1st Marine Corps Holiday Classic
Dec 28, 2004 at the New York Armory, New York NY

Results
Action Photo Album
Donna on the Side
Notes and Quotes

Preview
Entries
Schedule
Prior Years

the meet's own web site

Fifth running of this meet has been renamed for its new sponsor, the US Marine Corps.


Mike Carpenter tells how it feels to run at the Armory:

"There is no feeling in the world that could compare with the feeling I got standing on the starting line for each race I ran at the Armory. People screaming and cheering, lights flashing, people running out of their minds..."


Simon Gratz PA boys sweep three sprint relays in US#1 time. Kevin Tschirhart and Aislinn Ryan lead DMR wins.
Marines capture the New York Armory
DONNA ON THE SIDE at the Marine Corps Holiday Classic

Marine Corps Holiday Classic photo album - Relay action was fast and furious at the New York Armory Tuesday (12/28). Here, the Woodrow Wilson Camden NJ girls win the 4x200.

below, Simon Gratz Philadelphia PA boys enjoyed the video limelight after winning the 4x200 so much that they came back twice more with wins in the SMR and 4x400. They now lead the US in all three events. See John Dye's Photo Album for more pix.

photos by John Dye

BOYS
GIRLS
4x200
Simon Gratz PA, the national leader this season, improved to 1:28.25, #13 on the all time list and a PA state record. Woodrow Wilson Camden NJ 1:43.79
Distance Medley
Northport NY 10:19.35, with anchor Kevin Tschirhart (4:15) bursting from behind to break open a 3-way battle with Shenendehowa NY and Christian Brothers NJ.
Warwick Valley NY 12:11.82, with Aislinn Ryan anchoring in 5:00.1 in her first race since winning the Foot Locker cross country national championship.
Invitational 800m
St. Benedict's NJ sr Bryan Scotland 1:53.32 broke on top and stretched it out the entire way, posting the fastest time in the US this season.
Ward Melville NY sr Michelle Seibert 2:17.53, taking over on the second lap but never completely shaking Bishop Loughlin NY jr Janean Morris 2:18.10.
Other Winners
4x800 Northport NY 8:03.78
SMR Simon Gratz PA 3:38.36
4x400 Simon Gratz 3:20.14
4x800 Clinton NY 9:40.54
SMR Bellport NY 4:11.74
4x400 Bishop Loughlin NY 4:00.35

 

Aislinn Ryan leads Warwick Valley NY to DMR victory.

Prior Years

2003 - Andre Silva and Selena Sappleton win invitational 800's.

2002 - 2001

Preview

*More than 5,000 athletes from over 150 schools in six states will compete in the first annual Marine Corps Holiday Classic on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory on West 168th Street. This is actually the fifth year for the meet, but the first year the Marine Corps, long sponsor of the renowned Quantico Relays in Virginia, is sponsoring the Armory event.

*Former Mayor David Dinkins and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly are expected to attend. They will present awards to victorious athletes from approximately 1-3 p.m., when the featured events will take place. The meet will begin at 9 a.m. Commissioner Kelly's schedule is subject to change.

*The Marine Corps Relay, featuring teams from New York, New Jersey and the Headquarters Office in Garden City, NY, will be held at 1:30 p.m. At 1:15 p.m., Major Shane Tomko will sing the National Anthem accompanied by the Marine Corps Color Guard. Former Marines will present awards to event winners throughout the meet.

*Athletes can compete in the Marine Corps Chin-Up Challenge near the track. Prizes will be awarded based on how many chin-ups the athletes can do.

*The meet events are all relays with the exception of the boys and girls Invitational 800 Meter Runs.

*In the boys Championship Distance Medley Relay, defending champion Christian Brothers Academy of Lincroft, NJ, will battle Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, NJ). CBA came out on top in the 3200-meter relay at the Bishop Loughlin Games this past Saturday (Dec. 18) with a time of 8:03.04. Northport (Long Island), the meet record holder (10:20.19, 2002), should give both teams a run for their money with two-time Foot Locker X-C qualifier Kevin Tschirhart on the anchor leg. Other contenders include Cardinal O'Hara of Springfield, PA, Commack, Long Island, and Colts Neck, NJ.

*In the boys Invitational 800 Meter Run, Elliot Henry of Exeter (New Hampshire) is favored. He has a 1:54.9 seed time. The strong field also includes sophomore sensation Lionel Williams (Frosh National record holder) of St. Peter's (Staten Island), who has run 1:56.02; Julian Coswell (Elmont, NY). Jason Lakritz (Newburgh Free Academy, Newburgh, NY) and Michael Pachella (Walkill Valley, Walkill, NY). The meet record of 1:55.10 was set by Andre Silva of Middle Country (Long Island) in 2003.

*The boys field events, also all relays, could be outstanding. Three Bishop Loughlin Games Champions are scheduled to compete. They are: Gregory Ryan of Shenendehowa (Clifton Park, NY), who won the pole vault at 13-6; Jamar Byrd of Vineland (NJ) High School, who took the long jump at 23-3 ¾, and Prescott Hill of South Brunswick (NJ) High School, who was victorious in the shot put at 51-1 ¼.  

*In the girls Championship Distance Medley Relay, defending champion and meet record holder Boys and Girls of Brooklyn is the strong favorite after easily winning at the Bishop Loughlin Games in the 3200-meter relay (9:30.90). Atholton (Columbia, MD) could push Boys and Girls after a victory at the Prince Georges County Sports Complex (MD). Other teams to watch include Bethlehem (NY), Warwick Valley (NY) and Bellport (Long Island). The meet record of 12:00.57, set by Boys and Girls in 2001, could fall.

*In the girls Invitational 800 Meter Run, the meet record of 2:15.0, set by Selena Sappleton of A. Philip Randolph (Manhattan) in 2003, is likely to fall. Three competitors are seeded at 2:16. Rolanda Bell of Sacred Heart Academy (Hempstead, Long Island); Mary Sullivan of Westhampton Beach (Long Island) and Mary Alice Howard of Somers (Lincolndale, NY) will all have their eyes on the clock.

*Admission is $10, with students and seniors admitted for $5.

Entries

Boys Distance Medley Relay Championship
Vineland
Christian Brothers Academy
Northport
Commack
Colts Neck
Seton Hall Prep
Ridgewood
Walt Whitman
Old Bridge
Randolph
Somers

Girls Distance Medley Relay Championship
Warwick Valley
Boys & Girls
Atholton
Suffern
Bellport
Colts Neck
Connetquot
Cardinal O'Hara
Ridgewood
Ward Melville
Ridgefield
Sayville
Sacred Heart Academy

Boys Invitational 800 Meter Run
Heat #1
Elliot Henry Exeter
Lionel Williams St Peter's
Julian Croswell Elmont
Jason Lakritz Newburgh Free Academy
Michael Pachella Wallkill Valley Regional
Greg Hoffman Chaminade
Mike Pio William Tennent
Mike Mark Warwick Valley
Nicholas Graham South Shore
Tobias Groneveldt DeWitt Clinton
Heat # 2
Wallace Kieran South Side
Jonathon Williams Elmont
Conor McNamara Chaminade
Dan Rock Warwick Valley
Chris Wins Kingston
Atiba Liverpool Elmont
Chris Gass Warwick Valley
Chris Randazzo West Islip
Chad Vidal Sportswood
Max Westman Lower Merion

Girls Invitational 800 Meter Run
Mary Sullivan Westhampton Beach
Rolanda Bell Sacred Heart
Mary Alice Howard Somers
Michelle Seibert Ward Melville
Lauren Walsh Lenape
Leslie Njoku McNair Academics
Lisa Sinkovitz Immaculate Academy
Kerry Taylor Immaculate Academy

 

Teams Entered

Abraham Lincoln Brooklyn NY
All Hallows Bronx NY
Archbishop Molloy Briarwood NY
Archbishop Prendergast Drekel Hill PA
Archbishop Stepinac White Plains NY
Atholton Columbia MD
Babylon East Northport NY
Bayport-Blue Point - Boys Bayport NY
Bayport-Blue Point - Girls Bayport NY
Bellport - Girls Brookhaven NY
Bergenfield Bergenfield NJ
Bethlehem Albany NY
Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn NY
Boys & Girls Brooklyn NY
Buena Regional Buena NJ
Calhoun - Boys Merrick NY
Cardinal O'Hara Springfield PA
Cardinal Spellman Bronx NY
Catherine McAuley Brooklyn NY
CBA Lincroft NJ
Central Islip Central Islip NY
Central Regional Bayville NJ
CH Flowers Springdale MD
Chaminade Mineola NY
Christ the King Middle Village NY
Clearview Mullica Hill NJ
Colts Neck Colts Neck NJ
Commack - Boys Commack NY
Commack - Girls Commack NY
Comsewogue Port Jefferson Station NY
Connetquot Bohemia NY
Curtis Staten Island NY
Danbury Danbury CT
Danbury - Girls Danbury CT
Darien Darien CT
Delsea Frankinville NJ
DeWitt Clinton - Boys Bronx NY
DeWitt Clinton - Girls Bronx NY
Eastern - Boys Voorhees NJ
Eastern - Girls Voorhees NJ
Elmont Elmont NY
Exter Exeter NH
Farmingdale Farmingdale NY
Frederick Frederick MD
Friendly Ft Washington MD
Haddon Heights Haddon Heights NJ
Hanover Park East Hanover NJ
Harriton Rosemont NJ
Hempstead Hemstead NY
Hendrick Hudson Montrose NY
Holy Cross Flushing NY
Holy Ghost Preparatory Bensalem PA
Hunterdon Central Flemington NJ
Immaculate Heart Academy Washington Township NJ
Iona Prep New Rochelle NY
Irvington Irvington NY
Jackson Memorial - Girls Jackson NJ
JP Stevens Edison NJ
Kingston Kingston NY
Kingsway Wodwich Township NJ
LaGuardia - Girls New York NY
Largo Largo MD
Lenape Medford NJ
Lincoln, Yonkers Yonkers NY
Longwood - Boys Middle Island NY
Longwood - Girls Longwood NY
Lower Merion - Boys Ardmore PA
Lower Merion - Girls Ardmore NY
Lynbrook Lynbrook NY
Mary Louis Academy Jamaica Estates NY
Matawan Abendeen NJ
McNair Academics Jersey City NJ
Memorial - Boys West New York NJ
Memorial - Girls West New York NY
Metawan Abandan NJ
Metuchen Metuchen NJ
Monsignor Donovan Toms River NJ
Montgomery Blair Silver Spring MD
Mt Vernon Mt Vernon NY
Murray Bergtraum New York NY
New Hyde Park New Hyde Park NY
Newburgh Free Academy Newburgh NY
North Babylon North Babylon NY
Northport Northport NY
Ocean City Ocean City NJ
Ocean Township Oakhurst NJ
Old Bridge - Boys Old Bridge NJ
Old Bridge - Girls Old Bridge NJ
Patchogue-Medford Medford NY
Pennsauken Pennsauken NJ
Perkiomen Collegeville PA
Poly Prep Brooklyn NY
Prospect Heights Brooklyn NY
Rancocas Valley Regional Mount Holloy NJ
Randolph Randolph NJ
Regis New York NY
Ridgefield - Boys Ridgefield NJ
Ridgefield - Girls Ridgefield NJ
Ridgewood Ridgewood NJ
Roosevelt Yonkers NY
Russell Bates Atco NJ
Sacred Heart Academy Hempstead NY
Saunders Trades & Techinal Yonkers NY
Sayville Sayville NY
Seton Hall Prep West Orange NJ
Shenendehowa Clifton Park NY
Simon Gratz Philadelphia PA
Smithtown Smithtown NY
Smithtown - Boys Smithtown NY
Somers Lincolndale NY
South Brunswick Monmouth Junction NJ
South Shore - Boys Brooklyn NY
South Shore - Girls Brooklyn NY
South Side Rockville Centre NY
Spotswood Spotswood NJ
St Benedict's Prep Newark NJ
St John the Baptist - Boys West Islip NY
St John the Baptist - Girls West Islip NY
St John's Prep Astoria NY
St Joseph by the Sea Staten Island NY
St Joseph Hill Staten Island NY
St Peter's - Boys Staten Island NY
St Peter's - Girls Staten Island NY
Steinert Hamilton NJ
Strath Haven Wallingford PA
Suffern Suffern NY
Technology Newark NJ
Timber Creek Erial NJ
Toms River North - Boys Toms River NJ
Toms River North - Girls Toms River NJ
Ursuline New Rochelle NY
Villa Maria Academy Malvean PA
Vineland Vineland NJ
Wallkill Wallkill NY
Wallkill Valley Hamburg NJ
Walt Whitman Huntington Station NY
Walt Whitman - Boys Bethesda MD
Wantagh Wantagh NY
Ward Melville East Setauket NY
Warwick Valley - Boys Warwick NY
Warwick Valley - Girls Warwick NY
Washington Township - Boys Sewell NY
West Babylon - Boys West Babylon NY
West Islip West Islip NY
West Windsor Plainsboro South Princeton Jct NJ
Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach NY
Weston Weston CT
Wilby Waterbury CT
William Tennent Warminstor PA
Wilton Wilton CT
Winslow Township - Girls Atco NJ
Woodrow Wilson - Boys Camden NJ
Woodrow Wilson - Girls Camden NJ
Xaver New York NY
Xaverian Brooklyn NY

Schedule

9:00 FRESHMEN GIRLS 3200 METER RELAY- FINAL
9:20 FRESHMEN BOYS 3200 METER RELAY - FINAL
9:30 GIRLS SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY - FINAL ON TIME (INFIELD)
9:45 SOPHOMORE GIRLS 3200 METER RELAY - FINAL
10:00 SOPHOMORE BOYS 3200 METER RELAY - FINAL
10:10 BOYS SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY - FINAL ON TIME (INFIELD)
10:30 GIRLS 800 METER RELAY - TRIALS
11:10 BOYS 800 METER RELAY - TRIALS
11:55 FRESHMEN GIRLS 800 METER RELAY- FINAL ON TIME
12:15 FRESHMEN BOYS 800 METER RELAY - FINAL ON TIME
12:35 SOPHOMORE GIRLS 800 METER RELAY - FINAL ON TIME
12:50 SOPHOMORE BOYS 800 METER RELAY - FINAL ON TIME
1:15 NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PRESENTATION
1:30 MARINE CORP RELAYS
1:40 CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
1:55 GIRLS 800 METER RELAY FINAL
2:00 INVITATIONAL BOYS 800 METER RUN
2:05 INVITATIONAL GIRLS 800 METER RUN
2:10 BOYS 800 METER RELAY FINAL
2:15 CHAMPIONSHIP GIRLS DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY - FINAL
2:30 GIRLS DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY - FINAL
3:15 BOYS DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY - FINAL
3:55 FRESHMEN GIRLS 1600 METER RELAY - FINAL
4:10 FRESHMEN BOYS 1600 METER RELAY - FINAL
4:25 SOPHOMORE GIRLS 1600 METER RELAY - FINAL
4:40 SOPHOMORE BOYS 1600 METER RELAY- FINAL
5:05 GIRLS 3200 METER RELAY - FINAL
5:40 BOYS 3200 METER RELAY - FINAL
6:10 GIRLS SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY - FINAL
6:40 BOYS SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY - FINAL
7:15 GIRLS 1600 METER RELAY - FINAL
7:40 BOYS 1600 METER RELAY - FINAL
FIELD EVENTS
9:00 GIRLS SHOT PUT RELAY
9:00 BOYS LONG JUMP RELAY
BOYS TRIPLE JUMP TO FOLLOW LONG JUMP
9:00 GIRLS LONG JUMP RELAY
GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP TO FOLLOW LONG JUMP
9:00 GIRLS POLE VAULT RELAY
11:30 GIRLS HIGH JUMP RELAY (High Jump Mats # 1)
11:30 BOYS HIGH JUMP RELAY (High Jump Mats # 2)
1:00 BOYS POLE VAULT RELAY
1:30 BOYS SHOT PUT RELAY

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