11-15-08 State Federation Championships

St. Anthony’s boys runners.

2008 NYS Federation Championships

Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls, NY

Individual Meet Results

Boys 5000m Run Open
PLACE..NAME………………….TIME
49…..Kenneth Walshak………..17:49.30
58…..Todd Sather……………..18:01.90
95…..Patrick Murphy…………..18:28.80
112….Brandon Keany………….18:44.60
140….Thomas Flynn…………..19:07.10
149….David Kenney…………..19:21.10
166….Robert Cherkis…………20:03.10

11-8-08 CHSAA Intersectionals

82nd CHSAA Intersectional cross country championship at Van Cortland Park.

Event 2 Boys 2.5 Mile Run CC Varsity
8 Patrick Murphy 11 St. Anthony 13:22.99
9 Todd Sather 12 St. Anthony 13:23.96
13 Kenneth Walshak 11 St. Anthony 13:35.04
16 Robert Cherkis 12 St. Anthony 13:41.71
39 David Kenney 12 St. Anthony 14:01.11
44 Thomas Flynn 10 St. Anthony 14:03.93
68 Matthew Fortino 10 St. Anthony 14:25.92

Event 4 Boys 2.5 Mile Run CC JV B
2 Brandon Keany 11 St. Anthony 14:05.36
8 Robert Tassey 11 St. Anthony 14:19.09
12 Nicholas Brennan 11 St. Anthony 14:23.41
17 Colin Davis 10 St. Anthony 14:36.06
25 James Krawczyk 10 St. Anthony 14:47.05
27 Joseph Lunger 10 St. Anthony 14:53.35
28 Marc Saracino 10 St. Anthony 14:54.94

Event 5 Boys 2.5 Mile Run CC JV B Race
3 Michael Azzara 12 St. Anthony 14:36.19
5 Matthew Nock 9 St. Anthony 14:43.64
7 Tyler DeRubio 11 St. Anthony 14:48.95
9 Jarad Sassone-McHugh 11 St. Anthony 14:54.56
13 Justin Therry 11 St. Anthony 15:03.38
14 Matthew Coloe 12 St. Anthony 15:04.03
17 Nicholas Mazzucca 10 St. Anthony 15:06.40
19 John Leo 12 St. Anthony 15:10.58
21 Brandon Meisner 11 St. Anthony 15:11.90
22 Nicholas Kaufmann 10 St. Anthony 15:12.52
29 Brian Smith 9 St. Anthony 15:21.91
33 Dylan Black 11 St. Anthony 15:23.55
39 Payton Hazzard 10 St. Anthony 15:26.50
41 Casey French 10 St. Anthony 15:27.74
44 Brendan Gallagher 9 St. Anthony 15:28.97
46 Matthew Bruinooge 10 St. Anthony 15:30.38
54 Thomas Thieke 10 St. Anthony 15:36.73
57 Ian Storck 10 St. Anthony 15:40.17
58 Robert Ferrara 9 St. Anthony 15:41.44
60 Anthony Musacchio 10 St. Anthony 15:44.37
64 Nicholas Sclafani 11 St. Anthony 15:47.61
69 Sean Leng Smith 10 St. Anthony 15:50.40
72 Eric Mattesich 10 St. Anthony 15:52.16
73 Ryan Gotkin 11 St. Anthony 15:52.82
76 Daniel Meehan 9 St. Anthony 15:55.24
79 Cathal Schlageter 10 St. Anthony 15:58.55
88 Luke Graci 11 St. Anthony 16:04.06
102 Matthew Murmello 11 St. Anthony 16:16.46
109 Frank Segreto 9 St. Anthony 16:25.36
111 Keith Vita 9 St. Anthony 16:26.53
116 Kevin Kreider 9 St. Anthony 16:31.00
126 Matthew Pluhowski 9 St. Anthony 16:39.26
131 Jonathan Licandro 10 St. Anthony 16:42.00
133 Nicholas Johnson 10 St. Anthony 16:43.71
135 Michael Volpe 11 St. Anthony 16:44.93
143 Warner Cooley III 10 St. Anthony 16:53.71
152 Jamie Calabretta 9 St. Anthony 17:00.68
175 Daniel Cronin 11 St. Anthony 17:23.27
186 Gerard Nicosia 9 St. Anthony 17:31.71
190 Gene Kum 9 St. Anthony 17:35.93
194 Michael Ravella 9 St. Anthony 17:42.98
195 Frank Vulpi 9 St. Anthony 17:44.59
201 Aaron Rogers 11 St. Anthony 17:49.94
217 Nicholas Paradise 11 St. Anthony 18:04.30
220 Tom Dorotheos 11 St. Anthony 18:06.19
221 Matthew Arpino 11 St. Anthony 18:07.93
226 David Vaughns 10 St. Anthony 18:15.26
236 Christian Eybergen 9 St. Anthony 18:28.88
248 Patrick LoNigro 10 St. Anthony 18:49.26
271 Dominic Nastasi 9 St. Anthony 19:23.84
280 Peter Thompson 10 St. Anthony 19:55.54
295 Austin Seda 9 St. Anthony 20:48.87

Event 2 Boys 2.5 Mile Run CC Varsity
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Chaminade 51 3 7 11 12 18 27 61
Total Time: 1:07:16.52
Average: 13:27.31
2 Saint Anthony’s 85 8 9 13 16 39 44 68
Total Time: 1:08:04.81
Average: 13:36.97
3 Bishop Ford 134 1 5 22 42 64 166 167
Total Time: 1:08:31.46
Average: 13:42.30
4 Monsignor Farrell 137 10 23 26 29 49 53 71
Total Time: 1:09:15.66
Average: 13:51.14
5 Holy Trinity 180 25 31 37 41 46 104 110
Total Time: 1:09:52.56
Average: 13:58.52
6 St. Peter’s 182 4 14 43 56 65 81 82
Total Time: 1:09:29.94
Average: 13:53.99
7 Regis 201 20 33 34 51 63 94 130
Total Time: 1:10:16.91
Average: 14:03.39
8 Kellenberg 212 6 19 47 67 73 95 109
Total Time: 1:10:08.98
Average: 14:01.80
9 Iona Prep 233 2 32 60 69 70 72 190
Total Time: 1:10:09.47
Average: 14:01.90
10 Fordham Prep 233 35 36 45 58 59 74 96
Total Time: 1:10:38.50
Average: 14:07.70
11 St. John the Baptist 282 24 52 54 75 77 84 85
Total Time: 1:11:29.33
Average: 14:17.87
12 St. Joseph by the Sea 305 17 38 78 79 93 100 101
Total Time: 1:11:56.02
Average: 14:23.21
13 Xavier 306 21 50 66 83 86 102 113
Total Time: 1:11:58.31
Average: 14:23.67
14 Archbishop Molloy 397 62 76 80 87 92 103 137
Total Time: 1:13:21.32
Average: 14:40.27
15 Mount St. Michael 464 40 89 108 112 115 129 131
Total Time: 1:15:11.26
Average: 15:02.26
16 St. Francis Prep 474 15 28 123 151 157 158 160
Total Time: 1:18:04.02
Average: 15:36.81
17 Xaverian 483 48 91 105 114 125 126 133
Total Time: 1:15:50.20
Average: 15:10.04
18 Monsignor McClancy 569 97 107 117 121 127 141 148
Total Time: 1:17:54.85
Average: 15:34.97
19 St. John’s Prep 584 57 98 136 138 155 156 175
Total Time: 1:20:07.73
Average: 16:01.55
20 All Hallows 634 55 99 146 165 169
Total Time: 1:22:41.41
Average: 16:32.29
21 Cardinal Spellman 679 30 119 170 171 189 196
Total Time: 1:26:33.27
Average: 17:18.66
22 Holy Cross 688 118 120 122 154 174 201
Total Time: 1:23:17.20
Average: 16:39.44
23 Cardinal Hayes 692 90 143 147 149 163 183 195
Total Time: 1:23:43.83
Average: 16:44.77
24 Nazareth 721 88 134 135 179 185 199
Total Time: 1:26:46.60
Average: 17:21.32
25 Bishop Loughlin 731 124 139 142 162 164 178 194
Total Time: 1:25:17.34
Average: 17:03.47
26 St. Dominic 751 132 140 150 161 168 172 177
Total Time: 1:26:35.91
Average: 17:19.19
27 Cristo Rey 885 145 180 181 188 191
Total Time: 1:35:47.70
Average: 19:09.54
28 Archbishop Stepinac 896 144 173 187 192 200 202
Total Time: 1:38:05.44
Average: 19:37.09
29 Moore Catholic 909 152 176 186 197 198

Total Time: 1:39:10.80
Average: 19:50.16

10-26-08 NSCHSAA Championship

St. Anthony’s runners fly off the starting line.

BY JASON MOLINET

Tim Dearie’s heart sank as he caught sight of the runners charging down the home stretch on Sunday at the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA boys cross country championships at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park. The St. Anthony’s coach knew his team blew an opportunity to win the team title.

“We were first, third, fourth and fifth with a half mile to go – and there were gaps,’’ Dearie said. “They gave it away.’’

More like Chaminade took it. The rival Flyers placed four runners among the top six finishers of the 5K race, including winner Michael Kiley, who took the individual title in 17 minutes, 0.7 seconds. That overwhelming force helped Chaminade edge out St. Anthony’s for the team title, 28-37.

Friars senior Rob Cherkis of East Northport took the lead up Cardiac Hill, but was overtaken by Kiley at the moat and couldn’t make up ground down the back stretch. Cherkis finished second in 17:08.5, eight seconds behind Kiley but a full 11 seconds ahead of anyone else.

“Our overall expectation was to win,’’ said Cherkis, who is considering Temple and Fairleigh Dickinson. “But I guess everyone has their day.’’

Junior Kenneth Walshak finished fourth (17:23.60). Junior Patrick Murphy placed seventh (17:29.00). And senior Todd Sather was eighth (17:34.00).

Dearie was hoping for a stronger finish from each, starting with Cherkis. His message afterward was a simple New Yorkism.

“It ain’t over til it’s over,’’ Dearie said.

There’s always another day. The state CHSAA championship is next, Nov. 8 at Van Cortland Park.

FALL PREVIEW: Boys Cross Country

Venerable Kellenberg cross country coach Kevin Buckley offered up his preseason boys rankings.

1. St. Anthony’s: Plethora of distance runners return (Sather, Walshak, Cherkis, Murphy, et al); will their slogan be “Yes, We Can,” as the Friars look to return to the halcyon days of the Carter administration.

2. Chaminade: We all know that the Flyers (Dayton U. is the hometown of the Wright Bros.) were decimated by graduation; however, Carreiro’s charges are like Mao Zedong’s Red Army in Korea (they’re numerous and relentless); Kiley leads.

3. Farrell: Many pundits have the Lions at #1, but must rebound from the debacle of last year’s XC Cities; “Alex Orlando & Dawn” will be knocking at the ceiling for the top spot.

4. Fordham Prep: Three quality returners led by the elder Jennings; if Febles can convert all the 800 meter speed to the 2 1/2 distance, the Rams can conceivably win it all.

5. Kellenberg: Better than others think; a resurgent Posch + Cook (16th last year in Cities)+ an underappreciated Nicoletti will make the State Meet (I say as a team, you say as individuals).

6. Bishop Ford: The last set of twins still standing, the Gilhuley’s lead the Falcons; back scorers are a problem for all teams from #5 down.

7. Iona Prep: Terrific one-two punch of Halpin/Shephard; Jan Mitchell will have to be at his best to bring along others; the Gaels are rated this low due to the school’s connection to the Mara family; I now must pay $5000 each for my 2 season tickets to the Football Giants for my PSL (Personal Seat License); I have had these tickets since 1963 and my wife’s father served with Wellington Mara on the USS Randolph in the Pacific during WW II (along with Soupy Sales); this is the only remaining forum in which I can complain.

8. Holy Trinity: Muller’s Titans have a nice returning core group that performed so well in 2007 XC Cities; maybe.

9. St. Joseph by the Sea: Buoyed by last year’s very strong Soph squad, the Vikings will look to improve on this rating.

10. St. Peter: James Cannon is certainly a top contender, but can last year’s Frosh Champs help enough; Eagles can be a real wild card.

11. Xavier: Two fine returnees in Mirand and Elie-Vieux, but Dormer needs a lot more.