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Danbury Dream Invite
Danbury High School, Danbury, CT
Saturday May 23, 2009

Dyestat Metro on site with John Nepolitan

 
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2008
Flash Highlights
  • Great Neck South NY sr Terrence Livingston NY US#3 1:50.39 800 over Wilbur Cross CT sr Cas Loxsom 1:51.34
  • Danbury CT boys run US#7 10:07.55 DMR
  • Alec Faldermeyer NY wins big hammer with 224-04 = #2 USA
  • Danbury sr Tucker Schaefer US#2 6:00.9 2k steeple
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2000K Steeple video
Results

2000 meter steeplechase        
1 Tucker Shaefer Danbury (CT)   06:00.9
2 Nick Wade North Attleboro (MA) 06:12.5
3 Ryan King Tolland (CT)   06:19.6
4 Parker Bowles OK     06:23.4
5 Chris Pristouris Danbury (CT)   06:24.4
6 Gus McKenzie Germantown Friends(PA) 06:24.6
7 Alex Long Newtown South (MA)  6:26.3
8 Evan Caldwell Germantown Friends(PA) 06:32.6
9 Alex Levine Danbury (CT)   06:43.2
             
800 meters          
1 Terrance Livingston  Great Neck South (NY) 1:50.39
2 Cas Loxsom  Wilbur Cross (CT)   1:51.34
3 Chris Fitzsimmons Hamden (CT)   1:52.05
4 Mohamed Hrezi Naugatuck (CT)   1:54.64
5 Kevin Bryne Red Bank Cath (CJ)   1:55.22
6 Steven Lotti Great Neck South (NY) 1:55.82
7 Isiah Whiting Hamden (CT)   1:56.42
8 Tom Waterman Germantown Friends(PA) 1:58.22
9 Craig Hunt New Milford (CT)   2:02.25
10 Nick Lindblom New Milford (CT)   2:03.67
             
             
Distance Medley Relay        
1 Danbury (CT) "A"       10:07.55
2 Danbury (CT) "B"       10:26.33
3 Weston (CT)       10:29.16
4 New Fairfield (CT)       10:32.66
5 Germantown Friends (PA)     10:39.22
             
Long Jump          
1 Jeremy Moore Hillhouse (CT)   21' 11"
2 Darrell Baptiste Danbury (CT)   21' 1"
3 Spencer Smith Hillhouse (CT)   20'
             
High Jump          
1 Jeremy Moore Hillhouse (CT)   6' 5"
2 Spencer Smith Hillhouse (CT)   6' 4"
3 Darrell Baptiste Danbury(CT)   6" 2"
             
Hammer            
1 Alec Faldermeyer Minisinl Valley (NY)   224' 4"
2 Mike Gama       201' 5"
3 Robert Guider Danbury     198' 11"
4 Evan Palmer
Shenendehowa(NY) 180' 8"
5 Tyler Prendergast Shenendehowa(NY) 155' 6"
6 Mike Levine Comack (NY)   135' 1"
7 Gary Feldman Ellington (CT)   119' 10"








Preview by John Nepolitan with  contributions by Rob Murry and Bill Guider

Some of the many complaints about high school invitationals are that they are too long, too many sections of races/flights, not very fan friendly, and in some cases even boring.  Well there are a few meets out there that go against this trend and provide a compact schedule, limited sections of races/flights, events set up for quality performances and run in a way that the fans are kept informed and made to feel part of the event.   Two such events in the Metro Region highlight the end of the season schedule.  There is the Warwick (NY) Fast Times Relays (set for June 1), being staged this year for the 15th time, which features an always sure fast 4 x 800 and the new kid on the block the Danbury Dream Invite.  The Danbury meet will once again be up first this coming weekend and although it is only in its 3rd year, the previous 2 editions Connecticut state records were set in the distance medley relay and the 2 mile.  This year’s affair once again could threaten the state records is sure to make an impact on the national lists.  Here is a brief look at this year’s Danbury Dream Invite.

Win a Dyestatmetro T-shirt - this weeks contest is about this meet

Cas Loxsom featured on this weeks Dyestat Interval Session

Date: Saturday May 23rd

Site: Danbury HS, CT

Time Schedule
7:00pm – Hammer
8:00 PM –     2k Steeple Chase
        800m
        DMR
        Open “Legends Mile”

One heat for all track events
One flight plus finals for hammer throw
 
Spectators may line the track from lanes four and back but stay away from marked off finish line area

Hammer Throw

If you have never seen the hammer throw then this is a great opportunity to witness one of the most exciting and graceful events of track and field.  The speed and explosion by these athletes is sure to get the crowd primed for the track events that follow, but with the quality of the field the hammer could steal the show.

Alec Faldemeyer - Jr - Minisink Valley, NY currently ranked 3rd in the USA this year and 25th all time with a throw of 222' 6". He absolutely has the potential to throw 240'. A throw of 230' 2" would move him into the top 10 all time.

Robert Guider - Sr - Danbury, CT currently ranked 9th in the USA this year with a throw of 204-8. That is the Connecticut state record. This meet represents one of only two or three opportunities to push the record out further. Will attend the University of Virginia next year.

Will Janes - Sr - Rogers HS, Newport, RI, 11th, 197-10.

Evan Palmer - Sr - Shenendehowa HS, Clifton Park, NY, 14th, 185-2

Mike Levine - Sr - Commack, NY 17th, 181-2 A few weeks ago won both the Loucks Games and Hartford Public Schools Invite discus on back to back days

Tyler Prendergast - Jr - Shenendehowa HS, Clifton Park, NY, 33rd, 167-10

2000 meter steeple
Ryan King - 2008 NON All-American 2k steepler heads a field that could see someone break six minutes.   If it is a CT athlete that would be a state record.  At present there is only one runner from the USA who has broken the 6:00 barrier, but the event is not run that often.  Sub 6:04.7 would give the winner a new Metro #1

800 meters
The 800 meters could  be the best track match up of the meet.  The best from New York Terrance Livingston (Great Neck South) will face off against the best from Connecticut Cas Loxsom (Wilbur Cross).  Livingston so far this season has run 1:52.16 and 1:52.50 to win both the St Anthony’s Invite and the Loucks Games.  The defending New York champion also has 47.7 speed in the 400.  Loxsom, who led the nation after his 1:01.05 win at Arcadia, now stands at #3 in the USA following his 1:50.45 win at the Hartford Public Schools Invite.  Both runners are looking to dip under the 1:50 barrier, if Loxsom was to do it he would be sure to threaten the 1;49.95 state mark of Michael Remigino from 1987.  Not to be overlooked in the field will be Chris Fitzsimmons who recently anchored Hamden’s 7:52.19 4 x 800 team in winning the Hartford Public Schools Invitational. Entered in the field is a name that should sound familiar with old timers and that is Kevin Byrne (Red Bank Catholic, NJ) whose father still holds the Millrose Games high school mile record.

DMR
Danbury has already posted a time of 10:15.57 which puts them at #17 on the national list.  A time of sub 10:10 might be needed to get in the seeded section at the Nike Outdoor Nationals and that is sure to be the goal of the host school.   Others in the field will be looking to dip under the 10:20 qualifying standard for the National meet.

ENTRIES

Event: 800m

Name

School

Seed

Notes

Terrance Livingston

Great Neck South, NY

1:50.00

Confirmed

Cas Loxom

Wilbur Cross, CT

1:50.00

Confirmed

Chris Fitzsimons

Hamden HS, CT

1:53.00

Confirmed

Tom Waterman

Germantown Friends

1:55.00

Confirmed

Kevin Byrne

Red Bank Catholic, NJ

1:56.00

Confirmed

Isiah Whiting

Hamden HS, CT

1:56.00

Confirmed

Steven Lotti

Great Neck South, NY

1:57.00

Confirmed

Reed Bractches

New Canaan HS, CT

1:59.00

Confirmed

 

Event: 2k Steeple Chase

Name

School

Seed

Notes

Tucker Schaefer

Danbury HS, CT

6:10.0

Confirmed

Ryan King

Tolland HS, CT

6:10.0

Confirmed

Alex Long

Newtown South, MA

6:11.0

Confirmed

Nick Wade

North Attleboro HS, MA

6:15.0

Confirmed

Chris Pristouris

Danbury HS, CT

6:20.0

Confirmed

Parker Bowles

OK

6:23.0

Confirmed

Richard Stoliker

Shelton HS, CT

6:25.0

 

Gus Mckenzie

Germantown Friends

6:28.1

Confirmed

Evan Caldwell

Germantown Friends

6:33.9

Confirmed

Alex Levine

Danbury, CT

6:39.9

Confirmed

Craig Zgraggen

Seymour

6:45.0

?

Event: DMR

Name

School

Seed

Notes

Danbury HS, CT

Danbury HS, CT

10:14.00

Confirmed

Amity HS, CT

Amity HS, CT

10:20.00

Confirmed

Weston HS, CT

Weston HS, CT

10:28.00

Confirmed

New Fairfield HS, CT

New Fairfield HS, CT

10:29.00

Confirmed

New Milford, CT

New Milford HS, CT

10:30.00

Confirmed

Germantown Friends

Germantown Friends, PA

10:35.00

Confirmed

Ridgefield, CT

Ridgefield HS, CT

10:35.00

 

 

Event: Hammer Throw

Name

School

Seed

Notes

Alec Faldermeyer

Minisink Valley HS, NY

222-06

Confirmed

Robert Guider

Danbury HS, CT

204-08

Confirmed

Will Janes

Rodgers HS, RI

197-10

confirmed

Evan Palmer

Shenendehowa HS, NY

185-02

confirmed

Mike Levine

Commack HS, HY

181-02

confirmed

Tyler Prendergast

Shenendehowa HS, NY

167-10

confirmed

 

Event: Open Mile “The Legends”

Name

Club

Seed

Notes

Michael Packella

George Mason

4:06.00

Confirmed

Anthony LaMastro

George Mason

4:06.00

Confirmed

Ryan Murphy

George Mason

4:09.00

Confirmed

Unknown Name

Providence

4:12.00

confirmed

Matt Terry

Providence

4:14.00

Confirmed

James Wyper

Yale

4:15.00

Confirmed

Matt Casey

 

4:15.00

Confirmed - Rabbit


Danbury HS Stadium Directions

From the West: Take I-84E to Exit 5. After the stop sign, get in left lane and take a left at the light at the bottom of the hill onto Rt. 39. When you get to the next light, get into the right lane and go straight onto Clapboard Ridge Rd. and up the hill. Danbury High School will be on your right. Go just past the high school and you will come to a light. Take a right at that light onto East Gate Road. Take the first right into the stadium parking lot.

From the East: Take I-84W to Exit 5. Once you get off the exit, get in the left lane and go left at the traffic light onto Clapboard Ridge Rd. Go up the hill. Danbury High School will be on your right. Go just past the high school and you will come to a light. Take a right at that light onto East Gate Road. Take the first right into the stadium parking lot.

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