MOHS Runner: December 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Holiday Relays Results

The boys and girls indoor track teams competed at the O'Leary Holiday Relays Saturday, 12/19. The girls high jump team of Gianna Pastena and Laura Goodfriend brought home gold medals in winning their event, cut short by snow. The girls sprint med of Sam Tavalare, Jacinta Ford, Armani Blair, and Val Zielinski were 5th. Just missing medals were the 7th place 4 x 200 (Blair, Ford, Ingrid Nimoh, and LaNija Mendes) and shot put (Ford and Alyssa Hoffman). The J.V. girls were bronze medalists with a team of Casey Garcia, Laura Goodfriend, Stephanie Smith, and Ashley Torres. Like the girls, the boys also struck medals in the sprint med with a team of Juan Rios, Dan Baules, Jake Podolnick, and Jon Weiss taking 6th. Matt Herb and Pat Heitkamp just missed taking home a medal in the high jump placing 7th. Two J.V. teams placed: the 4 x 800 of Mike Artiglere, Alex Joss, Chris Coyle, and Steve Wagner were 3rd and the 4 x 200 of Chris Duran, Jake Boyle, Nick SanGiacomo, and Mike Gonzalez were 6th.
Next is the DeSchriver Invitational on Tuesday, 12/22.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Schneider Named to State Team; Weiss Picks Up Accolade

Senior Chris Schneider added to his 1st Team Morris County Coaches All County honors by being named to the 2nd Team All Morris Star-Ledger Team. Bigger yet, Chris was named 3rd Team Group 3, making him an All-Stater. Senior teammate Jon Weiss was recognized by the Star-Ledger also, being named 2nd Team All Morris. Super season, seniors!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

SCHNEIDER NAMED ALL COUNTY

Senior Chris Schneider was voted onto the All Morris County Boys Cross Country Team Tuesday night by the Morris County Track Coaches Association. Only ten county runners are selected to the team and invited to the coaches association banquet at the end of the year to recognize recipients in xc, indoor and outdoor track.
For a history of Morris County cross country, visit the mctrack.org website.
During the season, Schneider led the Marauders to a new team time average school record at Freedom Park, placed 4th in the Amercian Division Conference Championships, 11th at the Morris County Championships, 11th in the North 1, Group 3 State Sectionals, and 18th at the Group 3 State Championships. He set a new school record at Freedom Park in 16:40.
Congratulations, Chris, on an outstanding season and this recognition!

MOXC GIRLS GO UNDEFEATED 7-0 AND WIN AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP; BOYS GO 5-2 TO FINISH 3RD

MOXC girls defeated Sparta and Morris Hills in the last regular season meet of 2011 on Tuesday 10/4. The girls finished undefeated with a 7-0 record, the first time since 1999 that the girls have had a perfect record. The girls last won the conference in back-to-back years 2003-04. This accomplishment goes on top of the girls putting Coach Sulley over the 200 win mark in the first meet.

Marissa Karl won for the Marauders, breaking her own school record when she crossed the line in 20:15. The course being run this year is slightly longer due to wet conditions in one field. Her time converts to a 19:52. The girls also broke the school team time record on the course, more on that in the next blog.

The boys were led by Scott Rennalls again, but the team lowered its team total best for the season and looks forward to further improvement when they hit the course again on October 20 for the NJAC Conference Championship Race.

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AMERICAN DIVISION XC CHAMPS--GIRLS GO 7-0; BOYS 5-2 TAKE 3RD