Recapping Yale: The beginning of the end

Today's meet at Yale was a study in contrasts. After a sweltering few days at Penn Relays (and really, almost everywhere in the Northeast, where the delightful warmth was welcome), Sunday's weather at Yale was cloudy, windy and brisk. "Out like a lamb" ... not so much. It wasn't terrible, but it certainly wasn't pleasant either. Despite this, there were enough positive efforts and performances to make this a worthwhile endeavor at the end of a long and busy week of travel for many of us. The persistent breezes out of the southeast made achieving excellent times a difficult task for sure -- the meet officials turned the sprint races around because of it -- but there were still some good late-season efforts for us across all disciplines -- sprints, hurdles, middle and long distance.

And now we round the corner toward the end of the season, and the beginning of many endings for our graduating seniors. I tend to make an immature habit/joke out of it ... "this is the last (fill in the blank) of your college career" ... I will repeatedly remind the usually annoyed senior class. This, of course, is my goofy mechanism for coping with the fact that we are losing yet another group of wonderful seniors to graduation and the real world. While we are proud of their many accomplishments, for those of us who stay behind and watch this cycle repeat itself year after year, it is an annual source of melancholy for sure. The beginning of the end starts with our final week of "regular season" activities -- practices and meets -- before final exam week. The beginning of the end has a formal beginning to it on Monday night with the senior awards banquet. The fancy awards banquet program is a reminder of the many wonderful men and women who have preceded their wonderful men and women -- stretching back to the prehistoric era when some dude named "Marty McGowan" from the track team won the sportsperson of the year award, the first year it was awarded. More than 40 years later, we get ready to honor another group, and start the clock on the beginning of the end of another great four-year run.  

Yale Invitational: Women's results and splits

Yale Springtime Invitational

Sunday, April 30, 2017

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Women’s results and splits

100-meter dash

8. Ashley Haynes 12.51

12. Lauren Adams 12.83

200-meter dash

4. Ashley Haynes 26.19

16. Lauren Adams 27.34

21. Jenn Horner 27.94

22. Olivia Gage 28.21

26. Ericka Stewart 28.58

29. Abby Smith 29.37

400-meter dash

20. Olivia Gage 1:03.97

22. Ericka Stewart 1:06.84

23. Emma Schweitzer 1:06.92

800-meter run

3. Shea Bohan 2:19.91

12. Denise Grohn 2:21.06

14. Emily Franko 2:22.96

17. Jenna Robinson 2:25.49

19. Molly Weeks 2:26.48

33. Lauren Traina 2:46.29

1,500-meter run

3. Emily Burns 4:36.70

73, 2:27 (74), 3:42 (75), 4:36.70 (72.70 last 400m)

13. Alexandra Bartolotta 4:51.45

75, 2:33 (78), 3:54 (81), 4:51.45 (78.45 last 400m)

14. Jordan Casey 4:53.14

79, 2:37 (78), 3:56 (79), 4:53.14 (57.14 last 300m)

15. Jenna Robinson 4:53.33

75, 2:33 (78), 3:54 (81), 4:53.33 (59.33 last 300m)

19. Bryn Gorberg 4:55.38

78, 2:36 (78), 3:55 (79), 4:55.38 (1:00.38 last 300m)

27. Boushra Belkhir 5:05.93

79, 2:37 (78), 4:01 (84), 5:05.93 (1:04.93 last 300m)

37. Alyssa Hurlbut 5:12.48

76, 2:40 (84), 4:07 (87), 5:12.48 (1:05.48 last 300m)

3,000-meter run

1-Mara Schiffhauer 10:16.76

82, 2:43 (81), 4:04 (81), 5:25 (81)

6:48 (83), 8:12 (84), 9:35 (83), 10:16.76 (41.76)

4-Janelle Solviletti (unattached) 10:28.73

84, 2:45 (81), 4:09 (84), 5:32 (83)

6:56 (84), 8:22 (86), 9:47 (85), 10:28.73 (41.73)

11. Annie Gould 10:44.83

84, 2:46 (82), 4:11 (85), 5:37 (86)

7:05 (88), 8:32 (87), 10:01 (89), 10:44.83 (43.83)

15. Brianne Vess 10:54.80

85, 2:51 (86), 4:18 (87), 5:46 (88)

7:14 (88), 8:43 (89), 10:12 (89), 10:54.80 (42.80)

17. Kelley Gould (Marist Alumni) 11:12.18

87, 2:58 (91), 4:29 (91), 6:00 (91)

7:30 (90), 9:00 (90), 10:30 (90), 11:12.18 (42.18)

400-meter hurdles

9. Alexandra Hernandez 1:09.89

13. Courtney Cartwright 1:12.25

1,600-meter relay

1-Marist (Shea Bohan 62.86, Denise Grohn 64.63, Emily Franko 64.34, Jenn Horner 61.99) 4:14.26

High jump

9. Fallon Quigley 1.50 meters

Yale Invitational: Men's results and splits

Yale Springtime Invitational

Sunday, April 30, 2017

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Men’s results and splits

200-meter dash

8. Tim Johnson 23.07

23. Santosh Krishnan 24.23

400-meter dash

6. Tim Johnson 51.80

9. Josh Siegel 53.42

10. Anthony Colasanto 53.60

12. Josh Hindle 54.49

800-meter run

2. Zachary Ropes 1:56.28

15. Kyle Heubner (Penn Running) 2:02.49

16. Nate Lungarini 2:02.60

18. Mark Cappuccitti 2:03.01

1,500-meter run

7. Eamonn Beers 4:11.69

67, 2:16 (69), 3:23 (67), 4:11.69 (65.69 last 400m)

8. Alex Hogue 4:14.86

65, 2:14 (69), 3:23 (69), 4:14.86 (68.86 last 400m)

14. Dan Hillman 4:21.23

67, 2:16 (69), 3:26 (70), 4:21.23 (73.23 last 400m)

15. Will Esposito 4:21.68

70, 2:20 (70), 3:29 (69), 4:21.68 (68.68 last 400m)

19. Omar Perez 4:26.19

68, 2:20 (72), 3:30 (70), 4:26.19 (73.19 last 400m)

20. Conor Stack 4:27.66

68, 2:19 (71), 3:33 (74), 4:27.66 (72.66 last 400m)

5,000-meter run

13. Ryan Fitzsimons (Central Park TC) 15:41.46

72, 2:25 (73), 3:39 (74), 4:54 (75)

6:10 (76), 7:27 (77), 8:44 (77), 10:00 (76)

11:17 (77), 12:34 (77), 13:50 (76), 15:06 (76)

15:41.46 (35.46)

17. Billy Posch (Marist Alumni) 16:09.40

74, 2:28 (74), 3:44 (76), 5:01 (77)

6:19 (78), 7:38 (79), 8:57 (79), 10:17 (80)

11:37 (80), 12:57 (80), 14:18 (81), 15:35 (77)

16:09.40 (34.40)

19. Will Duggan 16:16.34

74, 2:26 (72), 3:41 (75), 4:57 (76)

6:13 (76), 7:30 (77), 8:49 (79), 10:09 (80)

11:31 (82), 12:53 (82), 14:16 (83), 15:36 (80)

16:16.34 (40.34)

20. Elias Platanias 16:31.00

74, 2:28 (74), 3:44 (76), 5:01 (77)

6:19 (78), 7:38 (79), 8:57 (79), 10:18 (81)

11:39 (81), 13:02 (83), 14:26 (84), 15:49 (83)

16:31.00 (42.00)

110-meter hurdles

2. Josh Taylor 15.22

400-meter hurdles

2. Joe Cafaro 55.70

3. Sean Patterson 55.75

3,000-meter steeplechase

3. Riley Hughes 9:57.19

77.2, 2:38.7 (81.5), 4:01.1 (82.4), 5:26.0 (84.9), 6:52.5 (86.5), 8:20.0 (87.5), 9:45.2 (85.2), 9:57.19 (11.99)

400-meter relay

3. Marist (Joe Cafaro, Josh Taylor, Sean Patterson, Tim Johnson) 43.31

Penn Relays: Men's 4x800 relay team shines

What a great way to cap an eventful weekend for our program at Penn Relays. The men’s 4x800 relay team placed 11^th out of 27 teams in the college men’s 3,200-meter relay. Their time of 7:37.62 basically matched the school-record run from two weeks ago at Bucknell (7:37.37) with the identical relay order. The guys raced great, start to finish, and we are proud of how they represented the program on the big stage at Penn. Very, very neat!

Penn Relays

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Saturday April 29, 2017

Men’s 3,200-meter relay

11-Marist (Brian Henderson 1:55.78, Andrew Burns 1:53.93, Steven Morrison 1:53.52, Stefan Morton 1:54.40) 7:37.62 *IC4A qualifier

Penn Relays: Racewalker Kristi Licursi goes out in style

Senior Kristi Licursi completed her Marist career in fine style, with a career-best time at Penn Relays. Competing in the Olympic development 5km racewalk – actually, all the women’s racewalkers started together in a large field of more than 20 athletes – she surged to her best time of 26:31.20. Kristi has truly been a trailblazer for our program, and she has paved the way for current and future racewalk success. Although the NCAA does not support racewalk as a sport or an event, we are proud to have Marist students wear our singlet in races. Kristi was the first women’s racewalker to do so, and the future here is bright in this niche sport within track and field. Nicely done, Kristi, and thanks for all you have done for our program.

Penn Relays

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Women’s result and splits

Olympic development women’s 5,000-meter racewalk

6. Kristi Licursi 26:31.20 (personal-best time)

1:57, 3:57 (2:00), 6:00 (2:03), 8:07 (2:07)

10:13 (2:06), 12:22 (2:09), 14:33 (2:11), 16:44 (2:11)

18:56 (2:12), 21:08 (2:12), 23:21 (2:13), 25:30 (2:09)

26:31.20 (1:01.20)

Fun at FoxFest

We take a brief break in the Penn Relays programming to bring you this goofy photo of freshmen Alex Hogue and Will Esposito from Friday afternoon's FoxFest at Marist. As Wilson noted in his text, FoxFest is the PG-13 version of RiverFest. (And, this time of year in our program, PG-13 versions of anything are about all we can tolerate). So yeah. A little fun interlude before it's back to work for these two fine young men at Yale on Sunday. But first! We have some more work to do down here at Penn. OK!

Penn Relays: Men's 4x400 shines

A very strong and well-balanced 4x400 relay today at Penn. Nicely done, men! 

Penn Relays

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Friday, April 28, 2017

Men’s result

1,600-meter relay

58. Marist (Joe Cafaro 51.4, Zach Ropes 50.8, Sean Patterson 50.5, Tim Johnson 50.6) 3:24.01

Penn Relays: Heat wave

Let's see. I've been coming to the Penn Relays as a track fan and/or track coach for more than 30 years. For the past 20 years, I've been to the Thursday Distance Night at Penn. Let me think about the last time I wore short sleeves on Thursday night at Penn. Wait. Oh. Yeah. How about ... NEVER! Until this year ... apparently, global warming has come to Penn. Usually, coaches and athletes are scurrying for cover because of the cold rain. This year, it's to get out of the blazing sun. Huh? And the forecast for tomorrow calls for near record heat, and possibly thunderstorms. I thought this was April?

Penn Relays: Complete Day 1 results + record relay photo

Penn Relays

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Women’s results

3,000-meter steeplechase

26. Nicki Nesi 10:43.43

83.12, 2:48.10 (84.98), 4:13.67 (85.57), 5:41.34 (87.67), 7:09.94 (88.60), 8:36.96 (87.02), 10:00.89 (83.93), 10:43.43 (42.54)

10,000-meter run

20. Elizabeth Wasserman 37:34.46 (one lap short, officials miscounted laps)

400-meter hurdles

39. Debbie Boerke 1:03.03 *ECAC qualifier

400-meter relay

50. Marist (Ashley Haynes, Candhace Forrest, Debbie Boerke, Danisha Craig) 48.76 *school record, old record 48.97 by Ashley Haynes, Danielle Asaro, Nicole Scicolone, Molly Weeks in 2014.

Men’s result and splits

5,000-meter run

74. Steven Rizzo 15:09.03

70, 2:20 (70), 3:29 (69), 4:39 (70)

5:49 (70), 7:00 (71), 8:11 (81), 9:22 (71)

10:36 (74), 11:51 (75), 13:09 (78), 14:28 (79)

15:09.03 (41.03)

Penn Relays: Women's distance night results

Fifth-year senior Nicki Nesi ran a PR time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, falling just 0.02 short of Brittany Burns’ school record in the event, in a solid effort on Thursday night at Penn. She finished with a hard and strong final lap, but some of the middle laps were just a little off what we were hoping. Later in the evening, Elizabeth Wasserman struggled in the 10km with a tight and stiff back that hampered her ability to run a full and complete pace and effort. This was a bummer. However! All was not lost, as we had two Marist Running Alums – recent graduate Lizzy Peper and soon-to-be UPenn grad Kyle Heubner – visit and hang out with us during the meet. Great to see them both. Once a Fox, always a Fox.

Penn Relays

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Women’s results

3,000-meter steeplechase

26. Nicki Nesi 10:43.43

83.12, 2:48.10 (84.98), 4:13.67 (85.57), 5:41.34 (87.67), 7:09.94 (88.60), 8:36.96 (87.02), 10:00.89 (83.93), 10:43.43 (42.54)

10,000-meter run

20. Elizabeth Wasserman 37:34.46 (one lap short, officials miscounted laps)

Penn Relays: Men's result and splits

It was a gutty but ultimately disappointing race for Steven Rizzo in the 5,000 at Penn Relays on Thursday night. Gutty in that he looked and raced strong through the first 3,200-meters. Disappointing in that the pace fell off dramatically over the last third of the race. There are no excuses for this, but Rizz has been working very hard academically and has been getting inconsistent sleep. Again, it was a good effort with a not-so-good result. On to the next.

Penn Relays

Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Men’s result

5,000-meter run

74. Steven Rizzo 15:09.03

70, 2:20 (70), 3:29 (69), 4:39 (70)

5:49 (70), 7:00 (71), 8:11 (81), 9:22 (71)

10:36 (74), 11:51 (75), 13:09 (78), 14:28 (79)

15:09.03 (41.03)

Penn Relays: School record, ECAC qualifier!

The early results from Penn Relays were outstanding: Our women's 4x100 relay set a school record, and Debbie Boerke earned an ECAC qualifying mark in the 400-meter hurdles. Debbie's hurdle race was the first of the day, at 10 a.m., and she got the ECAC mark by the narrowest of margins -- 0.01 second. The 4x100 relay was this afternoon and they edged the previous, 3-year-old school record. Next up is the 4x400 relay and the distance events. Good start to our 3-day stay at Penn.

Penn Relays

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Women’s results

400-meter hurdles

39. Debbie Boerke 1:03.03 *ECAC qualifier

400-meter relay

50. Marist (Ashley Haynes, Candhace Forrest, Debbie Boerke, Danisha Craig) 48.76 *school record, old record 48.97 by Ashley Haynes, Danielle Asaro, Nicole Scicolone, Molly Weeks in 2014.

Penn Relays: Who's racing for us

The latter part of this week, and then spilling into the coming weeks, represents just about our busiest stretch of competition as the outdoor track season rounds the bend to championship season. Once again, Marist will be well-represented at the Penn Relays on Thursday, Friday and Saturday down at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Here is our schedule of athletes who are competing down there over the three days.

Thursday, 10 a.m., 400-meter hurdles: Debbie Boerke

Thursday, 1:15 p.m.: Women’s 4x100 relay team

Thursday, 6:25 p.m.: Women’s 4x400 relay team

Thursday, 8:10 p.m., 3,000-meter steeplechase: Nicki Nesi

Thursday, 9:25 p.m., 5,000-meter run: Steven Rizzo

Thursday, 10:25 p.m., 10,000-meter run: Elizabeth Wasserman

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Friday, 4:20 p.m.: Men’s 4x400 relay team

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Saturday, 8 a.m., Olympic Development women’s 5,000-meter racewalk: Kristi Licursi

Saturday, 4:40 p.m., Men’s 4x800 relay team

After our trip to Penn, we turn right around and go to Yale on Sunday. Then, next week, we have the Vassar Twilight Meet on Friday night, followed by the MAAC Championships on Saturday and Sunday at Rider. 

Yale Invitational: Sunday's time schedule

This is the final time schedule for Sunday's meet at Yale. This time schedule is based on the actual entries, so it should be relatively accurate.

Yale Springtime Invitational

Sunday, April 30, 2017

Final time schedule and order of events

Running events

11:30 a.m.: 4x100 relay, women

11:35 a.m.: 4x100 relay, men

11:40 a.m.: 3,000 steeplechase, men

11:55 a.m.: 3,000 steeplechase, women

12:10 p.m.: 1,500 run, women

12:30 p.m.: 1,500 run, men

12:45 p.m.: 110 hurdles, men

12:55 p.m.: 100 hurdles, women

1:05 p.m.: 400 dash, women

1:10 p.m.: 400 dash, men

1:15 p.m.: 100 dash, women

1:25 p.m.: 100 dash, men

1:35 p.m.: 800 run, women

1:50 p.m.: 800 run, men

2:05 p.m.: 400 hurdles, women

2:15 p.m.: 400 hurdles, men

2:20 p.m.: 200 dash, women

2:30 p.m.: 200 dash, men

2:45 p.m.: 3,000 run, women

3:10 p.m.: 5,000 run, men

3:40 p.m.: 4x400 relay, women

3:45 p.m.: 4x400 relay, men

Field event

12 noon: high jump men, followed by high jump women

Shattering start to a new age group

Our old friend, Marist Running Alum and loyal program supporter Bob Sweeney of Colorado had a smashing debut as a 50-year-old at Sunday’s Glass City Marathon in Toledo, Ohio. Bob, who turned 50 in February, placed sixth overall out of more than 1,000 runners in the race and first in the masters (40-and-over) with a sterling time of 2:43:24. The master of consistency, Bob’s 13.1-mile splits were 1:21:32 and 1:21:52. Not bad at any age, but certainly stellar at a new milestone year. For true numbers geeks, Bob’s “age-graded time and achievement percentile” calculated at 2:29:11 and 86.012 percent, according to this web site. In other words, it’s an elite-level performance from an endurance athlete with a career filled with them. Nicely done, Bob!

Farm Lane therapy

Finally, mercifully, daylight has crept back into our early morning jog time. The headlamp you see pictured here has been officially retired from the morning run until the fall, when darkness inevitably creeps back in. This morning, with The Lawyer and The Mayor, our route took an impromptu turn onto Farm Lane – something we haven’t done since last spring or summer. The undulating terrain of our favorite cross country workout venue was an excellent metaphor for our rambling conversation, which I kind of dominated this morning, detailing the ups and downs of our lives these days. The run was great therapy for me and really for the three of us, as we unpacked various emotions that can only be shared on the solitude of an early-morning jog. The stats today were unremarkable: 7 miles, 8:42 pace, on those hills. In a previous life, this would be a slow jog. Two years ago, on crutches, I could only dream of such things. Now, I cherish every step and every word, at any pace and any distance. And it sure is nice to see my friends again in the daylight, as opposed to the blinding light of a powerful headlamp on a dark morning.

Stony Brook Wolfie meet: Women's results, splits -- Ashley Haynes, 100 dash record!

Congrats to senior captain Ashley Haynes, as she continues to leave her mark on the school record board. Today, she added the 100-meter dash to her ever-growing collection of school records, on a damp and chilly day. Nicely done, Ash! (Note: Photo above is from last year's Wolfie, on a much nicer day weather-wise)

Wolfie Invitational

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Women’s results and splits

100-meter dash

4. Ashley Haynes 12.44 seconds *school record, old record 12.48 seconds by Danielle Asaro in 2014

7. Danisha Craig 12.68

11. Lauren Adams 12.89

12. Candhace Forrest 12.94

200-meter dash

16. Lauren Adams 26.57

24. Candhace Forrest 27.34

400-meter dash

11. Jenn Horner 1:01.24

17. Molly Weeks 1:02.58

21. Olivia Gage 1:03.41

27. Ericka Stewart 1:06.89

29. Emma Schweitzer 1:07.71

800-meter run

5. Emily Burns 2:20.82

9. Emily Franko 2:24.05

15. Christine Gambell 2:28.98

28. Lauren Traina 2:44.32

1,500-meter run

4. Emily Burns 4:37.93

72, 2:28 (76), 3:41 (73), 4:37.93 (75.93 last 400m)

9. Shea  Bohan 4:45.09

72, 2:29 (77), 3:47 (78), 4:45.09 (78.09 last 400m)

14. Emily Franko 4:52.40

76, 2:34 (78), 3:54 (80), 4:52.40 (78.40 last 400m)

16. Christine Gambell 4:54.07

73, 2:29 (76), 3:49 (80), 4:54.07 (86.07 last 400m)

19. Boushra Belkhir 4:58.26

78, 2:36 (78), 3:58 (82), 4:58.26 (81.26 last 400m)

3,000-meter run (splits taken from finish line by Saad)

5. Denise Grohn 10:26.44

39, 2:02 (83), 3:25 (83), 4:49 (84), 6:13 (84), 7:39 (86), 9:02 (83), 10:26.44 (84.44)

6. Jenna Robinson 10:28.43

39, 2:02 (83), 3:25 (83), 4:48 (83), 6:13 (85), 7:38 (85), 9:03 (85), 10:28.43 (85.43)

8. Bryn Gorberg 10:34.03

39, 2:02 (83), 3:25 (83), 4:48 (83), 6:13 (85), 7:39 (86), 9:07 (88), 10:34.03 (87.03)

18. Kerri-Anne Flynn 11:42.34

41, 2:09 (88), 3:38 (89), 5:11 (93), 6:48 (97), 8:27 (99), 10:07 (100), 11:42.34 (95.34)

400-meter hurdles

2. Debbie Boerke 1:03.38

7. Courtney Cartwright 1:09.52

9. Alexandra Hernandez 1:09.88

400-meter relay

4. Marist (Ashley Haynes, Lauren Adams, Debbie Boerke, Danisha Craig) 49.41

1,600-meter relay

7. Marist (Shea Bohan 62.8, Emily Burns 63.3, Christine Gambell 66.6, Jenna Robinson 66.1) 4:19.09

High jump

6. Fallon Quigley 1.45 meters

Long jump

10. Debbie Boerke 4.68 meters

14. Molly Weeks 4.59 meters

Team standings

1-Stony Brook 228.5, 2. Quinnipiac 121, 3. Sacred Heart 97, 4. Fordham 57, 5. Niagara 31, 6. Marist 25.5, 7. St. John’s 18, 8. Hofstra 10

Stony Brook Wolfie meet: Men's results and splits

Wolfie Invitational

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Men’s results and splits

100-meter dash

3. Tim Johnson 11.31

4. Joe Cafaro 11.47

200-meter dash

8. Joe Cafaro 22.74

9. Tim Johnson 22.94

12. Santosh Krishnan 24.27

400-meter dash

7. Santosh Krishnan 55.02

800-meter run

3. Zachary Ropes 1:54.88

9. Mark Cappuccitti 2:00.18

11. Josh Siegel 2:01.20

14. Nate Lungarini 2:02.88

1,500-meter run

11. Mike Kennedy 4:08.78

65, 2:11 (66), 3:18 (67), 4:08.78 (67.78 last 400m)

13. Anthony Colasanto 4:11.79

65, 2:11 (66), 3:19 (68), 4:11.79 (69.79 last 400m)

14. Saad Baig 4:13.82

62, 2:08 (66), 3:21 (73), 4:13.82 (72.82 last 400m)

16. Eamonn Beers 4:14.37

66, 2:12 (68), 3:21 (69), 4:14.37 (71.37 last 400m)

20. Will Esposito 4:25.84

67, 2:16 (69), 3:29 (73), 4:25.84 (56.84)

21. Zach Toner 4:31.62

68, 2:21 (73), 3:35 (74), 4:31.62 (56.62)

3,000-meter run

7. Joe Miller 8:55.8

68, 2:18 (70), 3:29 (71), 4:40 (71)

5:54 (74), 7:07 (73), 8:21 (74), 8:55.8 (34.8)

9. Conor Stack 8:59.2

70, 2:21 (71), 3:34 (73), 4:47 (73)

6:01 (74), 7:15 (74), 8:27 (72), 8:59.2 (32.2)

5,000-meter run

5. Mike Kennedy 15:31.93

73, 2:30 (77), 3:47 (77), 5:02 (75)

6:19 (77), 7:35 (76), 8:48 (73), 10:03 (75)

11:17 (74), 12:31 (74), 13:43 (72), 14:55 (72)

15:31.93 (36.93)

6. Dan Hillman 16:03.02

72, 2:25 (73), 3:38 (73), 4:50 (72)

6:03 (73), 7:20 (77), 8:41 (81), 10:03 (82)

11:23 (80), 12:49 (86), 14:09 (80), 15:27 (78)

16:03.02 (35.02)

7. Brian Edsall 16:03.20

73, 2:31 (78), 3:47 (76), 5:03 (76)

6:19 (76), 7:36 (77), 8:55 (79), 10:14 (79)

11:32 (78), 12:50 (78), 14:09 (79), 15:28 (79)

16:03.20 (35.20)

9. Will Duggan 16:08.10

73, 2:31 (78), 3:47 (76), 5:02 (75)

6:19 (77), 7:35 (76), 8:53 (78), 10:11 (78)

11:30 (79), 12:50 (80), 14:10 (80), 15:29 (79)

16:08.10 (39.10)

10. Omar Perez 16:19.98

73, 2:29 (76), 3:46 (77), 5:02 (76)

6:19 (77), 7:37 (78), 8:56 (79), 10:16 (80)

11:37 (81), 12:58 (81), 14:20 (82), 15:41 (81)

16:19.98 (38.98)

400-meter hurdles

4. Sean Patterson 57.47

3,000-meter steeplechase

2. Alex Hogue 9:56.94

74, 2:30 (76), 3:49 (79), 5:09 (80), 6:32 (83), 7:54 (82), 9:17 (83), 9:56.94 (39.94)

3. Mark Valentino (Marist Alumni Racing Team) 10:15.57

73, 2:30 (77), 3:49 (79), 5:09 (80), 6:32 (83), 8:01 (88), 9:30 (89), 10:15.57 (45.57)

1,600-meter relay

5. Marist (Zachary Ropes 51.5, Nate Lungarini 53.4, Josh Siegel 52.8, Anthony Colasanto 53.6) 3:31.70

Team standings

1-Stony Brook 283, 2. Sacred Heart 97, 3. Fordham 76, 4. Marist 33, 5. Quinnipiac 4

Stony Brook Wolfie meet: Chilly selfie

Yeah. The "accu" part of Accuweather wasn't that effective today. All week, we had been checking the Stony Brook weather. All week, it was saying partly cloudy, or partly sunny, or cloudy, with consistent highs in the low to mid 60s. This morning that forecast changed to showers and low 50s. It wasn't all that pleasant, but the meet went well enough. Especially gratifying to see Marist Running Alum Mark Valentino, who came and ran the steeplechase and helped out tremendously with splits throughout the day. Just like old times. Results and splits will be posted here, once they are posted online. Still awaiting them. Some solid performances, despite the chilly, damp and windy conditions. Back with more later ...

Stony Brook Wolfie meet: 'Food' for thought to start the day ...

Our track trips almost always start with a grocery store stop -- either at Hannaford's in Highland or at Price Chopper in Poughkeepsie (which is where we went today, en route to Stony Brook). I was somewhat startled to see senior captain Ashley Haynes in this little shopping buggy at the Chopper. My immediate reaction was, "oh no, she's hurt!" but that quickly changed to "come on, Ash ... really?" But then my thought process shifted to, "well, geez, she's saving her energy for the meet today!" Yeah. That sounds good. Let's go with THAT. Being the quick thinker that I am, I snapped this photo and promised to post it to the blog. So. Here you go!

Stony Brook Wolfie meet: Updated time schedule

Field events
10:30 a.m.: Women's long jump
11:30 a.m.: Men's high jump, followed by women's high jump
Track events
10:50 a.m.: National Anthem
11:00 a.m.: Women's 4x100 relay
11:05 a.m.: Men's 4x100 relay
11:10 a.m.: Women's 1,500
11:30 a.m.: Men's 1,500
11:45 a.m.: Women's 100 hurdles
11:55 a.m.: Men's 110 hurdles
12 noon: Women's 5,000
12:25 p.m.: Men's 3,000
12:35 p.m.: Women's 400
12:45 p.m.: Men's 400
1:00 p.m.: Women's 100
1:10 p.m.: Men's 100
1:15 p.m.: Women's 800
1:25 p.m.: Men's 800
1:40 p.m.: Women's 3km steeple
1:55 p.m.: Men's 3km steeple
2:10 p.m.: Women's 400 hurdles
2:20 p.m.: Men's 400 hurdles
2:30 p.m.: Women's 200 dash
2:45 p.m.: Men's 200 dash
2:55 p.m.: Women's 3,000
3:10 p.m.: Men's 5,000
3:30 p.m.: Women's 4x400 relay
3:45 p.m.: Men's 4x400 relay

Stony Brook Wolfie meet: Order of events

On Saturday, we head to Long Island for the Wolfie Invitational at Stony Brook University. This a nice, low-key meet with some quality events and athletes; an excellent meet for us, and even better in that a lot of our athletes are from Long Island, so there is usually great family support. Here is the order of events (no time schedule yet) for the meet.

Field events, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Women's long jump
Women's high jump
Running events, starting at 11 a.m.
4x100 relay
1,500 run
110 hurdles
100 hurdles
3,000 run
400 dash
100 dash
3,000 steeple
800 run
400 hurdles
200 dash
5,000 run
4x400 relay

Boston Marathon: Some more Forever Foxes' stats

A few more stats on Katie Messina and Kara Lightowler from Boston (along with an additional finisher's information):

-- Katie finished in 3:03:18, an average of exactly 7:00 per mile. She placed 126th overall in the women's field, and she was 110th overall in the women's open race (18-39). That, my friends, is borderline elite status. Nicely done, Katie!

-- Kara finished in 3:09:42, an average of 7:15 per mile. She placed 256th overall in the women's field, and she was 225th overall in the women's open race (18-39). Good stuff!

-- Jillian Corley completed the marathon in 3:43:47, an average of 8:32 per mile. She slowed down a bit over the second half, but ran an excellent first Boston.

We are proud of them all, as always.

If there are any other Marist Running results from Boston that I missed, please let me know. The photo to the left of Katie was poached from Facebook. Clearly, she was basking in the glory of her new hometown marathon.

Boston Marathon: Bryn's dad = THE MAN

 Congratulations to Joe Gorberg, father of soon to be graduating senior Bryn Gorberg (side note: typing those words are tinged with sadness), for his outstanding race at the Boston Marathon.

Despite the warmer than normal conditions, Joe was able to get to his pre-race goals with an outstanding time of 3:20:27, a nearly even-paced race (first half was run in 1:39:11). Joe averaged 7:39 per mile and placed 250th in the 50-54 age group.

As parents, we want to be role models for our children. What better way to be a role model for a student-athlete than by putting in a great effort as a marathon runner? Nicely done, Dad.

Boston Marathon: Only Conor

This is straight out of the Conor Shelley playbook. Spend the weekend in Boston with his best buddy from college, Vess. Note that "spend the weekend" is a top-secret code for late night/early morning hour activity revolving around Adult Beverages. Decide at the last minute -- literally, like, wake up and say what the hey -- to run the Boston Marathon. Take this selfie in Hopkinton (note the high-tech pre-race flannel; also note the ridiculously low bib number with "nobody" scribbled in sharpie for no apparent reason). Then proceed to run a fancy negative-split, re-qualifying time. Neat.

Boston Marathon: Alum update

Quick update from our first finishers:

--Katie Messina (photo from Matt Panebianco's phone) crushed it, running 3:03:18 (1:30:32 through 13.1) and placing close to top 100 in age group. She races for Battle Road TC in Boston.
--Kara Lightowler similarly ran great, 3:09:42 (1:32:57 through 13.1). K-Lights is proving to be quite consistent at this distance!
--Conor Shelley ran a negative split 3:01:47 (first 13.1 = 1:32:19).

More to follow ...

Bucknell: April’s Magic Carpet

Alert readers of this not-so-fancy blog know that I have often referred to the Boston University indoor track as the “Magic Carpet.” That venue, and the meets held there, has generated countless career-best times, IC4A/ECAC qualifying marks and the majority of our indoor track school records. Well. Fast-forward a few months to the Bison Outdoor Classic, our one and only foray to Lewisburg, PA, for the awesome meet at Bucknell University. While the scope is limited – one meet per year as opposed to three or four meets at BU during the winter – the yield of outstanding results is quite astounding. It’s no secret that I love going to Bucknell; it’s a beautiful campus, the weather is almost always favorable (hard to believe, during the volatile month of April, in an area that has almost identical climactic conditions to the mid-Hudson Valley), and the place is seeping with baseball history as it is where the legendary Christy Mathewson went to college.

And oh yeah: When it’s time to start playing track, our athletes have produced some epic performances on the blue and orange oval at Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium. The school records and IC4A/ECAC marks aside, embedded deeply in the results were some fantastic breakthrough performances by several of our athletes. There’s something about that place that we cannot put our finger on, but it almost always winds up being a great meet for us. Kevin Donner, the head coach at Bucknell, takes great pride in his meet and has been known to call it “Mt. SAC East,” for its penchant of producing national-caliber performances close to home. The meet is well-organized, low-key (there’s not even the ubiquitous “team packet,” which is usually filled with useless information anyway) and easy for our athletes to navigate. Check in about an hour before your race; get your hip number and lane assignment; stay loose; get on the track and rock. Just like Boston in the wintertime. Dear Bucknell: Thanks for another great meet. See you next April, and remember to have sunny skies and light winds once again.

Bucknell Bison, Day 2: Men's 4x800 relay, school record and IC4A qualifier!

What a truly tremendous way to end a fabulous weekend at Bucknell. We were hoping to nab an IC4A qualifying mark (standard = 7:43.00) in the 4x800 relay. The relay was dealt a bit of a blow because Zachary Ropes came down with some allergy related illness symptoms leading up to the race. We decided to sub out Zachary with Stefan Morton and it was mission accomplished -- in a big way, with an unexpected and dominant school record. As always, the leadoff leg sets the tone, and Brian Henderson did this in a huge way with a statement-making 1:54.7. He handed off to Drew Burns, who was immediately overtaken by an absolute blazing leg from Geneseo's second man (who split 1:51 and change). This hard charging Geneseo runner actually helped Drew, who threw down a monster 1:53.4. Steven Morrison made up the deficit in a hurry and extended the lead with a game-changing 1:52.2 (how much did we miss HIM during indoors?). Stefan got the baton in great shape, and he hung on for the school record in decisive fashion, knocking out the four-year-old mark that is one of the most hallowed on the books.

Not to be overlooked here is the excellent depth our middle-distance runners exhibited. Ropes led off the B Team (which ran in the first section) with a 1:56.8, despite feeling the effects of his illness. Mark Cappuccitti broke 2:00 for the first time in awesome fashion, and Steven Rizzo did the same. Add to that Anthony Colasanto's open race time of 1:57.86, and that's quite a bit of middle distance depth in a few short hours on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Bucknell, one that we won't soon forget.

3,200-meter relay

1-Marist A (Brian Henderson 1:54.7, Drew Burns 1:53.4, Steven Morrison 1:52.2, Stefan Morton 1:56.7) 7:37.37 (IC4A qualifier) *school record, old record 7:39.27 by Chris Vanzetta, David Marthy, Matt Panebianco, Will Griffin in 2013

5. Marist B (Zachary Ropes 1:56.8, Tanner Senius 2:00.9, Mark Cappuccitti 1:58.5, Steven Rizzo 1:58.7) 7:55.37

Bucknell Bison, Day 2: Joe Cafaro's 400-meter hurdle school record!

Whoa. Check out THAT pose. You know. Some would refer to senior sprinter Joe Cafaro as "Mr. Marist" ... but alas, that's a story for another day. For today, we'll just call him the new school record holder in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, in one of the more remarkable breakthrough races in recent memory. Joe decided to skip right over 55 seconds (previous career best = 56.22 seconds) and run a heat-winning time of 54.93 seconds, breaking Hakim Cunningham's two-year-old mark of 55.62. And yeah. He wasn't afraid to do a little stylin' afterwards. Nicely done!

400-meter hurdles

7. Joe Cafaro 54.93 *school record, old record 55.62 by Hakim Cunningham in 2015

Bucknell Bison, Day 2: Men's results and splits

Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Lewisburg, PA

Men’s results and splits

400-meter dash

48. Tim Johnson 51.28

72. Josh Hindle 53.13

800-meter run

82. Anthony Colasanto 1:57.86

118. Josh Siegel 2:00.38

3,000-meter run

17. Conor Stack 9:15.08

69, 2:23 (74), 3:38 (75), 4:53 (75), 6:10 (77), 7:25 (75), 8:40 (75), 9:15.08 (35.08)

110-meter hurdles

10. Josh Taylor 15.28

400-meter hurdles

7. Joe Cafaro 54.93 *school record, old record 55.62 by Hakim Cunningham in 2015

25. Sean Patterson 56.07

400-meter relay

11. Marist (Joe Cafaro, Josh Taylor, Sean Patterson, Tim Johnson) 43.27

1,600-meter relay

16. Marist (Sean Patterson 52.1, Joe Cafaro 51.7, Josh Hindle 52.1, Tim Johnson 50.8) 3:26.72

3,200-meter relay

1-Marist A (Brian Henderson 1:54.7, Drew Burns 1:53.4, Steven Morrison 1:52.2, Stefan Morton 1:56.7) 7:37.37 (IC4A qualifier) *school record, old record 7:39.27 by Chris Vanzetta, David Marthy, Matt Panebianco, Will Griffin in 2013

5. Marist B (Zachary Ropes 1:56.8, Tanner Senius 2:00.9, Mark Cappuccitti 1:58.5, Steven Rizzo 1:58.7) 7:55.37

Bucknell Bison, Day 2: Danisha Craig, 400-meter school record!

After a fantabulous indoor track season, in which she set career bests and school records in seemingly every meet and every race, junior Danisha Craig has had a little more uneven outdoor track season -- mostly due to severe shin splints that have hampered her training and racing. However, Danisha overcame this in her usual tough and classy way on Saturday afternoon, forging her way to a tremendous school record in the 400-meter dash at Bucknell. Danisha zoomed to a time of 57.83 seconds, eclipsing the nine-year-old mark of Holly Burns, which was 58.32 seconds. A great race from a great athlete. Nicely done!

400-meter dash

12. Danisha Craig 57.83 *school record, old record 58.32 by Holly Burns in 2008

Bucknell Bison, Day 2: Women's results and splits

Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Lewisburg, PA

Women’s results and splits

100-meter dash

59. Lauren Adams 13.27

200-meter dash

20. Ashley Haynes 26.02

64. Lauren Adams 27.18

400-meter dash

12. Danisha Craig 57.83 *school record, old record 58.32 by Holly Burns in 2008

47. Jenn Horner 1:01.83

54. Ashley Haynes 1:02.57

800-meter run

57. Denise Grohn 2:19.18

58. Shea Bohan 2:19.22

80. Emily Franko 2:21.35

3,000-meter run

10. Bryn Gorberg 10:32.54

82, 2:46 (84), 4:10 (84), 5:35 (85), 7:02 (87), 8:28 (86), 9:53 (85), 10:32.54 (39.54)

13. Janelle Solviletti (unattached) 10:36.71

81, 2:43 (82), 4:06 (83), 5:31 (85), 6:58 (87), 8:25 (87), 9:55 (90), 10:36.71 (41.71)

18. Boushra Belkhir 10:48.56

82, 2:46 (84), 4:13 (87), 5:41 (88), 7:10 (89), 8:41 (91), 10:10 (89), 10:48.56 (38.56)

22. Christine Gambell 10:54.46

81, 2:43 (82), 4:06 (83), 5:31 (85), 7:01 (90), 8:35 (94), 10:08 (93), 10:54.46 (46.46)

400-meter hurdles

6. Debbie Boerke 1:03.28

400-meter relay

17. Marist (Ashley Haynes, Lauren Adams, Debbie Boerke, Danisha Craig) 49.24

Bucknell Bison, Day 1: Palmer Weimann joins sub-15:00 5km list

Congrats to sophomore Palmer Weimann for becoming the 26th member of the sub-15:00 club for 5,000 meters. Much like at Colonial, Palmer did it in scintillating fashion, closing his last kilometer in an almost unfathomable 2:49 -- a pace he has never maintained in any part of a 3km race. Ever. How did he DO that? Very proud of Palmer and his 10-second PR and milestone achievement. Nicely done!

Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

Friday, April 14, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Lewisburg, PA

5,000-meter run, unseeded

5. Palmer Weimann 14:53.61

72, 2:27 (75), 3:38 (71), 4:50 (72)

6:02 (72), 7:16 (74), 8:29 (73), 9:41 (72)

10:51 (70), 12:04 (73), 13:15 (71), 14:22 (67)

14:53.61 (31.61); last 1km, 2:49.61!

Updated sub-15:00 all-time list

1-Girma Segni, 14:18.42, 2009*

2. Will Griffin, 14:23.43, 2013 **

3. Arquimedes DelaCruz, 14:29.82, 2013

4. Adam Vess, 14:33.41, 2008

5. Peter Pazik, 14:35.84, 1986

6. Matt Flint, 14:37.45, 2010

7. Ken Walshak, 14:37.53, 2011

8. Michael Melfi, 14:42.36, 1998

9. Justin Harris, 14:42.88, 2007

10. David Raucci, 14:42.92, 2006

11. Michael Nehr, 14:45.61, 2001

12. Dietrich Mosel, 14:49.74, 2016

13. David Swift, 14:50.24, 1995

14. Zak Smetana, 14:50.39, 2011

15. Kirk Dornton, 14:50.89, 2002

16. Nick Webster, 14:52.54, 2009

17. Conor Shelley, 14:52.67, 2008

18. Palmer Weimann 14:53.61, 2017

19. Joel Moss, 14:54.57, 2012

20. Greg Salamone, 14:55.79, 2000

21. Tim Keegan, 14:56.45, 2009

22. Mark Valentino, 14:56.77, 2016

23. Steven Rizzo 14:56.99, 2017

24. Stefan Morton, 14:58.19, 2016

25. Ryan Scrudato, 14:58.43, 2013

26. Spencer Johnson, 14:58.46, 2015

* indoor school record and fastest overall time in school history for the distance

** outdoor school record holder

Bold indicates current team member

Bucknell Bison, Day 1: Stefan Morton qualifies for IC4A 1,500

Congrats to senior captain Stefan Morton for his IC4A qualifying mark in the 1,500-meter run under the lights on Friday night. It's the second year in a row that he has qualified for the event at IC4As. As you can see by the splits, the first lap was fast but then the field clogged up on the second lap. Stefan mustered a strong finishing kick to just dip under the IC4A standard. Neat.

Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

Friday, April 14, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Lewisburg, PA

1,500-meter run, seeded

32. Stefan Morton 3:56.02 *IC4A qualifier

61, 2:07 (66), 3:09 (62), 3:56.02 (47.02); last 400m, 62.02

Bucknell Bison, Day 1: Men's results and splits

Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

Friday, April 14, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Lewisburg, PA

Men’s results and splits

1,500-meter run, seeded

32. Stefan Morton 3:56.02 *IC4A qualifier

61, 2:07 (66), 3:09 (62), 3:56.02 (47.02); last 400m, 62.02

1,500-meter run, unseeded

23. Saad Baig 3:59.38

64, 2:09 (63), 3:13 (64), 3:59.38 (46.38); last 400m, 61.38

29. Steven Rizzo 4:00.05

65, 2:09 (64), 3:13 (64), 4:00.05 (47.05); last 400m, 62.05

31. Drew Burns 4:00.25

64, 2:09 (65), 3:14 (65), 4:00.25 (46.25); last 400m, 60.25

5,000-meter run, unseeded

5. Palmer Weimann 14:53.61

72, 2:27 (75), 3:38 (71), 4:50 (72)

6:02 (72), 7:16 (74), 8:29 (73), 9:41 (72)

10:51 (70), 12:04 (73), 13:15 (71), 14:22 (67)

14:53.61 (31.61); last 1km, 2:49.61!

55. Mike Kennedy 15:15.48

72, 2:26 (74), 3:37 (71), 4:49 (72)

6:01 (72), 7:15 (74), 8:28 (73), 9:39 (71)

10:52 (73), 12:08 (76), 13:32 (74), 14:35 (73)

15:15.48 (40.48)

66. Joe Miller 15:18.70

72, 2:28 (76), 3:41 (73), 4:52 (71)

6:05 (73), 7:18 (73), 8:32 (74), 9:48 (76)

11:04 (76), 12:20 (76), 13:34 (74), 14:45 (71)

15:18.70 (33.70)

5,000-meter run, seeded

23. Dietrich Mosel 14:59.18

71, 2:21 (70), 3:32 (71), 4:42 (70)

5:54 (72), 7:06 (72), 8:18 (72), 9:31 (73)

10:45 (74), 12:00 (75), 13:13 (73), 14:26 (73)

14:59.18 (33.18)

10,000-meter run, unseeded

6. Matt Baffuto 31:39.14

75, 2:29 (74), 3:44 (75), 4:59 (75)

6:13 (74), 7:29 (76), 8:43 (74), 9:58 (75)

11:14 (76), 12:28 (74), 13:44 (76), 15:00 (76)

16:16 (76), 17:32 (76), 18:48 (76), 20:03 (75)

21:19 (76), 22:37 (78), 23:56 (79), 25:14 (78)

26:31 (77), 27:49 (78), 29:07 (78), 30:22 (75)

31:39.14 (77.14)

1600m splits: 4:59, 4:59, 5:02, 5:03, 5:11, 5:08

5km splits: 15:38, 16:01.14

9. Chris Rivas 32:14.27

77, 2:32 (75), 3:48 (76), 5:06 (78)

6:24 (78), 7:41 (77), 8:57 (76), 10:14 (77)

11:31 (77), 12:48 (77), 14:05 (77), 15:23 (78)

16:40 (77), 17:56 (76), 19:13 (77), 20:30 (77)

21:50 (80), 23:07 (77), 24:25 (78), 25:44 (79)

27:02 (78), 28:21 (79), 29:39 (78), 30:56 (77)

32:14.27 (78.27)

1600m splits: 5:06, 5:08, 5:09, 5:07, 5:14, 5:12

5km splits: 16:02, 16:12.27

10. Spencer Johnson (unattached) 32:14.36

76, 2:29 (73), 3:44 (75), 4:59 (74)

6:13 (74), 7:29 (76), 8:43 (74), 10:00 (77)

11:16 (76), 12:31 (75), 13:48 (77), 15:05 (77)

16:22 (77), 17:39 (77), 18:59 (80), 20:19 (80)

21:40 (81), 22:59 (79), 24:19 (80), 25:39 (80)

26:59 (80), 28:19 (80), 29:39 (80), 30:59 (80)

32:14.36 (75.36)

1600m splits: 4:59, 5:01, 5:05, 5:14, 5:20, 5:20

5km splits: 15:43, 16:31

Bucknell Bison, Day 1: Elizabeth Wasserman qualifies for ECAC 10km!

For the second year in a row, Elizabeth Wasserman qualified for the ECAC Championships at 10,000 meters based on her strong race at Bucknell. Last night, she easily exceeded the standard of 37:40.24 with her solid race. She earns another 25-lap race in a month at Princeton at the ECACs. Nicely done, Elizabeth!

Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

Friday, April 14, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Lewisburg, PA Women’s results and splits

10,000-meter run, invite

30. Elizabeth Wasserman 37:07.12 *ECAC qualifier

88, 2:56 (88), 4:22 (86), 5:50 (88)

7:17 (87), 8:44 (87), 10:12 (88), 11:39 (87)

13:06 (87), 14:34 (88), 16:03 (89), 17:32 (89)

19:02 (90), 20:31 (89), 21:59 (88), 23:30 (91)

25:01 (91), 26:34 (93), 28:06 (92), 29:37 (91)

31:10 (93), 32:40 (90), 34:10 (90), 35:41 (91)

37:07.12 (86.12)

1600m splits: 5:50, 5:49, 5:53, 5:58, 6:07, 6:04

5km splits: 18:17, 18:50.12

Bucknell Bison, Day 1: Women's results and splits

Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

Friday, April 14, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Lewisburg, PA Women’s results and splits

1,500-meter run, unseeded

10. Denise Grohn 4:45.18

75, 2:33 (78), 3:51 (78), 4:45.18 (54.18); last 400m, 73.18

13. Shea Bohan 4:46.77

76, 2:35 (79), 3:51 (76), 4:46.77 (55.77); last 400m, 74.77

16. Emily Franko 4:47.46

77, 2:34 (77), 3:52 (78), 4:47.46 (55.46); last 400m, 74.46

45. Bryn Gorberg 4:53.26

76, 2:33 (77), 3:52 (79), 4:53.26 (1:01.26); last 400m, 81.26

5,000-meter run, invite

31. Mara Schiffhauer 17:38.53

82, 2:43 (81), 4:06 (83), 5:29 (83)

6:53 (84), 8:16 (83), 9:41 (85), 11:07 (86)

12:33 (86), 14:01 (88), 15:30 (89), 16:56 (86)

17:38.53 (42.53)

5,000-meter run, unseeded

10. Jordan Casey 17:47.90

82, 2:48 (86), 4:14 (86), 5:41 (87)

7:07 (86), 8:34 (87), 9:59 (85), 11:26 (87)

12:52 (86), 14:19 (87), 15:45 (86), 17:08 (83)

17:47.90 (39.90)

20. Mariah Christian 18:00.49

82, 2:47 (85), 4:13 (86), 5:40 (87)

7:07 (87), 8:34 (87), 10:00 (86), 11:28 (88)

12:57 (89), 14:26 (89), 15:56 (90), 17:21 (85)

18:00.49 (39.49)

35. Annie Gould 18:15.50

85, 2:52 (87), 4:19 (87), 5:46 (87)

7:12 (86), 8:39 (87), 10:07 (88), 11:36 (89)

13:05 (89), 14:34 (89), 16:03 (89), 17:32 (89)

18:15.50 (43.50)

63. Brianne Vess 19:03.44

86, 2:55 (89), 4:23 (88), 5:52 (89)

7:23 (91), 8:54 (91), 10:25 (91), 11:59 (94)

13:34 (95), 15:10 (96), 16:45 (95), 18:19 (94)

19:03.44 (44.44)

10,000-meter run, invite

30. Elizabeth Wasserman 37:07.12 *ECAC qualifier

88, 2:56 (88), 4:22 (86), 5:50 (88)

7:17 (87), 8:44 (87), 10:12 (88), 11:39 (87)

13:06 (87), 14:34 (88), 16:03 (89), 17:32 (89)

19:02 (90), 20:31 (89), 21:59 (88), 23:30 (91)

25:01 (91), 26:34 (93), 28:06 (92), 29:37 (91)

31:10 (93), 32:40 (90), 34:10 (90), 35:41 (91)

37:07.12 (86.12)

1600m splits: 5:50, 5:49, 5:53, 5:58, 6:07, 6:04

5km splits: 18:17, 18:50.12

Mt. SAC Relays: Results, with splits

Here are the splits provided by Coach Chuck from last night's race at Mt. SAC.

59^th annual Mt. SAC Relays

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Murdock Stadium, El Camino College

Torrance, CA

Women’s Open 3,000-meter steeplechase

23. Nicki Nesi 10:44.51 *ECAC qualifier

83.22, 2:47.67 (84.45), 4:14.59 (86.90), 5:41.97 (87.38), 7:09.27 (87.30), 8:45.82 (88.29), 10:02.39 (84.83), 10:44.51 (42.12)

37. Emily Burns 11:08.27

80.85, 2:46.19 (85.34), 4:12.29 (86.10), 5:38.88 (86.59), 7:10.89 (92.01), 8:45.06 (94.17), 10:20.37 (95.31), 11:08.27 (47.90)

38. Ali Bartolotta 11:08.82
82.72, 2:47.72 (85.00), 4:14.59 (86.90), 5:42.20 (87.61), 7:12.03 (89.83), 8:45.82 (93.79), 10:21.14 (95.32), 11:08.82 (47.68)

Mt. SAC Relays: Nicki Nesi, ECAC qualifier!

Fifth-year senior Nicki Nesi ran a strong PR, an ECAC qualifier and a near school record (just 1.10 seconds off Brittany Burns’ school mark, set at the same meet in 2011) for a fabulous effort out in California. Nicely done, Nicki! Our other two athletes out there – Emily Burns and Ali Bartolotta – represented the program well and strong, but they were a little bit off their game on this night. Coach Chuck reported that it was a bit windy out there and they both were a little flat, but more big races and better days are ahead for them all. Good stuff!

59^th annual Mt. SAC Relays

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Murdock Stadium, El Camino College

Torrance, CA

Women’s Open 3,000-meter steeplechase

23. Nicki Nesi 10:44.51 *ECAC qualifier

37. Emily Burns 11:08.27

38. Ali Bartolotta 11:08.82

Bucknell Bison: Marist team entries -- UPDATED TIME SKED

Here are our entries per event, with relay team members to be announced. Weather is looking very good for Friday and decent with some rain possible on Saturday. We look forward to our trip to Bucknell. OK!

Bison Outdoor Classic, Bucknell University

Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Final time schedule and order of events

Sections run SLOW to FAST

Friday, April 14

3:00 p.m.: Women’s high jump – Fallon Quigley

3:30 p.m.: Men’s 10k, unseeded section – Matt Baffuto, Chris Rivas, Spencer Johnson (unattached)

4:00 p.m.: Women’s 1,500, unseeded sections (6 sections) – Shea Bohan (section 6), Denise Grohn (section 5), Emily Franko (section 4), Bryn Gorberg (section 4)

4:35 p.m.: Men’s 1,500, unseeded sections (6 sections) – Saad Baig (section 6), Steven Rizzo (section 4), Drew Burns (section 4)

5:15 p.m.: Women’s steeplechase – No entries

5:55 p.m.: Men’s steeplechase – No entries

6:25 p.m.: Women’s 5,000, unseeded sections (2 sections) – Jordan Casey (section 2), Mariah Christian (section 2), Annie Gould (section 1), Brie Vess (section 1)

7:05 p.m.: Men’s 5,000, unseeded sections (4 sections) – Mike Kennedy (section 4), Joe Miller (section 4), Palmer Weimann (section 4), Dan Hillman (section 2)

8:10 p.m.: Women’s Invite 1,500 sections – No entries

8:30 p.m.: Men’s Invite 1,500 sections (4 sections) – Stefan Morton (section 2)

8:50 p.m.: Women’s Invite 5,000 – Mara Schiffhauer (seed 27 of 37)

9:10 p.m.: Men’s Invite 5,000 – Dietrich Mosel (seed 26 of 35)

9:30 p.m.: Women’s 10,000, seeded section – Elizabeth Wasserman (seed 22 of 50)

10:10 p.m.: Men’s 10,000, seeded section – No entries

Saturday, April 15

11:00 a.m.: Women’s 3,000 (2 sections, all Marist runners in section 2) – Christine Gambell, Janelle Solviletti (unattached), Bryn Gorberg, Boushra Belkhir

11:25 a.m.: Men’s 3,000 (1 section) – Conor Stack

11:40 a.m.: Women’s 4x100 relay (3 sections) – Marist A (section 1)

11:50 a.m.: Men’s 4x100 relay (3 sections) – Marist A (section 1)

12 noon: Wheelchair 800

12:05 p.m.: Women’s 800 (11 sections) – Shea Bohan (section 7), Denise Grohn (section 5), Jenn Horner (section 3), Emily Franko (section 2)

12:40 p.m.: Men’s 800 (13 sections) – Josh Siegel (section 4), Anthony Colasanto (section 2)

1:25 p.m.: Women’s 100 hurdles – No entries

1:50 p.m.: Men’s 110 hurdles (5 sections) – Josh Taylor (section 5)

2:10 p.m.: Women’s 400 (9 sections) – Danisha Craig (section 8), Ashley Haynes (section 5), Jenn Horner (section 3)

2:35 p.m.: Men’s 400 (10 sections) – Tim Johnson (section 5), Josh Hindle (section 1)

3:05 p.m.: Wheelchair 100

3:10 p.m.: Women’s 100 (11 sections) – Lauren Adams (section 1)

3:40 p.m.: Men’s 100 (10 sections) – No entries

4:10 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles (7 sections) – Debbie Boerke (section 7)

4:35 p.m.: Men’s 400 hurdles (7 sections) – Joe Cafaro (section 4), Sean Patterson (section 4)

5:05 p.m.: Women’s 200 – Ashley Haynes, Lauren Adams

5:35 p.m.: Men’s 200 – No entries

6:05 p.m.: Women’s 4x800 relay – No entry

6:15 p.m.: Men’s 4x800 relay (2 sections) – Marist A (section 2), Marist B (section 1)

6:25 p.m.: Women’s 4x400 relay (5 sections) – Marist A (section 3)

6:45 p.m.: Men’s 4x400 relay (4 sections) – Marist A (section 2)

View from California

Coach Chuck tweeted these two photos of our three steeplechase athletes out in California, where they will race the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday afternoon. Looks lovely. Neat!

Bucknell Bison: Time schedule

One of our favorite meets on the schedule, the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell, is coming up at the end of the week. Usually, the meet is Saturday/Sunday, but because of Easter it is Friday/Saturday this year. Here is the tentative time schedule and order of events. We may update this if there are adjustments. Final, accepted entries in all events are posted at the Bucknell athletics Web site.

Bison Outdoor Classic

Bucknell University

Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, 2017

Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium

Time schedule and order of events

Friday, April 14

2:45 p.m.: Women’s 10k, unseeded section

3:00 p.m.: Women’s high jump

3:30 p.m.: Men’s 10k, unseeded section

4:15 p.m.: Women’s 1,500, unseeded sections

4:50 p.m.: Men’s 1,500, unseeded sections

5:30 p.m.: Women’s steeplechase

6:00 p.m.: Men’s steeplechase

6:30 p.m.: Women’s 5,000, unseeded sections

7:15 p.m.: Men’s 5,000, unseeded sections

8:00 p.m.: Women’s Invite 1,500 sections

8:35 p.m.: Men’s Invite 1,500 sections

8:50 p.m.: Women’s Invite 5,000

9:10 p.m.: Men’s Invite 5,000

9:30 p.m.: Women’s 10,000, seeded section

10:10 p.m.: Men’s 10,000, seeded section

Saturday, April 15

11:00 a.m.: Women’s 3,000

11:20 a.m.: Men’s 3,000

11:40 a.m.: Women’s 4x100 relay

11:50 a.m.: Men’s 4x100 relay

12 noon: Wheelchair 800

12:05 p.m.: Women’s 800

12:35 p.m.: Men’s 800

1:20 p.m.: Women’s 100 hurdles

1:50 p.m.: Men’s 110 hurdles

2:10 p.m.: Women’s 400

2:35 p.m.: Men’s 400

3:00 p.m.: Wheelchair 100

3:05 p.m.: Women’s 100

3:25 p.m.: Men’s 100

4:00 p.m.: Women’s 400 hurdles

4:25 p.m.: Men’s 400 hurdles

4:55 p.m.: Women’s 200

5:15 p.m.: Men’s 200

5:40 p.m.: Women’s 4x800 relay

5:55 p.m.: Men’s 4x800 relay

6:10 p.m.: Women’s 4x400 relay

6:20 p.m.: Men’s 4x400 relay

What's next: Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic

While our three women's steeplers will be out in California, much of the rest of the team will be in Lewisburg, PA, for the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell University. Because of Easter, the meet will be held on Friday afternoon/evening (mostly distance races on the track) and Saturday morning and afternoon (everything else), as opposed to the usual Saturday/Sunday schedule. We will post a final time schedule when entries close. We always look forward to this meet each year. Hopefully, the weather will be favorable.

What's next: Mt. SAC Relays

Coach Chuck is leaving for California tomorrow with three women's distance runners, who will be competing on Thursday afternoon in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays in suburban Los Angeles. Fifth-year senior Nicki Nesi, sophomore Emily Burns and freshman Ali Bartolotta will be racing at 5:15 p.m. (Pacific time) in the open women's steeplechase. The meet will be held at El Camino College in Torrance, CA, due to construction at Mt. SAC in Walnut. We wish them well and we know they will represent our program proudly in California. Check @maristxctf on Twitter for updates from Coach Chuck from the meet and from their trip out there.

Alums: The gift that keeps on giving

One of the great things about this program is the random pop-ins by old alums. Yesterday, Schab texted me that he would be in town but he was limited by family commitments. I surmised there probably would be no conflicts at 5:30 a.m., and so he joined me and my pre-dawn jogging partners for several miles in the chill of the morning. I forgot to take a photo of him, but he was there and it was great to see him. Then, later this afternoon, with the temperature a good 45 degrees warmer, Ned Kenyon stopped by the McCann Center for a surprise visit. He posted this photo on Facebook with the following line: "Nice visit with the old coach. And I mean OLD." Swell. Thanks for stopping by, men. Any and all are always welcome back home by the Hudson. Forever Foxes. Neat!

National Sibling Day

There is a "national day" for everything ... today is National Sibling Day. We took advantage of the freakish 80-degree afternoon to have dinner down by the river, and Heidi took this rare shot of three smiling siblings in one place. National Sibling Day, indeed!

Rider Invitational: Women's results and splits

Highlights for the women:

--A strong victory in the 400-meter hurdles from Debbie Boerke -- out of the second section!
--Jenna Robinson's third-place finish in the 800-meter run
--Good day for Fallon Quigley in the high jump

Rider Invitational

Lawrenceville, NJ

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Women’s results and splits

100-meter dash

20. Candhace Forrest 13.28

21. Lauren Adams 13.29

200-meter dash

18. Danisha Craig 26.62

24. Lauren Adams 27.04

63. Abby Smith 29.08

400-meter dash

10. Ashley Haynes 1:01.36

17. Molly Weeks 1:02.39

20. Olivia Gage 1:03.34

32. Emma Schweitzer 1:06.68

800-meter run

3. Jenna Robinson 2:22.60 (first lap = 1:11.475)

17. Bryn Gorberg 2:31.50

24. Jenn Horner 2:35.39

42. Lauren Traina 2:43.31 (first lap = 1:16.192)

1,500-meter run

7. Bryn Gorberg 4:57.46

76, 2:35 (79), 3:57 (82), 4:57.46 (1:00.46)

18. Alyssa Hurlbut 5:05.75

76, 2:40 (84), 4:03 (83), 5:05.75 (1:02.75)

47. Jess Howe 5:24.97

79, 2:47 (88), 4:19 (92), 5:24.97 (1:05.97)

57. Jackie Bunce 5:31.31

81, 2:48 (87), 4:21 (93), 5:31.31 (1:10.31)

5,000-meter run

11. Hannah Albert 20:05.80

86, 2:54 (88), 4:24 (90), 5:58 (94)

7:32 (94), 9:07 (95), 10:45 (98), 12:24 (99)

14:06 (102), 15:49 (103), 17:33 (104), 19:15 (102)

20:05.80 (50.80)

400-meter hurdles

1-Debbie Boerke 1:04.42

26. Courtney Cartwright 1:11.68

30. Alexandra Hernandez 1:13.18

400-meter relay

3. Marist (Ashley Haynes, Candhace Forrest, Debbie Boerke, Danisha Craig) 50.11

1,600-meter relay

5. Marist (Olivia Gage 65.0, Debbie Boerke 60.7, Lauren Adams 67.2, Jenna Robinson 62.6) 4:15.61

High jump

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

Women’s team standings

1-St. Joseph’s PA 120, 2. Rider 116.66, 3. CCSU 81, 4. Loyola 50, 5. Brown 41, 6. Siena 31, 7. Marist 27.33, 8. La Salle 22, 9. Rutgers 20, 10. St. John’s 16, 11. Buffalo 15, 12. Fairfield and NJIT 10, 14. FDU 9, 15. Fordham 2.