Neither rain nor sleet nor muddy
course could keep the toughest of the Fordham Prep harriers from their
successful Opening Day, 1990. On Saturday,
September 22 the talented Prep Cross Country team began its 1990 campaign at
the Regis Invitational Meet at Van Cortlandt Park. Due to extreme weather conditions, the normal VCP courses were
altered and shortened to prevent injury.
Approximate conversion factors are listed below.
Senior Year Race
(Normal
course is 2.5 miles, add approximately 1 minute for (“conversion”) |
Freshman
Races – 1.4 miles |
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|
Ray
Medina |
14:21* |
Joe
Cosgrove |
8:57* |
|
John
Feerick |
14:29* |
John
Fink |
9:00* |
|
Dave
Deasy |
15:17* |
John
Verlezza |
9:22* |
|
Dave
Guerrero |
15:59* |
Dan
Favata |
9:44* |
|
|
|
Mike
Casey |
9:58* |
Junior Year Race
– 2.3 Miles
|
Jobi
Zachariah |
10:01* |
|
|
Mike
Fink |
13:30* 1st Place |
Gerry
Guerrero |
10:01* |
|
Kevin
Foster |
14:17* |
Yannick
Lowe |
10:03* |
|
Gerry
Sullivan |
14:26* |
James
Dongallo |
10:10* |
|
Brian
Etheridge |
14:51* |
Dan
Brennan |
10:18* |
|
John
Keane |
15:07* |
Pete
Canale |
10:59* |
|
Claude
Rossignol |
15:13* |
Marc
Castillo |
11:04* |
|
|
|
Bill
Walsh |
11:09* |
Sophomore Race – 2.3 Miles |
James
Lee |
11:12* |
|
|
Dave
Gleeson |
16:04* |
Chris
Ketcham |
11:20* |
|
George
Musson |
17:34* |
Nick
Kim |
13:30* |
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As
every Prep competitor won a medal this week, our early season total starts at
28 – the first step toward breaking last year’s record setting count of 184 medals.
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Next
weeks newsletter will include the weekly MIP award. This award commends that athlete who shows the most significant
drop in personal performance.
- Despite the individual nature of cross country as a sport, it is nonetheless a TEAM sport here at the Prep. All team members are expected to attend all competitions regardless of weather (or any other conditions). There were at least 17 unexcused no-shows this Saturday. Any runner who is not prepared to meet these requirements should seriously reconsider his role on the team.