5TH PLACE AT VARSITY CITY CHAMPS. 
2/13 CHSAA CHAMPS- The day saw a few Alumni show up to run the SMR.  As luck would have it, Tim McElroy was there, he was on the last Xavier Relay to make it to the finals of the 800 meter relay. That is just what our relay did today. We were seeded 14th, Qualified 5th and ended up taking 3rd place, posting the #3ATX time. All of this done by a junior and 3 sophomores. This competitive spirit was seen by everyone on the team. Avery Sternglass ran one of the toughest doubles of any athlete in the meet. He ran a gutsy 1000 meters, trying to go for the leader the entire race, and he came back to run a great tactical race in the 1600. Brian King, struggling with an Achilles injury, ran a personal best in the 600 meters. Shane Brunner pops a huge pr in the 400, running a 52.3.  The field events come up big for us, as we score in 3 of the 5 events. 2nd in Long jump, 4th in Triple Jump, and 5th in Shot Put, (also a 6th in the high jump).  All of this is done in a year when most people thought that we would not be a factor. Overall a great day for Xavier.

2/9 Qualifiers for City Champs and The Trip over break-  Click Here to find out if you qualified for these two meets. BE ON TIME OR BETTER YET BE THERE EARLY. Races for the trip are posted above.  Permission Letter here.  If you are going, print out your copy and bring it with you.

2/8 Varsity Classic-  Some good performances in the final tune up for City Champs this weekend.  The DMR runs the #4ATX time with a blistering 4:26.6 anchor from Sternglass.


The Sophs with their plaque.  The best finish by Sophs in school history.
2/7 CHSAA Freshmen and Sophomore Intersectional Championships-  The meet had it all. It was exciting and we had some tremendous performances by both the Freshmen and Sophomores.  As always, it takes a bit of luck to win a championship.  We can close, down 1 point with one event to go. Ed Wagner and Gino Giglio grab individual city titles in their field events. (Long jump and Shot put.)  School records fall as Gabe Spooner takes down the 300 meter school record (old record A Henriquez 2006) on his way to a 2nd place finish and a personal best.  Dmitri Zuccarello breaks a 42 year old school record in the 1600 meters (old record held by P. Connelly 1968) as he grabs 3rd place. The Soph Sprinters come up big as they score in both the 4x200 (3rd fastest time in school history in the trials, school record in the finals.) and the 4x400 (3rd fastest time in school history.) The Soph distance runners score in the 1000( 2nd and 4th), 1600 (3rd), and 3200(2nd) meter runs.
Mr. Cambras' squad comes up big in the throws.  They take 1st(Giglio) and 3rd (Malewich) in the Soph Shot and 2nd (Toucey) and 3rd(Carpio) in the Frosh Shot.  Between the 2 events they total 16 points.  Not to be out done the Freshmen run some great times.  Camacho knocks Kevin D'Emic off the ATX List for the Frosh 1000.  The 4x200 steps up and scores. Travis Flores posts the #3ATX Frosh Time in the 300. 
Some Other Pictures from Mr. Travers.

1/30 Midterm Madness-  A great tune up for the upcoming championships.  Lots of ATX performances as the Underclassmen show they are ready to go.  Congrats to Watch And Acevedo as the join the ranks of the sub 5 club.  Malewich comes up big break 40' to win soph shot.

            Photo by wingedfootfotos.com
Our Horizontal jump sectional champs. Mesidor in the Long and Efap in the Triple.
1/24 NYCHSAA FRESHMEN WEIGHT DIVISION AND VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS-
A tremendous performance all around on each level.  The day started with the Freshmen scoring multiple people in events. (55 m Dash, Triple Jump,Shot Put) This phenomenon continued as the Freshmen scored two teams in the 4x200 and the DMR. The Frosh performance was capped off by Pedro Vincenty who scored in both his events. (3rd in HJ and 5th in the Hurdles.)  The Freshmen take a hard fought 3rd place, 1.5 points out of 2nd place.  Sophomores Jethro Abrham, Brandon Smith and Joe Klein (all double scorers) led a small but determined weight squad to a 4th place finish. This great momentum continued with the Varsity events.  Brian King smashed his way into the record books by breaking the 2 minute barrier in the 800 meters to grab 2nd place.  He would complete a tough double with a victory in the 600 meters to claim his 1st sectional title. Avery Sternglass would take the 1000 meter run record from John Traugott with his 2:33.47 effort. He grabbed 2nd place.)  Avery would come back later in the meet to take 4th place in the 1600. We were able to pick up major points in the field events as Serge Efap and Keith Mesidor swept the horizontal jumps.  Serge posted a jump over 42' and was able to take the school record as well as the sectional crown.  Keith won with a jump of 20'6" which was done while he was the lead off leg of the 4x200 which was able to grab 4th place with a 1:36 posting.  We had 2 teams break the 1:40 barrier for the 1st time in years. The Sophomores started to show that they are varsity scorers.  Dmitri Zuccarello, Jake Busuttil, Gino Giglio, and Gabe Spooner all scored on the varsity level, with James Kondrat, and Greg Watch both taking 6th place in their events.

ANYONE WHO MISSED THE MEET SHOULD SEE MR. DORMER ASAP.

1/15  Jesuit Indoor Relay Champs-  Some great performances at Fordham University. School records fall and a number of underclassmen step up to show they can be counted on as we enter the championship season.  A hard fought meet, that sets us up for a great championship season.

1/13 Millrose Time Trails-  A great effort last night at the Millrose Time Trails.  We had some personal best and some aggressive performances.

1/9 Hispanic Games-  Two of Xavier's Finest are recognized as Leaders of tomorrow. (Despite Evan's inability to find his Xavier T Shirt.) Some great performances.  Even Ferrer sails over 11'0 for a new school record. King and Sternglass make the ATX lists with their performances in the 800 and 1600 respectively

1/8 NYCHSAA Soph Champs- A valiant effort by the sophs as they take a hard fought 3rd place in the earliest of the championship meets. Highlights included victories by Gino Giglio in the shot, Dmitri Zuccarrello in the 1600 and the 3200 meter relay. Some tough breaks for the Sophs but they rally like champions.

1/8-Hayes Games- Some great performances for this late night spectacular.

EVERYBODY REMEMBER TO STUDY FOR MIDTERMS.  ALSO WE HAVE PRACTICE EVERYDAY NEXT WEEK. SEE MR. DORMER IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT FOR PRACTICE DUE TO AN EXAM.

ALSO THE TOP 16 800 METER RUNNERS WILL BE COMPETING ON WEDNESDAY AT THE MILLROSE TIME TRIALS. (NO FRESHMEN)  SO MAKE YOU BUDGET YOUR STUDY TIME SO YOU CAN RACE AND PASS YOUR MIDTERMS

1/2/10- CHSAA Novice/Weight Championships and Varsity Invitational- A great way to end the Christmas vacation. The Varsity SMR takes gold and posts the 6th fastest time in the nation, with a great anchor by Sternglass (1:57.2).  The 3200 meter relay hits the fastest time in the past 2 years. Gino Giglio comes up big with a Soph School record in the Shot with a heave over 46'.  Brain Mastro shows the value of hard work as he hits 2 big pr's in the same day

12/29  Rhodes Island  Classic.  A successful trip to Rhode Island as the Varsity and Soph SMR medal.  Brian King runs in the invitational 800 and takes 6th.

12/27 Grinch Games- The team amasses 58 medals in an impressive performance. Sternglass, King and Delorenzo run great 1600s with Delo breaking 5 for the first time.  The Soph distance Crew takes 4 of the top 5 places in their race. The Freshmen Midgets take 3 of top 5 spots in the 600, lead by Kyle Creegan who gets the victory. Acevedo takes the 1000 in convincing fashion breaking the 3 minute barrier. The Soph Sprinters post an impressive victory in the 4x200 Meter relay. 
Anyone who missed the meet without notifying Mr. Dormer should email him today at dormerp@xavierhs.org. 

12/28 Matt Redden '03 will be honored at the Marine Corp Relays this coming Monday.  While the team will not be competing at this meet, any and all alumni are encouraged to attend the awards ceremony at the Armory at 1 p.m.  Here is the press release from the Armory.

Here is the Schedule for Christmas break.  

For this Wednesday  12/23 Christmas At Xavier. 
Team Breakfast in 3L7 at 7:30 a.m.
Seniors, Bring Bagels    Juniors Bring Donuts  Sophomores Bring Juice
Freshmen Bring Plates and Napkins

12/19 Ignatian Invitational- Despite the weather we were able to get some races in at Fordham.  Some good performances bode well for the up coming season.

 12/18 St. Anthony's Meet- Despite the fact that the bus driver was unable to follow directions to St. Anthony's and took the team to Jones Beach, the team was able to post some nice performances.  One of the highlights was James Kondrat clearing 5'6" in the high jump.  See the Video above.  Frank Leahy hits a big pr when he breaks 40' for the first time.  Overall a great day at a great new facility.

12/12 CHSAA Relay Carnival-  What a great day at the armory.  The freshmen got their first taste of competition at the historic Armory. Some great races, Nick Karam hits a big personal best in the 1600 as he leads the DMR to a win in their heat. (6th overall). Jethro Abraham returns to the weight division races with a huge pr and leads his relay to 4th place medals. The sophs shake the rust off and post some impressive performances. Jake Busuttil grabs his Varsity Letter for Indoors at the very first meet. The Throwers really impress as the medal on all levels.  The Frosh place 3rd, the Varsity take 5th and the Sophs grab the gold. The Race of the Day was the DMR, after a slow start Sternglass blasted a 13 second personal best to grab silver medals for the team.  A great start to the season. Pictures to come.

12/5 Polar Bear Meet-  Our annual insanity to start the indoor season outside took place this weekend.  Some great performances in the rain.  Chris Delorenzo showed some moxy in winning the Varsity 1600.  Sternglass opens up with an impressive 2:45 for the 1000 meters.  Some impressive races by the underclassmen as they get their first taste on competition on the track

12/5 Shot Put Practice at Xavier. Top 6 Freshmen and Top 5 Varsity in the commons at 12.  Be ready to go at 12. Any questions see Mr. Cambras or you will end up like this.

Indoor schedule is posted. Cross country records have been updated.

Shot Practice has started, check out this picture.

CROSS COUNTRY 2009

Indoor Practice has started.  All new Runners should be at Practice everyday this week.  Any Questions, see Mr.Dormer.

CLEARANCE ON LAST YEAR'S SWEATS. LIMITED SIZES AND QUANTITIES AVAILABLE. ALL MUST GO. 

11/21 NYS State Championships- Avery Sternglass posts the 7th fastest time in school history at the NY State Championships. He runs a great tactical race and hits one of the best times by any CHSAA runner at the championships today.

 
Conlon and King end their careers at VCP on a High note. Pictures by L. Schober '11
11/21 Jesuit Championships- This year had it all during cross country.  Construction on the course, Rain at the championships, Illness, injury. None of that mattered to the Seniors as they took the line today for their last high school cross country race. Conlon and King come up big today.  They run huge pr's in a race that is much fastest than CHSAA Championships. Juan Martit shows that he is back from a rough season as he breaks 15 minutes.  Not to be out done, Zuccarello becomes the 5th Sophomore to crack the 15 minute barrier and claim a Varsity Letter for the season.  One the Freshman side, they run tough, just like they have in every meet this year, but they get edged out of 3rd place by Regis.

11/16 Top Times-  Here is what we have run so far with one race to go.

11/14- CHSAA Championships-  Just as it has for the past three years, the rains came with the CHSAA championships. Despite this distraction, Avery Sternglass was able to run a massive personal best, for #8 on the All time Xavier XC list for VCP.  Some great races by Greg Watch, Chris DeSalvo and Tyler Hickey as they all hit big personal bests. The JV A and JV B squads were able to take 4th place.  The Freshmen step up big time and they were able to grab 7th place in the C race.

Mr. Noga and the Sophs celebrate their 4th place finish with Mike Batten
11/7 Frosh/ Soph Intersectional Championships-  A rough day for the Freshmen as the Flu decimates the A Team.  The Freshmen run tough despite all the distractions.  The Sophs step up and post a tremendous team effort as they place 4th overall. They were able to take down so of the really big names in cross country with this performance. They place 4 guys under 15 minutes and all 7 under 16:45.  The Sophs have come a long way since they placed 9th as Frosh.Pictures to come

 
Randy and Mr. G with the Frosh B Champs
10/31 NYCHSAA SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS- The day started off great as 29 of 30 Freshmen hit a personal best.  Following the race plan flawlessly, the Freshman A team finish 3 points out of 2nd place, while the B team captured their own championship. In the Frosh A race 6 runners break 10 minutes, the most we have had this year.  In the Frosh B race 8 runners get below the 11 minute barrier, a tremendous accomplishment.  Meanwhile in the varsity race, the team was lead once again by Avery Sternglass who set a very brisk pace to start the race. Anthony Pucik makes the most of his opportunity to run in the Varsity and posts a pr while finishing 4th for the team. The juniors lead the way in the JV.  Tyler Hickey and Chris DeLorenzo paced the team to a 2nd place finish.  Corwin Connor places 5th for the JV running the fastest time by a sprinter in about 10 years.

10/23 Fordham Prep Development Meet #2- The effort to stay out of the rain pays off as 70% of the team drops a pr on the 2.5 mile course.  Jack Profaci and Avery Sternglass win their races in impressive fashion. For the first time this year we have 7 runners under 15 minutes in the same race. A great tune up for the championship season which begins next Saturday.

picture courtesy of http://bhblrunners.com/invy.html 
Avery Sternglass powers to a 12th place finish to lead the Varsity.
10/17 The Burnt Hills Invitational- On what turned out to be one of the most beautiful days of the fall, the Varsity and JV rose to the occasion and ran some great times. Over all we had 11 runners finish within 29 seconds of each other between the two races.  A strong showing up North

10/17 The Freshmen competed in the historic Fordham Prep Frosh XC Relays. The A team was able to match the performance of last year's team to the second recording a 29:59 total time for the relays.  This is the 6th time in school history that we have broken the 30 minute barrier.  The Frosh B team rallied back and was able to secure a top 10 finish in their race.

10/17 Molloy Development Meet. A few  brave sophs ran the Molloy meet, and there were a number of personal bests.

10/14 NYCHSAA Sophomore Championships- An inspired team effort as the Sophs, who placed 6th last year, run as a group and grab the silver medals as the 2nd Place team.  Anthony Pucik becomes the 1st Soph to break 15 minutes this year. George Acevedo, Greg Travers and John Maiocco all finish within 3 seconds of each other.  Greg Watch rounds out the scoring squad with a 15:19 posting.  All 5 scorers in in the space of 20 seconds. Huge personal bests all around.

10/10-  Here are those who have qualified for the Burnt Hills Invitational which will be held next weekend 10/17.  Please print out the letter and bring it with you on Wednesday.

10/9 All Hallows- Some good times at this after school classic. Brian King breaks 15 minutes in his first time over the 2.5 mile course.  Juan Martir makes a successful return from injury.  Corwin Connor runs a huge pr by posting a 16:03 time.

10/3 The team runs very well in all three races finishing with 3 top ten finishes and 5 guys making the all time list for McQuaid.  The Sophs are able to get 5 guys across the line in the space of 15 seconds.  Nice grouping. Sternglass leads the Varsity to a 7th Place finish.

10/3 Mayor's Cup- The Freshmen prove that they are a force to be reckoned with as they capture the Frosh Title at the Mayor's Meet.  Jack Profaci runs a personal best to lead the team.

9/26 Xavier Invitational - A great day at VCP.  The weather was perfect and the team responded with some great times.  Sternglass broke 14 mins for the 2nd week in a row. Taylor Conlon drops a huge pr and breaks 14:30.  The Sophs run big and take 2nd place overall.  The Freshmen run the 
pre 1967 course (1.2 Miles) an post some impressive times.

9/21 Jim Scott 2 Mile Challenge-  A good day up at Fordham.  A valiant effort as Sternglass goes for the the win. The Maiocco brothers win their events.  Some impressive times by the underclassmen.

Photo by L. Schober'11
Isidro Camacho finishes up under 10 mins.
9/19 Regis Invitational-  A great day for Cross Country at Van Cortlandt Park. We had a tremendous start to the season, with many big performacnes.  Jack Profaci, Isidro Camacho and Marcus Welch all break the 10 minute barrier for their first race.  Pucik, J. Maiocco, Watch and Travers all get under 16 minutes to lead the Sophs. Caesar, Delorenzo and Hickey pace the juniors with their sub 16 performances.  The Seniors are lead by 3 of the captains who all run impressive races. Avery Sternglass starts the season off with a sub 14 minute performance.

DIRECTIONS TO VAN CORTLANDT PARK

 BY TRAIN:    Take the 1 or 9 train to the last stop 242^nd Street .  Exit walk toward the Burger King.

The park is diagonally across from Burger King.  We meet at the benches that are right where you enter the Park