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Brown Invitational 2010: Details

Posted by Breton on October 14, 2010

We have a record amount of families and kids going! Should be a fun weekend.

Where: Goddard Park, E Greenwich, RI

Length: 5,000m, Varsity and Junior Varsity; 4,000m, Freshmen

Awards: T-shirts and Medals to the Top 20 individuals, Plaques to the Top 3 Teams; For JV and Frosh race, medals to the top 20 as well as plaques to the top 3 teams.

Friday, October 15th

12:09PM 5th Period ends, kids dismissed

1:00PM Absolute latest that we leave!

6:30PM Approximate arrival time into E Greenwich, RI; if we arrive on time, we hope to head to the course for our run. If we arriving late, you will get a run in around the hotel.

Saturday, October 16th

Race Schedule

9:45AM – Freshmen Race (2.55mi)

Cleary, Rizzo, Balzer, Feeney, Griggel, Durante-Koller, Gentek (race-time decision)

11:35AM – JV II (Large Schools) Race

Boldurian, Booth, Patterson, Pezzano, Madden, Bretschneider, Munns

1:20PM – Varsity Division I Race

Hoban, MacFarlane, Lamberto, Verna, Gallagher, Vadino, Marino

Sunday, October 17th

On the road early!

 The weather will be cold and possibly rainy. PLEASE COME OVERPREPARED!

Quote of the Day: “No one ever drowned in sweat.”

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SJ Open Quick Update

Posted by Breton on October 10, 2010

Tom taking the win at the SJ Open, running a blazing 16:12

There will be more to come but a quick update is necessary…

Senior captain Tom Hoban won his first big race of the season in impressive fashion outlasting a very talented Delsea duo to grab the South Jersey Open Division II Championship in the 2nd fastest time ever at Delsea by a Paul VI harrier. His time of 16:12 ranks just behind 2009 graduate Michael Rankin. Hoban waited and waited for the right time, finally making his move with a little over a half mile to go.

Hoban’s performance paced the Eagles to a 2nd place finish against a respectable group of contenders. Other quality performances included the sophomore stud duo of MacFarlane and Verna running 17:11 and 17:25 respectively. Senior Nick Lamberto came right out of the SATs to run as 4th man for a team that continues to improve!

In the JV, Nick Vadino finished 15th in 18:29 while sophomore Dan Marino dispatched his former PR with an impressive 18:37 (a :20 second drop!). Freshman Jake Durante-Koller was 3rd for the 5th place JV squad, lopping 31 seconds off his PR with an amazing 19:13. Another frosh George Balzer continued to step down as well running a 21 second PR for a time of 19:33. Sophomore Mike Pezzano broke 20 minutes for the first time ever running 19:54!

In the Freshmen race, Anthony Rizzo paced the boys with a great 48th place finish in a field of over 150!

All in all, it was another step forward and one that was needed to close out a relatively tough week. We’ll have more later as well as details on the upcoming trip to the Brown Invite in Rhode Island!

Check out the Delsea Times tab to see the assault the Varsity squad put on it.

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South Jersey Open 2010: Details

Posted by Breton on October 7, 2010

Where: Delsea Regional HS

Distance: 5,000m for Varsity and Sub-Varsity; 3,200m for Freshmen, top three Varsity teams get medals, trophies for top three runners in each Varsity race, top 40 get medals, top 50 medal in JV and Frosh races

As this is a big invitational, we ask that all children return home on the bus.

9:45AM Meet at Paul VI

10:00AM Bus leaves for Delsea HS in Franklinville, NJ.

12:30PM Freshmen Race

Rizzo, Norris, Cleary, Griggel

1:00PM Sub-Varsity Race

Vadino, Marino, Balzer, Bretschneider, Madden, Pezzano, Patterson, Feeney, Durante-Koller, Munns

2:40PM Varsity Division II Race

Hoban, Lamberto, MacFarlane, Verna, Gallagher, Booth, Boldurian

(Gentek, let’s play it by ear)

4:00PM Cool-downs done, snacks eaten, back on the bus heading for Paul VI HS

4:45-5:00PM Arrive back at Paul VI HS

Any questions, comment here or e-mail Coach! Guys taking the SATs, please make sure you update us on your whereabouts.

It has been a tough but exciting week. As a squad, you boys have overcome a LOT this summer and season and developed a fantastic squad. Let’s keep the progress moving forward. With so much season left and the Championship season rapidly approaching, we need to start closing the gaps and really trusting your training.

There’s no better place to take some chances than at Delsea.

Quote of the Day: Fear is the strongest driving-force in competition. Not fear of one’s opponent, but of the skill and high standard which he represents; fear, too, of not acquitting oneself well. In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself. - Frank Stampfl, legendary coach

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Olympic Conference Division Championship: Details

Posted by Breton on October 4, 2010

Please note that only 7 runners are racing tomorrow. We apologize for any inconveniences it was not made clear to us what would be run as this is a whole new format this season!! We ALL however will head to GCC and those not racing will get in a workout on soft stuff. BRING YOUR SPIKES!!!!!!

Where: Gloucester County College, ‘C’ Course

Distance: 5,000m for all

Note: Batch meet [invitational] scoring, Top 10 get medals

Parents may take their kids home from GCC after they cool down, sit down for team talk, and tell one of the coaches that they’re not heading home on the bus!

Itinerary:

2:30PM School ends, get dressed and HURRY to the bus.

2:40-2:45 PM Bus LEAVES Paul VI

3:10-3:15PM Bus arrives at GCC, Varsity guys warm-up right away

4:00PM OLYMPIC NATIONAL DIVISION RACE

Varsity: Hoban, MacFarlane, Verna, Lamberto, Gallagher, Booth, Gentek, ALTERNATE: Boldurian

Workout: Vadino, Balzer, Marino, Pezzano, Munns, Grenier, Madden, Bretschneider, Cleary, Durante-Koller, Feeney, Griggel, Patterson, Rizzo

5:30PM Return to Paul VI

Let’s be ready to roll!! Come overprepared regardless of whether you’re running a workout or racing!

Quote of the Day: “It’s at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.” – Emil Zatopek

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Shore Coaches 2010: Beautiful day, big results

Posted by Breton on October 4, 2010

We had some big performances yesterday and a relatively impressive team showing, one that we can certainly use as a big stepping stone.

Freshmen Race – 12:05PM (out of 186 runners)

Freshman phenom Matt Gentek unfortunately had to miss this one due to a knock he picked up but George Balzer took over in impressive form leading the young PVI harriers to a fantastic showing for a little over two miles. They showed poise and fight out there in one of the biggest fields they’ve run against so far this season. Jake Durante-Koller was flying and probably passed ten or so in the final straightaway!

19. Balzer 12:34 (#15 All-Time in Paul VI Holmdel history on the frosh course)
35. Durante-Koller 13:06
45. Feeney 13:18
75. Rizzo 13:52

JV Race – 1:20PM (out of 221 runners)

Sophomores Mike Boldurian and Dan Marino put in great performances in their first trek over the Holmdel 5,000m course. Marino continues a remarkable season as the work he put in this summer is starting to show. With Mike Pezzano, a little passion and excitement about the sport can go a long way as his times continue to drop. Keep it up, Mike. 

24. Boldurian 19:27
27. Marino 19:28
71. Pezzano 20:23 (-:49 Season PR)
72. Patterson 20:25
84. Munns 20:43
164. Madden 22:44

Varsity C Race – 2:00PM (4th out of 28 teams, 189 runners)

The boys got out perfectly but unfortunately lost each other heading into the Bowl, a no-no for any team that is in the hunt to win the race. For many of them, inexperience was the biggest factor but all in all, it was “the pack” as a whole that needs to improve. With that said, as you can see below, there were some impressive performances for some guys who had never run the course before. Captain Tom Hoban led the way with a time that finds its place in the history books. Hoban led heading into the Bowl and fell off the pace coming out of it but he held on for a fantastic time in early October in spite of the exertion he put forth in the tough first mile. Neil MacFarlane and Adam Verna continue to look stronger each time out with both medalling and putting their names on the all-time top sophomore list. Peter Gallagher hit a huge Holmdel PR to round out the scoring. The squad missed the presence of Matt Gentek, who had come down with a muscle strain earlier in the week but it’s only a matter of time before he re-emerges. Another huge performance belonged to Chris Booth who just 18 months ago was running somewhere in the 22s for a flat 5k!

If the gap continues to close between our #5 guy and #2 guy, this team could really start taking off. With the Division Meet on Tuesday, it’s going to have to happen sooner rather than later! Regardless, there is much season left with the Championship season three weeks away and some BIG invitationals in between!

6. Hoban 16:45 (Holmdel PR, -:26, 34th on the All-Time Holmdel History list)
23. MacFarlane 17:34 (#16 in PVI Holmdel History as Sophomore)
34. Verna 17:49 (#22 in PVI Holmdel History as Sophomore)
45. Lamberto 18:18
65. Gallagher 18:37 (Holmdel PR, -:36)
78. Booth 18:50 (Holmdel PR, -:56)
132. Vadino 19:53

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