Cross Country Newsletter ’96                                                                                            September 21, 1996

 

                5 medals were won to kick off the official competitive season. The Freshman showed considerable improvement and the Varsity and JV continued “tuning up” towards the competitive meets ahead.

 

Guilderland Invitational – Tawasentha Park

Varsity Race – 5,000 Meters                                                               JV Race – 5,000 Meters

Todd Young                         16:20*PR 2nd                                          Brendan Moroney               18:26* 5th

Tom Carpenter                      18:25  PR                                                Chris Cotronei                      19:17

John Soden                           18:32                                                       Dave Rolston                        19:33

Dave Fernandez                   18:43                                                       Tim Sheahan                         19:37

Jason Brown                         18:48  PR                                                Dave Holze                            20:04

Mark Soden                          19:19                                                       Colin Reilly                            20:08

Rich Hinman                         DNF                                                        Brendan McCauley              21:13

 

Team Score                                                                                           Team Score

Syosset                                  117                                                          Hendriken                                30

Bishop Ford                          138                                                          Guilderland                            102

Saranac Lake                         159                                                          Fordham Prep                      117

Fordham Prep (8th)             200                                                         St. Joseph’s/Sea                   117

  18 teams total                                                                                        15 teams total

 

Regis Invitational – Van Cortlandt Park

Freshman Race – 1.5 miles                                                  Varsity Race – 2.5 miles

Sean O’Keefe                          9:43*PR 5th                                           Rodger Emmanuel                16:42

Steve Piacente                      10:05*PR                                                Charles Baserap                   16:45

Ryan Darcy                           10:35*PR

Evan Berridge                       11:25  PR                                                Junior Year Race – 2.5 miles

Mike Eduardo                       11:32  PR                                                Robert Sankey                      17:26

Kevin Foley                          11:36  PR                                                Ethan Casey                          20:07

Bart Schwarz                         11:36  PR

Doyle Hunt                           11:59  PR

Mark Orr                                12:17

Nick Rhee                              12:18

Chris Castro                          12:26                                                       Sophomore Race – 2.5 miles

Tony Fauntleroy                  12:43                                                       Dom Canale                           18:07

Rodrigo Rodriguez               12:43                                                       Jim Riley                                18:26

Ted Arzole                            12:48                                                       Brendan Kiely                       18:38

Jon Schwartz                         12:54  PR                                                George Hicks                        18:41  PR

Cory Hayes                           13:33                                                       Ed Pisacreta                          19:23  PR

Joe Salvati                             13:50                                                       Etienne Van Harte                25:32

      Sal Giovane                     16:45  PR

 

* = medal winner                  PR = personal record

XC Notes

-  Freshman Doyle Hunt was a different runner this week as he improved by more than a minute over the Frosh course. No doubt the work of an industrious attitude towards practice. Therefore Doyle is this week’s MIP. Keep in mind the many other PRs turned in by the Frosh.