St Joseph by-the-Sea Track & Field

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7/21 - 3rd Annual Daniel Kelley Twilight Mile - Sea
Close to 70 alumni turn-out in support of DK on a beautiful summer evening.  Daniel Zaccariello '10 is the first Viking to win the
Elite Men's Mile in 4:30.89.  Victoria Pontecorvo wins her third straight Elite Women's Mile in a hotly contested race, 5:14.81. 
Over 250 competitors toe the starting line for either the race/walk.  A GREAT day at St. Joe's. Thanks to Anthony Galli '09 for
taking close to 500 Photos

 TEN SUB 5 MINUTES!
Frank DeLeo becomes the 10th Viking to Break 5 in the Mile!

          An exhausted DeLeo after his race.  It was an 8 second PR.
             THE SUB 5 LIST

6/3 - Eastern State Champs - Iona Prep H.S.
Phil Blanda takes 3rd in the long jump with a pretty consistent series.  Matt Dudziec records another PR in the javelin - 149'-1",
 good enough for 4th place.  John Scanlon PR's in his 800 finale - 2:11.0.  Freshmen Vin Claro breaks another Civitano record,
 this time in the full mile.  Rob Amparo earns a 5th place medal jumping 5'-8".

A headless Phil Blanda soars over 20 feet in the long jump. Phil should be one of the top jumpers in the league next year.

5/30 - Frosh Islands - Farrell H.S.
The frosh squad earns a hard fought 3rd place plaque.  Brandon Prato wins the discus and places 2nd in the shot.  Tom
Geoghegan is also an "Island Champion" in the 400 IH.  Nick Pollio earned a 2nd place medal in in both the 400 IH and
 110 HH.  Joe Chirelli earns a silver medal in the 100 and finishes in 5th in the 200.  Joe O'Keefe leads 3 jumpers to score in the TJ. 
Mike Italiano finishes in 2nd in the LJ.  A nice competitive day for the freshmen squad.


5/26 - Catholic State Championships - Icahn Stadium

Liam Vogt captures the "Catholic State Championship" in the long jump.  He had won the indoor championship in Feb.  He led most of the competition but got passed by a Molloy jumper with 1 jump to go.  Vogt's 22'-8" PR came up in the clutch as he won the event by a slim 1/2 inch.  Matt Dudziec throws a personal best of 149'-2" in the javelin to earn a 4th place medal.  Luigi Tirro leads the milers as 7/11 runners set PR's.  Tirro's time of 4:40.5 led Tyler Franco (4:44.6) and Mike Ceciliani (4:44.8) under 4:45.  Ray Mondello breaks 5 for the first time.  Phil Blanda runs a solid 23.70 FAT in the 200.    Note: Adam Civitano '11, Coach Cristian '09, Matt Simeone '09 & Dan Zaccariello '10 actually wake up for the meet and win the Alumni SMR.  Charles Alcasid '11 runs 60.1 in the Alumni 400.  Meena Farid '11 participates in no physical activities on the day.

5/19 - NYCHSAA Sectionals - Icahn Stadium
Liam Vogt captures the "Outstanding Field Performer" at the meet for his victories in the LJ/TJ.  In both jumps, he came from behind
for the wins.  Brian Russell won an epic jump off in the HJ as he and Justin Sicari of Msgr Farrell had to take an additional 8 jumps
to break the tie.  Vogt/Russell combined to win all 3 jumping events as they did indoors.  Rob Amparo tied for 3rd place in the high
 jump as well.  Luigi Tirro placed 5th in the steeple with a 10 sec PR.  Frosh Vin Claro continues his record setting season by knocking
close to 1 minute off the frosh 3k steeple record.  John Scanlon drops 3 seconds in the 800.

Liam Vogt - The Indoor & Outdoor NYCHSAA TJ & LJ Sectional Champion

5/12 - Frosh/Soph Intersectionals - Icahn Stadium
Two athletes, two school records!  Vin Claro kicks things off with a new school record in the frosh 2,000 steeple with a 4th place finish -
7:07.85 FAT.  The old record was held by Alex Civitano '11.  Brandon Prato sets yet another PR in the discus with a new frosh record
 toss of 120'-7".  The old frosh record was set by Vin Ortado in 1999.  Prato finished in 2nd place.
     At Louck's, Matt Dudziec throws the jav for a personal best - 147'-4".

 Brandon Prato (Discus) & Vin Claro (2,000 Steeple) - Frosh Record Holders

5/11 - Massapequa Chief Invitational - Massapequa H.S.
MID-DISTANCE REBOUND!  The mid-distance runners bounce back for some nice PR's.  Adam Ba"r"illas kicks things off with a big
 PR in the unseeded 800 - 2:03.5.  The momentum continued with Tyler Franco breaking 4:50, with a 4:46.3 time in the 1600.  Luigi Tirro
& Sam Mondello ran with some guts for PR's of 2:04.9 and 2:05.1 respectively.  Tom Schneider also set a new 1600 PR, 4:50.2.  Six
 frosh set PR's in the unseeded 400.  Rob Amparo has some solid jumps at 6'-0" but settles for 5'-10", which was good enough for 3rd place.

5/9 - Frosh/Soph Sectionals - Farrell
Some incredible performances by the freshmen.  Freshmen Vin Claro (right) breaks 5 minutes to earn a 3rd place medal.  He ran 5:51.7 in his
 first 1600 in Dec!  He joins a short list of Sub-5 Frosh.  Brandon Prato continues to amaze in the throws.  He tossed the disc 117'-2 to place
second - a 10 foot improvement.  He also earned a third place medal in the shot with a 3 foot PR, 46'-8".  The Frosh 4x2 of Joe Chirelli, Vin
Claro, Mike Italiano & Tom Geoghegan set a 3 second personal best, 1:45.2.  Ray Cardella 25.5/57.5 Double! Rauchet sub 60

5/6 - Staten Island Champs - Farrell
Matt Dudziec wins the S.I. Championship in the javelin with a new PR 143'-4".  Brian Russell, a non-scoring athlete (SI league rules prohibit
athletes from scoring while doing 2 concurrent sports) crushes the varsity high jump record.  He first sailed out 6-6.25" for the record then
cleared 6'-7" (1st attempt) and 6'-8" on his second attempt.  He had two very solid jumps at 6'-9" as well.  Brian currently sits 9th on the
 CHSAA All-Time list.  Rob Amparo ties for 2nd in the HJ with a new PR 5'-10".  Sam Mondello sets a big PR in the 1600 for 3rd place -
4:37.92 FAT.  Freshmen Brandon Prato double-scores with throws of 38'-0 in the shot (4th) and 103'-6" in the disc (5th).  Nick Connors takes
3rd in the 400IH and Mike Ceciliani earns a 4th place medal in the 800.   High hurdlers Jack Logan (4th) and Alex Gargiso (6th) hit the medal
stand as well.  Logan set a big PR in the trials.  The 4x100 "B" guys step up for 4th as does the 4x400 relay - 3rd place.  The 4x800 scores two
relays with the teams finishing in second and 6th places.  Team-wise, the guys fought valiantly but a few tough breaks keep us from getting into the Top 3.

             Brian Russell - New HJ Record Holder - with the bar set at his 6'-8" clearance.

The 6'-8 clearance
 

    Liam Vogt (LJ), Coach Mancusi & Brian Russell (HJ) in the Penn infield

4/28 - Penn Relays - Univ. of Penn
Brian Russell (right) cleared 6'-3.25 in his first attempt and 6'-5 in his third jump.  He had three solid attempts at 6'-6.75, which would've broken the school
record and placed him fifth.  In his last attempt, he actually hit the bar on the way down.  He finished in a tie for 13th place out of 23 competitors.  Liam Vogt
 had a solid series of 21'-7, 21'-6 and 21'-0.  He finished in 13th out of 28 competitors and was only 6 inches from making the finals.  Both Russell & Vogt
competed against athletes from Jamaica, Barbados, Zimbabwe as well as many states in the U.S.  A tremendous honor for our track & field program.

4/21 - Big Blue Track & Field Classic - Sea
A tremendous effort was put forth to showcase our home meet.  We had an outpouring of close to 100 alumni & volunteers.  Both the boys & girls on the team
 took the responsibility of hosting this meet seriously & professionally.  Thanks to everyone who stepped up to the plate at the meet.  We were blessed with the
bst weather of the outdoor season so far. We were honored to have the families of Dan Kelley '04, Adam Ogbu '99 and Luke Parlatore '02 on hand to present
plaques in events named in their sons memory.  You represented your team & your school admirably.  Well done!
  The team had a day full of nice performances.  Brian Russell won the HJ with a 6-4 jump, the 4th best in meet history.  Rob Amparo also earned a medal by
 finishing in 4th in the HJ.  Matt Dudziec won the javelin in a personal best 137-10.  Liam Vogt takes 2nd in the LJ.  The 4x100 (3rd), 4x800 (3rd) and SHR
 (5th) all earned bronze medals.  Luigi Tirro finishes in 2nd in the varsity steeple with a big personal best, 10:44.09.  Vin Claro takes 4th in the frosh 2,000 steeple. 
Frosh Brandon Prato had a huge day and took 2nd in the frosh shot and 5th in the varsity discus.  His 107-6.5 toss is the 2nd longest in Sea history. Sea Pictures

           Freshmen Vin Claro over the water jump in the 2,000 steeple.

Check out the Tom Dowd story on Liam & Brian

4/13 - Old Bridge Invitational - Old Bridge H.S.
A successful meet all around.

4/11 - CHSAA Relay Carnival - Icahn Stadium
The jumpers were back in full swing as the team wins the LJ relay and takes 2nd in the HJ relay. The HJ Relay is aided by a big  day by Rob Amparo who leaped
a personal best of 5'-8.  The "B" team LJ relay finishes in 5th place.  Medals also went to the SHR and 4x1600 relays.  The 4x400 relays net a bunch of PR's as
Nick Connors makes a return to good running and Adam Barillas breaks 55.

PAINT THE TOWN BLUE          BLUE TEAM RUNS AWAY WITH B&G TITLE IN                        DUAL MEET SHOWDOWN

4/4 - 5th Annual Blue & Gray Invitational - St. Joseph Sea H.S.
On the strength of a a 39-3 onslaught in the throwing events, John Scanlon's Blue team overtakes Tommy Schneider's Gray in an epic dual meet
showdown.  The Blue team was outscored 79-55 on the track but racked up big field event points (68-22) for a 22 point margin.  The handicaps
weren't as significant as past years as most athletes had stellar performances.  Phil Blanda is a three event winner - LJ-100-200 and sets 2 meet
record in the LJ/100.  The Blue team's 4x800 breaks a meet record as the Gray team established a meet record in the Swedish Relay (400-300-200-100). 
All in all, a fun day of track & field at St. Joe's.

3/31 - Farrell Invitational - Farrell H.S.
A cold and drizzly 40 degree outdoor season opener at Farrell.  The team collects 23 medals on the day.  Phil Blanda and Jerry Mattia win three medals on the day (legally!)
- LJ Relay (2nd), TJ Relay (5th).  They combined with Alex Rosenbauer and Joe Carrara for 4th place in the 4x100.  The SHR of Alex Gargiso, Jack Logan and Luigi Tirro,
yes Luigi...earn silver medals.  Gargiso added a second medal by taking 5th in the 400 IH.  The Varsity 4x800 relay finishes in 5th as does the javelin relay of Matt Dudziec and
Brandon Prato.  Freshmen Vin Claro turns some heads with a fast first race in the 2000 steeple, 7:18.9, which earned him a 2nd place medal.  The Frosh 4x200 relay ofJoe Chirelli,
Vin Claro, Nick Pollio and Michael Italiano earn 3rd place medals.  VERY impressive stick passes in all sprint relays.  Rosenbauer 55 pt!  Carrara sub 25! Thus begins the
 2012 Outdoor Track & Field season.

Indoor Season
3/10 - New Balance Indoor Nationals - Armory
Liam Vogt and Phil Blanda compete in the long jump.  Blanda sets an 8 inch personal best soaring over 20 getting a measure of 20'-4.25.  Brian Russell qualifies for the
Championship High Jump and finishes in 19th - 6'-3.25.  This concludes the indoor season and gives us 3 weeks to prepare for the outdoor season.

Brian Russell competes in the Championship High Jump at the New Balance Nationals to conclude a memorable indoor season. Photo courtesy of NB Nationals


In Dec, the Viking jumpers set out to have FOUR jumpers over 20 feet this year.......MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Liam Vogt	22'-7.5"
Brian Russell	21'-5.5"
Jerry Mattia	20'-10"
Phil Blanda	20'-4.25"

3/3 - NY State Federation Champs - Cornell University
Despite being sick at home most of the week, Brian Russell leaps a personal best 6'-6 in the high jump.  Russell's jump only had him finish in 7th place in one of the most competitive
high jumps in recent years.  In the last five years his 6'-6 jump would've had him place in the top 3!  Liam Vogt has a tough day at the pit but still has one more indoor meet to go having
already qualified for the New Balance Nationals.
Russell - 6'-4 - CLEARANCE, 1st attempt
Russell - 6'-6 - CLEARANCE, 3rd attempt
Russell - 6'-7 - 1st Miss
Russell - 6'-7 - 2nd Miss
Russell - 6'-7 - 3rd Miss

2/28 - Eastern State Champs - Armory
Junior Phil Blanda sets a PR in his final meet of the season - 19'-8.75."
Blanda's 19'-8.75 Jump

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2/18 - Catholic State Champs - St. Anthony's
A BIG day for the Viking jumpers as Brian Russell (HJ) and Liam Vogt (LJ) win Catholic State titles in their specialties.  Vogt's 22'-7.25 jump is #3 in S.I. History and #11 in CHSAA
 History!  Vogt (22'-7.25"), Russell (21'-5.5") and Jerry Mattia (20'-10") all soar past 20 feet.  Russell's LJ PR earned him a 4th place medal.  In the high jump, Brian Russell won the
competition at 6'-2 then had 3 solid attempts at 6'-6.  The season ends for all except the jumpers. 

           Liam Vogt - Catholic State Champion - Long Jump - 22'-7.25"

2/5 - Frosh/Soph Intersectionals - Armory
In his first meet ever, Freshmen Mike Russell breaks a school record in the freshmen high jump that dates back to 1996!  His 5'-6 clearance earns him a silver medal at the freshmen city
 championships.  The record was held by Ron Jacobs - '96, Jimmy Salerno - '97 and Stephen Favale - '06.  Brandon Prato earns a third place medal in the frosh shot put.  Vin Claro and
Nick Pollio record 16 and 14 second PR's in the 1600.  Soph Nick D'Addesa smashes his PR in the mile with a 4:46.87 time, a 12 second PR.  In the varsity competition, Brian Russell
sets a PR and wins the high jump in 6'-5.  The varsity 4x200 sets a seasonal best with a 1:36.32 FAT on a sizzling fast leg by Phil Blanda, 23.3.  Rosie breaks 25!

       Mike Russell breaks a 16 year old school record in the Frosh HJ.

1/28 - Mayor's Cup Champs - Armory
Liam Vogt is the "Best in the City" in the long jump and Brian Russell places 4th with a PR of 20'-6".  Russell would later take 2nd in the high jump and narrowly miss 6'-6" on three great attempts. 
Frank DeLeo, Joe Carrara & Craig Benigno break 26 seconds in the 200.  Unfortunately for the mid-distance runners, the meet cancelled the 1600, 4x4 and 4x8 so the team has to hurry into the 600. 
All wasn't lost as Tyler Franco and Nick D'Addesa run a solid 1:30 - which hopefully should be a sign of things to come. 
 

Congrats to Dan Zaccariello '10 who ran 4:08.95 FAT in the full mile for Wagner College.  It crushed their school record by 6 seconds!

SEA ALUMNI COMPETING
IN DIVISION I XC/TRACK & FIELD

Michael Baio '10		Wagner College - Staten Island, NY
Adam Civitano '11		Auburn University - Auburn, Alabama
Alex Civitano '11		Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts
Meena Farid '11		Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island
Bobby Mirfield '11		Monmouth University - Long Branch, NJ
Daniel Zaccariello '10		Wagner College - Staten Island, NY

1/22 - NYCHSAA Sectionals - Armory
The Viking jumpers highlight the day with "Sectional Championships" in the high jump, long jump and triple jump.  Brian Russell wins his first Sectional title in the high jump and
 had 3 solid attempts at a meet record 6'-5.5".  Liam Vogt won the "Field MVP" award based on his victories in the long & triple jump.  In the TJ, he set a personal best by
close to 1 1/2 feet!  The 4x800 runs an inspiring race setting a seasonal best by 10 seconds as Ray Mondello & Tyler Franco go under 2:07.  The 4x200 relay provides some
excitement to end the day.  In the frosh meet of the meet, Brandon Prato earns a silver medal en route to crushing the freshmen 8 lb school record.
   In the weight portion of the meet, the team racks up the medals with victories in the Sub-Midget 400 and Sub-Midget, Midget and Junior Midget 4x200 relays.

            THREE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE JUMPS
                       Brian Russell (HJ) & Liam Vogt (LJ & TJ)

1/15 - Staten Island Champs - Armory
A nice competitive energy across the board nets the team a second place plaque to keep the streak alive.  Brian Russell wins his first championship in the high jump.  Russell also
added a third place medal in the long jump by going over the 20 foot barrier.  Liam Vogt earns two silver medals in the long and triple jumps.  Mike Ceciliani, Ray & Sam Mondello
break out to lead the mid-distance runners.  Freshmen Brandon Prato breaks the frosh 12 lb shot school record from 1997 en route to a 5th place performance.  Exciting relays lock
down the 2nd place finish!


                    2012 Varsity Island Championships - 2nd Place

1/7 - Hispanic Games - Armory
Senior Brian Russell, on tired legs, clears 6'-4" in the high jump which was good enough for 3rd place in the prestigious Hispanic Games.  Liam Vogt sets a PR for the second time
 this week in the long jump at 22'-3"earning himself a 4th place medal.  Jerry Mattia returns to action with a 19-7 jump.  Phil Blanda jumps 19-4.25 as all 4 long jumpers go over 19 feet. 

                       Brian Russell makes a solid attempt at 6'-6"

1/6 - Manhattan H.S. Invitational - Day II - Manhattan College
The Vikings rack up 30 awards on the day.  Alfred Alcasid and Vincent Claro set 20 second PR's in the mile.  The Frosh and Soph SMR's earn t-shirts.  The mid-distance group gets
 in a good workout.  Frank  DeLeo over Alex Rosenbauer in the 4x4 showdown at the end of the meet.  Jack Logan wins the 60 HH.  At Fordham, Nick D'Addesa takes 3rd in the
Soph Sectional 1600 in a personal best, 4:57.

1/5 - Manhattan H.S. Invitational - Day I - Manhattan College
Liam Vogt soars over the 22 feet barrier for second place in the long jump.  Freshmen Brandon Prato has a solid throw with the 12 lb shot tossing 34'-5.5"

1/5 - USATF 4x800 Time Trials - Manhattan College
Alfred Alcasid, Tom Costagliola and Nick Pollio set PR's in the 800.

12/29 - CHSAA Weight/Novice Champs - Armory
Senior prodigy Brian Russell, in only his fourth meet, sets a meet record in the novice high jump with a clearance of 6-3".  Earlier in the day, in his LJ debut he just missed a gold medal
with a jump of 19-7.25".  Ray Mondello continues his streak of fine running with a 4th place medal in the 600.
   In the weight portion of the meet, the team comes out victorious for Sea's first intersectional weight title.  CHSAA Intersectionals champions include: Ray Cardella (Sub 55), Nick Connors
(Jr 300), Sam Mondello (Midget 600) and the Sub-Midget, Midget and Junior Midget 4x200 Relays. 
   In the CHSAA Invitational, Liam Vogt wins the long jump on his last jump - 21-4.5".  Adam Barillas becomes the 5th Viking under 5:00 mins in the mile.

        Senior Brian Russell sails over 6-3" in the high jump snapping a 15 year meet record. 
      He is currently ranked #1 in NYC and #4 in NY State! (Photo courtesy armorytrack.com)
                                         (Watch his jump below)



12/27 - Marine Corp Holiday Classic - Armory
The LJ relay of Liam Vogt and Phil Blanda take 2nd place medals.  Ray Mondello breaks out in a big way while gutting out a sub 2:10 performance.  7 of 12 - 800 meter runners PR while
 the whole Soph 4x400 record personal bests.

12/17 - 54th Annual Bishop Loughlin Games - Armory
Liam Vogt places 4th in the nation's largest indoor track meet with a personal best, 21'-7.75".  In only his second track meet, Senior Brian Russell turns some heads in the high jump while
clearing 6'-0".  Most of the sprinters and mid-distance runners use the day to get in some valuable work.  Luigi Tirro III sets a big PR in the mile as all four runners break 5 minutes.  Tyler
Franco runs a solid 600 as Alex Rosenbauer runs a nice 300.  A bunch of PR's are recorded on the day.  Special thanks to Daniel Acerra and Jerry Mattia who helped out throughout the entire meet!

12/17 - Ignatian Developmental Meet - Armory
Brandon Prato sets a 2 foot PR in the frosh shot put as he narrows in on the school record.  His throw was good enough to finish in 2nd place. 
     The girls team has a nice day while earning 10 medals on the day.  Tiffany Evanego wins the 600 and anchors the winning 4x200 relay.  Kristy Colangelo earns a 4th place medal in the shot put.

12/10 - CHSAA Relay Carnival - Armory
Indoor season gets into full swing.  Seniors Liam Vogt (21'-6.5") & Jerry Mattia (18'-11") take the LJ relay in a new school record, 40'-5.5".  They would also team to place third in the TJ relay. 
 The sub-midget (2nd) and midget (4th) 4x200 relays earn medals.  The junior weight 4x800 relay finishes in 3rd place.  Newcomer Brian Russell makes his track & field debut in the high jump while
clearing 5'-8", currently the 4th best HJ in the CHSAA. 
   Shanna Raboy takes third in the TJ in her first time jumping.  Erini Farid earns a silver medal in the PV and Kristen Canova places 5th in the shot.

  Jerry Mattia & Liam Vogt knock down the school record in the LJ relay.

Cross Country Season
11/22 - Varsity Island Champs - Clove Lakes
Sam Mondello leads the varsity team in an 18:05, a solid time considering the terrible conditions.

11/21 - JV Island Champs - Clove Lakes Park
Alex Buttaro steps up and leads the JV team to 3rd place in the team standings.  Solid pack running from #2 - #5 seal 3rd place.

11/13 - CHSAA Intersectionals - VCP

11/5 - Clipper Classic - VCP
Senior Tiffany Evanego wins her first XC race in 17:28.

11/5 - Frosh/Soph Intersectionals - VCP

11/1 - NYCHSAA Boys Sectionals - VCP
Sam & Ray Mondello pace the Varsity and JV teams.  John Scanlon breaks out.

10/21 - NYCHSAA Girls Sectionals - Clove Lakes Park
For the first time in many years, the team places in the top 3 in the Varsity, JV and Frosh races earning three plaques.  Tiffany Evanego paces the varsity as Chiara Guida drops a big race in leading the
 JV.  The "gimp" duo of Kristina DeMeis & Maria DeSantis help lock up 2nd place in the JV in a tight battle with Good Counsel.  Jane Endresen breaks out and is the #1 frosh on the day.  An interesting
 note as the girls have the largest XC team in the NY Archdiocese today!  A great day for the Lady Vikings!


  The Varsity Girls placed 3rd in the NY Archdiocesan (Sectional) Champs

10/15 - Suffolk Officials Invitational - Sunken Meadow
Junior Sam Mondello (#5) and Soph Nick D'Addesa (#9) crack the all-time list for Sunken Meadow.  Major improvements from those who raced at SMP last year.  A BIG rebound after last week's
 Manhattan College meet.  The JV team was led by Adam Barillas to third place in the team standings.

           Suffolk medalists: Varsity - Sam Mondello & Nick D'Addesa
                    JV - Adam Barillas, Alex Buttaro & John Scanlon

   
Congrats to Daniel Zaccariello '10 who broke 27 mins for 5 miles at VCP.
            This represents a huge personal best of almost 2 minutes!

10/1 - Mayor's Cup Champs - VCP       Schedule Updated for Boys & Girls
Sam Mondello leads the Varsity as he cracks under 14:30 for the first time.  Soph Nick D'Addesa is the #2 man and sets a PR by more than 40 seconds!  The 5 man average drops 13 seconds from
 the Regis meet.  Luke Olsson & Daniel Acerra make their long awaited season debuts to lead the JV team to 3rd place.  Alfred Alcasid breaks out and 6 guys break 16 minutes in the JV race.  Tiffany
Evanego leads the varsity girls in a solid 18:05 clocking.

         The Junior Varsity team - 3rd Place at the Mayor's Cup Champs

9/24 - Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational - Jackson, NJ
Sam Mondello breaks out in a big way to lead the varsity.  The Varsity 2-5 runners race in a tight pack with an 8 second spread.  Alfred Alcasid rebounds to lead the JV team.  The JV 2-5 runners are
within 8 seconds of eachother.  The Varsity finishes in 6th place and JV takes 5th with more than 25 teams in each race.  Sarah Perrotta leads the Varsity girls in their season opener.  All in all it was a nice,
enjoyable day for Sea's XC program.


     SIX FLAGS SAFARI INVITATIONAL COURSE VIDEO
        Should look very similar to the Brown course, only with wild animals!

9/17 - Regis Invitational - VCP
XC '11 finally kicks off under perfect weather for racing.  Most of the team records big improvements from the Regis meet last year.  Tom "Doody" Costagliola drops 1:55 from 2010.  Tom Schneider breaks
15 minutes in his season opener. 

BIG BLUE XC HAND-OUT

 VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY 2011
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