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                         North Rockland Track & Field                          
                      WRDTFCA Invitational 07  10-Feb-07                       
                             North Rockland [NR]                               
 
  5  Boys   1600m Run
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    Name                     Age Team             
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  1 Savoia, A J               12 North Rockland     4:26.70 F      
    1:05.80 1:08.70 2:12.20                                        
  6 Mendez, Christian         12 North Rockland     4:37.10 F      
    1:05.70 1:09.00 1:08.60 1:13.80                                
    Landayan, Ronald          11 North Rockland     5:14.00 F      
    2:30.60 2:43.40                                                
    Fondacaro, Chris          09 North Rockland     5:14.60 F      
    2:36.60 2:38.00                                                
    Brophy, Kevin             09 North Rockland     5:18.00 F      
    2:36.30 2:41.70                                                
    Reilly, Brian             09 North Rockland     5:49.80 F      
    2:53.00 2:56.80                                                
    Ruiz, Michael             09 North Rockland     5:57.70 F      
    2:53.80 3:03.90                                                
 
  7  Boys   3200m Run
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    Shannon, Damien           11 North Rockland    10:47.10 F      
    5:15.00 5:32.10                                                
    Tantillo, Chris           12 North Rockland    10:48.30 F      
    5:18.00 5:30.30                                                
    Maisonette, Andrew        09 North Rockland    10:54.00 F      
    5:17.10 5:36.90                                                
 
 15  Boys    Shot Put
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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  6 Lund, Ray                 12 North Rockland    44-06.00 F      
    Gamboli, Vinnie           12 North Rockland    42-09.00 F      
    Casey, James              10 North Rockland    33-07.00 F      
  1 Peraza, Dimas             09 North Rockland    32-10.00 F      
 
 17  Boys    High Jump
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    Seward, Joey              10 North Rockland     5-08.00 F      
    Maisonette, Alex          11 North Rockland     5-06.00 F      
    Sanon, Gladimir           12 North Rockland          NH F      
 
 24  Boys   4x200m Relay
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    A  'North Rockland'                                1:40.90 F      
     1) Anthony Raju                    2) Anthony Congress               
     3) Ronald Lucien                   4) Joey Seward                    
      24.99   25.93   24.66   25.32                                
 
 24  Boys   4x200m Relay
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    B  'North Rockland'                                1:42.20 F      
     1) John Grant                      2) Gladimir Sanon                 
     3) Alex Maisonette                 4) Demba Musa                     
      25.97   25.49   25.83   24.91                                
 
 25  Boys   4x400m Relay
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    A  'North Rockland'                                3:56.30 F      
     1) Anthony Minervini               2) Ronald Landayan                
     3) Mitchell Smolen                 4) Manny Martinez                 
      59.33 1:02.22 1:01.56   53.19                                
 
 26  Boys   4x800m Relay
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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  5 A  'North Rockland'                                8:49.30 F      
     1) Norman Thompson                 2) Colin Galvin                   
     3) David Figueroa                  4) Damien Shannon                 
    2:08.51 2:11.99 2:10.08 2:18.72                                
 
 26  Boys   4x800m Relay
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    B  'North Rockland'                                9:10.20 F      
     1) Christopher Carrington          2) Louie Maio                     
     3) Christopher Figluizzi           4) Chris Tantillo                 
 
 26  Boys   4x800m Relay
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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  2 C  'North Rockland'                               10:09.00 F      
     1) Chris Fondacaro                 2) Kevin Brophy                   
     3) Brian Reilly                    4) Andrew Maisonette              
    2:27.10 2:31.90 2:43.90 2:26.10                                
 
 37  Boys   55m Dash
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    Thompson, Norman          12 North Rockland        6.40 P      
    Thompson, Norman          12 North Rockland        6.50 S      
  6 Thompson, Norman          12 North Rockland        6.60 F      
    Musa, Demba               12 North Rockland        6.80 P      
    Lucien, Ronald            12 North Rockland        6.80 P      
    Martinez, Manny           11 North Rockland        6.90 P      
    Raju, Anthony             12 North Rockland        6.90 P      
 
 39  Boys   300m Dash
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    Martinez, Manny           11 North Rockland       38.20 F      
    Lucien, Ronald            12 North Rockland       39.50 F      
    Musa, Demba               12 North Rockland       39.90 F      
    Raju, Anthony             12 North Rockland       40.90 F      
    Smolen, Mitchell          12 North Rockland       42.50 F      
 
 41  Boys   600m Run
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    Galvin, Colin             12 North Rockland     1:31.40 F      
    1:00.00   31.40                                                
    Grant, John               11 North Rockland     1:34.40 F      
    1:00.90   33.50                                                
    Carrington, Christopher   10 North Rockland     1:38.00 F      
    1:04.70   33.30                                                
 
 43  Boys   1000m Run
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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  4 Mahmud-Bey, Yusef         11 North Rockland     2:39.30 F      
    1:02.90 1:04.60   31.80                                        
    Figueroa, David           12 North Rockland     2:52.30 F      
    1:05.80 1:11.60   34.90                                        
    Maio, Louie               11 North Rockland     2:56.10 F      
    1:08.10 1:12.50   35.50                                        
    Figluizzi, Christopher    10 North Rockland     2:59.40 F      
    1:08.30 1:14.00   37.10                                        
    Minervini, Anthony        12 North Rockland     3:05.70 F      
    2:27.30   38.40                                                
    Badstein, Nick            10 North Rockland     3:08.70 F      
    2:29.90   38.80                                                
 
 48  Boys   60m Hurdles
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    Name                     Age Team                   
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    Grant, John               11 North Rockland        9.30 P      
    Congress, Anthony         09 North Rockland        9.30 S      
    Grant, John               11 North Rockland        9.50 S      
    Congress, Anthony         09 North Rockland        9.50 F      
    Smolen, Mitchell          12 North Rockland       10.70 F

 

Savoia finds kick in the end

By Alex Myers
The Journal News
(Original publication: February 11, 2007)
 

JERSEY CITY - AJ Savoia crossed the finish line, then turned to congratulate the opponents he had just bested. Still standing, the North Rockland senior bent down to give support to the pair of Arlington runners crumpled on the floor in pain following the grueling race.

But while his fallen foes appeared down for the count, Savoia looked like he still had something left in the tank despite having just held off the two runners down the final stretch.

The fantastic finish in the boy's 1,600-meter run was perhaps the most exciting race of the afternoon yesterday at the Section 1 Coaches Invitational at the Jersey City Armory. Savoia's time of 4 minutes, 26.7 seconds nipped Arlington's Jared Leslie and Brandon Ceriello in a competition that featured all three running under 4:30.

"He took the lead with about 400 to go, and I know he has a good kick, so I just went for him and edged him today," said Savoia of Ceriello, a familiar opponent. "I was happy to give him a lot of credit."

For Savoia, the time represented a personal best. Still, it was something he expected, and a mark he plans to continue breaking.

"I should be able to drop some more," he said. "I came in wanting a 4:25 and I came close. I'm right where I wanted to be."

While Savoia entered with that goal, others were more concerned with place than time. Much of this stemmed from most of the athletes not used to competing at the Jersey City Armory.

North Salem/John Jay's Alex Malikian was one of those who had to adapt on the fly. Competing in the 600, he had to alter his style during the actual race.

"At first I didn't realize how sharp the turns are," Malikian said. "After the first lap I adjusted. I had to use a lot more legs than usual."

For Malikian, his time of 1:23.9 was two seconds off of his personal best.

However, coming into the race with the knowledge that the track would be different than what he was used to, he focused on staying in front of the competition.

"I just wanted to get out fast because I knew I had the fastest seed time," Malikian said. "I wasn't worried about setting a personal record. I just wanted the win, and I was successful at that."

There was no team scoring in an event that featured representatives from 46 schools. That number is up from the 41 that competed in the inaugural competition last year, according to meet director and North Rockland coach Gene Dall.

Other Section 1 individual winners were White Plains' Tewado Latty (300), Edgemont's Zach Borenstein (1,000), and Mount Vernon's Robert Pope (shot put). Clarkstown South (800) and White Plains (1,600) each captured relay titles.