Sunday, November 24, 2019

ECAC smiles

Thanks to Dawn Collins (mom of Hayley) for sharing this photo of Hayley and Gianna Tedeschi with the runner-up trophy they worked so hard to secure for their teammates, and with their undisputed leader, Coach Chuck Williams, proudly holding the trophy. The picture sums up what was another historic season for the women. Coach Chuck and these ladies were among the primary drivers of the program's unprecedented success. Neat!
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Saturday, November 23, 2019

ECAC Championships results


Another banner season ended with another banner performance by a core group of runners who have formed the greatest women’s cross country program in school history. Our outstanding ladies finished second to regional powerhouse Providence, cramming our entire top-7 into All-ECAC accolades. It was a great day in the sun for our women, led once again by our junior power trio of Gianna Tedeschi, Hayley Collins and Gianna Mastromatteo. Of our 10 women in the championship race, we only lose Denise Grohn to graduation; that’s a big loss, because Deni has been such a consistent and stable force on our team during her time here (we look forward to more greatness in track!). But it bodes well for the future of what is already an historically fantastic team. Thanks for the great memories, ladies!

ECAC Championships
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Championship results, individual 5km race
4. Gianna Tedeschi 18:09 *All-ECAC
10. Hayley Collins 18:32 *All-ECAC
14. Gianna Mastromatteo 18:41 *All-ECAC
18. Denise Grohn 18:47 *All-ECAC
27. Rebecca Walters 19:00 *All-ECAC
34. Ali Bartolotta 19:03 *All-ECAC
35. Boushra Belkhir 19:04 *All-ECAC
53. Talia Cutrone 19:29
55. Kathryn Tenney 19:30
101. Maria Smith 20:26
146 finishers
Championship results, team standings
1-Providence 39, 2-Marist 69, 3-Siena 92, 4-James Madison 124, 5-Monmouth 190, 6-George Mason 207, 7-Fordham 209, 8-Columbia 223, 9-St. Joseph’s Pa. 229, 10-St. Francis Pa. 290, 11-St. John’s 317, 12-Colgate 379, 13-Sacred Heart 386, 14-Merrimack 434, 15-Central Connecticut 463, 16-Maryland Eastern Shore 482, 17-NJIT 516, 18-Canisius 633, 19-Rider INC
Coaches results, individual 5km race
3-Samantha DeStefani 19:58
12-Kayla Sexton 20:45
13-Caitlin McCann 20:48
15-Sinead Heaney 20:56
25-Greta Stuckey 21:39
26-Kayla Shapiro 21:43
36-Hunter von Ahn 23:03
40 finishers
Coaches results, team standings
1-Seton Hall 18, 2-Marist 58, 3-St. Joseph’s Pa 69, 4-Sacred Heart 109, 5-St. Francis Pa 135
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IC4A Championships results


A good season came to a good end at the IC4A Championships. Two years ago, the men finished 10th; last year, the men finished 9th; this year, the men finished 7th. Good progress. Great progress? No, we finished just behind three MAAC teams. Great season? Not quite. Good progress and good season. Now the goal is to go from “good” to “great” … to poach the title of a book by the same name. As just posted, we added three names to the all-time Van Cortlandt Park list, coinciding with three All-East performances – two by freshmen! So, the future is bright, but the future is not guaranteed. Another good sign: Once again, our men won the coaches association race for non-top-10 runners, which shows our depth and the promise of the future. On to our next challenges – aiming to Be Better and going from good to great.   

IC4A Championships
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Championship results, individual 5-mile race
18-Brendan Dearie 25:51 *All-East
27-Ramsey Little 26:03 *All-East
34-Christopher Rivas 26:09 *All-East
53-Alex Hogue 26:33
54-Elias Platanias 26:34
62-Matthew Hartman 26:47
66-James Draney 26:55
72-Conor Stack 27:02
74-Graham Strzelecki 27:04
84-James Moehringer 27:12
Championship results, team standings
1-Providence 37, 2-Columbia 85, 3-St. Joseph’s Pa. 104, 4-Iona 108, 5-Siena 151, 6-Monmouth 164, 7-Marist 171, 8-Fordham 228, 9-Central Connecticut 276, 10-St. Francis Pa. 291, 11-Rutgers 294, 12-NJIT 295, 13-Rider 300, 14-Merrimack 366, 15-Canisius 434, 16-Maryland Eastern Shore 569, 17-21-George Mason, Wagner, Sacred Heart, Colgate, Manhattan - Incomplete
Coaches results, individual 5-mile race
2-Aidan Sweeney 26:46
3-Brad Rynkowski 26:50
7-Daniel Czop 27:12
10-Patrick Kutch 27:15
12-Matthew Ronan 27:20
24-Christopher Courts 27:48
30-Ian Wiesinger 28:04
36-Jon Kittredge 28:25
46-Paul Sandford 29:05
60 finishers
Coaches results, team standings
1-Marist 25, 2-Seton Hall 52, 3-Rider 80, 4-Siena 87, 5-St. Francis Pa. 134
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Updated all-time VCP list


We have three new names on the Van Cortlandt Park all-time list (sub-26:30): freshman Brendan Dearie, freshman Ramsey Little, senior captain Christopher Rivas. Here is the updated list, along with photos from today, contributed by Martha Weimann and Barbara Wiesinger. Thank you!


Van Cortlandt Park sub-26:30 list, all-time (through 2019)

  1. Girma Segni                      25:01.4               09/2008
  2. Will Griffin                        25:03.4               10/2011
  3. Matt Flint                          25:04.0               10/2011
  4. Mike Melfi                        25:11                   10/1998
  5. David Raucci                    25:13                   11/2008
  6. Arquimedes DelaCruz    25:17                   11/2011
  7. Jerry Scholder                  25:25                   11/1976
  8. Conor Shelley                   25:33.8               09/2008
  9. Kirk Dornton                    25:38.1               11/2002
  10. Dietrich Mosel                 25:38.2               11/2017
  11. Ken Walshak                    25:47.8               11/2010
  12. Tim Keegan                      25:49                   11/2008
  13. Brendan Dearie               25:51                   11/2019
  14. Don Reardon                   25:51                   10/1987
  15. Mike Nehr                        25:52.2               11/2001
  16. Pete Pazik                         25:54                   09/1984
  17. Ben Hefferon                   25:58.6               11/1998
  18. Jason Grady                     26:02.8               09/2000
  19. Matt Cole                          26:02.9               10/1978
  20. Ramsey Little                   26:03                   11/2019
  21. Jamal Padgett                  26:03.5               11/2001
  22. Greg Salamone                26:03.9               10/1999
  23. Mike Rolek                       26:04.0               09/2007
  24. Matt Baffuto                    26:04                   11/2016
  25. Ron Gadziala                    26:05.2               10/1978
  26. David Swift                       26:07                   09/1994
  27. Ryan Colabella                 26:08.2               11/2012
  28. Christopher Rivas            26:09                   11/2019
  29. Spencer Johnson             26:10                   11/2016
  30. Justin Harris                     26:10.9               11/2006
  31. Johnny Lee                       26:12.4               11/2014
  32. Geoff Decker                    26:12.5               10/2003
  33. Curtis Jensen                   26:12.6               11/2009
  34. Bob Coufal                       26:14                   11/1977
  35. Adam Vess                        26:14.2               10/2009
  36. Fred Kolthay                     26:15                   11/1976
  37. Glen Middleton               26:15                   10/1984
  38. Steve Hicks                       26:18                   10/2004
  39. John Keenan                    26:18.4               10/2006
  40. Pat Driscoll                       26:18.6               11/2001
  41. Tom Lipari                        26:19.1               10/2011
  42. Marty Feeney                  26:23                   10/1992
  43. Palmer Weimann            26:27.3               11/2017
  44. Brian Townsend              26:27.5               10/2011
  45. Tom Williams                   26:27.8               11/2006
  46. Pat Rynkowski                 26:28.7               11/2014

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