Spring Track Newsletter                                                                       April 21-25, 1992

 

                        FORDHAM PREP: PENN RELAY CHAMPIONS!!!!

 

            The Fordham Prep Track Team added another milestone to its storied history at the 98th Annual Penn Relay Carnival.  In an exciting display of toughness and resolve, Fordham came from behind to win the Class 4 x 400 Meter Relay in 3:30.2.  Congratulations to all of our Penn Relay competitors who represented one of the finest Prep teams ever.

 

            Easter vacation yielded 65 medals over three meets to bring our season total to 188.

 

98th Annual Penn Relay Carnival – Philadelphia, Pa. – 4/24/-25/92

1600 Meter Relay

 

3200 Meter Relay

 

Brian Etheridge

:52.4*-tripped

Mike Fink

2:05.0

Carlos Nunez

:53.2*PR

Rey Mendez

1:55.1 PR

Mike Fink

:54.2*

Dom Lopez

2:09.5

Rey Mendez

:50.3*PR

Gerry Sullivan

2:11.3

1st PLACE

3:30.2

 

8:20.9

 

 

 

 

Championship 1500 Meter Run

Championship High Jump

Rey Mendez

4:02.5 PR

Tom Gilbride

DNC  6’5”

6th Place

 

 

 

 

CHSAA Development Meet – Randall’s Island – 4/21/92

Varsity 3200 Meter Run

 

Varsity 1600 Meter Relay

 

Gerry Sullivan

10:04.2*PR 1st

Brian Etheridge

:50.6*

 

 

Mike Fink

:55.3*

Junior Year 800 Run

 

Carlos Nunez

:53.4*PR

Justin Bienkowski

2:14.5*PR  1st

Rey Mendez

:51.7*

Dave Gleeson

2:20.9*

1st Place

3:31.0

 

 

 

 

Sophomore 1600 Meter Run

 

Varsity Sprint Medley

 

John Fink

5:09.9*  1st

A) John Keane

:60.4*

Chris Ketcham

5:17.9*

Matt Bologna

:28.8*PR

Jim Purekal

5:29.9

John Rausch

:32.2*

 

 

Ed Rivera

2:19.1*

Sophomore 800 Meter Run

 

 

4:20.6

John Verlezza

2:17.2 PR

 

 

 

 

B) Vic Rodriguez

:63.4*

Sophomore 200 Meter Dash

 

Jim Purekal

:30.7*

Ashley Saunders

:26.6 PR

Octavio Velasquez

:31.1*

Charon Darris

:26.7

Dave Gleeson

2:27.3*

Sean Cloherty

:28.3

 

4:32.5

Thad Jacques

:28.4 PR

 

 

Octavio Velasquez

:29.7

Varsity 400 Meter Relay

 

Flo Patankul

:30.2

Matt Bologna

:14.2*

Aaron Cotter

:30.6

Keith Alt

:14.2*

Mike Torzilli

:32.2

John Rausch

:15.3*

 

 

Vic Rodriguez

:13.4*

 

 

 

:57.2

Sophomore 1600 Meter Relay

 

Special 1600 Meter Relay

 

A) Mike Casey

:59.2*

(one runner from each

grade)

Tom O’Dea

:59.2*PR

Gerry Guererro

:57.3*PR  (10)

James Dongallo

:59.2*

Justin Bienkowski

:56.9*PR  (11)

Joe Cosgrove

:54.2*PR

Eric Rosado

:60.6*       (9)

 

3:51.8

John Keane

:55.7*       (12)

 

 

 

3:50.6

B) Dan Cavanaugh

:62.5*PR

 

 

Charon Darris

:63.7*

Special Sprint Medley

 

Sean Cloherty

:63.8*PR

(Jr. 400, Sub Midget 200,

 

Ashley Saunders

:61.9*

 Midget 200, Varsity 800)

 

 

4:12.2

Dom Lopez

:56.0*

 

 

Eliot Lopez

:29.4*

Sophomore 400 Meter Relay

 

Dan Cavanaugh

:27.6*

Flo Patankul

:14.6*

Ed Rivera

2:12.2*PR

Aaron Cotter

:14.4*

1st Place

4:05.2

Thad Jacques

:14.2*

 

 

Mike Torzilli

:14.5*

Freshman Distance Medley

 

 

:57.6

Eric Rosado

2:32.6*

 

 

Eli Miles

:27.7*PR

Sophomore 3200 Meter Relay

 

Mike Oppedisano

:66.4*

A) Joe Cosgrove

2:20.5*

Andy Hinman

5:46.2*

Tom O’Dea

2:23.6*

1st Place

9:52.8

James Dongallo

2:23.8*

 

 

Mike Casey

2:24.8*

Freshman 400 Meter Relay

 

1st Place

9:30.8

Eli Miles

:14.6*

 

 

Mike Oppedisano

:13.4*

B) Gerry Guererro

2:20.5*

Eliot Lopez

:14.1*

John Fink

2:32.0*

Andy Hinman

:13.3*

John Verlezza

2:27.1*

 

:55.3

Chris Ketcham

2:36.2*

 

 

 

9:55.8

 

 

 

Iona Prep Invitational – Iona Prep – 4/22/92

Soph 400 Intermediate Hurdles

 

Freshman 800 Meter Run

 

Gerry Guerrero

:68.2* 5th

Andy Hinman

2:26.3

 

 

Mike Oppedisano

2:28.6

Varsity 3000 Meter Steeplechase

 

Eliot Lopez

2:40.4

Justin Bienkowski

11:42.8

 

 

 

 

Freshman 400 Meter Dash

 

Soph 3000 Meter Steeplechase

 

Eric Rosado

:61.7

Joe Cosgrove

12:20.9

Jose Chavez

:71.9

 

 

 

 

Freshman 2000 Meter Steeplechase

 

Freshman 400 Meter Relay

 

Andy Hinman

7:52.6* 5th

Eric Rosado

:13.6

 

 

Eli Miles

:13.3

Sophomore 3000 Meter Run

 

Eliot Lopez

:14.2

Jim Purekal

11:17.9

Mike Oppedisano

:13.4

 

 

 

:54.5

Freshman 1500 Meter Run

 

Varsity 100 Meter Dash

 

Jose Chavez

5:44.2

Dave Obiesie

:13.2

 

 

Rob Andrusco

:14.1

Varsity 200 Meter Dash

 

 

 

Justin Bienkowski

:26.3 PR

Sophomore 100 Meter Dash

 

 

 

Mike Macalisang

:15.0

Sophomore 200 Meter Dash

 

 

 

Gerry Guerrero

:25.5 PR

Freshman 100 Meter Dash

 

Jim Purekal

:31.1

Eli Miles

:13.4

 

 

 

 

Freshman 200 Meter Dash

 

 

 

Eric Rosado

:26.8

 

 

Eli Miles

:27.9

 

 

Jose Chavez

:31.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophomore Shot Put

 

Varsity Shot Put

 

Mike Macalisang

:35’7” PR

Dave Obiesie

32’9” PR

 

 

Rob Andrusco

27’1” PR

Track Notes

-Someone once said that there could never be anything worse than having to spend a weekend in Philadelphia.  This week’s MIP would bed to differ.  Congratulations to Junior Rey Mendez on a sensational weekend in Philly.

-Acknowledgment is in order for the substantial accomplishments of Carlos Nunez, Justin Bienkowski, and Gerry Guerrero – all of whom showed consistent improvement this week.  Oh, and Gerry Sullivan took 10 seconds off of his Two Mile.

-Coming Up: - Practice for all runners will be held from Monday through Wednesday.

                        - Wed. 4/29 – Frosh/Soph Sectional Field Events-Iona Macalisang, Guerrero, and Navarro meet outside Prep at 3:00pm

                        -Thurs. 4/30 – Frosh/Soph Sectionals – Randall’s

                                             - Al Frosh and Sophs meet outside Prep at 2:30pm (E-day)

-Fri. 5/1 – St. Anthony’s Invitational – Fink, Sullivan, Etheridge, Lopez, Rivera, Mendez, Bienkowski, Gleeson meet outside Prep at 2:00pm(after 7th).

- Sun. 5/3 – Jesuit Championships – Stepinac H.S. – all runners report to Prep at 9:30am

 

Note: The Jesuit Champs is typically a great meet for parents to attend.  If your parents wish to come, directions are on the back of this sheet.  The approximate time schedule is:

                                                                                   

                                                            11:00am – Field events

                                                                       

                                                            12:00pm – Mass

 

                                                            1:00pm – Running events

 

                                                            3:30pm – meet concludes