits

NYC Gotham Cup
January 14, 2011

Men’s results

60-meter dash

49. Mike McCloskey 7.48
57. Darren Bushey 7.53
74. Neal Viets 7.96

400-meter dash
55. John Kristie 53.56
63. Chris Coscio 54.10
64. Mike Clifford 54.31

800-meter run
7. Will Griffin 1:57.67
28, 58 (30), 1:27 (29), 1:57.67 (30.67)

11. Matt Panebianco 1:58.19

27, 57 (30), 1:27 (30), 1:58.19 (31.19)

19. Kyle Havard 2:00.09
28.7, 58.6 (29.9), 1:29.3 (30.7), 2:00.09 (30.89)

1,000-meter run

42. Isaiah Miller 2:45.56
29.9, 62.9 (33.0), 1:37.7 (34.8), 2:12.7 (35.0), 2:45.56 (32.86)

Mile run
5. Arquimedes DelaCruz 4:25.19
34, 68 (34), 1:41 (33), 2:14 (34), 2:48 (34), 3:22 (34), 3:55 (33), 4:25.19 (30.19)

7. Billy Posch 4:25.88
34, 67 (33), 1:40 (33), 2:13 (33), 2:47 (33), 3:21 (34), 3:54 (33), 4:25.88 (31.88)

44. Chris Reynolds 4:40.78
32, 67.2 (35.2), 1:42.0 (34.8), 2:16.7 (34.7), 2:52.2 (35.5), 3:28.4 (36.2), 4:04.4 (36.0), 4:40.78 (36.38)

3,000-meter run

19. Conor Shelley 8:48.85
35, 68 (33), 1:42 (34), 2:17 (35), 2:51 (34)
3:25 (34), 4:00 (35), 4:35 (35), 5:11 (36), 5:46 (35)
6:22 (36), 6:59 (37), 7:35 (36), 8:12 (37), 8:48.85 (36.85)
1km: 2:51; 2km: 5:46 (2:55); 3km: 8:48.85 (3:02.85)

58. Nick Salek 9:33.74
33 (!), 70 (37), 1:48 (38), 2:25 (37), 3:04 (39)
3:41 (37), 4:18 (37), 4:57 (39), 5:35 (38), 6:14 (39)
6:54 (40), 7:34 (40), 8:15 (41), 8:55 (40), 9:33.74 (38.74)
1km: 3:04; 2km: 6:14 (3:10); 3km: 9:33.74 (3:19.74)

5,000-meter run

6. Ken Walshak 15:02.80
34, 71 (37), 1:41 (36), 2:22 (35), 2:59 (37)
3:35 (36), 4:10 (35), 4:46 (36), 5:23 (37), 5:58 (35)
6:35 (37), 7:11 (36), 7:46 (35), 8:22 (36), 8:58 (36)
9:35 (37), 10:12 (37), -- (missed), -- (missed), 12:03
12:38 (35), 13:16 (38), 13:53 (37), 14:26 (33), 15:02.80 (36.80)
1km: 2:59; 2km: 5:58 (2:59); 3km: 8:58 (3:00); 12:03 (3:05); 15:02.80 (2:59.80)

19. Ryan Scrudato 15:39.94
35, 74 (39), 1:53 (39), 2:30 (37), 3:07 (37)
3:44 (37), 4:20 (36), 4:57 (37), 5:33 (36), 6:09 (36)
6:46 (37), 7:24 (38), 8:01 (37), 8:37 (36), 9:17 (40)
9:55 (38), 10:32 (37), 11:10 (38), 11:50 (40), 12:29 (39)
13:08 (39), 13:48 (40), 14:26 (38), 15:05 (39), 15:39.94 (34.94)
1km: 3:07; 2km: 6:09 (3:02); 3km: 9:17 (3:08); 12:29 (3:12); 15:39.94 (3:10.94)

20. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:45.20
37, 76 (39), 1:54 (38), 2:30 (36), 3:07 (37)
3:44 (37), 4:20 (36), 4:57 (37), 5:34 (37), 6:11 (37)
6:47 (36), 7:25 (38), 8:02 (37), 8:39 (37), 9:18 (39)
9:56 (38), 10:33 (37), 11:12 (39), 11:52 (40), 12:31 (39)
13:10 (39), 13:50 (40), 14:28 (38), 15:07 (39), 15:45.20 (38.20)
1km: 3:07; 2km: 6:11 (3:04); 3km: 9:18 (3:07); 12:31 (3:13); 15:45.20 (3:14.20)

60-meter hurdles

37. Taylor Bombard 9.50

1,600-meter relay

30. Marist (Chris Coscio 53.3, John Kristie 54.4, Alex Cuesta 54.7, Mike Clifford 61.3) 3:43.79

3,200-meter relay

8. Marist (Will Griffin, Arquimedes DelaCruz, Andrew James, Kyle Havard) 8:09.77
Griffin: 28, 58 (30), 1:29 (31), 2:00.8 (32.8, mostly on handoff!)
Quimes: 28, 59 (31), 1:30 (31), 2:00.6 (30.6)
AJ: 27, 57 (30), 1:28 (31), 2:03.6 (35.6)
Kyle: 28, 59 (31), 1:32 (33), 2:04.5 (32.5)

Distance medley relay

6. Marist (Billy Posch, Andrew James, Isaiah Miller, Zak Smetana) 10:51.15
Posch: 32, 64 (32), 1:38 (34), 2:11 (33), 2:42 (31), 3:13.0 (31)
AJ: 54.7
Isaiah: 29, 63 (34), 1:37 (34), 2:09.1 (32.1)
Zak: 32, 66 (34), 1:41 (35), 2:15 (34), 2:50 (35), 3:25 (35), 4:00 (35), 4:34 (34)

Long jump, seeded

23. Jesse Aprile 6.22 meters (20 feet, 4.75 inches)

Long jump, unseeded
10. Brian Lochner 5.55 meters (18 feet, 2.5 inches)

Triple jump, unseeded

12. Jesse Aprile 12.27 meters (40 feet, 3 inches)

Weight throw
26. Sean Ellman 10.46 meters (34 feet, 3.75 inches)

Gotham Cup, women's results and splits

NYC Gotham Cup
Friday, January 14, 2011

Women’s results

60-meter dash

50. Amanda Luccarelli 8.49
59. Meaghan Cocca 8.58

400-meter dash

38. Hayley Harnett 1:01.88
55. Nicole Weir 1:04.75
66. Christina Turigiano 1:05.97

500-meter dash

31. Colleen Meenan 1:23.97
34. Kelley Hanifin 1:24.70
39. Ailish Rowley 1:25.25

800-meter run, seeded section

12. Jackie Gamboli 2:22.75
32.9, 67.3 (34.4), 1:43.4 (36.1), 2:22.75 (39.35)

800-meter run, unseeded section

8. Briana Crowe 2:23.87
35, 71 (36), 1:47 (36), 2:23.87 (36.87)

11. Julie Hudak 2:25.32
35, 71 (36), 1:49 (38), 2:25.32 (36.32)

1,000-meter run
32. Rachael Peterson 3:27.86
39, 78 (39), 2:01 (43), 2:45 (44), 3:27.86 (42.86)

34. Tara Nuccitelli 3:28.64
37, 75 (38), 1:58 (43), 2:42 (44), 3:28.64 (44.64)

Mile run, seeded section

11. Kathryn Sheehan 5:20.65
38.9, 78.1 (39.2), 1:56.8 (38.7), 2:36.8 (40.0), 3:17.0 (40.2), 3:58.0 (41.0), 4:39.8 (41.8), 5:20.65 (40.85)

Mile run, unseeded section
11. Erin O’Reilly 5:25.10
39.6, 79.2 (39.6), 1:58.9 (39.7), 2:39.8 (40.9), 3:20.6 (40.8), 4:01.3 (40.7), 4:42.6 (41.3), 5:25.10 (42.50)

20. Jillian Corley 5:31.68
38.7, 78.5 (39.8), 2:00 (41.5), 2:42.0 (42.0), 3:23.1 (41.1), 4:05.2 (42.1), 4:48.2 (43.0), 5:31.68 (43.48)

3,000-meter run

9. Brittany Burns 10:13.67
37, 77 (40), 1:59 (42), 2:39 (40), 3:20 (41)
4:02 (42), 4:43 (41), 5:25 (42), 6:07 (42), 6:48 (41)
7:30 (42), 8:12 (42), 8:54 (42), 9:35 (41), 10:13.67 (40.67)
1km: 3:20; 2km: 6:48 (3:28); 3km: 10:13.67 (3:25.67)

52. Rachel Bremer 12:22.64
44, 88 (44), 2:14 (46), 2:58 (44), 3:44 (46)
4:32 (46), 5:21 (49), 6:11 (50), 7:02 (51), 7:54 (52)
8:47 (53), 9:41 (54), 10:35 (54), 11:29 (54), 12:22.64 (53.64)
1km: 3:44; 2km: 7:54 (4:10); 3km: 12:22.64 (4:26.64)

1,600-meter relay

13. Marist (Colleen Meenan 63.4, Hayley Harnett 60.8, Nicole Weir 62.9, Jackie Gamboli 61.6) 4:08.83

3,200-meter relay

8. Marist (Kelley Hanifin 2:36.2, Erin O’Reilly 2:28.0, Kathryn Sheehan 2:29.2, Tara Nuccitelli 2:46.6) 10:20.49

Distance medley relay

7. Marist (Dayna McLaughlin 1200, 4:01.0, Briana Crowe 400, 64.2, Jillian Corley 800, 2:28.8, Julie Hudak 1600, 5:22) 12:56.77

Long jump
17. Shannon Vogel 4.66 meters (15 feet, 3.5 inches)
19. Brooke Kristensen 4.61 meters (15 feet, 1.5 inches)
22. Kristen Vogel 4.55 meters (14 feet, 11.25 inches)

Triple jump
9. Kristen Vogel 9.78 meters (32 feet, 0.5 inches)
9. Brooke Kristensen 9.78 meters (32 feet, 0.5 inches)
17. Shannon Vogel 9.32 meters (30 feet, 7 inches)

Pole vault

17. Colette Cunningham 2.50 meters

Fairwell to a journalist

Thanks to Matt Walsh for texting me the sad news of the passing of Marist College alum and longtime Newsday Long Island newspaper columnist Ed Lowe. Here is a link to the article.

I never met Lowe, and in fact was initially confused by the text until I recalled who he was and what he wrote. Lowe was one of the last of a breed of old-time journalists who practiced true "community journalism" at big-time newspapers. His down-home, folksy writing style endeared him to many. In this day and age of newspaper Web sites, news Web sites, blogs, and the ubiquitous, 24/7 news cycle, the idea waiting for the actual newspaper made of ink and paper to be delivered to your door, and wanting to see what your hometown columnist had to say ... well, it's kind of a quaint, old-fashioned notion that maybe has gone out of style.

I'm pretty certain that Mr. Lowe had a big and loyal Long Island following, and so I mention it here, since many readers of this blog have Long Island roots.

Blogging from abroad

Here is a link of note:

Men's cross country team member Ryan Fitzsimons is studying abroad in England. Much like Nick Webster/Italy last year, Fitz has created a blog to chronicle his experiences over there.

Great idea! Blogging is good. Blogging is fun.

Check it out ...