Fordham Grinch Game Highlights

Taken from The JFK Observer, Armory Track:

The Grinch Games

Liam Perry won the Sophomore Boys 55 Meter Hurdles with a time of 9.20.

Dylan Schuck finished 2nd in the Varsity Boys 55 Meter hurdles. J. Davin ran 10:30 and finished in 10th in the same race.

In the Varsity boys 1600 Meter Run, Eric DiNome ran 5:08 to place 10th, Alex Cecere ran 5:22 to finish 15th, and Brendan Page crossed the line 21st with a time of 5:34. Zach Cecere ran 5:48 in the Sophomore Boys 1600 Meter Run to finish in 18th place.

In the 600 Meter Run, for the JFK boys, Fusco finished 10th. His time was 1:38.50. Eric DiNome placed 14th with a time of 1:42.80. Dan Calapai ran 1:43.70 for 17th place.

In the Varsity Boys 300 Meter Run, Liam Perry ran 40.90 for the Gaels to finish 14th. In the Junior Year Boys 300 Meters, Zachary Furman ran 42.10, which was good for 8th place. Empson ran 45.10 to finish 16th. John Davin ran 43.40 to place 5th in the Freshman Boys 300 Meter Dash. A 48.10 time and 28th place finish was recorded for Empson in the same race.

JFK Sprinters ran 2 teams in the 4 x 200 Relays. JFK’s Team A ran 143.50 for a fifth place finish. JFK’s Team B ran 1:48.80 to place 10th.

In the Sophomore Boys Shot Put, Andrew Rodriguez threw 23-5.5 for a 20th place finish.

Emily Mittlestadt ran 2:00.90 to take 10th place in the Freshman Girls 600 Meter Run. Katie Mittlestadt ran 2:01.10 and came in 15th in the Varsity Girls 600 Meter Run.

Danielle Asaro ran 45.60 in the 300 Meter Run to finish in 5th place. Kathryn Ahearn ran 55.20 to finish 17th and Emily Mittlestadt ran 58.90 to come in the 24th spot.

Moria Tolan ran 50.10 in the Sophomore Girls 300 Meter Dash for 9th place.

Kathryn Ahearn ran a 1:05.50 in the Freshman Girls 300 to take 16th place.

In the Varsity Girls 4 x 200 Meter Relays, the JFK Catholic team ran 2:13.10 to finish in 11th place.

Regarding team scoring, JFK Varsity boys finished ahead of Fordham Prep, Stepinac, Kellenberg and St. Raymond’s. JFK Sophomore boys finished ahead of Bishop Loughlin, All Hallows, Bronxville, Lehman, and Stepinac.

North County News, Roy Arnesen: Rockland - Kennedy Catholic's Liam Perry - Third Place Finish - Mike Campobasso - Second - High Jump

Winter Track by Roy Arnesen

... in Rockland

Kennedy Catholic's Liam Perry recorded a distance of 18-5 in the long jump for a third place finish. Teammate Mike Campobasso also jumped well, placing second in the high jump with a height of 5-8.

North County News, Sports, December 23, 2009, Page S13

Further scrutiny of results by JFK Stat Analyzer @ Armory Track Rockland Stats shows that:

Michael Campobasso ran 8.6 to win the 55 Meter Hurdles. Congrats Michael!

Martin Durkin ran 1:55.80 to place 33rd in the 600 Meters.

In the Varsity boys distance races, Zach Cecere finished 23rd in the 3200 Meter Run with a time of 12:31.60. He also ran 5:55.80 in the 1600 Meter Run, to finish in 46th place.

In the Varsity Boys Long Jump, John Davin jumped 16-10.5 to finish 9th. Ryan Epsom recorded a jump of 14-6.5 to place 23rd.err

Liam Perry's 4-10 high jump was good for a tie for sixth.

Andrew Rodriguez pole vaulted 32-11.25 and finished 9th in the competition of 57 vaulters.

In the Varsity Girls 4x200 Meter Relays, the JFK girls ran 2:10.40 to finish 9th.

North County News, Roy Arnesen: Winter Track... Michael Campbasso... fifth... Jessica Kendzor... second

Boys

Michael Campobasso of Kennedy Catholic placed 5th in the 55 meter hurdles in a time of 8.61. Campobasso also cleared 5-3 in the high jump for 11th. Jesse Aprile placed 10th in the 55-meter dash and came back to place 6th in the triple jump at 40-2 ¼. Dylan Schuck leaped 18-5 ½ in the long jump to place sixth and Liam Perry finished seventh at 18-4 ¾.

Girls

Jessica Kendzor of Kennedy Catholic placed second (3:06.5) in the 1,000 meter run to Bronxville’s Meredith Rizzo, missing the win by just .2 seconds. Kendzor came back in the 1,500 to place third at 5:10.3. Danielle Asaro finished fifth in the 300 in a time of 44.79.

Posted from Page S16, North County News, Dec. 16, 2009

Track Teams Kick-Off the Winter Season at the Armory

At the Armory Kick-off, Jessica Kendzor ran 3:06 and finished second in the 1000 Meters. Approximately 1 hour later, she ran a 5:10 in the 1500 Meters to place 3rd. Danielle Asaro finished 5th in the 300 Meters with a time of 44.79.

For the boys, Michael Campobasso ran 8.61 to finish 5th in the 55 Meter hurdles. Dylan Schuck jumped 18-5 to place 6th and Liam Perry followed at 7th in the Long Jump with a jump of 18-4.75. Jesse Aprile was 6th in the Triple Jump with a jump of 40-2.25.

The boys 4 x 800 team ran an exciting race that had the Kennedy fans on their feet. Eric DiNome, Alex Cecere, Brendan Page, and Dan Calapai battled their way to a 4th place finish in their heat.

For complete results, visit the Armory Track Site, scroll to Armory Kick-Off 2, and click complete results.

The above was taken from The JFK Roving Reporter / Armory Track.

North County News, Roy Arnesen: Winter Track and Field Preview

The Starting Gun Sounds in the North County

Boys

Kennedy Catholic - Key Returnees are Jesse Aprile, Michael Campobasso, Alex Cecere, Liam Perry, and Dylan Schuck.

Key newcomers are John Davin, Eric DiNome and Zach Furman.

The Gaels will be very strong in the field events and sprints, led by Schuck, Aprile, and Campobasso.

Girls

Key returnees are Danielle Asaro, Sarah DiNome, Kelly Ford, Doran Hastings, Jessica Kendzor, Breeda Mannion, April Mante, and Katie Middlestadt.

Key newcomers are Kathryn Ahearn, Doran Hastings, Cat Kastberg, and Moira Tolan.

Kendzor will be one of the best middle distance runners in the section and will be in the mix to qualify for states in the 1,500.

Taken from NCN; December 9, 2009; Page S19

JFK Track Stars Brave the Elements & Warm Up for Winter Track at the Big Chill

Jessica Kendzor was 1st in the 1500 Meters and JFK's 4 x 400 Meter Relay Team (Asaro, Katsberg, Tolan, and Kendzor) won the last event of the day in the rain, snow, and cold of the Big Chill at Yorktown. Jessie Aprile placed second in the 55 Meter run. Dylan Schuck and Liam Perry finished 2nd in the High Jump Relay. The JFK boys finished 3rd in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (According to Coach Elliott, Jason Devin was especially impressive), the 800 Meter Relay, and the Sprint Medley Relay. Katie Middlestadt placed third in the 1500 Meter walk. The girls' distance medley relay captured 3rd. Danielle Asaro placed 4th in the 600 Meter run. The JFK girls' Shuttle Hurdle Relay and Shot Put Relay finished 5th. See below for the results taken from TJN.

Big Chill Relays
At Yorktown

Team key — Yorktown (YK), Somers (S), Croton (C), Ardsley (A), Mahopac (M), Yonkers (Y), Our Lady of Lourdes(OLL), Kennedy Catholic (JFK), Ossining (O), Stepinac (ST)

Girls

55m dash — 1) Danielle Mattos (M) 7.5, 2) Brittany Gilzene (M) 7.6, 3) Shannon Teevens (YK) 7.9, 4) Samantha Pandacia (M) 8.0, 5) Katie Coffin (OLL) 8.1

600m run — 1) Armstrong (M) 1:50, 2) Cirroco (M) 1:52, 3) Cassandra Pettinati (YK) 1:54, 4) Danielle Asaro (JFK) 1:58, 5) Schultz (M) 1:59

1500m run — 1) Jessica Kendzor (JFK) 5:08, 2) Nicolias (M) 5:38, 3) Hughes (M) 5:49, 4) Erin Hoyt (O) 5:58, 5) Katherine Kaplan (OLL) 6:07

1500m walk — 1) Amanda Borok (YK) 8:17, 2) Meredith Nolan (YK) 8:55, 3) Katie Middlestadt (JFK) 10:36, 4) Jeannette Eckelman (OLL) 10:45, 5) Elise Melito (S) 10:54

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1) Somers (Jess Liberator, Jamie Caponera, J. Alomodovar) 30.8, 2) Yorktown 31.8, 3) Mahopac 32.8, 4) Ardsley 33.1, 5) Kennedy Catholic 33.4

800m relay — 1) Mahopac A (Mattos, Gilzene, Pandacia, Ogara) 1:56.9, 2) Somers 1:59.9, 3) Yorktown A 2:01.0, 4) Mahopac C 2:05.7, 5) Yorktown B 2:08.7

1600m relay — 1) Kennedy Catholic (Asaro, Katsberg, Tolan, Kendzor) 4:35.6, 2) Mahopac 4:39.7, 3) Yorktown 5:00.3, 4) Ardsley 5:03.3, 5) Somers 5:16.2

3200m relay — Mahopac (Velez, Sheridan, Hughes, Armstrong) 11:02 2) Yorktown 11:05, 3) Croton 11:56 4) Somers 11:58 5) Ardsley 12:35

Sprint medley relay — 1) Mahopac A (Mattos, Schulz, Pandacia, Shea) 2:02.8, 2) Somers 2:08, 3) Our Lady of Lourdes 2:13.7 4) Mahopac B 2:13.8, 5) Ardsley 2:16.7

Distance redley relay — 1) Mahopac (Hughes, Ogara, Cirocco, Nicolias) 14:49, 2) Ardsley 15:08, 3) Kennedy Catholic 15:48,

Shot put relay — 1) Somers A (Walsh, Wortnar) 54'7.25", 2) Mahopac 49'.75", 3) Ardsley 47'5.75", 4) Somers B 44'1", 5) Kennedy Catholic 36'5.25"

High jump relay — 1) Ardsley (Cronin, Hunter) 9'4", 2) Somers 9'0", 3) Yorktown 8'10", 4) Mahopac 8'6"

Boys

55m — 1. Darren McAuliffe (YK) 6.5; 2. Jess Aprile (JFK) 6.6; 3. Rodaine Robinson (M) 6.6; 4. Jonathan Groton (S) 6.8; 5. Sebastian DeGuisto (OLL) 7.0.

600m — 1. Greg Norman (OLL) 1:29; 2. Anderson (M) 1:29; 3. Max Anderson (C) 1:36; 4. Lucas Conca (OLL) 1:37; 5. Carlo Francisco (Y) 1:43.

1600m — 1. Ash Dean (M) 5:08; 2. Charlie Ropes (OLL) 5:12; 3. Andrew Kwiatkowski (YK) 5:17; 4. Keaton Mangi (OLL) 5:33, 5. Andrew Melcuh (OLL) 5:38.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Somers (Chris Enoch, Chris Lucaj, James Cascio) 26.9; 2. Yorktown 28.1; 3. Kennedy Catholic 28.2; 4. Mahopac 28.9.

800m relay — 1. Somers (Sam Heltich, Jon Garcia, Jake Robatel, Jon Groton) 1:38.1; 2. Mahopac 1:40.9; 3. Kennedy Catholic 1:41.6; 4. Yorktown A 1:42.4; 5. Yorktown C 1:43.7

1600m relay — 1. Ardsley (Jose Chuchuca, Jiwoo Ryu, John Fountain, David Miro) 4:01; 2. Our Lady of Lourdes 4:07; 3. Yorktown A 4:08; 4. Somers 4:12; 5. Yorktown B 4:16

3200m relay — Yorktown A (Ryan Scanlon, James Shea, Alexei Naumann, Matt Adamo) 9:09; 2. Ardsley 9:17; 3. Somers 9:19; 4. Yorktown B 9:21; 5. Ossining 9:29.

Sprint medley relay — 1. Mahopac (Reynolds, Robinson, Curuzzi, Levy) 1:43; 2. Somers A 1:44; 3. Kennedy Catholic 1:49; 4. Somers B 1:49.8; 5. Ossining 1:52

Distance medley relay — 1. Yorktown (Carter Humphrey, Darren McAuliffe, Alex Moore, Manu Kumar) 11:43; 2. Mahopac 12:34; 3. Somers 12:42; 4. Our Lady of Lourdes 12:51; 5. Stepinac 14:01

Shot put relay — 1. Somers A (Lisowski, Crowley, Maenza) 80'9.5"; 2. Mahopac A 70'1.5"; 3. Yorktown 69'8"; 4. Mahopac B 61'1.75"; 5. Somers C 60'5"

High jump relay — 1. Yorktown (Matt Adamo, Chris Drakeford, Alex Torres) 11'0"; 2. Kennedy Catholic 10'4"; 3. Somers A 10'2"; 4. Stepinac 9'10"; 5. Somers B 9'0"

Taken from TJN, 12/6/09 and Armory Track

Jessica Kendzor is a First Team All Star Cross Country Runner for Section 1, Westchester County and The North County News

2009 NYS Section One Cross Country All-Star 1st Team - Jessica Kendzor
2009 NYS Westchester County All-Star 1st Team - Jessica Kendzor
2009 North County News Cross Country All-Star 1st Team - Jessica Kendzor

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