New York Region
Bowdoin State Park, Wappingers Falls NY
November 24, 2007
Boys Championship
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Results - Tom Cuffe's Race Story
Clifton Park TC (Shenendehowa NY) 37, Purple Wave (Warwick NY) 57; Dan Harris (Clifton Park TC) 16:22.9
The winning boys from Clifton Park TC. Photo by John Nepolitan
Clifton Park reigns supreme in NY, Purple Wave second
Both to meet the nation's best in Portland, Oregon
By Tom Cuffe, NY NTN Regional Editor
The day dawned crisp and clear, with a brilliant sun beaming down on all at the NY Federation meet site at Bowdoin State Park, which on this day hosted the best programs throughout NY and the Northeast. On this 24th day of November in the fall of 2007, all the cards were placed on the table for the Nike Team Nationals Regional Qualifier; at stake: two automatic berths into the United States' only true national championship in any high school sport. The race was being billed as The Purple Wave – Warwick Valley, the NYSPHSAA Champions versus Clifton Park TC – Shenendehowa, the NYS Federation Meet Champions each pulling out all the stops and playing every card possible.
The small field of 60 runners dashed across the flats of Bowdoin behind bold front runner Giovanni Signoretti of Blue Collar Runners, who set a lively pace as the first half mile was fairly swift. It was evident from the outset that the green clad CPTC (Shenendehowa) team was on a mission, as a half mile in their entire squad was in the top twenty. The Adirondack RC (Queensbury), another of the pre-meet favorites, was also out hard early, in hot pursuit of securing a finish in the top two and an auto-bid to Portland Meadows. The Purple Wave (Warwick Valley) seemed to be biding their time early, and running conservatively as they were sitting third in the team standings through the half-mile and mile markers.
The first man by the mile marker was Signoretti, as the officials were calling out 4:57, 58, 59, five minutes. Signoretti’s fleeting 10-meter lead had shrunken down to just a meter or two as the peloton steadily reeled him in. Now, R.J. Sniffen of Latham TC (Shaker), Matt Flint of Adirondack RC, Mike Fox of Purple Wave and surprising sophomore Dan Harris of CPTC joined Signoretti at the front of the field. The pace was solid and the team battle was becoming clear, as each team's scorers crossed the auto-scoring system at the midway point. At 2500 meters meet announcer Ian Brooks notified the large crowd that CPTC (Shenendehowa) was on top by a score of 54 to 72 over Purple Wave (Warwick), with Adirondack RC a very close third with 79 points.
On the downhill portion of the course, the senior trio of Signoretti, Fox and Flint had company in the form of Dan Harris, a lanky smooth striding sophomore. Then there were four, and they entered the final go round with a half mile remaining.
Dan Harris can take you through the final meters of the race:
“Yesterday’s win, I can remember so perfectly, when Flint, Fox, Signoretti, and me were at about 300 meters left I was slowly slipping, and I turned around and we had a good 150 meters on the next pack, so I said to myself, 'Let’s see what I can really do,' and started my kick to try to run away from Flint, who I see atop many local meets, Fox, who blew me away at States, and Signoretti, who I have never been really close enough to see in a race. Whenever I see Fox and Flint, I know there's going to be a crazy kick somewhere, so for the rest of the race I just ran scared. When I crossed the line and figured out no one had caught me it was an amazing feeling. Even though the individual title was a huge feat, our main goal was to win the race as a team – which we did perfectly. We are really looking for a quality run out in Portland.”
Back to the team battle, in the second half of the race spectators were treated as they saw both CPTC and Purple Wave show off their superior strength and racing skill as both teams displayed they were the class of the field, racing splendidly over the last mile and a half. As the race entered the final three quarters of a mile, it was clear that the Plainsmen of CPTC/Shenendehowa would capture the coveted NTN NY title as they had five men in the top fifteen. Harris, the winner, was backed up by the fine running of Jaimie Glover in 5th; William Danaher in 6th; Brian Trainor in 10th and Jon Mc Donald closed out the scoring in 15th place. Purple Wave/Warwick improved their places slightly to finish second and punch their tickets to Portland Meadows, tallying 57 points. The Warwick team was certainly a pleased group, but you tell they were a bit subdued as they had beaten Shenedehowa head to head just two weeks ago at the NYSPHSAA Championship Race by 20 points. Head coach Tim St. Lawrence was pleased to get the second place out of New York, knowing full well that 1 = 2 and 2 = 1 in this qualifying process.
First year head coach Mark Thompson of CPTC/Shenendehowa was extremely happy for his guys at the conclusion of the race, and gave them full credit for a brilliant victory. He reminded his team in his soft spoken and business-like way to get in a good 20 minute cool-down as soon as possible after the race. Thompson praised his team for their focus and attention to detail throughout the entire season, dating back to their summer preparation. Coach Thompson spoke about the team's willingness to make all the sacrifices necessary in order to run at the front of the pack all year long and make an impact at the national level. You could see the wonderful chemistry of this championship team as they spoke to reporters and then went off for their 20 minute cool-down, dreaming of showing their cards one more time at Portland Meadows.
Results
Individuals
THE 2007 NIKE TEAM REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - NEW YORK & NORTHEAST
November 24 Held at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls
NEW YORK BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE - 5000 METERS
Results by Leone Timing & Results Services
www.leonetiming.com
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TEAM SCORES
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1. 37 CLIFTON PARK TC (16:48.2 84:00.8)
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1 1 Dan Harris 16:22.9
2 5 Jaimie Glover 16:41.3
3 6 William Danaher 16:52.2
4 10 Brian Trainor 16:58.9
5 15 Jon McDonald 17:05.5
6 ( 27) Brent Pavlick 17:17.1
7 ( 29) Alex Belensz 17:19.4
2. 57 THE PURPLE WAVE (16:56.0 84:40.0)
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1 3 Mike Fox 16:28.4
2 8 Ryan Florkiewicz 16:57.6
3 11 Dan Prial 17:00.1
4 13 Tim Luthin 17:03.7
5 22 Alex Leuchanka 17:10.2
6 ( 28) Brad Ackerman 17:17.7
7 ( 39) Greg Miniger 17:51.1
3. 98 ADIRONDACK RC (17:04.4 85:21.7)
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1 2 Matt Flint 16:24.9
2 17 Sheldon Reeves 17:07.0
3 18 Brian Gallagher 17:07.1
4 30 Gabe Campbell 17:20.6
5 31 Alex Benway 17:22.1
6 ( 35) Kevin Sprague 17:45.2
7 ( 45) Sean Barber 18:21.8
4. 98 BLUE COLLAR RUNNERS (17:09.7 85:48.3)
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1 4 Giovanni Signoretti 16:34.3
2 9 Brendan Connell 16:58.3
3 24 August Oetting 17:12.1
4 25 Brendan Ward 17:15.7
5 36 Jason Santos 17:47.9
6 ( 46) Matt Knott 18:23.9
7 ( 48) Nick Roertgen 18:29.2
5. 125 LATHAM TC (17:26.5 87:12.4)
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1 7 R.J. Sniffen 16:57.1
2 19 Chris Manico 17:08.2
3 20 Craig Weiss 17:09.0
4 38 Jeff Corelli 17:50.0
5 41 Devon Sedgwick 18:08.1
6 ( 47) Mike Libruk 18:26.1
7 ( 53) Eric Young 20:48.2
6. 131 FINGER LAKES XC (17:21.6 86:48.0)
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1 12 Andris Goncarovs 17:02.2
2 21 Paul Kintner 17:09.1
3 26 Sharif Younes 17:16.8
4 32 Dan Craighead 17:25.2
5 40 Will Troy 17:54.7
6 ( 49) Aaron Kaufman 18:33.3
7 ( 54) Dylan Marcus 22:02.0
7. 140 LAGRANGEVILLE XC (17:32.9 87:44.1)
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1 14 Adam Doherty 17:04.4
2 16 Daniel Kane 17:06.4
3 33 John Muller 17:35.7
4 34 Jared Leslie 17:40.3
5 43 Alex Wise 18:17.3
6 ( 44) Zach Fitzsimmons 18:18.3
7 ( 51) John Thomas Boyle 19:33.2
8. 204 WANTAGH XC (18:27.3 92:16.1)
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1 23 Arquimedes Dela Cruz 17:12.1
2 37 Andrew Coelho 17:49.5
3 42 Thomas Clark 18:11.4
4 50 Chris Lewis 19:23.5
5 52 Luke Milano 19:39.6
THE 2007 NIKE TEAM REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - NEW YORK & NORTHEAST
November 24 Held at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls
NEW YORK BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE - 5000 METERS
Results by Leone Timing & Results Services
www.leonetiming.com
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1st 2nd
PLACE PTS NAME TEAM TIME 2.5K 2.5K
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1 1 Dan Harris Clifton Park TC 16:22.9 8:13 8:10
2 2 Matt Flint Adirondack RC 16:24.9 8:14 8:11
3 3 Mike Fox The Purple Wave 16:28.4 8:17 8:12
4 4 Giovanni Signoretti Blue Collar Runners 16:34.3 8:12 8:23
5 5 Jaimie Glover Clifton Park TC 16:41.3 8:21 8:21
6 6 William Danaher Clifton Park TC 16:52.2 8:18 8:35
7 7 R.J. Sniffen Latham TC 16:57.1 8:16 8:42
8 8 Ryan Florkiewicz The Purple Wave 16:57.6 8:33 8:25
9 9 Brendan Connell Blue Collar Runners 16:58.3 8:31 8:28
10 10 Brian Trainor Clifton Park TC 16:58.9 8:30 8:29
11 11 Dan Prial The Purple Wave 17:00.1 8:15 8:46
12 12 Andris Goncarovs Finger Lakes XC 17:02.2 8:24 8:39
13 13 Tim Luthin The Purple Wave 17:03.7 8:30 8:34
14 14 Adam Doherty Lagrangeville XC 17:04.4 8:25 8:40
15 15 Jon McDonald Clifton Park TC 17:05.5 8:27 8:39
16 16 Daniel Kane Lagrangeville XC 17:06.4 8:27 8:40
17 17 Sheldon Reeves Adirondack RC 17:07.0 8:26 8:41
18 18 Brian Gallagher Adirondack RC 17:07.1 8:26 8:42
19 19 Chris Manico Latham TC 17:08.2 8:25 8:44
20 20 Craig Weiss Latham TC 17:09.0 8:25 8:44
21 21 Paul Kintner Finger Lakes XC 17:09.1 8:30 8:40
22 22 Alex Leuchanka The Purple Wave 17:10.2 8:29 8:42
23 23 Arquimedes Dela Cru Wantagh XC 17:12.1 8:37 8:36
24 24 August Oetting Blue Collar Runners 17:12.1 8:36 8:37
25 25 Brendan Ward Blue Collar Runners 17:15.7 8:31 8:45
26 26 Sharif Younes Finger Lakes XC 17:16.8 8:40 8:37
27 27 Brent Pavlick Clifton Park TC 17:17.1 8:32 8:46
28 28 Brad Ackerman The Purple Wave 17:17.7 8:28 8:50
29 29 Alex Belensz Clifton Park TC 17:19.4 8:36 8:44
30 30 Gabe Campbell Adirondack RC 17:20.6 8:27 8:54
31 31 Alex Benway Adirondack RC 17:22.1 8:34 8:49
32 32 Dan Craighead Finger Lakes XC 17:25.2 8:23 9:03
33 33 John Muller Lagrangeville XC 17:35.7 8:31 9:05
34 34 Jared Leslie Lagrangeville XC 17:40.3 8:37 9:04
35 35 Kevin Sprague Adirondack RC 17:45.2 8:42 9:04
36 36 Jason Santos Blue Collar Runners 17:47.9 8:57 8:51
37 37 Andrew Coelho Wantagh XC 17:49.5 8:59 8:51
38 38 Jeff Corelli Latham TC 17:50.0 8:53 8:57
39 39 Greg Miniger The Purple Wave 17:51.1 8:39 9:13
40 Chris Taylor IND-Adirondack RC 17:53.6 8:55 8:59
41 40 Will Troy Finger Lakes XC 17:54.7 9:00 8:55
42 41 Devon Sedgwick Latham TC 18:08.1 9:02 9:07
43 42 Thomas Clark Wantagh XC 18:11.4 8:54 9:18
44 Pat Carroll IND-Adirondack RC 18:15.0 9:03 9:12
45 Neal Campbell IND-Adirondack RC 18:15.3 8:52 9:24
46 43 Alex Wise Lagrangeville XC 18:17.3 9:08 9:10
47 44 Zach Fitzsimmons Lagrangeville XC 18:18.3 9:01 9:18
48 45 Sean Barber Adirondack RC 18:21.8 9:06 9:16
49 46 Matt Knott Blue Collar Runners 18:23.9 8:52 9:32
50 47 Mike Libruk Latham TC 18:26.1 8:56 9:31
51 48 Nick Roertgen Blue Collar Runners 18:29.2 8:58 9:32
52 49 Aaron Kaufman Finger Lakes XC 18:33.3 9:00 9:34
53 Jon Williams IND-Adirondack RC 18:38.8 9:12 9:27
54 Jon Flint IND-Adirondack RC 18:49.2 9:11 9:39
55 50 Chris Lewis Wantagh XC 19:23.5 9:27 9:57
56 51 John Thomas Boyle Lagrangeville XC 19:33.2 9:26 10:08
57 52 Luke Milano Wantagh XC 19:39.6 9:44 9:56
58 Kevin Chen IND-Adirondack RC 19:50.8 9:42 10:09
59 53 Eric Young Latham TC 20:48.2 9:56 10:53
60 54 Dylan Marcus Finger Lakes XC 22:02.0 8:45 13:17
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