Congrats to everyone on a nice bounce back day at the legendary Manhattan Invitational at VCP on Saturday. After a tough day at the League Meet, everyone ran well at Vanny. Several guys were still not feeling great and we definitely can and will run much faster but it was a big step in the right direction. We also put ourselves back in the County picture.
The bright spot at the League Meet was the Freshman team who won the league title by over 30 points.
At Manhattan the Varsity team averaged 14:13 and placed 13th of 31 teams in their race. The JV team placed 15th of 39 teams in their race with a solid 15:24.5 team average. The Freshman had another great day with a 7th place finish of 24 teams in their race. The Freshman averaged 6:59.8 for the 1.25 mile course.
We had 6 team members win medals by placing in the top 75 in their race.
MANHATTAN INVITATIONAL RESULTS
FRESHMAN "B" RACE - 188 Runners
Joe Hashmall - 6:40.8 - 12th place - MEDAL
Thomas Wray - 6:42.2 - 15th place - MEDAL
Jack Bauckham - 6:49.3 - 29th place - MEDAL
John Gorman - 7:20.9 - 81st place
Aaron Feldman - 7:24.7 - 90th place - got spiked and fell
Jack Sullivan - 7:28.2 - 96th place
Zach Palmer - 7:38.5 - 116th place
Nick Trujillo - 7:55.3 - 136th place
Christian Weinschenk - 7:49.6 - 124th place
Adam Shelby - 7:54.3 - 134th place
Nick Trujillo - 7:55.3 - 136th place
Zybnek Gold - 8:03.6 - 148th place
SOPH "B" RACE - 2.5 MILES - 129 RUNNERS
Dave Vargas - 17:09 - 104th Place
Matt San Jose - 17:55 (started over a minute late)
Andrew Guerci - 20:04 (started over a minute late)
JV "B" RACE - 2.5 MILES - 282 RUNNERS
Joe Larocca - 14:50.9 - 38th place - MEDAL
Mike Maloney - 15:20.8 - 86th place
Ben Deurso - 15:22.6 - 91st place
Jack Fozard - 15:28.0 - 100th place
Alex Court - 16:00 - 140th place
Ben Beresford - 16:48.1 - 189th place - fell
Craig Dammeyer - 18:41.7 - 244th place
Joe Antonelli - 20:02.4 - 260th place
VARSITY "E" RACE - 206 RUNNERS
Justin Zorn - 13:32.0 - 19th place - MEDAL
Mike Polvere - 14:13.1 - 66th place - MEDAL
Matt Maliniak - 14:21.8 - 76th place
Jesse Rinaldi - 14:28.9 - 92nd place
Dan Carleton - 14:30.3 - 96th place
Stephen Herbert - 15:14.6 - 137th place
John Courtien - 15:26.9 - 149th place
FULL WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND WORKOUTS
MONDAY, 10/15: Regular 2:45 PM practice at Primrose
Ropes, Planks, Big 8, Leg Swings, 15-20 minute warmup
HILL WORKOUT
4-6 hills - from JFK trail to Primrose playground
4 x Hashhill
warmdown 15-20 minutes, WEIGHT ROOM
TUESDAY, 10/16: Regular 2:45 PM practice at Primrose
Back, planks, leg swings, 45-60 minutes, 6 x 80-100 meter strides
WEDNESDAY, 10/17: Regular 2:45 PM practice at Primrose
Myrtle, big 8, leg swings
Warm up 15-20 minutes
10-12 x 400's (Bronco 400's - cut down workout)
Warmdown 15-20 minutes
WEIGHT ROOM
THURSDAY, 10/18: Regular 2:45 PM practice at Primrose
Ropes, Back routine, planks, Leg Swings, 45-60 minutes run,
4 x hills at the high school
WINTER TRACK AND FIELD MEETING IN THE COMMONS AT DISMISSAL - THURSDAY, 10/18 - PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE MEETING!!
FRIDAY, 10/19: Regular 2:45 PM practice at Primrose
Ropes, Back routine, Leg Swings, 30-45 minutes easy.
SATURDAY, 10/20: SECTION ONE INVITATIONAL AT BOWDOIN PARK
Full roster with race schedule by Wednesday.
12 NOON Bus approximately. We are in the later races due to the PSAT's.
SUNDAY, 10/21: OFF DAY - or easy 45 minutes.
MONDAY, 10/22: FRESHMAN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT SOMERS
4:00 PM RACE.
VARSITY AND JV WILL HAVE REGULAR 2:45 PM PRACTICE
COUNTY MEET HELP NEEDED
The Westchester County Meet is at Croton Point Park on Thursday, 10/25 for Varsity and JV. Coach Ros Gallino is our on the executive committee of the Coaches association and helps to run the meet. Help is needed on the finish line at the meet. We are asking that parents help at the finish line and in the finish chute. 6-10 parents are needed to keep runners in line in the chute and as blockers. Please let us know if you can help.
We will also need help at the finish line and on the course at the Frosh County Champs at Somers on Monday, 10/22, which will be held in conjunction with the Somers Modified Cross Country Invitational. The boys Freshman race begins at 4 PM and the Girls Freshman race begins at 4:15 PM.
Again, let us know if you can help at either County race. If you would like to help with the concession stand at the Freshman/Modified Meet please contact Trudy Zorn at
tmzorn@yahoo.com.
We have always had a tradition of having food for our athletes at meets - for both boys and girls. This usually involves a case of water or gatorade, bananas, apples, peanut butter and some bagels.
Julie Gorecki - mother of Maria Gorecki is heading this up. If you are interested in helping with providing food at a specific meet, please contact Julie at gorbj@comcast.net . The Manhattan Invitational on Saturday, October 13 is the only meet where boys and girls are separate. The Girls are going to Saratoga that day.
SCHOOL WIDE BOOSTER CLUB
It is suggested that parents of seniors (at least) join the school wide athletic booster club. The Club does various activities and provides funds for various projects that benefit the whole school They also award five $1000 scholarships to senior athletes (whose parents are members of the booster club) at the senior awards dinner at the end of the school year. It is clear that we need our own booster club to purchase equipment and help with trips, but it is also important that we support the school through the main booster club. We also suggest that you get involved in their meetings. Contact information and their meeting schedule will be available on the school athletic website, which can be accessed from the district website.
VIDEOS OF ALL RUNNERS AT THE GREAT ADVENTURE RACE can be seen at the website:
thetrackshow.com