Fordham Prep Track & Field

Meet-by-meet Mini-summaries, with links

6/15-16 - Nationals: Southern Odyssey
The road trip to Raleigh was more memorable for, well, the road trip, but it was an interesting finale to a dream year for Fordham Prep.   The ups: Naclerio takes 9th with 180'6" toss, 4x100m relay races to fastest time of the year, with Idris Payne replacing Dave Bailey.  The not-so-ups: dropped stick in 4x200m, 3:36.73 SMR, sub-par weekend for Mike Sangobowale, and rain delays the meet enough to force us to scratch the 4x400m.  Meet Results - Team Results

6/8 - New York State Champs - Uniondale, LI
3:20.59 for 4x400m just misses finals at State Champs
Gavin McMahon is 8th at States in 13'6"
Emenike (11.18), 4x100 (44.0) just miss finals
-Flucus 51.3, Bailey 50.6, Dalton 49.8, Payne 48.5 - a superb race given they weren't pushed and won their heat by a large margin.  The fastest of 6 heats had all 8 qualifiers, with the Prep just missing the cut out of the second heat by a heart-wrenching .03 seconds!  3:20.59 has WON many previous State Meets!  
Obaro Emenike stumbled in his 100m semi, still ran 11.03--fastest time of any Soph at the meet!
Next stop, Nationals next week in Raleigh!  -  results 

Colin O'Dwyer Vaults 13'6"-- Tops in Metro Area!
Idris Payne 2nd in 400m in 49.5!
Naclerio Repeats as Easterns Jav Champ!
4x200m 2nd in 1:30.6!, Sangobowale 2nd in Shot Put!
6/3 - Eastern States Champs Results - Team Results - Photos - State Rankings
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The Story...............
Meet Results - Team Results - Meet Diary - Photos
An historic event for the Prep: 74 years in the league, national record holders, state records, olympic trials athletes, and yet no track and field city championships---until today.  Rams, both past and present, have alot to be proud of as the 2001 team put their hearts and souls into an unforgettable season.  Yes, we are the City Champions!

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5/19 - 2001 Sectional Champions!

Joe Flucus (r.) and Dave Bailey slammed the door with their 1-2 finish in the 200m at meet's end
5/19/01 - Saturday, the Prep won it's first-ever outdoor sectional championship in dominating fashion.  86 points were garnered against some of the City's best teams!  That's 18 first place plaques in 2000-2001, with one more to go.......................
Meet Results - Team Results to come.
Frosh 2nd!  - Despite running without 3 of it's top athletes (all who scored in the Varsity meet), the Frosh took 2nd for the second year in a row!  
Meet Results -  Team Results to come

5/12 - Frosh & Soph Cities - Iona Prep
REPEAT!! Frosh & Soph City Champs! 
If you didn't believe it the first time, believe it now.....
The Prep gutted out exciting victories in the Freshman AND Sophomore City Championship meets--an incredible feat by itself, but all the more improbable in that we won both titles  Indoors too!   It was a complete team effort, as the Frosh overcame an injury to the City's best distance runner to storm ahead for the title.  The Sophs showed their quaility as the 14-member Soph squad amassed 50 points!!!!  Check out meet results - Team results to come!

5/11-12 - Loucks Games & Hartford Invitational

Varsity racks up big medals on the road.
Steve Naclerio (left) wins Javelin at Loucks Games in new school record 184'10", then takes 3rd at Hartford.  Mike Sangobowale takes 2nd in 52'0" at Loucks, then launches Disc 146'0" for 6th, 
Rupert Pond 5th in PV with 12'6" effort, Dave Bailey 51.09 400m

Team results

5/9 - Novice/Junior Midget City Champs - Iona Prep
Sub-Midgets take 1st!  Nice Preps for Saturday!

5/6/01 - 26th Jesuit Outdoor Title.
Prep takes both Varsity and JV Jesuit titles.  Obaro Emenike lowers school 200m record to 22.3 and Soph hurdle record to 16.1.  Will Holder breaks Joe Schaller's 36-year-old 400m record!  4:37 mile from Frosh McCabe.  Greg Sans lowers Frosh HH record to 16.5.    Meet Results... Team Results

5/1 - Soph Sectionals
Triple Crown!  Soph sweep sectional series--XC, Indoor & Outdoor!
Meet Records fall at the feet of Obaro Emenike (100m & 200m), Jose Fernandez (400mIH) and Gavin McMahon (PV)!  Conrad Dalton breaks Soph 400m Record (51.2)!
Frosh join the fun with CHSAA Frosh 4x400m Record! 
Team Results  -  Meet Results
Jose Fernandez won an impressive 400mIH -800m double

4x400m Relay earns silver with 3:26.34!
4x100 zooms to #2 All-Time Prep Time!  
Gavin McMahon 9th in PV!
Steve Naclerio got 5th with a toss of 184'3"!
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4/24 - Prep Wins Section Junior Midget Crown!
Team Results

Too much success to keep up with!  School records continue to fall.  Updates to come......
4/21 - Big Blue Invitational - St. Joe Sea HS, Staten Island
4/21 - Father Judge Relays - Philadelphia, PA
4/20-21 - Red Raider Relays - North Rockland HS
4/17 - Iona Invitational - Iona Prep HS
4/14 - Farrell Invitational - Farrell HS
4/12 - NYCHSAA Relay Carnival - Mount St. Michael

Easter Vacation:
Many venerable Prep records were toppled!
Steve Naclerio broke a 41 year-old Javelin Record woith his State-leading 184'9" toss at Farrell invitational!  Steve will take his trade to the Penn Relays next week!  Check out article in 4/12 Journal News!

Iona Invitational - Iona Prep - April 17th, 2001 -
  Results to come--What a meet!
Obaro Emenike ties Prep 100m Varsity record, sets new Soph standard!  Greg Sans adds 110mHH Frosh record to his list, Brian McCabe takes 2000m Steeple record,  Will Holder ties Frosh 100m record,  Kevin Ruiz sets Frosh Javelin Record en route to 3-gold medal day!

Red Raider Relays - 4/20-21- Report Times--Read Carefully:  
Friday: Meet at Prep at 11:30am OR meet at North Rockland HS at 1:00pm
Saturday: Meet at Prep by 6:45am OR at North Rockland HS at 8:00am
Check Assignments

April 12, 2001 - Great Relays at Relay Carnival! - Greg Sans shatters Frosh 400mIH record!

April 7, 2001 - 1st Annual Mount Relays
Field Events come up big!  Steve Naclerio PRs with top Javelin toss in NY State!  Conrad Dalton PRs with Soph school record and #2 All time Prep 6'4"!  Mike Sangobowale nets 2 silvers in Disc & Shot!  Heitmann and Beale uphold PV tradition!
Runners roll too!  Frosh break 4x400 record!  Greg Sans crushes 400mIH record! Varsity 4x100, 4x400 & 4x80 all medal!  Soph 4x400 takes 3rd!

March 31, 2001
The Frosh SMR record fell this weekend at the hands of  William Holder, Matt Venditto, Ross Wade and Brian McCabe at the Bishop Ford Relays.  The Throwers have come out blazing, with wins in each event at the Fordham Development meet and Collins Relays. This weekend, we break in the new track at Mount St. Michael.
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A Suberb 2000-2001 Campaign...
The Prep places 2nd at the 74th Annual CHSAA Indoor Championship on February 18th!  It's the Prep's highest finish ever!   6 athletes headed to the State Champs!  Team Results

Gavin McMahon is City Champion!  Rupert Pond 2nd! Colin O'Dwyer 5th in PV  dominance!
Kamar Adlam ups School TJ Record to 42'6.5", earning 2nd!  Takes 4th in HJ too!
Obaro Emenike takes 2nd in 55m Dash with new School Record 6.58!
Mike Sangobowale shocks league with 53'0.5" SP silver!
Captain Idris Payne lowers school 600m record to 1:22.46 for 4th Place!
Congrats on an unforgettable season!
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Also, congrats to our Bronx Rivals, Mount St. Michael on a great season! 
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12th Straight Jesuit Title!  Great performances at 2/10 Mayor's Meet!
At Mayor's Meet, Idris Payne topples School 600 Meter record (1:22.79), and earns national Ranking!  Kevin Phipps 5th in SP,  O'Dwyer 2nd in PV at 12'6"!. Brian McCabe breaks Freshman 3200m record with sterling 10:20.9.  Team Results to come.  Complete Jesuit Results
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Sweep!!! Prep Captures Frosh & Soph City Champs!
CHSAA Intersectional Freshman & Sophomore Championships - Armory - February 3, 2001 - Team Results  
Sophs dominate--best Molloy by 13, Chaminade by 16; Frosh top LaSalle by 4.5, St. Anthony's by 10 points.
-Obaro Emenike takes 55m & 55m HH
-Conrad Dalton takes HJ & 600m Run
-Gavin McMahon sets PV Meet Record & takes 2nd in HH
-Jose Fernandez 2nd in 1000m & anchors winning 4x800m in 2:01.9!
-Ricky Schramm wins LJ and 5th in TJ!
-Clark Palicka 5th in HH
-Tim Walsh, Peter Palmer & Pablo Romero win 4x800m Relay!
-Sean Egan 6th in Mile in 4:52.8! Romero 3rd All-Time 3200m with 10:20.5!

Frosh
-Brian McCabe wins 2m & 1M, voted Frosh Meet's MVP.
-William Holder wins 300m in School Record, 2nd in 55m
-Greg Sans takes 1000m, 2nd in 55mHH
-Dan Doherty 3rd in TJ, anchors 5th place 4x400m relay
-Kevin Ruiz 4th in SP
-Matt Venditto 5th in PV
-Jim Zarakas, Sal Tavolillo & Jon Perkins 5th in 4x400m
-Nelson Gerena, Andrew O'Reilly, Eric LoGiudice & Mickey Fraina take 5th in 4x800m
-Joe Altenau 7th in 3200m wih # 4 All-Time Prep time of 11:16.1!

Certainly not forgotten......Captain Idris Payne anchors Varsity SMR in 1:59.5!
Meet Results - Team Results  
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Sectionals - Armory - Jan 28, 2001
Win 3rd straight Sectional Frosh title for Coach Carney.  Varsity place strong 3rd.   Gold medals from Conrad Dalton (HJ), Brian McCabe (3200), Greg Sans (800), 4x400 Relay (Doherty, Goldhagen, Albert, Perkins) and William Holder earns Frosh MVP by tying meet 55m record and winning 300m. 
Kamar Adlam breaks Schol Triple Jump Record!  Obaro Emenike lowers soph 55HH record, gets 2nd!  Meet Results - Team Results coming soon.
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Yale Invitational - 1/20/01
3:33.67 4x400 destroys competition!  Flucus & Payne 52.4, Fernandez 4:49.8 DMR anchor! Emenike 23.2 4x200m leadoff!  
Day 2 - Youth Serves it up!!  Obaro Emenike breaks school 55m record placing 2nd at prestigious Yale Invite!  :6.61!  Conrad Dalton breaks Soph HJ record with 5th place in HJ (6'2")-also runs 53.09 400m! Jose Fernandez 2:05.99 #3 All Time Prep Soph!  Joe Flucus 53.12 #10 All Time Prep!  Super 3Ks from Romero, Hunt & Palmer!  Yale team Results - Complete Results

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A High Schooler breaks 4-Minute Mile, but the real story is.. Frosh Take 4x200 Gold at New Balance (1/20)
Meet Results - Team Results
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Stanner Games (1/14): Records Tumble!
Junior Joe Flucus breaks 300m Record (36.43), and anchors record-breaking 4x200 (Emenike 23.8, Awofeso 22.9, Schwam 23.7, Flucus 22.6 - 1:33.36).  McMahon takes Stanner PV Gold (13'), Frosh smash meet SMR record.  Meet Results - Team Results

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Heartbreaker at Bronx Champs - 1/11
1 point loss to Mount St. Michael stings, but great performances (Phipps 44'11", Emenike 6.3 & 8.1 55mHH, Payne is back, Adlam 40'3.5 TJ, McCabe 2x Varsity silver) bouy spirits.
Frosh take Bronx Champs, 2nd at Hayes Invitational!
Complete Bronx Results - Team Results

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Hispanic Games & Development Meet Results coming soon....

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Brown Invitational Results - 12/29
The snowstorm prevented our participation on the second day of competition, but we clearly made the most of the first day, winning 14 medals, one 1st place plaque and taking down a soph school record!

Team Results from 12/23 Development Meet and from the Ultima Holiday meet are coming soon!
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Loughlin Games -12/16
Coach Carney burnished his growing reputation as Pole Vault wizard as the second of his charges soared to the top of the state leaderboard--Colin O'Dwyer clears 13' at Loughlin Games for 4th place.  With another gold sectional plaque--this time for the Junior-Midget crown--the Prep team seems ready for the big tests ahead.  Loughlin Games - Appalachia Meet - Junior-Midgets - 12/17 Appalachia Team Results - Other Team Results to come. 
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Rewrite the Records!
The 51st CHSAA Relay Carnival and the Soph Sectional Champs saw school records fall at a dizzying rate, and the Sophs added a dominating performance to take the 2nd leg of their quest for a Sectional Triple Crown. 
Relay Carnival Team Results - Soph Sectional Team Results
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Joe Fox Ram Relays - 12/2/00
On Day One of the Ram Relays, Junior Kamar Adlam clears 6'0" to rank himself 5th in Prep indoor history!  On Day 2, the Prep scored on all 3 levels to place a strong 2nd, as the freshman Distance Medley broke a 7 year old record, and the 800m relays won by 5 seconds! 
Check the records!  Meet Results - Team Results

Thanks!  You sold nearly 500 poinsettias, earning valuable funds for team equipment and trips!  Thanks to parents and Friends of the Prep Track Team!!!

11/25 - Molloy Invitational
Freshman win 4 of 5 Frosh events, including Greg Sans' meet record 9.1 in the 55m High hurdles (also ties Prep 4 hurdle record!).  A great start!  
Meet Results - Team Results

The 2000 Cross Country Team was supposed to be in a rebuilding year...........click to see story,

11/14 - Jesuit Champs - VCP
Varsity 7th, Frosh 5th!  Meet Results - Team Results 

11/11 - Prep 14th at CHSAA City Champs
B. McCabe 14:13, Romero 14:49
Meet Results - Team Results  - CHSAA All Stars!

11/4 - Frosh and Soph CHSAA City Champs
Freshman Brian McCabe wins City Frosh title in 8:31.4--fastest league time in 11 years, 3rd fastest in Prep history! 
Meet Results - Team Results

Sat 10/28: Sectionals
1 point separates Frosh from Regis for Sectional crown!  McCabe is fastest winner in 15 years! Romero is fastest Soph atVarsity Sectionals!
Team Results

Sat 10/21: Easterns, Molloy, FP Relays
Varsity 2nd at Easterns!
Tom McCabe: Molloy Champion!
Frosh Win at Prep Relays!
Team Results

Bronx Champs Again!
Youth Movement leads Prep back to Borough prominence: McCabe 1st, Romero 2nd!  Frosh prevail for 5th straight year!
Team Results - Complete results

Breakthroughs at Manhattan College!
Soph Sectionals, Manhattan College, All Hallows Results
Payne 14:30! Fitzsimons 14:57! Romero 14:20! Brian McCabe 8:43! Joe Amarosa 9:50!  -- A great meet all around. 

Soph Sectionals - Prep Wins!
Romero, Egan, Walsh, Fernandez & Hunt all score in top 9 to pace the Sophs to the Prep's first Sectional title in 6 years!  
See Soph Sectional Results, Team Results

Brewster Invitational & CHSAA Development Meet - 10/6-7
5 sophs, led by 4th place Sean Egan, paced the JV to 3rd at Brewster, while another Soph, Pablo Romero, led the Varsity to 4th place.  

McQuaid Invitational - Rochester, NY 9/30/00
Brian McCabe wins race, is 2nd fastest Frosh at the Meet!  Sophs (and Pablo Romero) place 5th!  Varsity 12th of 29!
Results of McQuaid, Xavier Meet & Jim Scott Meet

Double Frosh Gold!  Sophs Rock!  Great start at Regis Invitational!
Pablo Romero leads Sophs to top team score, and Brian McCabe and Tom Goggin win Frosh A and B races!  Joe Fitzsimons places 6th in Junior race!
9/23 Regis Inv:  Team Results - Overall results

Great Start at CHSAA Practice Meet. 9/16
Romero, McCabe pace Varsity and Frosh efforts
Click here for Team Results. 

See the Results of the 2nd Annual Classic Run!
Brian McCabe takes the 2nd Annual!  

Field Day Mini-Decathlon: Greg Sans wins 3 of 4 events to earn the title of "Top Athlete in Freshman Year"!  Results coming soon.

Pre-Season Time Trial - 9/1/00
Pablo Romero leads Prep with 15:40 over 2.5 m!  Frosh led by 9:54 Brian McCabe and 11:18 Evan Salisbury. Great start!  Click for

2nd Annual Fordham Prep Classic Run
Freshman Field Day, 2000  

Runners, Parents!  You can arrange for your running photo to be taken by WingedFootFotos

Email Mr. Febles with questions.    

The 2000 Cross Country Team was supposed to be in a rebuilding year, but no one expected the rebuilding to be so successful.  Captains Idris Payne, Nazir Khan and Mike Forman, as well as Junior Joe Fitzsimons, set the tone with a determined work ethic--often pushing the team over 45 miles per week.  The Varsity placed 4th at the Brewster Invitational, 2nd in their race at the Eastern States Champs, and most importanly, won back their coveted Bronx Championship trophy which had been lost to Mt. St. Michael last year--following a ten year win streak.  The Sophomore squad was untouchable in the Archdiocese as All-Stars Pablo Romero and Sean Egan combined with John Hunt, Jose Fernandez, Tim Walsh and Peter Palmer to capture the Sectional championship by over 30 points.  On the Freshman level, wins were recorded at the Bronx Champs and Fordham Prep Relays, and a 3rd gold was narrowly lost to Regis by only one point at the Sectional Champs.  The story of Freshman year was the emergence of Brian McCabe, who went undefeated by any Freshman in New York State, and won the Freshman City Title in the fastest time for any freshman in the City in the last 11 years.  Surely, the future looks bright.

Alumni Updates

Alumni Update!!
Cornell Soph Daryn Johnson '99 placed 5th at the Heptagonal (Ivy League) Champs this Saturday in the 3000m Steeplechase.  His time of  9:11.5 earned him a trip to the IC4A Championships, and election as the team's Most Improved Runner of the Year!  Congrats D!

Alumni Rule!!
On Feb. 4th, Lloyd Nolan '99 won the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships in the Pole Vault with a 15'6" effort for Rutgers!  Gary Roskoski (Prep 1995-1997) won the shot put in 51'11" (16lb) for Manhattan College.  Also, Nick Raguso '00 ran 4:24 for the Mile (11 second PR) and 9:04 for the 3000 (approx. 12 Sec PR) at a meet for UNC-Asheville at Clemson University!  At the Syracuse Invitational, Tom Carpenter '98 placed 6th in the 1600m Run in a PR 4:33.37 for the University at Binghamton.   Deric Zaphire '99 ran 1:05.93 for 10th place in the 500m and 1:57 on Fordham University's 4x800m Relay at the Met Champs, and Marc Porcaro'00 ran :49.7 for 400m on Fordham's DMR.  In addition, Jamaal Matthews '99 took 19th out of 40 runners in the 60m Dash for Columbia University at the Met Champs.   Finally, Adrian Clarke '00 has pole vaulted a PR 12'6" for Tufts University, and Daryn Johnson '99, now running for Cornell University, has run 8:58 for 3000 meters and 15:24 for 5000 meters this winter!