St Joseph by-the-Sea Track & Field

7/23 - Daniel Kelley Twilight Mile - St. Joseph Sea
Univ. of Albany's Sean Halpin (4:27.50) and Rutger's Victoria Pontecorvo (5:20.13) win the inaugural elite miles.  CLICK HERE
for the official results. Race photos and videos to be posted soon as well.  If you are listed as an award winner, we will be mailing
your plaque out shortly.  We also apologize that the results were posted in a timely manner due to many computer glitches.
  
        Sean Halpin - 4:27.50 FAT                 Victoria Pontecorvo - 5:20.13 FAT

NY DAILY NEWS ALL-STARS -DAN ZACCARIELLO & ADAM CIVITANO, JUNIOR MEENA FARID NABS
AN HONORABLE MENTION!
6/23 - Viking Classic - St. Joseph Sea
Adam Civitano wins the crown as St. Joe's best overall athlete by squeezing by and out-kicking Michael "Bagel" Baio.  More importantly, with his
convincing win over twin Alex - He is now the superior Civitano in the Civitano household!  Phil Blanda wins the tie-breaker over Frank D'Eleo in
the freshmen division.

CONGRATS TO DAN ZACCARIELLO & ADAM CIVITANO
    ON THEIR SELECTION AS S.I. ADVANCE ALL-STARS!!
6/18 - 6/19 - New Balance Outdoor Nationals - Greensboro, N.C.
The 4x800 relay closes out the season with a solid 7:50.81 showing, good enough for 5th place in their heat and 17th overall.  Adam Civitano breaks
 out in a huge way with a 1:54.50 official NB split. On Saturday, Adam Civitano (55.38) and Dan Zaccariello close out the year in their specialties.
Click to watch the 4x800!



6/18 - 6/19 - Empire State Trials - Icahn Stadium
Big Meena Farid is Sea's first qualifier to the ESG since 2000.  Competing in the scholastic division, he won the shot put (47-8) & discus (140-9)
and took second in the javelin (112-0).  His toss in the discus is a PR by 5 feet.  He will be competing at the Empire State Games in late July in
 Buffalo, NY.

6/11-6/12 - NY State Champs - Vestal, NY
St. Joe's sends a record 6 athletes to the state meet.  Junior Adam Civitano places 5th in the 400 IH earning Sea's first state medal since 1998. 
Meena Farid throws 49'-8" in the shot put gaining valuable experience for next year.  George Setteducato goes out like a mad-man and settles for
a PR of 2:04.6 in the 4x800.  Thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Zaccariello, Mr. Farid and Mr. Civitano for their support!

                                           Sea's State Qualifiers
 George Setteducato, Alex Civitano, Adam Civitano, Mike Baio, Dan Zaccariello & Meena Farid.

6/6 - Eastern State Champs - Iona Prep
Junior Meena Farid rebounds with a big PR of 51'7.75" in the shot put, good enough for 3rd place.  Tyler Franco sets a PR in the 1600 with a
4:52.4 split.  Freshmen Mike Ceciliani follows up his amazing time trial with a near sub 5 performance, 5:01.3. 

6/1 - Fast Times Relays - Warwick H.S.
The 4x800 just misses taking down the school record with a solid 7:49.74 showing earning third place medals.  Adam Civitano breaks 1:57 on
his leg.  George Setteducato makes his 800 debut with an evenly placed 2:05.0.  Freshmen Mike Ceciliani runs 2:13 and Tommy Schneider hits
2:14.  Perhaps the star of the day was Senior Jon Lobo, running in his final meet of his H.S. career, set a PR in the 800 and turned heads in the
400 with a 54.3 lead-off split!  Meena Farid (Shot) and Charles Alcasid (HJ) earn fourth place medals in their specialties.  WATCH THE RACE!
          
5/25 - Last Chance Relays - Old Bridge H.S.
The freshmen and sophs venture over the Outerbridge for some fine running.  Mike Ceciliani gets things started with a 5 second PR in the 800 for a
 2:15 carry.  The Soph 4x1600 Relay smashes the soph school record by 17 seconds!  Tyler Franco runs a steady lead-off and Adam Ba"r"illas
 runs his first ever 1600 in 5:09.  Tommy "Schneids" and Ray Mondello (9 sec PR) completed the relay.  Thanks to Mrs. Schneider, Mrs.
Mondello and Mrs. Ceciliani for helping with transportation.

                         New Soph 4x1600 School Record Holders
       Tyler Franco, Adam Barillas, Tom Schneider and Ray Mondello

5/23 - 83rd CHSAA Intersectionals - Icahn Stadium
In his final city championship, Capt. Danny Zaccariello cops the 1600 meter run by unleashing a furious kick over the last 150 meters to avenge
 last year's close loss.  This is the third city championship Zaccariello has won this year.  Junior Adam Civitano was on his way to a win in the 400
IH but a hit on the 9th hurdle had him settling for 2nd place.  Senior Mike Baio officially has returned with a fine 1:59.3 lead-off leg on the 4x800
 relay.  After suffering two injuries this year, he was finally able to break out and snap 2 minutes.  Meena Farid added a 5th place bronze medal in
 the shot put.  Freshmen Mike Ceciliani had the Icahn Stadium
crowd on its feet by running a fine 3 laps (for the 1600) and then suffering through an agonizing 4th lap!!  RACE VIDEOS ON FLOTRACK!!


               The Seniors pose after their last CHSAA Intersectionals
   2nd PLACE
       @ Sectional Champs    
       Best Finish in Sea History!

    SJS Track & Field - 2nd Place at Sectionals - XC, Indoor & Outdoor

5/15 - NYCHSAA Sectional Champs - Sea
Hosting a meet for the first time in 7 years, the Vikings have a great team meet and were in the competition for the team title until the very end. 
Adam Civitano set the tone for the day by winning the 400 IH and pulling off an upset by winning the 400 as well.  Big Meena Farid, who did
not score a point at the indoor sectionals, won the discus by 20 feet and took the shot put.  The 4x800 Relay of Mike Baio, Daniel Zaccariello,
Paul Brancale and Alex Civitano copped gold.  Silver Medalists included: Daniel Zaccariello (3200) and Alex Civitano (1600)  Bobby Mirfield
has a great day as he breaks 60 secs in the 400 IH and placed 4th in both hurdle races.
  The weight team had a great day as well by winning the team title!  This is the 3rd time in the last 5 years that we have won the Weight Sectional
Championship.  Sectional Champions included: Tyler Franco (JR 800,) the Junior 4x800 (Acerra, Mondello S, Barrillas & Franco,) and Matt
O'Mara (Jr HJ)  Overall, the Vikings earned 44 medals on the day.

Note:  I want to thank the team for working hard to make sure the meet went off w/o a hitch.  This includes the many guys that stayed
late all week.  Also, thanks to the great parental support today - It helped out guys tremendously!



    50 FEET!!
 Farid Launches a Three Foot PR - 50-6"
    The farthest throw at Sea since 1998

 
5/7 - Louck's Games - White Plains H.S.
  DAY ONE - Meena Farid sets a huge PR
  in the finals, 4 of 6 throws better his previous
  mark set last week at the S.I. Champs.  His 
  final toss earned him a 5th place medal.  Half
  milers Adam Civitano (1:57.67), Alex
  Civitano (1:58.22) and Mike Baio (2:01.55)
  run competitive races.  For Alex, it was more
  than a two second improvement as he breaks
  out in style.
  DAY TWO - The Farid show continues, this
  time as he sets a 10 foot PR in the discus! 
  All in all. the 40 mph winds made life difficult
  for the other athletes.
 
  5/8 - CHSAA Frosh/Soph Intersectionals
  The Soph 4x100 Relay of Nick Connors,
  Mike Fiechter, Jerry Mattia and Charles
  Gildersleeve shock the competition en route
  to a City Championship.  The relay was 5th
  in the trials and stormed to victory in the
    (Photo courtesy DyeStat)             finals.  Other City Championship medalists included:  Matt Dudziec (4th- Soph Jav), Matt O'Mara and Rob
Amparo (Tie 5th - HJ) and Mike Ceciliani (4th - Frosh 400 IH)

5/5 - Frosh Islands - Farrell H.S.
Mike Ceciliani cops the Freshmen Island Championship in the 400 IH.  Joe Giuliano earns two medals in the shot and javelin.

5/2 - Staten Island Champs - Farrell H.S.
Adam Civitano lights the Oakwood track on fire with his impressive double.  In the 400 IH, he knocked off the #1 seed with a 54.39 FAT, crushing
his school record.  Adam is currently ranked #2 in NY State.  With 90 mins of rest, he almost took the 400 but settled for a big personal best in 49.93
FAT, topping Adam Risi's school record from 1997!  Meena Farid had a big day in the throws with two big PR's including a win in the discus.  Dan
Zaccariello defended his 1600 title.  Later he would combine with Paul Brancale, Alex Civitano and Tyler Franco to win the 4x800 relay.  Bobby
Mirfield scores in both hurdle events including big PR's in the 110 HH trials/finals.  Anthony Galano and Mike Campione place
4th and 5th in the javelin.            

                                                                                                  
4/23-4/24 - 116th Penn Relays - Franklin Field, UPENN
A tough break for the 4x800 as the relay misses the finals by 2 seconds.  All isn't lost on the weekend as the 4x400 wins their heat.  This is the first
time that Sea has won a heat at the Penn Relays, earning a prestigious Penn Relays plaque.

Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

4/17-4/18 - New York Relays - Icahn Stadium
A day of drizzle, win and cold didn't hamper the Viking efforts at Icahn Stadium.  The Varsity SMR just misses the win in the invitational race by a
 hundredth of a second.  Nick Italiano cracks under 23 for the fastest Sea 200 split in many, many years.  The team smashed the school record and
 is currently #1 in N.Y. State.  On the first day, Adam Civitano placed 3rd in the 400 IH breaking Sean O'Shaughnessy's school record.  He is
currently 3rd in NY State and ranked 8th in the U.S.

4/9-4/11 - Arcadia Invitational - Arcadia, California
A great weekend for St. Joseph by-the-Sea H.S. as the program cements itself as one of the premier track programs in the U.S. by virtue of a victory
 in the Invitational 4x800.  Alex Civitano, Nick Italiano, Adam Civitano and Daniel Zaccariello win the prestigous invitational by close to 4 seconds in a
near school record - 7:49.15 FAT.  Chris Murphy and George Setteducato nail down some fast 200's and Vin Aceto sets a PR in the 800.  Adam
Civitano wins the 400 IH on Day Two. The 4x400 relay just misses a school record.  Dan Zaccariello breaks the mile/1600 record as well.  A GREAT
weekend for what is sure to be a FAST outdoor season. - Race Videos posted for some races!

       The Arcadia crew poses after a very successful trip to California.

4/5 - Iona Invitational - Iona Prep
The outdoor season kicks off in fine fashion with some great performances at the first meet of the season.  Chris Murphy places 4th in the varsity 200
with a 23.1 PR.  Mike Stabile, making his comeback, set a PR in the 200 for the first time in two years!  Bobby Mirfield sets a 6 second PR in the IH
while placing 5th.  Luke Olsson takes 4th in the soph 1500 with a time that converts to a near 5:00 min break for the mile.  The Varsity, Soph and 2
4x400's all medal to end a beautiful day at Iona Prep.  Overall 24 medals are won and 56 PR's were set.

3/31 - 4th Annual Blue & Gray Invitational - Sea
Coach Mike Baio leads a balanced blue squad to the team victory.  The "handicaps" came into play and almost cost the team the win.  For the 800,
1600 and 3200 events, athletes had to be within a certain time of their PR's to prevent each race from being a crawl and kick race.  The handicaps
led to 3 Blue team DQ's in the 1600.  Despite the un-necessary tie-breaker, the Blue team is victorious.  The Mondello's romp to a rather easy victory
over the Alcasid's and the Kocurek's in the hotly contested "Sibling 2x200 Championship."

  
Gray Coach Nick Italiano squares up against Mike Baio, the Blue Coach

Indoor Season

  Thanks to Mrs. LeFosse and Mrs. Civitano for organizing a great event.

 NATIONALS WEEKEND
     TWO ALL-AMERICAN RELAYS
            ONE STATEN ISLAND RECORD

3/14 - Nike Indoor Nationals - Armory
After Friday night's fireworks, the team head to Boston for the Nike Indoor Nationals.  The 4x800 relay had spent most of the indoor season ranked
 in the top 5 and had aspirations of pulling of an upset.  That goal would be challenged as the race got pretty physical with runners falling and much
elbowing and jostling for position.  Alex Civitano handed off with a steady 2:00.5 carry to put the Vikings in the chase pack.  Nick Italiano, making
his return from a hamstring injury, set his focus on the early leaders.  On his second (of 4) laps, he had to leap over a runner who tripped and fell.  When
he began his kick he was shoved by a runner coming off the turn.  Despite the rough leg, he was able to clock 1:59.4.  Adam Civitano ran a solid 1:58.9
and Dan Zaccariello stopped the clock at 7:52.65 FAT for 4th place and All-American honors.  A solid performance that should leave the Vikings hungry
for an even better outdoor season.

       THIS CLOSE!
   VIKINGS JUST MISS WINNING A
       NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
  * Shatters the Staten Island Record, #2 CHSAA ALL-TIME

3/13 - National Scholastics - Armory
The SMR kicks off the nationals weekend in fine fashion as we tie St. Anthony's in the seeded section - 3:30.76 - 3:30.76.  The officials needed to go
down to the thousandths place to separate Dan Zaccariello and St. A's anchor Payton Hazzard.  Chris Murphy led off with a PR of 23.5 and handed
off in the back of the chase pack.  George Setteducato was able to maintain focus despite being spiked and having his show nearly fall off.  Adam
Civitano ran a big PR in the 400 of 50.4 to keep the team close for Zaccariello.  Danny showed tremendous poise while going out smoothly in 53.4. 
On his third lap he started to close the gap while going through the 600 in 1:22.9.  He took the lead going into the final lap and put in a valiant effort to
 avoid a late charging Hazzard at the line.  The SMR's performance is tied for the second fastest in CHSAA History!  It also shattered the island record
of 3:32.84 set by St. Peter's in 2005.  

3/6 - NY State Champs - Cornell Univ.  
For the second year in a row, St. Joe's has representation at the state champs.  Daniel Zaccariello races in the 1000 and Adam Civitano competes
 on the CHSAA intersectional relay.
 
2/23 - Eastern State Champs - Armory
Dan Zaccariello continues his assault on the record books as this time he takes down the 800 meter school record.  He just missed going wire-to-wire
as he was nipped out of the line and settled for second with a 1:56.01 FAT time.  Alex Civitano runs a huge race while anchoring the DMR to a 4:25
 split, a 13 second PR.  George Setteducato cracks 53 in the 400 as Bobby Mirfield dips under 55 seconds.  MEENA FARID sets a PR in the shot
put as well. 

2/13 - CHSAA Intersectionals - Armory
Dan Zaccariello pulls off a tough double by winning the 1000 and 1600 city championships.  In the 1,000, he led from wire-to-wire in an uncontested
2:29.32 FAT,  which was good enough for #5 in the U.S. and a new school record.  In the 1,600, with heavy legs he sat off the shoulders of the
leaders and responded to every move that was made.  On the final turn, with 100 meters to go, Zaccariello bolted to the front outkicking the same
athlete who just nipped him in the mile outdoors last year.  His last 400 was a sizzling 58.5.  Junior Adam Civitano qualified for the state team with
a personal best and 4th place finish in the 600.  The 4x800 relay placed fifth earning bronze medals.  The team finished in fifth place overall.             

 





NEW STATEN ISLAND RECORD
               7:49.03 FAT
              #5 CHSAA ALL-TIME
      SCHOOL RECORD IS CRUSHED!

                                New Record Holders
       Alex Civitano, Nick Italiano, Adam Civitano and Dan Zaccariello
Click to see race video!!
2/6 - New Balance Collegiate Invitational - Armory
Yet another "gutty" run by the foursome of Italiano, Zaccariello and the Civitanos nets the coveted Staten Island record.  The record was held by
Msgr. Farrell who ran 7:52.91 FAT in 2006.

2/7 - Frosh/Soph Intersectionals - Armory
Liam Vogt cops his first city championship with a win in the soph triple jump.  He adds a silver medal in the long jump as Frank Sconzo places fifth. 
Tyler Franco cracks the 5 min barrier and Tommy "Schneids" sets an 11 sec PR.  The soph sprinters light up the track.  Freshmen Phil Blanda earns
 a silver medal in the triple jump.  The varsity mid-distance crew races tough as well. Brancale - 1:30, Khoury 1:38.7 (26 sec PR!!) and Ippolito
1:43.2 (5 sec PR)

       103rd MILLROSE GAMES
@ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

     One of the largest crowds in the garden - The SJS Faithful

1/30 - 103rd Millrose Games - Madison Square Garden
HEART - That's about the only word that can describe the efforts of the races tonight. 
________________________________________________________
 2ND PLACE - SECTIONALS
    BEST FINISH IN SEA HISTORY!
    THE MOMENTUM CONTINUES!!
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1/24 - NYCHSAA Sectionals - Armory
St. Joe's takes 2nd place behind FIVE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS! 
Charles Alcasid takes the varsity high jump while Nick Italiano (800 & 400) and Daniel Zaccariello (1000 and 1600) earn two championship titles
a piece.  Zaccariello, running his first 1,000 of the year smashed the school record (2:35.08) and meet record (2:33.36) en route to a smoking 2:30.22. 
Due in the large part to his two wins and #2 U.S. ranking in the 1,000; Zaccariello copped the meet's "Outstanding Track Performer" award.  Adam
Civitano runs one of the toughest races this year as he fell in the 600 and still bounced back to place third; showing the heart that has him on the team's
top 4x800.  Alex Civitano runs a big PR in the 3200 while placing 5th.  Jumping Jack Liam Vogt places 4th in the TJ with a new soph record of 40'2.5"
 and 5th in the LJ.  George Setteducato sets a PR and places 5th in the 300.  Freshmen Phil Blanda places 2nd in the 4x400 and leads off the silver
medalist 4x400 relay with Frank D'Eleo, Daniel Acerra and Joe Carrara. 



       CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
  2010 STATEN ISLAND CHAMPIONS
       ST. JOSEPH BY-THE-SEA
Only the 3rd team in S.I. history to Defeat Farrell

            Meet Re-Cap - Results, Pics, Videos....

   IN MEMORY OF DAN KELLEY '04
                                   
    For years this program has talked about how it is more than just a team but a family, a brotherhood.  Through success and failure,
nothing changes.  With the passing of Dan, we come together again, including many alumni who graduated years ago.  The important thing
to keep in mind is that the legacy of "DK" doesn't end now.  We will continue to remember the legacies of those that fall before us, especially
the legacy of DK.
    As a new soph, he was an average runner at best and through hard work; was able to work his way through the ranks. After graduating,
he kept running and improving.  At his peak shape, he was a contender for the Staten Island Men's Triple Crown.  In addition, he returned
to coach in 2007.  For years, he was always an alumnus who constantly followed the team through the newspaper and website while always
offering his two cents on things relating to the team.  This loss isn't easy to get over but we will move forward while trying to follow the lead
of  a model alumnus.
"A Person Every Sea Track Alumnus Should Strive to Emulate"
                                         - Coach Mancusi
 
  MILLROSE GAMES
         BACK - BACK - BACK
1992 * 1995 * 1997 * 1998 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010

1/13 - Millrose Trials - Armory
"Rolling the Dice," the team races  w/o star miler Dan Zaccariello in the hopes that he gets a bid into the Millrose H.S. mile. Adam Civitano leads off and
 finishes his leg in the heart of the race.  Alex Civitano, the call-up, fell to 8th after the first 400.  It looked bleak for anyone who didn't know Alex's ferocious
 "kick." A blistering last 300 had us back in the race for Mike Baio.  Baio, who injured his achilles in early December was being nursed back.  His comeback
race was a less-than-stellar 2:05.2 last weekend at Hispanic.  If Baio didn't return to form, our Millrose dreams would be crushed.  Capt. Mike Baio showed
tremendous heart in holding his position with a 2:00.7 split.  Senior Nick Italiano, a three-time Millrose veteran, went out like an animal to move up.  He just got
nipped at the line by Kellenberg and Chaminade but more importantly held off the flurry of runners that moved on the last straightaway.  An amazing 8:04.12 was
 the cut to make the garden this year as the CHSAA league does it yet again.  As a matter of fact, at the time of the race, 7 of the CHSAA's teams beat the
nation's #6 team!!


         2010 Millrose 4x800 Relay with "alternate" Dan Zaccariello

1/9 - Hispanic Games - Armory
In a final tune-up before the Island Champs, the team fares well.  Dan Zaccariello crushes his mile record with a 4:17.76 clocking.  His performance has him
 in the top 15 in the U.S.  The sprinters continue to post fine times with George Setteducato going "sub 24."  Charles Alcasid clears 6'0" for a new personal best.

1/8 - Soph Sectionals - Fordham Univ.
Liam Vogt cops the sectional championship in the triple jump.  Frank Sconzo just misses winning the 55 HH.  Tommy Schneider runs a big race in the 1600 as
Luke Olsson sets the school 1800 meter school record!

1/2 - CHSAA Novice & Junior Weight Champs - Armory
In the first meet of 2010, the record breaking barrage continues of the varsity 4x400 record falls.  Nick Italiano, Dan Zaccariello, Adam Civitano & Mike Baio
(who made his return) made up the relay.  Alex Civitano continues to roll with an impressive 2:02.5 lead-off leg in the 4x800.  Frank Sconzo cops a novice city
championship in a big PR of 8.5.  He was able to garner a silver medal in the long jump as well.  Mike Fiechter cracks 26 as Vito Coladonato impresses in the 400.

  CONGRATULATIONS DAN ZACCARIELLO & ALEX CIVITANO
          FOR BEING NAMED XC S.I. ADVANCE ALL-STARS            

12/28 - Marine Corp Holiday Classic - Armory
A spirited effort by the team led to some fine performances. In the "Invitational DMR", the team finished in 5th and raced competitively despite not being at full
strength.  Dan Zaccariello led off while battling for the lead and was followed by solid legs by Adam Civitano & Nick Italiano.  Alex Civitano made his "big race"
debut with a 7 sec PR in the 1600.  On the double, Nick Italiano (50.9), Adam Civitano, Chris Murphy and Dan Zaccariello broke the school record in the SMR. 
As a matter of fact, the foursome just missed defeating the defending national champions in the event.  Frank Sconzo has a GREAT day with a big day in the hurdles
and LJ.  The Soph 4x200 runs a very nice race.


                   NEW SCHOOL RECORD HOLDERS - SMR
        Nick Italiano, Adam Civitano, Chris Murphy, Dan Zaccariello

12/20 - Bishop Loughlin Games - Armory
St. Joe's braves the snowstorm for a good day of quality work.  Meena Farid sets a PR in the shot while making the finals and Charles Alcasid gets up and over
 5'10".  Daniel Zaccariello places fourth in the mile and sets a new school record.  Paul Brancale posts a solid mile as the sprinters continue to impress.

  THE NATIONAL RANKINGS ARE IN!
     ST. JOE'S IS TOP'S IN THE U.S.
               SMR & 4X800

12/12 - CHSAA Relay Carnival - Armory
The 2009-2010 indoor season kicks off with fine performances across the board.  The 4x800 relay of Mike Baio, Nick Italiano, Adam Civitano & Dan
Zaccariello wins an exciting race.  (Pete Zaccariello sets the school record for his race from the ACT test site to the Armory)  The SMR's are dominant
as Sea wins the first, second and third heats.  The "A" team wins and the "B" team places fourth overall.  Third place medals are earned by all weight classes
in the 4x200 relays.  Junior Meena Farid sets a PR in the shot with the farthest throw at Sea in 10 years!  Charles Alcasid ties his PR in the HJ as Liam Vogt
shows potential in the horizontal jumps.  A season of promises is off to a great start!
               
Cross Country Season
11/20 - NYS Federation Champs - Bowdoin Park
Daniel Zaccariello (#2) and Alex Civitano (#3) crack the Bowdoin Park all-time lists in a well deserved trip to Wappingers Falls.  They represent the team
solid efforts in the very crowded fields.  Zaccariello, boxed in traffic throughout, posted a time of 17:23, while passing several runners once he finally got clear. 
Junior Alex Civitano topped several of the league's top runners and enjoyed his first state meet experience by running 17:41.  (He didn't let losing to Coach in
 bowling the night before effect his race!!)

11/14 - CHSAA Intersectionals - VCP
A rough day for what has been a spectacular XC '09 season.  Team-wise it just didn't happen today.  All was not lost as Dan Zaccariello & Alex Civitano
qualify for the state meet next weekend.

11/7 - Frosh/Soph Intersectionals - VCP
Tyler Franco paces the sophs while Luigi Tirro is the #1 frosh.  A tough day for the underclassmen.

11/3 - Frosh Island Champs - Clove Lakes Park
The frosh continue to roll with a memorable championship season thus far.  Mike Ceciliani (#6) and Luigi Tirro (#7) crack the all-time lists in leading the team
to a 2nd place finish.  This ties our best finish in school history and is the 3rd consecutive year we have finished in 2nd place which bodes well for the future. 
The "B" squad places 7 in the top 10 en route to a 1st place team finish.


                             Frosh Island Champs - 2nd Place

   Congrats to Tom Bradley '01, Lauren Torrelli '03, Liz LaBella '03 and    
          Kevin Donofrio '04 on completing their first NYC Marathon!

10/31 - NYCHSAA Sectionals - VCP
Capt. Daniel Zaccariello cops the individual title to lead the team to the runner-up spot.  Today's 2nd place varsity finish is the best showing in school
 history.  Unseasonably warm, humid conditions made PR's few and far between.  The freshmen have a banner day with a surprise 2nd place finish in a tight team
 battle.  Three points separated St. Joe's, Fordham and Xavier.  Mike Ceciliani, Luigi Tirro and Daniel Acerra crack the frosh all-time list.  Joey Lama again steps
up as the #5 man.  In his first race, Rob Odessa wins the "B" race in a fine 10:08.  The "B" squad finishes in 3rd, earning team medals.

10/24 - Staten Island Champs - Clove Lakes
The team battles the humidity and some heavy rains for some solid performances.  Daniel Zaccariello leads the team to a 3rd place finish by way of his
 runner-up performance.  Tyler Franco steps up as the #5 man as the team squeezes by MSIT for 3rd place in the team standings.  Today's 3rd place
finish is our best finish since 2005.  Justin Henderson leads the JV team as Nick Italiano and Pat Lewis also crack the top 15.  Freshmen Luigi Tirro
runs a huge race and is the 5th man on JV.  Due in large part to Tirro, the team finishes in 2nd place which ties our best finish ever.  A big second half
of the race sets up the
JV team for success.                                                                 Capt. Dan Zaccariello finishes
                                                                                                            in 2nd place, for #2 All-Time!
10/14 - Soph Sectionals - VCP
Tyler Franco races his way onto the soph all-time list with a 14:32 clocking.  He is currently the 8th fastest soph in Sea history.  Liam Vogt snaps
16:00 mins as Ray Mondello inches closer.  Big PR's are set by Rob Micara, Nick Withers and Bristian Kocurek.  Eight PR's in total are recorded on the day.    

    
                     Soph Tyler Franco cracks the Soph All-Time list

10/10 - 37th Annual Manhattan College Invitational - VCP
Capt. Mike Baio just misses breaking 14:00 mins as Adam Civitano closes the gap as our #5 man.  Nick Italiano drops under 14:50 to lead the JV team. 
Daniel Acerra rebounds to snap Luigi Tirro's 1.2 frosh record.  The frosh team finishes in 5th place in their section of the nation's largest cross country meet.
21 PR's are set on the day.

    VARSITY, JV & FROSH COP
        2nd PLACE @ MAYOR'S CUP
       Zaccariello Snaps Varsity School Record

10/3 - Mayor's Cup Champs - VCP
Capt. Daniel Zaccariello takes down the varsity school record from former team captain Frank Recce '05.  The Varsity placed 2nd in the "Championship Race!" 
The JV was lead by Justin Henderson and Pat Lewis who snapped 15 mins and led the team to a 2nd place finish.  Luigi Tirro becomes the first freshmen to break
 10 minutes as the frosh team garners a second place plaque.  A valuable lesson was learned as a tie for second place was broken by Joey Lama, the 6 man in today! 
A great day for the SEA CROSS COUNTRY program!

9/26 - Xavier Invitational - VCP
The freshmen lead the charge on the day!  Luigi Tirro sets the school record for 1.2 miles as Danny Acerra just missed in the "B" race.  The 5 man spread drops to a
swift 23 seconds.  The projected 1.5 conversions look promising for the next time we race 1.5 miles.
                                        
9/19 - Regis Invitational - VCP
   THE MOMENTUM CONTINUES!
Dan Zaccariello lights up the VCP trails for a 13:14, #2 ALL-TIME.  Not far behind is Alex Civitano who broke out in a big way with a 13:34! This is the
 fastest 1-2 punch Sea has ever had in 1 meet.  Paul Brancale rebounds while taking 2nd in the junior race.  Tyler Franco paces the sophs and is the #5 man
on the day.  Daniel Acerra and Luigi Tirro lead the freshmen and record some of the faster VCP debuts in Sea history.  (Photo courtesy Mr. Khoury)

                                                                                               It's not always pretty! - Alex Civitano
9/12 - Breen Invitational - Clove Lakes Park
The Vikings have a big day to kick off the XC '09 campaign.  Capt. Daniel Zaccariello starts the season off with the individual win in a fine 16:51, good enough
for #2 on the All-Time List.  Junior Alex Civitano cracks the top 5 in the race.  All of the varsity times are significantly faster than last year's Breen meet as the
team places second.  The JV was lead by Luke Olsson, Tyler Franco and Justin Henderson who all cracked the top 10 in the race.  The JV team finished in third. 
Thirteen freshmen make their racing debuts as Danny Acerra leads the way.  The freshmen  placed fourth in the team standings.  All in all, a FANTASTIC start
 for what promises to be an historic XC season.


                                       2009 Cross Country

CROSS COUNTRY 2009
        After A Successful Camp Week, The Vikings are...
                               READY TO GO!



                 The Freshmen enjoyed themselves too!