5/26/98

May 23, 1998
The Prep finished 7th out of 35 teams at the 72nd Annual CHSAA City Championships. That's the Prep's best finish in over 20 years. A Champion was crowned, a record fell, and the future of Prep Track became more secure than ever before. 8 championship medals were won.

72nd Annual CHSAA City Championships - 5/16/98 - Columbia Univ - 70 degrees, sunny

3200 Meter Run
Johnson - 1st
City Champion

400m Int. Hurdles
Zaphire - 2nd
New School Record

Javelin
J. Soden - 5th
Postolowski

Pole Vault
Nolan - 3rd
Clarke
Geraghty
Hunt

3000m Steeple
T. Carpenter - 7th

1600m Run
Fernandez - 8th
Van Metter
M. Soden
J. Soden

800m Run
Cowan
Darcy

400n Dash
Brown

110m HH
Pabon

9:37.4* PR

:56.3*PR

143'5"*PR

12'0"*
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10:33.9

4:34.8 PR
5:10.9
5:26.0
5:28.0

2:23.7 PR
2:26.1

:56.7

:19.0 PR

1600m Relay
A)Paz
McCauley
Porcaro
Zaphire

B)Christian Ptak
Sclavo
Chad Ptak
Salvati

C)Awofeso
Payne
Ye
Lynch

D)Majette
Santiago
Wilkinson
Doering-Dorival

3200m Relay
Johnson
McCauley
Paz
Fernandez

Discus
McGill

Shot Put
Kilpatrick
Postolowski

:55.7
:52.8 PR
:53.5 PR
:52.1
3:34.2

:55.7 PR
:58.2
:57.0
:61.2 PR
3:52.1

:59.6
:62.3
:61.8
:61.9
4:05.0

:65.8
:70.5
:66.4 PR
:66.6

2:04.4
2:05.0
2:08.0
2:06.7
8:24.0

120'0"

38'4"

Team Score
Chaminade
St. Peter's
St. Anthony's
St. Joe's Sea
Iona
Molloy
Fordham Prep

Soph 3200m Relay
Porcaro
Cn Ptak Danchak
Chad Ptak Danchak
Sclavo
5th Place

Soph 400m Relay
A)Hunt
Clarke
Geraghty
Pabon

B)Cowan
Van Metter
Salvati
Doering-Dorival

35 teams
44
32
27
26
25
23
14

2:10.3*
2:18.9*
2:21.3*
2:19.8*PR
9:10.3

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:49.9

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:51.0

"Fast Times Relays at Warwick High" - Warwick, NY - 5/26/98 - 70 degrees, clear
3200m Relay
Fernandez               2:01.3*PR
Johnson                  1:56.8*PR
Paz                         2:03.0*PR
Zaphire                   2:00.6*PR
6th place                8:01.7         #7 on All-Time Prep list!

Track Notes
-Juniors Fernandez, Johnson, Paz and Zaphire win a much-deserved MIP for their fine PRs this week. Shocker of the week goes to Mark Porcaro for his PRs that just keep on comin'. Special mention to Senior John Soden for his fine 5th place PR in the Javelin.