Spring Track Newsletter Easter, 1994

The Easter recess was a busy one for the Prep Track Team. Four meets saw the improvement and development of many runners, as well as a strong third place finish at the AAPS Champs. The week’s “take” was 63 medals (not including the Stepinac meet).

Triangular Meet: Fordham Prep, Stepinac, Xavier – 4/2/94

Varsity 3200 Meter Run		Varsity 400 Meter Dash
Andy Hinman	10:47.0*PR 1^st	Gerry Guerrero	:55.0*PR 1^st
Freshman 3200 Meter Run		Sophomore 400 Meter Dash
Todd Young	10:32.3*PR 1^st	Robert Weitzman	:55.5* 2^nd
		Jim Hurley	:66.9*PR
Sophomore 1600 Run
Basil Cocheekaran	5:05.0*PR 2^nd	Freshman 400 Meter Dash
Justin Chin	5:13.4*	Rodger Emmanuel	:61.7* 2^nd
Freshman 1600 Run		Varsity 200 Meter Dash
Dave Rolston	5:21.4*PR 1^st	Jason Smith	:24.4* 1^st
Brendan Moroney	5:24.4*PR 2^nd	Ashley Saunders	:25.1*
Tim Sheahan	5:52.6*	Marc Yovine	:28.6*PR
Varsity 800 Meter Run		Sophomore 200 Meter Dash
Pete Canale	2:11.6* 1^st	James Forde	:29.9*
John Verlezza	2:14.3* 2^nd	Robert Rainford	:30.9*PR
James Rausse	2:20.9*PR
		Freshman 200 Meter Dash
Sophomore 800 Meter Run		Charles Baserap	:25.7*1^st
Joe Wiggins	2:14.4*PR 2^nd
John Rolston	2:29.9*	Junior Weight 200 Dash
Brendan Murphy	2:30.8*PR	Don Riordan	:30.6*PR
Marcello Lippiello	2:45.3
		Midget 200 Dash
Freshman 800 Meter Run		Justin Reyes	:26.6* 1^st
Rich Hinman	2:22.9*PR 1^st	Luis Irizarry	:28.9*
Jason Byrnes	2:34.2*PR
		Sub Midget 200 Dash
Midget 800 Meter Run		Larry Cruz	:28.5* 1^st
Mike Cardosa	2:29.8*PR 1^st	Grant O’Donnell	:35.0*
Chris Prescott	2:31.7*PR 2^nd
Mike Mattiace	2:42.0*	Varsity 100 Meter Dash
		Isaac Daniels	:12.9*
Varsity 1600 Meter Relay
John Verlezza	:56.5*PR	Sophomore 100 Meter Dash
Andy Hinman	:60.3*	Eric Sands	:12.4*
Pete Canale	:56.6*PR
James Rausse	:57.8*PR	Varsity 400 Meter Relay
1^st Place	3:51.2	Isaac Daniels
		Jason Smith
		Gerry Guerrero	:51.5
		Ashley Saunders	3^rd Place
Sophomore 1600m Relay		Sophomore 400 Meter Relay
A) Basil Cocheekaran	:59.2*	Eric Sands
Joe Wiggins	:59.2*	James Forde
Justin Chin	:58.2*	Don Riordan	:56.3
Robert Weitzman	:54.5*	Rob Rainford	2^nd Place
1^st Place	3:51.1
		Freshman 400 Meter Relay
B) John Rolston	:62.6*	Rodger Emmanuel
Brendan Murphy	:62.9*PR	Larry Cruz
Jim Hurley	:72.1*	Chris Prescott	:54.3
Marcello Lippiello	:75.3*	Jason Byrnes	1^st Place
	4:32.9
		Midget 400 Meter Relay
Freshman 1600 Meter Relay		A) Justin Reyes
Todd Young	:60.5*PR	Mike Cardosa
Dave Rolston	:66.9*	Mike Mattiace	:54.9
Brendan Moroney	:63.8*	Luis Irizarry	1^st Place
Charles Baserap	:61.6*
1^st Place	4:12.8	B) Rich Hinman
		Tim Sheahan
		Grant O’Donnell	:60.7
		Marc Yovine	3^rd Place

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AAPS Championships – St. John’s University – 4/5/94

Varsity 1600 Run		Freshman 3200 Run
John Verlezza	5:03.1*	Rich Hinman	11:16.1*PR 1^st
Andy Hinman	5:09.0	Tim Sheahan	12:58.8*PR 2^nd
Justin Chin	5:16.9
		Freshman 1600 Run
Varsity 800 Run		Todd Young	4:53.1*PR 1^st
Tom O’Dea	2:09.7* 2^nd	Brendan Moroney	5:21.2*PR 5^th
Varsity 400 Dash		Freshman 800 Run
James Rausse	:59.5	Todd Young	2:14.7* 2^nd
Glen Young	:61.3
Jose Chavez	:71.4	Freshman 400 Dash
Marc Yovine	:71.8	Rodger Emmanuel	:59.9*PR 3^rd
Varsity 200 Dash		Freshman 200 Dash
Jason Smith	:24.3/:24.2* 2^nd	Luis Irizarry	:28.2
Brendan Murphy	:28.6	Larry Cruz	:28.4 PR
Marc Yovine	:31.1	Leo Allasia	:30.8
		Kevin Hickey	:31.2
Varsity 100 Dash		Grant O’Donnell	:36.6
Eric Sands	:12.2/12.2 PR
Justin Reyes	:12.6 PR	Freshman 100 Dash
		Charles Baserap	:12.5/:12.3*
Varsity 110 high hurdles
Isaac Daniels	:17.6/:19.9 (DQ)	Freshman Distance Medley
Joe Wiggins	:18.9	Brendan Moroney	2:23.6*
		Chris Prescott	:28.5*
		Tamer Obied	:60.5*PR
		Dave Rolston	5:23.3*
		2^nd Place	9:15.9
Varsity Long Jump		Freshman 1600 Relay
Isaac Daniels	16’1”* 4^th	Chris Prescott	:64.9*PR
		Larry Cruz	:66.2*
Varsity 1600 Relay		Tong Lee	:66.7*
A) Gerry Guerrero	:56.9*	Jason Byrnes	:68.9*
Jason Smith	:53.5*	3^rd Place	4:26.7
Ashley Saunders	:55.0*
Robert Weitzman	:53.7*	Freshman 800 Relay
2^nd Place	3:39.1	A) Charles Baserap	:26.3*
		Tamer Obied	:26.9*
B) John Verlezza	:59.4	Luis Irizarry	:28.0*PR
Basil Cocheekaran	:60.8	Rodger Emmanuel	:27.4*
Robert Pinzon	:58.8	1^st Place	1:48.6
Joe Wiggins	:58.8
	3:57.8	B) Tong Lee	:29.4
		Leo Allasia	:31.4
Varsity 800 Relay		Kevin Hickey	:31.6
A) Eric Sands	:26.4*	Grant O’Donnell	:36.1
James Rausse	:26.3*		2:08.5
Justin Reyes	:27.0*
Glen Young	:27.8*	Sophomore Sprint Medley
	1:47.1	A) Robert Weitzman	:53.7*PR
		Robert Pinzon	:25.4*PR
B) John Rolston	:27.5 PR	Justin Chin	:25.8*
Mike Cardosa	:28.3	Basil Cocheekaran	2:10.5*
Jim Hurley	:30.3	2^nd Place	3:55.5
Mike Mattiace	:29.2	B) John Rolston	:62.6
	1:55.3	Mike Mattiace	:28.9 PR
		Marcello Lippiello	:30.7 PR
C) Don Riordan	:31.4	Mike Cardosa	2:39.0
Marcello Lippiello	:31.8		4:41.2
Rob Rainford	:35.9	C) Jim Hurley	:67.7
Jose Chavez	:29.6 PR	Don Riordan	:30.7
	2:08.7	Rob Rainford	:31.1
		Brendan Murphy	2:33.3
3^rd Place – Varsity and Freshman			4:42.8

Iona Invitational – Iona Prep – 4/6/94

3000 Meter Steeplechase		Sophomore Long Jump
Tom O’Dea	10:30.7*PR 3^rd	Biju Mathaikutty	17’6”* 5^th
Andy Hinman	11:06.0* 4^th
		Sophomore Discus
Soph 400 Intermediate Hurdles		Chris Celentano	69’3”
Joe Wiggins	:65.4* 1^st
		Freshman Discus
Varsity 110 High Hurdles		Chris Sroka	81’11”* 3^rd
Isaac Daniels	:17.4*PR 3^rd	Matt Moran	60’
Soph 110 High Hurdles		Freshman Shot Put
Joe Wiggins	:18.1*PR 2^nd	Chris Sroka	43’2”* 2^nd
Biju Mathaikutty	:18.5* 3^rd	Matt Moran	29’5”
James Forde	:24.5* 4^th
Robert Rainford	:25.8* 5^th	Frosh 110 High Hurdles
		Rodger Emmanuel	:24.1* 3^rd

Kings Relays – Randall’s Island – 4/9/94

Varsity 4x1 Mile Relay		Frosh/Soph Sprint Medley
Tom O’Dea	4:54.3	A) Basil Cocheekaran	:57.7*
Pete Canale	4:55.3	Eric Sands	:26.2*
Andy Hinman	4:56.0	Justin Chin	:25.7*
John Verlezza	5:07.5	Robert Weitzman	2:10.7*
	19:53.1	4^th Place	4:00.3
Varsity Distance Medley		B) John Rolston	:59.9 PR
John Verlezza	3:38.4*	Luis Irizarry	:28.3
Gerry Guerrero	:57.9*	Tong Lee	:28.8
Pete Canale	2:18.2*	Brendan Moroney	2:25.5
Andy Hinman	5:08.0*		4:22.6
4^th Place	12:02.6
		C) Mike Cardosa	:65.6
Varsity 800 Relay		Mike Mattiace	:30.2
Gerry Guerrero	:24.7	Don Riordan	:31.4
Justin Reyes	:25.8 PR	Brendan Murphy	2:32.1
Eric Sands	:25.4 PR		4:39.3
Glen Young	:26.9 PR
	1:42.9	D) Chris Prescott	:67.8
		Leo Allasia	:32.4
Varsity 400 Relay		Anton Dengler	:32.4
Justin Reyes	:13.7	Jim Hurley	2:38.7
Glen Young	:13.7		4:51.3
Marc Yovine	:14.4
Marcello Lippiello	:14.1	E) Jason Byrnes	:69.9
	:55.9	Kevin Hickey	:32.1
		Marc Yovine	:29.9
Frosh/Soph Distance Medley		Tim Sheahan	2:39.8
A) Basil Cocheekaran	3:35.9*PR		4:51.7
Justin Chin	:57.9*
Robert Weitzman	2:11.9*	Frosh/Soph 1600 Relay
Todd Young	4:49.7* PR	A) John Rolston	:62.8
1^st Place	11:35.4	Tamer Obied	:60.9
		Chris Prescott	:65.9
B) Dave Rolston	3:50.7*PR	Charles Baserap	:60.6 PR
Rodger Emmanuel	:62.7*		4:10.2
Brendan Moroney	2:25.9*
Rich Hinman	5:17.6*PR	B) Mike Cardosa	:66.5
5^th Place	12:36.9	Marcello Lippiello	:75.0
		Mike Mattiace	:69.5
Frosh/Soph 400 Relay		Jason Byrnes	:70.6
A) Charles Baserap	:12.7		4:41.6
Tamer Obied	:12.5	C) Jim Hurley	:69.9
Luis Irizarry	:13.9	Tong Lee	:69.9
Rodger Emmanuel	:15.3	Anton Dengler	:71.8
	:54.5	Leo Allasia	:70.5
			4:42.1
B) Todd Young	:13.9
Dave Rolston	:13.8
Rich Hinman	:14.8
Tim Sheahan	:14.9
	:57.5

“Big Blue” Classic – St. Joseph by the Sea HS – 4/9/94

400 Intermediate Hurdles		Long Jump
Joe Wiggins	:64.0 PR	Biju Mathaikutty	15’1”
Biju Mathaikutty	:70.0	Isaac Daniels	F

Track News

- Freshman Todd Young “stepped up” this week with fine performances in the mile and two mile. His 4:49 mile is the fastest by a Prep Frosh in 18 years.