Fordham Prep Track Newsletter '98

Johnson Breaks 2:00 Barrier!
Van Metter Takes 2nd Straight Steeple Gold!

April 18, 1998
The Prep closed out a successful Easter break with some fine times and tough medals.  Daryn Johnson broke 2:00 for the half mile, Chris Van Metter remained undefeated in the Steeple, and the Frosh and Sophs ran numerous PRs.  Next up: Penn Relays.  8 medals were won.

Big Blue Invitational - St. Joe's-by-the Sea HS, Staten Island, NY - 4/18/98 - 65 deg. sunny, slight breeze

Vars 800m Run Var Dist. Medley (12-4-8-M) Vars 400m Relay
Johnson-4th Place 1:58.8*PR Fernandez 3:22.9*PR Quesada :12.6
Fernandez 2:07.2 McCauley :54.3* Palmiotto :11.3
Zaphire 2:08.1 T. Carpenter :2:07.3* Bastion :12.5
McCauley 2:10.1 Johnson 4:29.7* Sclavo :12.4
5th Place 10:54.2 48.8
Vars 400 IH
Zaphire-4th Place :58.9*PR Var Sprint Medley (4-2-2-8) Var Shuttle Hurdles
Salvati :62.6 PR Quesada :19.4
Var 3000m Steeple Rodriguez :27.5 PR Pabon :19.4
T. Carpenter-3rd 10:50.5* Doering-Dorival :28.0 PR Bastion :19.4
M. Soden 2:33.5 :57.6
Var Pole Vault 4:31.6
Geraghty 9'0" Vars Javelin
Hunt nh Vars Long Jump J. Soden 120'0"
J. Carpenter nh Palmiotto 17'6" Postolowski 115'0"
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Frosh 1600m Rel Frosh 800m Relay Vars Shot Put
A)Robinson :61.2 PR A)Payne :28.2 Postolowski 36'0.5"
Ye :61.9 PR Ye :28.1
Payne :61.5 PR Shephard :28.1 Fr/So 2000Meter Steeple
Wilkinson :66.3 PR Robinson :27.3 Van Metter-1st Pl 6:53.4*
4:11.1 1:51.9
Soph Sprint Med (4-2-2-8)
B)Majette :66.9 PR B)Greiss :30.4 Sclavo :60.8
Pisacreta :72.6 Majette :27.9 PR Geraghty :27.7 PR
Greiss :66.7 PR Pisacreta :29.3 J. Carpenter :28.0 PR
Shephard :62.2 PR Jangl :28.8 PR Hunt 2:22.5 PR
4:28.5 1:56.4 4:49.2
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C)Santiago :68.3 PR C)Goggin :32.3 Soph 3200m Rel
Clerkan :72.6 Clerkan :30.7 Van Metter 2:14.3
Jangl :73.2 Santiago :30.7 Rodriguez 2:20.6 PR
Broglie :70.8 Broglie :30.3 Salvati 2:31.8
4:45.3 2:04.0 Darcy 2:28.8
9:36.1
D)Goggin :73.0 D)[Pabon] :28.2
Aurelio :73.9 [Doering-Dorival] :29.2
Gutierrez :78.0 Aurelio :31.1 PR
Wilkinson :28.9 PR
1:57.4

St. John's Invitational, St. John's U., Queens, NY - 4/19-20/98 - 65 degrees, light rain

Varsity Pole Vault Frosh/Soph Pole Vault
Lloyd Nolan 12'6"* Geraghty - 1st place 9'6"*PR
1st Place Hunt 9'0"*
Carpenter 9'0"*
Broglie 8'0"*
Salvatore 8'0"
Majette nh

Track Notes
-At his level, a 3-second PR in the 800 is hard to come by.  So this Saturday's MIP award goes to Daryn Johnson.  His time of   1:58.8 ties him for 10th on the All-Time Prep list.  Special mention to Frosh Robinson, Payne and Ye for their fine 400m PRs.

Updated 4/18/98. E-Mail comments to Coach Febles

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