The Inside Track
Sunday May 9, 2010
Sunday May 9, 2010: The Shaker teams continued to add more hardware to their collection this past week. In another exciting week, the Shaker teams competed in both league meets and invitationals. The highlights of the week included the Shaker-Shen Boys matchup in League Meet #4, the 2010 Loucks Games, and the Johnstown Invitational.
The Shaker Boys chose to send several individuals and relay teams down to White Plains last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for the 43rd Glen D. Loucks Games. The Boys DMR got things off to a good start by taking 1st place in the Eastern States Championship DMR on Thursday night despite the windy conditions, earning them the 1,999th trophy in the history of the Loucks Games. The team consisted of Seniors Ryan Egan and Matt Conti along with Junior Dave Marthy and Sophomore Mike Libruk. The team took the podium and was awarded the team trophy along with individual trophies and championship shirts. (See video below) Brian Gallagher hoped to continued Shaker success as he competed in the first two events of the Pentathlon on Friday. After the Hurdles and High Jump portions of the competition, Gallagher was sitting in 4th place overall. Matt Conti also competed in the 800M on Thursday and placed 10th overall with a time of 1:56.49. Conti and Gallagher spent the night in White Plains, preparing for their final events the next day. On Saturday, Brian Gallagher continued his success in the Pentathlon, earning the Long Jump title and propelling himself to a 2nd place finish, beating his own school record with a new total of 3085 points. The Indoor National Champions 4X800M Relay from Shaker consisting of Chris Herman, Matt Conti, Ryan Egan, and Dave Marthy also earned themselves a 2nd place finish in that event. Junior Casey Gilboy also took 7th place in the 3000M Steeplechase while Senior Brendan Dolan captured 5th in the 400M Hurdles. Loucks Games Results / Photo Gallery
Hundreds of photos from this season's meets have been posted on the Outdoor Track Photos Page. Please send any photos you may have taken at the meets to bhickey@shakerrunning.com. Thank you to Mr. Fallon, Mr. Egan, Dylan Hedderman's Grandparents (Maryellen and Fred Pheiffer), and Mr. Hines for submitting photos this past week.
The Shaker Boys and Girls also competed in League Meet #4 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and have only one more League Meet remaining this season. The Shaker Boys defeated the always strong Shenendehowa team along with Averill Park, continuing their undefeated 8-0 season. Shaker Boys League Meet #4 Photo Gallery / Shaker Girls League Meet #4 Photo Gallery
In addition to the Loucks Games and League Meet #4, both the boys and girls teams competed at the Johnstown Invitational last Saturday. While the Boys team was missing about ten of their top athletes who competed at the Loucks Games, they still managed to turn in some impressive individual performances despite the on and off stormy conditions throughout the day. Top performers for the Boys included Carlos Mendez (4th-100M and 6th-Shot Put), Kyle Foster (3rd-800M), Dylan Hedderman (6th-800M), Eric Young (4th-1600M), Ryan Recchia (6th-1600M), Jon Vallecorsa (4th-3200M), 3200M Relay (4th-Mellon, Heim, Olsen, Vazquez), Sterling Greeen (6th-High Jump), Tim Derocher (One of only two jumpers to clear 12' in Pole Vault), Justice Ramsey (4th-Triple jump, and the fourth Shaker underclassman to leap more than 40' since late Indoor season), Nequan Lewis (4th-Shotput and 3rd-Discus, earning him the Shaker 12th Grade Record in that event), Frosh Sprint Medley Relay (1st-O'Connor, Jackson, Koehler, Smith), and the JV Medley Relay (2nd-Phillips, Koehler, Nasca, Hernandez). Results
The Girls team also finished 3rd in the wind and rain behind Saratoga and Colonie in the 18 team field. Top finishers included: Kristi Hayes (400M-3rd), Christine Coughlin (800M-4th), Zosia Dunn (800M-6th), Julia McCane (High Jump-5th), Suzanne Zoufaly (Pole Vault-3rd), Emma Torncello (Long Jump-2nd and Triple Jump-3rd), Emily Vandenburgh (Long Jump-3rd), Viola Pawlak (Discus-6th), 400M Relay (5th-Plue, Vandenburgh, Recchia, Ziegler), 800M Relay (3rd-Hayes, Vandenburgh, Coughlin, Dunn), 1600M (3rd-Ziegler, McCane, Hayes, Sheridan), 3200M (3rd-Sheridan, Moras, Libruk, Burke), Frosh Medley Relay (2nd-McClean, Riley, Murawski, Riley), and the JV Medley Relay (2nd-Plue, Mahoney, Green, Stockert). Results
Attention Cross Country Runners: Looking to attend a running camp this summer? Check out the Portsmouth/Newport Running Camp information below for details about the 2010 camp. Space is limited and if you sign up early you are eligible to receive a special team discount arranged through shakerrunning.com. Please email bhickey@shakerrunning.com for more information, if you have any questions, or for details about how to receive the special discount. Several Shaker runners have already signed up to attend. Brochures from the camp are now available, please see Brian Hickey if you would like a brochure.
Visit the 2010 Outdoor Track Season Page to view the latest results, news, announcements, photos, schedules, and more.
This Week: The Girls will compete at League Meet #5 at Guilderland on Monday 5/10 starting at 4:00pm against Guilderland, Burnt Hills, and Ballston Spa in their final league meet of the season. The Boys will be at Columbia on Tuesday 5/11 at 4:00pm against Columbia, Burnt Hills, and Mohonasen. The Girls will also have an All Comers Meet scheduled at Shen on Wednesday at 4:00pm. In addition, the Shaker Boys will send athletes to the Frosh/Soph championships on Thursday 5/13, 4:00pm at Burnt Hills. Lastly, select Shaker Girls will be attending the Eddy Meet on Saturday at Schenectady beginning at 9:00am. This week will be a busy one as the Shaker teams prepare for the upcoming Suburban Council Championships the following week.
