The Inside Track
Sunday November 30, 2008

Sunday November 30, 2008: Coach Springstead continues his recovery at home. Several current team members and recent Shaker graduates stopped to visit Coach on the day after Thanksgiving. If you want to send get well wishes, his address is 6 Davis Lane, Latham NY 12110.
 
Many distance runners on the Indoor Track team participated in the Troy Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. The list of current team members who finished ahead of Coach Stadtlander in the 5K were: Christian Delago, Ryan Egan, Eric Young, Mike Libruk, Kyle Foster, Ryan Recchia, Adam Parower, Dave Marthy, Dan McGrail, Brian Hickey, Connor Dodd, Dylan Hedderman, Jackson Ciavardoni, Craig Weiss (running in disguise), Morgan Wojtusik (girl’s team), Matt Whalen, and 7th grader Quinn Sorady.
 
The Caryl Faye 5K was held on Saturday, November 29th at the Crossings.  The Caryl Faye Foundation was created in memory of Caryl Erhardt Canfield. She was the mother of three children, including her son John who was a member of the Shaker Track program and a 2008 graduate of our school. Several current and former Shaker runners entered the race in support of their former teammate and the organization created to honor his mother’s spirit and memory. Top ten finishers included Mike Libruk, Matt Blizinski, Ryan Recchia, Chris Van Zetta, Will Schanz and Brian Hickey. Also among the finishers were several former Shaker classmates and teammates of John Canfield, including RJ Sniffen, Julian Norton and Kevin Conti.
 
Alumni Watch at Turkey Trot: Several recent Shaker grads and current college runners participated in the Troy Turkey Trot including: Steve Marthy (Army), Nick Webster (Marist), Brian Benson (Stonehill), Jeff Corelli (RPI), RJ Sniffen (UAlbany), Chris Manico (UAlbany), John Maloy (Georgetown) and Matt Bogdan (Yale).
 
Excitement is building for the start of the Indoor Track season on Saturday, December 13th. The Boys team is the largest ever and is well balanced to be competitive in every event this year.
 
Section 2 Qualifiers for NXN Championships: Three Section 2 Girls teams (Saratoga, Burnt Hills and Queensbury) will be traveling to Saturday’s NXN Championships in Oregon. In addition, three of the five individual girls selected from the New York State region not on qualifying teams are also from Section 2. The Shenendehowa Boys team, which has been the #1 team in New York State all season, also qualified for the same trip. It is no surprise that Section 2 is viewed by many to be the strongest region of the country for High School Cross Country. Best of luck to all the Section 2 runners…they will certainly represent us well.