2018-2019

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5/25 CHSAA STATE CHAMPS What a great way to end the season. Lots of personal bests as the underclassmen step up and show that they are ready to compete on a state level.

5/18- NY CHSAA Sectionals and City Champs- What a great meet. Total team effort. Knights were picked by milesplit computers to finish 8th in the section and city, but they stunned everyone with a 2nd place finish in the NY section and 3rd in the City champs. Branham Upton(Steeple) and 4x100 (Donovan,Banks, Hullihan, Garcia) grab City titles. Hassler (800) 4x800( Lane Hassler, Rice Mirto) and Medina (Discus) grab sectional titles. Feeney soars to Pr in LJ breaking 18' Many great results

5/11 Frosh Soph Intersectional Championships (States)- At St. Anthony's-Great day Great meet Great Performances (So-So Starter)
Tuffey started the day with a 2nd place finish in the steeple with a lifetime best. Edmunds would pr in 2 events 400 Hurdles and 400 meters. Then the pr's kept coming Hawkes would win the 800 and be crowned state Champ breaking 2:10 Hassler runs a great 1600 leading from wire to wire to win the title. The Frosh 4x800 also win the state title. Big doings by the throwers as Massey sets a pr (110) and Archie does as well (108) in the discus Priolo sets a lifetime best in the javelin breaking 100' (103) Grgas makes the finals of the 110 hurdles with a pr The Freshman take 5th as a team and the Sophs take 4th Positive results The Future looks bright

5/11 North Shore Invitational- Some fast time for the Varsity as they prep for Champs. Branham upton wins the 3200 in a pr, Lane Mirto and Brush are 3 juniors who go sub 2:10 in the 800 Abernathy drops a hot time in the 1600 Garcia pops a pr in the 400

Sheer Madness with Class of 2019
5/4 Mountie Madness- This was a great tune up meet for the Varsity as the begin to prep for their championships. Great races in the 400 Hurdles, 1600 and Swedish Relays. An all junior 4x400 takes 3rd Impressive results check them out.

4/26-27 The 125th Penn Relays - What a fun weekend down in the City of Brotherly Love. The knights got the trip started with some sightseeing and a run of the Rocky steps and then a fantastic dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs Slattery '65. The weekend got better as the 4x100 ran a competitive race in the rain on Friday. The highlight of weekend was the 4x400 on Saturday morning. The relay of Anicich, Edmonds, Lane and Memmo post our fastest time of the year and snag bronze medals for the effort.

4/24 Jesuit Champs- A great day at the stadium as the Freshmen and Sophomores step up and help the Varsity secure 2nd place. Lots of personal best

4/12 Fordham Prep Development Meet #2- Some great results for the Knights as they get a quick meet in before the rains. 8 of the top 9 places in the 800 go to the Maroon and Blue. Fantastic running by the young knights (squires?) as the Frosh mix it up with the upperclassmen. Joe Medina throws 143' in his first Jav of the year. All Positives

4/13 NYC Mayor's Cup- A small contingent goes to the Mayor's cup. Once again Frosh impress as Hawkes breaks 4:40 in the 1600 and Flett breaks 10:10 (he presently has #1Frosh time in the State) Memmo and Aninich run some fast 400's and 200's

4/5-4/6- Temple Invitational- A successful trip to the City of Philly. The DMR takes 3rd and the 4x200 posts a fast time. (and Mr. Dormer got to eat some cheesesteak)

4/6 Farrell Invitational- The underclassmen post some impressive time, Branham-Upton wins the 3200, Rice takes 2nd in the 800 Lane 2nd in 400 Hurdles and Hassler 2nd in the 1600. Joseph Medina lets fly in the discus setting the school record with a toss of 146' good enough to currently be #4 in NY State

3/30 CHSAA Opener At Ichan Stadium- Great start to the season on a beautiful day at Randall's Island. The Freshmen make a statement as they place 6 guys in the top 7 for the 1600 and sweep the first 5 places. Other highlights see Zane Massey take the Freshman Discus record in his first outdoor meet with a throw of 103'4" (Old record G. Giglio 102'2") The Sophs run some great times going 1-2 in the soph 800 (Toldeo and O'Shea) and 2nd in the Varsity 800 (Hassler). Senior Sprinters post some good times in the 400 with Knoff and Memmo going sub 54 to start the season.

2/9 CHSAA Varsity Championships- A great end to the season for a majority of the team. Highlights included the Frosh taking #1 and #3 ATX Frosh for the 4x800.

2 /2 CHSAA Freshman Sophomore Championships at OceanBreeze- A great day in Staten Island. The Freshman have a great performance as a team. They score 10 Points in the 1st events. FLett and Hawkes take individual State CHSAA titles, many guys step up to score as we get points in 10 out of 15 events. The Sophs rally and improve on their finish from last year highlighted by the 4x800 winning the State Title. Hot time by Whiting in the 600 as he drops a lifetime best of 1:32

1/27 NYCHSAA Varsity and Weight Sectionals and City Champs- Some great races in a hard fought Meet, The 4x200 takes 3rd in the section and 3rd in the city running season best times. The 4x400 also takes 3rd and the 4x800 takes 2nd. Many younger guys stepping up to score including Freshman Finn McCauley who scores in the Varsity High jump. Great signs of things to come

1/19 NYCHSAA Freshman/ Sophomore Sectional and City Championships- What a great day for the young knights at OceanBreeze. The meet started off with Quincy Flett winning the the 3200 and Hassler and Goell scoreing in the Soph 3200. It continued as the Soph 4x2 proves why it is important to practice sticks everyday as they take the win. Mike Hawkes and Dan Carolan add valuable points in the Frosh 800 as Mike wins and Dan takes 5th. Not to be out done 3 Sophs score in the 1000 with some impressive times. (O'Shea 2:52 Whiting 2:56 Asaro 3:04) In the 1600 We have 2 Freshman Score (Moser and Nicolas) and the Duo of Tuffey and Toledo take 1st and 3rd and bring home 9 points. In the 400 Oettl wins the events from the 3rd heat. In the relays we score valuable points We had 8 relays (32 guys) score points for the team. In the Field events, we see the freshmen score in two of the Jumping events as two guys score in the triple jump (Boutsikakis and Nicolas) and McCauley brings home the high jump title in style with a 5'4" clearance. Ryan wong scores for the Sophs in the triple jump with a 3 foot pr. The future sure looks bright as the Freshman take 2nd and the Sophs win the Sectional title. Both teams place 2nd in the City Championships

1/19 New Balance Games- Some fast time as the Varsity tune up for their sectionals this week.

1/12 Stanner Games Great results as the team continues its prep for Championship season. The 4x400 runs a season best 3:33.
(That's 53 a man) Sophs step up big time in their first big time meet.

1/4 Hayes Games/Freedom Games- A friday night meet that yeilds some great racwes. We saw some fire as the Freshmen win the 25th Annual Hayes Games. In the final event we had 96 knights run the 400. (a school record)

12/19 Jesuits Indoor Relay Championships- Some solid results as the team takes 2nd place. Highlights were the field events golds we won in the High Jump and Shot put relays.

12/15 Loughlin Games/ Ignatian Invitational- A difficult weekend but some good results. We had 92 guys run the 300 this weekend. That alone is an impressive stat.

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 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 Southern Blvd.) Make a right and proceed to the Fordham University gate directly behind the Prep. The guard will direct you to Lombardi Center .

Buses:
The #’s 9,12 and 22 buses stop at Fordham Road at the Fordham University gate. The guard will direct you to Lombardi Center .

Directions to Ocean Breeze 625 Father Capodanno Blvd Staten Island, NY 10305

Driving Directions

From Verrazano- Narrows Bridge:

Head southwest on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Toll Road (1.8mi)
Keep right at the fork to continue on Exit 15S, follow signs for Lily Pond Avenue S/Father Capodanno Boulevard and merge onto Lily Pond Ave- Partial toll road (.07mi)
Lily Pond Ave turns slightly right and becomes Father Capodanno Blvd (1.1mi)
Destination will be on the right

12/8 CHSAA Relay Carnival- Great Start to the season, The Freshman got off to a great start as they post some fast times winning the DMR and the B team taking 5th. They run 3 of the fastest miles by any freshman on the day. The Sophs take 2nd in the 4x800, The Varsity 4x400 and Smr take home medals as well. The throws captains, Medina and Bartley combine for gold medals as the win the SHot relay. Frosh Zane Massey has the longest frosh throw of the day. Great Results all Levels, Exciting Start to the season

By Subway: A, or #1, trains to 168th Street, then walk one block west to Fort Washington Ave

From Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and West Side Manhattan :

West Side Highway ( Henry Hudson Parkway ) North. Take Exit 15 for Riverside Drive . Off the exit, go to the 2nd light on Riverside and take a left onto 165th street . Go one block and take a left onto Fort Washington Ave. , and go about 200 yards and the Armory is on the right, on the corner of 168th and Ft. Wash. Ave.

From Whitestone Bridge / Throgsneck Bridge : Take the Cross Bronx Expressway toward New Jersey . As you approach the George Washington Bridge , get to the right as the highway splits. Take the LAST exit before the bridge called 181st street . Exit onto 181st street and take a right at the light. Go up hill 3 blocks and take right onto Fort Washington Ave. Go 12 blocks south on Fort Washington and the Armory will be on your left at 168th st.

12/1 SI Relays- The pre season guys openned the season at this weekend. Solid preformances mark the day as there are many personal bests. Greta way to kick off the season. Results are posted

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11/24 Footlocker Regionals- Last race of the XC season sees 5 Knights take the course at VCP. Some solid races to end a great season.

11/17 Jesuits- The snow can't stop the Knights, We win All three titles, It is the first time since 1948 that we win the Jesuit title. (70 years) Qunincy Flett and Mike Hawkes continue with a great season as they go 1-2 to lead the Freshman to the title. Oliver Branham Upton breaks 13 mins and the Varsity runs a great race to take the title. In the JV McAllister Whiting runs to the win and we place 7 guys in the top 8 of the race

The Varsity and JV A
11/10 CHSAA Varsity and JV Championships- For the 8th year in a row the Knights of 16th Street will be going to the NY State Federation meet. (11th time in school history) (1999, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017). Branham Upton leads the team with a 3rd place finish. In the JV races, We had some great races espically from the Freshmen. Quincy Flett wins the JV A race and breaks 14 mins, Mike Hawkes hits 14:10 and Percy Moser runs in the 14:30's The Sophs drop some hot times as well as Richard Toledo break 14:20 The JV A And JV C both end tied,but come up short on the tie breaker.

Flett and Hawkes 1-2 in the frosh Championships. James Banks wins the Soph B Race.
11/3 Frosh Soph Intersectionals- A cold and rainy day in the park does not stop the Knights from putting up some impressive times. Quincy Flett and Mike Hawkes both run 8:39 to go 1-2 (#8 and #9 ATX Frosh) Quincy becomes the 5th Knight in the last 9 Years to win the individual Freshman title. The Freshman lose a heartbreaker 50-54 to Chaminade. The Frosh B and C Squads run very competitive races at grab 2nd in both races. The Sophs continue their winning ways as they grab both races. In the A Race Michael Tuffey paces the team with a 2nd place finish. We get all 7 guys in the top 17 of the race. Soild pact running. In the B race, a statement was made as the Xavier Sophs scored a perfect 15 getting all 5 scorers under 16 minutes. Dominating performace.

10/27 NY Sectionals and City Champs- Historic day for the Knights. For the 2nd year in a row, we sweep the NYCHSAA and City titles on all levels. For the 3rd year in a row, the Freshmen bring home the team title and the individual titles. Hawles and Flett make a dangerous duo up front. Percy Moser drops a 16 second personal best to take 3rd for the team. All 5 scorers in top 10 In the B race, Will Taylor leads the team to a score of 18. They take the top 3 spots. Impressive depth by Mr. Bernstein's charges. In the Varsity Race, Owen Hassler drops a SOph School record with a 13:09 posting to lead the team to its 4th Sectional and City title in a row. Branham Upton and Tuffey under 13:30 as we put 3 guys in the top 6 of the race. In the JV another Soph steps up, Macallister Whiting grabs 2nd overall to lead the JV. We have 3 sophs in the top 5 of the race, 6 guys in the top 11 of the race. And to top off a great day in the park, the Parents put on a first class picnic. A big thanks to all the parents involved in setting up this annual feast, special thanks to the Abernathys, O'Briens and Ruiz' for organizing the day.

10/20 NY XC Festival- The Varsity runs a great team race and comes away with the win. Some good times as we know have 7 guys at 14:00 or faster. Oliver Branham Upton comes within half a second of breaking 13:00 and Dylan Abernathy does the same for 14:00. The JV run a great team race as well 22 seconds between 1-5. A greta tune up for this weekend.

10/20 Frosh Relays - The Frosh A team continues their winning ways taking the Frosh Relays for the 2nd year in a row. Mike Hawkes catches Chaminade about 10 meters from the finish to get the win. He runs 5:06 for his legTremendous legs by many of the Freshmen as they get ready for the Championship Season

10/13 Burnt Hills Invitational- It has been a few years since we went North for this meet, but the change of pace really did us some good. In the JV B Race, sticking to the race plan, we saw our top 2 freshmen make their debut at the longer distance one to remember. Hawkes and Flett made their move at mile 1 moving up thru the pack so that they had a 25 second lead over the race at mile 2. They would go on to grab Gold and Silver in the race. Hot on their Heels was Julian Bastionello who pop a huge race to take 6th overall. Not to be outdone, The JV A toed the line and race a monster team race They had a 25 second compression between the #1 and #7 guys (18 seconds between 1-5), 4 guys in the top 10 of the race and once again a late surge that saw them move from top 70 at the start of the race to top 20 at the end. Next to the line (after Mr Dormer had chili for Lunch), was the Varsity. They faced a tough test with Burnt Hills in the race (ranked #2 inthe state) 4 other ranked teams from NY and the top teams from Vermont, the Knights knew they had to run tought, and they did. 3 guys under 16 mins, all 7 under 17 mins. They would finish 3rd with an impressive sub 16 5 man average. Overall a great fall day upstate.

10/12 All Hallows- On the first real fall-like day the Knights take to VCP and throw down some hot times. The Freshmen continue their winning ways, lead by Anderson and Moser who both run sub 9:40. Leading the JV is Declan O'Dea who responds to the great weather by dropping a 16:14 Over all great results for a Friday afternoon meet.

10/10 NYCHSAA Sophomore Championships- On the hottest Wednesday I can remember the Xavier knights steamrolled the rest of the league with a 26-93 victory over 2nd Place Regis. We got 5 guys in the top 8 of the race and 7 in the top 14 a great team effort.

An individual win and a Team title What a great Day
9/29 McQuaid Invitational- The squad goes up north and comes back with some gold. The day starts off with Marchesi running a great race and grabbing the JV title. Next up were the Sophs who ran as a pack led by Jacob Goell and finished 3rd as a team in the largest race of the day. Next up were the Varsity who were able defend their McQuaid win, grabbing back to back McQuaid title for the first time in school History. results posted as long as team records for McQuaid

9/29- Mayor's Cup- The Freshmen continue their undefeated season as the roll to a big win in the Mayor's cup. They Grab the team title by almost 50 points. Hawkes and Flett lead the squad in the battle for the best team inthe City.

9/22 Xavier Invitational- A perfectday at VCP. Low temperatures and the sky was Xavier Blue. When the racing started, the Knights showed that they were ready to roll. The Freshmen put 2 guys under 9 mins, 10 guys under 10 and remain undefeated on the season. (winning 3 meets in a row) The Sophs toed the line next and in one of the largest races run at VCP this season, they showed great depth as the Soph take the win lead by Jacob Goell who cracks 15. The Varsity had 3 guys under 13:25 and the raced with purpose and grab the team Title at our home meet for the 5 year in a row Great pack running as 6 guys finish in the top 25. Next up were the JV, Led by Matteo Marchesi the JV storms to a 2nd place finish A great Day at the Park

A Special Thanks to the Guys who worked the meet, you helped make the meet a success.

9/17 Jim Scott 2 Mile Challenge- For the past 26 years we have kicked off the season with this tradition. Today the win streak continued as the Varsity scores a victory over FP in a great race that saw the top 5 runners in the race (3 Knights, 2 Rams) finish within 4 seconds of each other. The JV and the Frosh continue the winning by taking the races from FP as well

9/15 Jim Smith Invitational- A great trip to Long Island as we net 3 top 10 finishes as a team. the Sophs were led by Michael Tuffey and Owen Hassler as they go 1-2 in Soph race to lead the Sophs to a 2nd place finish.. Next up were the Juniors and Oliver Branham Upton ran a 40 second personal best at Sunken Meadow to take the individual crown and lead the Juniors to Victory. Calvin Flett and Ethan Rice both placed in top 15 of their race to help secue the victory. The seniors were led by our Captians, (O'Brien, Abernathy, and Ruiz) and were able to grab 7th in the Senior race.

9/15 Regis Invitational- Meanwhile at VCP, the Frosh put on a show as they win the Regis invitational. Quincy Flett leads the Frosh with a 9:05 posting. Some great results out of the Sophs who competed here. Future certainly looks bright.

Uniform Order sheets- Here is the cost of the sweats and uniforms you will need for this year, along with optional items to buy. Print out a copy of the sheet, put your name on it and bring the payment to the Athletic Department on 1L. Uniforms will be distributed on Thursday Sept 13th.
Freshman Uniform Sheet Sophomore Uniform Sheet Junior Uniform Sheet Senior Uniform Sheet

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.

Take either the LIE or the Northern State parkway to the Sunken Meadow Parkway Take the Sunken Meadow Parway into the Park