Spring Track Newsletter May 21-27, 1991

Memorial Day weekend brought an end to one of the most triumphant years in the 95-year history of Fordham Prep Track and Field. A second consecutive victory at the Eagles Invitational, 3 qualifiers for the State Championship Meet, and a 400 Meter Relay team that won the first medals for a Prep team at the City Championships since 1970 – all in one week. For the year, 668 medals were won – 289 in the spring campaign alone – enough to easily surpass last year’s team record. Congratulations to our many fine athletes and their ever-supportive families.

Eagles Invitational – 5/21 – Randall’s Island

Varsity 100 Dash		Team Score	Fordham – 51 points
Mike Morales	:11.3/:11.2*PR		Regis – 46
	2^nd Place		Horace Mann – 37
		26 Schools Competed
Varsity 200 Dash
Tom Gilbride	:23.1 4^th	Varsity 400 Meter Relay
Mike Morales	:23.5 PR 5^th	Tom Gilbride	:11.21*
		Ramseii Campbell	:11.35*
Varisty 400 Dash		Mike Morales	:11.38*
Eamon Smith	:54.8	Brian Etheridge	:10.99*
Chris Carolan	:62.3	1^st Place	:44.93
Varisty 800 Run		Varsity 1600 Relay
Dave Guerrero	2:18.8	Rey Mendez	:53.2*
		Ramseii Campbell	:54.1*PR
Varsity Mile Run		Eamon Smith	:52.2*PR
Rey Mendez	4:34.2* 2^nd	Brian Etheridge	:50.3*PR
Steve Famularo	5:03.0	3^rd Place	3:29.8
Varsity 3200 Run		Varsity 3200 Relay
Mike Fink	10:45.5* 3^rd	Brian Etheridge	2:05.8*
Gerry Sullivan	11:05.8 4^th	Mike Fink	2:04.3*
		Dom Lopez	2:09.1*
Varsity Shot Put		Rey Mendez	2:05.0*
Lee O’Connell	37’7.5”* 3^rd	1^st Place	8:25.2
Ramseii Campbell	36’0” 5^th
Chris Crowley	25’2”	Varsity High Jump
		Tom Gilbride	6’0”* 1^st

CHSAA City Championships – 5/25 – St. John’s University

3200 Meter Steeplechase		Varsity 1600 Relay
Gerry Sullivan	11:29.6	A) Dave Guerrero	:58.8
		Carlos Nunez	:56.2 PR
3200 Meter Run		Steve Famularo	:57.1 PR
Mike Fink	11:06.0	Lee O’Connell	:58.8
			3:50.9
1600 Meter Run
Rey Mendez	4:36.0* 4^th	B) Dave Crespo	:58.3
Steve Famularo	5:08.5	John Keane	:59.7
Gerry Sullivan	5:12.9	Frank Castillo	:60.1 PR
		Vic Rodriguez	:62.8
800 Meter Run			4:00.9
Carlos Nunez	2:11.7 PR
Ed Rivera	2:13.9 PR	Varsity 400 Meter Relay
		Tom Gilbride	:11.3/:11.2*
400 Meter Run		Ramseii Campbell	:11.4/:11.4*
Brian Etheridge	:51.0/:50.9*	Mike Morales	:11.3/:11.1*PR
	4^th Place	Brian Etheridge	:11.0/:10.8*PR
		5^th Place	:45.0/:44.7
200 Meter Dash
Frank Castillo	:25.5	Sophomore 400 Meter Relay
Dave Crespo	:26.4	Daryl Alston	:12.3
Dave Guerrero	:26.5	Lee O’Connell	:12.7
John Burla	:28.5 PR	John Burla	:13.5
		Vic Rodriguez	:12.9
100 Dash			:51.5
Daryl Alston	:12.5
		High Jump
Novice 1600 Run		Tom Gilbride	6’0”* 2^nd
Jim Mattiace	5:31.0

Eastern States Championships – 5/27 – Columbia University

1600 Meter Run		400 Meter Relay
Mike Fink	4:43.8	Tom Gilbride	:11.5
		Ramseii Campbell	:11.2
800 Meter Run		Mike Morales	:11.2
Rey Mendez	1:57.6 PR	Brian Etheridge	:10.8
		4^th Place	:44.8/:45.2
400 Meter Run
Brian Etheridge	:51.6	High Jump
		Tom Gilbride	DNC at 6’2”

Track Notes

- Although there were some tremendous performances during this past championship week, the work of one particular Senior stands out. Mike Morales has give us two years of hard work, plenty of speed, and certainly a lot of laughs. The Prep will definitely miss our season-ending MIP.

- Congratulations to our three qualifiers for the New York State Championships to be held at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium on June 7-8. Tom Gilbride, Brian Etheridge, and Rey Mendez will represent the CHSAA in the High Jump, 400, and 1600 respectively. Best of luck on those fine achievements.

- Finally, congratulations and thanks go out to all the Prepsters who worked so hard to make the Track and Field program the best interscholastic team at the Prep. The future looks bright mainly due to your efforts.