St Joseph by-the-Sea Track & Field  

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

                                 VICTORIOUS BLUE TEAM


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.
 

400 IH   400
1.  Connors Gray 61.9 1.  Rosenbauer Gray 55.0
2.  Tirro Blue 64.1 2.  Barillas Gray 55.3
3.  Gargiso Blue 66.3 3.  Mondello, R Blue 55.6
4.  Logan Gray 67.7 4.  Cardella Blue 60.0
5.  Pollio Gray 74.8 5.  Proscia Gray 66.5
3200 1600
1.  Schnieder Gray 11:14.0 1.  DeLeo Gray 5:20.0
    Mondello, S Gray 11:27.9 - DQ 2.  Alcasid Blue 5:27.0
2.  Claro Gray 11:44.3 3.  Costagliola Gray 6:09.9
4.  Italiano Gray 6:34.8
110 HH 5.  Rauchet Blue 6:39.3
1.  Gargiso Blue 19.2
2.  Logan Gray 19.5 200
3.  Connors Gray 20.3 1.  Blanda Gray 25.1
4.  Tirro Blue 20.5 2.  Chirelli Blue 27.0
5.  DeLeo Gray 22.2 3.  Carrara Gray 27.4
4.  DiSchiavi Gray 27.8
Swedish Relay 5.  Fernandez Blue 28.1
1.  Gray "A" 2:23.9 NMR 6.  Rosenbauer Gray 31.2
2.  Blue "A" 2:52.8 DQ
  Alumni Champ of America 2x200
800 1.  Class of '09 50.3 Simeone 25.3, O'Shaughnessy 25.0
1.  Scanlon Blue 2:20.5 2.  Class of '07 DNF Stabile 24.7, Cipriano DNF
2.  Claro Gray 2:29.3 * Coach Cristian 25.4
3.  Benigno Blue 2:31.1
4.  Costagliola Gray 2:31.2 4x400
1.  Gray "A" 4:02.5
100 2.  Blue "A" 4:07.7
1.  Blanda Gray 11.2  NMR 3.  Blue "B" 4:49.0
2.  Mattia Blue 11.4
3.  Connors Gray 11.7 4x800
4.  Chirelli Blue 12.1 1.  Blue "A" 9:34.9 NMR
5.  Pollio Gray 12.9 2.  Gray "A" 10:23.5
6.  Italiano Gray 13.4
High Jump
Shot Put 1.  Amparo Blue 5'-4
1.  Prato Blue 33'-9 2.  Gargiso Blue 5'-2
2.  Diaz Blue 32'-5 3.  Mondello, S Gray 4'-6
3.  DeLeo Gray 27'-9 4.  Alcasid Blue 4'-6
4.  Dudziec Blue 27'-.5
5.  Fernandez Blue 26'-7.5 Triple Jump
6.  Osgood Gray 22'-5 1.  Mattia Blue 34'-6.5
2.  Rosenbauer Gray 33'-8
Discus 3.  Amparo Blue 33'-7.5
1.  Prato Blue 88'-11 4.  Carrara Gray 31'-8
2.  Diaz Blue 71'-11 5.  O'Keefe Blue 28'-8
3.  Dudziec Blue 64'-10
4.  Osgood Gray 44'-3 - DQ Long Jump
5.  Costagliola, A Gray 38'-4 - DQ 1.  Blanda Gray 19'-4.5 NMR
2.  Mattia Blue 18'-5.5
Javelin 3.  Barillas Gray 16'-10
1.  Dudziec Blue 132'-4.5 4.  Amparo Blue 14'-11.5
2.  Prato Blue 84'-9.5 5.  Camporeale Gray 13'-4
3.  Diaz Blue 82'-9.5
4.  Osgood Gray 47'-7 - DQ
TEAM SCORES     TRACK FIELD
1.  BLUE         55 68            123 pts
2.  Gray        79 22            101 pts


DRAFT ANALYSIS: The widely popular Blue & Gray Invitational pits St. Joe's
best track & field athletes against each other in a grueling, 3 hour long dual
meet. The Blue/Gray, one of the most hated rivalries in professional sports,
has even been known to split households. The Mondello brothers are the latest
family to be split over this pending battle. Rumors have it that the losing
brother will be put up for adoption. As previously reported via twitter, an
anonymous source has said that Tom Schneider, the Gray Coach, was so unprepared
for the draft that he almost missed the time limit for picking an athlete for
several picks. This, while Blue Coach John Scanlon, reportedly had binders of
statistics and scouting reports as well as photos and player videos. 

BLUE:
Strengths: The throws. Blue can win all 3 throwing events and has a very good
chance of sweeping 1 or 2 throwing events.  These would produce huge and most
importantly un-answered points.

GRAY
Strengths: Balance. The Gray team seems to have a more balanced attack. If the
Gray team is to stand a chance,they will have to eat away at a big early Blue
lead based on the throwing events.

PREDICTION: Vegas odds makers originally had listed the Blue team as 6 point
favorites. The updated line: Blue by 2 pts

   BLUE    GRAY
SCANLON
COACH		 SCHNEIDER
COACH
AMPARO BARILLAS
DUDZIEC CONNORS
MATTIA SCHNEIDER
MONDELLO, R BLANDA
SCLAFANI CARRARA
ALCASID COSTAGLIOLA,T
BENIGNO DELEO
DIAZ LOGAN
GARGISO MONDELLO, S
TIRRO ROSENBAUER
CARDELLA CAMPOREALE
RAUCHET DISCHIAVI
CHIRELLI CLARO
GEOGHEGAN COSTAGLIOLA,A
NISHIMWE ITALIANO
O'KEEFE OSGOOD
PRATO POLLIO
  PROSCIA
  KLEIN
   
        5th ANNUAL BLUE & GRAY INVITATIONAL
                  Wednesday April 4, 2012
                      @ 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:

** 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

TJ         Joe Tufano ’09                  Gray       38'8"      2008

LJ         Phil Blanda ’13                 Gray       19'4.5”    2012

HJ         Charles Alcasid ’11             Gray       5'6”       2009

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

S. Relay   S. Mondello'13, N. Camporeale'14  Gray       2:23.9     2012
           J. DiSchiavi'14, N. Pollio'15

                         

                          PAST CHAMPIONS
YEAR      GRAY    COACH                   BLUE         COACH               
2007        225    Sean O’Shaughnessy ‘09      152        Colin Sexton ‘07
2008        121    Sean O'Shaughnessy '09      146        Dave Balzer '08 
2009        159    Sean O'Shaughnessy '09      119        Cristian Kocurek '09
2010        133    Nick Italiano '10           140        Mike Baio '10
2011               MEET NOT HELD!
2012        101    Tom Schneider '12           123        John Scanlon '12


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

 

              WINNERS TABLE

                               800
               
                    JOHN SCANLON		         LONG JUMP, 100, 200          
      
             PHIL BLANDA		                 
                            400
             
                ALEX ROSENBAUER
 
                         1600
                 
                 FRANK DELEO
 		                     3200
       
             TOM SCHNEIDER
 		                                110 HH
           
                    ALEX GARGISO
                   TRIPLE JUMP
          
                     JERRY MATTIA		                      400 IH
        
               NICK CONNORS		                        HIGH JUMP
                
                     ROB AMPARO
                         DISCUS
         
              BRANDON PRATO		                                         JAVELIN
              
                   MATT DUDZIEC

     4x400 RELAY
   
CARRARA, DISCHIAVI, SCHNEIDER, BARILLAS

                     4x800 RELAY
    
                   TIRRO, ALCASID
            SCANLON, R. MONDELLO		                        SWEDISH RELAY
    
               POLLIO, S. MONDELLO
             DISCHIAVI, CAMPOREALE