3/28 - 7th Edition of the Blue & Gray Invitational - St. Joseph Sea HS
In the closest battle in meet history, the blue team squeaks by the gray 128-125 for the three-peat! Both teams put together balances attacks and one thing is for certain - every point counted! Soph Joe Somma won 3 events - 100, 200 & broke the meet record in the LJ. Mike DiBiase tied the PV record by vaulting 11'-0. The gray teams swedish relay broke the meet record as well.
                         
400 IH   400
1. Ruspantini Blue 65.1 1. Cardella Blue 58.2
2. Geoghegan Gray 68.5 2. Ruspantini Blue 59.7
3. Sinclair Blue 69.6 3. Pucciarelli Gray 61.5
4. Arnone Blue 76.4 4. Arnone Blue 63.1
    Pucciarelli Gray DNF 5. Rivera Gray 64.6
3200 1600
1. Velez, N Gray 11:18.4 1. Guidicipietro Blue 4:51.7
2. DiSchiavi Blue 11:52.7 2. Cassamassino Blue 5:21.6
3. Mahoney Blue 11:53.6 3. Camporeale Blue 5:40.4
4. Rosenbauer Gray 11:58.4 4. Nishimwe Gray 6:24.8
5. McNamara Gray 13:35.3 5. Rodney Blue 7:15.5
6. Kessler Blue 13:58.4
200
110 HH 1. Somma Gray 24.0
1. Sinclair Blue 18.6 2. Ikomi Gray 24.3
2. Geoghegan Gray 19.6 3. Daniels Blue 24.6
3. Ruspantini Blue 20.5 4. Cardella Blue 25.4
4. DiBiase Gray 21.1 5. Matrangolo Gray 26.1
5. Cottone Blue 25.4
4x400
Swedish Relay 400-300-200-100 1. Gray "A" 4:01.8
1. Gray "A" 2:20.1 Pollio - 58.7
Pucciarelli - 57.5 Spinellli - 63.6
Spinelli - 45.9 Rosenbauer - 64.5
Rivera - 25.0 Velez, N - 55.2
Pollio - 12.4 2. Blue "A" 4:12.3
2. Blue "A" 2:36.4 Cassamassino - 59.5
Teutonico - 61.9 Italiano - 55.2
Wenstrom - 49.5 Mahoney - 62.6
Pena - 28.7 Cardella - 75.2
Rodney - 16.3 3. Blue "B" 4:32.4
3. Blue "B" 2:37.6 Cottone - 60.8
Francisco - 66.4 Arnone - 62.7
Rotondo - 49.4 Rotondo - 70.3
Guidicipietro - 27.2 Pena - 78.4
Kessler - 14.0
4x800
800 1. Blue "A" 10:04.0
1. Velez, M Gray 2:19.7 DiSchiavi - 2:30.8
2. DiSchiavi Blue 2:21.4 Camporeale - 2:32.2
    Velez, N Gray DNF Guidicipietro- 2:21.5
    Mahoney Blue DNF Cassamassino - 2:40.1
2. Gray "A" 11:54.6
100 Rosenbauer - 2:45.6
1. Somma Gray 11.9 Nishimwe - 2:48.0
2. Daniels Blue Spinelli - 3:38.0
3. Ikomi Gray Lucey -
4. Barretta Gray 3. Blue "B" 12:01.4
5. Chirelli Blue Wenstrom - 2:50.1
Francisco - 2:57.0
Triple Jump Rotondo - 3:06.8
1. Matrangolo Gray 38'-2 Rodney - 3:07.6
2. Geoghegan Gray 36'-1
3. Sinclair Blue 34'-4 Javelin
4. Velez, M Gray 33'-6 1. Italiano Blue 96'-0
5. Teutonico Blue 31'-3 2. Prato Blue 82'-10
6. Kessler Blue 29'-6 3. Trapanese Gray 71'-8
4. Pascalino Gray 65'-6
Long Jump 5. Farid Blue 49'-10
1. Somma Gray 19'-8
2. Italiano Blue 18'-2 Discus
3. Velez, M Gray 15'-7 1. Prato Blue
4. Matrangolo Gray 13'-9 Gray
5. Pollio Gray 12'-5.5 - DQ Blue
Gray
High Jump Blue
1. Cottone Blue 5'-5
2. Daniels Blue 5'-2 Pole Vault
3. DiBiase Gray 5'-0 1. DiBiase Gray 11'-0
4. Matrangolo Gray 5'-0 2. Francisco Blue 7'-0
5. Nishimwe Gray 4'-4
6. Pena Blue NH
Shot Put 2014 SCORES TRACK    FIELD
1. Prato Blue 37'-10 1. BLUE 128 pts 78               50
2. Pascalino Gray 31'-6 2. Gray 125 pts 68               57
3. Barretta Gray 30'-7
4. Trapanese Gray 29'-2
5. Farid Blue 28'-4
6. Chirelli Blue 27'-5
   7th EDITION OF THE BLUE & GRAY INVITATIONAL
                  Friday March 28, 2014
                   @ St. Joseph Sea H.S.

Running Events

3:15                400 Intermediate Hurdles
3:25                3200 Meter Run (25 secs) 15 secs off summer time
3:40                110 High Hurdles – Final on Time
3:50                "Swedish Relay" - 400-300-200-100
3:55                 800 meter run  (8 secs)
4:05                 100 meter dash trials – Top 6 to Final
4:15                 400 meter run (4 secs)
4:20                 1600 meter run (15 secs)
4:30                 200 meter dash trials – Top 6 to Final
4:40                 4x400 relay
4:50                 100 meter dash FINAL
4:55                 * Alumni 2x200 "Championship of America"
5:00                 4x800 relay
5:10                 SPECIAL - Sibling 2x200
5:15                 200 meter dash FINAL

Field Events
3:15             Discus                                    4 throws, no finals - (Min. to score = 50 feet)
                    Triple Jump                           4 jumps, no finals  - (Min. to score = 24 feet)
                    High Jump                             Opening height = 4’4”

3:45             Shot Put                                 4 throws, no finals -  (Min. to score = 24 feet)
                    Long Jump                             4 jumps, no finals - (Min. to score = 13 feet)

4:00             Javelin                                   4 throws, no finals - (Min. to score = 50 feet)

Meet Rules:

  • 3 event rule (even Mancusi must follow this!) - track or field
  • 4 jumps/throws = no finals
  • Individual Scoring goes 6-4-3-2-1, Relays - 5-3-1
  • All pole vaulters must have practiced before the meet.
  • PSAL rules are not in effect

** Athletes must be within the given handicap, in parenthesis, of their PR’s.
 

              BLUE & GRAY INVITATIONAL MEET RECORDS

100        Phil Blanda '13                 Gray       11.2       2012
110 HH     Sean O’Shaughnessy ‘09          Gray       16.6       2009
200        Nick Italiano '10               Blue       23.8       2009
400        Adam Civitano '11               Gray       53.2       2010
400 IH     Sean O'Shaughnessy '09          Gray       59.1       2009
800        Daniel Zaccariello '10          Blue       1:58.6     2010
1600       Daniel Zaccariello '10          Blue       4:37.1     2010
3200       Daniel Zaccariello '10          Blue       10:27.8    2010
PV         Nick Italiano ’10               Gray       11'0”      2009
PV         Michael DiBiase '16             Gray       11'0"      2014
TJ         Joe Tufano ’09                  Gray       38'8"      2008
LJ         Joe Somma '16                   Gray       19'8”      2014
HJ         Luigi Tirro                     Blue       5'6.5”     2013
Shot       Meena Farid ’11                 Blue       41'8”      2010
Discus     Meena Farid ’11                 Blue       113'7”     2010
Javelin    Cristian Kocurek '09            Blue       140'4"     2009
4x200      M. DeYro‘07, M. Billera‘07,     Blue       1:41.3     2007
           A. Cipriano'07, M. Murphy‘07

4x400      S.Mondello'13, M.Dudziec'12     Gray       4:01.4     2010
           A.Rosenbauer'13, N.Italiano'10

4x800      L.Tirro'13, A.Alcasid'13        Blue       9:34.9     2012
           J.Scanlon'12, R.Mondello'12

Swedish    D.Pucciarelli'16, V. Spinelli'16   Gray       2:21.0     2014
Relay      K. Rivera'16 '14, N. Pollio'15
(4-3-2-1)
                         

                          PAST CHAMPIONS
YEAR      GRAY    COACH                       BLUE         COACH               
2014       125    Daniel Rosenbauer '15       128        Joe DiSchiavi '14
2013       113    Phil Blanda '13             132        Frank DeLeo '13
 2012       101    Tom Schneider '12           123        John Scanlon '12
 2011              MEET NOT HELD!
 2010       133    Nick Italiano '10           140        Mike Baio '10
 2009       159    Sean O'Shaughnessy '09      119        Cristian Kocurek '09
 2008       121    Sean O'Shaughnessy '09      146        Dave Balzer '08 
2007       225    Sean O’Shaughnessy ‘09      152        Colin Sexton ‘07
 

                 THREE EVENT WINNERS
2014      Joe Somma             100, 200, LJ
2013      Alex Rosenbauer       400, TJ, 4x400
2013      Phil Blanda           LJ, 100, 200
2012      Phil Blanda           LJ, 100, 200
2010      Daniel Zaccariello    3200, 800, 1600
2010      Charles Alcasid       HJ, TJ, LJ
2009      Sean O'Shaughnessy    400 IH, 110 HH, 200
2009      Daniel Zaccariello    3200, 800, 4x400
2008      Dave Balzer           200, 800, LJ
2007      Dave Balzer           HJ, LJ, 3200
2007      Anthony Cipriano      400, 4x2, 4x4
2007      Robert Riccobono      1600, 4x4, 4x8