XAVIER INDOOR TRACK NEWSLETTER 3/16/98

            Over the weekend the team competed in the National High School Championships.  This year we qualified in a record number of events. (5)  We performed well at Nationals but the competition was very stiff.  Here are the results.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BOSTON MASS. 3/14/98-3/15/98

PENTA.            60mHH         LJ                    Shot                 HJ                   1000

McMahon               9.36       16’9”               33’.05”            5’5”                 2:57.0

PTS                 668                  404                  490                  504                  693

Total PTS:            2756

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY                       SPRINT MEDELY RELAY

Traugott            3:15.4pr                                   Aleksey          53.3

Aleksey               51.7pr                          Valentino        24.7

Caraballo            2:03.4pr                                   McMahon       23.8

Simko              4:43.4                                      Traugott           2:01.8              NEW

TT                    10:53.9                                    TT                    3:43.7  SCHOOL RECORD

4x800  M RELAY                                               4X200 M RELAY

Aleksey            2:07.3                                      Alcoser            24.3

Simko              2:07.3                                      Ribiero             23.2

Traugott            2:00.9                                      Serrano            29.4

Caraballo            2:06.2                                      Periera             25.4

TT                    8:21.7                                      TT                    1:42.3

MEDAL COUNT: The indoor season ends with 245 medals won.  Similar production during outdoors will put us over 500 for the first time in school history.

BEST PERFORMANCE:  This award goes to all the gentlemen who made Xavier proud by competing this weekend against the best runners in the country.