XAVIER INDOOR TRACK NEWSLETTER 1/11/98

            Here are the results from this weekend’s meets.  We did very well and the team seems to be hitting it’s stride.  We have some big meets coming up and Midterms as well.

YALE INVITATIONAL PENTATHLON NEW HAVEN CONN 1/9/98

                         55m HH      Long Jump   Shot Put       High Jump   1000 meters

McMahon            8.53                 17’10”pr         31’3”               5’4”pr              2:52.5pr

1^st place*pr            717 pts             467 pts             455 pts             480 pts             737 pts

TOTAL PTS: 2856  SCHOOL+ MEET RECORD, NATIONAL QUALIFIER

FORDHAM PREP MEET AT FORDHAM 1/10/98

VARSITY 880 YARD RELAY                                                           SOPH 880

Valentino    25.1*   Grasso    26.2pr  M Donohue     29.4            Donahue  2:20.6

Sleeper       25.5pr*            Cruz       26.3                 Hoo                 27.7     Letteiri     2:27.7

Serrano      25.5*   Malave   25.2pr            McLoughlin     36.4            Errante     2:36.3

Jo Alcoser  24.6*   Riberio   24.8                 Armstrong        27.1

TT  1:40.7 4^th pl         TT   1:42.5 7^th pl            TT  2:00.6

VARS MILE RUN               VARSITY 3200 RELAY

McGoldrick   5:00.7pr            Caraballo         2:08.0*            Murphy               2:16.5

French           5:20.5pr                       Traugott            2:01.8pr*         C Brunetti            2:21.1

Laczynski      6:11.5              Aleksey          2:08.7*            Periera             2:21.9

                                                Simko              2:07.5*            Jef Alcoser            2:16.5pr

                                                TT            8:25.9 1^st place            TT            9:16.1 7^th place

FROSH SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY (8,2,2,4)

Messina    2:28.2            Dougherty    2:37.2pr     Dwyer         2:46.5  Watson     2:46.6

K O’Neill    29.0     Casear             30.4       S O’Neill       34.6     Rowe           31.5

Smith          28.4            McMillan        31.0        Bernstien       33.4     Baez            30.9

Jer Alcoser  63.0            DeRosa          70.7       Cunningham  70.3     O’Shea        79.5pr

TT    4:28.6                  TT          4:49.4     TT            5:04.9              TT   5:11.5

SOPH 880 YD RELAY                                                                       VARS 220

Sleeper     26.2*   Lettieri     27.1                 Morillo     30.2pr            McLoughlin  30.3

Grasso      26.0pr*            Craffey    26.9                 DiVegilo  34.3             Pulifito          32.1

Lundy        26.0*   Dabagh    27.5                 Donahue   29.5

Hoo          27.1pr*            Errante     29.6            McGoldrick  36.6

TT      1:45.3 6^th        TT    1:51.3              TT  2:10.7

VARSITY MILE RELAY

Traugott     54.7*            Valentino  58.4            Riberio   58.4                 Cruz            60.1

Caraballo   56.3*   Malave      57.8pr  Jef Alcoser 58.0pr            Donohue  60.1pr

Aleksey      56.6*   Jo Alcoser  56.5            Simko     56.7pr  Wojo    62.5pr

McMahon  54.1*            Serranoe    56.4            Periera     59.6                 French  63.1

TT    3:41.7 2^nd pl         TT  3:49.0              TT  3: 52.6                 TT 4:05.9

Murphy      60.8pr

Romano      66.5     VARS 55  HH            Soph 55 HH               FROSH 55 HH

Brunertti     60.2pr            Romano  10.7             Dabagh  9.3pr*  Alcoser  9.4*

McGoldrick 64.2pr                                      Carffey  9.8pr

TT  4:11.7                    VARS SHOT

VARS HJ                   Donnlley   31’2”            Camberio  28’10”            DeAngelis  26’10”

Armstrong    5’6’*pr            DiVeglio   25’6”            Morillo      24’0”

MEDAL COUNT: With these 20 medals the total rises to 131 for the season so far.

MOST IMPROVED:  This week we recognize DAN DOUGHERTY for his big improvement in the 880, DAKS ARMSTRONG for his big jump to 5’6”, SEB GRASSO for 2 pr’s, JEFF ALCOSER for a big drop in the 880

BEST PERFORMANCE:  This week’s award goes to JOHN MCMAHON for winning the Yale Invitational, and qualifying for Nationals.  Also the 3 varsity relays on Saturday for destroying our Jesuit Competition in all races.  A good sign as the Jesuit Champs draws near.