The Holiday Classic was a meet filled with great opportunity. Many of the athletes endured the long meet and came out victorious. Medal Winners include: 1st place Alex Monaco - LJ
2nd place Emma Allen - 4 x 400 Brittany Smith - 4 x 400 Allison Schumann - 4 x 400 Noemie Bechu - 4 x 400
4th place Cullin Burdett - 1600
5th place Noemie Bechu - 600y Emma Allen - 800
7th place Jake Actio (1600)
10th place Allison Schumann - 1000y Personal Records Stephen Winston (1600) - 5:28 Emma Allen (800) - 2:29 Jake Acito (1600) - 4:59.3 Alex Monaco (LJ) - 18'7.5 Boys 4 x 200 relay (1:43.5)
The Section 1 kick-off was the perfect venue for the North Salem athletes to begin their season. The hard work and dedication the team has exhibited over the past 4 weeks enabled them to set several personal records, take home 11 medals and set another school record.
Noemie Bechu officially broke the 26 year old school record in the 600 meters on Sunday as she ran the race for the first time. This is Noemie's 6th record recorded since 2011. The highlights from the meet are below...
Medal Winners Noemie Bechu 600 (2nd) 4 x 800 (6th) Cullin Burdett 3200 (2nd) Allison Schumann 3000 (4th) 4 x 800 (6th) Sean Devey 4 x 400 (4th) Alex Monaco 4 x 400 (4th) David Christie 4 x 400 (4th) Billy Messemer 4 x 400 (4th) Muiread Heffernan 4 x 800 (6th) Alexsandra Stefankowski 4 x 800 (6th)
Personal Records: Conor Kelly (300) - 43.96 Sara Waldinger (300) - 58.54 Cecilia Diehl (1500) - 6:08 Alex Valentin (300)- 49.24 Matt Walter (300)- 50.14 Alex Monaco (600) - 1:43.4 Tomasz Stefankowski (1000) - 3:00.9 Billy Messemer (1000) - 3:09.2 Luke Raskopf (1600) - 5:09.5 Brian Giachetto (1600) - 5:50.5 Greg Mckeon (1600) - 5:57.30 Chris Woloshyn (1600) - 6:03.5 Jake Acito (3200) - 10:54.6 Micky Jacobsen (3200) - 10:47 Cecilia Heffernan (1500) - 7:10 Stephen Winston (1000) - 3:10
The story of the freshmen/sophomore meet is one of great determination and spirit. All of the athletes who competed were excited, nervous, and not exactly sure what to expect. Their hard work and determination is what carried them through the night. Although they were nervous, they ran extremely well. What was most impressive, is the fact that each one of them finished all of their races with tremendous kicks. The frosh/soph team is a group of young people with unlimited potential. Meet highlights are below. Medal Winners: Alex Monaco - 1st (Long Jump) & 3rd (4 x 400) Ben Carminucci - 2nd (Shot Put) Jake Acito - 3rd (3200) & 3rd (4 x 400) Alexsandra Stefankowski - 5th (1000) & 3rd (4 x 400) Tomasz Stefankowski - 5th (1000) Conor Kelly - 3rd (4 x 400)
Personal Records Brian Giachetto - 1600 (6:01.10) Jake Actio - 3200 (10:56.7) Ben Carminucci - Shot put (33'4.5) Stephen Winston - 3200 (12:00.7)
Take a look at the following keys to a great start: Head down (looking 2 feet in front of you) Back (flat to slight angle) Drive arms (opposite arm opposite leg) Drive knees (power steps at the start) Drive out (not up)
Shawn, Taylor, Noemie, Allison and Emma all made the trip down to the state qualifier on Saturday night. The meet featured the best athletes in all of Section 1. Emma regained her jumping form and just missed 4'6. Shawn, Taylor and Allison provided tremendous support and cheered both of the girls on as they competed.
Noemie had been chasing the 300 meter record since the first race of the season. Before the meet last night she told the coaches on the bus..."I am not leaving here without the record". She gave the race everything she had and was able to crush the school record by a second.
New School Record....Noemie Bechu 300 meters (43.1).
Congratulations to all of the North Salem Athletes on a great season. Coach and I could not be more proud of what you guys have accomplished this season.
TUESDAY MEETING in MS CAFE @ 3:00 p.m. bring your UNIFORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The North Salem Indoor Track team competed in their final meet on Monday during the League Championship. The hardships, and the triumphs the team faced throughout the season all culminated during the league championships on Monday. During the meet the team was able to win 23 medals and crown two league Champions. Meet highlights are below.
Congratulations to our League Champions... 300 NoemieBechu 4 x 200 Jordan Pensabene Taylor Cotter John Marchese Shawn Miles
MEDAL WINNERS: Gold: NoemieBechu (300) Taylor Cotter (4 x 200) Shawn Miles (4 x 200) Jordan Pensabene(4 x 200) John Marchese(4 x 200) Silver: Allison Schumann (4 x 400) Emma Waldron(4 x 400) Chelsea Kay (4 x 400) NoemieBechu(4 x 400) Russell Barnard (4 x 400) TomaszStefankowski(4 x 400) Micky Jacobsen(4 x 400) Cullin Burdett(4 x 400) Bronze: Cullin Burdett (Mile) Jordan Pensabene (55) NoemieBechu (55) Allison Schumann (3000) Emma Waldron (HJ) Shawn Miles (600) Taylor Cotter (1000) Jake Acito (4 x 800) Daniel Ketterer(4 x 800) Luke Raskopf(4 x 800) BilllyMessemer(4 x 800)
Personal Records: Jordan Pensabene 55 meters (7.19) Shawn Miles 600 (1:29.5) Cullin Burdett Mile (4:50.2) Jake Acito Mile (5:30) Kevin Sheehy Mile (7:16) Nick Brown Shot (32) Chelsea Kay 300 (51.3) 4 x 200 (1:40.85) Pensabene Cotter Marchese Miles
The team ran well at the Class C Championships this Sunday. With each meet the team is continuing to get better and better. The sky is truly the limit for this team. During this meet the team set many personal bests and some athletes challenged the long standing North Salem School Track and Field record board.
Team Highlights Include:
Point Scorers and Medal Winners:
300 - 3rd Neomie Bechu (44.1 Tied the school record) 3000 - 6th Allison Schumann 4 x 400 - 3rd (PR 4:41) 1. Schumann 2. Waldron 3. Kay 4. Bechu HJ - 5th Emma Waldron LJ 6th - Chelsea Kay
300 - 5th John Marchese (PR 39.8) 600 - 3rd Shawn Miles (PR 1:31.4) 1000 - 4th Taylor Cotter (PR 2:46.5) 3200 - 4th Cullin Burdett (PR 10:26.4) 4 x 200 - 3rd (PR 1:41.2) 1. Pensabene 2. Monaco 3. Miles 4. Marchese 4 x 400 - 5th 1. Cotter 2. Messemer 3. Devey 4. Burdett
PERSONAL RECORDS 55 - Noemi Bechu (7.8) 300 - Chelsea Kay (52.1) 600 -Sean Devey (1:37.1) 1000 - Tomasz Stefankowski (3:00.8) Mile - Micky Jacobsen (5:01.9) Mile - Russell Barnard (5:26.8) Mile - Nick Brown (5:33.3) Mile - Brian Giachetto (6:16.3) Mile - Matt Tessler (6:27) Mile - Alex Valentin (6:41.9) Shot put - Nick Brown (31'0.25) Shot put - Cory Leuschner (30'1)
Practice Monday...Practice Friday...Meet Sunday...This isn't typically the formula for success when it comes to a Track and Field program. This past Sunday the North Salem Indoor Track Team took an impossible situation and turned it into a great opportunity. The meet featured some of the best talent in New York State as well as some nationally ranked runners. The team did extremely well in setting 24 different personal records. The meet highlights are below.
Allison Schumann - 5th place in the county in the 3000 meters (11:20 (PR))
Personal Records Noemie Bechu 300 (44.15) * School Record is 44.10* Kaitlyn Cocuzzo 1500 (7:00) Cecilia Heffernan 55 dash (9.32) Chelsea Kay 300 (52.6) Nathalie Lavelanet 300 (46.78) 55 dash (8.12) Cierra Ponzo 55 dash (9.64) 300 (65.33) Natalie Reddy 55 dash (9.83)
Nick Brown 1600 (5:43) Cullin Burdett 3200 (10:29) Ben Carminucci Shot Put (32.25) David Christie 1600 (5:52) Taylor Cotter 1000 (2:47) Sean Devey 600 (1:39) Brian Giachetto 1600 (6:27) Micky Jacobsen 1600 (5:10) Dan Ketterer 1600 (5:32) Warren Lockwood 300 (39.32) John Marchese 300 (40.85) Billy Messemer (5:32) Eric Quinn 300 (45.53) Shiv Saxena 300 (46.3) Dan Selzer 1600 (5:51) Kevin Sheehy 1600 (7:19) Matt Tessler 1600 (6:32)
On Saturday Coach and I would like you to run on your own and log your mileage/time on the blog. Enjoy the weekend. We will see you on Monday (8:15 - 10:15)
The first meet of the year went well. The team has pushed through the practice/weather/running adversity that comes along with Winter Track. The Dendy Memorial Meet was the chance for the athletes to get back on track. The meet also featured the return of several athletes who have been sidelined since the beginning of the season. Check out the video and meet highlights below.
Personal Records Cecilia 200 (35.44) Sean 400 (60.8) Kaitlyn 1500 (7:05.1) Brianna 1500 (7:05.8) Tomasz 800 (2:23.2) Luke Mile (5:15.2) Jake Mile (5:35) Dan Mile (5:43) Jack Mile (5:51.9) Matt Mile (6:37.8) Cullin 3200 (10:31.3) 4 x 400 Relay (3:59.4) Cotter Devey Marchese Miles
Medal Winners include:
