I was down at Bear Mountain on Friday to watch a little bit of the Section 9 State Qualifying meet. I had to leave earlier than I wanted to get back in time for practice.
But I was there long enough to see the stirring girls Class B race in which Marist Running Alum Mr. Bucket (some know him as “David Swift”) had his top girl runner finish in first place in an outstanding time. Mr. B has been coaching at Spackenkill for a long time now, and this had to be one of his all-time coaching highlights. It was a thrilling race and he was choked up with emotion, according to this excellent report in Dutchess County’s Finest Daily Newspaper.
It was a great day for Marist Running Alums who are now coaches, as several of our former guys saw their teams run to sectional titles and/or have state qualifiers, or simply fielded competitive teams. Along with Mr. Bucket, the following Marist Running Alums were proud coaches on Friday: Timmy Russo (Harborfields, Section 11); Pat Driscoll (Tappan Zee, Section 1); Joe Scelia (Brewster, Section 1); Matt Pool (Dover, Section 1); Jason Grady (Rhinebeck, Section 9). Jason’s good friend and friend of our program, Jeremy Perrotta (Onteora, Section 9), has also proven to be a successful high school coach.
Nicely done, men!
Programming note: The NYC Marathon starts soon, with a few Marist Alums set to tackle the five-borough course. Check back later or Monday for updates on how they did.
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