4/1 - 8th Annual Blue & Gray Invitational - St. Joseph Sea H.S.
In a dominating performance, the GRAY team ends a 4 year winning streak for the blue team. Coaches Daniel Rosenbauer '15 & Tom Geoghegan '15 had a solid game plan and the team executed it to perfection. Meet records were broken in the Triple Jump, Long Jump, High Jump and 200 meter dash. Joe Somma, for the 2ndyear in a row, wins three events - 100, 200 & long jump.
                          
3200 400
   Mike Cardona Blue 12:23 - DQ 1. Robert Guidicipietro Gray 56.8
1. Ryan McNamara Gray 12:38 2. Joe Cottone Gray 58.8
2. Rob Ruszkowski Gray 12:50 3. Daniel Rosenbauer Gray 59.8
3. John Merlino Gray 13:44 4. Brian Nishimwe Blue 66.2
4. Mike Verrilli Blue 14:51 5. Dom Anderson Blue 72.8
400 IH 1600
1. Rob Ruspantini Blue 60.8    Robert Guidicipietro Gray 5:03.0
2. Kyle Sinclair Gray 63.9    Ryan McNamara Gray 5:51.0
3. Tom Geoghegan Gray 64.0 1. Tom Walsh Blue 5:57.0
4. John Cambio Blue 66.1    Nick Wenstrom Blue 6:27.0
5. Joe Arnone Gray 70.9 2. Michael DiSanto Blue 6:57.3
3. Matthew Agoncillo Gray 6:58.0
110 HH 4. John Merlino Gray 6:58.5
1. Kyle Sinclair Gray 17.5 5. Giovanni Mannino Gray 7:43.0
2. Michael DiBiase Gray 19.3
3. Rob Ruspantini Blue 19.8 200
4. John Cambio Blue 20.2 1. Joe Somma Gray 23.8  NMR
5. Tom Geoghegan Gray 20.3 2. John Cambio Blue 24.9
3. Joe Chirelli Blue 25.7
Swedish Relay 4. Matthew Kessler Gray 26.1
1. Blue "A" 2:14.9 5. John Esposito Blue 26.8
2. Gray "A" 2:31.4 6. Jordan Daniels Blue 26.8
3. Gray "B" 2:33.0 7. Nick Pollio Gray 27.9
4. Blue "B" 2:36.1 8. Dom Anderson Blue 28.4
9. Tom Walsh Blue 29.0
800 10. Daunte Taylor Blue 33.0
   Nick Velez Blue 2:08.1  DQ 11. Giovanni Mannino Gray 36.0
   M. Velez Gray 2:22.7  DQ
1. Tom Walsh Blue 2:35.0 4x400
   Rob Ruszkowski Gray 2:47.2  DQ 1. Gray "A"
2. John Merlino Gray 3:09.7
3. John Williamson Blue 3:13.0 4x800
4. Chris Lucey Gray 3:15.5 1. Blue "A"
2. Gray "A"
100 3. Gray "B"
1. Joe Somma Gray 11.3
2. Garth Ikomi Blue 11.8 Discus
3. Richard Whalen Blue 12.1 1. Daniel Dawkins Gray 84'-4"
4. Nick Pollio Gray 12.2 2. Edward Kieran Gray 58'-0"
5. Joe Chirelli Blue 12.8 3. Joe Chirelli Blue 52'-6"
6. Linpaul Rodney Gray 13.1
7. Matthew Mitchell Blue 13.9 Javelin
1. Michael Italiano Blue 120'-11"
Triple Jump 2. Nick Pascalino Gray 100'-0"
1. Kyle Sinclair Gray 39'-2"  NMR 3. Edward Kieran Gray 81'-7"
2. Tom Geoghegan Gray 34'-4" 4. Daniel Dawkins Gray 68'-7"
3. Lucas Lafferty Gray 31'-0"
4. Joe Arnone Gray 28'-11" 2015 SCORES TRACK + FIELD
5. Daunte Taylor Blue 25'-6" 1. GRAY 146 pts        83 + 63
2. Blue 85 pts        59 + 26
Long Jump
1. Joe Somma Gray 20'-6"  NMR
2. Michael Italiano Blue 19'-6"
3. James Mahoney Blue 19'-0"
4. Joe Cottone Gray 18'-3"
5. Lucas Lafferty Gray 17'-5"
6. John Esposito Blue 16'-2"
High Jump
1. Michael DiBiase Gray 5'-10"  NMR
2. Joe Cottone Gray 5'-7"
3. Jordan Daniels Blue 5'-4"
4. Matthew Mitchell Blue 4'-8"
Shot Put
1. Daniel Dawkins Gray 36'-6"
2. John Esposito Blue 28'-10"
3. Edward Kieran Gray 27'-3"
4. Nick Pascalino Gray 26'-0"
 
  
     8th EDITION OF THE BLUE & GRAY INVITATIONAL
                         Wednesday April 1, 2015
                                                @ 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)
4:40 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
 
Joe Somma '16
 
Gray
 
23.7
 
2015
 
400
 
Adam Civitano '11
 
Gray
 
53.2
 
2010
 
400 IH
 
Sean O'Shaughnessy
 
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
 
Kyle Sinclair '17
 
Gray
 
39'-2"
 
2015
 
LJ
 
Joe Somma '16
 
Gray
 
20'-6"
 
2015
 
HJ
 
Michael DiBiase '16
 
Gray
 
5'-10"
 
2015
 
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,
A. Cipriano '07, M. Murphy '07
 
Blue 1:41.3 2007

4x400
 

S. Mondello '13, M. Dudziec '12,
A. Rosenbauer '13, N. Italiano '10
 
Gray 4:01.4 2010
4x800
L. Tirro '13, A. Alcasid '13
J. Scanlon '12, R. Mondello '12
 
Blue 9:34.9 2012

Swedish
Relay
(4-3-2-1)
 
J. Daniels '15, J. Mahoney '16,
G. Ikomi '16, J. Esposito '16
 
Blue
 
2:14.9
 
2015
 

PAST CHAMPIONS

YEAR GRAY COACH BLUE COACH
2015 146 Daniel Rosenbauer '15 85 Michael Italiano '15
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

2015 Joe Somma 100, 200, LJ
2014 Joe Somma 100, 200, LJ
2013 Alex Rosenbauer 400, TJ, 4x400
2013 Phil Blanda 100, 200, LJ
2012 Phil Blanda 100, 200, LJ
2010 Charles Alcasid HJ, LJ, TJ
2010 Daniel Zaccariello 3200, 1600, 800
2009 Daniel Zaccariello 3200, 800, 4x400
2009 Sean O'Shaughnessy 400 IH, 110 HH, 200
2008 Dave Balzer 800, 200, LJ
2007 Dave Balzer 3200, HJ, LJ
2007 Anthony Cipriano 400, 4x200, 4x400
2007 Robert Riccobono 1600, 4x400, 4x800