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12/16/07 - Bednarz Sets Meet Record
Loughlin Games - Armory
- Jon Bednarz (pictured, photo by wingedfootfotos) is named the Loughlin Games Outstanding Field Performer for his meet record vault of 15'2"! Only the third vaulter in Prep History over 15 feet!

Article by Chris Hunt of the Journal News
Video by Fran McCabe '07
Video from armorytrack.com!
Coverage by Dyestat

1/29/05- Mayor's Trophy Meet
Bednarz and McGeever Top 13'3
Brian McGeever, in his first meet this season showed that he's better than when he last competed more than six months ago, as he cleared a personal best 13 feet and 3 inches.  That ties him with teammate Jon Bednarz who also cleared a personal best 13'3 for second highest jumping the league this season.  Bednarz is now just six inches off the sophomore school record set in 2001 by Gavin McMahon '03.  Darren Traynor, after clearing 11'9 had three good attempts at 12'3.  Junior John Antrim-Cashin cleared a personal best 11'3, while soph Chris Corsillo also PR'd at 9'9.(Note Corsillo only cleared 7'0 once all last year as a Frosh). Two frosh also joined in the PR parade as Conor Prunty and Joshua Lopez-Travetello cleared 8'9.  

2/8/03 Frosh/Soph City Champs
Doherty and McGeever take City Pole Vault Titles!
After placing second four weeks ago to Farrell at the sectional champs, Brian McGeever's bid for a third City Championship was in question. A refocused work ethic paid off in consistancy when it was needed. He was perfect through 11'6--no misses, which proved to be what would be needed as both Brian McGeever and Brian Duggen would finish at 11'6.  McGeever would take the win as Duggen had two misses at 11'6.  It proved to be 4 weeks well spent. Darren Traynor and Dan Tuschaj both cleared personal bests of 9'6.
For the frosh, Brian Doherty continued to lead the way as he has done all season. His winning height of 10'6 came while he was also busy taking home the gold inthe Long Jump with a jump of 16'10.   John Antrim-Cashin's personal best of 9 feet would place him third, while Pat Scramm finished in a tie for 5th.

1/11/03 Hispanic Games
McMahon sets new Armory Record and ups CHSAA record to 15'6
Gavin McMahon thrilled the armory crowd of over 3000 as he cleared an armory record and national leading height of 15'6 on his first attempt. It would tie Gavin with two others for the second highest vault in state history**.  While he had Molloy's Ian Cassidy, who cleared 15 feet,  beat on misses, 15'6 was needed for the outright win.  He went on to attempt to break the state record- 15'9 set by Ryan Dall of North Rockland in 1993.  (Note: Ryan's father, Gene Dall, North Rockland coach, was there to watch.)  With the bar raised to 15'9.25 he would easily clear the bar on his second attempt, but unfortunately would graze the bar on his descent.    
**Ironically moments later, at the Dartmouth Invitational Fairport's Andrew Park would clear 15'6.25, to make it the third best vault in state history, setting up what should be a great competition in March at the state meet.
Back Home at the Lombardi Center, Doherty, Schramm, and Antrim-Cashin led a 1-2-3 sweep of the Frosh Vault, with Mike Boothroyd vaulting a personal best of 7'6.  Brendan Byrne  would also clear a personal best 10'6 to take second in the varsity competition.

1/3/03 Novice/Jr-Midget Champs:  Doherty starts the new year with a new Frosh PV Record: 11 feet!!
If a new record by one inch wasn't convincing enough two weeks ago, this weeks record by 1 foot should be.  On his first attempt Brian Doherty cleared 11 feet, bettering teammates McMahon and McGeever's Freshman records of 10 feet. He's only 7 inches off the league record held by Molloy's Ian Cassidy.   Pat Schramm showed continued improvement with his 9 foot clearance. Frank Graziano also Pr'd with a 6"6 clearance, while Mike Boothroyd narrowly missed  a 7'6 PR. Darren Traynor showed nice progress with 9 foot clearance.  Juniors Brendan Byrne and Terence Winters, progressing nicely to new poles. seem poised for big jumps soon.  A 1-4 sweep of the vault helped the team to a 1st place tie with Chaminade for the Novice Championship.

12/14/02 CHSAA Relay Carnival: 
 McMahon Sets New School and CHSAA Record  15'3
The day started, doubtful as to whether or not Gavin would make it to the meet as he was taking the ACT's in the morning.  The Varsity vault was scheduled for 10:30, and the test would not end until 12:00. All hoped a long Freshman Vault would delay things.  As the meet began, over 30 Freshman vaulters converged on the pits.  The event, set to start at 9AM was sure to go at least until 11:00.  Ironically, it was two Prep frosh-Brian Doherty and Pat Schramm that would extend the event for an additional 20 minutes, as they competed in a tie-breaker for first place, with Doherty winning at 9 feet.  While McMahon would not make it in time for warm-ups, that ensured that he would be there long before the bar reached 14 feet.  He cleared his opening height of 14 feet on the first attempt.  He would go on to make 14'6 on the 2nd attempt, as did junior Ian Cassidy from Molloy. At least 15 feet would be needed for the win. As the entire crowd at the armory stopped top watch, he would clear 15 feet on his third attempt-- setting a new Prep record.  The excitement mounted as Gavin went on to set a new CHSAA record.  On his third attempt Gavin  cleared 15'3, breaking the former record of 15'2, held by Paul Schmitt of St. Anthony's.  He would go on narrowly miss a new Armory record, 15'6.5, hitting the bar twice on his descent. 

1/6/02 Sophomore Sectionals: Terence Winters - 10 Feet!
With a stunning foot and a half PR, Terence Winters would take second place,  followed by teammate Brendan Byrne who would earn third place with his six inch PR-- 9 feet!  Notable is that Terence and Brendan never placed in a championship meet as Freshmen.  They would help the t4eam win its second consecutive sophomore Archdiocesan championship over Farrel.

1/6/02 3 Kings Meet, Fordham University:  Frosh McGeever Remains Undefeated!
With his 9 foot vault, Brian McGeever remains undefeated in Freshman competition this season.  John Dolan's 7'6 clearance earned him third place.  Danny Tuschaj had his first clearance of the year with a 7 foot vault.  Justin Deleon (6') and Darren Traynor (7') continued to make steady progress. In the varsity competition, Mike Corsillo showed that 12 feet is definitely in the near future, with three good attempts.  Will Heitman, returning after illness proved he hasn't lost much with a 12 foot clearance.  Colin O'Dwyer would win the competition at 12'6.

12/27/02 Holiday Classic, Armory:  O'Dwyer soars to 14 FEET!
Colin O'Dwyer became only the second prep vaulter ever to clear 14 Feet.  After making 13'6 on his third attempt, he would go on to clear 14 feet, also on his third attempt. He combined with teammate Gavin McMahon (13'6) to set a new meet record, placing first in the pole vault relay.  Rupert Pond 12'6 and Mike Corsillo 11'6 combined for six place.

(Photo By Dyetstat)

12/22/01  Grinch Games at Fordham University: McGeever 9'0----O'Dwyer 13'6
 Brian McGeever led a talented Freshman crew of vaulters, sure to make there mark in the league.  After McGeever missed his first two attempts at 8'6, it seemed that he would have to settle for second to the vaulter from Iona who easily cleared 8"6 on his first attempt.  On his third attempt, McGeever cleared 8'6 and went onto to clear 9'0 to take first place--  with a jump only one foot off the school record.    Soph Brendan Byrne continued to impress, just missing 9'0 to place second among 8 sophomores.   Junior Mike Corsillo would place second in the Varsity competition with a personal best 11'6.   By the time the bar reached 12' the Lombardi Center had cleared out, with only Fordham Vaulters remaining.  Colin O'Dwyer, after a six hour wait would go onto clear 13'6,  placing himself atop the state leaderboard, along with teammate Gavin McMahon.

15'0" #2 All-Time CHSAA At the 1st Annual Farrell "Night Under the Lights", Lloyd PRd with a 14'9" vault, then missed his 1st attempt at 15'0", then cleared it on his 2nd attempt.  History. 14'7" New York City High School Record CHSAA Meet Record Prep School Record National Champs Qualifier Currently # 5 New York State CHSAA City Champion Congratulations Lloyd Nolan! May 22, 1999 - St. John's U. Sean Geraghty takes 3rd with 12'6" vault! Colin O'Dwyer breaks Freshman School Record with 11'0"! '99 OPENS WITH A BANG!   LLOYD NOLAN VAULTS TO THE TOP OF THE EAST: 14 FEET! 1/9/99: New Balance Games:  As they continue to shock the High School Pole Vault World, the Prep vaulters ran roughshod over the competition at the New Balance Games, taking 3 of the top five positions in the Pole Vault relay!  Senior Lloyd Nolan led the way with his East-Leading 14 footer, and Junior Steve Piacente served notice to the rest of the league that he has "arrived", with a 12 foot effort of his own.  Future vault teams will be hard pressed to match the 26 foot total amassed by the Vertical Rams (unless they're from the Prep).  John Carpenter led the "B" team to bronze with his 11'6" PR.  That's not all!  Back on the homefront, the Freshman version of Carney's stick-wielding crew swept the first 5 places at the Fordham Development Meet .  Mike Fazio and Will Heitmann went 1-2 and tied the Frosh School record of 9'.  Colin O'Dwyer, Tom Morningstar and Rupert Pond were right behind with vaults of 8'6, 8' and 8' respectively.  Soph Andy Westphal made great progress as well with his 8'6" effort.  Cool Links!: Pole Vault Picture Page Vault World    7/23/98 - Empire State Games: Lloyd Nolan cleared a personal best of 13'0" as he took 4th place in the annual statewide games!   John Carpenter placed 8th with a fine 10'6" showing.  7/21/98 - Goodwill Games:  An inspiration for all American vaulters, 31-year old Jeff Hartwig cleared 19'8.5" to set a new American pole vault record.  Only two vaulters in history have gone higher!  It should be noted that Hartwig never cleared 15'0" in HS, nor 18'0" in college--a testament to the power of hard work.  In addition, Bill Deering, who coached our vaulters at the Bill Falk camp, placed 4th in 18'8.5". 7/15/98 - Vaulters return from Bill Falk Camp! - Lloyd Nolan, Doyle Hunt, and Pete Broglie returned to the Bronx with great confidence and much to talk about.  Nolan is said to be clearing 13 feet with ease, Broglie 10'6", and Hunt is pushing for an additional outdoor pit! Also, they actually witnessed Bill Deering clear 19 feet!  Guess we'll have to take their word on it.   Nolan and John Carpenter head to Empire States on Tuesday, July 21. 6/13/98 - Empire State Game Trials - THE SEASON JUST WON'T END for the vaulters.  Lloyd Nolan and John Carpenter took both NYC spots for the Empire State Games to be held in Rochester from July 19-24.  The domination continues...... 5/23/98 - City Championships: - The Prep won its first City Championship Pole Vault medal in 41 years as Lloyd Nolan placed 3rd at the Cities, registering a 12'0" effort.  Congrats to the Pole Vault squad on a most successful "sophomore" season.  5/14-16/98 - Frosh/Soph Cities, Sectionals: - Continuing their dominant ways, the Frosh win 3 championship medals as Pete Broglie (9'0") wins two silver medals, and Lou Salvatore caps a nice comeback as he wins the Sectional title in 9'0". John Carpenter and Doyle Hunt place in both the Sectionals and Cities, while Adrian Clarke improves to 9'6". 5/6/98 - Novice City Champs - John Carpenter raises the Soph Pole Vault Record to 11'0" with his 2nd place finish, and Doyle Hunt becomes the 3rd Prep vaulter in the Carney Era to clear 10'0" 4/20/98 - St. John's Invitational - Sean Geraghty takes home the 1st  Place plaque with his PR of 9'6". Nolan duplicates his 12'6" effort 4/14/98 - Iona Invitational - Lloyd Nolan Breaks School Pole Vault Record! Takes 1st Place at Iona Invitational with record 12'6" vault.  In 1953, James Redmond '53 vaulted 12'3.5" at the CHSAA City Championships.  It was Redmond's second CHSAA PV title, and his vault set a new school and meet record.  In addition to Nolan's historic vault, 5 other medals were won by Sophs Carpenter, and Hunt, and Frosh Ahern, Salvatoreand Broglie. 2/22/98 - Frosh/Soph Cities - Frosh sweep 1st thru 4th places! Abinanti City Champ! Salvatore silver medalist. Westphal, Broglie and Ahern clear 8 ft. Piacente breaks Soph Record with 10'6" effort, Carpenter gets 5th with 10 ft. Jon Schwartz clears 9'0. Congratulations on a great season! 2/7/98 - Mayor's Meet - Nolan 2nd with 11'6" vault, Steve Piacente ties Soph record with 10'0" effort (also 5th place) and John Carpenter takes 6th. Joe Abinanti and Lou Salvatore clear 9'0' to break the Freshman record. 1/31/98 - Sectionals: Prep Vaulters dominate! Lloyd Nolan clears 12'0" for the 2nd time this season and gets 2nd at the sectionals. John Carpenter ties Soph record with 10'0" vault. Joe Abinanti leads a Prep romp by taking 1st, followed by 2nd place Lou Salvatore, and 4th placers Kevin Ahern, Pete Broglie, and Andy Westphal. 1/17/98 - Stanner Games: Frosh Joe Abinanti co-broke the Meet record for the Stanner Games by vaulting 8'6" to place 2nd (in a tie breaker) in the meet. Kevin Ahern placed 5th with a 7'6' effort, while Pete Broglie PRd with a 7'6" vault as well. 12/29 Brown Invitational: Lloyd Nolan vaulted a 1 foot PR to get 6th Place at the prestigious Brown Meet. His Vault of 12'0" gets him within 3.5" of the 35 year-old Prep record set by James Redmond in 1953! 12/27 Fordham Development Meet: Adrian Clarke Won the Soph Gold medal over Soph Sectional Champ Steve Piacente by vaulting 9'0" The first Frosh competition of the year was won by Joe Abinanti in 7'6". Kevin Ahern equaled that height, but took 2nd on misses. 6 Frosh cleared heights!

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