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Fordham Prep Indoor Track Newsletter 2004 |
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Monsters of Millrose! |
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| Invitational HS Mile Run Brian McCabe 4:18.85* 3rd Place |
Dan Doherty 2:04.0* Brian Doherty 1:59.9* PR Jim Lundy 2:06.1* Greg Sans 1:59.9* 1st Place 8:10.07 |
97th Verizon
Millrose Games - Madison Square Garden - 2/6/04
Does the Prep own the Garden or what???? Just when you
thought last year's meet could never be topped, the Rams do just that.
Brian McCabe runs a sterling 4:18.85 to get 3rd in the Invitational
High School Mile. Written off as having no shot to score, Brian
went in the 7th best of 8 competitors. But he put himself
right in the mix right from the start, challenging for the lead at
1100 meters. Brian took 3rd over some of the best milers in the
nation to win the first ever medal for a Prep runner in the Millrose
Mile.
And the 4x800? They were not supposed to 3-Peat.
They'd graduated too many stars, were running without McCabe,
qualified 6th and anchor Greg Sans had yet to run a quality 800m this
season. But so much for conventional wisdom. Dan Doherty
led off in a fine 2:04.0, good for 2nd despite a late calf cramp, Soph
Brian Doherty continues to amaze as he becomes that rare runner who
breaks 2:00 for the first time on the Garden track! 1:59.9 by the soph
gave Junior Jim Lundy the lead. Jim simply executed.
Letting the pack come up on him, he calmly put them away with a superb
2nd 400m, logging 2:06.1 and extending the lead. And once anchor
Greg Sans got the stick, it was never in doubt. Relaxing through
the 400m, the All-American hammered home to 1:59.9 and nailed the
Prep's 3rd straight Millrose win. The trophy is ours to keep!

Having sold the most tickets
to the Millrose Games of any high school (an astounding
260...about 2% of the total!), we won a tour of the ground floor of
the Garden, Jumbotron recognition and a team photo. 25
upperclassmen ran a lap on the fabled Garden track before the meet!
This was the second year in a row the Prep earned this honor.
Did you catch it???? The Prep's Millrose-bound athletes appeared on CBS' "The
Early Show" on Thursday, February 5th as part of the Verizon Millrose
Games promotion. Autographs will be granted free of charge.