The view on February 27

This is not the surface of the moon or Mars. This is the Hudson River, Marist College riverfront, February 27, 2015, a little past 9 a.m., temperature 4 degrees. You think we got it bad? Imagine the crew team, which is supposed to be rowing on this river at some point in the "spring."

A team with heart

Thanks to Katie Mac for sharing this photo of a cross-section of our team that took part in the Heart Association walk this afternoon on campus. Thanks to Hakim Cunningham, Alexia Santiago and other upperclass leaders on the team who have been so proactive and persistent in our team's community service ventures this year. Their efforts are appreciated.

Transition

I promise this post will not turn into yet another weather rant. However, it cannot go unnoticed that the low temperature on Tuesday morning in these parts was anywhere between 10-below and 14-below zero, depending on where you were and what thermometer you were reading. Really? On February 24?

OK. Now that that's out of the way ... we are in a transitional period between the indoor and outdoor track seasons. The indoor track season continues for our three athletes fortunate enough to have qualified for the ECAC and IC4A Championships: Kristen Traub (1,000, mile, 3,000), Michelle Gaye (3,000, 5000) and Steven Morrison (1,000). Those athletes will compete next Saturday and Sunday at Boston University. For the rest of the team, we begin (or continue) preparations for the rapidly approaching outdoor track season. Once outdoors starts, it buzzes by quickly in a 6-week blur of practices and competitions.

Our sprinters have had the past three days off, as a way for that group to heal and recharge, mentally and physically. I will say that the middle of the day has been a void without our sprinters practicing in their usual 12:30 p.m. slot. It will be great to have that back at it starting on Thursday. Our distance runners took a very brief break, or none at all, as they continue to build base for the upcoming outdoor season.

Either way, the persistent cold weather is more than annoying. It is delaying the melting of the snow on the tracks that we would like to use for training. So in the meantime, we continue to stay in winter mode, while the clock is ticking loudly on our upcoming outdoor track season. Global warming, anyone?

MAAC Indoors: Incredible splits

Thanks to my Loyal Mountain Correspondent, who pointed out to me that my spiral notebook and pencil method of taking splits has been overtaken by the high-tech Armory results machine. If you want to see split times for every lap of every race run at the famed oval, go to this link. If you have a few spare minutes/hours, you can compare the cameras eye's accuracy to that of this old coach trackside with the dollar-store reading glasses. Wow. Good stuff.

MAAC Indoors: Results updated with splits

The previous two posts have now been updated with splits for all relevant races. I tried to get them done early this morning but I literally fell asleep at the keyboard (far less dangerous than falling asleep at the wheel!). As I said in the previous post, if you spot any errors, let me know. Some of the 5km splits for men and women were lost due to the excitement of the races among coaches and split takers (Tino was my go-to guy at this meet). It is, after all, a championship.

I'm not sure if the splits are viewed much by this blog readership. I would hope so. Although! One freshman male distance runner asked me repeatedly for his splits after a recent indoor meet and I kept telling him to go to the blog and he acted as though he didn't know what I was talking about. Regardless, it is a form of record-keeping, so I will continue to do it as long as I am able, and as long as I have the help.

MAAC Indoors: Women's results and splits

SUNDAY UPDATE: Splits now included. Still sleep deprived so if there are discrepancies, let me know ... Here are the numbers from the meet. As stated in previous post, it was a long afternoon, evening and now early morning. Will try to update this post later.

MAAC Indoor Track Championships

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Women’s results and splits

60-meter dash

10. Danielle Asaro 7.95 *ties school record

15. Ashley Haynes 8.17

20. Alexia Santiago 9.03

200-meter dash

6. Danielle Asaro 26.04

20. Ashley Haynes 27.01

22. Meaghan Gillespie 27.59

23. Alex McCahill 28.49

27. Alexia Santiago 31.40

400-meter dash

16. Molly Weeks 1:00.89

17. Courtney Cartwright 1:01.58

22. Cassandra Iacono 1:03.95

800-meter run

23. Bryn Gorberg 2:27.31

33.5, 70.1 (36.5), 1:47.9 (37.8), 2:27.31 (39.61)

24. Olivia Lappas 2:28.26

34, 71 (37), 1:49 (38), 2:28.26 (39.26)

25. Kim Schwartz 2:28.73

34, 70 (36), 1:48 (38), 2:28.73 (40.73)

26. Catherine Ferreri 2:28.88

35, 72 (37), 1:50 (38), 2:28.88 (38.88)

Mile run

11. Marissa Porter 5:21.62

40, 78 (38), 1:57 (39), 2:38 (41), 3:19 (41), 4:00 (41), 4:42 (42), 5:21.62 (39.62)

16. Roxy Novo 5:30.96

41, 81 (40), 2:01 (40), 2:42 (41), 3:24 (42), 4:07 (43), 4:50 (43), 5:30.96 (40.96)

17. Mariah Christian 5:31.12

40, 80 (40), 2:00 (40), 2:41 (41), 3:23 (42), 4:06 (43), 4:50 (44), 5:31.12 (41.12)

18. Jaime Durso 5:32.37

42, 81 (39), 2:02 (41), 2:44 (42), 3:26 (42), 4:10 (44), 4:52 (42), 5:32.37 (40.37)

20. Lizzy Peper 5:36.73

42, 81 (39), 2:02 (41), 2:44 (42), 3:26 (42), 4:10 (44), 4:54 (44), 5:36.73 (42.73)

3,000-meter run

9. Mara Schiffhauer 10:34.07

Note: Mara lost one of her shoes during the race and ran the last kilometer with one foot barefoot.
40, 83 (43), 2:06 (43), 2:48 (42), 3:27 (39)

4:09 (42), 4:50 (41), 5:32 (42), 6:13 (41), 6:56 (43)

7:38 (42), 8:23 (45), 9:06 (43), 9:51 (45), 10:34.47 (43.47)

Kilometer splits: 3:27, 3:29, 3:38.47

20. Bianca Luparello 11:34.63

41, 86 (45), 2:09 (43), 2:52 (43), 3:36 (44)

4:22 (46), 5:08 (46), 5:54 (46), 6:43 (49), 7:32 (49)

8:23 (51), 9:10 (47), 9:59 (49), 10:48 (49), 11:34.63 (46.63)

24. Allison Dellicarri 12:06.06

42, 87 (45), 2:10 (43), 2:55 (45), 3:41 (46)

4:28 (47), 5:16 (48), 6:06 (50), 6:57 (51), 7:49 (52)

8:41 (52), 9:34 (53), 10:26 (52), 11:18 (52), 12:06.06 (48.06)

Kilometer splits: 3:41, 4:08, 4:17.06

5,000-meter run

3. Michelle Gaye 17:05.92 *school record, old record, 17:24.14, Liza Grudzinski, 2003; ECAC qualifier

40, 81 (41), 2:01 (40), 2:42 (41), 3:22 (40)

4:03 (41), 4:44 (41), 5:25 (41), 6:07 (42), 6:48 (41)

7:29 (41), 8:10 (41), 8:51 (41), 9:31 (40), 10:12 (41)

10:54 (42), 11:35 (41), 12:17 (42), 12:59 (42), 13:40 (41)

14:20 (40), 15:01 (41), 15:41 (41), 16:23 (42), 17:05.92 (42.92)

Kilometer splits: 3:22, 3:26, 3:24, 3:28, 3:25.92

14. Elizabeth Wasserman 19:03.91

Kilometer splits: 3:36, 3:42, 3:54, 3:57, 3:54.91

16. Brianna Freestone 19:27.50

Kilometer splits: 3:38, 3:48, 4:01, 4:05, 3:57.50

60-meter hurdles

12. Meaghan Gillespie 10.08

13. Alex McCahill 10.18

1,600-meter relay

5. Marist (Danielle Asaro 63.56, Courtney Cartwright 63.35, Molly Weeks 62.14, Olivia Jaquith 60.8) 4:09.84

Distance medley relay

6. Marist (Jenna Robinson 3:48.9, Marissa Porter 65.6, Janelle Solviletti 2:23.03, Christine Coughlin 5:18.7) 12:36.87

Jenna Robinson: 36, 75 (39), 1:54 (39), 2:33 (39), 3:11 (48), 3:48.9 (47.9)

Marissa Porter: 31, 65.6

Janelle Solviletti: 33, 68 (35), 1:45 (37), 2:33.03 (38.03)

Christine Coughlin: 37, 75 (38), 1:54 (39), 2:34 (40), 3:15 (41), 3:56 (41), 4:37 (41), 5:18.7 (41.7)

High jump

9. Fallon Quigley 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch)

Team standings

1-Monmouth 166.5, 2-Rider 105.5, 3-Quinnipiac 104, 4-Manhattan 99.5, 5-Iona 79, 6-St. Peter’s 47.5, 7-Marist 16, 8-Canisius 5

MAAC Indoors: Men's results and splits

SUNDAY UPDATE: With splits. Note that some of the 5k splits were missing because my loyal split taker, Tino, went into the infield to scream his head off in an effort to get Spencer Johnson to join him in the sub-15:00 5km club. It worked. 

Here are the numbers from tonight/last night. The snowy weather made for some challenging travel both ways. With try to update with splits later today.

MAAC Indoor Track Championships

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Men’s results and splits

60-meter dash

11. Tyler Schwarz 7.25

12. Brandon Heard 7.34

16. Joe Cafaro 7.56

200-meter dash

15. Tim Johnson 23.40

16. Tyler Schwarz 23.65

17. Joe Cafaro 23.93

18. Brandon Heard 24.38

400-meter dash

19. Charlie Asaro 54.27

800-meter run

12. Nestor Taylor 1:58.91

27, 55 (28), 1:26 (31), 1:58.91 (32.91)

14. Kyle Heubner 2:00.03

26, 55 (29), 1:25 (30), 2:00.03 (35.03)

15. Josh Siegel 2:00.92

29, 61 (32), 1:31 (30), 2:00.92 (29.92)

18. Bryan Buttigieg 2:02.41

29, 59 (30), 1:30 (31), 2:02.41 (32.41)

Mile run

12. Charlie Ropes 4:26.56

34, 66 (32), 1:40 (34), 2:14 (34), 2:47 (33), 3:21 (34), 3:54 (33), 4:26.56 (32.56)

13. Kyle Hannafin 4:27.51

33, 66 (33), 1:39 (33), 2:14 (35), 2:47 (33), 3:21 (34), 3:55 (34), 4:27.51 (32.51)

17. Pat Rynkowski 4:33.24

33, 66 (33), 1:40 (34), 2:15 (35), 2:48 (33), 3:23 (35), 3:58 (35), 4:33.24 (35.24)

18. Pat Ginty 4:34.65

33, 66 (33), 1:39 (33), 2:14 (35), 2:48 (34), 3:23 (35), 4:00 (37), 4:34.65 (34.65)

3,000-meter run

8. Saad Baig 8:38.78

34, 68 (34), 1:42 (34), 2:17 (35), 2:51 (35)

3:26 (35), 4:01 (35), 4:37 (36), 5:13 (36), 5:49 (36)

6:24 (35), 7:00 (36), 7:35 (35), 8:09 (34), 8:38.78 (29.78)

Kilometer splits: 2:51, 2:58, 2:49.78

12. Stefan Morton 8:47.40

34, 68 (34), 1;42 (34), 2:17 (35), 2:51 (34)

3:26 (35), 4:01 (35), 4:37 (36), 5:13 (36), 5:49 (36)

6:24 (35), 7:01 (37), 7:37 (36), 8:12 (35), 8:47.40 (35.40)

Kilometer splits: 2:51, 2:58, 2:58.40

14. Spencer Johnson 8:51.19

34, 68 (34), 1;42 (34), 2:17 (35), 2:51 (34)

3:27 (36), 4:02 (35), 4:37 (35), 5:14 (37), 5:50 (36)

6:25 (35), 7:02 (37), 7:39 (37), 8:16 (37), 8:51.19 (35.19)

Kilometer splits: 2:51, 2:59, 3:01.19

18. Joe Miller 8:57.55

34, 69 (35), 1:46 (37), 2:22 (36), 2:57 (35)

3:33 (36), 4:09 (36), 4:45 (36), 5:22 (37), 5:58 (36)

6:33 (35), 7:09 (36), 7:46 (37), 8:22 (36), 8:57.55 (35.55)

Kilometer splits: 2:57, 3:01, 2:59.55

22. Steven Rizzo 9:06.60

35, 69 (34), 1:46 (37), 2:23 (36), 2:58 (35)

3:34 (36), 4:11 (37), 4:46 (35), 5:23 (37), 5:59 (36)

6:36 (37), 7:14 (38), 7:53 (39), 8:31 (38), 9:06.60 (35.60)

Kilometer splits: 2:58, 3:01, 3:07.60

5,000-meter run

10. Spencer Johnson 14:59.73

36, 74 (38), 1:50 (36), 2:25 (35), 3:00 (35)

3:35 (35), 4:12 (37), 4:47 (35), 5:22 (35), 5:57 (35)

6:33 (36), 7:08 (35), 7:44 (36), 8:20 (36), 8:55 (35)

9:32 (37), 10:08 (36), 10:43 (35), 11:19 (36), 11:56 (37)

12:33 (37), 13:10 (37), 13:48 (38), 14:24 (36), 14:59.73 (35.73)

Kilometer splits: 3:00, 2:57, 2:58, 3:01, 3:03.73

17. Steven Rizzo 15:35.73

Kilometer splits: 3:02, 3:01, 3:08, 3:15, 3:09.73

19. Brian Edsall 15:42.65

35, 73 (38), 1:51 (38), 2:28 (37), 3:03 (35)

3:42 (39), 4:20 (38), 4:57 (37), 5:34 (37), 6:12 (38)

6:48 (36), 7:26 (38), 8:04 (38), 8:43 (39), 9:22 (39)

10:00 (38), 10:38 (38), 11:17 (39), 11:55 (38), 12:33 (38)

13:11 (38), 13:50 (39), 14:29 (39), 15:06 (37), 15:42.65 (36.65)

Kilometer splits: 3:03, 3:09, 3:10, 3:11, 3:09.65

20. Dietrich Mosel 15:46.83

3:02, 3:03, 3:12, 3:11, 3:19.83

22. Omar Perez 15:54.63

35, 73 (38), 1:51 (38), 2:28 (37), 3:04 (36)

3:42 (38), 4:20 (38), 4:57 (37), 5:35 (38), 6:13 (38)

6:49 (36), 7:27 (38), 8:05 (38), 8:44 (39), 9:22 (38)

10:00 (38), 10:38 (38), 11:18 (40), 11:56 (38), 12:36 (40)

13:17 (41), 14:00 (43), 14:38 (38), 15:18 (40), 15:54.63 (36.63)

Kilometer splits: 3:04, 3:09, 3:09, 3:14, 3:18.63

60-meter hurdles

9. Hakim Cunningham 8.31

1,600-meter relay

5. Marist (Hakim Cunningham 53.0, Tim Johnson 52.2, Zach Berzal 51.7, Kyle Heubner 53.0) 3:30.08

Distance medley relay

5. Marist (Steven Morrison 3:07.2, Mark Vuono 52.2, Nate Lungarini 1:57.8, Ken Walshak 4:23.5) 10:21.12

Steven Morrison: 30, 61 (31), 1:33 (32), 2:05 (32), 2:37 (32), 3:07.2 (30)

Mark Vuono: 25, 52.2

Nate Lungarini: 28, 56 (28), 1:26 (30), 1:57.8 (31.8)

Ken Walshak: 29, 63 (34), 1:35 (32), 2:09 (34), 2:43 (34), 3:17 (34), 3:51 (34), 4:23.5 (32.5)

Long jump

13. Andrew Rokoszak 5.63 meters

14. Brandon Heard 5.48 meters

Team standings

1-Monmouth 220, 2-Manhattan 126, 3-Iona 90, 4-Rider 85.5, 5-St. Peter’s 70.5, 6-Canisius 21, 7-Marist 9

MAAC Indoors: Michelle Gaye obliterates women's 5km school record

Congrats to senior captain Michelle Gaye, who broke the school record at 5,000 meters and qualified for ECACs on Saturday night at MAACs. Michelle led the race for the first 20 laps (4,000 meters), pushing the pace hard and making the field work for every step. She wound up with a third-place finish and one of the most noteworthy times and performances in Marist distance history. She ran 17:05.92 and broke Liza Grudzinski's 2003 school record of 17:24.14 by a lot. She did it with her trademark consistent and relentless pace.

What makes this record even more poignant is that Liza has been rooting for Michelle to break the record. After Michelle's school-record 3,000-meter race earlier in the season, Liza felt it was time for Michelle to take down her long-standing mark, and she was openly rooting for it to happen. And tonight, Michelle did just that. This photo I took of her just after the race was texted to Liza. Michelle was making a heart with her hands, a symbol of the mutual respect and love through the generations of Marist's leading ladies. Good stuff. So, so good.

5,000-meter run

3. Michelle Gaye 17:05.92 *school record, old record, 17:24.14, Liza Grudzinski, 2003; ECAC qualifier

40, 81 (41), 2:01 (40), 2:42 (41), 3:22 (40)

4:03 (41), 4:44 (41), 5:25 (41), 6:07 (42), 6:48 (41)

7:29 (41), 8:10 (41), 8:51 (41), 9:31 (40), 10:12 (41)

10:54 (42), 11:35 (41), 12:17 (42), 12:59 (42), 13:40 (41)

14:20 (40), 15:01 (41), 15:41 (41), 16:23 (42), 17:05.92 (42.92)

Kilometer splits: 3:22, 3:26, 3:24, 3:28, 3:25.92