The Boys were ranked #1 in the State in Class B in the
MileSplit.com rankings and the Girls team was ranked
#4.
Kristi Licursi breaks 7:30 at Hispanic Games
Kristi Licursi led the way for the Tuskers at the Hispanic Games at
the Armory on Saturday, January 7th with a personal best time of
7:29.39. Kristi placed 9th and is currenlty ranked 3rd in Section One,
just 1 second off the State Qualifying standard. Maria Gorecki also
set a big personal record in the racewalk with an excellent time of
7:53.41 to place 16th.
The Girls 4 x 800 meter relay team posted a season best time of 9:49.3
at the Hispanic Games. Jackie Krueger led off with a personal best time
of 2:25.4. Sarah Corning looked great in a PR of 2:27.5. Juliette Cooper
ran the third leg in a solid time of 2:31.2. Bene Abbate, showing consistency
posted a time of 2:25.5 on the anchor.
The boys 4 x 800 matched their season best time of 8:20.6 at theHispanic
Games at the Armory. Scott Friedman broke 2:00 again with a time of
1:59.8 on the lead off leg. Dave Sammel posted a PR on the second leg with a
clocking of 2:04.7. Ryan Matsumoto ran a time of 2:08.6 in his first race back
after an ankle injury that sidelined him for two weeks. Justin Zorn toughed it
out to run 2:07.6 on the anchor leg after throwing up several times just five
minutes before the race. The team will run much faster soon!
Dendy Meet Highlights - Wedneday, January 4
at RCC
Boys: Joe Martello won the 400 meters in a time of 53.8.
Omri Blair had a big day in the jumps: 40'6 PR in the triple jump
for 2nd place and 19' 3.75" in the long jump for 3rd place.
Omri also placed 9th in the 200 meter dash on the slow RCC floor.
Dave Sammel won the 3200 meter run going away in 10:29.2.
Alex Mattos won the high jump at 5'6" and scored a PR in the
triple jump at 38'1" to place 7th. ALex also palced 5th n the 55
meter hurdles and posted a personal best time of 9.1 in the semis.
Scott Friedman placed 2nd in the 800 meter run after setting the
pace the whole way and posted a time of 2:03.3. Scott also showed
his speed with a clocking of 24.9 in the 200 to place 13th.
The Vaulters continued to look great, placing 4 vaulters in the top 6.
Kevin Nolan - 2nd at 11'6". Will Panzarino - 3rd at 11'0. Steven Graff
5th at 10' 6" and Mark Linkletter - 6th at 10 '6" - PR. Will Panzarino
also placed third in the high jump at 5' 4" and Linketter also set a PR
of 5'2" in the high jump.
GIRLS: Kristi Licursi won the 1500 meter racewalk with a time of 7:44.0.
Maria Gorecki placed 2nd in the RW with a time of 8:28.5.
Jackie Krueger won the 800 meter run in a time of 2:31.8. Jackie also
palced 4th in the 400 with a time of 67.8.
Cece Elmore placed 7th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 28.9 on the
slow RCC track. Tara Bergstrom and Alyssa Piranio both cleared 6'0" in
the pole vault to place 4th and 6th.
