Thu 5/8 -
Loucks Games-
White Plains HS
DMR takes 7th in prestigious East Coast Challenge! C.
Petrovich 3:14.5, Seaton 50.4, Keefer 1:59.9, M. Jennings 4:23.4 PR.
Sun
5/4 -Jesuit Champs
- Mt. St. Michael HS
-bus 8:30am; field to Mount by 9am, runners to Mount by 10am; meet ends
by 1:30pm
Th 5/1 - Ironman
Invitational - Don Bosco HS, Ramsey, NJ
Prep wins 1st Annual Ironman Invitational; Wayne Seaton breaks 110m
Hurdle school record with blistering 14.6 clocking, Zach Keefer
races to 49.73 win, Andrew Hemmings takes LJ & TJ, Jourdan White
wins HJ in 6'2", Mike Jennings 4:05 1500m, fine 5Ks from Ed
Jennings, Santini, Cavanaugh and Adamo, great relay wins in the
4x800 and 4x200m
Mike Jennings '09 continues to amaze this season; this time
logging a 4:23.4 anchor on the 3rd fastest DMR in Prep
history
Photo by John Nepolitan, Dyestat
W 4/30:Novice Champs - Icahn Stad
Frosh win exciting 4x800, Frank D'Agostino takes 400m in near-meet
record 52.8; Ryan Fedak scores in the SP and DT; Xavier HS
wins Junior Midget Champs....Congrats to Coach Dormer on his first
Intersectional title
Tues 4/22:Development Meet
- VCP
Frank D'Agastino races to 54.0 Soph 400m win, Mike McNamara and Tony
Rosa go 1-2
in the Frosh 800m
3:19.41!
(No Foolin')
Sat 4/19 - New York Relays
- Icahn Stadium
All-underclassmen 4x400 blazes to 4th-fastest time in storied Prep
history! Junior Wayne Seaton 50.4, Soph Bruce Grant (50.9),
Junior Carlos Petrovich (49.4) and Junior Zach Keefer (48.4) make
solid statement, just .01 off NY State-leading time.
4x1600 also logs #4 All-time Prep time, paced by 4:24.7 leadoff from
Junior Mike Jennings. Altenau 4:33.6, Ed Jennings 4:41.8,
Santini 4:41.9. Shuttle Hurdle relay hits #2 All-time
Prep mark, taking 2nd in 1:03.70; Grant 15.6, Allison, 15.8,
Hemmings 17.0, Seaton 14.9; Vaulters have historic afternoon,
putting 5 over 12 feet in the same meet for the first time in Prep
history, earning 4 medals. Now on to Philly!
photo by John Nepolitan
Flashback!
Tale of two teams......It was 1968, and the Joe
Fox-created New York Relays went head-to-head with the Penn Relays,
and got great races, and great press at Randall's Island.
Fordham Prep had an emerging mile relay that won an exciting race on
the old cinder track at Downing Stadium. The anchor was
a sophomore sprinter named John Hallinan who held off the charges of
at least 3 experienced quarter milers. Although appearing to
"crumble" as he charged down the stretch, John held on to win,
perhaps fearing the icy stare of captain Joe Schaller. John
was forever known as "cookie man" for his near-crumble.
John went on to set the still-standing Prep 200 meter record, serve
on the still standing school and State Catholic mile relay record,
have a stellar career as a sprinter at Georgetown U., and be
inducted into the Prep Track and Field Hall of Fame.
Check out the 1st
Hand Accounts - other
photos
4/15 - Development Meet
- VCP Max Kinder breaks Frosh Javelin record with 118'5"
toss! Gold medals to John Annunziata (V SP), Wayne Seaton (V
200m), Jared Blake (Jr. 200m), Antonio Rosa (Frosh 1600m), Barent
Kovarick (Fr 800m) just to name a few!
Fr 4/11 & Sat 4/12 - Mayor's Meet
- Randall's Island The Prep got rolling this weekend with a fine 2nd place performance at
the mammoth Mayor's Cup Meet. Bruce Grant got things underway with a soph
school record in the High Hurdles, taking 4th in the event. Seniors Dan
Altenau raced to two of the fastest early-season times in the 3000m
Steeplechase, and Jourdan White took a familiar gold in the high jump. On
day two, the 4x100 meter relay surprised by making the finals in a fast 45.06,
and the 4x800 surprised no one with their 8:03.98 first place. The
vaulters rode their Texas tailwind to a dominant day, taking an amazing 9 of the
top 11 places, including gold medallist John Horvath and silver medallist soph
Tom Ferguson. The throwers saw a plethora of PRs, so overall a great
day.
4/7 - 2nd Annual
Xavier-Fordham Prep Dual Meet -
Joe Fox Track
Xavier's Anthony Gochal stars with meet records in the 180 low
hurdles and, with teammate Andre Henriquez, 1st in an exciting 2x35m
"drag race". Fordham's Zach Keefer sets track 800m record with
2:00.8 clocking, and Fordham's John Annunziata opens with 47'0" SP
win.
From Coach Febles: I'd like to thank the alumni, students,
faculty, friends and parents that made Saturday's Hall of Fame
Induction such a moving and humbling tribute. It was a
testament to the special people that make up the Prep community that
the night was as enjoyable as it was. I will always appreciate
the efforts made by so many to attend the event, and the kind
remarks made all evening. Again, thank you.......
Wed 3/26:
CHSAA Relay Carnival-
Icahn Stadium
Shuttle Hurdle Relays Breaks School Record! 46.49 by
Allison, Grant and Seaton tops last year's 46.8!
anchor Wayne
Seaton
photo courtesy NY Daily News
INDOOR TRACK 2007-2008
Mar 14-16, 2008 - National Scholastic Indoor
Champs - Armory Wayne Seaton breaks Prep Record in Pentathlon,
placing 10th in nation! And fine performances in the HJ, TJ,
Shuttle Hurdle and 4x400m relays!
Sat Mar 8 - NYS Champs -
Cornell U.
Prep sends record 7 qualifiers to States! Congrats to Juniors
Allison, Hemmings, Horvath, Keefer, Petrovich, Seaton and White!
Sun Mar 2 - Coogan's 5K - Armory $500! After many 2nd place finishes, the Prep finally
wins the Dr. Norbert Sander High School Challenge at the Coogan's
Salsa, Blues and Shamrock 5K. As Coogan's is co-owned by David
Hunt '67, and the Armory is run by Dr. Sander '60, it is only
fitting the Prep takes the prize! Congrats to champions Ed and
Tom Jennings, Jan-Michael Llanes, John DeMarzo and Tom McShane.
Sat Mar 1 - Manhattan
College Invitational - Draddy Gym, Manhattan College Shuttle Hurdle relay repeats as champs! 23.9! High
Jumpers White and Seaton take gold too!
Jim Scott '44
1928-2008
On Tuesday, February 26th, 2008, Prep Hall of Famer Jim Scott '44
passed away. Jim coached at Xavier High School from 1956-1993,
and served as Chairman of the NYCHSAA for many years. A
history teacher at Xavier for 45 years, he was recognized by all as
a gentle man who guided countless runners, dozens of coaches, and an
entire league to always do their best. And always with honor.
Jim leaves with
that rarest of riches.....he was simply loved and respected by all
who knew him. He will be sorely missed.
Tue Feb 26 -
Eastern States Champs - Armory
NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the 200 Meters! Wayne Seaton runs
22.57 to break Obaro Emenike's 2003 standard! Obaro was one of
the CHSAA's greatest sprinters, one of only 2 runners in it's 80
year history to win the CHSAA 100 meter title three years in a row.
Congrats on a great achievement!
Sat Feb 16 -
Pepsi Hall of Fame Meet -
Armory
NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the 4x400! Juniors shave .06 from
2003 time! SMR runs #2 AT Prep! Sophs 2nd in 4x400!
Wed Feb 13 - Intrasquad Meet
- Lombardi .... Two more Sub 5ers!
CHAMPS!
Sun 2/10:City Champs
at Armory
wingedfootfotos Fordham Prep captures 3rd Indoor City Championship
Jourdan White (HJ) and Wayne Seaton (55mHH)
take League titles; Zack Keefer and Carlos Petrovich go 2-3 in the
600m, lead 4x400m (with Ramzy Salem and Bruce Grant) to 1600m Relay
silver; John Horvath clears 13' for PV 3rd, Brian Seminario is 1st
Prep SP scorer since 2001, Ed Allison races to 8.05 HH silver,
Andrew Hemmings scores in TJ & LJ; Dan Altenau 5th in 3200m,
7 Athletes will head to States...... What a win!Great Article from
armorytrack.com's Chris Hunt
Rams 3rd at Millrose!
Superb races turned heads as the Prep ran 8:06.95 to
take 3rd at the Garden .. Their time was the 2nd
fastest in Prep history at Millrose.
Dan Altenau
2:03.5*PR
Carlos Petrovich 1:59.2*PR
Harley Griffiths 2:02.8*
Zach Keefer
2:01.3*
FROSH
CITY CHAMPIONS!
2/2/08 - Freshman and Soph City
Championships - Armory
Field Events and Relays.....that was the basic formula that saw the
Frosh rack up 58 points--more than double their next opponent--at
the 30+ team CHSAA Frosh City Championship.
With Meet MVP Michael Seminario leading the way with
victories in the Shot Put and Triple Jump, the Rams won two exciting
relays to seal the win, capping a great season that saw them improve
every week.
On the Soph level, Bruce Grant won an exciting 55m Hurdle
final over two of the top hurdlers in the city, tying the meet
record of 8.0! The sophs of Mike Gray, Dan turner, Gianni
Matera and Bruce Grant also took 2nd in the 4x400! Congrats on
a SUPER weekend!
VARSITY TAKES FIRST
SECTIONAL TITLE IN 6 YEARS
FROSH WIN 9TH IN 10 YEARS Andrew Hemmings Sets School Record in Triple Jump,
Wayne Seaton Takes 55mHH and 300m Dash,
Zach Keefer wins 400m and runs 1:57.91 800m, Dan Altenau is 3200m
champ
Ramzy Salem, Bruce Grant, Jared Blake and Carlos Petrovich win
4x400!
Mike Seminario wins
Frosh Meet MVP!
Frosh win big!
Carlos Petrovich anchored the 4x400m in 50.5
photo by
wingedfootfotos
Back to the Garden!
1/9/08 - CHSAA
Millrose Games Time Trials - Armory
The 4x800 took 3rd place at tonight's CHSAA Millrose Games Time
Trials to qualify to run at Madison Square Garden February 1st!
The team ran 8:06.18 with a smooth, even effort by Carlos Petrovich
(2:00.9), Harley Griffiths (2:00.6), Dan Altenau (2:03.9) and Zach
Keefer(2:00.2). GET TICKETS NOW! We have 300 tix but they'll go fast. Sign
up right away!
Tickets are $15
each, checks can be made out to Fordham Prep and given/mailed
to Mr. Febles, Mr. Carney or placed in their faculty mailboxes.
A bus will leave the Prep at 4:30pm and will return to Prep by
10:30pm. Coaches will accompany students.
1/19 - New Balance Games - Armory
Vaulters, Jumpers, hurdlers medal, White and Hemmings share 20'4.5
LJ PRs
1/18 - 51st Jesuit Champs
- Fordham University
Prep takes 19th straight Indoor Relay Title highlighted by 6'0"
scissor-kick HJ from Wayne Seaton, and 2:10 soph SMR anchor from
Mike Gray
Banner Day at Stanner!
Hurdlers take Shuttle Relay, Frosh sweep Shot Put,
Annunziata and Seminario (varsity versions) score in Varsity shot,
breakout races from Zach Keefer (1:23.23 600m) and Dan Altenau
(4:33.13 1600m), Jourdan White and Andrew Hemmings continue jumps
success, sprinters race to top times!
Bronx Champs!
1/5/08 - 14th Annual Bronx Champs -
Fordham U
The Prep Varsity tied the team championship series yesterday, wining
their 2nd straight Bronx Title, evening the overall series with Mt.
St. Michael at 7 wins each. Wayne Seaton was named Meet
MVP for wins in the 55m HH and 300m Dash. The frosh continued
their dominance of the meet with a decisive win.....more to come!
1/5/08 - Soph Sectionals - Fordham U.
The Soph took 4th in a close meet , with many personal best
performances...
Field Men Rising........
Are the field events, ably coached by Messrs. Carney, Phipps and M.
Febles making a play to reverse the order of "Track and Field"?
Despite great performances on the track, including wins in the Varsity 4x200
relay and DMR, it was the vaulters, throwers and jumpers that put the
exclamation point on 2007 as that year came to a close. Varsity wins in
the Vault (James Schindler, 12'6") and Long Jump (Andrew Hemmings 20'3"), and
increasing dominance in the shot put (Brian Seminario 48'9", John
Annunziata 44' and Ryan Lyver 43'9"), may just be giving the face of Fordham
Prep Track a Championship makeover for '08..........Happy New Year!
12/27/07 -
Marine Corps Holiday Classic -
ArmoryTrack & Field Center Shot Putters take 4th at Marine Corps behind 5th best toss in Prep
history from Jon Annunziata! 47'7.5" knocks Coach Phipps
back a spot! Vaulters
5th: Schindler PRs at 12'6"! Frosh get a pair of silvers in
the 4x800 and 4x200, and the DMR gets 10th in the Championship!
12/23/07 -
Grinch
Games - Lombardi Center
Great performances all around, including a meet record by
Mike McNamara (3:00.2 1000 meters)!
12/19/07 - Jumps
Fest - Lombardi Center Andrew Hemmings '09 ties Prep
Triple Jump Record! 43'4" effort wins JumpsFest '07, ties John Dingee '06 for 1st place
on Prep Indoor list;
Calvert Bauer wins Frosh PV and HJ,
Brian Seminario takes Frosh TJ
Sat 12/15 -
.
Jourdan White 2nd, 4x800m
3rd at Loughlin Games
- Armory Jourdan White's name and
"marathon" are an odd couple, but 15 jumps, by virtue of
a jump-off, is certainly Pheidippean for a vertical leaper.
The 4x800 logged a fine 8:10 to take 3rd at the biggest meet in the
nation. Great efforts, many PRs, from throwers, vaulters and
hurdlers.
12/8 -
CHSAA Relay Carnival - Armory Jourdan White
climbs record book with 6'4 HJ; Throwers excel with 1-2 Frosh shot
finish and 3rd Place Varsity medals; Varsity takes 4x400 and Frosh Distance Medley takes gold;
Shuttle Hurdle Relay wins 3rd straight Relay Carnival title and 6th
in 7 years!
Coach Phipps' throwers made
a solid statement to start the season
"With A Ram, With a Ram, With a Ram for
Victory......"
Prep Wins
Ram Relays for 3rd Straight Year
Jourdan White Opens at 6'3"
Frosh Take Shot Put, 4x200 Relays
"How To Shop For Winter Wardrobe in 5 Easy Minutes"
by Tom Jennings '10
11/24/07 - Molloy Invitational -
Molloy HS
The season began with high hopes from the high hurdlers as Coach
Febles Sr. and the crew trekked to Queens. Frosh Dominic
Rivera took 2nd and the Shuttle Relay of Griffin Meissner, Andrew
Hemmings and Ed Allison took silver as well.
Cross Country 2007
11/24/07 - Footlocker Regional
- VCP
Two things came to an end at Van Cortlandt Park today: Fordham Prep's
excellent 2007 Cross Country season and Ed Jennings' career
as a fashion designer......
Dan Altenau's 16:48 was the fastest Prep time ever at a Footlocker
regional meet.
19!
Prep's Best-Ever Finish at States
11/17/07 - NYS
Federation Championships - Bowdoin Park, Wappingers
Falls, NY
For years the team labored in the 20's....Always 20th, 21st,
or higher. But the 2007 Rams XC squad became the first
Prep team to punch in to the "teens", by virtue of a
patient, confident approach to the race and course.
And they were superb. The first team to put 5 under 18
minutes, again surpassing everyone's expectationbut
their own. Congrats on an historic meet and season.
11/17: Jesuits - VCP
And speaking of history.....the last runner to crack the
All-Time Freshman list on his first try went on to become
the best XC runner in Prep history. Saturday, Mike
McNamara ran his first race since his "Classic Run" victory,
and placed 2nd at the Jesuits in 9:24--the same time
Rey Mendez ran in his first race in
1989. Rey went on to rewrite the Prep record book.
Astride soph Tom Jennings' 14:20 PR, the future looks
bright.......
Sat 11/10- CHSAA
Intersectional Championship - VCP
The Varsity ran the 2nd best 5-man average in Prep history
en route to a stunning 3rd place finish at the CHSAA champs.
Ranked as low as 9th only 5 weeks ago, the Rams head to the
State Federation meet as the number 1 NYC team, public,
private, Catholic.
Chris Cavanaugh led the JV
to it's best-ever 2nd place finish with an archives-cracking
14:11!
Sophs 8th, Frosh 11th at F/S Cities
Stephen Murphy Cracks All
Time list with 9:26 clocking
--------------------------------------------
Coach Matt
Rocks the Marathon!
3:09!
Also, Rey Mendez '93 3:05, Justin Chin '96 5:33,
Vincent Verlezza P'94 4:30, Regis Coach John Donodeo 4:25!
STORMIN' TO
THE TITLE
Rams Win Varsity, JV
Sectionals
1st Varsity Crown Since
'02
wingedfootfotos.com
Sat 10/27 -
NYCHSAA Champs - VCP
Exactly 5 years ago in 2002,
the Prep won the Sectionals after having been ranked as low
as 9th in the league polls. And just as in '02, the
Prep was ranked 9th this season, and entered the sectionals
as a contender, but not a favorite to win. And as in
'02, the kids came through with convincing wins.
Add in impressive times in a torrential downpour, and you
have one of the more outstanding team performances in recent
Prep XC history.
The JV were
mudders too, repeating as sectional champs behind Chris
Cavanaugh's 1st place finish. The Frosh ran solid as
well, placing 5th as we did last year.
Congrats to all!
Sat 10/20 - Eastern States - VCP
Varsity takes Easterns "B" Championship by 2 points!
Mike Jennings is 5th different #1 finisher for Rams this
season! 13:53 average!
JV 4th behind Chris Cavanaugh and Lucas Anstotz' fine races.
Molloy Invitational - VCP
Matt Forzano, Adrian Mansylla and Drew Shaw run personal
bests and lead strong contingent at Molloy
Mike
Jennings '09 (l.) and Ed Jennings '08 take 4th and 5th
respectively in the Eastern States "B" race
photo by
wingedfootfots
10/17/07 - Bronx Championships & Soph Sectionals -
VCP Prep sweeps Team and Individual Bronx titles. Phil
O'Connell is Varsity titlist, Stephen Murphy takes frosh
crown. Sophs take 5th in competitive Sectional meet.
10/13/07 - 35th Annual Manhattan College Invitational
- VCP
Breakthrough races across the board! Ed Jennings leads
Prep to 9th of 46 teams with 13:45 clocking; Jrs Jennings,
O'Connell and Griffiths all around 14 min; Tom Jennings
leads Sophs in 14:28, Joe Adamo paces JV in 15:02
.Junior Phil O'Connell ran 13:58 at Manhattan,
then won the Bronx Champs in 13:56.7
photo by
wingedfootfotos
10/12/07 - All Hallows Invite - VCP
Great races all around! Carlos Petrovich 14:51 for 3rd
place
9/29/07 - McQuaid Invitational - Rochester, NY
Prep 12th in toughest race of the day; Ed Jennings leads
Varsity with 16:21 over 3 miles; Tom Jennings leads JV to
4th out of 17 teams
9/28/07 - Fordham Prep Development
Meet - VCP Fine showing from Frosh, led by Stephen Murphy (9:48)
and JV, led by Steve Pisciotta (16:38)
Jack Flanagan '08 and Harley
Griffiths '09 both broke 17 minutes for Varsity at McQuaid
photo by Mrs. Cavanaugh
9/21/07 - Red Raider Run
- A. Wayne SP Varsity 3rd, JV 2nd,
Frosh 5th up in Rockland County. Jan Llanes win JV
race.
9/18/07: Dan Altenau featured in
Daily News XC Preview!
9/17/07: Jim
Scott Challenge - Prep Varsity edges Xavier by 1, Jan-Michael
Llanes makes return from injury with 4:56 JV Mile win, Steve Murphy
captures frosh Mile
9/15/07: Regis Invitational - VCP
Many personal bests at official season opener
9/8/07 - CHSAA Practice Meet
- Van Cortlandt Park Sweltering heat and humidity make for a tough outing,
but the Varsity recorded an "unofficial" win and the Frosh
debuted with a fine 2nd place finish
Prep Seniors Jan Llanes and Dan Altenau flank Holy
Cross Frosh and Prep Steeplechase record holder Vin Fata
'08; Vin ran Varsity in only his 2nd race for the Crusaders
at the Fordham University Inviational
9/6/07 - Classic Run - Edward's
Parade
Mike McNamara comes from behind to take the 9th Annual!
8/31/07 - Pre-Season Time Trial
While the new freshmen frolicked at Orchard Beach, many of the
upperclassmen got to test themselves over the famous "Vanny" 2.5
mile course they will come to know and love this fall....
8/28/07 - Ed Jennings '08 featured in the
Daily News,
Fri 5/9 - select Varsity to
Loucks Games 3pm; all others
practice 3pm Sat 5/10 - Bus to Loucks for select Varsity 7am
Bus to Randall's Island for
Frosh/Soph Cities 7am Sun 5/11 - Don't forget Mother's Day Mon 5/12 - Bus to Mount for Frosh and Soph Javelin Throwers
leaves 3pm
3pm Practice for all Tue 5/13 - Prac 3pm Wed 5/14 - Bus to Mount for all Frosh and Sophs 3pm; returns to
Prep by 8pm; Practice for Jrs. & Srs. Thu 5/15 - Team Meeting 2:45pm to 3:15pm site TBA Fri 5/16 - prac 3pm Sat 5/17 - Sectional Champs at Msgr. Farrell
HS
Field Events leave Prep 7am
Off
Days Distance:
Vars dist: 8-10 miles
JV dist: 6-8 miles
JV Sprint: 3-5 miles
Frosh 3-5 miles
