OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 2013
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Rice, Lambert, and D Barnes have practice at Randall's today.  

5/27 Eastern States-  The Sprinters invade Westchester and bring back 8 medals for their efforts.  

5/26 CHSAA Championships-  On a day when none of the breaks seemed to be going our way, the Xavier Knights show true championship fiber by rising to the occasion and competing. Some great performances as the team scraps together 18 points.  Highpoints: John Rice winning the 3000 Meter Steeplechase in convincing fashion, setting the school record in the process.( He is presently the top Sophomore in the Nation in the event.) Dennis Barnes grabbing silver in the Jav on his last throw, And Isidro Camacho running an inspired 800 meters to set a personal best.

Team Picture by Mr. Totilo
5/18 NYCHSAA Sectionals-  A Heartbreaker, as we lose to Fordham Prep 82-81.  A great effort by the entire team.  The meet started with us scoring big in the Triple jump and High Jump.  We got 17 points from Febles' crew to start the meet. Meanwhile on the track, Oliver Moe grabbed his 1st Varsity title as he won the 400 Hurdles. This is the 3rd year in a row we have had an athlete win this event and it has been a different guy each time (Wagner, Deniro, Moe). Lucian Mejia would set the tone for the rest of the team showing everyone that we have plenty of guys who want to score in a big spot as he takes 5th. We score 2 in the steeple and Charlie Lambert makes the finals of the 110 Hurdles. We surprise everyone by having 2 4x400's score.  The A team runs a season best of 3:26 to take gold and Jacob Kurpis's huge pr of 53.8 secures 5th place at the line.  In total we crown 6 Sectional Champs ( 400 Hurdles, 800 M, 1600M, 3200M 4x400 Relay, Triple Jump.)  School records galore (Soph 3200, Triple Jump 400 Hurdles, High Jump, Varsity Javelin.)The race of the evening was Nick Karam's great victory in the 1600, Nick made a bold move with 500 to go and held on for the win.  Could not be prouder of the team.  

  Here is the time Schedule.

Sign up for the Bus Here.  By Saturday Morning 9 a.m.

Sophs with their 3rd place Plaque- 
5/11- CHSAA Soph Intersectionals-Last Year the Sophs were a distant 5th place squad. This year they were in the hunt for the title down to the last two events. Everyone stepped up, Huge PR's by Sternglass, Wenger, Tuffey and Tulud.  Gutsy races all arounf.  Rice and Ciricaks take individual titles.  Best Soph Squad in the City-  We are only beaten by the Long Island Schools.

5/11- CHSAA Frosh Intersectionals- The Frosh show how tough they are.  The injury bug took down two of their top athletes, but they battle back to finish just 4 points out of 4th place..  Great performances by Cocoves in the Triple and High Jumps, Pastihla in the Javelin,Raslowsky in the steeple, Ronan, Delmond and Quesada in the 800, Chin in the 400, the 4x400 and 4x800 relays. All combine to tally 21 points.

5/11- Loucks Games-  The DMR runs the #2 ATX breaking the famed 10:30 barrier. Isidro Camacho hits 1:57 for the open 800 to nab the #3ATX.  Karam has another monster race as he posts a 4:25 for the Mile.  Midgett keeps bringing home the hardware as he takes 6th in the High Jump

May 7 Frosh/ Soph Sectionals- 3 Relay gold medals, 4 Jump titles, the Soph 400 title, scoring in all distance races and the proper attitude make for a great meet.  The young Knights invade Staten Island and impress the coaching staff.  The Sophs sweep the jumps and charge out to 60 points and a 2nd place finish.  The freshman find ways to score and secure 5th place.

5/4- Jesuit Championships-  A great night at the Stadium.  The Freshman rise to the occasion and along with the Sophs capture the JV Jesuit title.  We see some great times as the trio of Vazquez-Sternglass-Razlowski got 1-2-3 in both the 1600 and 800 meters.  On the Varsity side, we lose a close one to Fordham Prep, but we see additions to the school records.  Kaufmann and Karam run #2 and #3 respectively in the mile. Moe sets the Soph 400 hurdle record. Barnes  sets the Jav record with a toss over 165' 

This weekend we have Jesuit  Championships.  Event Assignments Here
If you need a ride you must sign up here.
BUS SIGN UP FOR JESUITS.  You need to sign up by the end of 6th today  1.p.m.

Reporting times-  
The Bus will leave Xavier at 2:30 p.m.
All field events athletes be at Icahn Stadium at 3:30 p.m.  
All Runners be at Icahn Stadium at 4 p.m.
The meet should be over at 8 p.m.

4/25-4/27 Penn Relays- Some great performances by the 12 guys who raced at the historic Penn Relays.  The 4x800 breaks 8 minutes for the 2nd time in Outdoor school history.  The 4x100 posted the #4 ATX in the event and the 4x400 brings home the hardware with Bronze medals in their heat while posting the fastest time of the year.

4/27- Gold Rush- Freshmen and Sophomores step up big time and we see some ATX performances.  Christian Razlowski runs an impressive 2000 Steeple almost breaking 7 minutes for the race.  Stephanos Cocoves jumps 5'6" to take 2nd place and make his way in to the Frosh Records.  Lambert and Ciriacks continue to post some eye opening performances. John Rice has a banner day as he hits 3 pr's in one day.

4/19-4/20 NY Relays- A Great day at the stadium.  We take 3rd in the Invitational 4x1600 with a school record. We take 2nd in the Invitational SMR with a great last minute surge by Isidro Camacho.

4/20 Big Blue Invitational- Frosh win the SMR and the 4x200  Total result to come 

4/13 Mayor's Cup-  In a close battle, we take 2nd place to Fordham Prep.  we had some great races,  Nick Karam hits #3ATX on his way to 3rd place in the 3200 run.  John Rice and Jordan Berka impress with great times to start their steeple season.  John Rice sets the Varsity record dipping under 9:50 and Jordan breaks 10:15.  We score in 9 events.

4/13  Knight Time Invitational-  The Freshman impress on their long journey to Nassau County.  Christian Raslowsky drops a monster time as he easily wins the Freshman 800 running 2:12 winning by over 3 seconds. A great start to the season as many of the indoor guys start off with personal best.  Very aggressive racing, a lot of positives.

If you need a uniform, see Mr. Dormer.  We have the Upperclassmen uniforms in, we are still waiting for the next shipment of Freshman uniforms to come in, but we will work something out.
Those going to Mayor's Cup are asked to get there on their own.  If this is a problem, please let Mr. Dormer know ASAP.

4/3- CHSAA Relays-  Never felt so cold, but the team ran great.  We take gold in the Soph 4x200, The Varsity High jUmp and Triple Jump Relays.  We take silver in the Varsity 4x1600 relay, Varsity 4x200, Varsity 4x400, Frosh DMR and Jav Relay. Some gutsy performances despite the weather.  A great way to start the season

Alumni Update:  Keith Mesidor (Notre Dame) competed against the World Record Holder Aston Eaton in two events this past weekend out at The Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto Ca.  Keith Lost to Aston in the 100, BUT he beat him in the Long Jump.
 
Keith Mesidor and Chris Chavez(FloTrack) in Ca            Keith prior to his 100 Race

Easter Break Practice Schedule-  Here is all the info you need and if you are away there are work outs listed for everyone.
Here are the directions to Icahn Stadium.
Seniors Jack Fitzpatrick and Braham Berg will escort anyone who needs help getting there.  Meet at Xavier at 8 a.m.  they will wait a little while for stragglers. 
Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 125th street in Manhattan.  Got the Street Level and take the M35 Bus towards Wards Island.  2nd Stop is Randall's Island.

3/28 Dual Meet vs. Fordham- Some great races to start the season.

Juniors and Seniors:  If you wish to order Boathouse Jackets, Click here. The jackets are on sale until Sunday, so you need to make a decision by Thursday.  Minimum order is 24. So we must have that amount to place the order.

Freshman and Sophomores:  Here is the uniform price list for Outdoors. Click Here. If you ran Indoors or Cross Country you already have the uniform.  Any Sophomore who wants to buy the  Varsity Nike Jacket and  Nike Running pants ,can do so at this time.

We will be using this form every time we will be providing transportation to a meet.  So that means that you will have to sign up for a ride prior to each meet.  We will take attendance on the bus.  If you do not sign up, you will have to get to the meet on your own. Directions are below.

Colin models the winning t shirts.
Congrats to the Freshman squad of Dominick Ronan, Colin Haminson and Ben Karam who won the Pi Day Charity run sponsored by Bard High.  Their time for 3.3 miles was 18:17.

CHECK THE WEB PAGE EVERYDAY AS PRACTICE LOCATION MIGHT CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER.

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 2012-2013

Indoor Schedule Posted. 

Xavier's Newest All Americans
3/8-3/9 New Balance Indoor Nationals-  The season concluded with some school record and great efforts by all involved.  Scott Midgett jumped well in the Emerging Elite High Jump.  John Rice set the school record in the 5000 meters after waiting on a 3 and 1/2 hour delay in the meet.  But the story of the weekend was the 4x800.  We were the last team to make the seeded heat. (the 11th seed)  The race unfolded like it did at Millrose, Frosh Dominick Ronan ran a personal best of 2:02 and gave the rest of the team people to chase, just the way that they prefer to run.  Isidro Camacho, runs his fastest time ever ripping a 1:57.8 to keep the team in striking distance.  Jimmy Buckley ran a balanced race and hit a personal best of 1:58.2 and gave anchorman Eliot Kaufmann the stick with some work to do.  Eliot running a controlled 1st 400 (55) brought it home under 60 clocking a 1:54.6.  Eliot went by3 teams in the last 50 meters to secure the All American status for his relay.  These 4 Gentlemen become the Newest All Americans here at Xavier.  They bring the total of All- Americans to 17 in the past 20 years, but the are the first non- hurdlers to garner this unique honor.

3/1- NY Federation State Championships-  Two Jumpers (Lambert and Midgett) and Jimmy Buckley take the annual trip up to Cornell University.  Some solid jumps by Lambert the CHSAA Triple Jump Champ, and Buckley was able to bring home a 3rd place medal from the Intersectional Medley Relay.

2/21- 2/22- Georgetown Invitational-  Some good times posted on the annual trip to our nations Captial.  The Freshmen step up and score on the Varsity level.  Encouraging signs for the future.

2/17 CHSAA Varsity Championships-  The Jumpers show up bring time.  Scott Midgett grabs silver with his 6'2" leap and also grabs a NY State Federation spot.  Not to be outdone, the Soph Horizontal Jumpers, Lambert and Ciriacks shine in the triple jump. Both go over 42' feet to make the finals.  Charlie Lambert leaps out to a 44'4" to grab the CHSAA State title and a NY State Federation spot.  Cal goes 42'1 1/4" to get 4th. Just incredible jumping by this trio.  Congrats to Coach Matt Febles for being able to get a CHSAA Triple Jump Champ in every school he has ever coached at.
On the Track we had some great races, with both the 4x800 and 4x400 getting championship hardware as they take 4th and 5th respectively.  Many impressive races by the underclassmen.

2/16- Millrose Games-  We put down a monster race and break 8:00 for the 1st time Indoors. Impressive legs by all especially Eliot Kaufmann who runs 1:54.9(1:55.05 FAT)  The fastest relay leg in school history You can watch a replay on ESPN 3. Just Fast forward to 3:35:20 

Directions to St. Anthony's via the Northern State

2/3- CHSAA FROSH/ SOPH CHAMPIONSHIPS-A valiant effort by the Underclassmen as they compete against the whole league. A tight time schedule and some breaks that do not go our way, but the Freshman and Sophomores rally and put up a good fight.  On the Soph Level, The Sprinters undertake an ambitious double by running in the 4x200 finals (taking 2nd) and coming back 25 minutes later to run the 4x400( taking 3rd.)  Along the way they grabbed the Soph School Record in the 4x200.  John Rice was able to secure 2nd in the 3200 meters and combine with the distance squad of Sternglass, Vazquez and Camacho to take 3rd in the 4x800 with an #2 ATX SOPH Ranking. In the Filed side of things, Charlie Lambert again soared over 42' in the triple and was able to secure the silver medal in the process. On the Freshman side, Dominick Ronan was able to take 2nd in the 600 in School Record time. Tony Cruise got 5th in the 1000 coming out of the 2nd heat.  The Freshman 4x800 of Cruise, Sanatana, Ovalles, and Clarke also came away with the 5th place Medals. Peter Giglio had a tough day in the cage but he was able to fight his way to the finals and grab the bronze in the freshman SHot Put.

A blast from the past, Cheah and Cuffe together again in Singapore.  So basically, no matter where you go in the world you will find a Son of Xavier there.

Also keep in mind that the CHSAA VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS this year will be Feb 9th at the ARMORY.

The 2013 NYCHSAA VARSITY CHAMPIONS
1/27/13- NYCHSAA Freshman, Weight and Varsity Championships-  A total team effort is the best way to describe this effort.  As become the trademark of this team, guys stepped up when they were supposed to, (on all levels) They rallied when things did not break our way. Along the way they set school records and meets records.  The whole time the confidence of the team never wavered as the meet progressed. The Seniors are determined to go down as one of the most successful classes in school history as the add the 1st NYCHSAA Indoor title to their resume. 

The day started with the Freshman and Weights going for their own titles.  Monster races by Tony Cruise, Jon Chin as the scored individually and then joined Thomas Clark and Javier Ovalles to medal in the DMR.  Dominick Ronan takes the Frosh 800 in 2:07 and earns him the MVP Award for the meet. This is the 3rd year in a row a Xavier Frosh has taken home this title (4th time in 5 years).  The weight team was led by the relays as the scored in all the relays.  Kevin So sets the Junior Weight School record in the 200 as he rips off a 25.5.

Pictures from Staten Island Advance.

The Varsity Meet started with Eliot Kaufmann running a dominant 800, he cruised thru the 400 in 60 and closed in a 58 to post the #2ATX for the indoor 800 and take his 1st Sectional Title of the day.  He was quickly followed in the scoring by the 4x400 of Santos-Shevett, Kurpis, Lopata and Yanni who got up for 5th place with a 3:40 posting.  While this was going on the Jumpers began to flex their collective muscles as between the High Jump (2nd and 3rd) and The Triple Jump (1st and 4th) the pulled in 15 big points.  The 3200 meter run was a great race as John Rice, Nick Karam, Braham Berg and James Galasso all pr'ed.  John Rice took 1st place, the meet record and the school record all in one race.  Nick Karam got in for 3rd and Braham Berg for 4th.  We took in 11 points in that one event. As the meet progressed, we started to see the points roll in and some great performances.  Mike Bracco ran a personal best in the 55 to break 7. Next on the track was Jimmy Buckley and Lou Vazquez in the 1000 meters.  Buckley went right after the race leader, Galford from Farrell and it quickly became a two man race, with Buckley breaking 2:40 to secure 2nd place. The next scoring race for us was the 600 meters, Billy Dunn showed the determination of the seniors by scoring out of the 3rd heat.  Billy hits a monster pr to take 5th place. Then in the sprints,  Soph Steven Sgarloto set the Soph School Record to qualify for the finals where he would finish 5th and Isidro Camacho runs a great 400 to take 2nd and Nick Musiacchio (Moose) break 54 to take 6th. AT this point the score was 45.25-44 Fordham over Xavier with 3 events to go.  Then came the 1600, Eliot Kaufmann capped a great day taking 1st and Nick Karam grabs 4th to get us 8 needed points. The Score is now  52-49.25. Our final scoring chance came in the 4x800 as we took 2nd and 5th to get 5 needed points. AT that put the meet out of reach at We took home the 1st NYCHSAA Indoor Title in School History.

1/18  Jesuit Indoor Relay Champs-  When Xavier won it's last Jesuit Title, the year was 1983 and Mr. Dormer was just a freshman in high school running his first indoor season.  It all came together this past Friday as the team had a great meet scoring in 12 of the 13 events.  It was the weight divisions that came through big time double scoring in both the Submidget and Midget relay. What a great way to start the championship run.

1/16 Millrose Trials-  What a great night.  The 4x800 ran an impressive 8:01.91 to set the school record and qualify for both the Boston Indoor Games and Millrose Games for the 2nd year in a row.  Freshman Dominick Ronan ran a great leadoff leg, lowering his personal best to 2:03 ( fastest 800 relay split be a freshman in school history), Isisdro Camacho then lead a balanced attack that saw the next 3 legs all break 2:00, with Buckley and Kaufmann completing the squad. The B team posted some impressive times as Hank Camacho lowered his pr to 2:04, JC rice to 2:07 and Nick Karam hit 2:05.  The Sprints the 4x2 finished 1 second out of qualifying for the new CHSAA 4x200 event at Millrose, but they still lowered our season best time.

1/12 Stanner Games-  Some good races on the day.  Highpoint was certainly the 4x800 running the #3ATX with Freshman Dominick Ronan leading off in a personal best of 2:05. The Upperclassmen ran a 6:02 combined for 3 legs to bring our time down to 8:08.42  TOP 25 in the Nation.

1/5/13-  Hispanic Games-  Eliot Kaufmann breaks 2:00 for the 800 meter and Dominic Ronan posts the #5 Time in US for Frosh in the 800 as he hits a personal best.(#2ATX Frosh time). Musacchio leads the sprinters with the fastest time on the day in both the 200(#8 ATX) and the 400

1/4/13- NYCHSAA Soph Sectionals-  The Sophs open up the championship season with a 3rd Place finish.  They win two of the relays and finish 2nd in the 3rd relay.  Charlie Lambert sets the soph school record in his 1st triple jump competition of the year and grabs the Sectional Title.  Steven Sgarlotto takes gold in the 300 to cap off the scoring.  9 sophs take home Sectional Titles. 

1/4/13  Hayes Games-  Some great races in this late night meet.  The Frosh run some hot times in the 600.

Christmas Break Schedule- Here is what you are expected to do.  If you are away it is your responsibility to get the work in. CHAMPIONSHIPS start the 4th of January.  IF you take the time off, the season will be lost. IT IS THAT SIMPLE.  DO THE WORK.  There is something for everyone to do everyday even if you are not going away.

12/30- CHSAA Novice Weight Champs/ Varsity Invite- Here are some of the times, splits will be added ASAP.

12/28- Varsity Sprinters have Practice at Xavier at 10 a.m.  Everyone else is on their own.

12/27 Christmas Classic- The distance guys take full advantage of their opportunity to run the 1500, bringing home 2 golds in the events and setting the Varsity Soph and Frosh school records in the event.

12/22- Grinch Games-  A great way to start the Christmas break, lots of personal bests, Dominic Ronan wins the Frosh 800 by 8 seconds then runs sub 57 for the 400. 7 guys dip under 5 for the 1600 on the day.

12/19- Jumpsfest/ Throw Down-  So great performances for a midweek meet.  The throwers take 2 of 3 events with Carpio and Giglio taking the gold.  Blake Cottam ties the school vault record and Charlie Lambert continues the streak of making the ATX list with his long jump.

Anyone who is going to miss any meets or practice this break needs to notify Mr. Dormer in writing before Wednesday.  Presently only 3 ( Kaufmann, Sgarlato, Santos-Shevett) have done so. Therefore All will be expected at the meets on 12/22, 12/27, 12/30.  As well as any practices that we decide to schedule.
A detailed schedule for break will be posted this Thursday.

12/21 Annual Team Breakfast-  This year's breakfast will take place Friday Morning at 7:30 a.m. in 3L7
Freshman- Bring something to drink ( make sure it is bring enough to share)
Sophomores- Bring Donuts
Juniors- Bring Bagels- ( Berka, Benson Galasso - Bring Cream Cheese and plastic knives, Kaufmann, Yanni and Wildes bring plastic glass)
Seniors- Bring Bagels

12/19 Jumps Fest/ Throw Down-  All Jumpers and Throwers are going to this meet.  The Bus leaves Xavier after 8th Period and will return to Xavier at around 7:30 p.m. Events will be posted on Tuesday

Rice and Karam during the 2 Mile
12/15- Loughlin Games- Sophomore School Record in the 2 mile falls as John Rice and Nick Karam both hit personal bests in the 2 Mile. Scott Midgett continues great jumping, hitting 6' for the 3rd week in a row. 

The juniors take on the 600
12/15- Ignatian Invitational- Some great performances as a majority of the team sees action at Fordham University.  The Soph 4x200 brings home the gold and Dominick Ronan posts the #2 ATX for a frosh in the 600.  Louis Vazquez places in the Varsity 1000 as 3 Sophs dip under 2:54 for the 1000.  Charlie Lambert  posts 2 ATX performances in the same meet (#4ATX Soph 300, #5 ATX SOph 55 HH) SPLITS ADDED
Important: All Juniors and Seniors please bring your old BOATHOUSE uniforms to the meet in case some one needs to borrow it. 

Here are directions to  Fordham University.(Bronx campus)

Directions--  Directions to the venues of Competition will be posted here

Fordham Universtity Directions By Car:

From Long Island/Queens and Brooklyn :

Take either the Throgs Neck Bridge or Whitestone Bridge to the Hutchinson River Parkway North to the Pelham Parkway West . Take Pelham Parkway for approximately two miles until the road splits following the Bronx River Parkway Underpass. Stay right up a small hill and make a right at the light (Kazmiroff/Southern Boulevard). Turn left at the next light into the main parking lot.

From Manhattan :

East Side: Take the F.D. Roosevelt Dr. to the Triborough Bridge . After crossing bridge, follow the Bruckner Expressway to the Bronx River Parkway . Take Bronx River Parkway to Fordham Road Exit (7W). Bear right up a small hill as the road splits following the underpass, then make a right at the light (Kazmiroff/Southern Blvd.) Turn left at next light into the main parking lot.

From the East:

Take either the Throgs Neck Bridge or Whitestone Bridge , and after bridge follow signs for the Cross Bronx Expressway. Take the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Bronx River Parkway , and take the Bronx River to the Fordham Road exit. Bear right up a small hill as the road splits following the underpass, then make a right at the light (Kazmiroff/Southern Boulevard). Turn left at the next light into the main parking lot.

Subways:
Take the #4 train to the Bedford Park station. Walk down Bedford Park Blvd. to Kazamiroff Blvd. (formerly Southern Blvd.) Make a right and proceed to the Fordham University gate directly behind the Prep. The guard will direct you to Lombardi Center .

Take the D train to the Bedford Park station. Walk down Bedford Park Blvd. to Kazamiroff Blvd. (formerly Southern Blvd.) Make a right and proceed to the Fordham University gate directly behind the Prep. The guard will direct you to Lombardi Center .

12/8 CHSAA Relays-  A great start to the season for a vast majority of the team.  Some gutsy performances by the underclassmen. (like Rene Rodriguez pushing the big kid out of the way during his 400).  We picked up wins in the Soph 4x400 Meter relay (along with the school record in that event.) and in the Varsity High Jump.  Some great races by the Frosh as Dominick Ronan posts a 2:10 and Tony Cruise hits 5:14 in the 1600.  Sophs medal in 2 of the 3 relays.  The Varsity 4x800 breaks 8:20 to start the season.  Overall a great way to start.

12/1- Fordham Kick Off Meet-  The Sprinters get the season rolling with the first action of the season.  They take 1st in the Soph 400, Varsity 400, Varsity High Jump and Varsity 4x200. 

Freshmen can pick up their uniforms Today and Thursday.
New Sophs and Juniors can pick up their uniforms on Thursday.

Races for this weekend will be posted on Thursday.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PRACTICE TOMORROW 12/1 AT EAST RIVER AT 9 A.M
If there are any conflicts (i.e SAT's) please let Mr. Dormer, today 11/30 

Since the weather is going to be nice next week, we will be outside Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.

.Here is the uniform price lists.  You will be able to buy your uniforms starting Monday.  .  

 
Here is what you should do over the Thanksgiving break.

Anyone else who wishes to sign up needs to see Mr. Dormer personally.

CROSS COUNTRY 2012

11/24- NXN Regionals- The cross country season ends with a successful run at Nike Regionals.  The Knights run a competitive team race as Berka, Berg and Buckley (the killer B's) all post personal bests.

11/17- NY State Federations- A great performance by the squad at Feds.  The #2ATX team finish.  We beat some great teams, (Farrell, Burnt Hills, Shen) and had some great individual races,  A great way to cap the season

11/17 Jesuits- Three years ago we started honoring Brooklyn Prep at the Jesuits and Mr. Walker was very happy to be a part of keeping the memory of that great institution alive in a tangible way.  This year's edition was dedicated in his memory as every runner in the meet had Mr. Walker's name on their chest. 

Here are some photos from Mr. Totillo

Photo by Ed Jennings
11/10- CHSAA Championships-  For the 5th time in school history The Varsity qualified for the NYS Federation Cross Country Championships. Also the Varsity was able to get 7 runners under 14 minutes in one race for the 1st time in school history. A true testament to the resilience of the Sons of Xavier to be able to rally and qualified despite all that has gone on in the past two weeks.  In JV Action the A team took 5th place as well, being paced by Louis Vazquez, Tom Sternglass and Henry Camacho (all sophs), and the JV B was led by Junior James Galasso who ran an inspired race and broke the mythical 15 minute barrier.

In Freshman Action, Christian Raslowsky takes 3rd in a highly competitive race to lead the Frosh squad to a 6th place finish overall. Ronan and Cruise under 10 minutes to help the cause.  In the Frosh B Race, Patrick Sullivan paces the squad to a 6th place finish.

Hopefully all of you are safe.  I have not heard from many of you and would appreciate it if you could text me that you and your families are safe. (516) 220 2492. Make sure to include your name with the text. My family is safe, but we do not have power so I will be using twitter to get in touch with you.  So make sure you are signed up.  

Here is what you should do on your own if we do not have school for the rest of the week. 
MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAFE
Wednesday-  Varsity and JV 2 mile warm up, 8x300 with 4minute rest between each  then 4x150.  If you do not have a track  do 8x45 seconds and 4x19 seconds 2 Mile warm down
Freshman and Sophs  2 Mile warm up 4x300 with 4minute rest between each  then 4x150.  If you do not have a track  do 8x45 seconds and 4x19 seconds 2 Mile warm down

Thursday-  Recovery run for all. Varsity and JV  45 Minutes  Frosh and Soph 40 Minutes

Friday Varsity and JV  2 Mile warm up 8x30 meters with 5 mins active rest 3 mile warm down.
Frosh and Soph  30 Minutes

Saturday-  TBA -  I will tweet out what we are doing.

Sunday- Long Slow Distance for all  Varsity 60 minutes, JV 55 Minutes, Frosh 50  Minutes.

Anyone who would like to buy the 2012 XC long sleeve white shirt($20) or the varsity maroon sweatshirt($35).  (Both for $50). Please let Mr. Dormer know, we have a few of each left.  (different sizes available) 1st come, 1st served.  You can send the order in with your son or email Mr. Dormer.

Since school is closed on Monday.  Everyone should take the day off from running, but they should do their core exercises.
If we are unable to practice Tuesday, you should try and do some cardio inside. Biking, treadmill.
We might have practice Wednesday morning.  Make sure you get the twitter feed so in case we lose power, you will know what to do.  If anyone has any pictures from yesterday, please send them to me.

Raslowsky and Lundy coming down the straightaway toward the finish.
10/27 NYCHSAA Sectional Championships- A Great day on the park as we get the races in prior to the storm.  The Day started off with Christian Raslowsky hits a monster personal best.  This would be a tremendous day for the Freshman harriers as 100% of the Freshman team saw an improvement.  Some of the PR's were huge ranging from 30 seconds to 1:49.  Both Freshman teams A and B take 3rd place.  In the A race, we had 5 guys under 10 for the first time this year. Ronan, Cruise,  Karam and Berg all had PR's over 30 seconds on the day.  The team ties for 3rd, just a scant 2 pts. out of 2nd place.  The Frosh B team showed their toughness as they also claim 3rd place team medals. Prior to this race we only had 6 guys under 11 minutes.  AT Sectionals we got 17 guys under 11.  All around great racing.

Not to be outdone, the Varsity wrote some of their own history.  The 5 man average school record had always previously been based upon the best times in a season.  Well, at Sectionals, the Varsity posted the fastest 5 man average. They did it in one race, not a year.  The team took a shot at Farrell and lost a close one 31-40.  Rice and Kaufman led the way taking 2nd and 3rd respectively. Top 5 all in the top 16 of the race.
The JV had a strong race with some guys setting some great personal milestone, Dunn and Peragine become the 13th and 14th guys to break the magical 15 minute barrier.  All around great racing

10/20- NYC XC Festival/ FP Frosh Relays-  Not to be outdone by the Sophomores this week.  The Juniors and Seniors take the A Race at the NYC XC Festival.  Tight pack running help the team dominate league rivals, Molloy, Kellenberg, Regis, and Fordham.  The Varsity average 13:51 as a squad.  The JV take 2nd in a spirited race, led by a personal best by Nick Peragine who hits 15:04.  At the Frosh Relays, The A squad takes 4th as Christian Raslowsky runs the fastest time in school history for the leadoff leg 6:03 for 1.2 miles.  The B, C and D teams post impressive times as 8 runners break 6 minutes for 1500 meters on the day.

The 2012 NYCHSAA SOPHOMORE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS 
10/17- NYCHSAA Sophomore Sectionals-  A great team effort.  The Sophs avenge their 2nd place finish last year with a convincing victory over Farrell and Fordham. 16 Sophs hit personal best times en route to the victory. We put 4 finishers in the top 8 with all 4 of them under 14:30. John Rice Sets the Meet record with a time of 13:20 as he becomes the 6th Son of Xavier to claim the individual title.

10/12 All Hallows-  After a great day of fun and Hot dogs at Maroon and Blue Day, the team saw split squad action.  The Frosh  win and the JV take 2nd. Christian Conlon takes a huge step by dropping his time to 15:14 to lead the squad.

10/13 Burnt Hills-  A great day in the cold up north.  John Rice takes down another school record.  We get 8 guys under 17 minutes and 18 guys under 18 minutes.   Solid races in all three races as the JV impress with some great team running.

10/6 Mayor's Cup-  A great effort by the JV squad as they take on the best teams in the city.  They run great and get 5 scorers across the line in the space of 9 seconds.  Great pack running.  The Freshman had a great day as they take 3rd in the Frosh Race.  Some major improvements as the Freshmen start to believe in themselves.

10/6- For those not racing this weekend-  Here is what You need  to Do for the next 3 days.
Friday 10/5/12-  All Cross Country runners-  DAY OFF
Saturday 10/6/12-  2 Mile warm up ( do you dynamic warm up prior to running) 4 mile tempo run at 85% of your VO2 MAX.  If you are unsure use the VDOT Tables to find your paces.  Then 2 mile warm down.  Then please drink 8 oz of chocolate milk after your run, within 30 minutes. (unless you are allergic) 
Sunday 10/7/12-  LSD 60-65 Minutes at 70% of VO2max
Monday 10/8/12-  Practice at East River for all those not marching in the parade.  Warmed up and ready to go at 9 a.m.
That means that you need to get there at least at 8:30 in the morning to be ready to go at 9 a.m.

Check out this video from Matt Benson the Real McQuaid. An excellent video about the race.

Photo Courtsey of Milesplit
9/28- McQuaid Invitational- The best we have ever done at McQuaid.  That simple statement explain how the trip went. After an emotional goodbye to Mr. Walker, the team traveled 7 Hours to Rochester and on Saturday they would not be denied.  The racing started as Billy Dunn lead the JV in warm ups. Temperature was perfect and the team followed the race plan to perfection.  Newcomer Christian Raslowski showed that he prefers the longer distances posting the #2 performance by a Frosh at McQuaid.  Next up were the Sophomores who would place 2nd as a team in the largest race of the day.  They would only lose to a Canadian team. Tom Sternglass, Louis Vazquez and Henry Camacho lead the sophs with some great times. STernglass broke 17 Minutes.  Watch, Hatheway and Schwer seal the deal with some fantastic times.  The Varsity toed the line next and with the same intensity and race plan.  The results were amazing as all 7 Varsity guys run Top 20 ATX for the course with John Rice setting the school record and Eliot Kaufman becoming only the 5th man in school history to break the 16 Min mark. Berg, Buckley and Berka cross the line within 3 seconds of each other.  The 5 man average ends up being 16:00.80  Another school record.

9/22 Xavier Invitational-  A great day in the park.  The fences were down and the times were fast. The day started with the freshman improving upon their start to the season.  The Sophomores then took 2nd place in their race lead by Thomas Sternglass who broke 15 minutes for the first time.  The Juniors were led by Chris Cole who brought 6  juniors under 16 Minutes.  Our race of the day was the Varsity A Race as John Rice shattered the Soph School record running 13:18 and Braham Berg broke 14:00 for the 1st time.  We had 6 runners under 14:06 and a 5 man average under 14:00.  This is the earliest we have ever done this in a season.  The Team took 2nd to St. Anthony's.  Overall a great meet

9/17 Jim Scott 2 Mile Challenge-  After school on Monday the Varsity defended their Jim Scott title against Fordham Prep and Regis in a dominant fashion. Taking places 1-4 and posting an incredible 10:07 5 man average for 2 miles. The Knights showed that they are ready to race.  The JV were equally impressive with a 5:01 5 man average for 1 mile and getting all scorers across the line in the space of 12 seconds.  John Rice wins the individual honors, the 12th time a Xavier runner has done that in the last 20 years.

9/15 Regis Invitational-A nice start at VCP on a beautiful day.  The team runs aggressively and we got some great results.

9/15 Briarwood  Invitational- A great way to start the season, a trip to Philly, some great races and a trip to Sonic. We had an improvement of over 1 minute on our 5 man average over last year. An impressive start.

Cross Country Schedule  Has been Updated.  Just click on Schedule button.

Also  Check out new website  www.runningsons.com   Chris Chavez '11 is tracking all the Sons of Xavier that are competing in college presently. (there are alot of them)  (But it seems his pal Keith Mesidor gets the most press)

Directions to Van Cortlant Park.(VCP) are listed Below

CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING HOME-  The calendar, training paces and circuit training requirements are posted here.  If you do what we ask of you we will be successful.  If you just signed up, you must email Mr. Noga or Mr. Dormer to get access to the calendar.  WE NEED EVERYONE'S 2 MILE TIME SO IF YOU DID NOT SUMBIT IT DO SO NOW.

CROSS COUNTRY SIGN-UPS - Fill out this form to sign-up for Fall Cross-Country, including for pre-season conditioning for Sprinters, Jumpers, and Throwers

INCOMING FRESHMAN CROSS COUNTRY SIGN-UPS- Fill out this form to sign up for the Cross Country team.  No experience necessary.  Here is the training schedule for incoming Freshman.

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

BY CAR :  Take the Major Deegan Expressway to the Van Cortlandt Park South exit.  As you exit bear right.  Continue  straight ahead  toward Broadway, bear right at Broadway.  Proceed down Broadway to the area of the Park diagonally across from Burger King.

SUMMER TRAINING Click here for all the info you need. Incoming Freshmen email Mr. Dormer ASAP.  at dormerp@xavierhs.org  XC Training Schedules Updated Spread the word.  See which Sprinters are running Varsity XC.

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PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

Varsity Distance:  
Distance Squad Info
5/13 East River
5/14 Central
5/15 East River
5/16 Central or West Side
5/17 OYO 3 miles
5/18 NYCHSAA Varsity and Weight Sectionals @5 P.M.
5/19 Long Run 55 Mins


Varsity Sprinters:
5/13 East River
5/14 Randall's
5/15 East River
5/16 Randall's
5/17 Before Meet Warm up
5/18 NYCHSAA Sectionals @5 P.M.
5/19 off

Sophs:
5/13 East River
5/14 Central
5/15 East River
5/16 Central or West Side
5/17 OYO 3 miles
5/18 NYCHSAA Varsity and Weight Sectionals @5 P.M.
5/19 Long Run 45 Mins

Freshmen:
5/13 East River
5/14 Central
5/15 East River
5/16 Central or West Side
5/17 OYO 3 miles
5/18 NYCHSAA Varsity and Weight Sectionals @5 P.M.
5/19 Long Run 55 Mins

 Throwers( All levels):
5/13 Xavier
5/14 Randall's
5/15 Xavier
5/16 Randall's
5/17 OFF
5/18 NYCHSAA SEctionals @5 P.M.
5/19 off

 Hurdlers (All levels):
5/13 East River
5/14 Randall's
5/15 East River
5/16 Randall's
5/17 Before Meet Warm up
5/18 NYCHSAA Sectionals @5 P.M.
5/19 off

Jumpers (All levels):
5/13 East River
5/14 Randall's
5/15 East River
5/16 Randall's
5/17 Before Meet Warm up
5/18 NYCHSAA Sectionals @5 P.M.
5/19 off

Bring a bottle of water to practice everyday.

Upcoming Meets:

CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS are UPDATED by 11/28/11