Just got back from Boston. As has been a yearly tradition, the men had a strong night at the Terrier meet. We had four individual IC4A qualifiers and a bevy of personal- and season-best times. Not sure if we have ever had four IC4A individual qualifiers on the same night.
I typed these results and splits on the laptop on the bus ride home. Hope they are clean and accurate.
Note: Splits courtesy of Alex Lombardozzi. LOMBI did an amazing job. Thank you, LomBRO!
Here you go. Enjoy.
More commentary and notes to follow in a few days.
55-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 6.90. Personal-best
200-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 23.56. Season best
Derrick Powell 23.68. Season best
Phil Krupka 23.94. Season best
400-meter dash
Phil Krupka 51.55. Season best. Opening 200: 24.7
Dan Conklin 52.78. Season best. Opening 200: 24.84
Josh Lopez 52.84. Season best. Opening 200: 23.87
John Kristie 53.28. Season best. Opening 200: 24.39
Mike Clifford 54.42. Season best. Opening 200: 25.10
500-meter dash
Colin Frederickson 1:08.84
Splits: 23.88, 51.30
800-meter run
Alex Cuesta 2:02.12. Season best
Splits: 28.68, 59.13 (30.45), 1:30.34 (31.21), 2:02.12 (31.78)
Chris Vanzetta 2:02.30. Season best
Splits: 29.06, 59.10 (30.04), 1:29.86 (30.76), 2:02.30 (32.56)
1000-meter run
Matt Janczyk 2:30.23. Season best
Splits: 29.90, 60.03 (30.23), 1:30.05 (30.02), 1:59.51 (29.46), 2:30.23 (30.82)
Kyle Havard 2:31.91. Personal best
Splits: 29, 60 (31), 1:31 (31), 2:02 (31), 2:31.91 (29.91)
Matt Panebianco 2:32.50. Personal best
Splits: 28, 59 (31), 1:30 (31), 2:01 (31), 2:32.50 (31.50)
Mile run
Conor Shelley 4:18.59. Personal best
Splits: 32.58 (long split, 209 meters), 64.57 (31.99), 1:36.1 (31.53), 2:07.9 (31.85), 2:40.7 (32.75), 3:13.2 (32.56), 3:46.0 (32.82), 4:18.59 (32.59).
Arquimedes DelaCruz 4:20.97. Personal best
Splits: 33.73 (long split, 209 meters), 65.94 (32.21), 1:38.6 (32.79), 2:11.7 (33.13), 2:44.6 (32.87), 3:17.9 (33.27), 3:50.0 (32.16), 4:20.97 (30.97).
Colin Johnson 4:47.55
32.80 (long split, 209 meters), 65.8 (33.08), 1:40.4 (34.53), 2:16.5 (36.14), 2:53.1 (36.53), 3:31.3 (38.25), 4:09.2 (37.83), 4:47.55 (38.35)
3,000-meter run
Will Griffin 8:25.39 *IC4A qualifier. Personal best
Splits: 32, 66 (34), 1:39 (33), 2:15 (36), 2:47 (32), 3:22 (35), 3:55 (33), 4:29 (34), 5:02 (33), 5:36 (34), 6:10 (34), 6:45 (35), 7:18 (33), 7:52 (34), 8:25.39 (33.39). 1k: 2:47; 2k: 5:36 (2:49); 8:25.39 (2:49.39)
Matt Flint 8:26.13 *IC4A qualifier. Personal best
Splits: 32, 66 (34), 1:39 (33), 2:14 (35), 2:47 (33), 3:22 (35), 3:55 (33), 4:29 (34), 5:02 (33), 5:36 (34), 6:10 (34), 6:44 (34), 7:18 (34), 7:52 (34), 8:26.13 (34.13). 1k: 2:47; 2k: 5:36 (2:49); 3k: 8:26.13 (2:50.13)
Curtis Jensen 8:36.42. Personal best
Splits: 32, 68 (36), 1:42 (34), 2:15 (35), 2:48 (33), 3:22 (34), 3:57 (35), 4:32 (35), 5:06 (34), 5:41 (35), 6:17 (36), 6:52 (35), 7:27 (35), 8:02 (35), 8:36.42 (34.42). 1k: 2:48; 2k: 5:41 (2:53); 8:36.42 (2:55.42)
Tim Keegan 8:41.65. Personal best
Splits: 34, 70 (36), 1:45 (35), 2:18 (33), 2:51 (33), 3:25 (34), 4:00 (35), 4:34 (34), 5:09 (35), 5:44 (35), 6:19 (35), 6:54 (35), 7:30 (36), 8:06 (36), 8:41.65 (35.65). 1k: 2:51; 2k: 5:44 (2:53); 3k: 8:41.65 (2:57.65)
Pat Duggan 8:54.92. Personal best
Splits: 36, 71 (35), 1:47 (36), 2:22 (35), 2:57 (35), 3:33 (36), 4:09 (36), 4:46 (37), 5:20 (34), 5:58 (38), 6:32 (34), 7:07 (35), 7:44 (37), 8:20 (36), 8:54.92 (34.92). 1k: 2:57; 2k: 5:58 (3:01); 3k: 8:54.92 (2:56.92)
Zak Smetana 8:56.24. Season best
Splits: 34, 70 (36), 1:45 (35), 2:21 (36), 2:57 (36), 3:32 (35), 4:07 (35), 4:43 (36), 5:18 (35), 5:53 (35), 6:28 (35), 7:05 (37), 7:41 (36), 8:18 (37), 8:56.24 (38.24). 1k: 2:57; 2k: 5:53 (2:55); 3k: 8:56.24 (3:03.24)
Alex Ward 8:56.45. Personal best
Splits: 35, 70 (35), 1:46 (36), 2:22 (36), 2:57 (35), 3:32 (35), 4:09 (37), 4:45 (36), 5:20 (35), 5:58 (38), 6:33 (35), 7:08 (35), 7:45 (37), 8:22 (37), 8:56.45 (34.45). 1k: 2:57; 2k: 5:58 (3:01); 3k: 8:56.45 (2:58.45)
Mike Keegan 9:38.77
Splits: 34, 68 (34), 1:45 (37), 2:24 (39), 3:02 (38), 3:39 (37), 4:18 (39), 4:58 (40), 5:35 (37), 6:14 (39), 6:54 (40), 7:34 (40); -- (missed split); 8:56; 9:38.77 (42.77); 1k: 3:02; 2k: 6:14 (3:12); 3k: 9:38.77 (3:24.77)
Greg Masto 10:12.74
Splits: 38, 73 (35), 1:51 (38), 2:30 (39), 3:10 (40), 3:51 (41), 4:32 (41), 5:14 (42), 5:58 (44), 6:41 (43), 7:24 (43), 8:07 (43), 8:50 (43), 9:32 (42), 10:12.74 (40.74). 1k: 3:10; 2k: 6:41 (3:31); 3k: 10:12.74 (3:31.74)
5,000-meter run
Girma Segni 14:31.24 *IC4A qualifier. Season best
Splits: 33, 68 (35), 1:43 (35), 2:19 (36), 2:54 (35), 3:29 (35), 4:05 (36), 4:39 (34), 5:14 (35), 5:49 (35), 6:24 (35), 6:59 (35), 7:33 (34), 8:08 (35), 8:44 (36), 9:19 (35), 9:55 (36), 10:31 (36), 11:06 (35), 11:42 (36), 12:17 (35), 12:52 (35), 13:26 (34), 13:58 (32), 14:31.24 (33.24). 1k: 2:54; 2k: 5:49 (2:55); 8:44 (2:55); 11:42 (2:58); 14:31.24 (2:49.24)
David Raucci 14:43.95 *IC4A qualifier. Season best
Splits: 35, 71 (36), 1:47 (36), 2:22 (35), 2:58 (36), 3:33 (35), 4:09 (36), 4:45 (36), 5:20 (35), 5:57 (37), 6:33 (36), 7:08 (35), 7:44 (36), 8:20 (36), 8:55 (35), 9:30 (35), 10:06 (36), 10:41 (35), 11:16 (35), 11:51 (35), 12:27 (36), 13:02 (35), 13:37 (35), 14:11 (34), 14:43.95 (32.95). 1k: 2:58; 2k: 5:57 (2:59); 3k: 8:55 (2:58); 4k: 11:51 (2:56); 14:43.95 (2:52.95)
Sean Nestor 15:36.32. Personal best
Splits: 37, 75 (38), 1:52 (37), 2:29 (37), 3:05 (36), 3:42 (37), 4:19 (37), 4:57 (38), 5:34 (37), 6:10 (36), 6:48 (38), 7:25 (37), 8:03 (38), 8:41 (38), 9:19 (38), 9:57 (38), 10:36 (39), 11:14 (38), 11:52 (38), 12:30 (38), 13:08 (38), 13:46 (38), 14:23 (37), 14:59 (36), 15:36.32 (37.32); 1k: 3:05; 2k: 6:10 (3:05); 3k: 9:19 (3:09); 4k: 12:30 (3:11); 5k: 15:36.32 (3:06.32)
Joel Moss 15:44.63. Personal best
Splits: 37, 75 (38), 1:52 (37), 2:31 (39), 3:08 (37), 3:45 (37), 4:21 (36), 4:59 (38), 5:36 (37), 6:13 (37), 6:51 (38), 7:29 (38), 8:07 (38), 8:46 (39), 9:25 (39), 10:03 (38), 10:40 (37), 11:18 (38), 11:57 (39), 12:36 (39), 13:15 (39), 13:54 (39), 14:32 (38), 15:10 (38), 15:44.63 (34.63). 1K: 3:08; 2K: 6:13 (3:05); 3K: 9:25 (3:12); 4K: 12:36 (3:11); 15:44.63 (3:08.63)
55-meter hurdles
Mike Clifford 9.11. Personal best
1,600-meter relay
Marist A, 3:26.97. Season best
Josh Lopez 52.9, Derrick Powell 50.7, John Kristie 52.0, Colin Frederickson 50.9
Marist B, 3:35.41
Alex Cuesta 54.6, Arquimedes DelaCruz 54.6, Matt Panebianco 53.4, Kyle Havard 52.3
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Live update from Boston
From my laptop at the Burlington Marriott (about a half hour outside of Boston), here are the results of the women's Terrier meet at BU on Friday night.
It was a great bounce-back meet for the ladies, after a dreadful meet (for the entire program) at Princeton last Saturday night. There were several PRs but mostly, there were strong and tough efforts from most of the Red Foxettes.
Red Foxettes? Can't take credit for that. BU starter Tommy Meagher came up with that one. I thought it was pretty neat, so I steal it for the fancy blog.
The men race this afternoon. I will not be able to post until sometime Sunday or Monday as there will not be Internet access on the bus ride home. I will try to type up the splits and post them as quickly as possible.
Women's meet results
55-meter dash
Meghann Cocca 7.86
Kim Ladouceur 8.31
200-meter dash
Holly Burns 26.93
Meghann Cocca 27.72
Rachael Eichacker 27.92
Kelley Sullivan 28.76
400-meter dash
Holly Burns 1:01.66
Rachael Eichacker 1:03.29
800-meter run
Jackie Gamboli 2:21.55
Briana Crowe 2:22.05
Laura Lindsley 2:24.11
Kim Bartlett 2:24.57
Julie Hudak 2:25.25
Sarah Keating 2:28.19
Kelley Hanifin 2:28.29
Rebecca Denise 2:29.46
Emilie Cardone 2:36.63
1000-meter run
Erin O’Reilly 3:05.28
Jillian Corley 3:09.35
Mile run
Jillian Corley 5:22.59
Sarah Keating 5:23.91
Kara Lightowler 5:27.65
Kelley Gould 5:33.02
Dayna McLaughlin 5:37.95
Colleen Smith 5:39.16
Allyson O’Brien 5:41.81
Erin Quadros 6:32.66
3000-meter run
Katie Messina 10:38.88
Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:47.42
Rachel Bremer 12:14.97
Pole vault
Justine Colabraro 9-6
It was a great bounce-back meet for the ladies, after a dreadful meet (for the entire program) at Princeton last Saturday night. There were several PRs but mostly, there were strong and tough efforts from most of the Red Foxettes.
Red Foxettes? Can't take credit for that. BU starter Tommy Meagher came up with that one. I thought it was pretty neat, so I steal it for the fancy blog.
The men race this afternoon. I will not be able to post until sometime Sunday or Monday as there will not be Internet access on the bus ride home. I will try to type up the splits and post them as quickly as possible.
Women's meet results
55-meter dash
Meghann Cocca 7.86
Kim Ladouceur 8.31
200-meter dash
Holly Burns 26.93
Meghann Cocca 27.72
Rachael Eichacker 27.92
Kelley Sullivan 28.76
400-meter dash
Holly Burns 1:01.66
Rachael Eichacker 1:03.29
800-meter run
Jackie Gamboli 2:21.55
Briana Crowe 2:22.05
Laura Lindsley 2:24.11
Kim Bartlett 2:24.57
Julie Hudak 2:25.25
Sarah Keating 2:28.19
Kelley Hanifin 2:28.29
Rebecca Denise 2:29.46
Emilie Cardone 2:36.63
1000-meter run
Erin O’Reilly 3:05.28
Jillian Corley 3:09.35
Mile run
Jillian Corley 5:22.59
Sarah Keating 5:23.91
Kara Lightowler 5:27.65
Kelley Gould 5:33.02
Dayna McLaughlin 5:37.95
Colleen Smith 5:39.16
Allyson O’Brien 5:41.81
Erin Quadros 6:32.66
3000-meter run
Katie Messina 10:38.88
Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:47.42
Rachel Bremer 12:14.97
Pole vault
Justine Colabraro 9-6
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Well wishes for Marty McGowan
Just got an email from Marist cross country alum Marty McGowan (Class of 1973). He is about as loyal an alum in our program, and we appreciate his never-ending support and friendship.
Marty needs your thoughts and prayers, as Wednesday he is going in for hip replacement surgery. Marty has been an avid runner for many decades, and was very successful on the roads for many years after graduation. He was a true friend to me and fellow alums Hopkins and Kirk Dornton back in 2007, as he let us crash at his home on Staten Island the night before the NYC Marathon, and then drove us to the Fort Wadsworth start. It made what could have been a crazy logistical morning go very smoothly.
Anyway, I thought it was cool that Marty said he was packing his Marist Alumni Racing Team singlet for his hospital stay. As soon as he can start rehabbing, he said he would proudly don the singlet and get to work. Pretty neat.
All the best, Marty, and we hope to see you back on two feet again really soon.
Marty needs your thoughts and prayers, as Wednesday he is going in for hip replacement surgery. Marty has been an avid runner for many decades, and was very successful on the roads for many years after graduation. He was a true friend to me and fellow alums Hopkins and Kirk Dornton back in 2007, as he let us crash at his home on Staten Island the night before the NYC Marathon, and then drove us to the Fort Wadsworth start. It made what could have been a crazy logistical morning go very smoothly.
Anyway, I thought it was cool that Marty said he was packing his Marist Alumni Racing Team singlet for his hospital stay. As soon as he can start rehabbing, he said he would proudly don the singlet and get to work. Pretty neat.
All the best, Marty, and we hope to see you back on two feet again really soon.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Princeton Relays
Sorry for the delay in posting the results of Saturday night's meet. It was a very late night, followed by an early morning with recruits all day at Marist.
Some decent results, but overall a kind of a "blah" meet. I have splits for the men's distance races and will post them at some point as well. Coach Chuck kept most of the women's splits on his watch and I will try to retrieve them.
Again, for those of you that PRed and ran well, nicely done. Otherwise, it was just a "work" meet with the bigger and better meets (and hopefully, performances) to follow in the coming weeks.
Women's results
60-meter dash
Holly Burns 8.34
Meghann Cocca 8.44
Kelley Sullivan 8.93
300-meter dash
Holly Burns 42.56 *school record
Meghann Cocca 44.89
Kelley Sullivan 46.89
400-meter dash
Kelley Hanifin 1:04.30
500-meter dash
Emilie Cardone 1:28.31
800-meter run
Laura Lindsley 2:26.99
Jackie Gamboli 2:27.61
Colleen Smith 2:32.09
Kelley Gould 2:32.87
1000-meter run
Jillian Corley 3:10.36
Briana Crowe 3:10.56
Kim Bartlett 3:10.59
Sarah Keating 3:14.14
Rebecca Denise 3:17.29
Mile run
Erin O'Reilly 5:21.85
Julie Hudak 5:24.02
Kara Lightowler 5:23.23
Jillian Corley 5:41.30
3000-meter run
Dayna McLaughlin 11:33.46
Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:43.74
Rachel Bremer 12:30.11
1600-meter relay
Marist A (Jackie Gamboli, Kelley Hanifin, Rachael Eichaker, Holly Burns) 4:15.08
Marist B (Julie Hudak, Brianna Crowe, Kim Bartlett, Kara Lightowler) 4:25.99
Pole vault
Justine Colabraro 2.90 meters (9-6.25)
Men's results and highlights
-- Max Carow finished sixth in the pole vault, clearing the opening height of 4.20 meters on his first attempt. This mark is just 6 centimeters (.06) off his 2009 school record in the event, in which he won the MAAC title at the outdoor championships
-- Joel Moss and Michael Keegan (both freshmen) set personal-best times in the 3,000-meter run. Joel won the unseeded section of the event and Keegan was 2nd in the same race
-- Colin Frederickson set a personal-best time in the 300-meter dash
60-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 7.42
Darren Bushey 7.63
Neal Viets 7.78
300-meter dash
Derrick Powell 37.03
Colin Frederickson 37.07
Michael Clifford 38.61
Mike McCloskey 39.04
John Kristie 39.35
Neal Viets 39.96
Darren Bushey 40.29
500-meter dash
Chris Vanzetta 1:09.36
Phil Krupka 1:10.65
Alex Cuesta 1:11.15
800-meter run
Dan Conklin 2:05.23
Josh Lopez 2:08.21
Pat Duggan 2:11.99
Mile run
Curtis Jensen 4:25.49
Pat Duggan 4:36.36
Alex Ward 4:37.70
Sean Nestor 4:40.08
3000-meter run
Joel Moss 9:18.51
Michael Keegan 9:22.00
Ryan Brown 9:25.91
Mike Nicoletti 9:35.59
Will Schanz 9:52.06
60-meter hurdles
Mike Clifford 9.67
Pole vault
Max Carow 4.20 meters
Some decent results, but overall a kind of a "blah" meet. I have splits for the men's distance races and will post them at some point as well. Coach Chuck kept most of the women's splits on his watch and I will try to retrieve them.
Again, for those of you that PRed and ran well, nicely done. Otherwise, it was just a "work" meet with the bigger and better meets (and hopefully, performances) to follow in the coming weeks.
Women's results
60-meter dash
Holly Burns 8.34
Meghann Cocca 8.44
Kelley Sullivan 8.93
300-meter dash
Holly Burns 42.56 *school record
Meghann Cocca 44.89
Kelley Sullivan 46.89
400-meter dash
Kelley Hanifin 1:04.30
500-meter dash
Emilie Cardone 1:28.31
800-meter run
Laura Lindsley 2:26.99
Jackie Gamboli 2:27.61
Colleen Smith 2:32.09
Kelley Gould 2:32.87
1000-meter run
Jillian Corley 3:10.36
Briana Crowe 3:10.56
Kim Bartlett 3:10.59
Sarah Keating 3:14.14
Rebecca Denise 3:17.29
Mile run
Erin O'Reilly 5:21.85
Julie Hudak 5:24.02
Kara Lightowler 5:23.23
Jillian Corley 5:41.30
3000-meter run
Dayna McLaughlin 11:33.46
Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:43.74
Rachel Bremer 12:30.11
1600-meter relay
Marist A (Jackie Gamboli, Kelley Hanifin, Rachael Eichaker, Holly Burns) 4:15.08
Marist B (Julie Hudak, Brianna Crowe, Kim Bartlett, Kara Lightowler) 4:25.99
Pole vault
Justine Colabraro 2.90 meters (9-6.25)
Men's results and highlights
-- Max Carow finished sixth in the pole vault, clearing the opening height of 4.20 meters on his first attempt. This mark is just 6 centimeters (.06) off his 2009 school record in the event, in which he won the MAAC title at the outdoor championships
-- Joel Moss and Michael Keegan (both freshmen) set personal-best times in the 3,000-meter run. Joel won the unseeded section of the event and Keegan was 2nd in the same race
-- Colin Frederickson set a personal-best time in the 300-meter dash
60-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 7.42
Darren Bushey 7.63
Neal Viets 7.78
300-meter dash
Derrick Powell 37.03
Colin Frederickson 37.07
Michael Clifford 38.61
Mike McCloskey 39.04
John Kristie 39.35
Neal Viets 39.96
Darren Bushey 40.29
500-meter dash
Chris Vanzetta 1:09.36
Phil Krupka 1:10.65
Alex Cuesta 1:11.15
800-meter run
Dan Conklin 2:05.23
Josh Lopez 2:08.21
Pat Duggan 2:11.99
Mile run
Curtis Jensen 4:25.49
Pat Duggan 4:36.36
Alex Ward 4:37.70
Sean Nestor 4:40.08
3000-meter run
Joel Moss 9:18.51
Michael Keegan 9:22.00
Ryan Brown 9:25.91
Mike Nicoletti 9:35.59
Will Schanz 9:52.06
60-meter hurdles
Mike Clifford 9.67
Pole vault
Max Carow 4.20 meters
Schabby in the city
Marist Alum Mike Schab did a nice job on Sunday at the Manhattan Half Marathon. Representing the Marist Alumni Racing Team, Schabby ran 1:18:04. An excellent tuneup for the Mardi Gras Marathon in five weeks down in New Orleans.
Wait. Schab. In New Orleans. For Mardi Gras. Oh man. Imagine the possibilities. Remember, Schabby: You are there to run a race. What you do after you run a PR and qualify for Boston ... well, that's your business. You are a big boy.
Here is Schabby's race report, sent via email after the race but before his beloved J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets lost to the Indianapolis Mannings on Sunday:
How Do Pete? The half went rather well. Slow first two miles of 6:47 then 6:20. Mix of getting boxed in with the large crowd and not wanting to go out to to fast (or the fact that a gorgeous blond was roller blading next to us during those 2 miles - I know what you are thinking, Charley Williams said it was distracting as well) anyways here are the 6 mile splits: 6 Miles 36:57; 12 Miles 34:53 1:11:50; 13 Miles 5:35 1:17:25; Half 39 1:18:04 Mile 12 was also in the 5:30's. Overall - Great effort knowing that I felt awesome at the finish and that I could of gone faster...Was a good tune-up for the full in 5 weeks...
By the way ... the aforementioned Charlie Williams ran 1:28:11. Charlie is training for his first marathon, Vermont City, in May.
Nicely done, men!
Wait. Schab. In New Orleans. For Mardi Gras. Oh man. Imagine the possibilities. Remember, Schabby: You are there to run a race. What you do after you run a PR and qualify for Boston ... well, that's your business. You are a big boy.
Here is Schabby's race report, sent via email after the race but before his beloved J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets lost to the Indianapolis Mannings on Sunday:
How Do Pete? The half went rather well. Slow first two miles of 6:47 then 6:20. Mix of getting boxed in with the large crowd and not wanting to go out to to fast (or the fact that a gorgeous blond was roller blading next to us during those 2 miles - I know what you are thinking, Charley Williams said it was distracting as well) anyways here are the 6 mile splits: 6 Miles 36:57; 12 Miles 34:53 1:11:50; 13 Miles 5:35 1:17:25; Half 39 1:18:04 Mile 12 was also in the 5:30's. Overall - Great effort knowing that I felt awesome at the finish and that I could of gone faster...Was a good tune-up for the full in 5 weeks...
By the way ... the aforementioned Charlie Williams ran 1:28:11. Charlie is training for his first marathon, Vermont City, in May.
Nicely done, men!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Doggone it!
In a recent comment, Colleen asked about how to deal with dogs while running. First of all: Great to hear from you, Col! I hope all is well and it was nice seeing you on your return trip home. We miss you too.
Anyway, here is my take on dogs. I love them. Really, I do. I'm a dog person all the way. Except when running past them and they are angry and gritting their teeth.
If Bob Sweeney is reading this post, he will relate and maybe have a nostaglic laugh. Back in the day -- many years ago, many miles ago, several minutes per mile faster and certainly many pounds lighter -- I ran most days from Marist with my good friend Bob. We did a lot of quality miles, and we saw a lot of dogs.
We even named several runs after these vicious beasts!
My biggest canine nemeses were in Ulster County, during our bridge runs through Highland. They sound a bit like the "farm dogs" Col is referring to. We had constant battles with these beasts.
In fact, on one solo run I actually got chased, caught (no surprise there) and bitten by a nasty, evil four-legged dirtbag. Had Bob been on that run, I'm convinced he would have tackled and beaten the doggie jerk, who lived in a rundown shack a few yards from Mariner's Harbor restaurant along the Hudson River. That dog bit right through my old-school nylon pants. It was scary, but I was no worse for the wear.
Anyway, to answer your question: I think the best solution for me were golf balls. That's right. Golf balls. They are small, easy to carry and even easier to whip at an offending Fido at Nolan Ryan-type speeds. If you hit your target ... bingo! That's one stunned dog who won't mess with you. And come on, it's a golf ball. Not like you are gonna do any crippling damage to man's best friend.
If you do not hit your target ... well, one of two things could happen: 1. You could really rile up the beast and you better run fast (Col, you are middle distance runner, you can outsprint them!); 2. You will scare them back into their yards.
So there you have it.
I hope this method does not offend anyone. Animal rights' activists may not like it. Again, I'm a dog guy. I love dogs. But just like they are protecting their turf, you gotta hold your ground too.
Anyway, here is my take on dogs. I love them. Really, I do. I'm a dog person all the way. Except when running past them and they are angry and gritting their teeth.
If Bob Sweeney is reading this post, he will relate and maybe have a nostaglic laugh. Back in the day -- many years ago, many miles ago, several minutes per mile faster and certainly many pounds lighter -- I ran most days from Marist with my good friend Bob. We did a lot of quality miles, and we saw a lot of dogs.
We even named several runs after these vicious beasts!
My biggest canine nemeses were in Ulster County, during our bridge runs through Highland. They sound a bit like the "farm dogs" Col is referring to. We had constant battles with these beasts.
In fact, on one solo run I actually got chased, caught (no surprise there) and bitten by a nasty, evil four-legged dirtbag. Had Bob been on that run, I'm convinced he would have tackled and beaten the doggie jerk, who lived in a rundown shack a few yards from Mariner's Harbor restaurant along the Hudson River. That dog bit right through my old-school nylon pants. It was scary, but I was no worse for the wear.
Anyway, to answer your question: I think the best solution for me were golf balls. That's right. Golf balls. They are small, easy to carry and even easier to whip at an offending Fido at Nolan Ryan-type speeds. If you hit your target ... bingo! That's one stunned dog who won't mess with you. And come on, it's a golf ball. Not like you are gonna do any crippling damage to man's best friend.
If you do not hit your target ... well, one of two things could happen: 1. You could really rile up the beast and you better run fast (Col, you are middle distance runner, you can outsprint them!); 2. You will scare them back into their yards.
So there you have it.
I hope this method does not offend anyone. Animal rights' activists may not like it. Again, I'm a dog guy. I love dogs. But just like they are protecting their turf, you gotta hold your ground too.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
It's not all numbers
Many of you blog followers know this about me, though some might not: Although I am a Track Coach and a Running Guy, I'm not a huge fan of our sport.
While that might seem weird, here's what I mean: I do not follow the elite levels of the sport religiously. I'm a huge fan of all the athletes I coach, and as part of that I do keep tabs on the teams against which we compete. And of course, I keep tabs on high school track since that is where we recruit.
However, I do not follow the sport closely on a national level. I do not check www.letsrun.com nearly as much as I should -- because it's an awesome Web site. If you pressured me, I probably could not name more than a half-dozen national or world record holders in track and field/road racing.
But ... the one sport I DO follow religiously, the one that I am passionate about as a fan ... well, that would be baseball. Again, if you know me, you know that.
So ... rather than checking www.letsrun.com as I should, instead you'll find me fervently checking in at the LoHud Yankees Blog several times per day.
Since this is sort of a "down time" for baseball, the folks at the World's Best Blog have been using "pinch-hitters" to do guest posts. Today's guest post, written by a Harvard student, is really excellent and I would strongly encourage that you read it. It is linked here.
The guy discusses the overabundance of statistics in baseball (I love 'em, I eat them up! Ask me about VORP sometime) and how you still cannot dismiss the "human" element of the sport.
Aside from being an extremely well-written piece, I really liked the point he was making and I feel it is relevant to what we as coaches do in recruiting potential future Running Red Foxes.
I always brag to other coaches that I do not need to see videos, go to meets (although I like to and will continue to do that) or talk to high school coaches about recruits. Numbers are numbers. If a high school boy can run the 3200 in 9:40 or 9:30 or 9:20 (or faster!), I want him. Case closed. I don't care if his form sucks, he has purple hair in a Mohawk, or his tongue is pierced. We'll take him, and he'll more than likely help our program for years.
However, that does not mean the human element is not important. I'm not gonna commit to a kid sight unseen. He's got to do an overnight visit. I have to meet with him and get to know him. He's got to meet the team and make sure he likes it here.
As one coach once told me: "You recruit PEOPLE first." True story. Especially in our sport, we'll be spending pretty much every day for 9 months with these athletes. Better make sure it's a good fit both ways.
But the bottom line is what it is. The numbers do not lie. In baseball and in track and field.
How many days till pitchers and catchers?
While that might seem weird, here's what I mean: I do not follow the elite levels of the sport religiously. I'm a huge fan of all the athletes I coach, and as part of that I do keep tabs on the teams against which we compete. And of course, I keep tabs on high school track since that is where we recruit.
However, I do not follow the sport closely on a national level. I do not check www.letsrun.com nearly as much as I should -- because it's an awesome Web site. If you pressured me, I probably could not name more than a half-dozen national or world record holders in track and field/road racing.
But ... the one sport I DO follow religiously, the one that I am passionate about as a fan ... well, that would be baseball. Again, if you know me, you know that.
So ... rather than checking www.letsrun.com as I should, instead you'll find me fervently checking in at the LoHud Yankees Blog several times per day.
Since this is sort of a "down time" for baseball, the folks at the World's Best Blog have been using "pinch-hitters" to do guest posts. Today's guest post, written by a Harvard student, is really excellent and I would strongly encourage that you read it. It is linked here.
The guy discusses the overabundance of statistics in baseball (I love 'em, I eat them up! Ask me about VORP sometime) and how you still cannot dismiss the "human" element of the sport.
Aside from being an extremely well-written piece, I really liked the point he was making and I feel it is relevant to what we as coaches do in recruiting potential future Running Red Foxes.
I always brag to other coaches that I do not need to see videos, go to meets (although I like to and will continue to do that) or talk to high school coaches about recruits. Numbers are numbers. If a high school boy can run the 3200 in 9:40 or 9:30 or 9:20 (or faster!), I want him. Case closed. I don't care if his form sucks, he has purple hair in a Mohawk, or his tongue is pierced. We'll take him, and he'll more than likely help our program for years.
However, that does not mean the human element is not important. I'm not gonna commit to a kid sight unseen. He's got to do an overnight visit. I have to meet with him and get to know him. He's got to meet the team and make sure he likes it here.
As one coach once told me: "You recruit PEOPLE first." True story. Especially in our sport, we'll be spending pretty much every day for 9 months with these athletes. Better make sure it's a good fit both ways.
But the bottom line is what it is. The numbers do not lie. In baseball and in track and field.
How many days till pitchers and catchers?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
One big happy family
Phew. Today's workout in McCann was a zoo, but it was a very tame zoo. Which is great!
Basically, every member of the men's and women's track team was doing SOMETHING on the fancy McCann Track. All of the women (sprinters, mid distance and distance) were doing a hard workout. Most of the men (mid distance and long distance) were doing hard workouts as well. The men's sprinters were doing starts and strides. Mike Clifford was hurdling.
And on top of this, the men's basketball team was practicing!
But it all worked out. It was chaotic, but no one got hurt, no one was distracted and everyone got their work in.
Nicely done, everyone!
Basically, every member of the men's and women's track team was doing SOMETHING on the fancy McCann Track. All of the women (sprinters, mid distance and distance) were doing a hard workout. Most of the men (mid distance and long distance) were doing hard workouts as well. The men's sprinters were doing starts and strides. Mike Clifford was hurdling.
And on top of this, the men's basketball team was practicing!
But it all worked out. It was chaotic, but no one got hurt, no one was distracted and everyone got their work in.
Nicely done, everyone!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
What's next: Princeton
Our next meet is Saturday at Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton. It is our first "flat-track" meet in several years, but Jadwin is a good track and the competition should be excellent.
Several mid-distance and distance runners that competed in the first two meets will be sitting out Princeton in preparation for BU/Terrier the following week.
Many of the distance runners that did not compete at the Armory the past two weeks will lace 'em up at Princeton on Saturday.
Bus departure will be later than normal because it is an evening meet: probably 11:30 am to noon timeframe, will confirm later in the week.
Here is the meet schedule for Saturday:
Track events
4:30 pm: men's DMR
4:45 pm: women's DMR
5:00 pm: men's 60 dash trials
5:10 pm: women's 60 dash trials
5:25 pm: men's 60 hurdle trials
5:40 pm: women's 60 hurdle trials
5:50 pm: men's mile run
6:05 pm: women's mile run
6:20 pm: men's dash final
6:25 pm: women's dash final
6:35 pm: men's hurdle final
6:45 pm: women's hurdle final
6:50 pm: men's 400 dash
7:00 pm: women's 400 dash
7:10 pm: men's 500 dash
7:20 pm: women's 500 dash
7;30 pm: men's 800 run
7:45 pm: women's 800 run
7:55 pm: men's 300 dash
8:10 pm: women's 300 dash
8:25 pm: men's 1000 run
8:35 pm: women's 1000 run
8:45 pm: men's 3000 run
9:00 pm: women's 3000 run
9:15 pm: men's 4x400 relay
9:25 pm: women's 4x400 relay
Field events
4:00 pm: women's long jump, followed by men's long jump
5:00 pm: women's pole vault, followed by men's pole vault
5:30 pm: men's high jump
Several mid-distance and distance runners that competed in the first two meets will be sitting out Princeton in preparation for BU/Terrier the following week.
Many of the distance runners that did not compete at the Armory the past two weeks will lace 'em up at Princeton on Saturday.
Bus departure will be later than normal because it is an evening meet: probably 11:30 am to noon timeframe, will confirm later in the week.
Here is the meet schedule for Saturday:
Track events
4:30 pm: men's DMR
4:45 pm: women's DMR
5:00 pm: men's 60 dash trials
5:10 pm: women's 60 dash trials
5:25 pm: men's 60 hurdle trials
5:40 pm: women's 60 hurdle trials
5:50 pm: men's mile run
6:05 pm: women's mile run
6:20 pm: men's dash final
6:25 pm: women's dash final
6:35 pm: men's hurdle final
6:45 pm: women's hurdle final
6:50 pm: men's 400 dash
7:00 pm: women's 400 dash
7:10 pm: men's 500 dash
7:20 pm: women's 500 dash
7;30 pm: men's 800 run
7:45 pm: women's 800 run
7:55 pm: men's 300 dash
8:10 pm: women's 300 dash
8:25 pm: men's 1000 run
8:35 pm: women's 1000 run
8:45 pm: men's 3000 run
9:00 pm: women's 3000 run
9:15 pm: men's 4x400 relay
9:25 pm: women's 4x400 relay
Field events
4:00 pm: women's long jump, followed by men's long jump
5:00 pm: women's pole vault, followed by men's pole vault
5:30 pm: men's high jump
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Gotham Cup: 5k for the generations
It started with a call and a text from Mike Nehr (class of 2002) a few weeks ago. Mikey said he was running well and was thinking of hopping in the 5k at the Armory.
Sounded good to me. Mikey assumed that we would have some modern-day Running Red Foxes in the 5k. Oddly, though, my plan calls for all the long-distance men not to bust out a 25-lapper till midseason (Terrier and beyond). This strategy is/was a bit of a departure from the past, and hopefully it will work.
Mikey told me he was hoping to run between 15:10 and 15:20, but he was also hoping for a little help from some young'uns in the red and white. I mentioned this during one of my weekly calls with Mike Rolek (class of 2008). Regular followers of this fancy blog know that Rolek had himself an impressive fall on the roads. But our boy was in shut-down mode, basically just cranking some maintenance miles before embarking on his 2010 race plan.
Rolek, of course, is never one to back down from a race or a challenge, and so he graciously volunteered to help out his fellow Alumni Racing Team pal. How cool is that? Keep in mind that Rolek entered Marist in the fall of 2004, about 2.5 years AFTER Nehr graduated. The fact that they are linked and connected is, to me, a cool thing. The fact that they would race together, two generations of Marist Running Excellence, made this old coach with a big, puffy, white beard quite proud.
It was a nice little 5k Marist Running party. Vess, Conor and Keegan hung around to cheer on their old teammate (Rolek) and their even older fellow Marist guy (Nehr) that a few of them just met. Mr. Raucci and David, of course, hung around. If there is a race with a Marist uniform in it, they generally will be there. Graciously, Coach Chuck hung out and drove us home, tanked up on a 5-Hour Energy B-Vitamin drink to stay awake, so that the bus didn't have to wait around for several hours.
In addition, Marist alum Matt Walsh, now running as a grad student at Molloy College, was also entered in the race. For the second week in a row, Walsh ran a strong PR and a perfectly executed race plan. Walsh is obviously training well, in great shape, and is getting some excellent guidance/coaching from the folks at Molloy. He finished in a monster PR of 15:49.84. His first sub-16:00.
Sorry, Walsh, I did not get splits this time around for you, but I know you ran an even-paced effort as I checked my watch during major intervals (miles and kilometer splits).
Rolek and Nehr ran a cat-and-mouse race, exchanging the lead from each other several times. Mikey faded a bit at the end but still achieved his pre-race goal of sub-15:20. Rolek? He ran quite possibly the smartest 5km of his career, closing the last 1km in 2:59. His second-place time of 15:11.57 was just a few ticks off his personal-best time. Obviously, the residual effects of his fall fitness are still in his legs. Nehr was seventh in 15:18.51, not bad for a guy pushing 30 years old with a full-time teaching job and three seasons of track/xc coaching at Syosset High School.
I'm proud of them both, and I'm proud they sported the red and white of the Marist Alumni Racing Team on this late-night 5km at the Armory.
Rolek's splits
36, 73 (37), 1:50 (37), 2:25 (35), 3:01 (36)
3:37 (36), 4:12 (35), 4:48 (36), 5:25 (37), 6:01 (36)
6:37 (36), 7:14 (37), 7:51 (37), 8:28 (37), 9:06 (38)
9:41 (35), 10:19 (38), 10:56 (37), 11:34 (38), 12:12 (38)
12:48 (36), 13:26 (38), 14:02 (36), 14:37 (35), 15:11.57 (34.57)
kilometers: 3:01, 3:00, 3:05, 3:03, 2:59.57
Nehr's splits
35, 73 (38), 1:51 (38), 2:25 (36), 3:01 (36)
3:38 (37), 4:13 (35), 4:48 (35), 5:26 (38), 6:02 (36)
6:38 (36), 7:13 (35), 7:51 (38), 8:28 (37), 9:06 (38)
9:41 (35), 10:18 (37), 10:54 (36), 11:32 (38), 12:09 (37)
12:47 (38), 13:24 (37), 14:04 (40), 14:41 (37), 15:18.51 (37.51)
kilometers: 3:01, 6:02 (3:01), 9:06 (3:04), 12:09 (3:03), 15:18.51 (3:09.51)
Sounded good to me. Mikey assumed that we would have some modern-day Running Red Foxes in the 5k. Oddly, though, my plan calls for all the long-distance men not to bust out a 25-lapper till midseason (Terrier and beyond). This strategy is/was a bit of a departure from the past, and hopefully it will work.
Mikey told me he was hoping to run between 15:10 and 15:20, but he was also hoping for a little help from some young'uns in the red and white. I mentioned this during one of my weekly calls with Mike Rolek (class of 2008). Regular followers of this fancy blog know that Rolek had himself an impressive fall on the roads. But our boy was in shut-down mode, basically just cranking some maintenance miles before embarking on his 2010 race plan.
Rolek, of course, is never one to back down from a race or a challenge, and so he graciously volunteered to help out his fellow Alumni Racing Team pal. How cool is that? Keep in mind that Rolek entered Marist in the fall of 2004, about 2.5 years AFTER Nehr graduated. The fact that they are linked and connected is, to me, a cool thing. The fact that they would race together, two generations of Marist Running Excellence, made this old coach with a big, puffy, white beard quite proud.
It was a nice little 5k Marist Running party. Vess, Conor and Keegan hung around to cheer on their old teammate (Rolek) and their even older fellow Marist guy (Nehr) that a few of them just met. Mr. Raucci and David, of course, hung around. If there is a race with a Marist uniform in it, they generally will be there. Graciously, Coach Chuck hung out and drove us home, tanked up on a 5-Hour Energy B-Vitamin drink to stay awake, so that the bus didn't have to wait around for several hours.
In addition, Marist alum Matt Walsh, now running as a grad student at Molloy College, was also entered in the race. For the second week in a row, Walsh ran a strong PR and a perfectly executed race plan. Walsh is obviously training well, in great shape, and is getting some excellent guidance/coaching from the folks at Molloy. He finished in a monster PR of 15:49.84. His first sub-16:00.
Sorry, Walsh, I did not get splits this time around for you, but I know you ran an even-paced effort as I checked my watch during major intervals (miles and kilometer splits).
Rolek and Nehr ran a cat-and-mouse race, exchanging the lead from each other several times. Mikey faded a bit at the end but still achieved his pre-race goal of sub-15:20. Rolek? He ran quite possibly the smartest 5km of his career, closing the last 1km in 2:59. His second-place time of 15:11.57 was just a few ticks off his personal-best time. Obviously, the residual effects of his fall fitness are still in his legs. Nehr was seventh in 15:18.51, not bad for a guy pushing 30 years old with a full-time teaching job and three seasons of track/xc coaching at Syosset High School.
I'm proud of them both, and I'm proud they sported the red and white of the Marist Alumni Racing Team on this late-night 5km at the Armory.
Rolek's splits
36, 73 (37), 1:50 (37), 2:25 (35), 3:01 (36)
3:37 (36), 4:12 (35), 4:48 (36), 5:25 (37), 6:01 (36)
6:37 (36), 7:14 (37), 7:51 (37), 8:28 (37), 9:06 (38)
9:41 (35), 10:19 (38), 10:56 (37), 11:34 (38), 12:12 (38)
12:48 (36), 13:26 (38), 14:02 (36), 14:37 (35), 15:11.57 (34.57)
kilometers: 3:01, 3:00, 3:05, 3:03, 2:59.57
Nehr's splits
35, 73 (38), 1:51 (38), 2:25 (36), 3:01 (36)
3:38 (37), 4:13 (35), 4:48 (35), 5:26 (38), 6:02 (36)
6:38 (36), 7:13 (35), 7:51 (38), 8:28 (37), 9:06 (38)
9:41 (35), 10:18 (37), 10:54 (36), 11:32 (38), 12:09 (37)
12:47 (38), 13:24 (37), 14:04 (40), 14:41 (37), 15:18.51 (37.51)
kilometers: 3:01, 6:02 (3:01), 9:06 (3:04), 12:09 (3:03), 15:18.51 (3:09.51)
Gotham Cup: Women's results and splits
60-meter dash
Meghann Cocca 8.47 seconds
400-meter dash
Holly Burns 1:00.96
Kelley Hanifin 1:04.03
Rachael Eichacker 1:04.79
500-meter dash
Nicole Weir 1:23.32
Kara Lightowler 1:26.11
Emilie Cardone 1:29.05
800-meter run
Julie Hudak 2:24.52
Brianna Crowe 2:25.19
Jackie Gamboli 2:25.92
1000-meter run
Laura Lindsley 3:08.51
Kim Bartlett 3:10.59
Jillian Corley 3:11.34
Mile run
Dayna McLaughlin 5:30.24
Splits: 38.6, 78.2 (39.6), 1:59.0 (40.8), 2:41.4 (42.4), 3:23.7 (42.3), 4:06.6 (42.9), 4:48.8 (42.2), 5:30.24 (41.44)
Kelley Gould 5:45.26
Splits: 39.1, 80.5 (41.4), 2:02.3 (41.8), 2:45.6 (43.3), 3:28.4 (42.8), 4:12.8 (44.4), 4:58.3 (45.5), 5:45.26 (46.96)
Colleen Smith 5:54.49
Splits: 41.8, 86.2 (44.4), 2:10.4 (44.2), 2:55.3 (44.9), 3:40.3 (45.0), 4:25.8 (45.5), 5:12.0 (46.2), 5:54.49 (42.49)
3000-meter run
Katie Messina 10:48.88. Personal best. Indoor track debut.
Splits: 40, 82 (42), 2:05 (43), 2:48 (43), 3:31 (43), 4:13 (42), 4:57 (44), 5:41 (44), 6:25 (44), 7:10 (45), 7:45 (44), 8:39 (45), 9:24 (45), 10:07 (43), 10:48.88 (41.88). 1k: 3:31; 2k: 7:10 (3:39); 3k: 10:48.88 (3:38.88)
Erin O'Relly 10:50.80. Personal best.
Splits: 41, 83 (42), 2:06 (43), 2:49 (43), 3:31 (42), 4:14 (43), 4:57 (43), 5:41 (44), 6:25 (44), 7:10 (45), 7:45 (44), 8:39 (45), 9:25 (46), 10:08 (43), 10:50.80 (42.80)
1600-meter relay: 4:16.02
Kelley Hanifin (65.2), Rachael Eichacker (64.7), Brianna Crowe (65.3), Holly Burns (60.6)
3200-meter relay: 9:58.32
Kara Lightowler: 34, 70 (36), 1:48 (38), 2:27.4 (39.4)
Laura Lindsley: 32, 69 (37), 1:51 (38), 2:31.2 (40.2)
Becca Denise: 34, 69 (35), 1:48 (39), 2:30.9 (42.9)
Jillian Corley: 35, 74 (39), 1:51 (37), 2:28.6 (37.6)
Distance medley relay: 12:56.83
Sarah Keating: 36, 75 (39), 1:55 (40), 2:35 (40), 3:17 (42), 3:56.5 (39.5)
Jackie Gamboli: 30, 63.5)
Kim Bartlett: 35, 72 (37), 1:51 (39), 2:29.3 (38.3)
Julie Hudak: 36, 76 (40), 1:56 (40), 2:38 (42), 3:21 (43), 4:04 (43), 4:47 (43), 5:27.0 (40.0)
Pole vault
Justine Colabraro 3.10 meters (10 feet, 2 inches) *school record
Meghann Cocca 8.47 seconds
400-meter dash
Holly Burns 1:00.96
Kelley Hanifin 1:04.03
Rachael Eichacker 1:04.79
500-meter dash
Nicole Weir 1:23.32
Kara Lightowler 1:26.11
Emilie Cardone 1:29.05
800-meter run
Julie Hudak 2:24.52
Brianna Crowe 2:25.19
Jackie Gamboli 2:25.92
1000-meter run
Laura Lindsley 3:08.51
Kim Bartlett 3:10.59
Jillian Corley 3:11.34
Mile run
Dayna McLaughlin 5:30.24
Splits: 38.6, 78.2 (39.6), 1:59.0 (40.8), 2:41.4 (42.4), 3:23.7 (42.3), 4:06.6 (42.9), 4:48.8 (42.2), 5:30.24 (41.44)
Kelley Gould 5:45.26
Splits: 39.1, 80.5 (41.4), 2:02.3 (41.8), 2:45.6 (43.3), 3:28.4 (42.8), 4:12.8 (44.4), 4:58.3 (45.5), 5:45.26 (46.96)
Colleen Smith 5:54.49
Splits: 41.8, 86.2 (44.4), 2:10.4 (44.2), 2:55.3 (44.9), 3:40.3 (45.0), 4:25.8 (45.5), 5:12.0 (46.2), 5:54.49 (42.49)
3000-meter run
Katie Messina 10:48.88. Personal best. Indoor track debut.
Splits: 40, 82 (42), 2:05 (43), 2:48 (43), 3:31 (43), 4:13 (42), 4:57 (44), 5:41 (44), 6:25 (44), 7:10 (45), 7:45 (44), 8:39 (45), 9:24 (45), 10:07 (43), 10:48.88 (41.88). 1k: 3:31; 2k: 7:10 (3:39); 3k: 10:48.88 (3:38.88)
Erin O'Relly 10:50.80. Personal best.
Splits: 41, 83 (42), 2:06 (43), 2:49 (43), 3:31 (42), 4:14 (43), 4:57 (43), 5:41 (44), 6:25 (44), 7:10 (45), 7:45 (44), 8:39 (45), 9:25 (46), 10:08 (43), 10:50.80 (42.80)
1600-meter relay: 4:16.02
Kelley Hanifin (65.2), Rachael Eichacker (64.7), Brianna Crowe (65.3), Holly Burns (60.6)
3200-meter relay: 9:58.32
Kara Lightowler: 34, 70 (36), 1:48 (38), 2:27.4 (39.4)
Laura Lindsley: 32, 69 (37), 1:51 (38), 2:31.2 (40.2)
Becca Denise: 34, 69 (35), 1:48 (39), 2:30.9 (42.9)
Jillian Corley: 35, 74 (39), 1:51 (37), 2:28.6 (37.6)
Distance medley relay: 12:56.83
Sarah Keating: 36, 75 (39), 1:55 (40), 2:35 (40), 3:17 (42), 3:56.5 (39.5)
Jackie Gamboli: 30, 63.5)
Kim Bartlett: 35, 72 (37), 1:51 (39), 2:29.3 (38.3)
Julie Hudak: 36, 76 (40), 1:56 (40), 2:38 (42), 3:21 (43), 4:04 (43), 4:47 (43), 5:27.0 (40.0)
Pole vault
Justine Colabraro 3.10 meters (10 feet, 2 inches) *school record
Gotham Cup: Men's results and splits
Men's results/highlights, Gotham Cup
60-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 7.44 seconds
Darren Bushey 7.68
Neal Viets 7.99
400-meter dash
Phil Krupka 52.83 (25.41 first 400)
John Kristie 53.74 (25.30 first 400)
500-meter dash: No splits. Sorry, men.
Josh Lopez 1:09.83
Dan Conklin 1:10.00
Mike Clifford 1:14.11
800-meter run
Matt Panebianco 2:01.26. Personal best indoor time
Splits: 28.2, 58.3 (30.1), 1:29.3 (31.0), 2:01.26 (31.96)
Alex Cuesta 2:08.77. No splits. Sorry. Missed the gun.
1000-meter run
Matt Janczyk 2:34.94.
Splits: 29.5, 59.1 (29.6), 1:30.4 (31.3), 2:00.7 (30.3), 2:43.94 (34.24)
Kyle Havard 2:37.25
Splits: 30, 61 (31), 1:32 (31), 2:04 (32), 2:37.25 (33.25)
Colin Johnson 2:42.25
Splits: 30, 62 (32), 1:34 (32), 2:07 (33), 2:42.25 (35.25)
Mile run
Adam Vess 4:10.66 *IC4A qualifier
Splits: 33.8 (209 meters), 65.0 (31.2), 1:36.3 (31.3), 2:07.8 (31.5), 2:39.0 (31.2), 3:11.3 (32.3), 3:41.9 (30.6), 4:10.66 (28.76)
David Raucci 4:25.53
Splits: 34, 69 (35), 1:42 (33), 2:14 (32), 2:48 (34), 3:21 (33), 3:52 (31), 4:25.53 (33.53)
Tim Keegan 4:28.53. Personal-best time
Splits: 34, 67 (33), 1:39 (32), 2:12 (33), 2:46 (34), 3:21 (35), 3:54 (33), 4:28.53 (34.53)
Zak Smetana 4:30.47. Personal best time
Splits: 34.9, 68.5 (33.6), 1:41.5 (33.0), 2:15.2 (33.7), 2:48.7 (33.5), 3:23.3 (34.6), 3:57.1 (33.8), 4:30.47 (33.37). Note: A perfectly even race. How cool is that?
3000-meter run
Will Griffin 8:41.57
33, 68 (35), 1:43 (35), 2:17 (34), 2:50 (33)
3:25 (35), 3:58 (33), 4:32 (34), 5:07 (35), 5:43 (36)
6:19 (36), 6:54 (35), 7:30 (36), 8:05 (35), 8:41.57 (36.57)
Girma Segni 8:42.84
34, 68 (34), 1:43 (35), 2:17 (34), 2:50 (33)
3:25 (35), 3:58 (33), 4:31 (33), 5:06 (35), 5:43 (37)
6:18 (35), 6:54 (36), 7:31 (37), 8:08 (37), 8:41.84 (33.84)
1600-meter relay: 3:34.12
Alex Cuesta (54.1), Josh Lopez (52.6), Phil Krupka (53.4), John Kristie (53.8)
3200-meter relay: 8:13.87
Matt Janczyk: 29, 60 (31), 1:29 (29), 2:00.3 (31.3)
Kyle Havard: 28, 59 (31), 1:32 (33), 2:04.5 (32.5)
Colin Johnson: 29, 59 (30), 1:33 (34), 2:08.0 (35.0)
David Raucci: 29, 58 (29), 1:29 (31), 2:00.8 (31.8)
Distance medley relay: 10:33.35
Quimes DelaCruz: 30, 62 (32), 1:35 (33), 2:10 (35), 2:41 (31), 3:14.8 (33.8)
Matt Panebianco: 25, 53.1
Zak Smetana: 29, 59 (30), 1:30 (31), 2:02.5 (32.5)
Conor Shelley: 30, 62 (32), 1:35 (33), 2:07 (32), 2:41 (34), 3:15 (34), 3:49 (34), 4:22.7 (33.7)
Pole vault
Henry Zhang 3.70 meters (12 feet, 1.5 inches)
60-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 7.44 seconds
Darren Bushey 7.68
Neal Viets 7.99
400-meter dash
Phil Krupka 52.83 (25.41 first 400)
John Kristie 53.74 (25.30 first 400)
500-meter dash: No splits. Sorry, men.
Josh Lopez 1:09.83
Dan Conklin 1:10.00
Mike Clifford 1:14.11
800-meter run
Matt Panebianco 2:01.26. Personal best indoor time
Splits: 28.2, 58.3 (30.1), 1:29.3 (31.0), 2:01.26 (31.96)
Alex Cuesta 2:08.77. No splits. Sorry. Missed the gun.
1000-meter run
Matt Janczyk 2:34.94.
Splits: 29.5, 59.1 (29.6), 1:30.4 (31.3), 2:00.7 (30.3), 2:43.94 (34.24)
Kyle Havard 2:37.25
Splits: 30, 61 (31), 1:32 (31), 2:04 (32), 2:37.25 (33.25)
Colin Johnson 2:42.25
Splits: 30, 62 (32), 1:34 (32), 2:07 (33), 2:42.25 (35.25)
Mile run
Adam Vess 4:10.66 *IC4A qualifier
Splits: 33.8 (209 meters), 65.0 (31.2), 1:36.3 (31.3), 2:07.8 (31.5), 2:39.0 (31.2), 3:11.3 (32.3), 3:41.9 (30.6), 4:10.66 (28.76)
David Raucci 4:25.53
Splits: 34, 69 (35), 1:42 (33), 2:14 (32), 2:48 (34), 3:21 (33), 3:52 (31), 4:25.53 (33.53)
Tim Keegan 4:28.53. Personal-best time
Splits: 34, 67 (33), 1:39 (32), 2:12 (33), 2:46 (34), 3:21 (35), 3:54 (33), 4:28.53 (34.53)
Zak Smetana 4:30.47. Personal best time
Splits: 34.9, 68.5 (33.6), 1:41.5 (33.0), 2:15.2 (33.7), 2:48.7 (33.5), 3:23.3 (34.6), 3:57.1 (33.8), 4:30.47 (33.37). Note: A perfectly even race. How cool is that?
3000-meter run
Will Griffin 8:41.57
33, 68 (35), 1:43 (35), 2:17 (34), 2:50 (33)
3:25 (35), 3:58 (33), 4:32 (34), 5:07 (35), 5:43 (36)
6:19 (36), 6:54 (35), 7:30 (36), 8:05 (35), 8:41.57 (36.57)
Girma Segni 8:42.84
34, 68 (34), 1:43 (35), 2:17 (34), 2:50 (33)
3:25 (35), 3:58 (33), 4:31 (33), 5:06 (35), 5:43 (37)
6:18 (35), 6:54 (36), 7:31 (37), 8:08 (37), 8:41.84 (33.84)
1600-meter relay: 3:34.12
Alex Cuesta (54.1), Josh Lopez (52.6), Phil Krupka (53.4), John Kristie (53.8)
3200-meter relay: 8:13.87
Matt Janczyk: 29, 60 (31), 1:29 (29), 2:00.3 (31.3)
Kyle Havard: 28, 59 (31), 1:32 (33), 2:04.5 (32.5)
Colin Johnson: 29, 59 (30), 1:33 (34), 2:08.0 (35.0)
David Raucci: 29, 58 (29), 1:29 (31), 2:00.8 (31.8)
Distance medley relay: 10:33.35
Quimes DelaCruz: 30, 62 (32), 1:35 (33), 2:10 (35), 2:41 (31), 3:14.8 (33.8)
Matt Panebianco: 25, 53.1
Zak Smetana: 29, 59 (30), 1:30 (31), 2:02.5 (32.5)
Conor Shelley: 30, 62 (32), 1:35 (33), 2:07 (32), 2:41 (34), 3:15 (34), 3:49 (34), 4:22.7 (33.7)
Pole vault
Henry Zhang 3.70 meters (12 feet, 1.5 inches)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Time schedule for Gotham Cup
Hello Team:
Here is an updated time schedule I just received. It will be a long day and evening. Bring lots of food, drink and reading material.
Note well: Bus departure is 8:45 a.m. due to the earlier meet start time. Please start arriving around 8:thirsty so we can hit the road on time. Thanks for your understanding.
Track events (women first, then men)
12:45 p.m.: 60 hurdle trials
1:10 p.m.: Mile unseeded
2:00 p.m.: 60 meter trials
2:40 p.m.: 400 meters
3:30 p.m.: 500 meters
4:20 p.m.: 800 meters unseeded
5:00 p.m.: 1000 meters
5:35 p.m.: Mile seeded
5:50 p.m.: 800 seeded
6:00 p.m.: Hurdle finals
6:15 p.m.: Dash finals
6:28 p.m.: 4x400 relay
7:20 p.m.: 4x800 relay
8:00 p.m.: DMR
8:30 p.m.: women's 3,000
TBA after women's 3k: men's 3,000
TBA after men's 3k: women's 5,000
TBA after women's 5k: men's 5,000
Field events
12:30 p.m.: women's pole vault, followed by unseeded men's PV (open 3.70), followed by seeded men's PV (open 4.15)
1:00 p.m.: Seeded men's and women's LJ; unseeded to follow
Notes on seeded and unseeded, in the events where there is a distinction: An entry list will be posted at www.armorytrack.com and www.directathletics.com soon. My best guess is that all our athletes will be in unseeded sections with the exception of Vess in the seeded mile.
Here is an updated time schedule I just received. It will be a long day and evening. Bring lots of food, drink and reading material.
Note well: Bus departure is 8:45 a.m. due to the earlier meet start time. Please start arriving around 8:thirsty so we can hit the road on time. Thanks for your understanding.
Track events (women first, then men)
12:45 p.m.: 60 hurdle trials
1:10 p.m.: Mile unseeded
2:00 p.m.: 60 meter trials
2:40 p.m.: 400 meters
3:30 p.m.: 500 meters
4:20 p.m.: 800 meters unseeded
5:00 p.m.: 1000 meters
5:35 p.m.: Mile seeded
5:50 p.m.: 800 seeded
6:00 p.m.: Hurdle finals
6:15 p.m.: Dash finals
6:28 p.m.: 4x400 relay
7:20 p.m.: 4x800 relay
8:00 p.m.: DMR
8:30 p.m.: women's 3,000
TBA after women's 3k: men's 3,000
TBA after men's 3k: women's 5,000
TBA after women's 5k: men's 5,000
Field events
12:30 p.m.: women's pole vault, followed by unseeded men's PV (open 3.70), followed by seeded men's PV (open 4.15)
1:00 p.m.: Seeded men's and women's LJ; unseeded to follow
Notes on seeded and unseeded, in the events where there is a distinction: An entry list will be posted at www.armorytrack.com and www.directathletics.com soon. My best guess is that all our athletes will be in unseeded sections with the exception of Vess in the seeded mile.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Why Mitch Albom matters
Editor's note: I wrote (and posted) this originally for my other blog, Daddy Diary. I thought readers of this blog might find it interesting as well. I hope so. If not, sorry. Back to the regular programming soon ...
The moments were separated by more than 11 years. In both cases, they were accidental, unintended – and most likely long-lasting – gifts of grace for the soul.
-- The first moment was in March of 1998. This was, as Aunt Betsy would say, B.C. (Before Children). We were in a restaurant celebrating my wife’s 30th birthday. It’s her favorite restaurant. Great ribs, even better salad bar. Micro-brewed beer. Sweet.
Along with the fine fare, there were gifts to open. One was a book. To my wife, from her mom. I squealed in delight when I saw who the author was.
“Mitch!” I exclaimed to the now startled table.
Usually, grown men don’t get so excited about things such as new books. But when I saw the author of this book was Mitch Albom, I could not contain myself. Mitch was my favorite sports columnist; he writes for the Detroit Free Press. As a young writer and copy editor at Dutchess County’s Finest Daily Newspaper back in the mid-1980s, I used to excitedly wait for his latest columns to appear on the wire (this was pre-Internet, my friends; I know, hard to fathom). Other editors were on to my habit: “Hey Pete, the new Mitch column is in.” Soon, I had the whole department hooked on Mitch Albom.
In my opinion, Mitch was (and is) an excellent reporter, a great writer -- insightful, witty, fantastic. I devoured his stuff, secretly hoping to be half as good as he was.
Anyway, back to the book from 1998. “Tuesdays With Morrie.” A true story. I read the jacket notes and I was confused. Hey. This isn’t a sports book. Not at all. But heck, it’s Mitch; gotta read Mitch.
The first time I read “Tuesdays With Morrie,” I was on a bus trip to Virginia with my track team. I sat in the way back (usually, I’m up front). I held the book up in front of my face so my team members wouldn’t see the tears slowly dripping from my eyes. I read the book as slowly as possible, so I could savor every word. It was quite possibly the best, most meaningful book I had read to that point in my life.
I have since re-read the book several times. I have also given the book as a gift on more than one occasion. One year, I gave the book as a gift to four runners from my track graduating class. When they got the book from me, all were incredulous. Why would a handful of cocky, 22-year-old men want to read a book about an old college professor dying from Lou Gehrig’s Disease? “Coach,’’ they seemed to say to me, “what’s this about? Why us?’’ Humor me, I told them. Read it, I implored them.
The truth is, I loved those guys, and I really felt this was a way for me to show that affection. Later that summer, word trickled back from these rough and tough runner boys. They loved it. Thanks so much, Coach. I cried. It moved me. Ha! I got to them. Just like the book got to me. Have you read “Tuesdays With Morrie”? No? Please. Do yourself a favor. Read it. Savor it. Read it again. It’s a book about life and love, and the lessons never end.
-- The second moment just happened a couple weeks ago. Christmas Morning, 2009. Definitely A.C. (After Children), as they were the center of attention and enjoyment on this great day. More than 11 years later, so much in our lives have changed. But not a mother’s love and caring for her daughter. Another gift from mother to daughter. Another book. Another Mitch book!
While I did not squeal in delight this time outwardly, inwardly I was equally pleased as that early spring day long ago, B.C. “Have A Little Faith,” this book was called. Another true story, this after Mitch made a wildly successful foray into fiction during the past decade. As an aside, I loved his novels as well; but, I have a strong preference toward non-fiction, so I was pumped up for this new book.
This book takes a similar path to “Morrie,” but it has a little added depth in that it deals head-on with religion and the spiritual world. Without giving too much of the story, basically Mitch is asked by his old rabbi to give the eulogy at his funeral. The interesting thing was the old rabbi was alive and well, and ended up living nearly a decade after this request.
Again, this is just a glimpse of the story. There is a lot more to it. In this book, even more so than “Morrie,” you’ll get to see Mitch’s excellent reporting skills. His writing style is deceptively simple, which makes this a quick read. I powered through it in less than two days. And I will definitely re-read this book.
Much like “Morrie,” this book might move you in ways that will surprise you. I strongly encourage your buying both books and/or taking them out from your local public library. You will not be sorry. You may remember these books for a long time.
Disclaimer: I do not know Mitch Albom. Never met him. Never talked to him. He’s famous, for heaven sake! I’m just a huge fan, is all. I will not benefit in any way from shamelessly promoting his work – other than, perhaps, by helping to enrich your lives for a few fleeting minutes. Or maybe more.
The moments were separated by more than 11 years. In both cases, they were accidental, unintended – and most likely long-lasting – gifts of grace for the soul.
-- The first moment was in March of 1998. This was, as Aunt Betsy would say, B.C. (Before Children). We were in a restaurant celebrating my wife’s 30th birthday. It’s her favorite restaurant. Great ribs, even better salad bar. Micro-brewed beer. Sweet.
Along with the fine fare, there were gifts to open. One was a book. To my wife, from her mom. I squealed in delight when I saw who the author was.
“Mitch!” I exclaimed to the now startled table.
Usually, grown men don’t get so excited about things such as new books. But when I saw the author of this book was Mitch Albom, I could not contain myself. Mitch was my favorite sports columnist; he writes for the Detroit Free Press. As a young writer and copy editor at Dutchess County’s Finest Daily Newspaper back in the mid-1980s, I used to excitedly wait for his latest columns to appear on the wire (this was pre-Internet, my friends; I know, hard to fathom). Other editors were on to my habit: “Hey Pete, the new Mitch column is in.” Soon, I had the whole department hooked on Mitch Albom.
In my opinion, Mitch was (and is) an excellent reporter, a great writer -- insightful, witty, fantastic. I devoured his stuff, secretly hoping to be half as good as he was.
Anyway, back to the book from 1998. “Tuesdays With Morrie.” A true story. I read the jacket notes and I was confused. Hey. This isn’t a sports book. Not at all. But heck, it’s Mitch; gotta read Mitch.
The first time I read “Tuesdays With Morrie,” I was on a bus trip to Virginia with my track team. I sat in the way back (usually, I’m up front). I held the book up in front of my face so my team members wouldn’t see the tears slowly dripping from my eyes. I read the book as slowly as possible, so I could savor every word. It was quite possibly the best, most meaningful book I had read to that point in my life.
I have since re-read the book several times. I have also given the book as a gift on more than one occasion. One year, I gave the book as a gift to four runners from my track graduating class. When they got the book from me, all were incredulous. Why would a handful of cocky, 22-year-old men want to read a book about an old college professor dying from Lou Gehrig’s Disease? “Coach,’’ they seemed to say to me, “what’s this about? Why us?’’ Humor me, I told them. Read it, I implored them.
The truth is, I loved those guys, and I really felt this was a way for me to show that affection. Later that summer, word trickled back from these rough and tough runner boys. They loved it. Thanks so much, Coach. I cried. It moved me. Ha! I got to them. Just like the book got to me. Have you read “Tuesdays With Morrie”? No? Please. Do yourself a favor. Read it. Savor it. Read it again. It’s a book about life and love, and the lessons never end.
-- The second moment just happened a couple weeks ago. Christmas Morning, 2009. Definitely A.C. (After Children), as they were the center of attention and enjoyment on this great day. More than 11 years later, so much in our lives have changed. But not a mother’s love and caring for her daughter. Another gift from mother to daughter. Another book. Another Mitch book!
While I did not squeal in delight this time outwardly, inwardly I was equally pleased as that early spring day long ago, B.C. “Have A Little Faith,” this book was called. Another true story, this after Mitch made a wildly successful foray into fiction during the past decade. As an aside, I loved his novels as well; but, I have a strong preference toward non-fiction, so I was pumped up for this new book.
This book takes a similar path to “Morrie,” but it has a little added depth in that it deals head-on with religion and the spiritual world. Without giving too much of the story, basically Mitch is asked by his old rabbi to give the eulogy at his funeral. The interesting thing was the old rabbi was alive and well, and ended up living nearly a decade after this request.
Again, this is just a glimpse of the story. There is a lot more to it. In this book, even more so than “Morrie,” you’ll get to see Mitch’s excellent reporting skills. His writing style is deceptively simple, which makes this a quick read. I powered through it in less than two days. And I will definitely re-read this book.
Much like “Morrie,” this book might move you in ways that will surprise you. I strongly encourage your buying both books and/or taking them out from your local public library. You will not be sorry. You may remember these books for a long time.
Disclaimer: I do not know Mitch Albom. Never met him. Never talked to him. He’s famous, for heaven sake! I’m just a huge fan, is all. I will not benefit in any way from shamelessly promoting his work – other than, perhaps, by helping to enrich your lives for a few fleeting minutes. Or maybe more.
Monday, January 11, 2010
What happened to the "house DMR"?
Some blog followers who were not at the meet might be wondering what happened to the "house DMR challenge?" Some background: Back in the xc season, the guys had this somewhat lame-brained idea of a mano-a-mano DMR race between houses: The junior/senior, Upper West team vs. the sophomore Gartland team.
Truth be told, I was looking forward to it.
But alas, the real world intervened as both proposed 800-meter legs got hurt. So we scrapped the idea and went with just one pretty good DMR and one reasonably good 4x800. It worked out well in both cases.
Maybe next year.
Truth be told, I was looking forward to it.
But alas, the real world intervened as both proposed 800-meter legs got hurt. So we scrapped the idea and went with just one pretty good DMR and one reasonably good 4x800. It worked out well in both cases.
Maybe next year.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Matt Walsh's stellar splits
Also from Friday: Marist alum and current Molloy College grad student Matt Walsh ran the 3,000, and he did quite well. His finishing time was 9:21.44.
As you'll see with his splits, he ran even, he ran tough and he had a nice kick. I would like to add the following: He LOOKED strong. During his time at Marist, when healthy Matt was a tough runner (he especially had one fantastic outdoor track season in which he was our best 1500-meter man, if I recall ...). However, he had a lot of "bounce" in his stride -- a bit inefficient -- and it probably led to a lot of his overuse injury issues.
Well, give Walsh credit: Since leaving Marist, he has worked diligently on his form (not to mention his training). That bounce is far less pronounced (nice rhyme, eh?), he has smoothed things out, he is far less injury prone, and he's transformed himself into a pretty darn good grad school runner at Molloy College.
Nicely done!
The splits:
37.6, 76.1 (38.5), 1:53.8 (37.7), 2:31.7 (37.9), 3:09.4 (37.7), 3:46.7 (37.3), 4:24.2 (37.5), 5:01.8 (37.6), 5:39.1 (37.3), 6:17.3 (38.2), 6:55.5 (38.3), 7:33.5 (38.0), 8:11.3 (37.8), 8:47.6 (36.3), 9:21.44 (34.84)
1km: 3:09.4; 2km: 6:17.3 (3:07.9); 9:21.44 (3:04.11)
As you'll see with his splits, he ran even, he ran tough and he had a nice kick. I would like to add the following: He LOOKED strong. During his time at Marist, when healthy Matt was a tough runner (he especially had one fantastic outdoor track season in which he was our best 1500-meter man, if I recall ...). However, he had a lot of "bounce" in his stride -- a bit inefficient -- and it probably led to a lot of his overuse injury issues.
Well, give Walsh credit: Since leaving Marist, he has worked diligently on his form (not to mention his training). That bounce is far less pronounced (nice rhyme, eh?), he has smoothed things out, he is far less injury prone, and he's transformed himself into a pretty darn good grad school runner at Molloy College.
Nicely done!
The splits:
37.6, 76.1 (38.5), 1:53.8 (37.7), 2:31.7 (37.9), 3:09.4 (37.7), 3:46.7 (37.3), 4:24.2 (37.5), 5:01.8 (37.6), 5:39.1 (37.3), 6:17.3 (38.2), 6:55.5 (38.3), 7:33.5 (38.0), 8:11.3 (37.8), 8:47.6 (36.3), 9:21.44 (34.84)
1km: 3:09.4; 2km: 6:17.3 (3:07.9); 9:21.44 (3:04.11)
Men's results and splits
60 dash
43 - Darren Bushey 7.61 seconds
45 - Neal Viets 7.73 seconds
200 dash
40 - Neal Viets 24.83
400 dash
53 - Mike Clifford 5.41
500 dash
38 - Dan Conklin 1:09.86
39 - Josh Lopez 1:11.30
800 run
27 - Colin Johnson 2:06.16. 29.2, 60.3 (31.1), 1:32.6 (32.3), 2:06.16 (33.56)
Mile run
11 - David Raucci 4:25.48. 34.9, 67.5 (32.6), 1:39.5 (32.0), 2:11.7 (32.2), 2:43.8 (32.1), 3:16.9 (33.1), 3:50.4 (33.5), 4:25.48 (35.08)
24 - Kyle Havard 4:33.57. 34.1, 66.9 (32.9), 1:42.0 (34.), 2:15.2 (34.2), 2:50.0 (34.8), 3:25.3 (35.3), 4:20.6 (35.3), 4:33.57 (32.97)
3000 run
36 - Sean Nestor 9:15.28. 34.4, 69.6 (35.2), 1:14.9 (35.3), 2:20.3 (35.4), 2:56.1 (35.8), 3:31.9 (35.8), 4:09.5(37.6), 4:46.8 (37.3), 5:24.5 (37.7), 6:03.2 (38.7), 6:41.6 (38.4), 7:20.2 (38.6), 7:59.3 (39.1), 8:38.5 (39.2), 9:15.28 (36.78)
60 hurdles
22 - Mike Clifford 9.65
Sprint medley relay
3:42.82
Team members: Phil Krupka, Mike McCloskey, Colin Frederickson, Chris Vanzetta. Note: Missed start, did not get splits. Sorry!
Distance medleay relay
1 - 10:10.22 *IC4A Qualifier
Will Griffin, John Kristie, Matt Janczyk, Adam Vess
Will Griffin, 1200: 31, 63 (32), 1:35 (32), 2:07 (32), 2:38 (31), 3:10.0 (32.0)
John Kristie, 400: 24, 52.3
Matt Janczyk, 800: 28, 57 (29), 1:27 (30), 1:57.9 (30.9)
Adam Vess, 1600: 28, 59 (31), 1:31 (32), 2:03 (32), 2:35 (32), 3:07 (32), 3:09 (32), 4:09.7 (30.7)
4x800 relay
2 - 8:01.17
Matt Flint, Conor Shelley, David Raucci, Adam Vess
Matt Flint: 29, 57 (28), 1:28 (31), 1:59.95 (31.95)
Conor Shelley: 29, 58 (29), 1:29 (31), 2:01.66 (32.66)
David Raucci: 29, 58 (29), 1:28 (30), 1:58.85 (30.85)
Adam Vess: 28, 58 (30), 1:28 (30), 2:00.4 (32.4)
4x400 relay
14 - 3:31.89
Phil Krupka, Josh Lopez, John Kristie, Colin Frederickson
Phil Krupka 25, 53.47
Josh Lopez 24, 53.59
John Kristie 25, 53.38
Colin Frederickson 24, 50.96
Pole vault
5- Max Carow 4.20 meters (13-9.25)
19 - Henry Zhang 3.75 meters ((12-3.50)
43 - Darren Bushey 7.61 seconds
45 - Neal Viets 7.73 seconds
200 dash
40 - Neal Viets 24.83
400 dash
53 - Mike Clifford 5.41
500 dash
38 - Dan Conklin 1:09.86
39 - Josh Lopez 1:11.30
800 run
27 - Colin Johnson 2:06.16. 29.2, 60.3 (31.1), 1:32.6 (32.3), 2:06.16 (33.56)
Mile run
11 - David Raucci 4:25.48. 34.9, 67.5 (32.6), 1:39.5 (32.0), 2:11.7 (32.2), 2:43.8 (32.1), 3:16.9 (33.1), 3:50.4 (33.5), 4:25.48 (35.08)
24 - Kyle Havard 4:33.57. 34.1, 66.9 (32.9), 1:42.0 (34.), 2:15.2 (34.2), 2:50.0 (34.8), 3:25.3 (35.3), 4:20.6 (35.3), 4:33.57 (32.97)
3000 run
36 - Sean Nestor 9:15.28. 34.4, 69.6 (35.2), 1:14.9 (35.3), 2:20.3 (35.4), 2:56.1 (35.8), 3:31.9 (35.8), 4:09.5(37.6), 4:46.8 (37.3), 5:24.5 (37.7), 6:03.2 (38.7), 6:41.6 (38.4), 7:20.2 (38.6), 7:59.3 (39.1), 8:38.5 (39.2), 9:15.28 (36.78)
60 hurdles
22 - Mike Clifford 9.65
Sprint medley relay
3:42.82
Team members: Phil Krupka, Mike McCloskey, Colin Frederickson, Chris Vanzetta. Note: Missed start, did not get splits. Sorry!
Distance medleay relay
1 - 10:10.22 *IC4A Qualifier
Will Griffin, John Kristie, Matt Janczyk, Adam Vess
Will Griffin, 1200: 31, 63 (32), 1:35 (32), 2:07 (32), 2:38 (31), 3:10.0 (32.0)
John Kristie, 400: 24, 52.3
Matt Janczyk, 800: 28, 57 (29), 1:27 (30), 1:57.9 (30.9)
Adam Vess, 1600: 28, 59 (31), 1:31 (32), 2:03 (32), 2:35 (32), 3:07 (32), 3:09 (32), 4:09.7 (30.7)
4x800 relay
2 - 8:01.17
Matt Flint, Conor Shelley, David Raucci, Adam Vess
Matt Flint: 29, 57 (28), 1:28 (31), 1:59.95 (31.95)
Conor Shelley: 29, 58 (29), 1:29 (31), 2:01.66 (32.66)
David Raucci: 29, 58 (29), 1:28 (30), 1:58.85 (30.85)
Adam Vess: 28, 58 (30), 1:28 (30), 2:00.4 (32.4)
4x400 relay
14 - 3:31.89
Phil Krupka, Josh Lopez, John Kristie, Colin Frederickson
Phil Krupka 25, 53.47
Josh Lopez 24, 53.59
John Kristie 25, 53.38
Colin Frederickson 24, 50.96
Pole vault
5- Max Carow 4.20 meters (13-9.25)
19 - Henry Zhang 3.75 meters ((12-3.50)
Women's results, splits, comments
Below are results, some splits and other stuff for the women's portion of Friday's meet at the Armory. This year, I will attempt to include more (most?) women's results and splits, at the request of several blog followers, and because it's the right thing to do.
I will do my best to be as complete as possible, but I may not be able to get everything (as you'll see), both in men's and women's results. I'll do what I can. Men's stuff to come soon ...
60-meter dash
27 - Meghann Cocca 8.36 seconds
400 dash
13 - Holly Burns 1:00.47
24 - Kelley Hanifin 1:03.56
500 dash
28 - Nicole Weir 1:24.23
800 run
15 - Julie Hudak 2:25.52
20 - Jillian Corley 2:30.16
Mile run
15 - Erin O'Reilly 5:33.31. 36.5, 75.0 (38.5), 1:54.5 (39.5), 2:37.3 (42.7), 3:20.2 (42.9), 4:04.4 (44.2), 4:48.7 (44.3), 5:33.31 (44.61)
19 - Kelley Gould 5:37.22. 38, 80 (42), 2:01 (41), 2:44 (43), 3:27 (43), 4:10 (43), 4:54 (44), 5:37.22 (43.22)
39 - Colleen Smith 6:11.46. 38, 80 (42), 2:03 (43), 2:49 (46), 3:39 (50), 4:29 (50), 5:21 (52), 6:11.46 (50.46)
3,000 run
14 - Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:50.02. Sorry. Missed the start and did not get splits. I will say this: Rachel ran a strong and tough race and won her heat with an excellent finish. I started splitting halfway through the race and she was very consistent and tough. Nicely done.
3,200-meter relay
Brianna Crowe: 35, 74 (39), 1:52 (38), 2:29.8 (37.8)
Laura Lindsley: 33, 69 (36), 1:48 (39), 2:27.9 (39.9)
Kara Lightowler: 33, 71 (38), 1:51 (40), 2:29.4 (38.4)
Jillian Corley: 33, 68 (35), 1:48 (40), 2:28.5 (40.5)
9:55.91, first place
Sprint medley relay
5 - 4:25.03
Rachael Eichacker 400, 64.42, Meghann Cocca 27.02, Holly Burns 26.65, Kim Bartlett 34, 71, 1:49, 2:26.6
Distance medley relay
5- 13:12.31
Erin O'Reilly: 37, 76 (39), 1:56 (40), 2:37 (41), 3:18 (41), 4:00.7 (42.7)
Julie Hudak: 30, 64.43
Rebecca Denise: 34, 72 (38), 1:52 (40), 2:33.6 (41.6)
Dayna McLaughlin: 35, 75 (40), 1:56 (41), 2:39 (43), 3:22 (43), 4:06 (44), 4:50 (44), 5:32.9 (42.9)
Pole vault
13 - Justine Colabraro 3.00 meters (9-10)
Long jump
29 - Brooke Kristensen 4.31 meters (14-1.75)
I will do my best to be as complete as possible, but I may not be able to get everything (as you'll see), both in men's and women's results. I'll do what I can. Men's stuff to come soon ...
60-meter dash
27 - Meghann Cocca 8.36 seconds
400 dash
13 - Holly Burns 1:00.47
24 - Kelley Hanifin 1:03.56
500 dash
28 - Nicole Weir 1:24.23
800 run
15 - Julie Hudak 2:25.52
20 - Jillian Corley 2:30.16
Mile run
15 - Erin O'Reilly 5:33.31. 36.5, 75.0 (38.5), 1:54.5 (39.5), 2:37.3 (42.7), 3:20.2 (42.9), 4:04.4 (44.2), 4:48.7 (44.3), 5:33.31 (44.61)
19 - Kelley Gould 5:37.22. 38, 80 (42), 2:01 (41), 2:44 (43), 3:27 (43), 4:10 (43), 4:54 (44), 5:37.22 (43.22)
39 - Colleen Smith 6:11.46. 38, 80 (42), 2:03 (43), 2:49 (46), 3:39 (50), 4:29 (50), 5:21 (52), 6:11.46 (50.46)
3,000 run
14 - Rachel Lichtenwalner 11:50.02. Sorry. Missed the start and did not get splits. I will say this: Rachel ran a strong and tough race and won her heat with an excellent finish. I started splitting halfway through the race and she was very consistent and tough. Nicely done.
3,200-meter relay
Brianna Crowe: 35, 74 (39), 1:52 (38), 2:29.8 (37.8)
Laura Lindsley: 33, 69 (36), 1:48 (39), 2:27.9 (39.9)
Kara Lightowler: 33, 71 (38), 1:51 (40), 2:29.4 (38.4)
Jillian Corley: 33, 68 (35), 1:48 (40), 2:28.5 (40.5)
9:55.91, first place
Sprint medley relay
5 - 4:25.03
Rachael Eichacker 400, 64.42, Meghann Cocca 27.02, Holly Burns 26.65, Kim Bartlett 34, 71, 1:49, 2:26.6
Distance medley relay
5- 13:12.31
Erin O'Reilly: 37, 76 (39), 1:56 (40), 2:37 (41), 3:18 (41), 4:00.7 (42.7)
Julie Hudak: 30, 64.43
Rebecca Denise: 34, 72 (38), 1:52 (40), 2:33.6 (41.6)
Dayna McLaughlin: 35, 75 (40), 1:56 (41), 2:39 (43), 3:22 (43), 4:06 (44), 4:50 (44), 5:32.9 (42.9)
Pole vault
13 - Justine Colabraro 3.00 meters (9-10)
Long jump
29 - Brooke Kristensen 4.31 meters (14-1.75)
Saturday, January 9, 2010
DMR qualifies for IC4As
I will post complete results and splits when I can (busy weekend at home and work ahead ...). The biggest highlight from Friday night at the Armory was the men's DMR qualifying for IC4As with a winning time of 10:10.22.
Will Griffin: 1200 in 3:10.0
John Kristie: 400 in 52.3
Matt Janczyk: 800 in 1:57.9
Adam Vess: 1600 in 4:09.7
Obviously, Vess ran a stud anchor, but I think the middle legs should get some credit for running really strong and really tough. Will ran an excellent and consistent leadoff leg (you'll see the splits soon) and put us right in the mix. Overall, top to bottom, a nice relay run.
Anyway, good to knock off a qualifying mark nice and early.
Complete meet results at www.armorytrack.com
Our old pal, Marist alum Matt Walsh, ran a great 3000 as a member of the Molloy College team. I will post his splits as well. You'll be impressed with them, trust me.
Again, I'll post the rest of the Marist men's and women's highlights when I can. Enjoy the day.
Will Griffin: 1200 in 3:10.0
John Kristie: 400 in 52.3
Matt Janczyk: 800 in 1:57.9
Adam Vess: 1600 in 4:09.7
Obviously, Vess ran a stud anchor, but I think the middle legs should get some credit for running really strong and really tough. Will ran an excellent and consistent leadoff leg (you'll see the splits soon) and put us right in the mix. Overall, top to bottom, a nice relay run.
Anyway, good to knock off a qualifying mark nice and early.
Complete meet results at www.armorytrack.com
Our old pal, Marist alum Matt Walsh, ran a great 3000 as a member of the Molloy College team. I will post his splits as well. You'll be impressed with them, trust me.
Again, I'll post the rest of the Marist men's and women's highlights when I can. Enjoy the day.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Actual time schedule for Friday
Got this updated time schedule from Nick McDonough, meet director for Friday. He's usually very accurate. He said they may run ahead of schedule up to 25 minutes, and most likely will not run behind schedule. He moves the meets along.
Bus departure from McCann is 9:30 a.m.
Track events (women first unless noted)
1:00pm 60 Hurdles trials
1:25pm Mile Men
2:00pm 60 Hurdle Final
2:15pm Mile Women
2:35pm 60dash trials
3:00pm 400 Final
3:50pm 500 Final
3:35pm 60 dash Final
3:53pm 800 Final
4:25pm 200 Final
4:59pm Sprint Medley Final
5:40pm Distance Medley Final
6:10pm 3000 Final
7:10pm 4x800relay Final
7:30pm 4x400 relay Final
Field Events
1:00pm Women’s Pole Vault, Men to follow
1:15pm Men’s and Women’s LJ (using dual runways)
1:00pm Men’s Shot, Women’s to follow.
Weight Throws to follow Shot
4:30pm Men’s and Women’s Triple Jump
Following Dash Men’s HJ , Women’s HJ -dual mat’s
Bus departure from McCann is 9:30 a.m.
Track events (women first unless noted)
1:00pm 60 Hurdles trials
1:25pm Mile Men
2:00pm 60 Hurdle Final
2:15pm Mile Women
2:35pm 60dash trials
3:00pm 400 Final
3:50pm 500 Final
3:35pm 60 dash Final
3:53pm 800 Final
4:25pm 200 Final
4:59pm Sprint Medley Final
5:40pm Distance Medley Final
6:10pm 3000 Final
7:10pm 4x800relay Final
7:30pm 4x400 relay Final
Field Events
1:00pm Women’s Pole Vault, Men to follow
1:15pm Men’s and Women’s LJ (using dual runways)
1:00pm Men’s Shot, Women’s to follow.
Weight Throws to follow Shot
4:30pm Men’s and Women’s Triple Jump
Following Dash Men’s HJ , Women’s HJ -dual mat’s
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Friday's meet schedule
Sorry, I could have posted this sooner. Here it is ...
Track events
1 pm: 60 hurdle trials
1:20 pm (rolling one after the other)
Men's mile
Hurdle finals
Women's mile
60 dash
400 dash
500 dash
dash finals
800 run
200 dash
SMR
DMR
3km
4x800
4x400
Field
1 pm: women's PV, men to follow
1:15 pm: m/w LJ both runways
12:45 pm: men's shot, women to follow; weight to follow shot
4:30 pm: m/w TJ both runways
after dashes: m/w HJ
Track events
1 pm: 60 hurdle trials
1:20 pm (rolling one after the other)
Men's mile
Hurdle finals
Women's mile
60 dash
400 dash
500 dash
dash finals
800 run
200 dash
SMR
DMR
3km
4x800
4x400
Field
1 pm: women's PV, men to follow
1:15 pm: m/w LJ both runways
12:45 pm: men's shot, women to follow; weight to follow shot
4:30 pm: m/w TJ both runways
after dashes: m/w HJ
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year
The past 10 days or so since the last post have been eventful at home and with family in many ways. Unfortunately, a nasty viral infection tore through our house as 2009 came to a close, so we have been confined to inside and not feeling all that great.
Without giving too many details ... well, it was not pretty. That's all I'll say.
For those team members that have not shared with me your fall semester grades, please call or text with that. Most of you that I heard from did quite well. Nicely done.
Entries for the first meet (a week from today!) are due on Tuesday. If you are not sure what you are racing, have a request for an event or are not sure if you are racing, call or text and we can discuss it.
Take care, Happy New Year, and may all your goals come to fruition in 2010.
Without giving too many details ... well, it was not pretty. That's all I'll say.
For those team members that have not shared with me your fall semester grades, please call or text with that. Most of you that I heard from did quite well. Nicely done.
Entries for the first meet (a week from today!) are due on Tuesday. If you are not sure what you are racing, have a request for an event or are not sure if you are racing, call or text and we can discuss it.
Take care, Happy New Year, and may all your goals come to fruition in 2010.
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