3/9 - Staten Island Champs - Armory It was one outstanding performance after another as the team "Re-Starts the Streak!" with an upset 2nd place finish in the team standings. The day got off to a great start with Kyle Sinclair smashing the Frosh 55 HH record with a 9.06 FAT, good enough for 4th place. Soph Robbie Guidicipietro ran like a veteran in the 3,200 and finished in 3rd place. Joe Scanni, Joe Barretta & Garth Ikomi finished in 3rd-4th-5th in the 55 meter dash. Chris Bertosen added a big 5th place in the 300 meters while Nick D'Addesa placed 4th in the 600. Soph Nick Velez ran a gutsy 3rd place in the 1,000 and broke the Soph 1,000 record in the process. His 2:37.38 FAT bettered the 2:38.48 from Dan Zaccariello in 2007. Mike DiBiase tied the Soph PV record with a 3rd place vault of 11'-6". Jordan Daniels & Joe Cottone placed 4th and 5th in the high jump. Soph Joe Somma and Mike Italiano finish in 2nd & 5th place in the long jump. Brandon Prato (shot) & Tom Geoghegan (TJ) set PR's and earn 4 points a piece for the team. In the end, the relays were crucial as both 4x800's ran gutsy for 2nd & 6th place. The entire 4x400 nearly runs a PR with a big 3rd place finish. Finally, the 4x200 "A" team of Joe Scanni, Garth Ikomi, Joe Barretta, Ray Cardella (Chris Bertosen) wins the "S.I. Championship." The "B" team also adds a 4th place finish. Tonight was truly a spectacular day for Viking Track & Field...and the best is yet to come!

55 HH	Trials  Finals	3,200		4x200 "A"	Trials       Finals
Sinclair	9.17   9.07 PR 4th	Guidicipietro	10:22.82 PR 3rd	Scanni	24.1         23.8  PR
New Frosh	Record			Ikomi	24.0         23.3  PR
Geoghegan	9.31   9.13 5th	300	Trials  Finals	Barretta	23.8  PR  24.6
Rago	10.21	Bertosen	38.66  38.89 5th	Cardella (Bertosen)	24.1  PR  23.8
				Island Champions	1:36.30     1:35.50 1st
55	Trials    Finals	1,000
Scanni	6.82  PR 6.90 3rd	Velez, N	2:37.38  PR  3rd	4x200 "B"	Trials       Finals
Barretta	7.00  7.03 4th	New Soph	Record	Italiano	24.4  PR   24.3
Ikomi	7.06  7.04 PR 5th			Daniels	23.5  PR   24.5
Rauchet	7.08 PR	600		Rauchet	24.4          24.6
		D'Addesa	1:27.01  4th	Pucciarelli (Pollio)	24.4  PR   25.3
4x800 "A"				* 4th Place *	1:36.97     1:38.70
DiSchiavi	2:08.9  PR	1,600
Ruspantini	2:10.9	Ruszkowski	5:43.0  PR	4x200 "C"
Guidicipietro	2:13.6			Pollio	24.8
Velez, N	2:02.7	4x400 "A"		Cambio	26.5
* 2nd Place *	8:36.07	Somma	53.9  PR	Rivera	24.9  PR
		D'Addesa	53.7	Cassamassino	25.4  PR
4x800 "B"		Pucciarelli	55.5  PR		1:41.79 FAT
Rosenbauer	2:13.3  PR	Cardella	54.3  PR
Velez, M	2:15.0  PR	* 3rd Place *	3:38.55 FAT	4x200 "D"
Cassamassino	2:15.6  PR			Rago	26.9  PR
Cardona	2:22.5  PR	4x400 "B"		Kessler	26.5  PR
* 6th Place *	9:06.45 FAT	Rivera	58.0  PR	Nishimwe	27.8
		Arnone	58.5  PR	Walsh	26.5  PR
Triple Jump		Spinelli	59.1  PR		1:47.7
Geoghegan	37'-2.25"  PR 4th	Camporeale	55.4
Sinclair	34'-5.5"  PR		3:51.55 FAT - 7th	4x200 "E"
				Pena	29.3  PR
Long Jump		4x400 "C"		Wenstrom	28.0  PR
Somma	19'-9"  2nd	Kessler	59.6  PR	Ognibene	28.7  PR
Italiano	17'-5.75"  5th	Pena	66.6  PR	McNamara	29.7  PR
		Ognibene	65.8  PR		1:55.3
High Jump		Ruszkowski	67.0
Daniels	5'-6"  PR 4th		4:18.7	Shot Put
Cottone	5'-4"  PR 5th			Prato	43'-2"  4th
DiBiase	NH	4x400 "D"		Morbelli	35'-5.5"  PR
		Walsh	64.1  PR	Trapanese	32'-5"  PR
Pole Vault		Wenstrom	66.2  PR	Pascalino	31'-7"  PR
DiBiase	11'-6"  PR  3rd	McNamara	71.2  PR	Farid	23'-6"  PR
Ties Soph	Record	Rodney	69.7  PR
			4:30.7	Frosh 4x200 "A"
VARSITY SCORES				Francisco	26.3  PR
1. Farrell	115 pts	Frosh 300		Arnone	26.0  PR
2. ST. JOSEPH SEA	95 pts	Rotondo	46.7  PR 5th	Cottone	25.2  PR
3. McKee/S.I. Tech	91 pts	Internicola	50.0	Gambino	29.9
4. Wagner	72 pts	Lucey	53.2  PR		1:47.98 FAT - 1st
5. Curtis	44 pts
6. St. Peter's	26 pts			Frosh 4x200 "B"
7. Port Richmond	22 pts			Internicola	35.8
				Rotondo	31.4
				Rodney	29.2
				Lucey	33.5
					2:09.7 - 6th
				Frosh 1,600
				Gambino	5:35.1

STATEN ISLAND CHAMPIONS - 4x200 RELAY