The Fordham Prep Youth Movement is
in full swing as of this weekend. At the Frosh/Soph City Championships, the
Prep posted one city champion, 7 medals, and PR’s all over the place. All signs
point to success as the team prepares for its Jesuit Championship defense on
February 15th.
Soph
1600 Frosh
400
Reynaldo
Mendez 4:33.6 PR Joe Cosgrove 0:57.6 3rd
1st Place – Ties Meet
Record
Frosh
800
Soph
800 Pete
Canale 2:31.9 PR
Dave
Gleeson 2:22.2 PR Bill Walsh 2:41.5
Soph
55 Frosh
1600
Daryl
Alston 0:07.3 Chris Ketcham 5:46.1
Pat
Simeon 0:07.7 Jobi Zachariah 5:53.6
Soph
300 Frosh
300
Eric
Alemany 0:45.8 PR Octavio Velasquez 0:50.0
John
Rausch 0:49.8 Al Jones 0:50.5
Matt
Dengler 0:50.7 Jim Purekal 0:57.3
Soph
800 Relay Frosh
High Jump
Pat
Simeon 0:27.9 PR Mike Brady 4’10” 5th
Eric
Alemany 0:29.2 PR
Matt
Dengler 0:30.9 Frosh 3200 Relay
John
Rausch 0:30.9 a) John Fitzpatrick 2:20.5 PR
Gerry Guerrero 2:29.1
Total: 1:59.2 James Dongallo 2:27.2
Joe Cosgrove 2:21.9
Soph
1600 Relay 2nd
Total: 9:38.7
Lee
O’Connell 0:59.8
Dave
Gleeson 0:62.6 PR b) Tom O’Dea 2:23.1 PR
Rey
Mendez 0:57.8 John Fink 2:35.8
Daryl
Alston 0:60.6 PR Marc Castillo 2:31.8
Total: 4:00.8 Dan Favata 2:27.0
PR
Total: 9:58.7
a)
Isaac Daniels 0:28.0/0:28.7 Frosh 1600 Relay
Scott Alberi 0:28.7/0:28.5 PR Nick
Marinos 0:65.8 PR
Mike Brady 0:27.8/0:27.9
PR Jason Smith 0:63.6 PR
Gerry Guerrero 0:26.2/0:26.4 PR Chris
Mancinelli 0:68.4 PR
Total: 1:50.7/1:51.5 Chang Choi 0:65.1
PR
Total: 4:22.9
b)
Jason Smith 0:28.7 PR
Nick Marinos 0:29.1 PR Vars
Distance Medley Relay
Chris Mancinelli 0:29.8 PR a)
Mike Fink 3:29.0 PR
Chang Choi 0:28.2
PR Mike Morales 0:57.7
Total: 1:55.8 Dave Guerrero 2:14.0
Ray Medina 4:44.3
PR
c)
Jobi Zachariah 0:30.2 Total: 11:25.0
Al Jones 0:30.6 PR
Octavio Velasquez 0:32.1 b)
Jim Altomare
Nick Kim 0:35.9 Keith Baron
Total: 2:08.8 Steve Famularo
Gerry Sullivan
Vars
800 Relay Total:
a)
Brain Etheridge 0:24.5
Ramseii Campbell 0:24.5 Vars
Sprint Medley Relay
Keith Baron 0:24.5 Chris
Carolan 0:60.9
Nick DiMartino 0:23.7 Carlos
Nunez 0:27.5
Total: 1:37.3 Mike
Hernandez 0:27.4
Jim
Mattiace 2:25.9
b)
Mike Hernandez 0:27.3 Total: 4:23.8
John Keane 0:26.6
Chantit Simma 0:26.9 PR
Carlos Nunez 0:26.3
Total: 1:47.2
c)
Tom Kavacik 0:26.6 PR
Joe Quagliata 0:29.7
Vin Romano 0:29.2
Frank Castillo 0:27.7 PR
Total: 1:53.3
- With so many outstanding PR’s, the MIP was tough. However,
a COUPLE OF 1600 runs stand out. Soph Rey Mendez and Senior Ray Medina earn MIP
for their excellent work in the mile. Mendez improved by over 20 seconds in his
first mile this year, while Medina’s mile debut cut 9 seconds from his previous
best. Other super PR’s came from the double grand slam PR team of Nick Marinos,
Jason Smith, Chris Mancinelli, and Chang Choi. All four runners hit PR’s in
both 800 and 1600 relays. Still more great work came from double-PR men Dave
Gleeson (who’s becoming a regular in this spot) and Eric Alemany. Also,
Freshman Dan Favata and Tom O’Dea both cut 6 seconds from their 800 PR’s, and
Junior Chantit Simma took a quantum leap in the 200.