Rosillo returns after 2 years

Senior captain Mike Rosillo returned to racing XC for th first time since the 2007 season. Rosillo placed 13th at the JFK Invitational JV race to help the team place 2nd to Farrell, a CHSAA power.

Sidelined with a stress fracture for over 6 months last year, Rosillo worked out in the pool and on the bike to maintain fitness. He then ran 4:52 last spring at the Section 1 Championships.

Then in late August he had a bad ankle sprain and achilles injury and lost another 3 weeks. He missed Big Red recovering and finally returned at JFK. He also ran 19:37 to finish at the 7th man on the varsity team for the first time in his career. Welcome back Mike.

Boys, girls sweep dual meet

The Somers boys and girls XC teams both beat Horace Greeley and Rye Neck. The boys improved to 3-1 while the girls improved to 4-0. It is the first time since 2004 that the girl team has finished the season undefeated. COMPLETE RESULTS

Overnight Trip to Rochester Complete Info

Attached is the complete list of invited athletes, itinerary, order of events, hotel info, permission slip, and financial info. NOTE THAT ATHLETES NEED TO BRING A BAG LUNCH ON FRIDAY and MONEY FOR FOOD THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. It is recommended that they bring $40.00 for food and more if they want a meet shirt.

MEET INFO HERE

DUAL MEET VS. GREELEY, RYE NECK

Varsity boys and girls will be attending the dual meet on Tuesday, which will be contested at WCC in Valhalla. BUS LEAVES AT 2:30PM.
Parents can go find their way towards the main WCC Gym Google Map Here

ROSTER: Gorecki, Conway, Tunas, Shelby, Friedman, Sammel, LiCursi, Rosillo, Persic, Crannell, Matsumoto, Zorn, Courtien, DeUrso, Maloney, Polvere, Carelton, Ancona, Laroca, Antonelli, Linkletter, Ferrante, Abetecola, O'Connell, Cavaliere, Hashmall, Roediger, Corning, Donnelly, Brooks, Passarelli, Barr, Hart, Bertels, Kruger

Girls varsity, freshmen win JFK Invitational

Let by the ever improving Eve Marenghi the Lady Tuskers won again, this time at JFK in Somers. Marenghi's 19:50 effort was good enough for 3rd and then the girls came streaming in as Rachel O'Connell, Julia Cavaliere, Maggie Hashmall, Claire Roediger, Sarah Corning, and Michale Donnelly all placed in the top 15. The team average was 20:18, which is what the fastest girl on the team ran last year.

The freshman girls also won as Rebecca Bertels led the charge in 3rd place. Passarelli, Kruger, Barr, and Melito combined to win their 2nd straight meet. Megan Brooks had a great race wo place 5th in the JV race in 22:24.

Sat 9/26 - JFK Sterling Invitational

Athletes are to be dropped off at JFK HS. We will meet at the team tent behind the HS to the left of the track. ARRIVE ON TIME and check in with coach Arnie. All athletes stay until the end of the meet.

BOYS VARSITY RACE - 9:20am (arrive at 7:45am) Top 7 from Big Red
BOYS JV RACE - 11:30am (arrive at 9:15am) all other 10-12 graders plus top three freshman
BOYS FRESHMAN RACE - 12:00pm (arrive at 9:15am) all freshmen except top three
GIRLS VARSITY RACE - 8:50am (arrive at 7:30am) Top 6 plus Corning.
GIRLS JV RACE - 10:50am (arrive at 8:45am) all other 10-12 graders
GIRLS FRESHMAN RACE - 8:30am (arrive at 7:25am) all freshman except Corning

MEET HOMEPAGE HERE

COME DRESSED WARMLY - IT IS GOING TO BE CHILLY - 45 DEGREES!

Matsumoto leads the way as boys beat Hamilton

Ryan Matsumoto ran a strong 19:17 time to place 6th overall and first against Hamilton as the Tuskers beat Alexander Hamilton. Freshmen Justin Zorn and John Courtien placed 7th and 8th in 19:37 and 19:43, both very good freshman times. Mikey Neborak ran 20:08 to place 11th and Kai Crannell was 12th in 20:13 to round out the top 5. Full results here

Corning wins dual, girls sweep

Sarah Corning won the dual meet against Fox Lane and Hamilton yesterday at Somers HS, covering the tough 3 mile course in 22:34. Corning's time puts her in the 6th position on the team currently, only 20 seconds back on our number 2 girl from last week. She helped lead the Lady Tuskers to wins against both teams. Freshman Michala Donnelly and Sarah Barr placed 4th and 5th with Alyssa Passarelli in 7th. Kaylee Hart rounded out the scoring in 9th place. Jen Gross PR'd in 27:00 and Sam Murdock toughed out a few falls to finish well. RESULTS HERE

Dual Meet Home Today

The dual meet against Fox Lane and Alexander Hamilton is at Somers HS today at 4:30pm. All athletes will run the 3 mile course and boys and girls will race together. Sorry for the confusion.

Girls White Trails Stats

2009 team among the best ever - check out the stats from the white trails workout.

Team Averages - Best of Season
4:26 Howard-Swiatocha-Keating-Mitchell-Tuson 2004
4:28 Howard-Clinchy-Keating-Donohue-Kuntz 2005
4:30 Marenghi-O'Connell-Hashmall-Cavaliere-Roediger 2009

All Time Sub 5:00 Avg. Best Year
Mary Alice Howard 4:07 4:06 2005
Suzie Clinchy 4:15 4:14 2005
Eve Marenghi 4:22 4:19 2009
Rachel O'Connell 4:27 4:26 2009
Sarah Keating 4:28 4:26 2004
Dana Mitchell 4:29 4:23 2004
Alex Swiatocha 4:29 4:22 2004
Maggie Hashmall 4:29 4:26 2009
Julia Cavaliere 4:30 4:26 2009
Laura Tuson 4:32 4:26 2004
Irie Monte 4:40 4:34 2004
Kate Cannon 4:42 4:39 2004
Catherine Donohue 4:43 4:33 2005
Sam Kuntz 4:43 4:34 2005
Claire Roediger 4:44 4:41 2009
Sarah Corning 4:55 4:53 2009
Michelle Ganbaum 4:58 4:56 2004
Jess DeGiovanni 4:58 4:55 2004
Crosby Tillman 4:58 4:49 2009
Alyssa Passarelli 4:59 4:54 2009
Michala Donnelly 5:02 4:51 2009
Meghan Brooks 5:05 4:50 2009

White Loop workout goes well for the boys

The boys team ran the 3rd fastest team average for the classic white trails workout that the team has been doing since 2002, and that was without Isaac Shelby, who seems to be 100% recovered from a slight strain. Kai Crannell seems to be back to his spring form and ready for big things. Freshman Ben DeUrso and John Courtien both ran times that rank in the top 5 freshman of all time.

Top 7 Average – best of season
Overall Year
3:41 2006 Turro-T.Apgar-Cascio-Moloney-Porteus-Hashmall-Keating
3:45 2004 Bean-Viglione-Swiatocha-Kneer-Lacko-Macaluso-R.Apgar
3:51 2009 Gorecki-Conway-Tunas-Friedman-Sammel-LiCursi-Persic
3:51 2007 T.Apgar-Hashmall- Porteus-Cascio-Keating-Milde-Gorecki
3:51 2005 Bean-Kneer-Swiatocha-R.Apgar-Veglinate-T.Apgar-Gadigian
3:58 2008 Gorecki-Hashmall-Conway-Shelby-Friedman-Simon-Sammel
4:03 2003 Viglione-Pond-Swiatocha-Kneer-Lacko-Bean-Dishart

Running/Warm Up Pants Deals

Here a few few links to good deals on running pants. The boys can order from us on the order sheet but the girls should all get their own running pants. All pants need to be black.

BROOKS MEN'S SPARTAN PANTS - $27.99

WOMEN'S TIGHTS - RUNNING WAREHOUSE
GIRLS SHOULD NOT GET CAPRIS - GET THE FULL LENGTH

ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SITE - THEY HAVE GREAT DEALS.

Saturday Practice 9/19, dual meet

Practice will be at 4:00pm on Saturday, September 19th. All athletes celebrating Rosh Hashanah are of course excused as needed. No problem at all.

Varsity boys and girls will be attending the dual meet on Tuesday, which will be contested at WCC in Valhalla. BUS LEAVES AT 2:30PM. ROSTER TO BE HANDED OUT ON MONDAY:

Parents can go find their way towards the main WCC Gym Google Map Here

Big Red Photo Gallery

Thanks to Mr. Sammel for photos from last weekend's Big Red Invitational. GALLERY HERE

Uniform Order Form - XC 2009

Here is the order form for the team sweats, shorts, etc. ORDER FORM
You may have to right click and save file as.

Boys 'Pack 'em in" to win Big Red

The Somers boys XC team started their quest for a Section 1 title at home at The Big Red Invitational. The Tuskers beat Byram Hills 51-65. Robert Gorecki led the way in 5th place in 16:54 and Charles Conway was next in 17:21. Scott Friedman was next in 10th in 17:30 and fellow sophomore David Sammel was 14th in 17:46. Frankie Licursi (15th - 17:56), Isaac Shelby (17th - 18:01) and Albert Tunas (24th - 18:21) rounded out the top 7 varsity squad.

The boys JV team was 2nd to Byram Hills and Mike Persic's 18:41 was good for 2nd in the JV race. The boys freshman team was led by Justin Zorn and they placed 4th.

Sunday 9/13 practice at 3:30pm at Resevoir Road

Boys group 1 practice at 3:30pm at Resevoir Road. All 10-12th graders are invited (coach Fulton will be there).  DIRECTIONS/MAP HERE

Lady Tusker beat Pawling 59-61 for first win in 4 years

COMPLETE SOMERS RESULTS HERE - COMPLETE RESULTS HERE
Even though the Somers Lady Tuskers were losing the Pawling by 9 points through two girls they still pulled the win out 59-61 with a pack of 4 runners separated by merely 2 seconds. Eve Marenghi has gone from the 5th girl last year to the first girl this year as she placed 8th in 21:18, a new PR. But that's when it got interesting.
Claire Roediger charged home after a strong start and placed 11th in 22:11 and right on her heels was Julia Cavaliere (12th-22:12), Maggie Hashmall (13th-22:12), and Rachel O'Connell (14th-22:13). O'Connell had to be helped off the field after suffering from illness and dehydration. She was the 2nd girl most of the way.
The girls won the team jackets they have been trying to get since 2005.
The freshman girls team accomplished something that no other team in school history has done - they won an invitational. Led by Sarah Corning, who covered the 1.5 mile race in 10:54 to place 3rd, Somers placed 4 runners in the top 8 to score 34 points, winning by 46 points.
Michala Donnelly was 4th in 10:57 while Alyssa Passarelli was 6th in 10:59. Sarah Barr was 8th in 11:35, Rebecca Bertels 13th in 11:49, Jackie Kruger 17th in 12:03, and Elise Melito 26th in 13:21.

boys story to follow...

BIG Red Race Times

10:00am - freshman boys
10:15am - freshman girls
10:35am - varsity/JV girls
11:35am - varsity/JV boys

PARENT VOLUNTEER MEETING: 9:00am at Primrose
All athletes need to arrive by 8:30am and stay until after last race at 12:05.

XC Course Maps

Varsity/JV 3.0 Mile Map

Freshman 1.5 Mile Map

XC Course Video Tour

Check out the Somers 3Mile XC Course video tour. VIDEO TOUR HERE

First day of school: Biggest team ever!

Today was the first day of school and the Somers Cross Country team has reached another milestone. Last year the team finished the season with 55 athletes on the team. Today 62 athletes were at practice, marking the biggest total ever. With 40 boys and 22 girls the team looked like a small army as they warmed up on campus today. Most runners did a tempo run on the course they will race this weekend at the 9th Annnual Big Red Invitational. 30 teams will toe the line this weekend and tackle the challenging course. Meet info here.
http://ny.milesplit.us/meets/55467

DUAL MEET CANCELED

Wednesday's dual meet vs. John Jay has been canceled. As of now the meet is not rescheduled. Regular practice will take place at Primrose at 2:45pm.

Practice, school starts

Thanks to all for helping with the XC course clean up on Friday. It was one of our best turn outs ever. This Monday practice will be at 2:45 behind Primrose. Coach Fulton might make it back from LI but he may not, so it will most likely be a captains practice.

Practice will be at the usual time, Tuesday-Friday, 2:45pm at Primrose. Athletes should not come over the Primrose until after 2:30. Before that they should be hanging out at the HS, getting changed, eventually getting extra help, etc. DO NOT COME TO PRIMROSE BEFORE 2:30!

Our home invitational, The Big Red Invitational, will be this Saturday at 10:00am. Athletes will need to arrive at 8:30 regardless if they are racing or not. Parents - we need your help directing traffic, managing the course, and with the concession stand. Please contact Julie Gorecki for concession stand and Dan Tillman about helping out, OR just show up for our volunteers meeting at 9:00am behind Primrose. 25 schools will be attending with over 1000 runners and the meet goes from 10:00-12:30.

LAST NOTE: Anyone can still join the team so please encourage any and all to just show up at Primrose at 2:45 if they are interested. We will allow people to join the team through September 18th.

XC Course Clean Up this Friday

The annual XC Course clean up in this Friday, September 4th, from 4-7pm. Practice for all athletes will be at 9:00am and then they will be asked come back and help work.
PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED AND NEEDED.

Supplies needed for the clean up. 2 wheel barrows, 3 weed wackers, chain saw, bow saw, 1 push lawn mower, rakes (leaf and garden), clippers, head trimmers, loppers, work gloves, shovels, pitch forks, and anything else to work on trails.

Please bring a few items if you can since not everyone will be able to bring something.

Boys continue to impress with early season workout

Stepping onto the track during the XC season doesn't happen often here at Somers XC. But that's exactly what the boys group 1 and 2 did yesterday. According to coach Fulton, it has probably been over 5 years since the boys XC team did a workout on the track instead of their usual hill and trail work.

The workout on tap? 3K-1K-1K-1K 10x100m hills, all done at goal 5K race pace. The workout went very well. 3K times for the top seven: Gorecki (9:44), Conway (9:52), Tunas (9:52), Friedman (9:55), Sammel (9:57) Shelby (10:03), and LiCursi (10:59). Sophomore's Friedman and Sammel ran converted 3200m PR's of 10:38 and 10:40, looking smooth and comfortable the entire time.

With the first race a week from today and the first invitational a week from Saturday, the Running Tuskers are rounding into shape.

Girls team has record numbers

After struggling with participation numbers for the last three years, the Somers girls XC team has set a new team record for members. This years team boasts 23 members including 8 freshman. The team graduated many key members in 2006 and the following fall only 8 girls finished the season. In 2007 and 2008 10-13 girls were on the team and now with three senior rookies and 8 freshman, the squad appears headed back towards their glory days of 2003-2005, when they were ranked in the top 5 in the state. Last year's team was ranked 18th in NY State Class A.

Led by senior captain Rachel O'Connell the girls team not only has the numbers but also the talent to compete. With a top 6 consisting of O'Connell, Eve Marenghi, Julia Cavaliere, Maggie Hashmall, Crosby Tillman, and Claire Roediger, the Tuskers hope to contend for a league and Sectional titles. Freshman Michala Donnelly, Alyssa Passarelli, and Sarah Corning are expected to vie for varsity positions along with senior rookie Megan Brooks, giving the team the best depth they have had since the 2003 team won the JV Sectional title.