men's cross country results - Manhattan College Athletics

Cross Country
September
2 Army Open at West Point, N.Y.
17 Iona Meet of Champions at Riverdale, N.Y. (Van Cortlandt Park)
October
1 Paul Short Run at Bethlehem, Pa.
7 Metropolitan Championships at Riverdale, N.Y. (Van Cortlandt Park)
15 Princeton Invitational at Princeton, N.J.
28 MAAC Championships at Riverdale, N.Y. (Van Cortlandt Park)
November
12 NCAA Northeast Regional at Buffalo, N.Y.
19 ECAC/IC4A Championships at Riverdale, N.Y. (Van Cortlandt Park)
21 NCAA Championships at Terre Haute, Ind.
Indoor Track
December
1 Manhattan College Opener at Riverdale, N.Y. (Draddy Gymnasium)
3 Yale Season Opener at New Haven, Conn.
9-10 Brother Jasper Invitational at Riverdale, N.Y. (Draddy Gymnasium)
January
13 NYC Gotham Cup at New York, N.Y.
20 Albany Great Dane Classic at New York, N.Y.
Long Island Indoor Championships at South Huntington, N.Y.
26-27 Metropolitan Indoor Championships at Riverdale, N.Y./New York, N.Y.
February
3-4 Giegengack Invitational at New Haven, Conn.
New Balance Collegiate Invitational at New York, N.Y.
8 Manhattan College Invitational at Riverdale, N.Y. (Draddy Gymnasium)
11 Millrose Games Collegiate Invitational at New York, N.Y.
17 MAAC Indoor Championships at New York, N.Y.
23 Armory Collegiate Challenge at New York, N.Y.
March
3-4 ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships at Boston, Mass.
10-11 NCAA Indoor Championships at Nampa, Idaho
Outdoor Track
March
16-17 Baldy Castillo Invitational at Tempe, Ariz.
31 FDU Knight Invitational at Palisades Park, N.J.
April
6 Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton, N.J.
7 Roadrunner Invitational at Mahwah, N.J.
13-14 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships at Piscataway, N.J.
20-21 Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton, N.J.
27-28 Penn Relays at Philadelphia, Pa.
28 Lions Invitational at Ewing, N.J.
May
5-6 MAAC Outdoor Championships at Lawrenceville, N.J.
11-13 ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships at Princeton, N.J.
24-26 NCAA East Preliminary Round at Jacksonville, Fla.
June
8-11 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Des Moines, Iowa

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Quick Facts
Location......................................................................................... Riverdale, N.Y.
Enrollment....................................................................................................3,200
Founded.......................................................................................................... 1853
Nickname...................................................................................................Jaspers
Colors...................................................................... Green (PMS # 349) & White
Conference......................................................... Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC)
President....................................................................Brennan O’Donnell, Ph. D.
Executive Vice President/Provost...................................... William Clyde, Ph. D.
Vice President of Student Life.......................................Richard Satterlee, Ph. D.
Director of Athletics.............................................................Robert J. Byrnes, ‘68
Senior Associate Athletic Director................................................. Noah LeFevre
Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator......Deborah Gregory
Team Physicians............................................................ Anthony Maddalo, M.D.
......................................................Greg Cavaliere, M.D., Christine Curran, D.O.
Team Chiropractor............................................................ Theresa Pirraglia, D.C.
Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine......Doug Straley MS,ATC,CSCS
Athletics Travel Coordinator...................................................................Jim Duffy
Assistant Athletic Director for Communications & Marketing............Stephen Dombroski
Operations Manager.....................................................................Elvys Quezada
Compliance Coordinator................................................................. Ariel Pesante
Academic Advisor...................................Brother David Trichtinger, Alyssa Koob
Athletics Secretary..............................................................................Susan Pape
Athletic Department Phone.............................................................718-862-7227
Athletic Department Fax..................................................................718-862-8020
Website................................................................................ www.GoJaspers.com
Directions to Draddy Gymnasium
From South:
Triborough Bridge — Follow signs to Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) North,
and proceed to the Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. Bear right and go back over
the Expressway toward Broadway. Make a right at Broadway. At second traffic
light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make another left and follow
campus road to Draddy Gymnasium.
Henry Hudson Parkway — Take Exit 20, W. 239th St. This puts you on Henry
Hudson Parkway Service Road. At stop sign, bear left through intersection
(past monument). Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College
Parkway. Go left to Draddy Gymnasium parking lot.
From North:
Saw Mill River Parkway to Henry Hudson Parkway. Take Exit 21, W. 246th St.,
straight on the Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road. At 239th St. (second
traffic light), turn left, then again (around monument). Bear right at fork
(before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Go left to Draddy Gymnasium
parking lot.
New York State Thruway South (I-87) connects with the Major Deegan to Van
Cortlandt Park South Exit. Turn right at top of ramp then right onto Broadway.
At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make
another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium.
From East:
Bronx Whitestone or Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway South
(I-95). Take Major Deegan Expressway North (I-87) to Van Cortlandt Park
South Exit. Bear right, going back over the Expressway, and make a right onto
Broadway. At second traffic light, turn left onto Manhattan College Parkway.
Make another left and follow campus road to Draddy Gymnasium.
From West:
George Washington Bridge—Follow signs to Henry Hudson Parkway northbound
(for automobiles only; otherwise take Major Deegan Expressway northbound).
Take Exit 20, W. 239th St. This puts you on Henry Hudson Parkway
Service Road. At stop sign bear left through intersection (past monument).
Bear right at fork (before overpass) onto Manhattan College Parkway. Make
another left and follow road to Draddy Gymnasium.
*Note: Buses and trucks must follow directions using Major Deegan Expressway.
Commercial vehicles are not allowed on Henry Hudson Parkway.
athletic communications
Stephen Dombroski
Assistant Athletic Director for
Communications & Marketing
Office Phone 718-862-7228
Stephen.Dombroski@manhattan.edu
Joe Clifford
Assistant Sports Information Director
Track Contact
Office Phone 718-862-7709
Joseph.Clifford@manhattan.edu
Christian Heimall
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Office Phone 718-862-7728
Christian.Heimall@manhattan.edu
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Dr. Brennan O’Donnell is the 19th president of Manhattan
College, having assumed the responsibilities of the
position July 1, 2009.
Dr. O’Donnell comes to Manhattan from Fordham College
at Rose Hill, Fordham University’s oldest and largest
school. As dean of Fordham College, he was the chief
academic officer of a College of Arts and Sciences enrolling
about 3,200 students under a faculty of more than 200.
Before coming to New York, Dr. O’Donnell spent 17 years
at Loyola College in Maryland (now Loyola University Maryland),
where he served as a professor of English and, from
1999-2004, as director of the university-wide Honors Program.
An active scholar, his teaching and research interests
focus mainly upon poetry, especially of the British Romantic
period, and on religion and literature, particularly contemporary
American Catholic writers. He has authored two
books on the poetry of William Wordsworth and co-edited
The Work of Andre Dubus, a collection of essays published
as a double issue of Religion and the Arts. In addition, Dr.
O’Donnell has published articles, essays and reviews in
some of the leading journals in his field. At Manhattan, he
will continue to hold a faculty appointment, as he had at
Fordham and Loyola, as professor of English.
As the first president of the College not to be a member
of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Dr. O’Donnell is
treading new ground at Manhattan College. He has experience
in such transitions, however, as he was also the first
layperson to serve as dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill.
His publications and lectures demonstrate a keen engagement
in issues of faith and education, specifically Catholic
higher education. From 1994–2000, he served as editor
of the national magazine Conversations on Jesuit Higher
Education, and he was a member of the National Seminar
on Jesuit Higher Education from 1993–2000. In addition, he
has served as a board member for the Lilly Fellows Program
and for Collegium, a consortium of Catholic universities that
strives to strengthen faculty understanding of and participation
in the mission of Catholic higher education.
A native of Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley, Dr. O’Donnell
earned his B.A. with highest distinction and Honors in
English at The Pennsylvania State University in 1981, where
he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an M.A.
and a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill in English and American Literature and Language. He is
the recipient of numerous fellowships, grants, awards and
honors.
Dr. O’Donnell is married to Angela O’Donnell (formerly
Alaimo), a poet and writer who teaches at Fordham, where
she serves as associate director of the Francis and Ann Curran
Center for American Catholic Studies. The couple has
three sons: Charles (a graduate of Saint John’s University,
Minnesota, and a teacher in the St. Paul, Minnesota, public
schools), Patrick (a 2009 graduate of Columbia University,
currently pursuing graduate studies in philosophy
in Leuven, Belgium), and Will (a senior English major at
Fordham).
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A 1968 graduate of Manhattan College, Byrnes enters
his 24th year as director of athletics.
Since his arrival back to Riverdale in May of 1988,
Byrnes has presided over a renaissance period in
Manhattan College athletics. During his tenure,
the men’s and women’s basketball programs have
earned eight NCAA Tournament bids (four women,
four men). Additionally, the Jaspers have appeared in
five postseason and preseason National Invitational
Tournaments (NIT). Women’s soccer and men’s and
women’s lacrosse began competition at the Division
I level under Byrnes, and 14 different teams have won
conference championships-men’s and women’s cross
country, men’s and women’s indoor track, men’s and
women’s outdoor track, men’s and women’s basketball,
men’s and women’s lacrosse, volleyball, men’s
tennis, softball and baseball. In addition, to date, 26
student-athletes have received All-America honors for
both athletic and academic achievements.
Before returning to Manhattan, Byrnes spent 13
years with the Morrison-Knudsen Company, one of
the largest engineering and construction firms in the
nation.
A native of Garrison, New York, Byrnes earned his
undergraduate degree in physical education with a
minor in biology. He also holds an M.B.A. from City
University in Seattle, Washington.
As an undergraduate, Byrnes was a member of the
Jaspers’ club football team. Byrnes served as team
captain and played both defensive tackle and offensive
end. He spent one season as an assistant coach and
helped guide Manhattan to a 6-2 overall record in
1969.
Upon graduation, Byrnes began a teaching and
coaching career at Queen of Peace High School in
North Arlington, New Jersey. He also served as the
school’s director of athletics from 1970-73. Under his
leadership, Queen of Peace registered state tournament
appearances in baseball and basketball, while
also capturing the Parochial “B” State Championship
in football (1972).
In addition to his responsibilities at Manhattan, Byrnes
served two stints (1997-99, 2004-06) as president
of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association,
at one time the sponsoring body of the NIT. He
also served on the NCAA Championship Committee
in 1999-2000. He is currently the chair of the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Basketball
Committee and the Committee on Athletic Administration,
as well as a member of the ECAC Officials
Negotiating Committee. In recognition of his years of
outstanding contributions to Jasper athletics, Byrnes
was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall
of Fame in 2004.
Byrnes resides in Croton-on-Hudson, New York,
along with his wife, Rosemary. He is the father of five
children: Bob, Carolyn (Manhattan ’97), Brian (Manhattan
’99), Darren and Brigid.
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metro atlantic athletic conference
With 10 institutions strongly bound
by the sound principles of quality and
integrity in academics and excellence
in athletics, the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference is in its 31st year
of competition during the 2011-2012
academic year.
The MAAC was founded in 1980
by six charter members: the U.S.
Military Academy, Fairfield University,
Fordham University, Iona College,
Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s
College. Competition followed one
year later in the fall of 1981 with
members competing in the sports
of men’s cross country and men’s
soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army
traveled to Iona for the first MAAC
men’s basketball game and the
MAAC story had begun.
Today, Conference members
include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Loyola University
Maryland, Manhattan College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider
University, Saint Peter’s College, and Siena College. In addition, associate
members include the University of Detroit Mercy, Jacksonville University
and Virginia Military Institute in men’s lacrosse. St. Francis (N.Y.) College,
Villanova University, VMI and Wagner College are all associate members of
the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. Drake University, Robert Morris
University and Sacred Heart University compete in women’s rowing, while the
University at Albany, Boston University and the University of Hartford began
competition in women’s golf in the spring of 2010. The MAAC will support 24
sports and championships during the 2011-2012 academic year.
The MAAC Basketball Championships move to Springfield’s MassMutual
Center to host the 2012-2014 championships. By having an excellent working
relationship with various facilities, the MAAC has been able to attract a
number of NCAA Championship events. Most recently, the MAAC and Rider
co-hosted the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Wells
Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The MAAC, Canisius College and Niagara
University successfully hosted the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
Championship First and Second Rounds at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New
York. All three parties hosted the event in 2004 and 2007. The MAAC and
Rider University co-hosted the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball
Championship Regional at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., after
recording the third highest attendance figure for the women’s championship
with the First and Second Rounds in 2006. The MAAC and Rider will work
together to co-host the 2012 NCAA Rowing Championships at Mercer Lake in
West Windsor, New Jersey.
MAAC Associate Sports
In June of 1995, the MAAC continued to develop opportunities for studentathletes
as the conference announced the formation of the MAAC Men’s and
Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. The men’s league began competition in the spring
of 1996, while the women’s league commenced in the spring of 1997. The
men’s league consists of four MAAC schools -- Canisius, Manhattan, Marist,
and Siena – and three associate members – Detroit, Jacksonville and Virginia
Military Institute. The women’s league consists of MAAC institutions Canisius,
Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Niagara and Siena.
In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. The
league is currently made up of three MAAC schools – Iona, Marist and Siena
– as well as four associate members, St. Francis (N.Y.), Villanova, VMI and
Wagner.
Sacred Heart started participating in MAAC Women’s Rowing in the spring
of 2008. Drake University joined the league for the 2010 MAAC Championship,
while Robert Morris began competition in the spring of 2011.
In the summer of 2009, the MAAC added three associate members – Albany,
Boston University and Hartford – to women’s golf, with the programs starting
competition against MAAC members Fairfield, Niagara and Siena in 2009-2010.
Academics and
Athletics
The MAAC prides itself on the
accomplishments of its studentathletes
in the classroom, as well
as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a
1991 graduate of Canisius, was the
first recipient of the NCAA Woman
of the Year Award. In the fall of
1998, Erin Whalen, a member of
the Iona women’s rowing team,
was awarded one of the nation’s 32
Rhodes Scholarships for academic
achievement and civic leadership.
Jose Vargas, a Loyola student, was
also awarded a Rhodes Scholarship
in 1999.
First-class facilities are the rule
with MAAC schools, as teams
regularly play in top-notch arenas,
such as Madison Square Garden, the IZOD Center, HSBC Arena, Times
Union Center, the Arena at Harbor Yard and the Sun National Bank Center.
The other MAAC championships boast their share of outstanding locales as
well, such as the Reverend Harold Ridley, S.J., Athletic Complex at Loyola,
where the women’s soccer championship will be contested in the fall of 2011,
and Joe Bruno Stadium in Troy, New York, home of the 2012 MAAC Baseball
Championship. This year, the MAAC will take its men’s championship to
Orlando, Florida, where it will conduct its post-season event at the ESPN
Wide World of Sports Complex. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf
Championships will be held at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course.
In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have also enjoyed
success in NCAA Championships. MAAC schools have made a total of 77
NIT appearances and 47 NCAA appearances. In addition, Iona and Rider
participated in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, with the Gaels
advancing to the championship game. The Manhattan women participated
in the Women’s Basketball Invitational, reaching the semifinal round of the
tournament. The MAAC currently possesses 13 automatic bids to NCAA
Championships in men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s
and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis,
men’s and women’s lacrosse, and women’s water polo. In 2007, the Marist
women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the
eventual National Champion, the University of Tennessee. In the fall of 2009,
the No. 11 Iona men’s cross country team finished tied for eighth place at the
NCAA Championship race, extended the Gaels’ streak to eight straight Top
10 national finishes. Iona softball, Manhattan track, Manhattan baseball and
Loyola lacrosse have also flourished on the national stage.
The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding
the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2007, the league reached an
agreement with JumpTV, Inc., now NeuLion, Inc., to design the MAAC web
page. MAACSports.com has been a great success, providing fans with up-todate
contest results, live and on-demand video and an online merchandise
store. The MAAC, in conjunction with NeuLion, launched an iPhone app in
February 2011. The league is looking to expand its offerings with Android and
iPod apps, scheduled for release during the 2011-12 academic year.
The MAAC President for the 2011-2012 academic year is Rev. Jeffrey von
Arx, S.J., the President of Fairfield University. The Vice-President is Dr. Eugene
J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., the President of Saint Peter’s College. Jim Paquette,
Director of Athletics at Loyola University Maryland, will chair the Committee
on Athletic Administration, and Theresa Berg, Associate Athletic Director/
Senior Woman Administrator at Niagara University will serve as Vice Chair.
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Dan Mecca
Head Coach • (Montclair State ‘76) • 19th Season
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Now in his 19th season as head
coach of the cross country and track
& field programs (and 25th season
overall) at Manhattan College, Dan
Mecca is the longest tenured head
coach at Manhattan and only the
fifth head coach in the track & field
program’s 80-year history. Before
succeeding head coach Fred Dwyer,
Mecca spent seven years as the field
events coach for the men’s team. He
has been the only head coach since
the men’s and women’s programs
were combined prior to the 1993-
94 season. Before then, the men’s
and women’s teams had separate
coaching staffs. Since taking
over both programs, Mecca has
maintained one of the richest track &
field traditions in the East.
Entering the fall of 2011, the
Manhattan track & field/cross
country teams have won 56 Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference
(MAAC) Championships, 37
Metropolitan Championships, 23
IC4A Championships and one NCAA
Championship.
Mecca was named the MAAC
Men’s Coach of the Year for the 2011
indoor season, marking the 28th time
he’s been selected for that honor
(men’s and women’s, indoor and
outdoor) over the past 10 years.
He has coached several athletes to
the NCAA Championships, including
four NCAA National Champions:
Jake Freeman (2003, indoor weight
throw), Aliann Pompey (2000, 400
meters, Manhattan’s first female
NCAA Champion), Michael Williams
(1995, indoor 800 meters), and Gary
Halpin (1988, indoor weight throw).
Mecca has coached a total of 27
NCAA All-Americans in his 24 years
at Manhattan. Other Manhattan
athletes to earn All-America honors
under Mecca include shot putter
Milan Jotanovic, weight throwers
Patrick Martin and Gerry Ryan, triple
jumper David Frazier, and three-time
All-American Pat McGrath (twice
in the hammer throw, once in the
weight throw).
Mecca has continued to coach
eight-time All-American Jake Freeman
in the weight and hammer throws
since his graduation from Manhattan
in 2003. Freeman qualified for
the 2009 World Championships
after a second place finish in the
hammer throw at the U.S. National
Championships. Freeman also
competed in the 2004 and 2008
Olympic Trials, finishing third in
2008. He captured his first national
championship in the hammer throw
in 2010.
In addition, the athletes Mecca
has trained have participated on
national teams representing the
United States, Ireland, Sweden,
Jamaica, Serbia and the Dominican
Republic, competing in the Olympics,
World Championships, Junior
World Championships, World
University Games, Pan American
Championships and Caribbean
Championships.
Throughout his career, Mecca has
served in various capacities for a
host of national and regional track
& field committees. For the NCAA,
Mecca has served as a member
of the Regional Cross Country
Championships Games Committee
and on the Indoor & Outdoor
National Championships Throws
Jury. For the IC4A, he has served on
the Site Selection Committee, as a
seeding advisor, and on the Cross
Country Games Committee. And
for the MAAC, he has served as the
meet director for the Cross Country
and Indoor Track Championships and
as a member of the Outdoor Track
Games Committee.
He was also an integral member
of the planning committee for the
renovations to the indoor track in
Draddy Gymnasium during the
summer of 2011. The new 200-meter
oval is one of the finest in the
Northeast, and it was constructed
with the same Mondo surface
used at the Olympics and World
Championships.
A 1976 graduate of Montclair State
with degrees in history and physical
education, Mecca began his coaching
career in 1974 at St. Mary’s High
School in Rutherford, N.J. He began
as a throwing coach, but eventually
took over as the head coach in both
cross country and track & field in
1977. Several of his athletes became
state champions and established
school records under his guidance.
In 1984, Mecca was named head
coach at William Paterson College
in Wayne, N.J. While there, Mecca
produced six All-Americans (three in
the javelin, and one each in the shot
put, discus and triple jump). Since
arriving at Manhattan in 1986, Mecca
has had at least one athlete qualify
for the NCAA Championships every
year.
Mecca coached the United States
squad that competed at the 1990
World Junior Championships in
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and the Irish
National Team at the 1993 World
University Games. He currently
serves as a member of many national
track & field committees.
A native of Passaic, N.J., Mecca
currently resides in Florida, N.Y.,
with his wife, Kathleen. He has three
children--Christopher, who lives in
New Jersey with his wife, Jamie;
Patrick, who graduated Summa
Cum Laude from Manhattan and is
now teaching in New York City; and
Caelyn, a senior Dean’s List student
at Manhattan.
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Joe Ryan
Assistant Coach • Manhattan ’81 • 22nd Season
Joe Ryan enters his 22nd season on
the Manhattan College track & field
coaching staff. He works primarily
with the sprinters and hurdlers. In
addition to his Manhattan College
coaching duties, Ryan also has
Olympic coaching experience, having
served as the hea track & field coach
for Guyana at the 2008 Beijing
Olympics, during which Manhattan
graduate Aliann Pompey just missed
making the 400 meter final while
running a Guyanese national record.
Ryan has also coached Pompey at the
past six World Championships while
serving as Guyana’s track coach.
During his career at Manhattan,
Ryan was named as one of the
recipients of the 2003 AFLAC
National Assistant Coach of the Year
Award. He was one of 500 selected
out of 350,000 high school and
college assistant coaches across the
nation. He was recognized for his
expertise, longevity, contributions
to the school and community, and
special achievements throughout his
career.
After serving two years as the
women’s assistant coach and two
years as the women’s head coach,
Ryan has spent the last 19 years as
an assistant coach in Manhattan’s
combined track & field program.
During his tenure as head coach of
the women’s program, Ryan’s teams
won seven Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) Championships
and three Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships.
Ryan has had similar success as
the sprints coach of the combined
program. In this role, he has
coached a number of college record
holders and numerous All-East
performers in both the IC4A and
ECAC Championships. During
the 2000 season, Ryan coached
Manhattan College’s first female
All-American, Aliann Pompey, to both
the NCAA indoor 400-meter title and
a national collegiate record in the 500
meters.
Pompey has competed in the
last three Olympic Games under
the guidance of Coach Ryan. With
Pompey’s participation in the 2008
Beijing Games, Ryan has had the
distinction of having at least one
sprinter compete in the last four
Olympics, including Dine Potter
‘97, who represented Antigua and
Barbuda at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Ryan started his coaching career at
Cardinal Hayes High School in the
Bronx, where he was head coach of
the boys’ team for three years. His
squads won two indoor New York
Championships and 11 indoor and
outdoor sprint titles, while a number
of his athletes and relay team earned
national recognition.
A former co-captain of Manhattan’s
men’s track & field team, Ryan was
a member of the Jaspers’ outdoor
record sprint medley relay team. A
native of Ireland, he also competed
for the Irish National Team from
1976-84, winning seven national
sprint titles and setting records in the
100 meters and 200 meters. During
his running career, Ryan competed in
major meets throughout Europe and
the former Soviet Union.
Outside of track Ryan also serves
as the chair of the mathematics
department in the Nanuet School
District. He is the long-serving
treasurer of the Metropolitan Track
Coaches Association and also serves
on the Manhattan College Hall of
Fame Committee.
He resides in Hartsdale, N.Y., with
his wife Julienne.
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Melissa Stoll
Assistant Coach (UC Riverside ‘05) • 4th Season
Melissa Stoll enters her fourth
season as an assistant coach with the Manhattan
College track & field and cross country teams. Stoll
came to Manhattan in 2008 after serving as an
assistant coach at Iowa State University.
Prior to Iowa State, she was an assistant track
& field and cross country coach at her alma mater,
UC Riverside. The native of La Puente, Calif., was
instrumental in the rapid rise of the UCR Women’s
cross country program to the top of the Big West
Conference and the NCAA West Region. During
her tenure at UCR, the women’s cross country team
earned its highest Big West Conference finish in
school history.
Stoll had a successful competitive career at
UCR, where she was a member of the Highlanders’
nationally-ranked 4 x 800 meter relay and distance
medley relay team. She earned a bachelor’s degree
in sociology from UCR in 2005 and a master’s
degree in teaching from National University in
2007.
Stoll is a member of the NCAA Women’s
Coaches Academy (2007) and the National
Association of Collegiate Women Athletics
Administrators (2010). She is certified by USATF
(Level I, 2008) and USTFCCCA (Endurance,
2011), and participated in USATF’s Emerging Elite
Coaches Camp (Endurance, 2009).
Elliot Belin
Assistant Coach (Manhattan ’03) • 7th Season
Elliot Belin is in his seventh year as an assistant
coach after making his return to Manhattan in April
2005 as a volunteer assistant. Belin helps with the
recruitment and overall conditioning of jumpers
and sprinters.
Prior to being named an assistant at his alma
mater, the 2003 Manhattan graduate was coaching
high school track and field at the Ivy’s Trinity School
in the Borough of Manhattan from 2003-05.
A Bronx native, Belin attended Cardinal Hayes
High School. Although never recruited out of high
school for any sport, he came to Manhattan to
major in chemical engineering. In his second year
as an undergraduate, Belin decided to walk onto
the Jasper track and field team. Only two years
later, he was one of the MAAC’s top triple jumpers.
As a senior, he qualified for the prestigious IC4A
Championships. Belin also made the Dean’s List
that year.
Belin has a B.S. in chemical engineering with a
minor in math and chemistry. He is also USATF
Level II certified in jumps, sprints and hurdles.
Milos Vuckovic
Assistant Coach (Manhattan ’10) • 2nd Season
Milos Vuckovic, who completed his collegiate
eligibility during the 2010 cross country season, is
in his first full year as a graduate assistant coach at
Manhattan. He works primarily with the distance
runners.
During his Manhattan career, Vuckovic
helped the Jaspers win eight consecutive MAAC
Championships (four indoors, four outdoors). He
scored points in all eight championship meets and
won a pair of MAAC titles. Vuckovic was the 2007
MAAC champion in the 3000-meter steeplechase,
and he took the gold medal in the 800 meters at
the 2008 MAAC Outdoor Championships.
A native of Brus, Serbia, Vuckovic won a total of
five Serbian junior national championships in three
different events. He is also a two-time Serbian
senior national champion in the 800 meters and a
three-time silver medalist in the 800 at the Balkanic
Championships. Vuckovic is the European junior
record-holder in the 2000-meter and 3000-meter
steeplechase, and he qualified for the finals in the
2000-meter steeplechase at the 2001 World Youth
Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
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2011-12 men’s season preview
Kevin D’Emic
After recording its 15th consecutive Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) indoor
title, the Manhattan College men’s track &
field team saw its 13-year winning streak at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships come
to an end in 2011. That defeat, the first in
program history, is the Jaspers’ driving force
headed into the 2011-12 season.
Head Coach Dan Mecca’s squad is eager
to regain that MAAC outdoor crown, and
Mecca has bolstered the roster with that
goal in mind. With a number of talented
newcomers joining a motivated group of
returning athletes out to prove that last year
was an anomaly, the Jaspers appear poised
to reclaim their status as the top team in the
conference.
Cross Country/Distance
Leading the way for the Manhattan
distance corps are senior Kevin D’Emic and
sophomore Mikael Rojeras. D’Emic was
plagued by injury for much of the 2010-
11 season, but he returned for the MAAC
Outdoor Championships, placing fourth
in the 800 meters to go along with a pair
of bronze medals in the 4x400 and 4x800
Manhattan College
meter relays. Rojeras
made an immediate
impact during his first year
in Riverdale. He reached
the final of the 1000
meters at the 2011 IC4A
Indoor Championships.
Sophomores Nick
Italiano and Salim Corbin
are both coming off
impressive freshman
campaigns. Italiano
placed eighth in the 800
meters at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships,
while Corbin was a solid
contributor over a number
of distances across all
three seasons.
Among the six freshmen
in the distance corps,
Greg Perrier and Anthony
Colasurdo should
provide an immediate
impact. Perrier earned
all-state recognition and
was the Suffolk County
champion in both the
800 meters and mile as
a senior at Half Hollow
Hills High School East on
Long Island. Colasurdo
qualified for the New
Jersey Meet of Champions
in the mile and won
the outdoor county
championship in the 800 last year at Lacey
High School. Other newcomers include
Jacob Adams, Stephen Chantry, Kevin
O’Brien and Antonio Rosa.
With the graduation of Manhattan’s
top two cross country runners, junior Billy
Wilkens and sophomore Tom Voorheis will
be expected to step up and lead the squad
during the fall. Both runners posted their
best time of the season at the 2010 MAAC
Cross Country Championships. On the
track, Voorheis is one of the Jaspers’ best
long distance options.
Completing their eligibility during the
cross country season are seniors Tom Daly
and Zack Price. Daly, the cross country
team captain, has consistently ranked
among the Jaspers’ top five throughout
his Manhattan career. Price returns to the
squad this season after redshirting the 2010-
11 campaign.
Seniors Joe Pluhowski and Pat Porteus,
as well as sophomores Taylor Conlon, AJ
Hanifin, Brian King and Josh Perez provide
veteran experience in the distance events.
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Sprints/Hurdles
Junior Carlos Petrovich is the Jaspers’
most experienced sprinter. He served as the
anchor leg on the bronze medal-winning 4
x 400 meter relay team at last year’s MAAC
Outdoor Championships. Junior Tyrek
Barney has been the primary leadoff man
on the 4 x 400 relay in each of the last two
seasons. Also a member of the Manhattan
baseball team, junior Anthony Vega
competes only during the indoor season,
where he’s one of the top short sprinters in
the conference.
A trio of freshmen—Abdias Myrtil,
Sheldon Derenoncourt and Greg Hodge will
also be counted on in both the open sprints
and the relays. Myrtil attended Half Hollow
Hills High School West, where he was a
six-time all-state and two-time All-America
selection. Derenoncourt holds three school
records at Bellport High School. He can run
both short sprints and move up to the 800,
but is primarily a 400-meter runner. Hodge
will likely run on the Jaspers’ 4 x 400 meter
relay, as well as the open 400.
Sophomore Dimitri Mobley has proven
capable in both the 110 and 400 meter
hurdles. Indoors, Mobley contests the 400
and 500 meters. While at Bishop Loughlin
High School, freshman Jaylen Henderson
was a three-time league champion in the 55
meter hurdles.
Versatile freshman Joe Rossi can help
the Jaspers in any number of events. He’ll
primarily run the 400 meters and 400
hurdles.
Mikael Rojeras

Felix Siljeback-Larsen
Jumps
After battling injuries for much of the
last two years, Albert Johnson III is primed
for a big senior season. One of the top
long/triple jumpers in program history,
Johnson has twice qualified for the NCAA
East Regional, making it in both events
in 2010. Last year he earned the added
distinction of a selection to the Capital One
Academic All-District Team. In addition,
Johnson can be called upon to provide
points in the sprinting events at the MAAC
Championships.
Junior Dan Duffy finished third in the long
jump at the MAAC Championships both
indoors and outdoors in 2011. He’s another
dual threat, capable of scoring points in the
sprints as well as the long and triple jumps.
Also expected to make big contributions
in the long and triple jumps are freshmen
Trevell Moxey and Neil Pinnock. Moxey
qualified for last year’s Nike National
Championships in the triple jump as a
senior at North Penn High School. Pinnock,
who also runs the 100 and 200 meters, is a
local product from Iona Prep.
In the high jump, junior Mike Carroll
grabbed second place at both the MAAC
Indoor and Outdoor Championships
last season. He cleared 6’8¼ at the
outdoor conference meet and made his
first appearance at the IC4A Outdoor
Championships. The high jump might be
senior decathlete Ryan Degnan’s best event,
while sophomore Matt Perrelli and freshman
Manhattan College
John Channell both specialize in
the discipline.
Junior Brian McGovern leads
a deep group of pole vaulters.
McGovern set a school record
while winning the IC4A indoor
title last season, clearing
16’10¾. After qualifying for
the NCAA East Regional for
the second straight year, he
represented Ireland in the event
at the 2011 European Team
Championships in Izmir, Turkey
over the summer.
Junior Matt Waldron and
senior Chris Schaefer placed
third and fourth, respectively,
at last year’s MAAC Outdoor
Championships, while juniors
Yardley Keshinover and Andrew
Petrovich are also capable of
producing big jumps.
Joining this incredibly talented
group is freshman Savio Paul,
who was ranked No. 3 in New
York State last year during the
indoor season.
For junior decathlete Felix
Siljeback-Larsen, the jumps rank
among his strongest events.
Siljeback-Larsen grabbed the
silver in the heptathlon at the
2011 IC4A Indoor Championships, then
won the gold in the decathlon at the 2011
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships with
a personal-best 6525 points. At the MAAC
Outdoor Championships, which doesn’t
include a multi-event competition, Siljeback-
Larsen contributed points in four different
events, including a third-place showing in
the high jump and sixth place in the long
jump. He’s also one of the Jaspers’ best
pole vaulters.
Mike Carroll
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Throws
One of the deepest event areas for the
Jaspers has always been the throws. This
year is no different. Leading the way is
senior Roman Ewald, who was named
Co-Most Outstanding Performer for
Field Events at the 2011 MAAC Outdoor
Championships. Ewald qualified for the
IC4A Championships in three different
events last year (shot put, discus, hammer
throw) after contesting the weight throw at
the IC4A indoor meet.
Another valuable contributor in the throws
is sophomore Rokas Kirlys. Kirlys scored
points in the shot put discus and hammer
throw at last season’s MAAC Outdoor
Championships, and he qualified for the
IC4A Championships (both indoors and
outdoors) in the shot put. Senior Andrew
Trass contested the javelin at the IC4A
Outdoor Championships in 2011, and senior
Patrick Consoli has been a MAAC scorer in
each of the last two seasons.
Mecca is also expecting big things out
of a trio of freshmen. Anastas Papazov
represented Bulgaria in the hammer
throw at both the 2010 World Junior
Championships and 2011 European Junior
Championships. Fellow newcomer Edward
Brentnall was an All-American in the
hammer throw during his senior year at The
Lovett School in Atlanta, while Phil Ragan
was the New Jersey state champion in the
javelin throw last year.
Senior Mike Letizia is capable of scoring
points in both the shot put and discus, while
senior Kevin Rheinheimer and freshman
Doug Montazella are primarily javelin
throwers.

men's roster
Name Cl. Event Hometown/High School (Previous School)
Jacob Adams fr. XC/Distance Yonkers, N.Y./Saunders
Tyrek Barney Jr. Sprints hempstead, N.Y./Holy Trinity
Edward Brentnall fr. throws atlanta, Ga./Lovett
Mike Carroll Jr. Jumps nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet
John Channell fr. Sprints/Jumps Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s
Stephen Chantry fr. XC/Distance Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette
Anthony Colasurdo fr. XC/Distance lanoka Harbor, N.J./Lacey
Taylor Conlon So. Cross Country Breezy Point, N.Y./Xavier
Patrick Consoli Sr. throws Cliffside Park, N.J./Cliffside Park (Pace)
Salim Corbin So. XC/Distance Paterson, N.J./Eastside
Kevin D’Emic Sr. XC/Distance rockaway Point, N.Y./Xavier
Tom Daly Sr. Cross Country Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East
Ryan Degnan Sr. Jumps Seaford, N.Y./Douglas MacArthur
Sheldon Derenoncourt Fr. hurdles/Sprints Patchogue, N.Y./Bellport
Dan Duffy Jr. Jumps Monroe, N.Y./Washingtonville
Roman Ewald Sr. throws olching, Germany/Isar-Sport-Gymnasium
AJ Hanifin So. XC/Distance long Valley, N.J./Pope John XXIII
Jaylen Henderson fr. hurdles/Sprints Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin
Greg Hodge fr. Sprints Brewster, N.Y./Brewster
Nick Italiano So. distance new York, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea (Staten Island)
Albert Johnson III Sr. Jumps/Sprints Painted Post, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post
Yardley Keshinover Jr. Pole Vault Wappingers Falls, N.Y./R.C. Ketcham
Brian King So. XC/Distance Belle Harbor, N.Y./Xavier
Rokas Kirlys So. throws kamaji, Lithuania/Tubelis
Mike Letizia Sr. throws Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee
Brian McGovern Jr. Pole Vault Yonkers, N.Y./Mt. St. Michael (Northeastern)
Dimitri Mobley So. hurdles abington, Pa./Ramstein American [Germany]
Doug Montazella fr. throws Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac
Trevell Moxey fr. Jumps lansdale, Pa./North Penn
Abdias Myrtil fr. Sprints dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West
Kevin O’Brien fr. XC/Distance attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan
Anastas Papazov fr. throws Balchik, Bulgaria/Hristo Botev
Savio Paul fr. Pole Vault Yonkers, N.Y./Iona Prep
Josh Perez So. Cross Country Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
Matt Perrelli So. Jumps Smithtown, N.Y./St. John the Baptist
Greg Perrier fr. XC/Distance dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East
Andrew Petrovich Jr. Pole Vault Yonkers, N.Y./Fordham Prep
Carlos Petrovich Jr. Sprints Yonkers, N.Y./Fordham Prep
Neil Pinnock fr. Jumps/Sprints new Rochelle, N.Y./Iona Prep
Joe Pluhowski Sr. XC/Distance east Patchogue, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Pat Porteus Sr. distance Uniondale, N.Y./Somers (Rhode Island)
Zack Price Sr. Cross Country Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley
Phil Ragan fr. throws Belmar, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy
Kevin Rheinheimer Sr. throws newton, N.J./Newton
Mikael Rojeras So. XC/Distance Sala, Sweden
Antonio Rosa fr. XC/Distance Bronx, N.Y./Fordham Prep
Chris Schaefer Sr. Pole Vault lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./St. Anthony’s
Felix Siljeback-Larsen Jr. Multi Vasteras, Sweden/Tingarlla Gymnasiet
Andrew Trass Sr. throws river Dell, N.J.
Anthony Vega Jr. Sprints Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford
Tom Voorheis So. XC/Distance Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers
Matt Waldron Jr. Pole Vault lyndhurst, N.J./Lyndhurst
Billy Wilkens Jr. XC/Distance kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor
head Coach
Dan Mecca (Montclair State ’76), 19th Season
Manhattan College
Assistant Coaches
Joe Ryan, Melissa Stoll, Elliot Belin, Milos Vuckovic
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Patrick Consoli
Senior-Throws • Cliffside Park, N.J.-Cliffside Park (Pace University)
2011 Outdoors: Secured sixth place in the
javelin with a toss of 163’6 at the Metropolitan
Outdoor Championships on April 15…Had
a season-best mark of 176’7 in the javelin at
the Lions Invitational on April 30…Finished
fifth in the javelin (170’11) and ninth in the
hammer throw (127’9) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Took 12th in the weight
throw (43’1½) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Captured
seventh place in the weight throw with a
season-best toss of 45’9 at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Placed sixth in the
hammer throw (110’5) at the FDU Track
Classic on April 10…Finished eighth in the
javelin with a season-best throw of 162’1 at
the Yale Springtime Invitational on April 25…
Took seventh in the hammer throw (124’0)
and ninth in the javelin (159’11) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 1.
2009-10 Indoors: Had a season-best
effort of 42’9¾ to take fifth in the weight
throw at the Manhattan College Opener on
Dec. 1…Captured third place in the weight
throw (42’2¾) at the Manhattan Invitational
on Feb. 11…Finished eighth in the weight
throw with a toss of 41’5 at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 19.
2008-09 Indoors: Finished seventh in the
weight throw with a mark of 38’4½ at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 20.
Before Manhattan: Transferred
to Manhattan after one year at Pace
University…A three-time all-league selection
in the javelin at Cliffside Park High School…
Also played four years of football, earning allleague
honors at linebacker.
Personal: Son of Jim and Donna…Has
one brother, Jason…Majoring in business
management…Born on June 6, 1989.
Kevin D’Emic
Senior-Cross Country/Distance • Rockaway Point, N.Y.-Xavier
2011 Outdoors: Captured 11th place in the
1500 meters at the Sam Howell Invitational
on April 1, running a season-best time of
4:03.51…Won a pair of bronze medals in the
4x400 and 4x800 meter relays while also
finishing fourth in the 800 meters (1:55.33) at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May
7.
2010-11 Indoors: Took second in the mile
(4:22.87) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on
Dec. 4…Finished fourth in the mile (4:23.83)
at the NYC Gotham Cup on Jan. 14.
2010 Cross Country: Opened the season
with a seventh-place showing (20:57.59),
the best of any Jasper, at the Stony Brook
Invitational on Sept. 4…Finished 15th at the
Fr. Victor Leeber Invitational on Sept. 25,
posting a time of 27:48.36 for 8000 meters…
Manhattan’s top finisher at the Metropolitan
Championships (Oct. 8), completing the
8000-meter course in 27:23, good enough
for 40th place…Placed 40th at the MAAC
Championships on Oct. 29, notching a
season-best time of 26:26.30.
2010 Outdoors: Ran a season-best time
of 4:04.49 to capture fourth place in the 1500
meters at the Monmouth Season Opener on
March 26…Took second in the 1500 (4:05.40)
Manhattan College
at the FDU Track Classic on April 10…
Finished fifth in the 800 meters in a time of
1:55.32 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships
on May 2.
2009-10 Indoors: Finished ninth in the
800 meters (1:57.50) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 19…Captured sixth
place in the 1000 meters in a time of 2:30.80
at the NYU Fastrack Invitational on Feb. 26.
2009 Cross Country: Had a season-best
time of 26:09 over 8000 meters at the Paul
Short Run on Oct. 2…Ran a time of 27:30 at
the Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 9,
good enough for 40th place…Placed third
in a time of 9:08 at the Manhattan Short
Course Invitational on Oct. 21…Captured 27th
place at the MAAC Championships (Oct.
30), completing the 8000-meter course in
27:37.20.
2009 Outdoors: Placed fourth in the 1000
meters (April 13) at the St. John’s Monday
Meeting on April 13…Clocked a time of 4:09
in the 1500 meters at the Yale Springtime
Invitational on April 26…Finished 10th in the
800 meters (1:58.20) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 3…Ran a personalbest
time of 1:52.83 in the 800 at the IC4A
Championships (May 16), just missing the
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qualifying mark for the USA Junior National
Championships.
2008-09 Indoors: Finished 41st in the 1000
meters at the NYC Gotham Games on Jan. 16,
running a time of 2:39.84.
2008 Cross Country: Captured seventh
place in his collegiate debut, a dual meet
against Iona on Sept. 5, completing the
3000-meter course in 9:41.6…Finished 65th
(28:20.5) at the Metropolitan Championships
on Oct. 10…Placed 77th at the MAAC
Championships (Nov. 1), finishing the
8000-meter course in 27:56.92…Ran a
season-best time of 27:01 over 8000 meters
at the IC4A Championships on Nov. 22.
Before Manhattan: Set Xavier High
School’s Van Cortlandt Park cross country
school record while placing second a the
CHSAA Championships…Won NYCHSAA
indoor titles in the 1000 meters and mile as a
senior…Also a two-time sectional champion
outdoors in the steeplechase.
Personal: Son of Joseph and Mary…Has
one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Keri-Lynn…
Majoring in civil engineering…Born on
February 7, 1990.

Tom Daly
Senior-Cross Country • Smithtown, N.Y.-Smithtown East
2011 Outdoors: Selected to the MAAC All-
Academic Team.
2010-11 Indoors: Earned a place on the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Secured 18th place
in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:12.46 at
the Metropolitan Indoor Championships on
Jan. 28…Clocked 4:36.35 in the mile at the
Giegengack Invitational on Feb. 4…Finished
ninth in the 3000 at the MAAC Indoor
Championships (Feb. 18), posting a season-best
time of 9:00.03.
2010 Cross Country: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Opened the season with
a top 10 finish at the Stony Brook Invitational
(Sept. 4), placing ninth in 21:11.20…Took 16th
at the Fr. Victor Leeber Invitational on Sept. 25,
completing the 8000-meter course in 27:49.38…
Ran top 8000-meter time of the season
(26:42.90) at the MAAC Championships on Oct.
29, good enough for 51st place.
2010 Outdoors: Selected to the MAAC All-
Academic Team…Clocked a time of 16:32.59
in the 5000 meters at the Monmouth Season
Opener (March 26)…Finished 15th in the 5000
(16:57.48) at the MAAC Championships (May 2).
2009-10 Indoors: Earned a place on the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Finished 17th in
the 3000 meters (9:21.92) at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships (Jan. 29)…Ran a seasonbest
9:12.22 to place 11th in the 3000 at the
MAAC Championships (Feb. 19).
2009 Cross Country: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Finished 20th at the seasonopening
Stony Brook Invitational (Sept. 5),
completing the 6200-meter course in 21:57.70…
Cracked the 27-minute barrier at the Paul Short
Run (Oct. 2), finishing in 26:47.00…Placed 63rd
at the MAAC Championships (Oct. 30), posting a
time of 28:46.70.
2008-09 Indoors: Finished sixth in the 3000
meters (8:58.47) at the Yale Season Opener
(Dec. 6)…Ran a time of 9:12.52 in the 3000
at the MAAC Championships (Feb. 20), good
enough for 12th place.
2008 Cross Country: Ran a time of 9:52.4
over 3000 meters in the season-opening
dual meet against Iona (Sept. 5)…Helped the
Jaspers to a fifth-place finish at the Metropolitan
Championships (Oct. 10), finishing in a time of
28:36.1…Posted a season-best time of 26:43.29 at
the MAAC Championships (Nov. 1).
Before Manhattan: Helped Smithtown
High School win three Suffolk County
championships…Earned the cross country
team’s Bob Pratt Award…Also a member of the
wrestling team, making the league finals three
times and winning the league championship as
a senior.
Personal: Son of Thomas and Susan…Has
three brothers: Daniel, Robert and Jack, and one
sister: Kelly…Majoring in finance…Born on April
5, 1990.
Ryan Degnan
Senior-Jumps • Seaford, N.Y.-Douglas MacArthur
2011 Outdoors: Had a season-best
performance of 103’6 in the javelin at the
Dick Shea Open on March 25…Took second
in the long jump (21’0) and third in the high
jump (6’0¾) at the FDU Track Classic on
April 9…Placed sixth in the decathlon at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on April
15, collecting 5284 points…Tied for sixth place
in the high jump (6’0½) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 8.
2010-11 Indoors: Scored 4287 points in
the heptathlon at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28, good enough for
eighth place…Grabbed third place in the 55
meter hurdles (8.2) at the Manhattan College
Invitational on Feb. 9…Secured fourth place in
the high jump with a clearance of 6’0½ at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18…Also
took 11th place in the 55 hurdles (8.14) at the
MAAC Championships.
2010 Outdoors: Cleared 6’0 in the high jump
and ran a time of 17.40 seconds in the 110 meter
hurdles at the Monmouth Season Opener on
March 26…Posted a season-best time of 16.15 in
the 110 hurdles at the Sam Howell Invitational
on April 2…Competed in the high jump at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 2),
finishing seventh with a mark of 5’10½.
2009-10 Indoors: Had a season-best
clearance of 11’11¾ to place fifth in the pole vault
at the Brother Jasper Invitational on Dec. 13…
Scored 4,019 points to capture seventh place
in the heptathlon at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 29…Took fifth in the
high jump (6’0½) at the Manhattan Invitational
on Feb. 11…Finished eighth in the high jump
(6’0½) and ninth in the 55 meter hurdles (8.30)
at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 19.
2009 Outdoors: Took fourth in the high jump
with a clearance of 5’8½ at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 3)…Also scored points
with a fifth-place finish in the pole vault (10’5) at
the MAAC Championships.
2008-09 Indoors: Placed fourth in the
60 meter hurdles (9.56) at the Yale Lidlifter
Invitational on Dec. 6…Took sixth in the pole
vault with a season-best clearance of 11’5¾ at the
Metro Coaches Invitational on Jan. 9…Captured
fifth place in the heptathlon at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 28…Finished
fourth in the high jump (5’10½) and sixth in
the pole vault (11’3¾) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 20.
Before Manhattan: A team captain at Douglas
MacArthur High School…Named all-county
in the pole vault as a senior…Also served as
captain of the lacrosse team and played soccer.
Personal: Son of Rich Degnan and Tara
Salerno…Has two half-siblings, Michael and
Shannon…Majoring in engineering…Born on
March 17, 1990.
Manhattan College
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Roman Ewald
Senior-Throws • Olching, Germany—Isar-Sport-Gymansium
2011 Outdoors: Chosen to the MAAC
All-Academic Team...Opened the season by
finishing sixth in both the shot put (48’7½)
and discus (159’8) at the Baldy Castillo
Invitational on March 18…Won three events
(shot put, 51’7; discus, 162’2; hammer throw,
186’3) at the FDU Track Classic on April 9…
Secured first place in both the shot put
(51’11¾) and hammer throw (186’10) while
also grabbing third in the discus (137’6) at
the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
on April 15…Took 16th place in the Eastern
section of the men’s shot put (50’3¼), 20th
in the men’s college discus (152’6) and 28th
in the men’s college hammer throw (163’0) at
the prestigious Penn Relays on April 26-28…
Shared Most Outstanding Performer for
Field Events honors at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 8) after taking first in
the hammer throw (184’6), second in the shot
put (52’7¼) and discus (157’4), and fourth
in the javelin (174’6)…Competed in the shot
put, discus and hammer throw at the IC4A
Championships (May 13).
2010-11 Indoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team for the second straight
year…Grabbed first place in the shot put
(49’9¾) and second in the weight throw
(52’7¼) at the Manhattan College Opener
on Dec. 1…Captured third place in both the
shot put (49’11¼) and weight throw (54’0½)
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
on Jan. 28…Won gold in the weight throw
(58’0¼) and bronze in the shot put (50’1¾)
at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb.
18…Recorded a season-best toss of 50’2½
in the shot put at the Armory Collegiate
Challenge (Feb. 25)…Placed 18th in the
weight throw with a mark of 53’5½ at the IC4A
Championships on March 5.
2010 Outdoors: Named to the USTFCCCA
Division I All-Academic Men’s Track & Field
team…Earned a selection to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Grabbed third place in
the shot put (52’5¼) and fifth in the discus
(166’9) at the season-opening Baldy Castillo
Invitational on March 19…Selected as MAAC
Performer of the Week on April 6 after
finishing first in both the shot put (54’1¼)
and discus (166’0) and placing sixth in the
hammer throw (175’1) at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 2…Named MAAC
Performer of the Week for the second straight
week on April 13 after winning three events
(shot put-54’3¾, discus-175’6, hammer-174’3)
at the FDU Track Classic on April 10…
Captured fourth place in shot put with a
mark of 52’10¾ in the Eastern Section at the
prestigious Penn Relays on April 22…Won
gold medals in both the shot put (52’8¼) and
discus (169’7) while also taking third in the
hammer throw (169’8) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 1-2)…Took ninth in both
the shot put (53’8½) and discus (159’8) at the
IC4A Championships on May 14…Competed
at the NCAA East Regional Championships
(May 27) in the discus, finishing 42nd with a
throw of 152’7.
2009-10 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team...Claimed first place with
a shot put of 47’1½ at the Manhattan College
Opener on Dec. 1…Captured first place in the
shot put with a mark of 51’8¼ at the Brother
Jasper Invitational on Dec. 13…Took the gold
medal in the shot put (51’2¾) and silver in the
weight throw (55’9¼) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 29…Finished first in
the shot put (51’1¾) and second in the weight
throw (51’11¼) at the Manhattan Invitational on
Feb. 11…Won the shot put competition (55’2¼)
and finished third in the weight throw (55’3) at
the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 19…
Qualified for the IC4A Championships (March
6) in the shot put.
2009 Outdoors: Finished 10th in the
discus with a mark of 173’8 at the Baldy
Castillo Invitational on March 20…Took third
in the discus (166’7¾) and fourth in the shot
put (50’0¼) at the Sam Howell Invitational on
April 4…Claimed the gold medal in the discus
(158’1¾) at the New York Relays on April 10…
Placed second in the discus with a toss of
151’6¾ at the Yale Springtime Invitational
on April 26…Won the silver in both the shot
put (50’11¼) and discus (156’3) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 3…Qualified
for the IC4A Championships (May 16) in the
shot put, placing 14th with a toss of 51’11.
2008-09 Indoors: Took first place in
the shot put (51’9¾) at the Metro Coaches
Invitational on Jan. 9…Captured third place
in the shot put with a mark of 51’4¼ and
finished 13th in the weight throw with a
distance of 46’7½ at the NYC Gotham Cup on
Jan. 16…Won the shot put competition with
a toss of 51’4¼ and took sixth in the weight
throw with a mark of 48’2 at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 28…Finished
first in the shot put (53’4¾) at the Manhattan
Invitational on Feb. 12…Garnered the gold
medal in the shot put (52’1) and placed fifth in
the weight throw (48’2) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 20.
Before Manhattan: Won the silver
medal in the discus at the 2008 German
Under-20 Winter Throwing Championships…
Represented Germany at the 2008 Winter
Throwing Matchn against Spain, Italy and
France…Finished fifth in the discus at the
2008 German Under-20 Championships…
Placed second in the discus at the 2006
German Under-18 Winter Throwing
Championships, then took fourth in the shot
put and fifth in the discus at the German
Under-18 Championships…Earned gold
medals in the pentathlon and 80 meter
hurdles at the 2005 German Under-16
Championships.
Personal: Son of Theo and Marita…Has
one brother, Sven…Father and brother are
both former sprinters…Majoring in finance…
Born on March 20, 1989.
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Albert Johnson III
Senior-Jumps • Painted Post, N.Y.—Corning-Painted Post
2011 Outdoors: Chosen to the Capital
One Academic All-District I Team and MAAC
All-Academic Team…Opened the season by
long jumping 22’8½ at the Baldy Castillo
Invitational on March 18…Took second
place in the long jump with a leap of 22’3 at
the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
on April 15…Grabbed the silver medal in
the long jump (23’1¼) and bronze in the
triple jump (47’3¾) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 7-8.
2010-11 Indoors: Earned a place on the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Named MAAC
Performer of the Week on Jan. 18 after taking
first place in the long jump with a mark of
23’7¼ at the NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 14)…Won
the gold medal in the triple jump (49’1½) at
the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team...Won the long jump
competition with a leap of 23’11½ and took
second in the triple jump with a distance of
48’9½ at the season-opening Baldy Castillo
Invitational on March 19…Chosen as MAAC
Performer of the Week on April 20 after
taking first place in the long jump (25’4) and
second in the triple jump (49’5¾) at the Larry
Ellis Invitational on April 17…Placed third
with a mark of 25’3½ in the long jump at the
prestigious Penn Relays (April 22)…Named
Outstanding Performer for Field Events after
winning three gold medals at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships (May 1-2)…Took first
in the 200 meters (21.81), long jump (24’0¾)
and triple jump (49’7) while also finished
third in the 100 meters (10.93)…Defended
title in the triple jump (51’7¼) and finished
second in the long jump (25’0¾) at the IC4A
Championships (May 14-15)…Qualified for
the NCAA East Regional Championships in
both the long jump & triple jump, but didn’t
compete due to injury.
2009-10 Indoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Won the triple jump
competition (49’5½) and placed second in
the long jump (22’8½) at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 29…Selected
Outstanding Performer for Field Events after
taking first in the triple jump (49’5) and
second in the long jump (23’6) at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 19.
2009 Outdoors: Earned a place on the
USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Men’s
Track & Field Team…Finished first in the
triple jump with a mark of 51’5 at the Baldy
Castillo Invitational on March 20…Named
MAAC Performer of the Week on April 21
after taking first in the triple jump (47’5)
and second in the long jump (24’2¾) at the
Larry Ellis Invitational on April 18…Competed
in the triple jump at the prestigious Penn
Relays on April 25, finishing 10th with a
leap of 49’8…Won four gold medals at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 2-3)
to claim Most Outstanding Performer for
Field Events honors…Took gold in the long
jump (22’8), triple jump (47’6¼), 200 meters
(22.65) and 4 x 100 meter relay at the MAAC
Championships…Captured gold medals in
both the long jump (25’1½) and triple jump
(52’0¼) to help Manhattan place fourth as
a team at the IC4A Championships on May
16…Just missed qualifying for the NCAA
Championships with an eighth-place finish
in the long jump (24’1¼) at the NCAA East
Regional Championships on May 29.
2008-09 Indoors: Opened the season by
taking first place in the 200 meters (22.35)
athte Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 6…
Took the gold medal in the long jump (24’1½)
and silver in the triple jump (49’4¾) at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
28…Won the 200 in a school-record time of
21.61 seconds at the BU Valentine Invitational
on Feb. 13…Captured the gold medal in the
long jump (23’7¾) and 200 (21.96), while
also taking second in the triple jump (50’4½)
at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb.
20…Finished second in the long jump (23’8½)
and third in the triple jump (50’2½) at the
IC4A Championships on March 7.
Other: Represented the United States at the
2009 Pan American Junior Championships
in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, winning
a bronze medal in the triple jump with a
personal-best leap of 52’1¼…Qualified for
that meet by claiming the silver medal in the
triple jump at the 2009 USA Junior National
Championships.
Before Manhattan: A three-time New
York state long jump champion (2007-08
indoors, 2008 outdoors)…Also won backto-back
state championships in the outdoor
triple jump (2007-08)…Corning-Painted
Post’s single-season scoring record-holder in
soccer.
Personal: Son of Albert and Michelle
Johnson…Has one sister, Sarah…Majoring in
civil engineering…Born on July 27, 1990.
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Mike Letizia
Senior-Throws • Blauvelt, N.Y.-Tappan Zee
2011 Outdoors: Had a season-best mark
of 42’6 in the shot put at the Dick Shea
Open on March 25…Took eighth place in
the shot put (41’2½) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 8.
2010-11 Indoors: Captured seventh place in
the shot put with a mark of 41’1 at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Took ninth with a seasonbest
throw of 131’5 in the discus at the
Monmouth Season Opener on March 26…
Placed 10th in the shot put (39’0½) and 13th
in the discus (86’3) at the FDU Track Classic
on April 10…Earned sixth-place points with a
season-best mark of 42’2¾ in the shot put at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 1.
2009-10 Indoors: Had a season-best throw
of 42’4¾ at the NYRR Armory Invitational
on Jan. 16…Tied for eighth place in the shot
put (41’11½ ) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 29…Took seventh
place in the shot put with a mark of 42’2¼ at
the MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 19).
Before Manhattan: Earned team MVP
honors as a senior at Tappan Zee High
School…Won both league and Class B
championships both indoors and outdoors as
a senior…Named to the all-league, all-county
and all-section indoor and outdoor track &
field teams.
Personal: Son of Giuseppe and Jeanne…
Has one brother, Joe…Majoring in business…
Born on January 23, 1990.
Joe Pluhowski
Senior-Cross Country/Distance • East Patchogue, N.Y.-St. Anthony’s
2011 Outdoors: Earned a place on the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Took 11th in the
3000 meter steeplechase at the Metropolitan
Outdoor Championships (April 15), recording
a time of 10:28.1…Contested both the
steeplechase and 5000 meters at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships (May 7), finishing
ninth in the steeplechase (10:41.28) and 13th
in the 5000 (16:34.98).
2010-11 Indoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Finished 18th in the mile
(4:46.71) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on
Dec. 4…Placed 13th in the 3000 meters at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18,
posting a season-best time of 9:04.41.
2010 Cross Country: Selected to the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Finished 23rd at
the season-opening Stony Brook Invitational
on Sept. 4, running 6200 meters in 22:11.78…
Recorded a season-best time of 28:33.90 for
8000 meters at the MAAC Championships on
Oct. 29.
2010 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Ran the 5000 meters at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 2),
finishing in a time of 18:58.52.
2009-10 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Finished eighth in the
3000 meters (9:28.95) at the Yale Lidlifter
Invitational on Dec. 5…Posted a time of
9:28.27 in the 3000 at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 29…Ran a
season-best time of 9:24.42 in the 3000 at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 19.
2009 Cross Country: Ran a time of
28:54.0 over 8000 meters at the Metropolitan
Championships on Oct. 9…Finished 83rd
at the MAAC Championships (Oct. 30),
completing the 8000-meter course in
29:42.30…Posted a season-best time of 28:14.2
at the IC4A Championships on Nov. 21.
2008-09 Indoors: Posted a 9:34.03
clocking in the 3000 meters at the NYC
Gotham Cup on Jan. 16…Captured 14th place
in the 3000 (9:23.87) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 20.
2008 Cross Country: Finished 15th in
season-opening dual meet against Iona (Sept.
5), completing the 3000-meter course in
10:09.7…Ran a season-best time of 30:40.3
over 8000 meters at the Metropolitan
Championships on Oct. 10.
Before Manhattan: Ran four years of
cross country and track at St. Anthony’s High
School.
Personal: Son of Lee Pluhowski and
Bernadette Shanahan…Has three brothers,
Mike, Matthew and Jack…Majoring in
engineering…Born on April 26, 1989.
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Pat Porteus
Senior-Distance • Uniondale, N.Y.-Somers (University of Rhode Island)
2011 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Took fifth in the 800
meters (2:00.60) at the FDU Track Classic
on April 9…Ran the 400 meters at the Lions
Invitational on April 30, posting a time of
52.17 seconds.
2010-11 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Won the bronze medal in
the 800 meters (1:56.56) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 18…Also ran the
leadoff leg on Manhattan’s bronze medalwinning
4x400 meter relay squad at the
MAAC Championships.
2010 Outdoors: Took fifth in the 800
meters (2:00.07) at the FDU Track Classic on
April 10…Recorded a season-best clocking of
1:57.48 in the 800 at the Larry Ellis Invitational
on April 17…Ran the 800 in 2:02.74 at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 1.
2009-10 Indoors: Placed eighth in the
mile (4:42.16) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational
on Dec. 5…Posted a season-best time of
1:56.83 in the 800 meters at the BU Valentine
Invitational on Feb. 12…Ran the 800 at the
MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 19),
finishing 16th in a time of 2:02.86.
2009 Cross Country: Finished 29th at
the Manhattan Short Course Invitational on
Oct. 21, completing the 3000-meter course in
9:43…Took 86th at the MAAC Championships
on Oct. 30, posting a time of 29:43.30 over
8000 meters.
Zack Price
Senior-Cross Country • Warwick, N.Y.-Warwick Valley
2009 Cross Country: Took fifth at the
season-opening Stony Brook Invitational
(Sept. 5), posting a time of 20:58.84…
Placed 43rd (27:37) at the Metropolitan
Championships on Oct. 9…Manhattan’s
top finisher at the MAAC Championships
on Oct. 30, finishing 17th overall in 27:14.8…
Finished 50th overall in 27:14.2 at the IC4A
Championships on Nov. 21.
2009 Outdoors: Notched a time of
9:37.13 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the
Larry Ellis Invitational on April 18…Posted
a time of 4:12.20 in the 1500 meters at the
Yale Springtime Invitational on April 26…
Ran the 5000 meters at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 3), placing 12th in
15:45.30.
2008-09 Indoors: Ran the 3000 meters
at the Metro Coaches Invitational on Jan. 9,
recording a time of 9:26.11…Finished 10th
in the 5000 meters (15:43.85) at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 20.
2008 Cross Country: Finished 11th in a
time of 9:55.2 in a season-opening dual meet
against Iona on Sept. 5…Took 30th at the
Paul Short Run on Oct. 3, posting a time of
26:47…Captured 30th place (27:24.30) at the
Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 10…
Placed 34th at the MAAC Championships
(Nov. 1), completing the 8000-meter course
in 26:37.01…Ran a time of 26:41 at the IC4A
Championships (Nov. 15), good enough for
40th place.
2008 Outdoors: Ran the mile at the Coach
“O” Invitational on April 12, notching a time
of 4:37.93…Notched a time of 9:49.04 in the
3000 meter steeplechase at the Metropolitan
Outdoor Championships on April 19…Secured
fifth place in the steeplechase (9:44.31) at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 4.
2007-08 Indoors: Posted a time of 15:34.56
in the 5000 meters at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Feb. 1…Placed 13th in the
5000 at the MAAC Indoor Championships
(Feb. 22), finishing in a time of 16:22.90.
2007 Cross Country: Captured 37th place
at the New England Championships on Sept.
7, posting a time of 29:27…Placed 43rd (28:17)
at the Metropolitan Championships on Oct.
6…Notched a time of 27:20.20 at the MAAC
Championships on Oct. 26, good enough for
34th place.
Before Manhattan: Holds Warwick Valley
High School records in cross country and the
2000 meters…Won the Section IX and county
championships in the 3000 meters…Placed
fourth in the 2006 New York State Cross
Country Championships, earning first team
all-county and second team all-state honors…
Ran a school-record time of 16:25 at the 2005
Federation Cross Country Championships.
Personal: Son of Dara and Frank Moore…
Has six siblings: sisters Brieanne, Sarah,
Patrice and Lauren, and brothers Mike and
Kevin…Majoring in mechanical engineering…
Born on July 29, 1989.
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Kevin Rheinheimer
Senior-Throws • Newton, N.J.-Newton
2011 Outdoors: Recorded a season-best
throw of 180’3 to take third in the javelin
at the Dick Shea Open on March 25…Had
a season-best mark of 110’3 in the discus
throw while also placing fourth in the javelin
(172’4) at the FDU Track Classic on April 9…
Grabbed seventh place in the javelin (162’7) at
the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on
April 15…Took sixth in the javelin (169’10) at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 8.
2010 Outdoors: Had a season-best
toss of 176’5 in the javelin at the Larry Ellis
Invitational on April 17…Placed seventh in the
javelin (163’3) and ninth in the discus (102’11)
at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on
May 1.
Before Manhattan: Won Group 2
sectional and state championships in the
javelin as a senior at Newton High School…
Named First Team All-West Jersey, First Team
All-SCIL and First Team All-Group 2 in the
javelin as a senior…Also played soccer.
Personal: Son of Walt and Tara…Mother
is lead sports columnist for the Bergen
Record…Has one sister, Keira…Majoring in
government with plans to become a lawyer…
Born on September 11, 1990.
Chris Schaefer
Senior-Pole Vault • Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-St. Anthony’s
2011 Outdoors: Finished third in the
pole vault (13’3½) at the FDU Track Classic
on April 9…Grabbed 12th place in the pole
vault (12’7½) at the Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships on April 15…Placed fourth in
the pole vault with a season-best clearance of
13’9 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships
on May 8.
2010-11 Indoors: Secured ninth place in the
pole vault (13’3½) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Tied a seasonbest
with a leap of 13’3½ in the pole vault at
the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18,
good enough for seventh place.
2010 Outdoors: Placed second in the pole
vault with a clearance of 13’0 at the FDU Track
Classic on April 10…Earned two points with a
fifth-place finish in the pole vault (12’9½) at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 2.
2009-10 Indoors: Took second in the pole
vault (12’6) at the Manhattan College Opener
on Dec. 1…Cleared 13’3½ in the pole vault
at the Manhattan Invitational on Feb. 11…
Finished sixth in the pole vault with a mark of
13’3½ at the MAAC Indoor Championships on
Feb. 19.
2009 Outdoors: Finished seventh in the
pole vault at the West Point Invitational on
March 28, clearing 12’5½…Won the silver
medal in the pole vault (13’1½) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 3.
2008-09 Indoors: Made Manhattan debut
at the Jasper Invitational on Dec. 13, capturing
third place in the pole vault with a clearance
of 11’11½…Secured fourth place in the pole
vault with a mark of 12’9½ at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 20.
Before Manhattan: Won two league
titles in the pole vault at St. Anthony’s High
School…An eight-time all-league selection in
the pole vault…Earned eight varsity letters in
track & field.
Personal: Son of Edward and Ann…
Majoring in biology…Born on August 8, 1990.
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Andrew Trass
Senior-Throws • River Dell, N.J.
2011 Outdoors: Had a season-best
throw of 199’6 to secure second place in
the javelin at the Sam Howell Invitational
on April 1…Notched season-best tosses of
131’6 in the discus and 127’0 in the hammer
throw at the FDU Track Classic on April 9…
Scored points in three different events at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on
April 15, taking second in the javelin (195’0),
fifth in the shot put (47’9¾) and seventh in
the discus (126’10)…Competed in the men’s
college javelin at the prestigious Penn Relays
(April 28), placing 17th…Grabbed second
place in the javelin (192’3) and sixth in the
shot put (47’6½) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 8…Finished 11th in
the javelin with a toss of 193’0 at the IC4A
Championships on May 13.
2010-11 Indoors: Secured fifth place in the
shot put (47’11) and seventh in the weight
throw (48’8¼) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Finished fourth in
both the shot put (48’4¾) and weight throw
(49’5) at the Manhattan College Invitational
on Feb. 9…Recorded season-best marks of
49’1¾ in the shot put and 49’10 in the weight
throw to take fourth in both events at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Had a season-best mark
of 43’5¾ in the shot put at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 2…Placed fourth in the
discus (126’0) at the FDU Track Classic on
April 10…Took second in the javelin with a
season-best toss of 190’8 at the Larry Ellis
Invitational on April 17…Won the gold medal
in the javelin throw (189’8) and finished
fourth in the shot put (42’7) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 2.
2009-10 Indoors: Finished second in the
shot put at the Manhattan College Opener
(Dec. 1) with a season-best toss of 44’9½…
Scored two points with a seventh-place finish
in the shot put (44’11¾) at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 29…Took sixth
in the shot put with a mark of 43’7 at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 19.
2009 Outdoors: Took third in the shot
put with a mark of 44’2½ at the St. John’s
Monday Meeting on April 13…Finished sixth
in the shot put (39’4¼) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 3…Competed in the
javelin throw at the IC4A Championships on
May 16, placing 22nd with a toss of 184’10.
2008-09 Indoors: Won the bronze medal in
the shot put (46’3¾) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 20.
Before Manhattan: A four-year
letterwinner in both indoor and outdoor
track…Named First Team All-County indoors…
Also earned all-state honors in football.
Personal: Son of Greg and Theresa…Has
two brothers, Kevin and Paul, and one sister,
Elizabeth…Majoring in marketing…Born on
November 28, 1989.
Tyrek Barney
Junior-Sprints • Hempstead, N.Y.-Holy Trinity
2011 Outdoors: Notched a 51.34-second
clocking in the 400 meters at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 1…Finished ninth in
the 400 (51.21) and 10th in the 200 meters
(23.14) at the MAAC Outdoor Championships
on May 8.
2010-11 Indoors: Posted a time of 51.34
seconds in the 400 meters at the Yale
Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 4…Ran the 400
at the Metro Coaches Invitational on Jan. 7,
finishing in 51.51 seconds.
2010 Outdoors: Ran a season-best time of
49.65 in the 400 meters at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 2…Placed second in the
400 at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on
May 1, finishing in a time of 49.78 seconds…
Also ran the leadoff leg on Manhattan’s gold
medal-winning 4 x 400 meter relay squad.
2009-10 Indoors: Captured first place in
the 400 meters (50.46) at the Armory Holiday
Classic on Dec. 27…Placed fourth in the 400
at the NYRR Armory Invitational on Jan. 16,
finishing in 50.35 seconds…Took sixth in
the 400 (49.78) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 29…Ran seasonbest
times of 22.35 seconds in the 200 and
49.64 seconds in the 400 at the BU Valentine
Invitational on Feb. 12…Finished seventh in
both the 200 (22.99) and the 400 (50.42) at
the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 19.
Before Manhattan: Holds the Holy
Trinity High School records in the 300 meters,
as well as the 4 x 200 meter and sprint
medley relays…Earned a gold medal in the
400 meters at the Empire State Games…
Named team MVP following both his junior
and senior seasons…Won the CHSAA
championship in the 4 x 400 meter relay as a
senior after winning the 300 meters and 4 x
200 meter relay in 2008…Selected all-state in
the 300 meters, as well as the 4 x 200 and 4
x 400 meter relays…Also earned three letters
in football.
Personal: Son of Wesley and Glenda…Has
two brothers, Wesley Jr. and Nigel…Majoring
in accounting…Enjoys rock climbing…Born on
February 16, 1991.
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Mike Carroll
Junior-Jumps • Nanuet, N.Y.-Nanuet
2011 Outdoors: Earned a place on the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Took second in
the high jump (6’4¾), third in the 110 meter
hurdles (16.05) and sixth in the long jump
(20’2¼) at the FDU Track Classic on April
9…Scored points in three different events at
the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
on April 15, placing fourth in the high jump
(6’4¼), fifth in the 110 hurdles (15.86) and
sixth in the long jump (21’4¼)…Took second
in the high jump (6’8¼) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 8…Qualified
for the IC4A Championships in the high
jump.
2010-11 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Captured first place
in the high jump (6’4¼) at the Manhattan
Opener on Dec. 1…Had season-best marks
of 6’5 in the high jump and 21’11¾ in the long
jump at the Albany Great Dane Classic on
Jan. 21…Placed fifth in both the high jump
(6’2¼) and 55 meter hurdles (8.76) while also
taking seventh in the long jump (21’2¾) at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
28…Picked up the victory in the 55 hurdles
(8.0) at the Manhattan College Invitational on
Feb. 9…Won the silver medal in the high jump
with a clearance of 6’4¼ at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Placed third in the high
jump with a clearance of 6’2¾ at the FDU
Track Classic on April 10…Had a season-best
mark of 42’4¼ in the triple jump at the Larry
Ellis Invitational on April 17…Won the bronze
medal in the high jump at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 2), leaping 6’4¼…
Also finished ninth in both the long jump
(20’6½) and triple jump (40’2¾) at the MAAC
Championships.
2009-10 Indoors: Cleared 6’4¼ in the high
jump at the Brother Jasper Invitational (Dec.
13), good enough for second place…Also
posted a season-best mark of 43’7¾ to take
third place in the triple jump at the Brother
Jasper Invitational…Took seventh place in the
60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.2 seconds
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
on Jan. 29…Had season-best jumps of 22’3
in the long jump and 6’4¼ in the high jump
at the Manhattan Invitational on Feb. 11…
Competed in four events at the MAAC Indoor
Championships (Feb. 19), securing sixth place
in the high jump with a clearance of 6’0½.
Before Manhattan: A five-year
letterwinner at Nanuet Senior High School…
Served as team captain as a senior…Garnered
all-state, all-section, all-county and all-league
honors…Selected as a Journal-News Scholar
Athlete of the Week.
Personal: Son of Robert and Pamela…Has
two brothers, David and Jeffrey…Majoring in
electrical engineering…Born on October 27,
1990.
Dan Duffy
Junior-Jumps • Monroe, N.Y.-Washingtonville
2011 Outdoors: Won the long jump with
a season-best mark of 23’0 at the FDU Track
Classic on April 9…Captured the gold medal
in the triple jump (44’3¼) and finished fourth
in the long jump (21’10¼) at the Metropolitan
Outdoor Championships on April 15…Had
a season-best triple jump of 45’11¼ to place
second at the Lions Invitational on April 30…
Placed third in the long jump (22’5¾) and
sixth in the triple jump (45’1½) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 8.
2010-11 Indoors: Captured first place in the
triple jump (44’11¾) at the Manhattan College
Opener on Dec. 1…Had a season-best mark of
45’11¼ in the triple jump at the NYC Gotham
Cup on Jan. 14…Took third in the long jump
(22’5¾) and fourth in the triple jump (45’6½)
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
on Jan. 28…Placed third in the long jump
(21’11) at the Manhattan College Invitational
on Feb. 9…Earned the bronze medal in the
long jump with a season-best leap of 22’6½ at
the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Captured first place in
both the long jump (23’5¼) and triple jump
(44’7½) and took fourth in the 100 meters
(11.79) at the FDU Track Classic on April 10…
Finished second in the long jump with a leap
of 22’9¾ at the Yale Springtime Invitational on
April 25…Placed third in the long jump (22’6½)
and triple jump (44’3½) while also finishing
eighth in the 100 meters (11.42) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 2.
2009-10 Indoors: Won the triple jump
competition with a leap of 43’1¾ at the
Manhattan College Opener on Dec. 1…Named
MAAC Performer of the Week on Dec. 15 after
sweeping the long jump (21’11) and triple
jump (45’4½) competitions at the Brother
Jasper Invitational on Dec. 13…Took first in
the long jump with a mark of 21’11½ at the
Armory Holiday Classic on Dec. 27…Captured
sixth place in the long jump (21’10¼) and
eighth in the triple jump (44’6¾) at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
29…Placed second in the triple jump (44’1¼)
and fourth in the long jump (22’1½) at the
Manhattan Invitational on Feb. 11…Scored
points in two different events at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 19, finishing
second in the triple jump (44’6¾) and sixth in
the long jump (21’2).
Before Manhattan: Attended
Washingtonville High School, earning four
letters in track & field…Also played soccer.
Personal: Son of Edward and Kathryn…
Sister, Stephanie, is a pole vaulter at the
University of South Florida…Also has a
brother, Michael…Majoring in mechanical
engineering…Born on July 7, 1991.
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Yardley Keshinover
Junior-Pole Vault • Wappingers Falls, N.Y.-R.C. Ketcham
2011 Outdoors: Cleared 12’9½ in the pole
vault at the FDU Track Classic on April 9…
Had a season-best clearance of 13’9¼ in the
pole vault at the Lions Invitational on April
30…Finished seventh in the pole vault (12’9)
at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on
May 8.
2010-11 Indoors: Placed third in the pole
vault (12’11) at the Manhattan College Opener
on Dec. 1…Finished fifth in the pole vault with
a season-best mark of 13’9¼ at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
Before Manhattan: A two-year
letterwinner in the pole vault at Roy C.
Ketcham High School in Wappingers Falls.
Personal: Son of Larry and Flerida…Has
two sisters, Tayra and Madeline…Majoring in
government…Born on September 14, 1990.
Brian McGovern
Junior-Pole Vault • Yonkers, N.Y.-Mt. St. Michael (Northeastern University)
2011 Outdoors: Named MAAC Performer
of the Week after placing fourth in the pole
vault (16’5½) at the season-opening Baldy
Castillo Invitational on March 18…Captured
first place in the pole vault (15’3) at the FDU
Track Classic on April 9…Earned the gold
medal in the pole vault with a mark of 15’3 at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May
8…Tied for seventh in the pole vault after
clearing 15’9 at the IC4A Championships on
May 13…Qualified for the NCAA East Regional
Championships in the pole vault, but was
unable to compete due to injury.
2010-11 Indoors: Won the pole vault
competition at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships (Jan. 28) with a clearance at
16’2¾…Took second place in the pole vault
(16’0) at the St. Valentine Invitational on Feb.
11…Claimed the gold medal in the pole vault
at the MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 18)
for the second straight year, clearing 16’8¼…
Set a school-record of 16’10¾ to win the IC4A
Championship in the pole vault (March 5).
2010 Outdoors: Finished first in the pole
vault (16’6) at the FDU Track Classic on April
10...Took second in the pole vault (15’9) at
the Larry Ellis Invitational on April 17...Won
the pole vault competition with a leap of 15’9
at the MAAC Outdoor Championships on
May 2...Cleared a season-best height of 16’7¼
to capture fifth place in the pole vault at the
IC4A Championships on May 14...Competed
in the pole vault at the NCAA East Regional
Championships on May 27.
2009-10 Indoors: Made Manhattan debut
at the NYRR Armory Invitational on Jan. 16
and took first place in the pole vault with
a leap of 15’3...Named MAAC Performer
of the Week after clearing a season-best
16’2¾ in the pole vault, which was good
enough for second place at the Albany Great
Dane Classic on Jan. 22...Won the pole
vault competition with a mark of 15’9 at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
29...Took home first place in the pole vault
(15’3) at the MAAC Indoor Championships
on Feb. 19...Cleared 16’0¾ to finish fourth in
the pole vault at the IC4A Championships on
March 6.
Other: Represented Ireland in the pole vault
at the 2011 European Team Championships in
Izmir, Turkey.
Before Manhattan: Transferred to
Manhattan from Northeastern University...
Won the New York State championship in the
pole vault as a senior at Mount St. Michael
Academy...Broke the CHSAA sophomore
(14’5), junior (15’4) and senior (16’2) pole
vault records...Also played soccer.
Personal: Son of Thomas and Bernadette...
Brother, Thomas, is a Manhattan graduate
and was named the Most Skilled Gaelic
Football Player in Ireland in 2006...Majoring
in government...Born on September 12, 1990.
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Andrew Petrovich
Junior-Pole Vault • Yonkers, N.Y.-Fordham Prep
2011 Outdoors: Grabbed sixth place in the
pole vault (12’3½) at the FDU Track Classic on
April 9.
2010-11 Indoors: Finished fourth in the
pole vault (11’5¼) at the Manhattan College
Opener on Dec. 1…Also competed in the pole
vault at the Manhattan College Invitational on
Feb. 9.
2010 Outdoors: Competed in the pole
vault at the Monmouth Season Opener
(March 26) and FDU Track Classic (April 10).
2009-10 Indoors: Had a season-best
clearance of 12’5½ in the pole vault at the
Brother Jasper Invitational on Dec. 13…
Finished eighth in the pole vault (12’3½) at
the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 19.
Before Manhattan: A four-year
letterwinner in cross country and track & field
at Fordham Prep.
Personal: Son of Andy and Rosemary, a
Manhattan graduate…Brother, Carlos, is also
a member of the Manhattan track & field
team…Has another brother, Luis, and a sister,
Mayra…Born on January 19, 1991.
Carlos Petrovich
Junior-Sprints • Yonkers, N.Y.-Fordham Prep
2011 Outdoors: Competed in the 800
meters at the season-opening Baldy Castillo
Invitational on March 18, posting a seasonbest
time of 2:00.44…Grabbed third place
in the 400 meters (50.31) at the FDU Track
Classic on April 9…Ran the anchor leg on
Manhattan’s bronze medal-winning 4 x 400
meter relay squad a the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 8…Finished seventh
in the individual 400 (50.10) at the MAAC
Championships.
2010-11 Indoors: Took sixth in the 500
meters (1:04.96) at the Metro Coaches
Invitational on Jan. 7…Placed fifth in the
500 in a season-best time of 1:04.81 at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on
Jan. 28…Posted a season-best time of 49.44
seconds in the 400 meters at the St. Valentine
Invitational on Feb. 11.
2010 Outdoors: Finished 13th in the
400 meters (50.67) at the Baldy Castillo
Invitational on March 19…Ran a time of
1:59.30 in the 800 meters at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 2…Captured the bronze
medal in the individual 400 (50.49) and ran
the anchor leg on Manhattan’s victorious
4 x 400 meter relay at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 2.
2009-10 Indoors: Won the 500 meters
at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 5,
finishing in a time of 1:06.63…Ran a seasonbest
time of 1:04.98 in the 500 at the NYRR
Armory Invitational on Jan. 16, good for
second place in the event…Placed ninth in
the 400 meters in a time of 50.69 seconds
and ran the third leg on the Jaspers’ bronze
medal-winning 4 x 400 meter relay squad at
the MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 19).
Before Manhattan: Holds several
school records at Fordham Prep…Named
team MVP all four years…Selected as an
All-American in both the 4 x 400 and 4 x
800 meter relays…Led Fordham Prep to the
CHSAA championship…Won a gold medal
at the Millrose Games in the 4 x 800, and
finished third at the New York state meet in
both the 4 x 400 and 4 x 800…Placed second
in the Invitational 4 x 400 Air Jamaica event at
the Reebok Grand Prix…Chosen to the Daily
News and Journal News all-star teams.
Personal: Son of Andy and Rosemary, a
Manhattan graduate…Brother, Andrew, is
also a member of the Manhattan track & field
team…Has another brother, Luis, and a sister,
Mayra…Born in Mexico on June 18, 1990.
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Felix Siljeback-Larsen
Junior-Multi • Vasteras, Sweden-Tingarlla Gymnasiet
2011 Outdoors: Notched a season-best
clocking of 15.55 seconds in the 110 meter
hurdles at the season-opening Baldy Castillo
Invitational (March 18)…Had a season-best
throw of 127’3 in the discus at the FDU
Track Classic on April 9…Established a new
personal-best of 6,525 points to capture
the gold medal in the decathlon at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships (April
15)…Grabbed third place in the high jump
(6’4¼), fifth in the 100 meters (11.26) and
200 meters (22.52), and sixth in the long
jump (21’4) while also running on both the
4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relay squads at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May
8)…Finished the season with a sixth-place
finish in the decathlon (6408) at the IC4A
Championships on May 13.
2010-11 Indoors: Finished third in the
60 meter hurdles (8.84) at the Yale Lidlifter
Invitational on Dec. 4…Placed second in the
long jump with a leap of 22’8 at the NYC
Gotham Cup on Jan. 14…Scored 5,160 points
to capture the gold medal in the heptathlon at
the Metropolitan Indoor Championships (Jan.
28)…Had a season-best high jump of 6’4 to
take fifth at the St. Valentine Invitational on
Feb. 11…Collected points in four different
events at the MAAC Indoor Championships
on Feb. 18, placing second in the pole vault
(14’9), fourth in the 55 meter hurdles (7.94),
fifth in the long jump (22’4¼) and sixth in the
high jump (6’0½)…Took the silver medal in
the heptathlon with a personal-best score of
5,402 points at the IC4A Championships on
March 5.
2010 Outdoors: Captured sixth place in the
long jump with a leap of 22’4¼ at the Baldy
Castillo Invitational on March 19…Competed
in the decathlon at the prestigious Penn
Relays (April 21-22), finishing fourth with
6,395 points…Scored points in four different
events at the MAAC Outdoor Championships
(May 1-2), placing third in the pole vault
(14’8¾), fifth in the high jump (6’2¼) and
long jump (22’0¼), and sixth in the discus
(120’2).
2009-10 Indoors: Took first place in
the long jump with a leap of 22’7¼ at the
Manhattan College Opener on Dec. 1…
Won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
29, collecting 4,731 points…Claimed the silver
medal in both the high jump (6’2¼) and pole
vault (14’9) while also taking the bronze in
the long jump (22’9) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 19.
Before Manhattan: Attended Tingralla
High School…Represented Sweden at the
annual Sweden-Finland-Estonia Outdoor
Match of Combined Events in the summer of
2010.
Personal: Son of Per and Gunilla…Has one
sister, Linn…Majoring in finance…Born on
May 31, 1989.
Anthony Vega
Junior-Sprints • Patchogue, N.Y.—Patchogue-Medford
2010-11 Indoors: Won the 55 meters in
a time of 6.40 seconds at the Manhattan
College Opener on Dec. 1…Took ninth in the
60 meters (7.28) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Placed sixth in
the 55 (6.73) and seventh in the 200 meters
(22.78) at the MAAC Indoor Championships
on Feb. 18.
Before Manhattan: Ranked 17th in the
country in the 100 meters, 19th in the 200
meters, and 41st in the long jump as a junior
at Patchogue-Medford High School…A fouryear
member of the honor roll…Also played
football and baseball, earning the baseball
team’s Coaches’ Award as a senior.
Personal: Also a member of the Manhattan
baseball team…Son of Anthony and Alicia
Vega…Has one brother, Manny, and one
sister, Lisa…Majoring in engineering.
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Matt Waldron
Junior-Pole Vault • Lyndhurst, N.J.-Lyndhurst
2011 Outdoors: Earned a place on the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Finished 10th
in the pole vault (13’7¼) at the Metropolitan
Outdoor Championships on April 15…
Captured the bronze medal in the pole vault
at the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May
8) with a season-best jump of 14’2¾.
2010-11 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Won the pole vault
competition with a leap of 13’5¼ at the
Manhattan College Opener on Dec. 1…Had
a clearance of 12’9½ in the pole vault at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan. 28.
2010 Outdoors: Captured third place
in the pole vault (12’5½) at the Monmouth
Season Opener on March 26…Took fourth
in the pole vault at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 2), notching a seasonbest
clearance of 13’3½.
2009-10 Indoors: Placed second in the
pole vault with a clearance of 12’6 at the
Manhattan College Opener on Dec. 1…Took
sixth place in the pole vault (12’9½) at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on
Jan. 29…Finished fifth in the pole vault at
the MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 19),
clearing a season-best height of 13’3½.
Before Manhattan: Won four varsity
letters in both track & field and cross country
at Lyndhurst High School…Named first
team all-league in track as a senior…Selected
honorable mention all-league in cross country
as both a junior and senior after being named
second team all-league as a sophomore…
Earned an NJSIAA Student-Athlete Award.
Personal: Son of Daniel and Katherine…
Has one brother, Jason…Double-majoring in
math and computer science…Born on July 23,
1991.
Billy Wilkens
Junior-Cross Country/Distance • Kenmore, Wash.-Inglemoor
2011 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Placed 12th in the
1500 meters with a time of 4:14.02 at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on
April 15…Had a 3:59.11 clocking in the 1500 at
the Lions Invitational on April 30…Finished
eighth in the 1500 (4:04.07) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC All-
Academic Team…Registered a time of 2:35.62
in the 1000 meters at the NYC Gotham
Cup on Jan. 14…Finished ninth in the mile
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
(Jan. 28), posting a time of 4:24.21…Had a
season-best time of 4:20.50 in the mile at the
St. Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11…Placed
eighth in the mile (4:24.05) at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Cross Country: Earned a place on
the MAAC All-Academic Team…Competed
in six meets…Opened the season with a
23:33.83 clocking over 6200 meters at the
Stony Brook Invitational on Sept. 4…Finished
61st at the Metropolitan Championships on
Oct. 7, completing the 8000-meter course
in 28:10.00…Posted best 8000-meter time
of the season (26:44.60) at the MAAC
Championships on Oct. 29.
2010 Outdoors: Captured first place in the
1500 meters at the FDU Track Classic on April
10, finishing in a time of 4:04.68…Ran the
800 meters in a time of 1:58.01 at the Larry
Ellis Invitational on April 17…Finished eighth
in the 1500 in a time of 4:06.32 at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 2.
2009-10 Indoors: Finished first in the
mile (4:27.91) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational
on Dec. 5…Placed 11th in the mile in a
time of 4:26.46 at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 29…Ran a seasonbest
time of 4:24.50 to secure seventh
place in the mile at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 19.
2009 Cross Country: Ran a season-best
time of 26:52 over 8000 meters at the Paul
Short Run on Oct. 2…Finished 51st in a time
of 27:50 at the Metropolitan Championships
on Oct. 9…Took sixth place in a time of 9:11
at the Manhattan Short Course Invitational
on Oct. 21…Captured 32nd place at the MAAC
Cross Country Championships (Oct. 30),
running the 8000-meter course in 27:46.60…
Posted a time of 27:37.50 at the IC4A
Championships on Nov. 21.
Before Manhattan: Won three varsity
letters in cross country and track & field at
Inglemoor High School…Named a USATF All-
American in cross country…Also a two-year
letterwinner in swimming.
Personal: Son of Rich and Katy…Has one
brother, Victor…Majoring in marketing…Born
on October 31, 1990.
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Taylor Conlon
Sophomore-Cross Country • Breezy Point, N.Y.-Xavier
2010 Cross Country: Posted a time of
29:21.60 over 8000 meters at the MAAC
Championships on Oct. 29.
Before Manhattan: Served as a team
captain as a senior at Xavier High School…
Named most improved each season.
Personal: Son of Daniel and Maureen…
Has one brother, Christian, and one sister,
Kerry…Volunteered weekly with the Special
Olympics throughout high school…Traveled
to Tennessee and Mexico participating in
Habitat for Humanity…Born on December 5,
1992.
Salim Corbin
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Patterson, N.J.-Eastside
2011 Outdoors: Ran the 800 meters at the
Sam Howell Invitational on April 1, finishing
in a time of 2:08.22…Placed 11th in the 1500
meters (4:09.69) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Finished fifth in the mile
(4:25.95) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on
Dec. 4…Notched a time of 2:40.06 in the
1000 meters at the Albany Great Dane Classic
on Jan. 21…Took 14th in the 800 meters at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
28, posting a season-best time of 1:58.67.
2010 Cross Country: Placed 19th at the
season-opening Stony Brook Invitational
(Sept. 4), clocking 21:56.28 over 6200
meters…Posted the second-best time on the
team at the Metropolitan Championships
(Oct. 8), completing the 8000-meter course
in 27:50, good for 51st place overall…
Manhattan’s No. 2 finisher at the MAAC
Championships on Oct. 29, taking 33rd in a
time of 26:19.10 over 8000 meters.
Before Manhattan: Set a personal-best
time of 15:48 over a 5000-meter cross country
course at Eastside High School…Ran for
Eastside’s 12-time county champion track &
field team.
Personal: Son of Ronald and Susan…Has
five siblings: brother Marquis, and sisters
Terry, Aria, Bernice and Ivey…Majoring in
engineering…Born on June 14, 1992.
AJ Hanifin
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Long Valley, N.J.-Pope John XXIII
2011 Outdoors: Posted a season-best
time of 2:01.51 in the 800 meters at the Sam
Howell Invitational on April 1…Took 13th place
in the 1500 meters at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 7), finishing in a time
of 4:16.04.
2010-11 Indoors: Finished fifth in the
1000 meters (2:47.56) at the Yale Lidlifter
Invitational on Dec. 4…Broke 2:00 in the 800
meters at the St. Valentine Invitational on Feb.
11, recording a time of 1:59.17.
2010 Cross Country: Made Manhattan
debut at Iona Meet of Champions on Sept.
18, completing the 8000-meter course in
29:31.14.
Before Manhattan: Ran four years of
cross country and track at Pope John XXIII
High School…Set personal bests of 1:54.66 in
the 800 meters and 4:27 in the mile.
Personal: Son of Tom and Mary…Sister,
Kelley, is a senior on the cross country/track
& field team at MAAC rival Marist…Has two
other sisters, Katie and Sarah…Majoring in
communications…Born on May 8, 1992.
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Nick Italiano
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • New York, N.Y.-St. Joseph by the Sea
2011 Outdoors: Finished third in the 800
meters (1:57.96) at the FDU Track Classic on
April 9…Placed fifth in the 800 at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 7, running a
season-best time of 1:55.95.
Before Manhattan: A two-time high
school All-American in the indoor 4 x 800
meter relay…A member of St. Joseph by the
Sea’s Staten Island record-setting 4 x 800
relay squad…Won the 800 meters at the
Brown Invitational and the 4 x 800 relay at
the Arcadia Invitational…Also lettered in
swimming and football.
Personal: Son of Michael and Maureen…
Has two brothers, Frank and Michael, and
one sister, Marissa…Plans to major in
chemistry…Born on June 18, 1992.
Brian King
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Belle Harbor, N.Y.-Xavier
2011 Outdoors: Ran the 1500 meters at
the Dick Shea Open on March 25, posting a
time of 4:21.47…Posted a season-best time
of 1:59.81 in the 800 meters at the Lions
Invitational on April 30.
2010-11 Indoors: Clocked a seasonbest
time of 1:59.12 in the 800 meters at
the St. Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11…
Finished 10th in the 800 at the MAAC Indoor
Championships (Feb. 18), posting a time of
1:59.41.
2010 Cross Country: Posted a time of
29:30 over 8000 meters at the Metropolitan
Championships on Oct. 8…Had a season-best
time of 27:51.80 for 8000 meters at the MAAC
Championships on Oct. 29.
Before Manhattan: Named MVP of
the indoor track & field team at Xavier High
School…Served as captain of the cross
country team, as well as both the indoor and
outdoor track & field squads…Also competed
for Xavier’s swim team, twice earning Most
Improved honors in that sport.
Personal: Son of Brian and Barbara…Has
two sisters, Kerry and Meaghan…Majoring in
civil engineering…Born December 4, 1992.
Rokas Kirlys
Sophomore-Throws • Kamaji, Lithuania-Tubelis
2011 Outdoors: Had a toss of 48’6¾ to
capture seventh place in the shot put at the
season-opening Baldy Castillo Invitational
on March 18…Placed fourth in the discus
(134’1) and sixth in the shot put (46’4) at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on
April 15…Won the shot put competition (48’4)
while also finishing third in the discus (148’3)
at the Lions Invitational on April 30…Scored
points in three different events at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 7, taking
third place in the shot put (51’3), fourth in the
discus (151’0) and sixth in the hammer throw
(142’9)…Competed in the shot put at the
IC4A Outdoor Championships on May 13.
2010-11 Indoors: Placed third in the
shot put (52’1¼) at the Metro Coaches
Invitational on Jan. 7…Took second place in
the shot put (50’10¼) at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 28…Won the
silver medal in the shot put with a seasonbest
throw of 52’9¼ at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 18…Finished 16th in
the shot put with a mark of 50’0½ at the IC4A
Indoor Championships on March 5.
Before Manhattan: Participated in track
& field for eight years…Named “Best Athlete
in the Region” during his sophomore, junior
and senior seasons at Juozas Tubelis.
Personal: Son of Sigitas and Virginija
Kirlys…Has two brothers, Rolandas and
Robertas…Majoring in finance…Born on
February 20, 1992.
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Dimitri Mobley
Sophomore-Hurdles • Abington, Pa.-Ramstein American [Germany]
2011 Outdoors: Took second in the 400
meter hurdles with a time of 56.13 seconds at
the FDU Track Classic on April 9…Captured
second place in the 400 hurdles (57.95) and
fourth in the 110 meter hurdles (15.32) at
the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
on April 15…Ran a season-best time of 55.80
seconds in the 400 hurdles at the Lions
Invitational on April 30…Finished sixth in
the 400 hurdles (56.21) and eighth in the
110 hurdles (16.58) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Had a 1:07.20 clocking in
the 500 meters at the NYC Gotham Cup on
Jan. 14…Posted a time of 1:09.17 in the 500
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
on Jan. 28…Ran a season-best time of 52.99
seconds in the 400 meters at the St. Valentine
Invitational on Feb. 11.
Before Manhattan: As a senior, attended
Ramstein American High School on Ramstein
Air Force Base in Germany…Named All-
Europe and Best Spring Athlete at Ramstein…
Earned all-league honors as a junior at
Abington High School in Pennsylvania.
Personal: Son of Wayne and Kimberly…Has
one sister, Kaila, and one brother, Kenyon…
Born on June 10, 1992.
Josh Perez
Sophomore-Cross Country • Marlton, N.J.-Cherokee
2011 Outdoors: Ran the 1500 meters at
the Dick Shea Open on March 25, recording a
time of 4:30.85…Posted a season-best time of
2:06.84 in the 800 meters at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 1.
2010-11 Indoors: Had a season-best
clocking of 4:41.08 in the mile at the Yale
Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 4…Notched
a time of 2:09.03 in the 800 meters at the
Albany Great Dane Classic on Jan. 21.
2010 Cross Country: Completed
the 8000-meter course in 30:51 at the
Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 8…
Posted a season-best time of 28:55.10 for
8000 meters at the MAAC Championships
(Oct. 29).
Before Manhattan: Helped Cherokee
High School win the Olympic Conference and
county championships during both his junior
and senior seasons…Also competed for the
wrestling team and played baseball.
Personal: Full name: Josh Perez-Torrero…
Son of Michael and Francesca…Has one
sister, Flor…Plans to become a dentist…Born
July 1, 1992.
Matt Perrelli
Sophomore-Jumps • Smithtown, N.Y.-St. John the Baptist
2011 Outdoors: Finished in a tie for sixth
place in the high jump (6’0½) at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Made Manhattan debut
at the Manhattan Opener on Dec. 1 and took
third in the high jump with a leap of 6’0…
Placed eighth in the high jump (5’10½) at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
Before Manhattan: Earned all-state,
all-league and all-academic honors at St.
John the Baptist Diocesan High School…Also
played volleyball.
Personal: Son of Kenneth and Elaine…
Brother, Mike, is a 2010 Manhattan
graduate…Also has a sister, Jeanine…Majoring
in computer science…Born on November 18,
1991.
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Mikael Rojeras
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Sala, Sweden
2011 Outdoors: Registered a season-best
clocking of 1:53.59 in the 800 meters at the
Baldy Castillo Invitational on March 18…
Had a season-best time of 3:58.34 in the 1500
meters at the Sam Howell Invitational on
April 1…Secured eighth-place points in the
1500 (4:11.88) at the Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships on April 15…Placed sixth in
both the 800 (1:56.51) and 1500 (3:58.81) at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Captured second place
in the 1000 meters (2:25.94) at the Armory
Collegiate Challenge on Feb. 25…Qualified
for the final of the 1000 at the IC4A Indoor
Championships (March 5), placing seventh in
2:26.34.
Before Manhattan: Won a bronze medal
in the 800 meters at the Swedish Junior
Championships…Captured a silver and a
bronze in the 800 meters and 1500 meters at
the Swedish School Championships…Ran a
personal-best time of 1:52.09 in the 800 and
3:53.97 in the 1500.
Personal: Son of Johan and Kitty…Majoring
in engineering…Born on April 7, 1990.
Tom Voorheis
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Syracuse, N.Y.-Christian Brothers
2011 Outdoors: Posted a season-best time
of 4:14.69 in the 1500 meters at the Sam
Howell Invitational on April 1…Placed 11th in
the 5000 meters (15:47.0) at the Metropolitan
Outdoor Championships on April 15…
Finished 11th in the 5000 at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships (May 7), posting a
time of 16:18.85.
2010-11 Indoors: Notched a season-best
time of 4:30.78 in the mile at the Albany Great
Dane Classic on Jan. 21…Ran a season-best
time of 8:44.16 in the 3000 meters at the St.
Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11…Finished
10th in the 3000 at the MAAC Indoor
Championships (Feb. 18), posting a time of
8:57.88.
2010 Cross Country: Finished eighth at
the season-opening Stony Brook Invitational
(Sept. 4), completing the 6200-meter course in
21:08.47…Ran a season-best time of 27:32.00
over 8000 meters at the MAAC Championships
on Oct. 29…Posted a time of 28:42.10 at the
IC4A Championships on Nov. 20.
Before Manhattan: Qualified for the New
York State cross country championship meet
as a senior at Christian Brothers Academy…
Named to the All-Central New York cross
country team that season…A three-time
all-league performer in cross country…Twice
earned all-league honors in the 3200 meters
outdoors…Earned the Section III Scholar-
Athlete Award…Played defensive line on the
football team before switching over to cross
country/track full-time.
Personal: Son of Timothy and Molly…
Maternal grandfather, Jim Clark, played
baseball for the New York/San Francisco
Giants, and paternal grandfather, Bernard
Voorheis, played professional basketball for
the Rochester Royals…Has two sisters, Mattie
and Ellen, and one brother, Patrick…Majoring
in communications…Born June 11, 1991.
Jacob Adams
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Yonkers, N.Y.-Saunders
Before Manhattan: A two-time captain
of the cross country team at Saunders Trades
and Technical High School…Won a total of
13 league championships throughout high
school…Named all-county in five different
events (cross country, indoor 1000 m, indoor
1600 m, indoor 4x400 m relay, outdoor 1600
m) and all-section in the indoor 1000 meters
as a senior.
Personal: Son of Antonio Adams and
Helen Petruzzelli…Has one brother, Damien,
and one sister, Eurydice…Majoring in
civil engineering with plans to become an
environmental lawyer…Born on May 8, 1993.
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Edward Brentnall
Freshman-Throws • Atlanta, Ga.-Lovett
Before Manhattan: Earned All-American
status in the hammer throw as a senior at
The Lovett School…Won the gold medal
in the hammer throw at the 2011 Junior
Olympics and the 2010 USATF Youth Outdoor
Championships…Participated in three Junior
Olympics, three Junior Nationals and four
USATF Youth Outdoor Championships…
Qualified for the Nike/New Balance Outdoor
Nationals five times…Competed in the weight
throw at prestigious indoor events including
the Nike Indoor Nationals, New Balance
Collegiate Invitational and Millrose Games…
Represented the USA twice at the Caribbean
Invitational…Competed at the 2009 World
Youth Trials and 2010 Youth Olympic Trials.
Personal: Son of Edward and Lynn…Has
one sister, Kristen…Majoring in business…
Born on March 11, 1993.
John Channell
Freshman-Jumps/Sprints • Staten Island, N.Y.-St. Peter’s
Before Manhattan: Served as captain of
the track team as a senior at St. Peter’s Boys
High School…Earned the Luke Parlatere track
scholarship…Also played football.
Personal: Son of John and Lorna…Has
two sisters, Hannah and Jessica…Majoring in
engineering…Born on June 28, 1993.
Stephen Chantry
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Williamsburg, Va.-Lafayette
Before Manhattan: Earned all-district
and All-Region I honors in cross country,
as well as both indoor and outdoor
track at Lafayette High School…Won the
Sportsmanship-Integrity-School Spirit Award
for track and cross country…Team captain.
Personal: Son of Stephen and Donna…
Father is a world-class masters runner…Sister,
Jacquelyne, ran cross country at Longwood…
Has another sister, AnnaLeah…Majoring
in mechanical engineering…Enjoys water
sports…Born on January 29, 1993.
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Anthony Colasurdo
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Lanoka Harbor, N.J.-Lacey
Before Manhattan: Holds Lacey High
School’s indoor and outdoor records over
both 800 meters and the mile…Won the
2011 outdoor county championship in the
800…Qualified for the New Jersey Meet of
Champions both indoors and outdoors in the
mile in 2011…A two-time first team all-county
selection in cross country (2009-10).
Personal: Son of Mark and Mary…A
triplet…Brother, Joe, is a swimmer
at Connecticut College, and brother,
Mark, attends Lehigh…Majoring in civil
engineering…Born on March 1, 1993.
Sheldon Derenoncourt
Freshman-Hurdles/Sprints • Patchogue, N.Y.-Bellport
Before Manhattan: Holds three school
records (indoor and outdoor 4 x 800 meter
relay, outdoor 110 meter hurdles) at Bellport
High School…A two-time all-county selection
in the 4 x 800 relay…Earned all-state honors
in the 4 x 800 relay…Named all-county
indoors in 600 meters and Class A all-state in
the 400 meters as a senior.
Personal: Son of Henry Derenoncourt
and Mirlande Beauchamp…Has one brother,
Vladimir…Majoring in biology…Interested in
origami…Born on September 22, 1993.
Jaylen Henderson
Freshman-Hurdles/Sprints • Brooklyn, N.Y.-Bishop Loughlin
Before Manhattan: Won three league
championships in the 55 meter hurdles at
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School...
Also claimed two city championships in the
55 hurdles.
Personal: Son of Clanne Henderson…One
of eight children…Brother, Ozzie, runs track at
La Salle…Majoring in civil engineering…Born
on April 11, 1993.
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Greg Hodge
Freshman-Sprints • Brewster, N.Y.-Brewster
Before Manhattan: Earned all-county
honors during both junior and senior seasons
at Brewster High School…Also played
basketball and football…Named all-section in
football as a junior.
Personal: Son of Crystal Rodgers…
Majoring in biology with plans to become a
physician’s assistant…Born on December 7,
1992.
Doug Montazella
Freshman-Throws • Mahopac, N.Y.-Mahopac
Before Manhattan: Earned the Section
I Northern Counties title and Section I Class
A Championship in the javelin as a senior at
Mahopac High School…Also played baseball.
Personal: Son of Douglas and Gretchen…
Has one sister, Kaylee…Majoring in
engineering…Participated in Athletes Bringing
Change Drug & Alcohol Free program, as well
as serving as a role model for kindergarteners
while in high school…Born on January 7, 1993.
Trevell Moxey
Freshman-Jumps • Lansdale, Pa.-North Penn
Before Manhattan: A two-time allleague
selection in the triple jump at North
Penn High School…Also earned all-league
honors in the long jump…Named First Team
All-Southeast Pennsylvania and All-Intel as
a senior…Qualified for the Nike National
Championships…Ranked fourth on North
Penn’s all-time lists in both the long jump
and triple jump…Also played football.
Personal: Son of Sheldon and Melanie
Gray…Has one brother, Raun, and one sister,
Terae…Cousins, Trentan and Trever Hughes
both play football in the ACC…Majoring in
biology…Born on December 27, 1992.
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Abdias Myrtil
Freshman-Sprints • Wheatley Heights, N.Y.-Half Hollow Hills West
Before Manhattan: Twice earned All-
American status at Half Hollow Hills High
School West…Led team to seven county
championships…Won the Long Island
championship in the 4x400 meter relay as
a senior…Holds Long Island records in the
outdoor 4x400 relay and school record in
the 55 meters indoors…Ran leadoff leg on
nationally-ranked 4x200 meter relay squad,
which twice won the Millrose Games and
set a meet record…A six-time all-state and
all-county selection…Also played football and
lacrosse.
Personal: Son of Wesline Blanc, who was
a practice player with the Haitian men’s
national soccer team…Has one sister,
Deborah…Majoring in accounting…Born on
November 2, 1992.
Kevin O’Brien
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Attleboro, Mass.-Bishop Feehan
Before Manhattan: Earned EAC All-Star
selections in both cross country and indoor
track as a senior at Bishop Feehan High
School…Named to the Sun Chronicle all-star
cross country team in 2010…Won the 2011
EAC indoor title in the mile…Ran on Bishop
Feehan’s nationally-ranked 4x800 meter relay
squad and selected as an EAC All-Star during
both his junior and senior seasons…Helped
lead Bishop Feehan to the team state cross
country championship in 2008.
Personal: Son of John and Sharon…Has
two brothers, Michael and David…Majoring in
business…Born on July 26, 1993.
Anastas Papazov
Freshman-Throws • Balchik, Bulgaria-Hristo Botev
Before Manhattan: Posted personalbests
of 2:07.83 in the 800 meters and
4:24.44 in the 1500 meters…Finished ninth
in the 2011 Balkan Under-23 Cross Country
Championships…Placed sixth in the 1500
meters at the 2011 Balkan Championships…
Secured 11th place at the Balkan Cross
Country Championships in 2009 after
capturing sixth place in the junior division in
2008.
Personal: Daughter of Zivko and Vesna…
Has two brothers, Milos and Mladen…
Majoring in marketing…Born on January 11,
1991.
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Savio Paul
Freshman-Pole Vault • Yonkers, N.Y.-Iona Prep
Before Manhattan: Broke the school
pole vault record twice during his senior year
at Iona Prep…Won the Westchester County,
CHSAA outdoor and CHSAA indoor titles as
a senior…Ranked No. 3 in New York State
during the 2010-11 indoor season…Team won
two Westchester County Championships.
Personal: Son of Sunny and Marykutty…
Has two brothers, Stanley and Sunny…
Majoring in chemical engineering…Traveled
to Peru on a service trip in July 2010…Born on
July 9, 1993.
Greg Perrier
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Dix Hills, N.Y.-Half Hollow Hills East
Before Manhattan: Served as captain
of both the cross country and track teams
at Half Hollow Hills High School East…Won
Suffolk County championships in both the
800 meters and mile…Earned all-state honors
in track & field…Named Outstanding Athlete
and team MVP while also winning the Triple A
(Academics, Arts, Athletics) Award.
Personal: Son of Gregory and Cynthia…
Has one brother, Johnathan, and three sisters,
Victoria, Tiffany and Christina…Majoring in
mechanical engineering…Has participated
in Relay for Life…Built a garden at his high
school…Born on September 5, 1993.
Neil Pinnock
Freshman-Jumps/Sprints • Yonkers, N.Y.-Iona Prep
Before Manhattan: Helped Iona Prep
win the Westchester County Championship
in 2011…Earned medals at both the county
and sectional meets as a senior…Also played
football.
Personal: Son of Alexander Pinnock and
Sonia Spence…Has one brother, Avery…
Majoring in engineering…Born on October 6,
1993.
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Phil Ragan
Freshman-Throws • Belmar, N.J.-Christian Brothers Academy
Before Manhattan: Served as team
captain at Christian Brothers Academy…Won
the Shore Conference and non-public A state
sectional titles in the javelin throw…Also
played soccer.
Personal: Son of David and Deborah…
Majoring in engineering…Born in South Korea
on August 13, 1993.
Antonio Rosa
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Bronx, N.Y.-Fordham Prep
Before Manhattan: Named MVP of the
indoor track team during both his junior
and senior seasons at Fordham Prep High
School…Earned team MVP honors in cross
country as a sophomore.
Personal: Son of Wanda Rodriguez…Has
one brother, Chris…Majoring in mechanical
engineering…Born on April 11, 1993.
Joe Rossi
Freshman-Distance • Malverne, N.Y.-Valley Stream North
Before Manhattan: Named the Spartan
Athlete of the Year as a senior at Valley Stream
North High School…Earned all-conference
and all-county honors in both cross country
and track & field…Also a member of the
football and wrestling teams.
Personal: Son of Peter and Susan…Brother,
Michael, runs track at Fordham…Also has a
sister, Elizabeth…Majoring in business.
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
Stony Brook Invitational
Stony Brook, NY
September 4, 2010
Name Place Time
Kevin D’Emic 7 20:57.59
Tom Voorheis 8 21:08.47
Tom Daly 9 21:11.20
Milos Vuckovic 14 21:34.16
Stephen Jochem 15 21:36.53
Salim Corbin 19 21:56.28
Joe Pluhowski 23 22:11.78
Rob Tassey 25 22:15.21
Thomas Arias 26 22:16.62
John Gaffney 27 22:22.05
Billy Wilkens 32 23:33.83
Peter Brennan 35 24:35.85
Connor McCormack 36 24:47.92
Fr. Victor Leeber, S.J. Invitational
Fairfield, CT
September 25, 2010
Name Place Time
Tobias Lundgren 1 26:19.43
Kevin D’Emic 15 27:48.36
Tom Daly 16 27:49.38
Tom Voorheis 26 28:33.53
Billy Wilkens 32 29:00.19
Salim Corbin 44 29:27.32
Rob Tassey 49 29:42.71
John Gaffney 52 29:54.10
AJ Hanifin 53 29:58.67
Joe Pluhowski 54 30:11.85
Peter Brennan 57 30:20.51
Brian King 64 30:44.99
Josh Perez 72 31:31.13
Connor McCormack 85 33:27.73
MAAC Championships
Madison, CT
October 29, 2010
Name Place Time
Tobias Lundgren 14 25:15.8
Salim Corbin 33 26:19.1
Kevin D’Emic 40 26:26.3
Tom Daly 51 26:42.9
Billy Wilkens 53 26:44.6
Tom Voorheis 84 27:32.0
Brian King 92 27:51.8
Rob Tassey 106 28:14.6
John Gaffney 107 28:16.5
Joe Pluhowski 112 28:33.9
Josh Perez 114 28:55.1
Taylor Conlon 122 29:21.6
Peter Brennan 123 29:55.6
Connor McCormack 126 30:56.0
Iona Meet of Champions
Riverdale, NY
September 18, 2010
Name Place Time
Tobias Lundgren 20 25:49.47
Kevin D’Emic 100 26:55.12
Milos Vuckovic 127 27:20.66
Tom Daly 137 27:31.78
Salim Corbin 149 27:41.74
Tom Voorheis 156 27:54.57
Billy Wilkens 177 28:40.23
Johnny Mitchell 181 28:52.11
Rob Tassey 185 29:04.15
AJ Hanifin 191 29:31.14
John Gaffney 194 29:35.71
Joe Pluhowski 197 30:02.50
Peter Brennan 199 30:08.99
Metropolitan Championships
Riverdale, NY
October 8, 2010
Name Place Time
Kevin D’Emic 40 27:23
Salim Corbin 51 27:50
Tom Daly 52 27:52
Billy Wilkens 61 28:10
Tom Voorheis 66 28:17
John Gaffney 84 28:46
Joe Pluhowski 93 29:25
Rob Tassey 94 29:28
Brian King 97 29:30
Peter Brennan 105 29:55
Taylor Conlon 113 30:26
Josh Perez 121 30:51
Connor McCormack 129 31:59
NCAA Northeast Regional
Madison, CT
November 13, 2010
Name Place Time
Tobias Lundgren 85 31:55.8
Salim Corbin 153 33:00.1
Kevin D’Emic 164 33:17.4
Milos Vuckovic 187 33:47.5
Billy Wilkens 208 34:35.6
Tom Voorheis 215 35:04.0
Tom Daly 220 35:13.3
IC4A Championships
Riverdale, NY
November 20, 2010
Name Place Time
Tobias Lundgren 2 25:27.8
Kevin D’Emic 64 27:11.2
Tom Daly 71 27:18.4
Milos Vuckovic 82 27:27.6
Salim Corbin 89 27:36.4
Tom Voorheis 131 28:42.1
Rob Tassey 148 29:23.4
Joe Pluhowski 149 29:26.5
Brian King 165 30:27.3
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MEN'S indoor RESULTS
Manhattan College Opener
Riverdale, NY
December 1, 2010
Name Event Performance
Anthony Vega 55 1st, 6.40
Justin Chiarvelle 55h 1st, 7.70
Mike Carroll HJ 1st, 1.94m
Felix Siljeback-Larsen HJ 2nd, 1.88m
Matt Perrelli HJ 3rd, 1.83m
Ryan Degnan HJ 4th, 1.78m
Matt Waldron PV 1st, 4.10m
Yardley Keshinover PV 3rd, 3.94m
Chris Schaefer PV 2nd, 3.94m
Andrew Petrovich PV 4th, 3.49m
DeSean HooShing PV nh
Mike Carroll LJ 2nd, 6.50m
Dan Duffy tJ 1st, 13.71m
Roman Ewald SP 1st, 15.18m
Rokas Kirlys SP 2nd, 15.01m
Andrew Trass SP 3rd, 13.83m
Felix Siljeback-Larsen SP 5th, 11.46m
Mike Letizia SP 6th, 11.44m
Ryan Degnan SP 7th, 10.27m
Roman Ewald WT 2nd, 16.03m
Andrew Trass WT 3rd, 13.70m
Patrick Consoli WT 4th, 12.29m
Rokas Kirlys WT 5th, 11.78m
Yale Lidlifter Invitational
New Haven, CT
December 4, 2010
Name Event Performance
Tobias Lundgren 5000 1st, 14:59.67
Kevin D’Emic Mile 2nd, 4:22.87
Salim Corbin Mile 5th, 4:25.95
Thomas Arias Mile 10th, 4:32.74
Tom Voorheis Mile 13th, 4:39.44
Josh Perez Mile 14th, 4:41.08
Tom Daly Mile 15th, 4:42.40
Rob Tassey Mile 17th, 4:46.39
Joe Pluhowski Mile 18th, 4:46.71
Connor McCormack Mile 19th, 4:47.41
Brian King Mile 20th, 4:51.34
Nick Estis 400 6th, 51.21
Tyrek Barney 400 8th, 51.34
Dimitri Mobley 400 15th, 53.11
Justin Chiaravelle 60h 1st, 8.40
Felix Siljeback-Larsen 60h 3rd, 8.84
Mike Carroll 60h 4th, 8.94
Ryan Degnan 60h 6th, 9.15
Yardley Keshinover 60 18th, 7.52
John Gaffney 1000 2nd, 2:38.65
Aj Hanifin 1000 5th, 2:47.56
Carlos Petrovch 500 3rd, 1:06.26
A Relay 4x800 2nd, 8:13.91
B Relay 4x800 5th, 8:27.78
D Relay 4x800 6th, 8:50.23
C Relay 4x800 7th, 8:50.32
A Relay 4x400 3:21.49
Manhattan College
New Year’s Invitational
Princeton, NJ
December 11, 2010
Name Event Performance
Andrew Trass WT 7th, 13.64m
Patrick Consoli WT 14th, 12.62m
Rokas KIrlys SP 5th, 15.57m
Andrew Trass SP 9th, 14.37m
Felix Siljeback-Larsen LJ 9th, 6.75m
Dan Duffy lJ 10th, 6.72m
Dan Duffy tJ 7th, 13.32m
Mike Carroll TJ 12th, 12.31m
Felix Siljeback-Larsen PV 15th, 4.20m
Mike Carroll HJ 7th, 1.90m
Metro Coaches Invitational
New York, NY
January 7, 2011
Name Event Performance
Anthony Vega 60 17th, 7.28
Tyrek Barney 400 21st, 51.51
Carlos Petrovich 500 6th, 1:04.96
Rokas Kirlys SP 3rd, 15.88m
NYC Gotham Cup
New York, NY
January 14, 2011
Name Event Performance
Justin Chiaravelle 60h nt
Mike Carroll 60h 10th, 8.88
Anthony Vega 60 33rd, 7.32
Yardley Keshinover 60 66th, 7.63
Kevin D’Emic Mile 4th, 4:23.83
Salim Corbin Mile 36th, 4:34.86
Carlos Petrovich 400 27th, 51.34
Dimitri Mobley 500 24th, 1:07.20
Aj Hanifin 800 33rd, 2:02.68
Brian King 800 35th, 2:03.08
Connor McCormack 800 40th, 2:03.72
Billy Wilkens 1000 17th, 2:35.62
Thomas Arias 1000 23rd, 2:37.28
Rob Tassey 1000 44th, 2:45.83
Tom Voorheis 3000 44th, 9:17.33
Tom Daly 3000 52nd, 9:25.07
Brian McGovern PV 3rd, 4.60m
Yardly Yeshinover PV 13th, 4.15m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen PV 10th, 4.15m
Chris Schaefer PV 18th, 4.00m
Matt Waldron PV 18th, 4.00m
DeSean HooShing PV nh
Albert Johnson LJ 1st, 7.19m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen LJ 3rd, 6.91m
Dan Duffy lJ 14th, 6.56m
Colin Quirke SP 1st, 14.97m
Roman Ewald SP 3rd, 14.89m
Rokas Kirlys SP 4th, 14.77m
Andrew Trass SP 6th, 14.23m
Andrew Trass WT 18th, 13.47m
Pat Consoli WT 20th, 11.86m
Dan Duffy tJ 5th, 14.00m
Mike Carroll HJ 9th, 1.86m
Ryan Degnan HJ nh
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Albany Great Dane Classic
New York, NY
January 21, 2011
Name Event Performance
Justin Chiaravelle 60h 6th, 9.39
Mike Carroll 60h 19th, 8.76
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 60h 25th, 8.89
Ryan Degnan 60h 26th, 8.98
James Cascio 60h 34th, 9.56
Anthony Vega 60 46th, 7.29
Dan Duffy 60 28th, 7.30
Billy Wilkens Mile 20th, 4:27.20
Tom Voorheis Mile 23rd, 4:30.78
Tom Daly Mile 27th, 4:36.64
Carlos Petrovich 500 11th, 1:05.19
Dimitri Mobley 500 39th, 1:09.69
Thomas Arias 800 16th, 1:59.61
Pat Porteus 800 21st, 2:01.14
Brian King 800 25th, 2:02.69
Aj Hanifin 800 30th, 2:03.77
John Gaffney 800 34th, 2:05.32
Josh Perez 800 37th, 2:09.03
Kevin D’Emic 1000 10th, 2:30.41
Salim Corbin 1000 27th, 2:40.06
Tobias Lundgren 3000 4th, 8:24.21
Joe Pluhowski 3000 28th, 9:40.58
Mike Carroll HJ 9th, 1.96m
Felix Seljebck-Larsen HJ 17th, 1.86m
Ryan Degnan HJ nh
Matt Perrelli HJ nh
Brian McGovern PV 6th, 4.65m
DeSean HooShing PV nh
Yardley Keshinover PV nh
Chris Schaefer PV nh
Matt Waldren PV nh
Mike Carroll LJ 6th, 6.70m
Dan Duffy lJ 11th, 6.58m
Albert Johnson LJ nd
Dan Duffy tJ 7th, 13.82m
Colin Quirke SP 7th, 16.02m
Rokas Kirlys SP 8th, 15.37m
Andrew Trass SP 13th, 14.90m
Roman Ewald SP nd
Andrew Trass WT 15th, 14.50m
Pat Consoli WT 19th, 13.01m
Roman Ewlad Wt nd
Colin Quirke Wt nd
Metropolitan Indoor Championships
New York, NY
January 28 – January 29, 2011
Name Event Performance
Anthony Vega 60 9th, 7.28
Natale Racine 60 12th, 7.34
Nick Estias 200 6th, 22.93
Anthony Vega 200 10th, 23.30
Natale Racine 200 14th, 23.79
Carlos Petrovich 500 5th, 1:04.81
Dimitri Mobley 500 14th, 1:09.17
John Gaffney 500 16th, 1:09.23
Salim Corbin 800 14th, 1:58.67
Billy Wilkens Mile 9th, 4:24.21
Tobias Lundgren 3000 4th, 8:31.16
Tom Voorheis 3000 16th, 8:58.84
Tom Daly 3000 18th, 9:12.46
Tobias Lundgren 5000 1st, 14:47.66
Justin Chiaravelle 60h 1st, 8.37
Mike Carroll 60h 5th, 8.76
James Cascio 60h 11th, 9.43
A Relay 4x800 6th, 8:01.96
A Relay dMR 4th, 10:38.53
Mike Carroll HJ 5th, 1.89m

MEN'S indoor RESULTS
Matt Perrelli HJ nh
Brian McGovern PV 1st, 4.95m
Yardley Keshinover PV 9th, 4.05m
Chris Schaefer PV 9th, 4.05
Matt Waldren PV 13th, 3.90m
DeSean HooShing PV nh
Dan Duffy lJ 3rd, 6.85m
Mike Carroll LJ 7th, 6.47m
Dan Duffy tJ 4th, 13.88m
Colin Quirke SP 1st, 16.57m
Rokas Kirlys SP 2nd, 15.50m
Roman Ewald SP 3rd, 15.22m
Andrew Trass SP 5th, 14.60m
Roman Ewald WT 3rd, 16.47m
Andrew Trass WT 7th, 14.84m
Colin Quirke WT 8th, 14.80m
Pat Consoli WT 12th, 13.14m
Felix Seljebck-Larsen Hep 1st, 5160
Ryan Degnan Hep 8th, 4287
New Balance Collegiate Invitational
New York, NY
February 4 – February 5, 2011
Name
Event
Performance
Colin Quirke SP 19th, 15.41m
Rokas Kirlys SP 21st, 15.31m
Brian McGovern PV nh
Giegengack Invitational
New Haven, CT
February 4 – February 5, 2011
Name Event Performance
Anthony Vega 60 18th, 7.21
Nick Estis 60 21st, 7.25
Carlos Petrovich 400 13th, 50.50
Pat Porteus 800 18th, 1:57.80
Salim Corbin 800 24th, 1:58.93
Brian King 800 30th, 1:59.76
John Gaffney 800 32nd, 2:00.00
Connor McCormack 800 41st, 2:02.30
Rob Tassey 800 51st, 2:05.54
Billy Wilkens 1000 30th, 2:37.33
Thomas Arias 1000 36th, 2:40.13
Tom Voorheis Mile 32nd, 4:31.47
AJ Hanifin Mile 35th, 4:33.39
Tom Daly Mile 38th, 4:36.35
Salim Corbin Mile 44th, 4:47.37
Josh Perez Mile 46th, 4:58.86
Joe Pluhowski 3000 45th, 9:27.02
Justin Chiaravelle 60h 7th, 8.52
Ryan Degnan 60h 17th, 9.00
A Relay 4x400 12th, 3:27.72
B Relay 4x400 17th, 3:39.25
C Relay 4x400 19th, 3:42.99
Manhattan College
Manhattan College Invitational
Riverdale, NY
February 9, 2011
Name Event Performance
Colin Quirke WT 1st, 15.92m
Roman Ewald WT 2nd, 15.70m
Andrew Trass WT 4th, 15.06m
Pat Consoli WT 5th, 13.53m
Colin Quirke SP 1st, 15.81m
Rokas Kirlys SP 2nd, 15.35m
Roman Ewald SP 3rd, 15.19m
Andrew Trass SP 4th, 14.75m
DeSean HooShing PV 9th, 4.05m
Yardley Keshinover PV 7th, 4.05m
Chris Schaefer PV 8th, 4.05m
Matt Waldron PV 10th, 3.90m
Ryan Degnan PV nh
Brian McGovern PV nh
Adrew Petrovich PV nh
Mike Carroll HJ 2nd, 1.94m
Ryan Degnan HJ 5th, 1.84m
Matt Perrelli HJ 7th, 1.79m
Dan Duffy lJ 3rd, 6.68m
Mike Carroll LJ 4th, 6.57m
Dan Duffy tJ nd
Nick Estis 55 1st, 6.6
Anthony Vega 55 2nd, 6.7
Mike Carroll 55h 1st, 8.0
Ryan Degnan 55h 3rd, 8.2
James Cascio 55h 6th, 8.9
St. Valentine Invitational
Boston, MA
February 11 – February 12, 2011
Name Event Performance
Carlos Petrovich 400 35th, 49.44
Dimitri Mobley 400 128th, 52.99
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 60h 20th, 8.75
Nick Estis 60 24th, 7.21
Tobias Lundgren Mile 52nd, 4:18.18
Mikael Rojeras Mile 58th, 4:18.85
Billy Wilkens Mile 72nd, 4:20.50
Nick Estis 200 36th, 22.65
John Gaffney 800 75th, 1:57.52
Thomas Arias 800 85th, 1:58.14
Brian King 800 96th, 1:59.12
Aj Hanifin 800 97th, 1:59.17
Tom Voorheis 3000 82nd, 8:44.16
Tom Daly 3000 100th, 9:05.12
Brian McGovern PV 2nd, 4.88m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen HJ 5th, 1.93m
MAAC Indoor Championships
New York, NY
February 18, 2011
Name Event Performance
Roman Ewald WT 1st, 17.68m
Colin Quirke WT 2nd, 16.82m
Andrew Trass WT 4th, 15.19m
Pat Consoli WT 7th, 13.94m
Tobias Lundgren 5000 1st, 14:32.79
Justin Chairavelle 55h 7th, 8.33
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 55h 4th, 7.94
Mike Carroll 55h 10th, 8.03
Ryan Degnan 55h 11th, 8.14
James Cascio 55h 15th, 8.56
Nick Estis 55 4th, 6.62
Anthony Vega 55 6th, 6.73
Billy Wilkens Mile 8th, 4:24.05
Stephen Jochem Mile 9th, 4:29.74
Carlos Petrovich 400 dQ
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Pat Porteus 800 3rd, 1:56.56
John Gaffney 800 5th, 1:57.43
Thomas Arias 800 7th, 1:58.16
Brian King 800 10th, 1:59.41
Nick Estis 200 5th, 22.71
Anthony Vega 200 7th, 22.78
Tobias Lundgren 3000 6th, 8:39.80
Tom Voorheis 3000 10th, 8:57.88
Tom Daly 3000 12th, 9:00.03
Joe Pluhowski 3000 13th, 9:04.41
A Relay dMR 4th, 10:58.46
A Relay 4x400 3rd, 3:24.03
Brian McGovern PV 1st, 5.09m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen PV 2nd, 4.50m
DeSean HooShing PV 6th, 4.20m
Yardley Keshinover PV 5th, 4.20m
Chris Schaeder PV 7th, 4.05m
Albert Johnson TJ 1st, 14.97m
Dan Duffy tJ 10th, 12.08m
Dan Duffy lJ 3rd, 6.87m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen LJ 5th, 6.81m
Mike Carroll LJ 7th, 6.48m
Albert Johnson LJ 10th, 6.36m
Colin Quirke SP 1st, 17.05m
Rokas Kirlys SP 2nd, 16.08m
Roman Ewald SP 3rd, 15.28m
Andrew Trass SP 4th, 14.98m
Michael Letizia SP 7th, 12.52m
Mike Carroll HJ 2nd, 1.94,
Ryan Degnan HJ 4th, 1.84m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen HJ 6th, 1.84m
Matt Perrelli HJ 8th, 1.79m
Armory Collegiate Challenge
New York, NY
February 25, 2011
Name Event Performance
Dan Duffy lJ 8th, 6.63m
Justin Chiaravelle 60h 6th, 8.36
Mikael Rojeras 1000 2nd, 2:25.94
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen PV 9th, 4.20m
Matt Waldron PV nh
Dan Duffy tJ nd
Pat Porteus 800 16th, 1:57.65
Thomas Arias 800 17th, 1:57.72
John Gaffney 800 26th, 1:59.70
Nick Estis 200 20th, 23.06
Roman Ewald SP 3rd, 15.30m
ECAC/IC4A Championships
Boston, MA
March 5 – March 6, 2011
Name Event Performance
Brian McGovern PV 1st, 5.15m
Justin Chairavelle 60h 16th, 8.47
Roman Ewald WT 18th, 16.29m
Colin Quirke Wt nd
Mikael Rojeras 1000 7th, 2:26.34
Colin Quirke SP 8th, 16.15m
Rokas Kirlys SP 16th, 15.25m
Tobias Lundgren 5000 14th, 14:32.39
Felix SIljebeck-Larsen Hep 2nd, 5402

MEN'S outdoor RESULTS
Baldy Castillo Invitational
Tempe, AZ
March 18 – March 19, 2011
Name event Performance
Mikael Rojeras 800 9th, 1:53.59
Carlos Petrovich 800 17th, 2:00.44
Tobias Lundgren 1500 16th, 4:07.00
Nick Estis 100 19th, 11.40
Nick Estis 200 12th, 22.82
Felix Siljeback-Larsen 400 11th, 50.57
Justin Chiaravelle 110H 9th, 15.22
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 100H 12th, 15.55
Colin Quirke SP 3rd, 15.74m
Roman Ewald SP 6th, 14.82m
Rokas Kirlys SP 7th, 14.80m
Brian McGovern PV 4th, 5.02m
Albert Johnson LJ 5th, 6.92m
Colin Quirke disc 5th, 50.75m
Roman Ewald Disc 6th, 48.66m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen Disc 14th, 36.98m
Rokas Kirlys disc FOUL
Roman Ewald ht 10th, 53.82m
Colin Quirke ht 23rd, 40.02m
Dick Shea Open
West Point, NY
March 25 – March 26, 2011
Name event Performance
Stephen Jochem 1500 5th, 4:13.21
Thomas Arias 1500 11th, 4:17.52
Nick Italiano 1500 13th, 4:19.25
Tom Voorheis 1500 14th, 4:19.96
Brian King 1500 16th, 4:21.47
Aj Hanifin 1500 20th, 4:23.96
Joe Pluhowski 1500 22nd, 4:25.53
John Gaffney 1500 25th, 4:27.35
Josh Perez 1500 28th, 4:30.85
Connor McCormack 1500 30th, 4:32.74
Mike Carroll 110h 10th, 16.26
Ryan Degnan 110h 11th, 16.62
Tyrek Barney 400 10th, 52.36
Carlos Petrovich 800 20th, 2:08.44
Dimitri Mobley 400h 10th, 1:01.24
Stephen Jochem 5000 14th, 16:33.65
A Relay 4x400 3rd, 3:32.21
B Relay 4x400 8th, 3:43.42
C Relay 4x400 13th, 4:06.43
Pat Consoli ht 13th, 37.47
Rokas Kirlys ht 17th, 33.02
Kevin Rheinheimer Jav 3rd, 54.95m
Pat Consoli Jav 18th, 47.58m
Ryan Degnan Jav 26th, 31.54m
Mike Letizia SP 13th, 10.57m
Ryan Degnan SP 24th, 9.25m
Rokas Kirlys disc 8th, 41.47m
Kevin Rheimheimer Disc 20th, 28.50m
Ryan Degnan disc 23rd, 24.69m
Mike Carroll lJ 7th, 6.39m
Ryan Degnan lJ 11th, 5.33m
James Cascio tJ 5th, 11.30m
Dan Duffy tJ FOUL
Matt Waldron PV 8th, 4.05m
DeSean HookShing PV NH
Yardley Keshinover PV NH
Andrew Petrovich PV NH
Chris Shaefer PV NH
Mike Carroll hJ 3rd, 1.89m
Ryan Degnan hJ 6th, 1.79m
Matt Perrelli hJ NH
Manhattan College
Sam Howell Inivtational
Princeton, NJ
April 1 – April 2, 2011
Name event Performance
Mikael Rojeras 1500 27th, 3:58.34
Joe Pluhowski 3000 30th, 10:37.10
Ryan Degnan 100 20th, 12.11
Tyrek Barney 400 21st, 51.34
Alvin Porter 800 17th, 1:56.97
Thomas Arias 800 18th, 1:57.42
Aj Hanifin 800 35th, 2:01.51
John Gaffney 800 36th, 2:01.55
Connor McCormack 800 37th, 2:01.62
Brian King 800 44th, 2:04.14
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 800 46th, 2:06.33
Josh Perez 800 47th, 2:06.84
Salim Corbin 800 50th, 2:08.22
Kevin D’Emic 1500 11th, 4:03.51
Stephen Jochem 1500 16th, 4:04.65
Tom Voorheis 1500 33rd, 4:14.06
Billy Wilkens 1500 36th, 4:16.06
Johnny Mitchell 1500 47th, 4:36.59
Justin Chairavelle 110h 7th, 15.28
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 110h 8th, 16.04
Mike Carroll 110h 10th, 16.47
Dimitri Mobley 110h 11th, 16.58
Ryan Degnan 110h 12th, 16.52
Dimitri Mobley 400h 12th, 57.23
A Relay 4x400 8th, 3:26.68
B Relay 4x400 13th, 3:39.63
C Relay 4x400 15th,3:48.92
Ryan Degnan hJ NH
Matt Perrelli hJ NH
DeSean HooShing PV NH
Yardley Keshinover PV NH
Brian McGovern PV NH
Chris Shaefer PV NH
Matt Waldron PV NH
Dan Duffy lJ 2nd, 6.89m
Mike Carroll lJ 9th, 6.20m
Ryan Degnan lJ 10th, 6.05m
Dan Duffy tJ 2nd, 13.69m
James Cascio tJ 9th, 10.95m
Roman Ewald SP 8th, 14.83m
Andrew Trass SP 12th, 13.14m
Mike Letizia SP 16th, 11.66m
Roman Ewald Disc 3rd, 46.90m
Rokas Kirlys disc 7th, 43.08m
Andrew Trass disc FOUL
Roman Ewald ht 8th, 54.08m
Pat Consoli ht 24th, 38.42m
Andrew Trass ht 25th, 35.89m
Rokas Kirlys ht 26th, 34.08m
Andrew Trass Jav 2nd, 60.82m
Kevin Rheinheimer Jav 7th, 52.47m
Pat Consoli Jav FOUL
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen Jav FOUL
FDU Track Classic
Palisades Park, NJ
April 9, 2011
Name event Performance
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 110h 2nd, 15.97
Mike Carroll 110h 3rd, 16.05
Dimitri Mobley 110h 9th, 16.60
Ryan Degnan 110h 13th, 16.95
Carlos Petrovich 400 3rd, 50.31
Mikael Rojeras 400 9th, 51.87
Tyrek Barney 400 10th, 52.02
Nick Italiano 800 3rd, 1:57.96
Pat Porteus 800 5th, 2:00.60
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Aj Hanifin 800 11th, 2:02.67
Thomas Arias 800 14th, 2:06.19
Stephen Jochem 800 16th, 2:07.51
Josh Perez 800 18th, 2:09.47
Brian King 800 19th, 2:12.28
Connor McCormack 800 DNF
Dimitri Mobley 400h 2nd, 56.13
B Relay 4x400 3rd, 3:24.44
A Relay 4x400 6th, 3:32.27
Roman Ewald ht 1st, 56.77m
Andrew Trass ht 6th, 38.70m
Pat Consoli ht 8th, 37.77m
Rokas Kirlys ht 9th, 37.75m
Dan Duffy lJ 1st, 7.01m
Ryan Degnan lJ 2nd, 6.40m
Mike Carroll lJ 6th, 6.15m
James Cadcio tJ 5th, 11.33m
Brian McGovern PV 1st, 4.65m
Chris Schaefer PV 3rd, 4.05m
Yardley Keshinover PV 4th, 3.90m
Andrew Petrovich PV 6th, 3.75m
Ryan Degnan PV NH
DeSean HooShing PV NH
Matt Waldron PV NH
Roman Ewald Disc 1st, 49.42m
Rokas Kirlys disc 3rd, 43.50m
Andrew Trass disc 5th, 40.08m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen Disc 9th, 38.78m
Kevin Rheinheimer Disc 11th, 33.60m
Roman Ewald SP 1st, 15.72m
Rokas Kirlys SP 5th, 14.16m
Andrew Trass SP 8th, 13.59m
Andrew Trass Jav 1st, 59.39m
Kevin Rheinheimer Jav 4th, 52.53m
Pat Consoli Jav 5th, 50.20m
Mike Carroll hJ 2nd, 1.95m
Ryan Degnan hJ 3rd, 1.85m
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
Piscataway, NJ
April 15-16, 2011
Name event Performance
Carlos Petrovich 400 3rd, 52.22
Tyrek Barney 400 11th, 52.51
Nick Italiano 800 19th, 2:05.08
John Gaffney 800 28th, 2:08.79
Thomas Arias 800 29th, 2:09.11
Mikael Rojeras 800 DNF
Mikael Rojeras 1500 8th, 4:11.88
Stephen Jochem 1500 11th, 4:13.18
Billy Wilkens 1500 12th, 4:14.02
Kevin D’Emic 1500 24th, 4:18.78
Tobias Lundgren 5000 2nd, 15:08.1
Tom Voorheis 5000 11th, 15:47.0
Johnny Mitchell 5000 18th, 17:02.10
Justin Chiaravelle 110h 3rd, 15.23
Dimitri Mobley 110h 4th, 15.32
Mike Carroll 110h 5th, 15.86
James Cascio 110h 8th, 16.85
Dimitri Mobley 400h 2nd, 57.95
Connor McCormack 400h 14th, 1:05.19
Joe Pluhowski SC 11th, 10:28.1
A Relay 4x800 6th, 8:32.16
Mike Carroll hJ 4th, 1.94m
Matt Perrelli hJ NH
Matt Waldron PV 10th, 4.15m
DeSean HooShing PV 11th, 4.00m
Chris Schaefer PV 12th, 3.85m

MEN'S outdoor RESULTS
Yardley Keshinover PV NH
Brian McGovern PV NH
Albert Johnson LJ 2nd, 6.78m
Dan Duffy lJ 4th, 6.66m
Mike Carroll lJ 6th, 6.51m
Dan Duffy tJ 1st, 13.49m
James Cascio tJ 4th, 11.29m
Roman Ewald SP 1st, 15.84m
Colin Quirke SP 4th, 14.78m
Andrew Trass SP 5th, 14.57m
Rokas Kirlys SP 6th, 14.12m
Mike Letizia SP 16th, 11.43m
Roman Ewald Disc 3rd, 41.91m
Rokas Kirlys disc 4th, 40.88m
Andrew Trass disc 7th, 38.65m
Roman Ewald ht 1st, 56.95m
Andrew Trass ht 13th, 38.05m
Rokas Kirlys ht 15th, 35.33m
Pat Consoli ht 17th, 3.79m
Andrew Trass Jav 2nd, 59.44m
Pat Consoli Jav 6th, 49.85m
Kevin Rheinheimer Jav 7th, 49.56m
A Relay dMR 5th, 11:30.13
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen Dec 1st, 6525
Ryan Degnan dec 6th, 5284
Larry Ellis Invitational
Princeton, NJ
April 22, 2011
Name event Performance
Kevin D’Emic 800 86th, 1:56.75
Tom Voorheis 5000 146th, 15:36.19
Nick Italiano 800 48th, 2:00.18
Tobias Lundgren 1500 4:01.20
Penn Relays
Philadelphia, PA
April 28-30, 2011
Name event Performance
Roman Ewald SP 16th, 15.32m
Colin Quirke disc 14th, 48.12m
Roman Ewald Disc 20th, 46.49m
Roman Ewald ht 28th, 49.68m
Andrew Trass Jav 17th, 47.02m
Lions Invitational
Ewing, NJ
April 30, 2011
Name event Performance
Tyrek Barney 200 13th, 23.21
Nick Estis 200 DNF
Carlos Petrovich 400 3rd, 20.24
Tyrek Barney 400 9th, 51.54
Pat Porteus 400 12th, 52.17
Nick Italiano 800 8th, 1:58.61
Thomas Arias 800 15th, 1:59.19
Brian King 800 17th, 1:59.81
John Gaffney 800 26th, 2:01.18
AJ Hanifin 800 39th, 2:03.57
Mikael Rojeras 1500 3rd, 3:58.61
Billy Wilkens 1500 5th, 3:59.11
Stephen Jochem 1500 8th, 4:03.75
Kevin D’Emic 1500 16th, 4:08.15
Joe Pluhowski 1500 26th, 4:14.36
Johnny Mitchell 1500 54th, 4:33.03
Justin Chiaravelle 110h 10th, 15.60
Ryan Degnan 110h DQ
Dimitri Mobley 400h 7th, 55.80
A Relay 4x100 3rd, 43.41
B Relay 4x100 6th, 44.79
A Relay 4x400 2nd, 3:22.38
Mike Carroll hJ 8th, 1.85m
Ryan Degnan hJ 12th, 1.80m
Matt Perrelli hJ 12th, 1.80m
Yardley Keshinover PV 6th, 4.20m
Matt Waldron PV 6th, 4.20m
DeSean Hooshing PV 11th, 4.05m
Chris Schaefer PV 11th, 4.05m
Dan Duffy lJ 4th, 6.63m
Dan Duffy tJ 2nd, 14.00m
James Cascio tJ 10th, 11.58m
Rokas Kirlys SP 1st, 14.73m
Mike Letizia SP 13th, 11.34m
Colin Quirke disc 1st, 52.40m
Rokas Kirlys disc 3rd, 45.18m
Andrew Trass disc 10th, 38.74m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen Disc 15th, 37.30m
Kevin Rheinheimer Disc 21st, 32.24m
Rokas Kirlys ht 8th, 40.42m
Pat Consoli ht 9th, 38.70m
Andrew Trass ht 14th, 35.28m
Pat Consoli Jav 5th, 53.82m
Kevin Rheinheimer Jav 7th, 51.74m
MAAC Outdoor Championships
Lawrenceville, NJ
May 7-8, 2011
Name event Performance
Tobias Lundgren 100000 1st, 31:33.25
Joe Pluhowski SC 9th, 10:41.28
Johnny Mitchell SC 10th, 10:44.52
A Relay 4x800 3rd, 7:51.20
Albert Johnson LJ 2nd, 7.04m
Dan Duffy lJ 3rd, 6.85m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen LJ 6th, 6.50m
Mike Carroll lJ 8th, 6.26m
Roman Ewald ht 1st, 56.24m
Rokas Kirlys ht 6th, 43.52m
Colin Quirke ht 8th, 42.28m
Pat Consoli ht 9th, 38.94m
Andrew Trass ht 11th, 36.70m
Andrew Trass Jav 2nd, 58.60m
Roman Ewald Jav 4th, 53.20m
Pat Consoli Jav 5th, 52.10m
Kevin Rheinheimer Jav 6th, 51.76m
Colin Quirke Jav 11th, 38.30m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 100 5th, 11.26
Albert Johnson 100 DNF
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 200 5th, 22.52
Tyrek Barney 200 10th, 23.14
Carlos Petrovich 400 7th, 50.10
Tyrek Barney 400 9th, 51.21
Kevin D’Emic 800 4th, 1:55.33
Nick Italiano 800 5th, 1:55.95
Mikael Rojeras 800 6th, 1:56.51
Thomas Arias 800 10th, 2:02.10
John Gaffney 800 12th, 2:03.39
Mikael Rojeras 1500 6th, 3:58.81
Stephen Jochem 1500 7th, 4:01.33
Billy Wilkens 1500 8th, 4:04.07
Salim Corbin 1500 11th, 4:09.69
AJ Hanifin 1500 13th, 4:16.04
Tobias Lundgren 5000 4th, 15:13.11
Tom Voorheis 5000 11th, 16:18.85
Joe Pluhowski 5000 13th, 16:34.98
Justin Chairavelle 110h 4th, 15.04
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen 110h 7th, 15.80
Dimitri Mobley 110h 8th, 16.58
Dimitri Mobley 400h 6th, 56.21
Justin Chiaravelle 400h 11th, 1:03.65
Connor McCormack 400h 12th, 1:04.42
A Relay 4x100 DNF
A Relay 4x400 3rd, 3:23.34
Mike Carroll hJ 2nd, 2.04m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen HJ 3rd, 1.94m
Ryan Degnan hJ 6th, 1.84m
Matt Perrelli hJ 6th, 1.84m
Brian McGovern PV 1st, 4.65m
Matt Waldron PV 3rd, 4.34m
Chris Schaefer PV 4th, 4.19m
Yardley Keshinover PV 7th, 3.89m
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen PV NH
Albert Johnson TJ 3rd. 14.42m
Dan Duffy tJ 6th, 13,75m
Mike Carroll tJ 13th, 11.46m
James Cascio tJ 14th, 11.29m
Colin Quirke SP 1st, 16.35m
Roman Ewald SP 2nd, 16.03m
Rokas Kirlys SP 3rd, 15.62m
Andrew Trass SP 6th, 14.49m
Mike Letizia SP 8th, 12.56m
Colin Quirke disc 1st, 54.86m
Roman Ewald Disc 2nd, 47.96m
Rokas Kirlys disc 4th, 46.02m
Andrew Trass disc 8th, 35.66m
Kevin Rheinheimer Disc FOUL
ECAC/IC4A Championships
May 13-15, 2011
Princeton, NJ
Name event Performance
Felix Siljebeck-Larsen Dec 6th, 6408
Tobias Lundgren 10000 21st, 31:29.05
Colin Quirke disc 4th, 51.62m
Roman Ewald Disc 19th, 47.85m
Roman Ewald ht 19th, 53.83m
Brian McGovern PV 7th, 4.80m
Colin Quirke SP 5th, 16.37m
Roman Ewald SP 18th, 15.54m
Rokas Kirlys SP 35th, 14.64m
Andrew Trass Jav 11th, 58.82m
Mike Carroll hJ NH
NCAA East Regional Championships
May 26-28, 2011
Bloomington, IN
Name event Performance
Colin Quirke disc 7th, 55.25m
NCAA Championships
June 8, 2011
Des Moines, IA
Name event Performance
Colin Quirke disc 15th, 53.62m
Manhattan College
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MEN'S INDOOR RECORDS
Event Mark name Location Year
55 Meters 6.42 dane Edwards IC4A Championships 1996
55m Hurdles 7.39 Matthew Love Seton Hall 1992
60 Meters 6.93 John Farley Jasper Relays 2000
60 Yards 6.20 Joe Cianciabella IC4A Championships 1947
John O’Connell IC4A Championships 1952
lindy Remigino Millrose Games 1952
Bob Mattis IC4A Championships 1962
Bill Kirwan Navy 1971
60yd Hurdles 7.20 lou Knight IC4A Championships 1957
John Charniga Navy 1977
200 Meters 21.66 albert Johnson BU Valentine Invitational 2009
300 Meters 33.60 Willie McLaughlin Princeton 1984
300 Yards 30.60 Willie McLaughlin Princeton 1984
400 Meters 46.22 Bruce Phillip NCAA Championships 1989
500 Meters 1:01.2 Bruce Phillip IC4A Championships 1987
500 Yards 57.71 Willie McLaughlin Millrose Games 1983
600 Yards 1:10.40 kyle Courtney NY Knights of Columbus 1961
800 Meters 1:48.12 Michael Williams NCAA Championships 1995
1000 Yards 2:08.30 Cliff Bruce IC4A Championships 1972
1000 Meters 2:23.71 alex Hudak BU Valentine Invitational 2010
1500 Meters 3:43.80 tony Colon Olympic Invitational 1974
Mile 4:01.30 tony Colon Navy 1975
2 Mile 8:39.60 Mike Keogh Millrose Games 1973
3000 Meters 7:55.26 Marty Redmond Boston 1986
3 Mile 13:26.20 Mike Keogh Toronto 1973
5000 Meters 14:05.25 Pat Peterson IC4A Championships 1981
Shot Put 63’8¾” (19.64m) Milan Jotanovic NCAA Championships 2008
35 lb. Weight Throw 76’1’ (23.19m) Jake Freeman NCAA Championships 2002
High Jump 7’1¾” (2.18m) Joseph Sciuto IC4A Championships 1997
Long Jump 25’5½” (7.76m) Conroy Daley IC4A Championships 1996
Triple Jump 53’0¾” (16.17m) david Frazier IC4A Championships 1993
Pole Vault 16’10¾” (5.10m) Brian McGovern IC4A Championships 2011
Mile Relay 3:08.86 overbey, Simon, East Tennessee State 1984
Wharton, McLaughlin
2 Mile Relay 7:27.60 gaertner, Rothrock, Philadelphia Classic 1972
Bruce, Lovett
4x400m Relay 3:09.25 loncke, Neal, Boston TAC’s 1989
McCall, Phillip
Sprint Medley Relay 3:29.80 Carter, Thurton, Princeton 1973
Jones, Bruce
Distance Medley Relay 9:43.80 lovett, Johnson, NCAA Championships 1973
Savage, Colon
240yd Shuttle Hurdles 29.70 hurst, Johnson, Princeton 1972
ruggeiro, Charniga
Pentathlon 3915 points Pontus Lundkvist IC4A Championships 1999
Heptathlon 5503 points rajne Svenssohn Manhattan Invitational
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MEN'S outDOOR RECORDS
Event Mark name Location Year
100 Meters 10.44 lindy Remigino Helsinki Olympics 1952
200 Meters 20.90 Willie McLaughlin Metropolitan Championships 1984
220 Yards 20.91 Bob Carty Metropolitan Championships 1950
Joe Schatzle IC4A Championships 1951
400 Meters 45.30 Willie McLaughlin TAC 1983
800 Meters 1:46.48 Sam Summerville NCAA Championships 1978
1500 Meters 3:40.30 Brian Kivlan NCAA Championships 1968
Mile 3:57.40 Brian Kivlan IC4A Championships 1968
3000m Steeplechase 8:47.60 Pete Squires Penn Relays 1974
5000 Meters 13:37 Marty Redmond Penn Relays 1986
10,000 Meters 28:38.20 Pat Peterson Penn Relays 1982
Marathon 2:22.46 luis Ostolozaga New York Marathon 1980
110m Hurdles 14.25 John Charniga IC4A Championships 1976
400m Hurdles 49.70 Steve Neal NCAA Championships 1990
4x100m Relay 40.70 o’Connell, Schatzle, Coliseum Relays 1952
(440 Yards) remigino, Carty
4x200m Relay 1:24.40 o’Connell, Schatzle, Coliseum Relays 1952
(880 Yards) remigino, Carty
4x400m Relay 3:03.64 overbey, Majesky, Penn Relays 1985
Simon, McLaughlin
4x800m Relay 7:17.8 gaughn, Hurley, Penn Relays 1977
ramso, Summerville
4x1500m Relay 15:19.79 Wheatlad, Boyle, Florida State Relays 1985
farrell, Redmond
Distance Medley Relay 9:33.40 McGrath, Philip, Penn Relays 1987
harvey, Redmond
Sprint Medley Relay 3:19.21 hurst, Ryan, Rutgers Relays 1979
Johnson, Summerville
High Jump 7’1¾” (2.18m) rich Alexander IC4A Championships 1980
Long Jump 25’7½” (7.81m) del Benjamin Penn Relays 1968
Triple Jump 54’1½” (16.49m) ken McBryde NCAA Championships 1974
Pole Vault 16’7¼” (5.06m) Brian McGovern IC4A Championships 2010
Shot Put 65’9¼” (20.07m) Milan Jotanovic Broadmead Invitational 2009
Discus 196’5” (59.87m) Christopher Hagberg John Jacobs Invitational 1998
Javelin (a) 229’2½” (69.86m) don McGorty IC4A Championships 1958
(b) 210’7” (64.20m) rajne Svenssohn Army Fall Throws Invite 2002
Hammer 235’4” (71.72m) Jake Freeman Mid-Summer Games 2003
Decathlon 7515 points Pontus Lundkvist Sea Ray Relays 1999
(a) set with “old rule” javelin
(b) set with “1986 rule” javelin
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2011-12 women’s season preview
Ashley Bowman
In 2011, the Manhattan College women’s
track & field team finished second at
both the indoor and outdoor Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
Championships. The Jaspers had won both
titles in each of the previous three seasons,
and Head Coach Dan Mecca is eager to get
his team back to the top of the conference.
Mecca’s 2011-12 squad has the ability to
make that happen. All the pieces appear
to be in place for the Jaspers to regain
their MAAC titles this season, as a talented
contingent of newcomers joins a unit that
was already strong across the board.
Cross Country/Distance
Entering her final season as Manhattan’s
top distance runner is senior Maria
Jangsten. The cross country team MVP
last season, Jangsten was the Jaspers’ top
finisher in every race, capped by a 19th-place
showing at the MAAC Championships. She
also won bronze medals in the 1000 meters
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
and the 800 meters at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships.
Another of the Jaspers’ top distance
Manhattan College
threats is junior Emmy
Koskinen. Koskinen won
the gold medal in the
800 meters at the MAAC
Indoor Championships,
then followed up that
performance with a
silver at the outdoor
championships. She’s
also a key member of
Manhattan’s 4x400 and
4x800 meter relay squads.
Sophomore Meghan
Hayes had her cross
country campaign cut
short by injury last year.
Hayes returned late in the
indoor season, earning a
bronze medal at the MAAC
Indoor Championships,
then picking up a silver
in the 4x800 relay at the
outdoor meet. Sophomore
Elizabeth Rosenberger
proved her versatility
last season. In addition
to cross country, she
competed in events
ranging from 400 meters
the mile, including the
400 meter hurdles,
last season. Another
sophomore looking to
bounce back from
an injury-plagued
2010-11 is Katie
O’Connell.
Mecca has further enhanced
the roster with a talented group
of freshmen, all of whom bring
impressive credentials to
Riverdale. A native of Nis, Serbia,
Milena Stoicev placed sixth in
the 1500 meters at the Balkan
Championships and ninth at the
Balkan Under-23 Cross Country
Championships in 2011. Shelby
Niles was an all-league selection
at Trabuco Hills High School in
California, where she led the team
to a Top 10 finish at the CIF State
Finals and a national ranking
in 2010-11. On the track, Niles
specializes in the longer distances.
Alyssa Windle led Aquinas
High School to a pair of league
championships in cross country
while also setting conference
records in three different events
on the track. Johanna Petruski is
also capable of contributing across
the board in the distance races.
Fellow newcomers Erica Brady and
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Alexandra Cappello will increase the Jaspers’
depth in the longer distances.
Rounding out the cross country roster
are a pair of highly-versatile athletes whose
primary event is the 400 meter hurdles:
junior Meghan Marro and freshman
Janie Turek. Marro has competed over a
number of distances during her time in
Riverdale, and she even scored points in
the pole vault at last year’s MAAC Outdoor
Championships. Likewise, Turek’s best
events are the longer sprints and middledistance
races.
Sprints/Hurdles
Perhaps the strongest contingent on the
women’s side is Manhattan’s sprint corps,
led by juniors Cara Rostant and Ashley
Bowman, as well as senior Heidy Palacios.
Rostant won the 200 meters and finished
second in the 400 meters at both the MAAC
Indoor and Outdoor Championships in
2011. Rostant also ran the anchor leg on the
Jaspers’ 4x400 meter relay squad that won
indoor and outdoor conference titles.
Bowman also won three medals at the
MAAC Indoor Championships last season.
She finished second behind Rostant in
the 200, grabbed a silver in the 55 meters,
and ran the second leg on the 4x400
relay. Palacios qualified for the ECAC
Championships both indoors and outdoors
in 2011. She finished first in the 500 meters

2011-12 women’s season preview
Heidy Palacios
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
and was the leadoff runner on the 4x400
relay team, which broke the meet record
while winning gold at the MAAC Indoor
Championships.
A trio of freshmen has been added to the
mix in the sprints. Ieva Vitola and Nicole
Mainente specialize in the shorter races,
while Jennifer Stodgell will help the Jaspers
in the 400 meters and 4x400 relay. Vitola
was the Latvian champion both indoors
and outdoors in 2011. Mainente earned
all-league honors in both the 100 and 200
meters while at William Floyd High School.
Stodgell competed in two events at the 2011
New Balance Indoor Nationals and was a
member of the second-place team in the
4x400 meter relay at the 2011 New York
State Outdoor Championships.
Junior Andrea Nyback and freshman
Doreen Horschig are the top two hurdlers
on the squad. Nyback is the schoolrecord
holder in the heptathlon, and she
scored points in five different events at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships last
year. Along with the hurdles, her best
events are probably the long jump and high
jump. Horschig, who should also help the
Jaspers in the jumps, is a two-time Middle
German champion in the 100 meter hurdles.
Freshman Victoria Fitzgerald won four
Atlantic Coast League titles in the 100 meter
Manhattan College
hurdles while at Plymouth South High
School. Fitzgerald is also a very good
high jumper.
Jumps
Two of the top freshmen joining
the program this season are all-state
jumpers Jordan Rand and Wahnetah
Carty. Rand won the triple jump at the
2011 Colorado State Championships,
leaping a personal-best 40’5¼. She also
finished third in the long jump at that
meet, earning all-state honors in both
events. Carty was an all-state selection
both indoors and outdoors as a senior at
Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut.
Norwich’s school record-holder in the
long jump, she also earned All-New
England recognition three times. Carty
was also an all-conference selection in
the high jump.
Local product Sabrina Spataro won
the long jump and finished second in
the high jump at the CHSAA Outdoor
Championships last season while
competing for Archbishop Molloy High
School. Her brother, Jamie, was a fouryear
letterwinner for the Jasper men’s
team.
Since her arrival in Riverdale, junior
Melissa Yap has been arguably the top
female pole vaulter in the MAAC. In
2011, she won a pair of
conference titles and
qualified for both the
indoor and outdoor ECAC
Championships for the
second straight season.
Sophomore Sarah Moore
finished right behind Yap at
last year’s MAAC Outdoor
Championships, and she
was the bronze medalist as
part of a Manhattan sweep
at the indoor meet. Moore
is also a threat in the triple
jump.
Despite taking up the
pole vault just two years
ago, freshman Karolin
Wagner already has a
personal best of 12’6.
She should immediately
emerge as one of the
top pole vaulters in the
conference. Senior Deena
Sena and junior Mary
Screen add to the Jaspers’
depth in the pole vault.
Screen can also be used in
the long jump.
Senior Kristi Krull
and sophomore Tiffany Melissa Yap
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Goodwin look to make a splash in the
heptathlon. Krull was third in the heptathlon
at the 2011 Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships, and she contributed
points in four different events at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships. Goodwin battled
injuries for most of the year last season.
Throws
Freshman Lydia Wehrli, who boasts
impressive credentials in all four throwing
events, holds the Swiss Under-23 national
record in the hammer throw (197 feet).
She won back-to-back Under-20 Swiss
championships in 2008-09, then picked up
the Under-23 Swiss national title in 2010.
A shot putter and discus thrower, junior
Alessandra Scanga joins the team this
season. Another new face in the throws
is junior Kelsey Huntoon, who’s also a
member of the Manhattan volleyball team.
In addition, the shot put ranks among the
best events for heptathletes Krull, Goodwin
and Nyback. Nyback is also strong in the
javelin, as are Moore and Horschig.

women's roster
Name Cl. Event Hometown/High School (Previous School)
Ashley Bowman Jr. Sprints elmont, N.Y./New Hyde Park
Erica Brady fr. XC/Distance Quincy, Mass./North Quincy
Alexandra Cappello fr. XC/Distance Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale
Wahnetah Carty fr. Jumps/Sprints gales Ferry, Conn./Norwich Free Academy
Victoria Fitzgerald fr. Multi Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth South
Tiffany Goodwin So. Multi east Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow
Meghan Hayes So. XC/Distance Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney
Doreen Horschig fr. hurdles/Jumps lumpzig, Germany/Sportgymnasium Jena
Kelsey Huntoon Jr. throws Monroe, Mich./St. Mary Central Catholic
Maria Jangsten Sr. XC/Distance gothenburg, Sweden/Sigrid Rudebecks Gymnasium
Emmy Koskinen Jr. XC/Distance Sodertalje, Sweden/Rudbeckskolen
Kristi Krull Sr. Multi tallin, Estonia
Nicole Mainente fr. Sprints Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd
Meghan Marro Jr. XC/Distance Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East
Sarah Moore So. Pole Vault irvington, N.Y./Irvington
Shelby Niles fr. XC/Distance rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Trabuco Hills
Andrea Nyback Jr. Multi koping, Sweden/Tinguallagymnasiet
Katie O’Connell So. XC/Distance Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy
Heidy Palacios Sr. Sprints Yonkers, N.Y./Saunders
Johanna Petruski fr. XC/Distance toms River, N.J./Toms River North
Jordan Rand fr. Jumps Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty
Elizabeth Rosenberger So. XC/Distance ramsey, N.J./Ramsey
Cara Rostant Jr. Sprints Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South
Alessandra Scanga Jr. throws Cold Spring, N.Y./Haldane
Mary Screen Jr. Pole Vault lincroft, N.J./Red Bank Catholic
Deena Sena Sr. Pole Vault rockville Centre, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial
Sabrina Spataro fr. Jumps Middle Village, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy
Jennifer Stodgell fr. Sprints Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Holy Names
Milena Stoicev fr. distance nis, Serbia/Sport Gymnasium (Alfa)
Janie Turek fr. XC/Distance Mt. Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai
Ieva Vitola fr. Sprints Jekabpils, Latvia/University of Latvia
Karolin Wagner fr. Pole Vault ribbesbuettel, Germany/Otto-Hahn Gymnasium
Lydia Wehrli fr. throws geneva, Switzerland/Bois-Caran
Alyssa Windle fr. XC/Distance San Bernardino, Calif./Aquinas
Melissa Yap Jr. Pole Vault orchard Park, N.Y./Hamburg
Head Coach
Dan Mecca (Montclair State ’76), 19th Season
Assistant Coaches
Joe Ryan, Melissa Stoll, Elliot Belin, Milos Vuckovic
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Maria Jangsten
Senior-Cross Country/Distance • Gothenburg, Sweden-Sigrid Rudebecks Gymnasium
2011 Outdoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Placed fourth in the
800 meters with a time of 2:22.46 at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
(April 15)…Competed in three events at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 7-8),
winning a silver in the 4x800 meter relay to
go along with a bronze in the 800 (2:14.85)
and a fourth-place finish in the 1500 meters
(4:39.25).
2010-11 Indoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Took first place in the
mile at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational (Dec.
4), posting a season-best time of 5:08.45…
Won the bronze medal in the 1000 meters
(2:59.93) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Placed fifth in the
800 meters (2:17.73) and eighth in the mile
(5:13.08) while also anchoring the bronze
medal-winning distance medley relay squad
at the MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb.
18)…Finished third in the 1000 in a seasonbest
time of 2:56.92 at the Armory Collegiate
Challenge on Feb. 25.
2010 Cross Country: Earned a place on
the MAAC All-Academic Team for the second
consecutive season…Manhattan’s top finisher
in all seven meets…Opened the season by
taking third over 4100 meters (15:37.17) at
the Stony Brook Invitational on Sept. 4…Took
fifth at the Fr. Victor Leeber Invitational (Sept.
25), running 5000 meters in 19:43.63…Ran
a season-best time of 19:23 for 5000 meters
at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct.
8), good for a 15th-place finish…Finished
19th at the MAAC Championships (Oct. 29),
completing the 6000-meter course in 22:34.6.
2010 Outdoors: Selected to MAAC
All-Academic Team…Opened the season
with a 2:12.07 mark in the 800 meters at
the Baldy Castillo Invitational (March 19)…
Captured first place in the 800 (2:14.05) at
the Yale Springtime Invitational on April 25…
Earned a pair of silver medals at the MAAC
Championships (May 1-2), placing second in
the 800 (2:15.97) and 1500 (4:42.38)…Also ran
the anchor leg on Manhattan’s 4x800 meter
relay team.
2009-10 Indoors: Named to MAAC
All-Academic Team…Competed over four
distances ranging from 400 meters to the
mile…Took first place in the mile (5:09.17)
at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 5…
Named MAAC Performer of the Week on
Feb. 2 after capturing first place in the mile
with a time of 5:00.54 at the Metropolitan
Championships (Jan. 29)…Ran a season-best
2:13.87 over 800 meters at the New Balance
Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 5…Won a pair
of silver medals at the MAAC Championships
on Feb. 19, finishing second in both the
800 meters (2:15.18) and mile (5:02.55)…
Took fourth in the 1000 meters at the ECAC
Championships (March 6), running the final
in 2:50.63.
2009 Cross Country: Earned a place on
the MAAC All-Academic Team…Named team
MVP…Manhattan’s first runner across the line
six times…Opened the season with a 16:06.95
clocking over 4100 meters at the Stony Brook
Invitational on Sept. 5…Ran a season-best
19:15 at the Metropolitan Championships on
Oct. 9…Won the Manhattan Short Course
Invitational on Oct. 21, completing the
3000-meter course in 10:41…Finished 28th at
the MAAC Championships (Oct. 30), posting
a 25:01.50 clocking.
2009 Outdoors: Placed sixth in the
800 meters (2:15.64) at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 4…Finished second
in the 1500 meters at the Yale Springtime
Invitational (April 26) in 4:46.74…Won a
bronze medal in the 1500 (4:44.95) and
placed fourth in the 800 (2:20.24) at the
MAAC Championships (May 2-3)…Ran a
1:00.38 to take fourth place in the 400 meters
at the New York Relays on May 9.
2008-09 Indoors: Ran a time of 5:22.87
in the mile at the NYC Gotham Cup (Jan.
9), good enough for 13th place…Secured
fourth-place points in the 1000 meters at the
Metropolitan Championships on Jan. 29…
Finished second in the 800 meters at the
MAAC Championships (Feb. 20), posting a
time of 2:16.30.
2008 Cross Country: Placed fourth over
a 3000-meter course against Iona on Sept. 5,
finishing in 11:26.7…Ran a season-best time of
23:13 at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 3)…Finished
36th at the Metropolitan Championships
(Oct. 10), completing the 5000-meter course
in 20:20…Posted a time of 23:42.92 at the
MAAC Championships at Walt Disney World
on Nov. 1, good enough for 37th place.
Before Manhattan: Has participated
in track & field since 2003, earning many
high school accolades at Sigrid Rudebecks
Gymnasium.
Personal: Daughter of Kent Andersson and
Elisabeth Jangsten…Father was an Olympic
sailor for Sweden in the 1980s...Has one
brother, Gustav…Majoring in mechanical
engineering…Enjoys horseback riding…Born
on April 12, 1989.
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Kristi Krull
Senior-Multi • Tallin, Estonia
2011 Outdoors: Had a seasonbest
clearance of 5’1 to secure second
place in the high jump at the FDU
Track Classic on April 9…Finished
sixth in the long jump (16’10¾) at the
FDU Track Classic…Took third place
in the heptathlon at the Metropolitan
Outdoor Championships (April 15),
collecting 3636 points…Scored points
in four events at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 7-8), placing
third place in the long jump (17’2),
fifth in the javelin (103’9), seventh in
the triple jump (35’9¼) and eighth in
the shot put (35’1).
2010-11 Indoors: Posted a time of
28.46 seconds in the 200 meters at
the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec.
4…Had a season-best long jump of
16’2¼ at the NYC Gotham Cup on
Jan. 14…Took third in the pentathlon
with 3036 points at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 28…
Placed fifth in the high jump (5’1) to
go along with eighth-place finishes
in the triple jump (35’6½) and shot
put (35’6) at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Competed in
three events at the season-opening
Baldy Castillo Invitational (March
19), placing fifth in the javelin throw
with a season-best mark of 112’6…
Also had a season-best throw of
33’9½ in the shot put at the Baldy
Castillo Invitational…Scored points
in four events at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 1-2), finishing
fourth in both the long jump (16’5)
and javelin throw (103’0), and eighth
in the triple jump (33’5¾) and shot
put (33’4).
2009-10 Indoors: Posted a seasonbest
mark of 35’3 to finish third in the
shot put in the Manhattan Opener on
Dec. 1…Finished 11th in the shot put
(34’0¾) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 29…Scored
points in three different events at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on
Feb. 19, finishing fourth in both the
long jump (16’9¼) and triple jump
(35’2) while also finishing seventh in
the shot put (34’9¾).
2008-09 Indoors: Placed fourth
in the high jump with a mark of 5’1
at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on
Dec. 6…Set a then-school-record
with 3,471 points to capture second
place in the pentathlon at the Brother
Jasper Invitational on Dec. 13…Broke
her own school record with 3,564
points to win the bronze medal in
the pentathlon at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 28…
Took the silver in the shot put at the
MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb.
20)…Also scored points in the long
jump (fourth, 17’8), high jump (fifth,
5’1) and 55 meter hurdles (fifth, 8.69)
at the MAAC Championships.
Before Manhattan: Finished
third in the pentathlon at the
Estonian A-Class Championships…
Captured second place in both the
heptathlon and long jump at the
Estonian Junior Championships…
Took home a bronze medal
in the pentathlon at the Baltic
Championships.
Personal: Also an avid crosscountry
skier…Has one brother,
Urmas…Majoring in exercise
science…Born on April 6, 1989.
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Heidy Palacois
Senior-Sprints • Yonkers, N.Y.-Saunders
2011 Outdoors: Took third in the 400
meters with a time of 56.13 seconds at the
season-opening Baldy Castillo Invitational
on March 18…Finished second in both the
200 meters (25.50) and 400 (56.35) at the
FDU Track Classic on April 9…Captured
the bronze medal in the 400 (58.37) at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on
April 15…Earned a pair of individual bronze
medals (200, 400) to go along with a gold in
the 4 x 400 meter relay at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 8…Ran the 400 at the
ECAC Championships on May 13, placing 19th
in a time of 56.51 seconds.
2010-11 Indoors: Qualified for the ECAC
Championships in the 500 meters and 4 x
400 meter relay…Opened the season with
a first-place showing in the 500 (1:15.08)
at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 4…
Named MAAC Performer of the Week on
Jan. 12 after running a then-personal-best
time of 1:14.38 to finish second overall (first
among collegians) in the 500 at the Metro
Coaches Invitational (Jan. 7)…Notched a
time of 1:14.27 to place first in the 500 at
the Albany Great Dane Classic on Jan. 21…
Established a new personal-best of 1:13.95
to win the gold medal in the 500 at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
28…Won a gold medal leading of the 4 x 400
relay squad that broke the meet record at the
MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 18)…Also
earned a bronze in the 400 meters (56.80)
and finished sixth in the 200 meters (25.55) at
the MAAC Championships…Placed 12th in the
500 (1:15.39) at the ECAC Championships on
March 5.
2010 Outdoors: Named MAAC Performer
of the Week on March 23 after winning the
400 meters (55.95) and placing eighth in the
200 meters (25.34) at the season-opening
Baldy Castillo Invitational (March 19)…Also
won the 400 (56.51) at the Monmouth Season
Opener on March 26...Ran a season-best
time of 55.68 seconds to capture second
place in the 400 meters at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 2…Claimed three gold
medals (400 meters, 4 x 100 meter relay,
4 x 400 meter relay) and finished fourth
in the 200 meters at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 2)…Placed 19th in the
400 at the ECAC Championships (May 14),
finishing in a time of 56.77 seconds.
2009-10 Indoors: Took first place in the
400 meters (57.28) and second in the 200
meters (25.36) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational
on Dec. 5…Finished first in the 400 meters
(57.11) at the Armory Holiday Classic on
Dec. 27…Ran a season-best time of 1:14.50
to take third place in the 500 meters at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on
Jan. 29…Won the 400 meters (56.59) and
finished third in the 200 (25.56) at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 19…Made
the finals of the 500 meters at the ECAC
Championships (March 6), finishing sixth in a
time of 1:14.73.
2009 Outdoors: Finished ninth in the 400
meters (1:01.35) at the season-opening Baldy
Castillo Invitational on March 20…Ran a time
of 59.90 seconds in the 400 meters at the
West Point Invitational on March 28, good
enough for third place…Took second in the
200 (26.32) and fourth in the 400 (59.65) at
the St. John’s Monday Meeting on April 13…
Won the 400 in a time of 57.11 seconds at
the Yale Springtime Invitational on April 26…
Captured bronze medals in the 200 (26.63)
and 400 (59.06) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 3.
2008-09 Indoors: Took second in the 400
meters (59.56) and fifth in the 200 (26.65) at
the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 6.
Before Manhattan: Named All-
Westchester County in both the 400 and 600
meters while at Saunders Trades & Tech High
School…Selected as MVP of the Tri-Valley
Invitational meet.
Personal: Daughter of Carlos and
Gregoria…Has one sister, Dixie…Majoring in
chemistry…Winner of Hispanic Leadership
of Tomorrow awards in high school…Born on
February 13, 1990.
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Deena Sena
Senior-Pole Vault • Rockville Centre, N.Y.-Kellenberg Memorial
2011 Outdoors: Competed in the pole
vault at the MAAC Outdoor Championships
on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Pole vaulted in the
Manhattan Opener on Dec. 1 and the
Manhattan College Invitational on Feb. 9.
2010 Outdoors: Selected to MAAC All-
Academic Team.
2009-10 Indoors: Named to MAAC All-
Academic Team.
Before Manhattan: Helped Kellenberg
Memorial High School win the CHSAA indoor
and outdoor championships as senior…Team
also won the indoor championship in 2007
and outdoor titles in 2006-07…Kellenberg
also captured three straight NSCHSAA league
outdoor championships (2006-08) and the
2007 indoor crown…A four-year member of
the Academic Honor Roll.
Personal: Daughter of Vincent and
Kathryn…Has two sisters, Laura and Kristen…
Majoring in business…Taught religious
education for three years while in high
school…Born on May 14, 1990.
Ashley Bowman
Junior-Sprints • Elmont, N.Y.-New Hyde Park
2011 Outdoors: Ran both the 100 meters
(12.30) and 200 meters (25.31) at the seasonopening
Baldy Castillo Invitational on March
18…Placed fifth in the 100 (12.40) and eighth
in the 200 (25.29) at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Placed second in the 200
meters (25.20) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational
on Dec. 4…Earned the gold medal in the 200
at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships
on Jan. 28, putting up a season-best time of
24.93 seconds…Also finished seventh in the
60 meters (7.95) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships…Won three medals at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18,
taking silver in both the 55 meters (7.32) and
200 (25.18) and running the second leg on
the victorious 4 x 400 meter relay squad.
2010 Outdoors: Took first place in the 200
meters at the Monmouth Season Opener on
March 26, posting a time of 25.33 seconds…
Won the 200 (24.59) and finished fourth in
the 100 (12.23) at the Sam Howell Invitational
on April 2…Claimed the gold in the 100
meters at the Yale Springtime Invitational on
April 25, finishing in a time of 12.24 seconds…
Captured four gold medals at the MAAC
Outdoor Championships (May 1-2), winning
both the 100 (12.10) and 200 meters (24.62)
while also running on Manhattan’s victorious
4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relays.
2009-10 Indoors: Finished first in the 200
meters (25.46) at the Armory Holiday Classic
on Dec. 27…Selected as MAAC Performer of
the Week on Jan. 13 after finishing second in
the 200 meters (24.97) at the Metropolitan
Coaches Invitational on Jan. 9…Captured
third place in the 200 (25.69) at the NYRR
Armory Invitational on Jan. 16…Named Most
Outstanding Performer for Track Events
at the MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb.
19), winning the 55 meters in a time of 7.24
seconds and the 200 in 24.92…Competed in
the 200 meters at the ECAC Championships
on March 6, finishing 14th in a time of 24.96
seconds.
Before Manhattan: A five-year member
of the varsity track & field team at New Hyde
Park Memorial High School…A finalist at the
Colgate Game as a senior…Named MVP of
both the indoor and outdoor track & field
squads…Won the county championship in
the 200 meters, while also being named
all-county in the 100…Captured the division
championship in the 200 during both her
junior and senior seasons…Attended the state
qualifying meet every year from 2006-09.
Personal: Daughter of George and
Geniva…Has one brother, Victor, and one
sister, Brittany…Majoring in molecular
biology…Participated in Model Congress
while in high school…Born on August 22,
1991.
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Kelsey Huntoon
Junior-Throws • Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Central Catholic
Before Manhattan: Played soccer,
basketball and volleyball and St. Mary Central
Catholic High School, helping the volleyball
squad reach the state semifinals in 2007 and
2008…Selected MIVCA All-Region and First
Team All-Huron League while earning all-state
honorable mention recognition in volleyball.
Personal: Also a member of the Manhattan
volleyball team…Daughter of Robert and
Lori...Has one brother, Matthew...Plans to
become a lawyer...Born on August 13, 1991.
Emmy Koskinen
Junior-Cross Country/Distance • Sodertalje, Sweden-Rudbeckskolan
2011 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Ran a season-best time
of 2:12.93 in the 800 meters at the seasonopening
Baldy Castillo Invitational on March
18…Placed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles
(1:07.22) at the Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships on April 15…Won three
medals at the MAAC Outdoor Championships
(May 7-8), taking silver in the 800 (2:13.63) to
go along with a gold in the 4x400 meter relay
and a bronze in the 4x800 meter relay…Also
took fifth in the 400 hurdles (1:07.15) at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships.
2010-11 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team...Placed second in the 800
meters at the NYC Gotham Cup on Jan. 14,
posting a time of 2:16.33…Took first place in
the 800 (2:14.69) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Ran the 500
meters at the St. Valentine Invitational on Feb.
11, finishing third in a time of 1:15.21…Won a
gold medal in the 800 (2:11.88) and a bronze
in the distance medley relay at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Cross Country: Earned a place on
the MAAC All-Academic Team.
2010 Outdoors: Named to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Took second in the
400-meter hurdles (1:03.46) at the Baldy
Castillo Invitational on March 19…Posted
a season-best time of 1:30.00 in the 400
hurdles at the Sam Howell Invitational on
April 2…Ran on Manhattan’s 4 x 400 meter
relay squad that took first at the MAAC
Championships (May 2)…Also ran the 400
hurdles at the MAAC Championships, placing
third in a time of 1:04.36.
2009-10 Indoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic squad…Finished second in the
1000 meters (3:05.01) at the season-opening
Yale Lidlifter Invitational (Dec. 5)…Placed
fifth in the 800 meters at the NYRR Armory
Invitational on Jan. 16, running a seasonbest
time of 2:16.01…Won a gold medal in
the 4x400 relay and took bronze in the 800
(2:16.96) at the MAAC Championships (Feb.
19)…Posted an ECAC qualifying time of
1:15.74 in the 500 meters at the NYU Fastrack
Invitational on Feb. 26, good enough for
third place…A member of Manhattan’s fourth
place team in the 4 x 400 relay at the ECAC
Championships (March 6).
2009 Cross Country: Ran a time of
11:39.00 over 3000 meters at the Manhattan
Short Course Invitational (Oct. 21)…
Completed the 6000-meter course in 27:23.30
at the MAAC Championships (Oct. 30).
Personal: Daughter of Harry and Leena…
Twin sister, Josefine, runs track at San Diego
State…Has another sister, Jenny…Majoring in
exercise science…Born on July 31, 1989.
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Meghan Marro
Junior-Cross Country/Hurdles • Cherry Hill, N.J.-Cherry Hill East
2011 Outdoors: Ran a season-best time
of 1:13.60 in the 400 meter hurdles at the
Sam Howell Invitational on April 1…Finished
second in the 3000 meter steeplechase
(12:52.85) at the FDU Track Classic on April
9…Posted a season-best time of 12:29.83 in
the steeplechase at the Lions Invitational on
April 30…Tied for seventh in the pole vault at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 7),
clearing 7’7¾.
2010-11 Indoors: Posted season-best times
in both the 800 meters (2:44.73) and mile
(5:52.37) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on
Dec. 4…Finished 12th in the 3000 meters
(11:19.64) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Ran the 3000 at
the MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 18),
notching a time of 11:42.51.
2010 Cross Country: Opened the season
with a 16:34.62 clocking over 4100 meters
at the Stony Brook Invitational on Sept. 4…
Posted a time of 20:55.00 for 5000 meters at
the Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 8…
Took 59th at the MAAC Championships (Oct.
29), recording a time of 24:03.60 over 6000
meters.
2010 Outdoors: Finished fifth in the
400-meter hurdles (1:13.23) at the FDU Track
Classic on April 10…Ran a season-best time
of 1:11.35 in the 400 hurdles at the Larry Ellis
Invitational (April 17)…Placed ninth in the 400
hurdles (1:12.18) at the MAAC Championships
on May 2.
2009-10 Indoors: Competed in the 1000
meters, mile and 3000 meters…Took sixth
place in the 1000 meters with a time of
3:15.79 at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on
Dec. 5…Finished 10th over 3000 meters
at the Metropolitan Championships (Jan.
29), crossing the line in a time of 11:01…
Placed 11th in the mile (5:37.12) at the MAAC
Championships on Feb. 19.
Before Manhattan: Named Cherry
Hill East High School’s Runner of the Year
during both her junior and senior seasons…
Also selected as Cherry Hill East’s Academic
Athlete of the Year as a senior…Earned
all-conference and all-section honors in
cross country as a senior after being named
all-conference in the 400-meter hurdles as a
sophomore…Also played soccer.
Personal: Also a member of Manhattan’s
women’s swimming team…Daughter of Fred
and Gail…Sister, Courtney, is captain of the
track team at MAAC rival Loyola…Also has
a twin brother, Logan, who rows at Trinity
College…Majoring in physical education…
Born on November 6, 1990.
Andrea Nyback
Junior-Multi • Koping, Sweden-Tinguallagymnasiet
2011 Outdoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Finished seventh in the
javelin (106’4) and eighth in the long jump
(18’5¼) at the season-opening Baldy Castillo
Invitational on March 18…Took fourth in the
long jump with a leap of 17’11½ at the FDU
Track Classic on April 9…Named MAAC
Performer of the Week on April 19 after
setting a school record with 4856 points in
the heptathlon at the Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships (April 15)…Scored points in
five different events at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 7, taking second
in the javelin (112’6), third in the 100 meter
hurdles (14.96) and high jump (5’5), seventh
in the long jump (16’3¾) and eighth in the
100 meters (12.62).
2010-11 Indoors: Named to the MAAC All-
Academic Team…Finished second in the long
jump (18’8) and fourth in the high jump (5’1)
at the Manhattan College Invitational on Feb.
9…Grabbed second place in both the long
jump (18’10) and high jump (5’3) while also
finishing ninth in the shot put (34’11) at the
MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
2010 Outdoors: Took fourth place in
the javelin throw with a toss of 112’7 at the
season-opening Baldy Castillo Invitational
(March 19)…Placed second in the long jump
(19’0¾) and seventh in the 100 meters (13.07)
at the FDU Track Classic on April 10.
2009-10 Indoors: Finished first in the long
jump (19’2) and took second in the shot put
(36’6½) at the Manhattan Opener on Dec.
1…Set school record with 3717 points in the
pentathlon at the Brother Jasper Invitational
on Dec. 13, earning MAAC Performer of the
Week honors…Won the pentathlon with
3701 points at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships (Jan. 29)…Broke school
record in long jump with a mark of 19’9 at
the Manhattan Invitational on Feb. 11, only to
see Malin Marmbrandt take the record back
a few minutes later…Contributed 39 points
at the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb.
19, winning the gold medal in the 55 meter
hurdles (8.19) and high jump (5’5), while also
taking second in the 55 meters (7.27) and long
jump (18’8½), and finishing sixth in the shot
put (36’0¼).
Before Manhattan: Finished second in
the long jump at the Finnkampen (the annual
Sweden-Finland dual meet) in 2007.
Personal: Daughter of Kenth and May-
Len…Sister, Jonna, is a swimmer at Florida
Atlantic…Majoring in psychology…Born on
May 16, 1990.
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Cara Rostant
Junior-Sprints • Valley Stream, N.Y.-Valley Stream South
2011 Outdoors: Named MAAC Performer
of the Week on March 29 after taking third in
the 200 meters (24.77) at the season-opening
Baldy Castillo Invitational (March 18)…Earned
MAAC Performer of the Week honors again
on April 5 following a first-place finish in
the 400 meters (55.22) at the Sam Howell
Invitational (April 1)…Won gold medals in
the 200 (24.34) and 4 x 400 meter relay while
also claiming a silver in the 400 (55.46) at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Opened the season with
a first-place finish in the 400 meters (56.44)
at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on Dec. 4…
Captured first place in the 400 (56.96) at
the Albany Great Dane Classic on Jan. 21…
Placed third in the 400 at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 28, posting
a time of 56.80 seconds…Ran a time of
24.88 seconds to take first in the 200 meters
at the Giegengack Invitational on Feb. 4…
Earned three medals at the MAAC Indoor
Championships on Feb. 18, taking gold in the
200 (24.80) and 4 x 400 meter relay while
also finishing second in the 400 (56.24).
2010 Outdoors: Captured second place
in the 400 meters at the Monmouth Season
Opener on March 26, finishing in a time of
57.64 seconds…Finished second in both the
200 (25.03) and 400 meters (56.34) at the
MAAC Outdoor Championships on May 2…
Also a member of Manhattan’s victorious 4
x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relay squads at the
MAAC Championships.
2009-10 Indoors: Finished second in
both the 200 meters (25.43) and 400 meters
(57.91) at the MAAC Indoor Championships
on Feb. 19…Ran a season-best time of 56.65
seconds in the 400 meters at the NYU
Fastrack Invitational on Feb. 26.
Before Manhattan: Earned all-county
honors in the indoor 300 meters as a senior
at Valley Stream North High School…Also
garnered indoor all-county honors as a
junior…A part of the Class A championship
4 x 400 meter relay squad in both 2008 and
2009…Won the Class A outdoor 400 meter
title in 2006 and 2008…Collected bronze
medals at the Penn Relays three straight years
from 2006-08.
Personal: Daughter of Gerard and
Cherrie…Has one sister, Carina…Majoring
in biology…Named to the National Honor
Society in high school…Born on July 5, 1991.
Alessandra Scanga
Junior-Throws • Cold Spring, N.Y.-Haldane
Before Manhattan: Won four varsity
letters as a thrower at Haldane High School…
Received the Leadership Award…Also played
volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of Giovanni and
Rosanna…Has two sisters, Ada and Sabrina…
Entire family is fluent in Italian…Majoring in
biology…A certified yoga instructor…Born on
August 31, 1991.
Mary Screen
Junior-Pole Vault • Lincroft, N.J.-Red Bank Catholic
Before Manhattan: Played lacrosse
and field hockey at Red Bank Catholic High
School.
Personal: Daughter of James Screen and
Elizabeth Arena…Has one brother, Sean, and
three sisters, Holly, Lily and Ruby…Majoring
in biology with plans to become a doctor…
Volunteering in the emergency room at New
York-Presbyterian Hospital…Has traveled to
the Dominican Republic and will be going to
Kenya on mission trips…Works as a volunteer
at vacation bible school every year…Born on
December 24, 1990.
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Melissa Yap
Junior-Pole Vault • Orchard Park, N.Y.-Hamburg
2011 Outdoors: Selected to the MAAC
All-Academic Team…Captured first place in
the pole vault (11’5¾) at the Lions Invitational
on April 30…Had a career-best clearance of
11’8 to defend her title in the pole vault at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships on May
7…Tied for seventh place in the pole vault
(11’6¼) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships
on May 13.
2010-11 Indoors: Earned a place on the
MAAC All-Academic Team…Cleared 11’1¾
to secure first place in the pole vault at the
season-opening Yale Lidlifter Invitational
on Dec. 4…Tied for fourth place with a
10’11¾ clearance at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Defended title
in pole vault by clearing 10’10 at the MAAC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 18…Qualified
for the ECAC Indoor Championships (March
5) in the pole vault for the second straight
year.
2010 Outdoors: Cleared 10’8¼ at the
season-opening Baldy Castillo Invitational on
March 19…Won the pole vault competition at
the MAAC Outdoor Championships (May 2)
with a clearance of 11’1¾…Competed at the
ECAC Outdoor Championships on May 14.
2009-10 Indoors: Captured second place in
the pole vault (10’6) at the Manhattan College
Opener on Dec. 1…Finished in a three-way
tie for second place at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships on Jan. 29 with a
clearance of 10’6…Cleared 10’10 to secure
second place at the Manhattan Invitational
on Feb. 11…Jumped 10’11¾ to take the gold
medal at the MAAC Indoor Championships
on Feb. 19…Qualified for the ECAC Indoor
Championships (March 6) in the pole vault.
Before Manhattan: Won the silver
medal in the pole vault at the 2010 Empire
State Games…As a senior at Hamburg High
School, finished fifth in the pole vault at
the indoor state meet, then placed sixth in
the state outdoors…Took 21st place at the
National Scholastic Indoor Championships.
Personal: Daughter of William and Karen…
Majoring in finance…Born on August 16,
1991.
Tiffany Goodwin
Sophomore-Multi • East Meadow, N.Y.-East Meadow
2011 Outdoors: Finished fourth in the
100 meters (13.04) at the Dick Shea Open
on March 25…Posted a season-best time of
12.99 seconds in the 100 at the Sam Howell
Invitational on April 1.
2010-11 Indoors: Secured fourth place
in the shot put with a toss of 34’7½ at the
Manhattan Opener on Dec. 1…Matched
season-best with a mark of 34’7½ in
the shot put at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Had a seasonbest
time of 8.14 seconds in the 60 meters at
the Giegengack Invitational on Feb. 4…Took
first in the 55 meters (7.3) and third in the
shot put (33’10¾) at the Manhattan College
Invitational on Feb. 9…Also long jumped at
the Manhattan College Invitational, placing
10th (14’1).
Before Manhattan: Earned all-division,
all-county and all-conference honors at East
Meadow High School…Won the Nassau
County championship in the 100 meters, 4
x 100 meter relay and shot put during the
2010 outdoor season…Named team MVP and
selected for the Coaches Award as a senior…
Twice competed in the shot put at the New
York state meet…Also played volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of James Goodwin and
Catherine Clarke…Has two sisters, Estasha
and Tonei…Majoring in business…Born on
February 11, 1992.
Meghan Hayes
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Brooklyn, N.Y.-Bishop Kearney
2011 Outdoors: Opened the season with
a 5:15.62 clocking in the 1500 meters at the
Dick Shea Open on March 25…Finished 11th
in the 800 meters at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 8), posting a time of
2:22.38…Ran the leadoff leg on Manhattan’s
silver medal-winning 4x800 meter relay at the
MAAC Championships.
2010-11 Indoors: Finished 15th in the 1500
meters (5:32.15) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Ran a seasonbest
time of 2:22.47 in the 800 meters at
the St. Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11…
Won a bronze medal in the distance medley
relay at the MAAC Indoor Championships
(Feb. 18)…Also ran the 800 at the MAAC
Championships, posting a time of 2:36.67.
2010 Cross Country: Manhattan’s No.
2 finisher in each of the first four meets…
Began collegiate career by taking ninth
(15:55.95) at the Stony Brook Invitational on
Sept. 4…Placed 12th at the Fr. Victor Leeber
Invitational (Sept. 25), running 5000 meters
in 20:05.61…Posted a season-best time of
19:45 over 5000 meters at the Metropolitan
Championships on Oct. 8.
Before Manhattan: Ran cross country
and was a member of both the indoor and
outdoor track & field teams at Bishop Kearney
High School.
Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Frances…
Has one sister, Shannon…Has been a Young
Adult Minister since 2005…Born on May 29,
1992.
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Sarah Moore
Sophomore-Pole Vault • Irvington, N.Y.-Irvington
2011 Outdoors: Captured first place in the
pole vault (10’6¼), third in the javelin (91’8)
and eighth in the triple jump (30’5¾) at the
FDU Track Classic on April 9…Placed fourth
in the pole vault with a clearance of 9’6¼ at
the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
on April 15…Won the silver medal in the pole
vault at the MAAC Outdoor Championships
(May 7), clearing 11’1¾…Also competed in
the 100 meter hurdles, high jump, triple jump
and javelin at the MAAC Championships.
2010-11 Indoors: Won the triple jump with
a leap of 33’10¾ at the Manhattan Opener
on Dec. 1…Finished second in the pole vault
(10’4) at the Metro Coaches Invitational
on Jan. 7…Placed sixth in the pole vault
with a season-best clearance of 10’6 at the
Metropolitan Indoor Championships on Jan.
28…Took second in the triple jump (33’8¾)
at the Manhattan College Invitational on Feb.
9…Cleared 10’4 to take the bronze medal as
part of a Manhattan sweep in the pole vault at
the MAAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18.
Before Manhattan: Competed in the pole
vault, triple jump, hurdles and 400 meters
at Irvington High School…Qualified for the
New York state meet in the pole vault during
both her junior and senior years…A two-time
all-section and all-county selection…Earned
all-league honors three times…Received the
Harold “Doc” Rasbeck Girls Pole Vault Award
as a sophomore, then again as a senior.
Personal: Daughter of Francis and Pamela…
Father and step brother, Zack Price, both
attended Manhattan…Also has a sister,
Brieanne, who attends Loyola University in
Chicago, and two younger step brothers…
Majoring in exercise science…Wants to
become a physical therapist…Born on
February 6, 1992.
Katie O’Connell
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Staten Island, N.Y.-Notre Dame Academy
2011 Outdoors: Placed fourth in the
3000 meter steeplechase (13:08.05) at the
FDU Track Classic on April 9…Posted a
season-best time of 12:38.10, good enough
for 11th place in the steeplechase at the
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships on
April 15…Finished 12th in the steeplechase
in a time of 12:41.66 at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships on May 7.
2010-11 Indoors: Ran the 3000 meters at
the NYC Gotham Cup on Jan. 14, recording
a time of 12:15.88…Finished 16th in the 1000
meters (3:21.74) at the Metropolitan Indoor
Championships on Jan. 28…Competed
in the 5000 meters at the MAAC Indoor
Championships (Feb. 18), posting a time of
21:22.90.
2010 Cross Country: Finished
the 5000-meter course in 22:43 at the
Metropolitan Championships on Oct. 8…
Notched a time of 26:10.80 over 6000 meters
at the MAAC Championships on Oct. 29.
Before Manhattan: A two-time first
team cross country all-star at Notre Dame
Academy…Also earned team MVP honors
twice…Played forward on the soccer team
before switching to track & field/cross country
full-time.
Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Teresa…
Has two brothers, Jack and Ryan…Majoring in
psychology…Born on April 10, 1992.
Elizabeth Rosenberger
Sophomore-Cross Country/Distance • Ramsey, N.J.-Ramsey
2011 Outdoors: Won the 400 meter
hurdles in a time of 1:09.76 at the FDU Track
Classic on April 9…Posted a season-best time
of 2:22.80 in the 800 meters at the Lions
Invitational on April 30…Picked up seventhplace
points in the 400 hurdles (1:07.47) and
anchored the silver medal-winning 4x800
meter relay squad at the MAAC Outdoor
Championships (May 7).
2010-11 Indoors: Took sixth in the mile
(5:35.24) at the Yale Lidlifter Invitational on
Dec. 4…Posted a time of 1:20.95 in the 500
meters at the Giegengack Invitational on Feb.
4…Ran the second leg on the bronze medalwinning
distance medley relay squad at the
Manhattan College
MAAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 18)…Also
competed in the 800 meters at the MAAC
Indoor Championships, finishing 11th in a
season-best time of 2:21.91.
2010 Cross Country: Took 21st at the
season-opening Stony Brook Invitational on
Sept. 4, clocking 16:26.51 over 4100 meters…
Had a season-best time of 20:28.94 for 5000
meters at the Fr. Victor Leeber Invitational on
Sept. 25…Finished 57th at the Metropolitan
Championships (Oct.8), completing 5000
meters in 20:47…Placed 56th at the MAAC
Championships (Oct. 29), finishing the
6000-meter course in a season-best time of
23:59.30.
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Before Manhattan: A four-time all-league
selection at Ramsey High School…Named the
team’s Most Valuable Runner following both
her junior and senior seasons…Selected allcounty
in the 4x800 meter relay as a senior…
Competed in the 400-meter hurdles and
high jump, as well…Also played soccer and
basketball.
Personal: Daughter of John and Mariel…
Sister, Alexandra, is a junior on the track &
field team at the University of South Florida…
Also has two brothers, John and Luke…
Majoring in communications…Born on
November 1, 1991.

Erica Brady
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Quincy, Mass.-North Quincy
Before Manhattan: A four-year
letterwinner in both cross country and track
at North Quincy High School…Named team
MVP four times…Earned the Patriot-Ledger All-
Scholastic award for cross country all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Brendan and Julie…
Has one brother, Brendan, and one sister,
Julia…Majoring in exercise science…An
accomplished Irish step dancer…Born on
April 21, 1993.
Alexandra Cappello
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Scarsdale, N.Y.-Scarsdale
Before Manhattan: Helped Scarsdale
High School win the cross country league
title in 2010…Had top time on team in four
different events during 2011 outdoor season…
Earned all-league and all-county honors in
cross country, as well as both indoor and
outdoor track.
Personal: Daughter of Tony and Jeanne…
Father played professional soccer for the New
York Cosmos…Has two brothers, Anthony
and John…Majoring in special education…
Participated in charity runs for Haiti and
Japan while in high school…Born on April 20,
1993.
Wahnetah Carty
Freshman-Jumps/Sprints • Gales Ferry, Conn.-Norwich Free Academy
Before Manhattan: A three-time All-New
England selection in the long jump…Earned
all-state honors in the long jump both indoors
and outdoors as a senior at Norwich Free
Academy…Broke Norwich’s outdoor long
jump record…Also named all-state in the
sprint medley relay and all-conference in the
55 meters and high jump during the 2010-
11 indoor season…Selected to the All-New
England, all-state and all-conference teams
while leading Norwich to indoor and outdoor
conference championships as a junior…Set
the long jump school record while earning
all-state and all-conference selections as a
sophomore at Ledyard High School.
Personal: Daughter of Maynard and
Elisabeth…Has one brother, Jason…Majoring
in sociology…Born on May 5, 1993.
Victoria Fitzgerald
Freshman-Multi • Plymouth, Mass.-Plymouth South
Before Manhattan: Won four Atlantic
Coast League titles in the 100 meter hurdles
at Plymouth South High School…A member
of the school record-setting 4x200 meter relay
squad…Selected to the Atlantic Coast League
all-star team…Received the Sportsmanship
Award four times and the Leadership Award
three times.
Personal: Daughter of Laurence and
Patrice…Has two brothers, Spencer and
Gordon…Majoring in English…Born on
October 3, 1992.
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Doreen Horschig
Freshman-Hurdles/Jumps • Lumpzig, Germany-Sportgymnasium Jena
Before Manhattan: A two-time
Middle German champion in the 100
meter hurdles…A member of the German
championship team…Finished eighth in
the 100 hurdles at the German Under-20
Championships…Also played volleyball and
participated in skiing and snowboarding.
Personal: Daughter of Bodo and Ines…Has
one brother, Lars…Majoring in international
studies…Would like to become a diplomat…
Coached a youth track & field team from
2009-11…Born on April 2, 1991.
Nicole Mainente
Freshman-Sprints • Shirley, N.Y.-William Floyd
Before Manhattan: Ran four years of
track and two of cross country at William
Floyd High School…Earned all-league honors
in the sprints as a sophomore…Presented
with the Coaches’ Award as a freshman.
Personal: Daughter of John and Lisa…Has
one sister, Michelle…Majoring in chemistry
education…Ranked 10th in a high school
class of 700…Has volunteered with Relay for
Life and Rolling Thunder, an organization
which assists disabled athletes in races and
practices…Born on January 4, 1993.
Shelby Niles
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-Trabuco Hills
Before Manhattan: Named first team allleague
and second team all-county as a senior
at Trabuco Hills High School…Led team to a
ninth-place finish at the 2011 CIF Division I
State Finals…Trabuco Hills finished 2010-11
season ranked 33rd in the nation…Selected
second team all-league as a junior.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Janet...
Sister, Hayley, runs track at the University
of San Francisco…Has another sister,
Lindsay, and a brother, Dylan…Majoring in
communications…Worked as a volunteer
making floats for the Rose Bowl Parade in
December 2009…Born on March 20, 1993.
Johanna Petruski
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Toms River, N.J.-Toms River North
Before Manhattan: Ran cross country
and track all four years at Toms River North
High School.
Personal: Daughter of Bernadette Diab…
Sister, Pamela, ran track at St. John’s…
Has another sister, Jennifer…Majoring in
business…Born on March 23, 1993.
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Jordan Rand
Freshman-Jumps • Colorado Springs, Colo.-Doherty
Before Manhattan: A three-time Most
Valuable Female Athlete at Doherty High
School…Named Female Athlete of the Meet
at the Las Vegas Classic three times…Earned
all-state honors as a senior…Won the triple
jump with a personal-best leap of 40 feet, 5¼
inches and placed third in the long jump at
the 2011 Colorado State Meet…Figure skated
competitively before converting to track & field.
Personal: Daughter of Craig and Beth…
Majoring in psychology…Has volunteered at a
retirement living home and done community
service work at God’s Pantry…Born on July 23, 1993.
Sabrina Spataro
Freshman-Jumps • Middle Village, N.Y.-Archbishop Molloy
Before Manhattan: Earned four varsity
letters as a jumper at Archbishop Molly High
School…Finished third in the long jump at
the 2011 CHSAA Indoor Championships…Set
a personal best of 18 feet, 3½ inches to take
the gold medal in the long jump while also
placing second in the high jump and fourth
in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2011 CHSAA
Outdoor Championships
Personal: Daughter of James and Debra…
Brother, Jamie, was a four-year letterwinner
on the Manhattan men’s track & field team…
Majoring in education…Volunteers at camps
for children and adults with special needs
every summer…Born on August 30, 1993.
Jennifer Stodgell
Freshman-Sprints • Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-Holy Names
Before Manhattan: Earned four varsity
letters in both indoor and outdoor track &
field at the Academy of the Holy Names...Ran
in the 400 meters and the distance medley
relay at the New Balance Indoor Nationals
as a senior...Notched a personal-best time of
26.00 seconds to win the 200 meters at the
2011 Section 2 Class BB Championships...A
member of the second-place team in the
4x400 meter relay at the 2011 New York
State Championships...Also competed in
swimming.
Personal: Daughter of James and Mary...
Has one brother, Spencer, and one sister,
Rebecca...Born on August 30, 1993.
Milena Stoicev
Freshman-Distance • Nis, Serbia-Sport Gymnasium (Alfa University)
Before Manhattan: Posted personalbests
of 2:07.83 in the 800 meters and
4:24.44 in the 1500 meters...Finished ninth
in the 2011 Balkan Under-23 Cross Country
Championships...Placed sixth in the 1500
meters at the 2011 Balkan Championships...
Secured 11th place at the Balkan Cross
Manhattan College
Country Championships in 2009 after
capturing sixth place in the junior division in
2008.
Personal: Daughter of Zivko and Vesna...
Has two brothers, Milos and Mladen...
Majoring in marketing...Born on January 11,
1991.
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Janie Turek
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance • Mt. Sinai, N.Y.-Mount Sinai
Before Manhattan: Ran four years of
cross country, indoor track and outdoor track
at Mount Sinai High School…Competed in
every event from 200 to 3000 meters, as well
as the 400 meter hurdles and 2000 meter
steeplechase…Earned All-America status in
the steeplechase as a sophomore.
Personal: Daughter of Steven and
Ellen…Has four brothers, Matthew, Donie,
Ieva Vitola
James and Joseph, and one sister, Leanne…
Cousin, Michael Sweeney, plays lacrosse at
Yale…Majoring in radiation therapy…Has
participated in competitive Irish step dancing
for 15 years…Born on February 21, 1993.
Freshman-Sprints • Jekabpils, Latvia-University of Latvia
Before Manhattan: Attended Feuabpils
State Gymnasium and the University of
Latvia…Won Latvian championships both
indoors and outdoors in 2011…Ran personalbests
of 12.51 seconds in the 100 meters and
25.19 seconds in the 200 meters.
Personal: Daughter of Agzin and Diana…
Has one brother, Martins, and one sister,
Dace…Majoring in management…Born on
April 11, 1991.
Karolin Wagner
Freshman-Pole Vault • Ribbesbuettel, Germany—Otto-Hahn Gymnasium
Before Manhattan: Participated in
gymnastics for 10 years before converting to the
pole vault…Established a personal best of 12 feet,
six inches after only pole vaulting for two years.
Lydia Wehrli
Personal: Daughter of Rolf and Sabine…
Has one brother, Lars, and two sisters, Laura
and Antonia…Majoring in biology with plans
to become a doctor…Born on June 26, 1993.
Freshman-Throws • Anieres, Switzerland-College Calvin
Before Manhattan: Holds the Swiss
Under-23 record in the hammer throw
(197’0)…Won back-to-back Swiss Under-20
championships in 2008-09, and the Under-23
Swiss title in 2010…Set the College Calvin
school record in the shot put in 2006…Also
competed in gymnastics for six years.
Personal: Daughter of Eric Wehrli
and Tamara Retchitzky…Has two sisters,
Samantha and Nissa…Plans to become a
pediatrician…Helped organize two concerts
in March 2010 that raised 3000 Swiss francs
for relief efforts in Haiti…Also organized a
“Protect Yourself” Day for AIDS awareness in
Geneva…Born on May 15, 1990.
Alyssa Windle
Freshman-Cross Country/Distance
Before Manhattan: Helped Aquinas
High School win back-to-back league cross
country championships in 2009-10 and finish
third in the CIF Southern Section in 2009…A
three-time All-CIF selection in cross country…
Named league cross country MVP in 2010
after being selected to the all-league team
as a junior…Chosen to the All-CIF Southern
Section Division V cross country team after
placing 23rd in the state meet as a senior…
Earned all-league and league MVP honors in
track…Established league records over 800,
1600 and 3200 meters…Also played soccer.
Personal: Daughter of Robert and Laura…
Has one brother, Branden…Majoring in
business…Born on November 14, 1992.
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woMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
MAAC Championships
Madison, CT
October 29, 2010
Name Place Time
Maria Jangsten 19 22:34.6
Jelena Rankovic 42 23:25.0
Elizabeth Rosenberger 56 23:59.3
Meghan Marro 59 24:03.6
Christine Cristobal 69 24:24.3
Katie O’Connell 102 26:10.8
Stephanie Dufort 103 26:16.1
Stony Brook Invitational
Stony Brook, NY
September 4, 2010
Name Place Time
Maria Jangsten 3 15:37.17
Meghan Hayes 9 15:55.95
Jelena Rankovic 17 16:14.92
Elizabeth Rosenberger 21 16:26.51
Meghan Marro 24 16:34.62
Stephanie Dufort 33 17:45.29
Iona Meet of Champions
Riverdale, NY
September 18, 2010
Name Place Time
Maria Jangsten 50 23:38.15
Meghan Hayes 101 24:23.70
Jelena Rankovic 114 24:53.82
Meghan Marro 125 25:15.77
Elizabeth Rosenberger 136 25:30.09
Stephanie Dufort 155 27:48.10
Fr. Victor Leeber, S.J. Invitational
Fairfield, CT
September 25, 2010
Name Place Time
Maria Jangsten 5 19:43.63
Meghan Hayes 12 20:05.61
Elizabeth Rosenberger 23 20:28.94
Meghan Marro 31 20:58.28
Jelena Rankovic 49 21:42.38
Metropolitan Championships
Riverdale, NY
October 8, 2010
Name Place Time
Maria Jangsten 15 19:23
Meghan Hayes 31 19:45
Jelena Rankovic 55 20:39
Elizabeth Rosenberger 57 20:47
Christine Cristobal 62 20:53
Meghan Marro 63 20:55
Stephanie Dufort 101 22:10
Katie O’Connell 115 22:43
Lauren Hanley 119 22:50
NCAA Northeast Regional
Madison, CT
November 13, 2010
Name Place Time
Maria Jangsten 122 22:27.0
Jelena Rankovic 185 23:40.4
Meghan Marro 217 24:29.5
Elizabeth Rosenberger 219 24:33.1
Christine Cristobal 229 24:58.9
Stephanie Dufort 243 26:19.3
Katie O’Connell 245 26:53.2
ECAC Championships
Riverdale, NY
November 20, 2010
Name Place Time
Maria Jangsten 17 18:55.0
Jelena Rankovic 88 20:08.5
Elizabeth Rosenberger 137 20:49.8
Christine Cristobal 150 21:01.9
Stephanie Dufort 195 22:37.2
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Manhattan College Opener
Riverdale, NY
December 1, 2010
Name Event Performance
Kirsti Krull hJ 1st, 1.50m
Megan Tice HJ nh
Melissa Yap PV 1st, 3.34m
Lauren Bednarz PV 2nd, 3.04m
Sarah Moore PV 3rd, 2.89m
Elizabeth Cunningham PV 4th, 2.29m
Deena Sena PV nh
Malin Olsson LJ 1st, 6.06m
Sarah Moore TJ 1st, 10.33m
Tiffany Goodwin SP 4th, 10.55m
Kristi Krull SP 5th, 10.20m
Yale Lidlifter Invitational
New Haven, CT
December 4, 2010
Name Event Performance
Melissa Yap PV 1st, 3.40m
Lauren Bednarz PV 6th, 3.10m
Sarah Moore PV 5th, 3.10m
Maria Jangsten Mile 1st, 5:08.45
Elizabeth Rosenberger Mile 6th, 5:35.24
Meghan Marro Mile 11th, 5:52.37
Cara Rostant 400 1st, 56.44
Kristi Krull 60h 10th, 10.19
Malin Olsson 60 5th, 8.08
Christine Cristobal 1000 2nd, 3:14.44
Heidy Palacios 500 1st, 1:15.08
Jackie Hargrove 500 2nd, 1:15.83
Marghan Marro 800 9th, 2:44.73
Ashley Bowman 200 2nd, 25.20
Malin Olsson 200 4th, 26.27
Kristi Krull 200 17th, 28.46
A Relay 4x800 1st, 9:48.24
ARelay 4x400 1st, 3:50.41
New Year’s Invitational
Princeton, NJ
December 11, 2010
Name Event Performance
Malin Olsson LJ 1st, 5.99m
Sarah Moore TJ 16th, 9.66m
Lauren Bednarz PV 14th, 3.00m
Sarah Moore PV 15th, 3.00m
Megan Tice HJ 4th, 1.61m
Metro Coaches Invitational
New York, NY
January 7, 2011
Name Event Performance
Heidy Palacios 500 2nd, 1:14.38
Maria Jangsten Mile 7th, 5:24.61
Megan Tice HJ 3rd, 1.65m
Sarah Moore PV 2nd, 3.15m
Lauren Bednarz PV 5th, 3.00m
NYC Gotham Cup
New York, NY
January 14, 2011
Name Event Performance
Kristi Krull 60h 46th, 10.32
Ashley Bowman 60 13th, 8.02
Tiffany Goodwin 60 30th, 8.27
Katelyn Savage 60 44th, 8.44
Heidy Palacios 400 6th, 57.34
Maria Jangsten 1000 6th, 3:00.06
Emmy Koskinen 800 2nd, 2:16.33
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 14th, 2:25.67
Meghan Hayes 3000 31st, 11:13.95
Meghan Marro 3000 46th, 11:46.85
Katie O’Connell 3000 50th, 12:15.88
Sarah Moore PV 9th, 3.10m
Lauren Bednarz PV 11th, 2.95m
Malin Olsson LJ 1st, 5.89m
Kristi Krull lJ 21st, 4.93m
Tiffany Goodwin SP 18th, 10.51m
Ashley Sims SP 24th, 9.89m
Ashley Sims WT 19th, 12.18m
Erin Morrison WT 20th, 11.86m
Malin Olsson TJ 4th, 11.83m
Sarah Moore TJ 27th, 9.82m
Megan Tice HJ 2nd, 1.60m
Albany Great Dane Classic
New York, NY
January 21, 2011
Name Event Performance
Kristi Krull 60h 26th, 9.94
Malin Olsson 60 19th, 7.95
Tiffany Goodwin 60 46th, 8.38
Cara Rostant 400 1st, 56.96
Heidy Palacios 500 1st, 1:14.27
Emmy Koskinen 500 9th, 1:16.21
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 25th, 2:24.73
A Relay 4x400 3d, 3:50.48
Megan Tice HJ 8th, 1.60m
Kirsti Krull hJ 20th, 1.50m
Lauren Bednarz PV 13th, 3.00m
Sarah Moore PV 13th, 3.00m
Malin Olsson LJ 1st, 6.05m
Andrea Nyback LJ 17th, 5.21m
Megan Tice tJ 17th, 10.52m
Sarah Moore TJ nd
Tiffany Goodwin SP 23rd, 10.43m
Ashley Sims SP 25th, 10.26m
Erin Morrison SP 26th, 9.69m
Erin Morrison WT 24th, 12.35m
Ashley Sims WT 29th, 8.45m
Metropolitan Indoor Championships
New York, NY
January 28 – January 29, 2011
Name Event Performance
Ashley Bowman 60 7th, 7.95
Malin Olsson 60 14th, 8.04
Tiffany Goodwin 60 20th, 8.22
Ashley Bowman 200 1st, 24.93
Katelyn Savage 200 22nd, 27.20
Cara Rostant 400 3rd, 56.80
Heidy Palacios 500 1st, 1:13.95
Jackie Hargrove 500 7th, 1:17.16
Emmy Koskinen 800 1st, 2:14.69
Maria Jangsten 1000 3rd, 2:59.93
Katie O’Connell 1000 16th, 3;21.74
Meghan Hayes Mile 15th, 5:32.15
Meghan Marro 3000 12th, 11:19.64
Megan Tice HJ 9th, 1.60m
Melissa Yap PV 4th, 3.35m
Sarah Moore PV 6th, 3.20m
Lauren Bednarz PV 9th, 3.05m
Malin Olsson LJ 1st, 5.78m
Andrea Nyback LJ nd
Malin Olsson TJ 3rd, 1.38m
Megan Tice tJ 13th, 10.43m
Sarah Moore TJ 14th, 10.19m
Ashley Sims SP 10th, 11.45m
Tiffany Goodwin SP 13th, 10.55m
Erin Morrison SP 15th, 9.66m
Erin Morrison WT 17th, 12.05m
Ashley Sims WT 24th, 9.43m
Kristi Krull Pent 3rd, 3036
Giegengack Invitational
New Haven, CT
February 4 – February 5, 2011
Name Event Performance
Siri Fagerlund 60 10th, 8.06
Tiffany Goodwin 60 13th, 8.17
Katelyn Savage 60 17th, 8.24
Cara Rostant 200 1st, 24.88
Ashley Bowman 200 3rd, 25.25
Heidy Palacios 200 6th, 25.71
Katelyn Savage 200 19th, 27.08
Jackie Hargrove 500 2nd, 1:16.51
Elizabeth Rosenberger 500 17th, 1:20.95
Meghan Hayes 800 30th, 2:25.41
Katie O’Connell 800 43rd, 2:36.13
Meghan Marro Mile 25th, 5:55.55
Siri Fagerlund 60h 5th, 9.12
A Relay 4x400 1st, 3:45.60
B Relay 4x400 19th, 4:22.53
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Manhattan College Invitational
Riverdale, NY
February 9, 2011
Name Event Performance
Erin Morrison WT 1st, 11.95m
Tiffany Goodwin SP 3rd, 10.33m
Erin Morrison SP 4th, 9.66m
Lauren Bednarz PV 4th, 3.15m
Sarah Moore PV 5th, 3.00m
Elizabeth Cunningham PV
nh
Deena Sena PV nh
Megan Tice HJ 2nd, 1.70m
Andrea Nyack HJ 4th, 1.55m
Malin Olsson LJ 1st, 6.24m
Andrea Nyack LJ 2nd, 5.69m
Katelyn Savage LJ 4th, 5.42m
Sarah Moore LJ 7th, 4.97m
Megan Tice lJ 6th, 4.97m
Tiffany Goodwin LJ 10th, 4.29m
Sarah Moore TJ 2nd, 10.28m
Tiffany Goodwin 55 1st, 7.3
Siri Fagerlund 55h 2nd, 8.3
St. Valentine Invitational
Boston, MA
February 11 – February 12, 2011
Name Event Performance
Heidy Palacios 400 4th, 56.31
Jackie Hargrove 400 17th, 58.14
Siri Fagerlund 60h 13th, 9.10
Malin Olsson 60 15th, 7.97
Ashley Bowman 60 16th, 8.09
Emmy Koskinen 500 3rd, 1:15.21
Ashley Bowman 200 6th, 25.14
Siri Fagerlund 200 23rd, 25.86
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 70th, 2:22.16
Meghan Hayes 800 71st, 2:22.47
Katelyn Savage LJ 15th, 4.94m
Melissa Yap PV 4th, 3.35m
MAAC Indoor Championships
New York, NY
February 18, 2011
Name Event Performance
Ashley Sims WT 7th, 12.24m
Erin Morrison WT 8th, 12.03m
Katie O’Connell 5000 18th, 21:22.79
Siri Fagerlund 55h 3rd, 8.36
Ashley Bowman 55 2nd, 7.32
Siri Fagerlund 55 6th, 7.40
Malin Olsson 55 7th, 7.42
Tiffany Goodwin 55 11th, 7.56
Maria Jangsten Mile 8th, 5:13.08
Cara Rostant 400 2nd, 56.24
Heidy Palacios 400 3rd, 56.80
Jackie Hargrove 400 5th, 57.51
Emmy Koskinen 800 1st, 2:11.88
Maria Jangsten 800 5th, 2:17.73
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 11th, 2:21.91
Meghan Hayes 800 22nd, 2:36.67
Cara Rostant 200 1st, 24.80
Ashley Bowman 200 2nd, 25.18
Heidy Palacios 200 6th, 25.55
Malin Olsson 200 10th, 25.96
Siri Fagerlund 200 14th, 26.54
Meghan Marro 3000 15th, 11:42.51
A Relay dMR 3rd, 12:32.07
A Relay 4x400 1st, 3:47.89
Melissa Yap PV 1st, 3.30m
Lauren Bednarz PV 2nd, 3.15m
Sarah Moore PV 3rd, 3.15m
Megan Tice PV 9th, 2.40m
Elizabeth Cunningham PV
nh
Malin Olsson TJ 1st, 11.78m
Siri Fagerlund TJ 4th, 11.00m
Megan Tice tJ 5th, 10.96m
Kirsti Krull tJ 8th, 10.83m
Sarah Moore TJ 15th, 10.24m
Malin Olsson LJ 1st, 6.09m
Andrea Nyack LJ 2nd, 5.74m
Siri Fagerlund LJ 3rd, 5.42m
Katelyn Savage LJ 4th, 5.38m
Megan Tice lJ 7th, 5.08m
Ashley Sims SP 6th, 11.38m
Kristi Krull SP 8th, 10.82m
Andrea Nyack SP 9th, 10.64m
Tiffany Goodwin SP 12th, 10.37m
Erin Morrison SP 13th, 9.80m
Andrea Nyack HJ 2nd, 1.60m
Kristi Krull hJ 5th, 1.55m
Megan Tice HJ nh
Armory Collegiate Challenge
New York, NY
February 25, 2011
Name Event Performance
Katelyn Savage LJ 11th, 5.11m
Maria Jangsten 1000 3rd, 2:56.92
ECAC/IC4A Championships
Boston, MA
March 5 – March 6, 2011
Name Event Performance
Malin Olsson LJ 2nd, 5.91m
Andrea Nyack LJ 12th, 5.46m
Heidy Palacios 500 12th, 1:15.39
Megan Tice HJ nh
Ashley Bowman 200 13th, 24.94
Melissa Yap PV nh
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Women’s Outdoor Results
Baldy Castillo Invitational
Tempe, AZ
March 18 – March 19, 2011
Name event Performance
Ashley Bowman 100 7th, 12.30
Malin Olsson 100 10th, 12.50
Cara Rostant 200 3rd, 24.77
Ashley Bowman 200 9th, 25.31
Jackie Hargrove 200 14th, 26.05
Heidy Palacios 400 3rd, 56.13
Emmy Koskinen 800 7th, 2:12.94
Megan Tice hJ NH
Malin Olsson lJ 5th, 5.89m
Andrea Nyback LJ 8th, 5.62m
Kirsti Krull lJ 17th, 4.91m
Megan Tice lJ 10th, 4.72m
Kirsti Krull SP 13th, 19.62m
Maria Jangsten 1500 11th, 15.18
Andrea Nyback 100h 11th, 15.18
Melissa Yap PV 10th, 3.12m
Andrea Nyback Jav 7th, 32.42m
Kirsti Krull Jav 10th, 29.75m
Dick Shea Open
West Point, NY
March 25 – March 26, 2011
Name event Performance
Meghan Hayes 1500 19th, 5:15.62
Elizabeth Rosenberger 1500 20th, 5:16.95
Tiffany Goodwin 100 4th, 13.04
Elizabeth Rosenberger 400h 6th, 1:12.02
Erin Morrison ht 10th, 39.59
Ashley Sims ht 17th, 31.68
Ashley Sims SP 13th, 12.95m
Erin Morrison SP 19th, 9.12m
Erin Morrison Disc 14th, 27.95m
Ashley Sims disc 15th, 24.80m
Katelyn Savage LJ 2nd, 5.33m
Katelyn Savage TJ 7th, 10.21m
Sarah Moore tJ 9th, 9.61m
Sarah Moore PV NH
Sarah Moore hJ NH
Sam Howell Inivtational
Princeton, NJ
April 1 – April 2, 2011
Name event Performance
Katie O’Connell 3000 DNF
Katelyn Savage 100 9th, 12.91
Tiffany Goodwin 100 10th, 12.99
Jackie Hargrove 200 31st, 28.34
Cara Rostant 400 1st, 55.22
Heidy Palacios 400 2nd, 56.32
Jackie Hargrove 400 10th, 58.28
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 27th, 2:27.46
Maria Jengsten 1500 4th, 4:46.87
Andrea Nyback 100h 12th, 16.02
Kristi Krull 100h 14th, 16.39
Meghan Marro 400h 14th, 1:13.60
Megan Tice hJ 4th, 1.65m
Andrea Nyback HJ 11th, 1.55m
Melissa Yap PV 6th, 3.40m
Sarah Moore PV 14th, 3.25m
Lauren Bednarz PV 17th, 2.95m
Malin Olsson lJ 1st, 5.86m
Katelyn Savage LJ 4th, 5.42m
Kristi Krull lJ FOUL
Katelyn Savage TJ 14th, 10.27m
Erin Morrison ht 11th, 40.16m
Kristi Krull Jav 13th, 28.99m
Manhattan College
FDU Track Classic
Palisades Park, NJ
April 9, 2011
Name event Performance
Megan Marro 3000 2nd, 12:52.85
Katie O’Connell 3000 4th, 13:08.05
Kristi Krull 100h 8th, 23.35
Tiffany Goodwin 100 15th, 14.49
Heidy Palacios 400 2nd, 56.35
Jackie Hargrove 400 3rd, 58.21
Elizabeth Rosenberger 400h 1st, 1:09.76
Heidy Palacios 200 2nd, 25.50
Jackie Hargrove 200 4th, 26.10
Erin Morrison ht 3rd, 40.98m
Ashley Sims ht 6th, 37.75
Malin Olsson lJ 1st, 5.82m
Katelyn Savage LJ 3rd, 5.52m
Andrea Nyback LJ 4th,5.47m
Kristi Krull lJ 6th, 5.15m
Megan Tice lJ 10th, 4.86m
Sarah Moore tJ 8th, 9.29m
Sarah Moore PV 1st, 3.21m
Deena Sena PV NH
Katelyn Savage 100 13th, 12.77
Heidy Palacios 400 3rd, 58.37
Jackie Hargrove 400 6th, 1:00.24
Maria Jengsten 800 4th, 2:22.46
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 20th, 2:29.79
Meghan Hayes 800 33rd, 2:39.12
Emmy Koskinen 400h 6th, 1:07.22
Meghan Marro 400h 21st, 1:18.39
Erin Morrison Disc 4th, 31.21m
Ashley Sims disc 8th, 27.81m
Ashley Sims SP 3rd, 11.35m
Erin Morrison SP 5th, 9.80m
Sarah Moore Jav 3rd, 27.93m
Megan Tice hJ 1st, 1.70m
Kristi Krull hJ 2nd, 1.55m
Metropolitan Outdoor Championships
Piscataway, NJ
April 15-16, 2011
Name event Performance
Katelyn Savage 100 13th, 12.77
Heidy Palacios 400 3rd, 58.27
Jackie Hargrove 400 6th, 1:00.24
Maria Jengsten 800 4th, 2:22.46
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 20th, 2:29.16
Megan Hayes 800 33rd, 2:39.12
Emmy Koskinen 400h 6th, 1:07.22
Meghan Marro 400h 21st, 1:18.39
Meghan Marro SC 9th, 12:22.2
Katie O’Connell SC 11th, 12:38.1
A Relay 4x800 3rd, 10:08.80
Megan Tice hJ 1st, 1.67m
Sarah Moore hJ NH
Sarah Moore PV 4th, 2.90m
Melissa Yap PV NH
Malin Olsson lJ 1st, 5.75m
Katelyn Savage LJ 4th, 5.46m
Megan Tice lJ 14th, 4.72m
Sarah Moore lJ 16th, 4.62m
Ashley Sims SP 10th, 11.09m
Erin Morrison SP 21st, 9.64m
Ashley Sims disc 13th, 26.00m
Erin Morrison ht 14th, 39.39m
Ashley Sims ht 20th, 34.12m
Sarah Moore Jav 16th, 24.58m
Andrea Hyback Hep 1st, 4856
Kristi Krull hep 3rd, 3636
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Larry Ellis Invitational
Princeton, NJ
April 22, 2011
Name event Performance
Emmy Koskinen 800 48th, 2:14.46
Maria Jangsten 800 55th, 2:15.81
Penn Relays
Philadelphia, PA
April 28-30, 2011
Name event Performance
Malin Olsson lJ 3rd, 6.12m
Lions Invitational
Ewing, NJ
April 30, 2011
Name event Performance
Heidy Palacios 400 2nd, 57.01
Emmy Koskinen 800 2nd, 2:13.41
Maria Jangsten 800 4th, 2:17.31
Elizabeth Rosenberger 800 9th, 2:22.80
Meghan Hayes 800 18th, 2:27.10
Andrea Nyback 100h 4th, 15.08
Sarah Moore 100h 16th, 16.94
Meghan Marro SC 8th, 12:29.83
Katie O’Connell SC 10th, 12:45.64
A Relay 4x100 2nd, 3:47.96
Megan Tice hJ 1st, 1.66m
Sarah Moore hJ 17th, 1.41m
Kristi Krull hJ NH
Andrea Nyback HJ NH
Melissa Yap PV 1st, 3.50m
Sarah Moore PV 3rd, 3.20m
Megan Tice PV 13th, 2.45m
Elizabeth Cunningham PV NH
Meghan Marro PV NH
Sarah Moore lJ 14th, 4.77m
Megan Tice lJ 16th, 4.65m
Sarah Moore tJ 14th, 9.90m
Ashley Sims SP 4th, 11.63m
Erin Morrison SP 20th, 9.45m
Erin Morrison Disc 10th, 32.58m
Ashley Sims disc 14th, 30.90m
Kristi Krull disc FOUL
Erin Morrison ht 6th, 42.48m
Ashley Sims ht 10th, 37.92m
Sarah Moore Jav 13th, 31.34m
Megan Tice Jav 20th, 24.30m

woMEN'S outdoor RESULTS
MAAC Outdoor Championships
Lawrenceville, NJ
May 7-8, 2011
Name event Performance
Katie O’Connell SC 12th, 12:41.66
Meghan Marro SC 13th, 12:45.36
A Relay 4x800 2nd, 9:24.94
Malin Olsson lJ 1st, 5.92m
Kristi Krull lJ 3rd, 5.23m
Katelyn Savage LJ 4th, 5.18m
Andrea Nyback LJ 7th, 4.97m
Megan Tice lJ 6th, 4.97m
Ashley Sims ht 6th, 39.92m
Erin Morrison ht 7th, 39.50m
Andrea Nyback Jav 2nd, 34.28m
Kristi Krull Jav 5th, 31.62m
Megan Tice Jav 8th, 30.54m
Sarah Moore Jav 11th, 28.92m
Malin Olsson 100 4th, 12.38
Ashley Bowman 100 5th, 12.40
Andrea Nyback 100 8th, 12.62
Katelyn Savage 100 10th, 12.72
Cara Rostant 200 1st, 24.34
Heidy Palacios 200 3rd, 24.82
Ashley Bowman 200 8th, 25.29
Malin Olsson 200 9th, 25.54
Jackie Hargrove 200 12th, 25.85
Cara Rostant 400 2nd, 55.46
Heidy Palacios 400 3rd, 55.68
Jackie Hargrove 400 6th, 57.48
Emmy Koskinen 800 2nd, 2:13.63
Maria Jangsten 800 3rd, 2:14.85
Meghan Hayesd 800 11th, 2:22.38
Maria Jengsten 1500 4th, 4:39.25
Andrea Nyback 100h 3rd, 14.96
Sarah Moore 100h 10th, 16.31
A Relay 4x100 2nd, 47.57
A Relay 4x400 1st, 3:46.69
Megan Tice hJ 1st, 1.73m
Andrea Nyback HJ 3rd, 1.65m
Kristi Krull hJ 8th, 1.45m
Sarah Moore hJ 9th, 1.40m
Melissa Yap PV 1st, 3.56m
Sarah Moore PV 2nd, 3.40m
Megan Tice PV 6th, 2.48m
Meghan Marro PV 7th, 2.33m
Deena Sena PV NH
Malin Olsson tJ 1st, 11.85m
Megan Tice tJ 2nd, 11.22m
Katelyn Savage TJ 3rd, 11.14m
Kristi Krull tJ 7th, 10.90m
Sarah Moore tJ 12th, 10.32m
Ashley Sims SP 2nd, 12.15m
Kristi Krull SP 8th, 10.69m
Andrea Nyback SP 9th, 10.54m
Erin Morrison SP 11th, 9.90m
Erin Morrison Disc 4th, 34.40m
Ashley Sims disc 9th, 28.38m
Kristi Krull disc 11th, 22.22m
ECAC/IC4A Championships
May 13-15, 2011
Princeton, NJ
Name event Performance
Melissa Yap PV 7th, 3.51m
Malin Olsson lJ 5th, 5.97m
Heidy Palacios 400 19th, 56.51
Megan Tice hJ 8th, 1.69m
NCAA East Regional Championships
May 26-28, 2011
Bloomington, IN
Name event Performance
Malin Olsson lJ 19th, 5.99m
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women's inDOOR RECORDS
Event Mark name Location Date
55 Meters 6.92 Sophia Tasker eCAC Championships 3/2/97
55m Hurdles 7.82 karen Chavalieau Metropolitan Championships 2/6/93
60 Meters 7.49 Sophia Tasker george Mason Invitational 2/16/97
200 Meters 24.22 tiffanie Poole nY Sports Museum Invitational 1/15/00
300 Meters 40.30 lisa Daley Met TAC Championships 2/23/92
400 Meters 52.21 aliann Pompey nCAA Championships 3/5/00
500 Meters 1:09.23 aliann Pompey eCAC Championships 3/5/00
600 Yards 1:25.00 tonja Rice lafayette Invitational 2/8/86
800 Meters 2:09.83 tonja Rice eCAC Championships 3/9/86
1000 Yards 2:35.80 tonja Rice eCAC Championships 3/7/87
1000 Meters 2:50.63 Maria Jangsten eCAC Championships 2010
1500 Meters 4:38.18 kristen Cerasi Manhattan College Invitational 1/11/02
Mile 4:54.04 kirsten Cerasi eCAC Championships 3/1/02
3000 Meters 9:43.07 Cheryl Simoni eCAC Championships 3/6/88
5000 Meters 17:06.18 Cheryl Simoni eCAC Championships 3/5/88
Shot Put 49’3” (15.01m) laCole Fields fordham Invitational 1/22/00
20 lb. Weight Throw 61’10” (18.85m) Marina Liander armory Collegiate 2/2/06
High Jump 5’8” (1.73m) Caitlyn Kjolhede new Years Invitational 12/10/05
5’8” (1.73m) Cheryl Dreschsel MAAC Championships 2/17/01
Long Jump 19’10¾” (6.06m) Malin Olsson Manhattan College Opener 12/1/10
Triple Jump 41’8” (12.70m) tina Magi eCAC Championships 4/8/06
4x200m Relay 1:40.76 Chevalleau, Daley, Greater Boston T.C. Invitational 3/6/93
taffuri, Lawrence
4x400m Relay 3:41.01 Poole, Allen, Jasper Relays 1/29/00
edwards, Pompey
4x800m Relay 9:01.01 giardina, Henry, eCAC Championships 3/6/93
engler, Moloughney
Sprint Medley Relay 4:00.42 daley, Chevalleau, Princeton Relays 2/1/92
lawrence, Huettemann
Distance Medley Relay 11:50.73 Moloughney, Daley, eCAC Championships 3/8/92
engler, Huettemann
220m Shuttle Hurdles 34.80 Crockett, Charles, Yale Invitational 1/14/89
dodd, Doyle
Pentathlon 3717 points andrea Nyback Brother Jasper Invitational 12/13/09
Pole Vault 12’1½” (3.70m) Jenna Daly armory Collegiate Meet 2/4/05
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women's outDOOR RECORDS
Event Mark name Location Year
100 Meters 11.65 inshallah Saunders St. John’s Invitational 4/23/94
200 Meters 23.59 aliann Pompey eCAC Championships 5/24/97
400 Meters 52.53 aliann Pompey hurricane Invitational 3/18/00
800 Meters 2:09.82 dahlia Henry eCAC Championships 5/19/95
1500 Meters 4:27.70 Petra Huettemann eCAC Championships 5/16/92
3000 Meters 9:46.50 Cheryl Simoni Penn Relays 4/26/88
3000m Steeplechase 11:05.06 Sarah Rogers eCAC Championships 5/16/08
5000 Meters 17:05.60 Cheryl Simoni eCAC Championships 5/14/88
10,000 Meters 35:54.90 edith Vilardi Penn Relays 4/25/86
100m Hurdles 13.63 karen Crockett eCAC Championships 5/19/90
400m Hurdles 1:01.25 lisa Edwards John Jacobs Invitational 4/15/00
4x100m Relay 45.76 tasker, C. Grant, eCAC Championships 5/19/90
a. Grant, Saunders
4x200m Relay 1:38.25 tasker, Potter, Penn Relays 4/27/96
grant, Pompey
4x400m Relay 3:39.64 Poole, Potter, Penn Relays 4/24/87
edwards, Pompey
4x800m Relay 9:01.30 giardina, Henry, eCAC Championships 5/16/93
engler, Moloughney
4x1500m Relay 19:47.00 McVeigh, Rice, Wolfpack Invitational 3/26/87
McDevitt, Giovanniello
Distance Medley Relay 11:58.20 donofrio, Curnyn, Colonial Relays 4/1/88
ralliford, Simoni
Sprint Medley Relay 3:57.21 tasker, Saunders, Penn Relays 4/28/95
Potter, Henry
High Jump 5’8¾” (1.75m) tiina Magi St. John’s Twilight Meet 5/18/06
5’8¾” (1.75m) Megan Tice larry Ellis Invitational 4/18/09
Long Jump 20’8” (6.30m) Malin Marmbrandt icahn Invitational 5/21/10
Triple Jump 42’7” (12.98m) tiina Magi nCAA East Regional 5/27/06
Pole Vault 11’9¾” (3.60m) Jenna Daly Sam Howell Invitational 4/3/04
Shot Put 49’5¾” (15.08m) Marina Vojinovic John Jacobs Invitational 4/12/08
Discus 173’5” (52.86m) Wanda Ferster Metropolitan Championships 5/11/91
Javelin (a) 146’10” (41.70m) lauren Primerano Quaker Invitational 3/21/99
(b) 154’4½” (47.05m) lauren Primerano e. Stroudsburg Champ. 6/13/02
Hammer 178’6”(54.41m) Marina Liander nCAA East Regional 5/27/06
Heptathlon 4856 points andrea Nyback eCAC Championships 4/16/11
(a) set with “old rule” javelin
(b) set with “1986 rule” javelin
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maac championships
MAAC Indoor Team Champions
Men: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Women: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
MAAC Outdoor Team Champions
Men: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Women: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
2011 MAAC Indoor Men’s Individual Champions
Tobias Lundgren
5000m/14:32.79*
Albert Johnson
tJ/14.97m
Brian McGovern
PV/5.09m*
Colin Quirke
SP/17.05m
Roman Ewald
WT/17.68m
2011 MAAC Indoor Women’s Individual Champions
Cara Rostant
200m/24.80*
Emmy Koskinen
800m/2:11.88
Malin Olsson
lJ/6.09m*
Malin Olsson
tJ/11.78m
Melissa Yap
PV/3.30m
*-meet record
2011 MAAC Outdoor Men’s Individual Champions
Tobias Lundgren
10,000m/31:33.25
Brian McGovern
PV/4.65m
Colin Quirke
SP/16.35m
Colin Quirke
discus/54.86m
Roman Ewald
ht/56.24m
2011 MAAC Outdoor Women’s Individual Champions
Cara Rostant
200m/24.34
Malin Olsson
lJ/5.92m
Malin Olsson
tJ/11.85m
Megan Tice
hJ/1.73m
Melissa Yap
PV/3.56m
Most Outstanding Performer for
Field Events, Men’s Indoor:
Colin Quirke
Most Outstanding Performer for Field Events,
Women’s Indoor:
Malin Olsson
Coach of the Year, Men’s Indoor:
Dan Mecca
Co-Most Outstanding Performer for Field Events,
Men’s Outdoor:
Roman Ewald
Co-Most Outstanding Performer for Field Events,
Men’s Outdoor:
Colin Quirke
Most Outstanding Performer for Field Events,
Women’s Outdoor:
Malin Olsson
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2010-11 individual honors
Men’s Cross Country
Women’s Track & Field
Team
USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team Team
USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team
Tom Daly
MAAC All-Academic Team Erin Bayer
MAAC All-Academic Team
Joe Pluhowski
MAAC All-Academic Team Lauren Bednarz
MAAC All-Academic Team
Billy Wilkens
MAAC All-Academic Team Elizabeth Cunningham
MAAC All-Academic Team
Stephanie Dufort
MAAC All-Academic Team
Women’s Cross Country
Siri Fagerlund
MAAC All-Academic Team
Team
USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team Jackie Hargrove
nCAA Woman of the Year Semifinalist
Erin Bayer
MAAC All-Academic Team
Capital One Academic All-District I Team
Stephanie Dufort
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC All-Academic Team
Maria Jangsten
MAAC All-Academic Team Maria Jangsten
MAAC All-Academic Team
Emmy Koskinen
MAAC All-Academic Team Emmy Koskinen
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC Indoor Champion (800 m)
Men’s Track & Field
Team
USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team
Erin Morrison
Andrea Nyback
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC All-Academic Team
Peter Brennan
MAAC All-Academic Team Malin Olsson MAAC Indoor Championships Most Outstanding
Mike Carroll
MAAC All-Academic Team
Performer, Field Events
Tom Daly
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC Outdoor Championships Most Outstanding
Nick Estis
MAAC All-Academic Team
Performer, Field Events
Roman Ewald
MAAC Outdoor Championships Co-Most
MAAC Indoor Champion (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
outstanding Performer, Field Events
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC Indoor Champion (Weight Throw)
MAAC Outdoor Champion (Hammer Throw)
Cara Rostant
Katelyn Savage
MAAC Outdoor Champion (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
MAAC Indoor Champion (200 m)
MAAC Outdoor Champion (200 m)
MAAC All-Academic Team
Albert Johnson
Capital One Academic All-District I Team
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC Indoor Champion (Triple Jump)
Deena Sena
Megan Tice
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC Outdoor Champion (Pole Vault)
Tobias Lundgren Capital One Academic All-District I Team
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC Indoor Champion (5000 m)
MAAC Outdoor Champion (10,000 m)
Melissa Yap
MAAC All-Academic Team
MAAC Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)
MAAC Outdoor Champion (Pole Vault)
Brian McGovern
iC4A Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)
MAAC Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)
MAAC Outdoor Champion (Pole Vault)
Joe Pluhowski
MAAC All-Academic Team
Pat Porteus
MAAC All-Academic Team
Colin Quirke
Second Team All-American (Discus)
MAAC Indoor Championships Most Outstanding
Performer, Field Events
MAAC Outdoor Championships Co-Most
outstanding Performer, Field Events
MAAC Indoor Champion (Shot Put)
MAAC Outdoor Champion (Shot Put, Discus)
Matt Waldron
MAAC All-Academic Team
Billy Wilkens
MAAC All-Academic Team
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ncaa champions
1934 frank Crowley 9:22.4 2 Mile Run (outdoors)
1955 Charlie Pratt 23.1 220-yard Hurdles (outdoors)
1956 ken Bantum 60’1 Shot Put (outdoors)
1966 Bob Meade 59’0½ Weight Throw (indoors)
1970 John Lovett, Mike Kenny, 9:49.2 distance Medley Relay (indoors)
al Novell, Tom Donahue
1973 NCAA Men’s Indoor Team Champions
Mike Keogh 8:39.7 2 Mile Run (indoors)
John Lovett, Ray Johnson, 9:43.8 (WR) distance Medley Relay (indoors)
Joe Savage, Tony Colon
1988 gary Halpin 68’3 Weight Throw (indoors)
1995 Michael Williams 1:48.12 800 Meters (indoors)
2000 aliann Pompey 52.27 400 Meters (indoors)
2003 Jake Freeman 71’2 Weight Throw (indoors)
2004 Jake Freeman 232’3 hammer Throw (outdoors)
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all-americans
1946-1963
(under Coach George Eastment)
Cross Country
1949- Bill Lucas- 3rd place
Outdoor Track
1952- Lindy Remigino- 100 Yard Dash- 5th place- 9.7
1955- Charlie Pratt- 220 Yard Low Hurdles- 1st place- 23.1
1955- Charlie Pratt- 120 Yard High Hurdles- 2nd place- 14.1
1956- Robert Sbarra- 10,000 Meters- 3rd place- 31:01.0
1956- Ken Bantum- Shot Put- 1st place- 60’1”
1957- Ken Bantum- Shot Put- 2nd place- 57’2 ½”
1957- Ken Bantum- Discus- 6th place- 158’5 ½”
1958- Joe Marchiony- Shot Put- 4th place- 55’7 ¾”
1958- Tom Murphy- 880 Yards- 2nd place- 1”49.4
1960- Jim Doulin- Mile- 6th place- 4:09.2
1960- Joe Marchiony- Shot Put- 6th place- 55’5 ½”
1963- Mike D’Amico- Hammer Throw- 5th place- 179’8”
1963-1969
(under Coach Jim McHugh)
Cross Country
1968- Brian Kivlan
Indoor Track
1965- Two Mile Relay- 4th place- 7:35.6
Courtenay Ettricks 1:56.9, Elisiab Acosta 1:52.9,
Jim Sherlock 1:53.6, Joe Kearney 1:50.4
1966- Robert Meade- 35 lb. Weight- 1st place- 59’1/2”
1967- Two Mile Relay- 3rd place- 7:31
John Eisner 1:56.3, Otho Van Exel 1:52.8
Brian Kivlan 1:51.5, Joe Kearney 1:50.4
1967- Ed Mulvihill- High Jump- 5th place- 6’9”
1967- Bruce Weberhauer- 35 lb. Weight- 5th place- 57’10 ¾”
1967- Joe Kearney- 880 yards-6th place-1:53.0
Outdoor Track
1964- Vince McArdle- 400 Meter Hurdles- 2nd place- 50.8
1968- Brian Kivlan- 1500 Meters- 3rd place- 3:40.3
1969-1993
(under Coach Fred Dwyer)
Cross Country
1969- Ed Walsh
1972- Mike Keogh
1979- Marty Ludwikowski
bill lucas
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Indoor Track
1970- Distance Medley- 1st place- 9:49.2
John Lovett 1:54.1, Mike Kenney 49.6
Al Novell 2:58.4, Tom Donahue 4:07.1
1971- Distance Medley- 2nd place- 9:47.1
John Lovett 1:52.2, Al Logie 49.5
Joe Savage 2:57.5, Tom Donahue 4:07.6
1972- John Lovett- 880 Yards- 3rd place- 1:53.4
1972- Mike Keogh- Two Miles- 5th place- 8:46.6
1972- Two Mile Relay- 5th place- 7:35.0
John Lovett 1:53.2, Cliff Bruce 1:52.4
John Rothrock 1:57.7, Joe Savage 1:51.7
1973- Mike Keogh- Two Miles- 1st place- 8:39.7
1973- Ken McBryde- Triple Jump- 3rd place- 52’1 ½”
1973- Cliff Bruce- 1,000 Yards- 3rd place- 2:10.7
1973- Distance Medley- 1st place- 9:43.8 (World Record)
John Lovett 1:53.2, Ray Johnson 50.4
Joe Savage 2:55.9, Tony Colon 4:04.3
1974- Ken McBryde- Triple Jump- 3rd place- 52’6”
1974- Tony colon- Mile- 5th place- 4:08.8
1974- Mile Relay- 6th place- 3:19.5
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Jim Nathaniel 50.2, Bob Jones 49.7
Jim Carter 49.1, Errol Thurton 50.5
1975- Ken McBryde- Triple Jump- 6th place- 51’10 ¾”
1976- Mile Relay- 4th place- 3:18.88
Vince Campi, Bob Jones
Errol Thurton, Elliot Skinner
1978- Sam Summerville- 880 Yards- 4th place- 1:50.8
1980- Luis Ostolozaga- Mile- 5th place- 4:08.09
1980- Sam Summerville- 880 Yards- 6th place- 1:53.52
1981- Luis Ostolozaga- Mile- 3rd place- 4:02.48
1981- Sam Summerville- 880 Yards- 6th place- 1:59.66
1985- Willie McLaughlin- 400 Meters- 4th place- 47.64
1986- Gary Halpin- 35 lb. Weight- 6th place- 64’9 ½”
1986- Martin Redmond- 3,000 Meters- 4th place- 7:59.10
1988- Gary Halpin- 35 lb. Weight- 1st place- 68’3”
1988- Bruce Phillip- 400 Meters- 3rd place- 47.21
1988- 3,200 Meter Relay- 6th place- 7:38.57
Vernon Richards, Gil Harvey
John McGrath, Mike Remigino
1989- Bruce Phillip- 400 Meters- 2nd place- 46.22
1989- 1,600 Meter Relay- 5th place- 3:10.1
Alex Strachan, Steve Neal
Walter McCall, Bruce Phillip
Outdoor Track
1972- Mike Keogh- 5,000 Meters- 5th place- 13:48.3
1972- Joe Savage- 1,500 Meters- 5th place- 3:41.6
1973- Mike Keogh- Three Miles- 5th place- 13:14.7
1973- Ken McBryde- Triple Jump- 3rd place- 53’7 ¼”
1974- Ken McBryde- Triple Jump- 2nd place- 54’1 ½”
1977- Sam Summerville- 800 Meters- 6th place- 1:47.57
1977- Manny Silverio- Hammer Throw- 5th place- 203’6 ½”
1978- Sam Summerville- 800 Meters- 4th place- 1:46.48
1983- Willie McLaughlin- 400 Meters- 9th place- 46.37
1984- Willie McLaughlin- 400 Meters- 6th place- 46.00
1986- Gary Halpin- Hammer Throw- 4th place- 223’2 ½”
1987- Gary Halpin- Hammer Throw- 2nd place- 219’6”
1987- Gary Halpin- Hammer Throw- 4th place- 212’9”
1989- Bruce Phillip- 400 Meters- 4th place- 45.41
1990- Steve Neal- 400 Meters- 2nd place- 49.89
1990- Gerry Ryan- Hammer Throw- 4th place- 211’8”
1993- Patrick McGrath- Hammer Throw- 6th place- 223’6”
1993-Present
(Under Coach Dan Mecca)
Indoor Track
1994- Patrick McGrath- 35 lb. Weight- 7th place- 68’2 ¼”
1994- Patrick Martin- 35 lb. Weight- 8th place- 66’10 ½”
1995- Michael Williams- 800m- 1st place- 1:48.12
1998- Christian Haar- Triple Jump- 7th place- 51’9”
2000- Thomas Jacob Freeman- Weight Throw- 8th place- 66’3 ¼”
2000- Aliann Pompey- 400m- 1st place- 52.27 seconds
2001- Thomas Jacob Freeman- Weight Throw- 6th place- 71’4 ¼”
2002- Thomas Jacob Freeman- Weight Throw- 2nd place- 76’1”
2003- Thomas Jacob Freeman- Weight Throw- 1st place- 71’2 ½”
2006- Milan Jotanovic-Shot Put-8th place-61’2¼
2007- Milan Jotanovic-Shot Put-4th place-64’2
2008- Milan Jotanovic-Shot Put-3rd place-64’5¼
aliann pompey
Outdoor Track
1994- Patrick McGrath- Hammer Throw- 8th place- 215’10”
1994- David Frazier- Triple Jump- 8th place- 53’8 ¾ ”
1997- Christer Hagberg- Discus- 7th place- 191’0”
1998- Christer Hagberg- Discus- 4th place- 193’2”
2000- Thomas Jacob Freeman- Hammer Throw- 12th place- 200’0”
2001- Thomas Jacob Freeman- Hammer Throw- 7th place- 221’1”
2002- Thomas Jacob Freeman- Hammer Throw- 5th place- 222’11”
2004-Thomas Jacob Freeman-Hammer Throw-1st place-232’2
2007- Milan Jotanovic-Shot Put-3rd place-64’5¾
2008- Milan Jotanovic-Shot Put-4th place-63’3
2011- Colin Quirke- Discus- 15th place- 175’11”
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Manhattan College's
Hammer Tradition
Bob Meade: 1st NCAA Champion in the weight throw (1966)
Mandy Silverio: National high school record-holder in the
hammer throw
Gary Halpin: NCAA Champion in the weight throw (1988)
Pat McGrath: 2nd best high school hammer throw mark; Irish
champion; 2000 Olympian; third at 2003 National Championships
Jake Freeman: National high school record-holder in the hammer
throw; American junior record-holder in the 16 lb. hammer throw;
national junior high school champion; NCAA Champion in weight
throw (2003) and hammer throw (2004); American collegiate
record-holder; first-ever four-time IC4A champion; 2010 U.S.
National Champion in hammer throw; 2011 U.S. National Champion
in weight throw
Kevin McMahon, Jake Freeman, A.G. Kruger
Michael Freeman: National high school champion; national
junior champion; American junior record holder in the 6 kg. hammer
throw
Zoran Loncar: three-time NCAA participant
Five Irish National Hammer Throw Champions: Liah
Hickey, Gary Halpin, Pat McGrath, Gerry Ryan, Ronald Quinan
Athletes from Manhattan have made national teams representing
the United States, Ireland and Sweden for the Olympics, World
Championships, World University Games and Pan American Games.
Zoran Loncar
Gary Halpin
Throwers Hammer Their Way into
the History Books
In 2005, four Manhattan College hammer throwers accomplished something
that had never before been done in the history of NCAA track & field.
Manhattan’s Zoran Loncar (207’2¼), Anders Constantin (204’6¾), Paul
Peulich (204’4) and Michael Freeman (200’2) finished first, second, third and
fourth, respectively, in the hammer throw at the 2005 IC4A Championships, all
with throws over 200 feet. The four throws of 200-plus feet marked the first
time in NCAA history that any school had four hammer throwers eclipse the
200-foot mark in the same competition.
“It’s just a tremendous feat,” said Head Coach Dan Mecca, who has coach
All-Americans, Olympians, and NCAA Champions during his tenure at
Manhattan.
“At the time it didn’t cross our minds that it could be an IC4A and NCAA
record,” Mecca said. “We were just trying to score as many points as
possible, and it wasn’t until after the fact that we realized we’d broken a
record.”
Success for Manhattan at the IC4As is not uncommon. The Jaspers have
captured the second-most team titles in the history of the event, trailing only
Villanova. Most recently, Manhattan captured the indoor team title in 2004.
The brilliant showing by the throwers came just one year after Jake Freeman
had set the IC4A record by winning all four indoor weight and outdoor
hammer throw championships during his career.
The finish marked the first time that any school owned the top four spots in
the hammer throw competition in IC4A history. It was also the second time
in the IC4A’s storied 130-year history that a single school went 1-2-3-4 in any
event, with the only other time being Villanova’s finish in the 1500 meters at
the 1979 championships.
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Sixty years ago, Lindy Remigino ’53 won the gold medal in
the 100 meters at the Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland.
Remigino later added a second gold as a member of the
victorious American 4x100 meter relay squad.
Men’s 100 Meter Final
1. Lindy Remigino, USA 10.4 (10.79)
2. Herb McKenley, Jamaica 10.4 (10.80)
3. McDonald Bailey, Great Britain 10.4 (10.83)
4. Dean Smith, USA 10.4 (10.84)
5. Vladimir Sukharyev, USSR 10.5 (10.88)
6. John Trealor, Australia 10.5 (10.91)
1952 Helsinki Olympics
Men’s 4x100 Meter Relay Final
1. United States 40.1 (40.26)
2. Soviet Union 40.3 (40.58)
3. Hungary 40.5 (40.83)
4. Great Britain 40.6 (40.85)
5. France 40.9 (41.10)
6. Czechoslovakia 41.2 (41.41)
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manhattan college olympians
1932 Los Angeles
Frank Crowley United States 1500 Meters
1948 London
Ed O’Toole United States 10,000 Meters
1952 Helsinki
Lindy Remigino United States 100 Meters (gold medal),
4x100 Relay (gold medal)
1956 Melbourne
Ken Bantum United States Shot Put
Lou Jones United States 400 Meters
4x400 Relay (gold medal)
1960 Rome
Tom Murphy United States 800 Meters
1972 Munich
Tony Colon Puerto Rico 1500 Meters
Mike Keogh Ireland 5000 Meters
1976 Montreal
Earl Thurton British Honduras 400 Meters
1992 Barcelona
Paul Quirke Ireland Shot Put
1996 Atlanta
Steve Agar Dominica 1500 Meters
Dine Potter Antigua & Barbuda 4x100 Relay, 4x400 Relay
2000 Sydney
Patrick McGrath Ireland
hammer Throw
Aliann Pompey Guyana 400 Meters
2004 Athens
Aliann Pompey Guyana 400 Meters
2008 Beijing
Aliann Pompey Guyana 400 Meters
Joe Ryan Guyana Coach
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Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame
The Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1979 as a method of
honoring the finest Jaspers of all time. There are now 213 members:
INDUCTEES OF 1979
BROTHER JASPER — The school’s first athletic director and baseball coach. Credited
as the originator of the seventh-inning stretch, now a time-honored tradition throughout
baseball.
NEIL COHALAN ’28 — An 11-letter man competing in three sports. Highly successful
basketball coach from 1929–42. First coach of the New York Knicks.
VINCENT dePAUL DRADDY ’30 — Star quarterback as an undergraduate.
Dedicated alumnus whose generosity led to the construction of the gymnasium which bears
his name.
JUNIUS KELLOGG ’53 — The most courageous Jasper of all. Stood up to the mob and
exposedgambling scandals which infected college basketball in the 1950s. Fought back against
a crippling automobile accident to lead an exemplary life.
LINDY REMIGINO ’53—Dubbed the world’s fastest human after winning the
100-meter gold medal in the 1952 Olympics at Helsinki. Former All-American. Still holds
several college records, the oldest in the books.
1980
FRANK CROWLEY ’34—Manhattan’s first Olympian and NCAA champion. Won NCAA
two-mile Championship in 1934. Competed for the United States in the 1932 Olympics.
FRANCIS “DOC” SWEENY ’16—Jasper team physician from 1926–66 when he
suffered a heart attack in the locker room following a basketball game. Also the physician for
the New York Football Giants.
PETE WATERS—Molded the first great Manhattan track teams. Coached from 1926–43,
capturing 11 Metropolitan, three Mid-Atlantic and three IC4A Championships.
1981
GEORGE EASTMENT—Track coach from 1946–63. Won 38 Metropolitan titles and 10
IC4A crowns. Coached U.S. team in first-ever dual meet with Soviet Union.
“BUDDY” HASSETT ’33—Played for Jasper hoop team which won 17 straight games.
Team captain. Gained greatest fame as major league first baseman for the Dodgers, Braves
and Yanks. Compiled a .292 lifetime batting average.
LOU JONES ’54—Twice a world record-holder at 400 meters. Competed on the 1956
United States Olympic Team.
1982
KEN BANTUM ’57—First man to shot put 60 feet in NCAA competition. A member of
the 1956 United States Olympic Team. Great all-around athlete who also ran sprints despite
his huge frame.
JOHN “DOC” JOHNSON—The college’s trainer since 1947 and one of the most
beloved figures on campus. Holds the same capacity for the New York Football Giants.
DICK MURPHY ’43—Three-time All-Metropolitan basketball player. Captained
Manhattan’s first NIT team. Original member of the New York Knicks.
1983
“PETE” BATTLE ’33—Played 60 minutes a game as fullback and linebacker for the
Jaspers’ football squad. Captained the team which played in the very first Orange Bowl.
ANDY McGOWAN ’53—Captained baseball and basketball teams. Member of
Manhattan’s firstbasketball team to win a game in the National Invitation Tournament (over
Louisville). Batted over .300 during his diamond career.
JOHN McGUIRK ’37—Three-time All-East basketball player. Averaged over 10 points
per game in the days when they still played a center jump after every basket. Played for the old
New York Knicks in 1946.
1984
DON DUNPHY ’30—The dean of all boxing announcers and a star track man as an
undergraduate.
MIKE KEOGH ’74—Mainstay of Manhattan’s only NCAA championship team—the
1973 indoor track squad. A 1972 Olympian.
TOM MURPHY ’58—A 1960 Olympian at 800 meters. Also competed in the first U.S.-
U.S.S.R. dual meet.
ED O’TOOLE ’47—Competed for the Manhattan track team both before and after
serving in World War II. Represented U.S. in 1948 Olympics in London.
1985
EDGAR “HOWIE” BORCK ’38—One of Manhattan’s most versatile track athletes.
Competed in the 600 yards, 800 meters and 1,600 meter relays and was a champion in each.
JAMES HOULIHAN ’17—Participated in both baseball and basketball. Was captain of
both teams during his senior year.
ARTHUR JOCHER ’40—Played football and earned All‐Metropolitan, All-East and All-
American honors. Named NFL “Rookie of the Year” as member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
LARRY LEMBO ’65—Graduated as Manhattan’s leading scorer with 1,443 points and
held thatdistinction for 13 years. Averaged 21.9 points per game for his career, setting a Jasper
record.
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1986
ARTHUR BYRNES ’40—Last of the great scissor kickers. Three‐time IC4A indoor
champion. National AAU champion, indoor and outdoor, throughout his entire college career.
BILL CAMPION ’75—The first Jasper to haul down 1,000 rebounds and score 1,000
points in his collegiate career. Billy was the “giant in the middle” for the Jaspers of the 1970s.
STEPHEN GRANT ’78—Scored 1,610 career points—third on all-time Manhattan scoring
list. Posted a .605 career field goal percentage with 220 blocked shots. Academic All-American.
MIKE MAZURKI ’30—Excelled in three sports. Was named “Best Athlete” by his senior
class and was one of the carats of the Cohalan Era.
1987
LOUIS P. BURNS ’38—Won IC4A titles in 1937 in the 1,500 meters and the mile
indoors, and the 800 meters and the mile outdoors. In 1936, won the Princeton Half Mile,
which was sanctioned for selection to the United States Olympic team.
BILL “NIPPY” DUNNE ’26—A three-letter man who participated in football, baseball
and track. Was a member of Manhattan’s first champion relay team at the Penn Relays.
Football team captain as a senior.
JOHN QUIGLEY ’48—Entered Manhattan in 1939 and graduated in 1948. In between,
he received awards for participating in both track and World War II. He was twice voted MVP
of the Senior Met AAU Championships.
HARRY WHEELER ’38—Competed in both football and track. Played on offense
and defense and considered one of Manhattan’s greatest football players ever. In track, he
concentrated mostly on field events. Received the bronze and silver stars, the purple heart and
the Legion of Merit in World War II.
1988
JOSEPH CIANCIABELLA ’50—Great sprinter of the late 1940s, winning several IC4A
and AAU Championships. Equaled the 80-yard world record in 1947.
JACK DALY ’38—Played both offense and defense for what many consider Manhattan’s
greatest football team. Played for the college all-stars against the New York Giants. Also
captained the baseball team.
IRVING KINTISCH—Coached Manhattan College track and field for 23 years, helping
to establish the Jaspers as one of the nation’s best. Served as president of the IC4A and
Metropolitan Track Coaches Association.
JOHN POWERS ’58—One of the greatest Jasper basketball players. Accumulated 1,139
career points and played on both of Manhattan’s NCAA Tournament teams. Coached for 10
years before becoming the school’s athletic director in 1980.
1989
KEN NORTON—Guided the men’s basketball team to 310 wins and a .602 winning
percentage in his 22 years as head coach. Led the team to its biggest victory in school history,
the 1958 NCAA Tournament win over #1 ranked West Virginia. Also served as the college’s
athletic director for 12 years.
JACKIE RYAN ’33—A key member of the Jaspers’ two-mile relay that scored
Manhattan’s first-ever points in the IC4As. Winner of the Middle Atlantic States Cross-Country
Championship in 1931 and 1932. Won the 3,000 meters at the IC4As as a senior.
JAMES WHALEN ’37—Played both basketball and baseball for the Jaspers. Averaged 9.1
yards per carry, 45 yards per punt return and 12.7 yards per reception in one season. Had runs
of 100 yards vs. CCNY and 80 yards vs. Holy Cross.
1990
VICTOR FUSIA ’38—Outstanding quarterback in the early years of Manhattan football.
Helped lead 1938 team, considered to be one of the school’s best ever, to a 7-3 record. Also
competed for the boxing team as a freshman. Member of the Varsity “M” Club.
BOB KELLY ’49—First Manhattan basketball player to score over 1,000 points. Played in
96 games and scored 1,230 points during his four-year career (1945–49). Helped teams to an
overall 68-35 record during this span. Member of Pen & Sword and Guard of Honor Societies.
RUSSELL KURTZ ’38—Outstanding centerfielder. Batted over .300 as a senior. His
teams posted a 36-8-1 record in his three seasons (1936–38). Also played basketball
and football. Member of the Jasper’s 7-3 football team in 1938, considered to be one of the
school’s best ever. Senior class president.
KEN McBRYDE ’75—Manhattan’s triple jump record holder both indoor and
outdoor. Member of the Jaspers’ 1973 Indoor NCAA Championship Team. Three-time NCAA
All‐American indoor (1973–75). Two-time All-American outdoor (1973–74).
JOHN MORAN ’36—Captain of 1936 baseball team, considered to be greatest in school
history. Batted .390 that season as the Jaspers finished 14-2 and averaged nine runs per game. Teams
went 40-13 during his three seasons (1934–36). Also member of the football team for four years.
JIM MURRAY ’35—First Jasper swimmer to win an individual title in a championship
meet. Won the 220-yard freestyle at the Eastern Collegiate Championships in 1935. Also had
two second-place and one third-place finish at the IC4As during his four-year career (1931–35).
Played football for one season (1932).
ANDY NEIDNIG ’41—Outstanding cross-country and track and field distance runner.
Won the IC4A two-mile championship in 1940. Metropolitan AAU indoor and outdoor mile
champion in ’39 and ’40. Metropolitan outdoor mile champion in 1940. Team co-captain.
Member of Pen & Sword and Guard of Honor societies.
WILLIAM PENDERGAST ’34—Manhattan’s first football All‐American candidate.
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Played one year on the freshman team, three years varsity. Team captain as a senior. Played
both offensive and defensive positions. Also played baseball for one season.
CHARLIE PRATT ’55—One of Manhattan’s most versatile track athletes. IC4A
Champion in the long jump and 60-yard high hurdles. Captain of indoor IC4A Championship
team. Set 70-yard hurdle record at AAU Championships. Manhattan record-holder in the 120-
yard hurdles. Won seven outdoor titles in 1955.
NIK TREMARK ’34—One of Manhattan’s greatest baseball players. Batted .480 for
the Jaspers in 1932. Named All-Eastern and All-Metropolitan in 1934. Helped his teams to
an overall 39‐25 record in his four seasons (1931–34). Played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from
1934–36.
RAY VOLPI ’38—Compiled an incredible 38-4 pitching record for the Jaspers, including
11 shutouts. Was named All‐Metropolitan and helped lead team to two Met Championships
(1937–38). Played for Binghamton in the New York Yankees’ minor league system. Also
competed in basketball and swimming.
1991
ROBERT CARTY ’52—One of Manhattan’s greatest sprinters, Carty set the Metropolitan
and IC4A outdoor 220-yard records in 1950 and helped the Jaspers to victories in the Penn,
Seton Hall and Los Angeles Relays in 1951 and 1952. Honored as Manhattan’s “Outstanding
Athlete” during his career.
ROBERT CONKLING ’39—Finished second in the Freshman IC4A Cross-Country
Championship in 1936. Went on to win championships in the Metropolitan AAU Three-Mile
race, the New Jersey Outdoor Three-Mile AAU Championship and the IC4A Indoor Two-Mile.
He and his teammates won IC4A Cross-Country Championships from 1936–38.
WILLIAM EIPEL ’36—Competed for the Jaspers’ track and field team in the discus,
high jump, shot put, javelin and broad jump. Won the IC4A High Jump title indoors and four
Metropolitan High Jump and Javelin titles. He was also credited with developing the belly roll,
now known as the straddle, in 1936.
S. JOHN MARONE ’42—A four-year member of the Jasper football squad, Marone
served as team captain during his senior year. He received All-America and All-Metropolitan
honors for two years. Played one season for the New York Giants before coaching on both the
college and high school levels.
LOUIS McKENNA ’38—Played for the Jaspers’ football team for three years and the
basketball team for four years. A former baseball team captain, McKenna signed with the
Brooklyn Dodgers and played for their Winston-Salem minor league team in 1938. He later
worked as a football referee in over 250 college games.
CHARLES McNULTY ’42—Played baseball and football. Made his baseball debut with
a five-for-five performance against Princeton. Named baseball captain as a senior. Scored the
winning touchdown against Villanova and the game-tying touchdown against Holy Cross in
two of the Jaspers’ biggest upsets.
JAMES MOFFITT ’38—Played both ways for the Jaspers’ gridiron squad and every down
in every game as a junior and senior. Voted to the NY State All-Star Team in 1938. His greatest
collegiate games came against Texas and in the Jaspers’ 15–0 shutout of North Carolina at
Ebbetts Field in 1937.
ED O’CONNOR ’55—The first Jasper to be drafted by the NBA. Selected in the third
round by Red Holzman and the St. Louis Hawks in 1955. A four-year basketball team member,
O’Connor scored 1,271 career points. Led the team in scoring three times and was #1 in the
nation in field goal pct. (60.5) in 1955.
JOE SCHATZLE ’53—Holds the College’s 220-yard dash record of 20.9. Helped the
Jaspers’ 440- and 880-yard relay teams win championships at the Penn, Seton Hall and Los
Angeles Relays. Won titles in the 60-yard dash at the Metropolitan Championships in 1953 and
the 100- and 220-yard titles at the British Games.
1992
GEORGE BUCCI ’75—Scored 1,331 points during his Jasper career. Named to several
All-America teams, he led Manhattan to three consecutive NIT appearances. Voted top
rebounding guard in the country as a senior when he collected 678. Played two seasons for the
New Jersey Nets.
DAVE CURRAN—Winningest coach in Manhattan baseball history (265 wins). Led his
team to the 1957 Metropolitan Championship and its only NCAA Tournament appearance.
Coached three players who went to the major leagues. Also served as an assistant basketball
coach and assistant professor of physical education at Manhattan.
TOM DELANEY ’71—Manhattan’s crew coach since 1972. Competed in the U.S.
Nationals and was a consistent finalist for the New York Athletic Club. Led Manhattan to its
first Metropolitan Intercollegiate Rowing Association team championship and later became
president of the organization.
FRED DWYER—Coached Manhattan’s track and cross-country teams from 1969–93.
Led the Jaspers to the 1973 NCAA Indoor Championship and was named National Coach of
the Year. NCAA District II Coach of the Year three times. He coached four IC4A Championship
teams and numerous Olympians and All-Americans.
MARIANNE REILLY ’82—Manhattan’s first female inducted into the Hall of Fame.
First Lady Jasper basketball player to score 1,000 points, finishing with 1,305 points and 860
rebounds. As a junior, led the team to its first-ever winning season (17-12), averaging 15 points
and nine rebounds.
GEORGE SHEEHAN ’40—Member of the Jaspers’ 1939 IC4A Indoor Championship
team. Junior National AAU indoor mile champion in 1940. Set the world indoor mile record
for 50-year-olds and over in 1968 and the national indoor 1,500m record for 70 and over in
1989. Served as a consultant to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness.
1993
MIKE COHEN—Served as the college’s sports information director from 1968–77. Wellversed
in all sports, he became the athletic department’s greatest spokesman. The definition
of a “public relations man,” he formed positive relationships for the college wherever he went
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PATRICK DUFF ’04—A four-year baseball team member (1901–04), Duff was a catcher
for two of the Jaspers’ greatest baseball teams. Serving as team captain in 1904, the Jaspers
went 32-4, the most wins ever by a Manhattan baseball team. The previous season, the Jaspers
posted an 18-2 record. Duff served as the Jaspers’ “clean-up” man throughout most of his
career.
BRIAN KIVLAN ’69—One of the greatest distance runners that Manhattan has ever
produced. Established outdoor college records of 3:40.3 in the 1,500m and 3:57.4 in the mile.
Three-time NCAA All-American. Member of the 1967 indoor two-mile relay team that finished
third at the NCAAs. Finished third in the 1,500m at the 1968 Outdoor NCAAs. Also earned
cross-country All-America honors.
BOB MEALY ’60—Became only the fifth Jasper basketball player to score over 1,000
points in a career. In 1959–60, as the team’s senior captain, he averaged 20.9 points and
14.7 rebounds. Established Jasper records with 51 points vs. CCNY and 28 rebounds against
Adelphi. Totaled 1,028 points in his career, despite playing in only 60 games (a 17.1 ppg
average).
HOWIE PIERSON ’58—One of Manhattan’s greatest baseball players, he led the
1957 Jasper squad with a .421 batting average. Finished second in the nation in slugging
percentage and fourth in home runs that season. Team captain in 1958. Signed a contract with
the Philadelphia Phillies after graduation. Also became the first black basketball captain at
Manhattan.
EDWARD WALSH ’47—Track and field team captain in 1946–47, Walsh was an
outstanding distance runner for the Jaspers. Won the Metropolitan mile championship
and helped lead the cross country team to the IC4A Championship as a freshman. Ran the
U.S.A.’s fastest outdoor mile (4:12) in 1946 when he won the IC4A title. Won several IC4A,
Metropolitan and individual meet titles.
1994
P. FRASIER DONLAN ’42—Considered one of Manhattan’s greatest football players.
Known as the “iron man,” Donlan was the Jaspers’ starting tackle for 28 straight games. “Pat”
was selected to the All-Met team in 1942. Drafted by the football Brooklyn Dodgers following
the ’42 season. Former Pennsylvania state senator.
BROTHER GREGORY HUNT ’50—One of the college’s most beloved figures. Served
the college beginning in 1974 in the areas of alumni giving and development. Long-time
supporter of Jasper athletics. Started attending Manhattan’s intercollegiate contests even
before his association with the college began.
JOHN O’CONNELL ’53—An outstanding sprinter, O’Connell was a member of
Manhattan’s 1952 sprint medley relay team that set a world record (1:52.7). Won the 1952 IC4A
60-yard dash in a record-tying 6.2 seconds. National AAU 60-yard champion in ’52. Member
of Manhattan’s 440-yard and 880-yard relay record-setting teams.
GERALD PAULSON ’57—Scored 1,154 points during his Manhattan basketball career
despite playing in a mere 69 games. Selected to play in the 1957 East-West College All-Star
game. Led team to postseason play in each of his three varsity seasons. Selected MVP of
the ECAC Holiday Festival in ’57. Played for the NBA’s Cincinnati Royals during the 1957–58
season.
ROBERT “RED” RONAN ’57—Three-time selection to the Metropolitan Conference
All-Star Team during his baseball career. Selected Second Team All-America as a first baseman.
Member of 1957 Met Conference championship team. Two-year conference batting champion.
Three-year leader in stolen bases and fielding pct.
LISA TOSCANO ’79—One of Manhattan College’s true pioneers of women’s athletics.
Four-year captain and co-founder of women’s varsity basketball. Also helped establish the
women’s softball program. Also competed in volleyball and was one of the first female
members of the crew team. Longtime trainer for Manhattan’s men’s and women’s teams.
1995
TONY COLON ’75—Four-time Metropolitan Cross-Country Champion and two-time
IC4A Cross-Country Champion. Ran seven “sub-25:00” cross-country races during his career.
Member of Manhattan’s 1973 NCAA Indoor Track and Field championship team. All-America
miler in 1973 and 1974. Won the IC4A mile championship in 1975. Ran for the Puerto Rican
Olympic team in 1972 and 1976.
FRANK EGAN ’53—As captain of the Jaspers’ 1952 cross-country team, he won the
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championship. Also won the indoor mile at the Mets in 1950, the
indoor two-mile at the Mets in 1952 and the outdoor two-mile at the Mets in 1952 and 1953.
Won the three-mile race at the Metropolitan AAU Championships in 1953.
ANGELO LOMBARDO ’57—Scored 1,049 career points despite playing only 70 games
in his three varsity seasons. Helped the Jaspers qualify for postseason play in each of his three
seasons. Scored 370 points as a member of the freshman team. Drafted in the third round by
the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA in 1957.
GERALD MARKEY ’57—Pitcher and captain of the Jaspers’ 1957 Metropolitan
Conference championship team that went on to earn Manhattan’s first-ever NCAA baseball
berth. Went 9-1 that season with a 1.11 ERA. Finished his career with a 21-3 record. Won the
John McGraw Trophy as New York’s Collegiate Player of the Year and was selected NCAA All-
East and honorable mention All-America in 1957.
FRANK McKENNA ’34—Member of the Jaspers’ championship track teams of the
early 1930s. Finished in a first-place tie in his first IC4A Cross-Country Championship race in
1930. Finished in a three-way tie for the Middle Atlantic States Championships in 1931. Won
the 3,000 meters and helped lead Manhattan to the IC4A Indoor Championship in 1934.
CHUCK SCHILLING ’63—Member of the Jaspers’ 1957 Metropolitan Conference
championship team that went on to earn Manhattan’s first-ever NCAA baseball berth.
Averaged over .300 for his Manhattan career. Signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1958 and spent
five seasons as their regular second baseman. Returned to Manhattan to complete his degree
in electrical engineering in 1963.
WILLIAM F. SCHWITTER ’41—Member of Manhattan’s basketball and baseball
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teams of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Co-captain of the 1940–41 basketball team.
Considered one of the best defensive rebounders in the East. Played catcher for the Jaspers’
baseball team. Played in the New York Giants’ minor league system after graduating.
SHEILA TIGHE ’84—Scored 2,412 career points, the highest total ever compiled by a
Manhattan College basketball player, male or female. Established eight Lady Jasper records,
including most points in one game (45) and in one season (730). All-American selection
in 1984. Former Northeast Player of the Year, as well as two-time Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference Player of the Year.
won the race in 1985. Won three indoor 400m Metropolitan titles, as well the outdoor 200m in
1984 and the outdoor 400m in 1985. As of his induction, still held or shared four indoor and
three outdoor college records.
TYRONE PANNELL ’64—Won the 60-yard high hurdles at the IC4A Championships
and the high jump at the indoor Mets in 1962. Won the 60-yard high hurdles, the long jump
and the high jump at the indoor Mets, and the high jump at the outdoor Mets in 1963. High
jump champion at the 1964 indoor Mets and in the 120-yard high hurdles at the outdoor
Mets. Senior co-captain.
1996
RICHARD “ROD” AURIGEMMA ’70—A member of both the baseball and basketball
teams, Aurigemma led the Jaspers in hitting as a sophomore, junior and senior, improving
his average every season (.359, .365, .446). A career .390 hitter, he was a three-time All-
Metropolitan First Team selection. In 1969, he was voted NCAA District II First Team and
received the Topps All-Star Award.
TIM CAIN ’85—A basketball superstar, Cain won Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Rookie of the Year honors and went on to become Manhattan’s all-time leading scorer with
1,872 career points (since surpassed by Keith Bullock’s 1,992). A two-time Sporting News All-
America Honorable Mention and a four-time All-MAAC and All-Metropolitan Team selection,
Cain averaged 17.3 ppg for his career.
JOHN CAREY ’56—“Jack” began as Manhattan’s swimming coach in 1960 and led his
men’s teams to three Metropolitan Championships. He was voted Met Coach of the Year in
1973 and was honored as Master Coach by the American Coaches Association in 1978. In all,
his men’s teams compiled a 218-157-2 record. He led the first-ever women’s team in 1989 and
also coached the baseball team (1979–88).
JOSEPH M. DOUGHERTY ’60—A member of the Jaspers’ basketball teams,
Dougherty scored 724 career points and averaged 10.6 ppg and 5.5 rpg. During his threeyear
career, “Doc” helped the Jaspers post a 44-27 record, including a victory over #1 West
Virginia in the 1958 NCAA Tournament. Dougherty averaged a career-high 15.6 ppg as a junior,
including an NIT-record 34 points.
JOHN J. KRAVETZ ’41—A three-year member of the Jaspers’ basketball team, Kravetz
stood only 5’8”, yet became one of the team’s most prolific scorers. As a sophomore, he
finished second on the team with 127 points. As a senior, he served as co-captain and became
the first Jasper to score over 200 points in a season. He also won the Metropolitan individual
scoring title that season.
WILLIAM LUCAS ’52—An outstanding runner, Lucas burst onto the Manhattan scene
by winning both the Metropolitan and IC4A Freshman Cross-Country Championships. He won
three more Met Championships and earned NCAA All-America honors in 1949. On the track,
Lucas won the two-mile run at the 1950 indoor and outdoor Mets, as well as the 1952 outdoor
Mets.
LENNY MOORE ’56—A versatile track athlete, Moore led the mile relay team to victory
and also won individual titles in the 220-yard run and the long jump at the 1954 Indoor Met
hampionships. In 1955, he was a member of two winning relay teams at the Penn Relays, and
he won the 100, 200 and long jump at the indoor Mets. As a senior, he won the long jump at
the indoor and outdoor IC4As.
CHARLES PESSONI ’35—A star leaper for Manhattan’s track team, Pessoni recorded
four first-place finishes as a junior, including wins in the 110-meter hurdles at both the Junior
and Senior Metropolitan Championships. As a senior, Pessoni recorded seven first-place
finishes, including a meet-record 7.0-second timing in the 50-meter hurdles at the indoor IC4A
Championships.
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DICK CICCOLELLA ’31—Starred in basketball, baseball and football. Twice earned All-
Metropolitan honors as a football lineman. Member of the Jaspers’ hoop squad that opened
the 1930–31 season with a school-record 17-game winning streak and ended with the best
single-season winning percentage (.895, 17-2) in team history. Posted an 8-1 record on the
mound as a freshman.
STACY (JACK) EDWARDS ’87—Graduated second on the Lady Jaspers’ all-time
basketball list with 1,665 career points and 833 career rebounds. Ranked among the nation’s
top 10 with an 85% free throw shooting percentage in 1986. Earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference honors that season. Earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors three times.
Academic All-American as a senior.
TOM GARLAND ’41—Scored more points than any other hurdler/runner during his
four years as a member of the Jaspers’ track and field team. Posted 16 individual first-place
finishes. Won nine of 11 races as a junior. Won three Metropolitan titles and set four meet
records. Finished third in the 60-yard high hurdles at the 1939 Indoor IC4A Championships as
Manhattan won the team title.
TOM LINDGREN ’55—Exemplifies the Jasper spirit both as an athlete and an alumnus.
Posted 11 top-three finishes as a member of the Jaspers’ track team from 1953 to 1955. Senior
team captain. Member of the College’s Athletic Committee which led the way to the building
of Draddy Gymnasium. Helped establish the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame and the Junius
Kellogg Scholarship.
JOHN LOVETT ’73—Five-time NCAA Track and Field All-American. Five-time IC4A
Champion, twice in the 880-yard run, twice in the indoor 1,000-yard run and once as a
member of the two-mile relay. Earned All-East honors 11 times. Member of the Jaspers’
winning distance medley relay team that set a then-world record (9:43.8) and sparked
Manhattan to the 1973 NCAA Indoor Track and Field title.
VINCENT McARDLE ’64—Honored as the track and field team’s Most Outstanding
Athlete after his junior and senior years. Senior team captain. In 1964, won the intermediate
hurdles at the Penn Relays, earned All-East honors at the IC4A Championships and took
All-America honors with his second-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Selected for the
1964 U.S. Olympic Trials.
WILLIE McLAUGHLIN ’85—Three-time NCAA All-American in the 400m. Three-time
IC4A outdoor 400m champion. Earned All-East honors in the indoor 400m four times and
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DEL BENJAMIN ’68—Won three IC4A Championships in the long jump (outdoors
in 1967 and 1968; indoor in 1968). Won the 1968 Penn Relays Long Jump Championship by
leaping a school-record 25’7”. Five-time Metropolitan champion.
CHARLES COVINO ’49—Took second place in the National AAU Pentathlon in 1947.
Competed in the Olympic decathlon trials placing sixth in 1948 and seventh in 1952. Returned
as a National Indoor Masters Championship competitor in 1994 and accumulated 37 gold
medals in a variety of events: shot put, discus, hammer throw, weight throw.
STEVE DILLON ’53—AAU National Champion in 1953. Set a meet record in the 35-lb.
weight throw of 59’10-1/4”. Recorded six first-place finishes in the weight throw that season.
In 1952, won hammer throw titles at the Penn Relays and at the Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships. Indoor AAU and IC4A champion.
VERNON DIXON ’54—Lead-off runner for the 1952 sprint medley relay team (that
included teammates John O’Connell, Lou Jones and Bob Carty) that set the world record of
1:52.7 at the AAU Track and Field Championships. Also led the Jaspers to a first-place finish in
the mile relay at the 1952 Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden. Former team captain.
BRIAN MAHONEY ’71—Accumulated 1,289 points during his basketball career
(1968–71). Averaged 20.6 ppg and earned All-East Honors in his senior year. Helped lead his
fellow Jaspers to victory over then #1 North Carolina in the 1970 NIT. Taken in the fifth round
of the NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Big East Coach of the Year at St. John’s. Also
coached the Jaspers (1978–81).
JACK MARREN ’70—Accumulated 1,291 points (18.4 ppg) and 908 rebounds (12.9 rpg),
and shot over 50% from the floor during his 70-game basketball career (1967–70). Averaged
team highs of 19.3 points and 14.9 rebounds per game as a senior. Helped lead his fellow
Jaspers to victory over then #1 North Carolina in the 1970 NIT. Taken in the fourth round of
the NBA Draft by the NY Knicks.
RICHARD SIMMONS ’57—Member of the Jaspers’ track and field team from 1953–57.
Won the 200-yard dash at the 1954 Outdoor Metropolitan Championships as a freshman. Ran
the anchor leg on Manhattan’s winning mile relay team at the 1956 Milrose Games. Ran third
on the Jaspers’ winning 880-yard relay team at the 1955 Penn Relays. IC4A All-East performer.
Team co-captain as a senior.
PETER SQUIRES ’74—Member and captain of the Jaspers’ 1973 NCAA Indoor Track
and Field Championship team. Member of the Jaspers’ 4 x 1-mile relay team that set the
American record in 1974 (16:14.4). IC4A steeplechase champion in 1974. Metropolitan crosscountry
champion in 1973. Three-time All-East performer in cross-country (1972–74), as well
as indoor (1973) and outdoor track (1973–74).
1999
MARTY BAIETTI ’68—A three-year basketball team member. Graduated 10th-highest
on the Jaspers’ all-time scoring list with 1005 points. Averaged career bests of 17.7 ppg and
9.4 rpg as a junior. Produced 12.2 ppg and 8.8 rpg in his first season as Manhattan earned an
NIT bid. Averaged 16.5 ppg and served as team captain as a senior. Set the college record by
converting 16 consecutive free throws vs. Iona. Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
FRANK BERST ’38—Played on both the Jasper football and track and field teams.
Earned All-East and All-Metropolitan honors as a left tackle on the gridiron. Also set records as
a weight thrower on the track and field team. Set both the American and Canadian records in
the 56-lb. weight throw. Inducted into USA Track and Field Association Hall of Fame in 1998.
ROBERT T. CHLUPSA ’67—Played for both the baseball and basketball teams. On
the mound, went 7-0 in 1965 and earned New York City Collegiate Pitcher of the Year honors.
Played three seasons in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals. Three-year basketball
player. Averaged 14.9 points and 8.3 rebounds for his career, including a career-best 10.8 rpg
as a senior. Two‐time All-Metropolitan Team selection.
THOMAS COMERFORD ’50—Four-year member of the Jaspers’ track and field and
cross-country teams. Member of the Jaspers’ winning two-mile relay teams at the NYAC and
National AAU Championships. Metropolitan 1000-yard champion. All-East performer in the
IC4A 1000 as a junior, and in the 1000 and 880 as a senior. Won the 880 at the 1949 Millrose
Games. Member of the Jaspers’ 1947 IC4A Cross-Country Championship Team. Senior team
captain. President of the college’s prestigious Pen & Sword Society.
ROBERT D. ENGLISH ’56—Joined the Jaspers’ track and field team after transferring
from Notre Dame. Junior Met AAU 600-yard champion. Member of the Jaspers’ mile and twomile
record-setting teams. Anchored Met mile relay championship team at Penn Relays. Member
of four IC4A and six Metropolitan championship teams. Senior team captain. Served his alma
mater on the Board of Trustees and as chairman of the Alumni Annual Giving Program.
THOMAS “RED ” O’CONNOR ’61—Three-year catcher for the Jasper baseball
teams. A career .330 hitter and .971 fielder, whose teams posted an overall 28-6 varsity record
and captured the 1957 Metropolitan Conference Championship. Earned Metropolitan All-Star
honors as well as All-American Baseball and NY-CYO honors in 1958. Signed a bonus contract
with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
RON PETRO ’63—Three-year basketball team member. Finished his career as the
Jaspers’ seventh all-time leading scorer with 1,031 career points. Led the team with career-high
averages of 21.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg as a junior. Served as the team captain and averaged 17.7 ppg
as a senior, the year in which he notched a career-high 38 points against Fordham. Went on to
become the director of athletics at Marist College, the University of Alaska Anchorage and the
University of Rhode Island.
FRED SICKINGER —A member of the Jaspers’ track and field team. Two-time 880-
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yard champion at the Millrose games. Set a meet record (1:53.7) at the Metropolitan AAU
Championships and added first-place finishes in the 880 and the mile at the outdoor IC4A
Championships. Won the 1000 and the “outstanding performer” trophy at the Met AAU
Championships, as well as the 1000 at the National AAU and the 600 at the Penn Relays.
2000
GEORGE BRUNS ’66—Already making his mark on the baseball diamond with a
batting average over .300 and speed on the bases, Bruns became one of Manhattan’s most
accomplished walk-ons in basketball. Selected to the All-Met Conference’s First Team, he held
the record for most points in a season by a backcourtman when he graduated.
THOMAS DONAHUE ’71—A two-time Indoor All-American, Donahue was a fourtime
Metropolitan Mile champion and an NCAA Indoor champion. The first Jasper to break
25 minutes, Tom continued to win after graduation, taking two national titles and running
four flat at the age of 31 and setting an American record in the two mile at age 40 in his age
category.
GARY HALPIN ’88—A four-time All-American in track and field while a Jasper, Halpin
set school records in the hammer throw (230’ 5”) and 35 lb. weight (68’ 3”) which still stand.
On scholarship from Ireland, Gary competed in the World Championships in 1987 for his
home country and has been a professional rugby player there since graduation.
LOUIS UPTON KNIGHT ’57—Set a record in the Metropolitan ICS high hurdles as a
freshman and continued to be a force to be reckoned with throughout his four years, medaling
in both the high and low hurdles. In 1955, he ran the leg that sealed Manhattan’s victory in the
shuttle hurdle relay at the Penn Relay Championship.
JOSEPH A. MARCHIONY ’60—Two-time All-American in shot put, setting the shot
put record in 1960 at the IC4A Indoor Championships. With numerous victories in his fouryear
career, including the Penn Relays and Millrose Games, Joe toured Europe with the AAU
United States team in 1957 and placed 10th in the 1960 Olympic trials.
PHIL O’CONNELL ’49—Dubbed by The New York Times as “Manhattan’s jack of
all distances,”O’Connell competed at distances from the quarter mile to five miles for the
Jaspers. Among his many victories, Phil was a member of the Penn Relay championship teams
in the distance medley and four-mile relays, two national AAU championship two-mile relay
teams and an IC4A cross country championship team.
JOE SAVAGE ’74—Immortalized on the Wall of Fame at the Penn Relays for the
American record he set in the four-mile relay, Savage was also part of Manhattan’s world
record-setting NCAA distance medley in 1973 when the team won the championship. A
versatile runner, Joe held eight Manhattan College records in everything from the 800 meters
to the cross country five-man team sub 25.
JOHN N. SCHOENBERGER ’59— Helped lead the Jaspers to their first Metropolitan
Conference Baseball Championship in 1957 and won the New York State batting title in 1958
with a whopping .421 average. Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a senior, John also earned
varsity letters in track and basketball, where he was a member of the historic team that
knocked off No. 1 West Virginia to go to the Big Dance of 1958.
2001
ROBERT MEAD ’66—NCAA champion who established NCAA meet record in 35-lb.
weight throw (59’ 5½”). IC4A 35-lb. weight throw champion. Undefeated as a senior. As a
junior, broke school record and placed fourth at IC4A in hammer throw. Also won hammer
throw at Metropolitan Conference Championship and set a meet and Jasper record. Won the
Masters Weight Pentathlon, and set the national record for that age group. Recently won the
hammer throw at the National Masters Championship.
SEAN O’KEEFE ’69—Two-way player for first club football team (1965) since World War
II. Named Club All-American. Captained the defense as a senior. Offered a free agent contract
by Washington Redskins coach Vince Lombardi, but chose to enlist in the Marine Corps. Led
team in interceptions, ranked second in receiving and third in rushing in 1967.
LEONARD PALUMBO ’32—Co-founder of Manhattan golf team in 1928–29. Top
golfer on the team who averaged in the low 70’s. Golf team earned varsity status his senior
year. Captained and coached the team in 1932. Qualified for National Amateur Finals in 1934.
Graduated with honors and was member of the Phi Rho Pi Honor Society.
TONJA RICE ISOLA ’88—Awarded one of the first female track scholarships at
Manhattan. Youngest runner to earn All-East honors in 1984 and qualified for the Junior
National TAC Championships. Given nickname “Two-Minute Rice” by The New York Times.
Dominant runner in 800 meters. Helped team win MAAC and Metropolitan Cross Country
Championship. Part of school-record 4x1500-meter relay (19:47.00) in outdoors. Holds school
records in 600 yards (1:25.00), 800 meters (2:09.83) and 1000 yards (2:35.80) in indoors.
ROBERT A. SBARRA ’56—NCAA All-American in 10,000 meters in 1956. Also qualified
for the 1956 Olympic Trials in 10,000 meters, just missing an alternate slot. Won over a dozen
individual dual meet cross country races and five individual championship races. Set cross
country course record at Penn State and the Met AAU Junior Indoor three-mile record. Captain
of cross country team as a senior.
CHERYL SIMONI ’88—Set school track and field records in 1988 that still stand
today in the 3,000 meters (9:43.07) and 5,000 meters (17:06.18) in indoors. Also holds
school records in 3,000 (9:46.50) and 5,000 (17:05.60) in outdoors. Shares school record in
distance medley relay (11:58.20) in outdoors. Holds record for fastest time at Van Cortlandt
Park (18:01). Named MAAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year as a senior and was a MAAC
Academic All-American for two years. Three-time cross country MVP. CoSIDA Academic
All-American. Received the College’s Medal for Excellence in English and was president of the
National English Society her senior year. Graduated summa cum laude with a 3.96 GPA.
SAMUEL SUMMERVILLE ’80—Five-time All-American in track. Part of IC4A
champion two-mile relay team in 1977. School record-holder in 800 meters (1:46.48), 4x800-
meter relay (7:17.80) and sprint medley relay (3:19.20) in outdoor. Member of Chi Epsilon
Honor Society. Set AAU meet record in 1977 in the 800 meters, earning the Junior National
Championship.
WILLIAM WHEELER ’88—First Manhattan player to score 1,000 points and in only
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two years, finishing with 1,278 points. Selected as “Transfer Player of the Year” by Basketball
Times. Named to the All-Metropolitan team, Second Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Academic
team. Recently named to Bishop Loughlin High School Hall of Fame.
2002
EDWARD BOWES ’64—Member of IC4A Championship cross country team in 1960.
Organizes Interscholastic Meets for High Schoolers, the largest cross country and indoor
track meets in the country.
JOSEPH KEARNEY ’67—Three-time All-American in track. Held nine school records.
Captained track and cross country teams.
ROBER MATTIS ’64—Won five medals at IC4A meet. Qualified for 1964 Olympic trials
but was unable to compete due to injury. Three first-place finishes at Metropolitan IC Outdoor
Championships in 1960–61, helping the freshman team to a record-setting victory.
Donald McGorty ’59—Led Jaspers to upset victory over top-ranked West Virginia
at the 1958 NCAA Tournament. Set freshman scoring record in 1955–56 with 442 points. Also
holds the school record in the javelin.
SUSAN NANGLE NOE ’86—Two-time captain of women’s basketball team. Became
third Lady Jasper to score 1,000 points and is currently ranked sixth on the all-time scoring list
with 1,198 career points. Named to several all-conference and all-academic teams.
ALBERT NOVELL ’70—Member of cross country team which went undefeated with a
record of 7-0 in 1969. Won NCAA Championship as third leg of first-place distance medley
relay team. All-American for indoor track. Held five school records.
ROBERT OTTEN ’55—Played in three postseason NITs. Chaired committee for Junius
Kellogg Scholarships.
BRIDGET ROBESON ’88—Four-year starter on women’s basketball team. Led Lady
Jaspers to first MAAC Championship and first NCAA Tournament berth in 1987. Fifth Lady
Jasper to score 1,000 points. Currently ranked ninth all-time with 1,145 career points.
2003
JOHN BLANCO ’53—First Manhattan baseball player to receive All-America status after
being named a Second Team All-American at third base in 1952. Batted .363 during the 1952
season, where he was also named to the All-Metropolitan and NCAA District 2 teams.
KEITH BULLOCK ’93—All-time leader in scoring (1,992) and second in rebounding
(1,012) in men’s basketball history. Led Jaspers to NIT Quarterfinals in 1992 and the program’s
first NCAA bid since 1958 in 1993. Named MAAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman and was
a three-time First Team All-MAAC selection. His senior season, he was team captain, was
named MAAC Player of the Year, MAAC Tournament MVP, and First Team All-Metropolitan as
Manhattan won its first MAAC Tournament Championship. A Dean’s List student.
BOB BYRNES ’68—As a student at Manhattan was a two-time captain of the football
team. Became athletic director in 1987 and led a resurgence in Jasper athletics. During his
tenure, Manhattan has produced 24 Academic All-Americans, won 43 MAAC Championships,
has had two student-athletes win NCAA Track and Field national championships, as well as
having 33 MAAC Players of the Year, 15 MAAC Rookies of the Year and 492 MAAC All-Academic
honorees.
STACY COWAN ’92—Named Manhattan College Woman of the Year and an Academic
All-American in 1992 after setting or tying four NCAA softball single season records: batting
average (.581), hits (92), runs (68) and hitting streak (24 games). The .581 season average is
still third in NCAA Division I and her .530 career batting average still leads NCAA Division I.
Also holds the Manhattan ERA season and career records at 1.06 and 1.79, respectively. A 1991
and 1992 All-MAAC selection, she was named to the ECAC Division I All-Star team in 1992.
Received an invitation to the 1996 USA Olympic Softball team tryouts.
BRUCE PHILIP ’89—A four-time All-American in track and field. Holds the indoor
school records at 400 meters (46.22), 500 meters (61.2) and mile relay (3:09.25), as well as
the outdoor record for the distance medley relay (9:33.40). In addition, he was a five-time IC4A
champion and won 11 Metropolitan Championships.
PAT PETERSEN ’82—A decorated long distance runner, he holds two school records,
the indoor 5000m (14:05) and the outdoor 10,000m (28:38), though he only competed
at Manhattan for two years. Was IC4A Champion in the indoor 5000m in 1981 and the
MAAC Champion in cross country in 1981 (24:48). Qualified for the NCAA Cross Country
Championships twice. Broke the 25-minute barrier at the Van Cortlandt Park cross country
course 10 times. Achieved No. 1 USA marathon ranking in 1987, and was ranked second in
1985 and 1989.
DONNA SEYBOLD ’90—Helped lead Manhattan to two MAAC Tournament
championships and two NCAA Tournament bids, including the school’s first in 1987. Sixth
on the Manhattan all-time scoring list with 1,214 points. In 1990, her senior season, she was
named MAAC Tournament MVP and Metropolitan Player of the Year as a co-captain.
RICHARD WILBUR ’58—Integral part of two NCAA and two NIT appearances for
Manhattan. Also helped the Jaspers to a Holiday Festival Championship in 1956. Known as
a tenacious defender, he was responsible for guarding NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West when
Manhattan upset top-ranked West Virginia in the 1958 NCAA Tournament, holding West to
just 10 points in the Jaspers’ 89–84 win.
2004
BROTHER FRANCIS BOWERS , FSC—Served as the first coordinator of academic
advisement for athletics, holding the position for 16 years and guiding Manhattan College’s
athletic graduation rate to one of the highest in the nation. He served Manhattan College for
44 years, and as a member of the Faculty Committee on Athletics in the 1960s, Bowers was
instrumental in providing the building blocks Manhattan needed to strengthen its athletics
program by improving the quality of team schedules, increasing financial aid, and raising the
position of sports information director to full-time status.
CLIFFORD BRUCE ’74—Member of the 1973 NCAA Indoor Track & Field
Championship team, placing third in the 1000-yard run. He broke eight school records, was
named an NCAA All-American and an AAU All-American, was a three-time IC4A champion
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and a three-time Metropolitan champion. Ran 2:08.3 to win the 1972 IC4A 1000-yard run, a
meet record that still stands today. Was named an Outstanding College Athlete of America his
senior year.
JOSEPH COPPO ’75—Captained the Jasper baseball team his senior season, leading
the team in ERA (3.32), innings (46.2) and slugging percentage (.493), and was known as
a teammate who put the team first and himself second. Following his career as a Jasper,
Coppo continued his passion for sports by becoming a Little League coach in his town of
New Canaan, CT, imparting the value of learning about oneself and life from the sport rather
than worrying about the score of the day. The Waveny Park Little League baseball field in New
Canaan was renamed in his honor following his passing in 2001.
RICHARD GARNER ’72—Known as “Mr. Defense” because of his ability to rebound
and steal,Garner earned All-Met, All-East and All-America Honorable Mention accolades
during his career as a member of the men’s basketball team. The first Jasper to be honored as
the Haggerty Award winner, Garner was drafted by the New York Knicks following his senior
season. A co-founder of the Mount Vernon Summer Basketball League, Garner serves as the
pastor of the Redeemed Church of Jesus Christ in Mount Vernon, as well as the assistant
principal at Mount Vernon Middle School.
WILLIAM MILLER ’48—Has heralded Jasper sports for nearly 60 years, having served
as sports editor of The Quadrangle as well as the College’s yearbook, and as a freelance
writer for The New York Times. The College’s first sports information director, Miller was
instrumental in turning the focus of the sports betting scandal from the perpetrators to Junius
Kellogg, who helped expose the scandal. Arriving at Manhattan on a track scholarship, Miller
was a member of the prestigious Pen & Sword Society, and has received numerous awards
throughout his career for his coverage of sport and dedication to track and field.
GEORGE SHEEHAN III ’67—One of the greatest distance runners in Manhattan
College history, Sheehan won numerous IC4A, Metropolitan and Penn Relays honors. Set an
indoor Manhattan record in the three-mile run his junior season, as well as outdoor two- and
three-mile records. He was a team captain his senior year. Son of fellow Hall of Famer George
A. Sheehan, Jr., MD.
LEIGH ANN WALKER FINLEY ’91—A four-year starter on the women’s basketball
team, she helped lead the Lady Jaspers to the MAAC Championship in 1990 and graduated
as the school’s all-time leading rebounder and as the seventh women’s basketball player to
eclipse the 1,000-point barrier. A tenacious rebounder, Finley led the team in that category all
four years, was a Second Team All-MAAC selection her senior season and was the first Lady
Jasper to receive MAAC All-Rookie honors.
DANIELLE YEARICK ’94—One of the most decorated softball players in Manhattan
history, Yearick was a three-time All-MAAC selection as well as a three-time MAAC All-
Academic honoree. She was the first Manhattan female to receive an NCAA Postgraduate
Scholarship, as well as the first Lady Jasper to receive GTE National Academic All-America
honors. As a freshman, she tallied 70 RBI, including a game where she belted three home runs
and recorded nine RBI.
2005
MICHAEL BURKOWSKI ’59—One of just two Jaspers who have competed in the
NCAA Tournament in two sports, having been a key member on the Jaspers’ only NCAA
Tournament baseball team in 1957, as well as the 1958 NCAA Tournament basketball team that
defeated #1 ranked West Virginia, led by future NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West, in the opening
round. A .340 career batter, he was a two-time All-Metropolitan honoree and helped lead the
team to a Metropolitan Championship. On the hardwood, he was a valuable member of the
first Jasper team to win the Holiday Festival and helped Manhattan to a #10 (UP)/#13 (AP)
national ranking, as well as two NIT appearances.
KYE COURTNEY ’61—A member of the Manhattan two-mile relay team that set the
world indoor record in 1961, running 7:32.8 on an 11-lap to the mile track, and later setting the
two-mile relay record on a 12-lap track. An IC4A champ in the mile relay and the school record
holder in the 600-yard run. Later coached the Hawthorne (CA) High Track and Field teams
to six boys’ and one girls’ state team championships. Also coached numerous world-class
athletes, including two-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist Mike Marsh.
JENNIFER DRUM ’95—Named MAAC Softball Player of the Year in 1995 after finishing
second in the nation in triples per game and 11th in slugging percentage. A two-time captain
and team MVP, she garnered All-MAAC recognition three times and was named to the MAAC
All-Tournament team three times. A 1995 TPS First Team All-Region selection. Boasts a career
batting average over .400 and tops the all-time Manhattan list for runs scored, hits and triples,
while holding down the second spot in home runs and RBI. Also was named a GTE Academic
All-American in 1995.
ARTIE EVANS ’61—Was the anchor leg on Manhattan’s 1961 world record-setting twomile
relay team and was also a member of the Jaspers’ sprint medley team that set a school
record at the 1960 Quantico Marines Relays. An Olympic Trials qualifier in the 800 meters,
his quarterfinal time of 1:47.8 is among the fastest ever run for Manhattan. Tallied two AAU
National Championships (in the mile relay as well as the 800), three Millrose Games titles
and two Penn Relays championships, and was a top finisher in almost every major collegiate
meet he competed in.
JOHN GORMAN ’50—Returned from a three-year Army commitment to become
the key cog in many of Manhattan relays, particularly in the mile relay, where he was a part
of no less than 10 championship teams. In 1946, he helped the Jaspers to a Penn Relays
Championship of America title in the distance medley. In 1947, he ran on two AAU National
Championship relays in one night, taking home the gold in the sprint medley as well as the
mile relay at Madison Square Garden. Was also a member of the 880-yard relay that won the
Penn Relays Championship of America in 1948, the first time Manhattan College had ever won
a sprint relay at this prestigious meet.
JOHN MORAN ’50—Was one of Manhattan’s most accomplished middle distance
runners, leading off the two-mile relay teams that won numerous major races, including
national championships in both 1948 and 1949. Was also a significant contributor as an
individual runner in the 880 yard and the 1000 yard, as well as on the cross country team. As
a Master’s runner, Moran placed first in the 55 and over category at the 1981 New York City
Marathon.
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CARI -LYNN PIOTROWSKI ’92—Tallied 1,187 points and pulled down 688 rebounds,
numbers that rank her eighth in both categories on the all-time Manhattan College list. A
two-time Preseason All-MAAC selection, she was named to the MAAC All-Tournament team
in both 1990 and 1991, helping lead the Lady Jaspers to the MAAC Tournament title and an
NCAA Tournament berth in 1990. A team co-captain her senior season, her tenacity on both
ends of the court made her an invaluable teammate.
LARRY ST. CLAIR ’61—Was a member of the world record-setting two-mile relay
team in 1961, breaking the 18-year-old record. Was named Indoor Athlete of the Year by
the Spiked Shoe Club for his performances during the 1959–60 season. Was the 880-
yard champion at the Outdoor Metropolitan Championships in 1960 before winning the
Metropolitan Cross Country individual title the next fall. Followed that up with the two world
record-setting two-mile relays. Is the only Manhattan runner to win a major individual cross
country championship as well as run in both mile and two-mile relays teams that won major
championships.
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GERARD HOULIHAN ’79—A key member of the crew team during his time
in Riverdale, he helped the team win the Grimaldi Cup Regatta and the Metropolitan
Intercollegiate Rowing Championships in the Heavyweight 4+ event as a junior. After a fire
destroyed the team’s boathouse in the fall of 1978, Houlihan’s enthusiasm rallied the team
and paced two varsity boats to wins at the Gimaldi Cup and to the team championship at the
MIRA Championships, taking home wins in three events. He led Manhattan to its first-ever
appearance at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships before competing for
the New York Athletic Club as a postgraduate. With the NYAC, Houlihan helped win five U.S.
National team titles and was among the elite in U.S. Rowing from 1980–84, advancing to the
semifinals of the Olympic Trials twice.
RICKY MARSH ’77—Enjoyed an outstanding two-year career at Manhattan after
transferring from Nebraska. A Dean’s List student, Marsh was named All-Metropolitan as a
junior. While serving as a co-captain as a senior, he received the Doc Sweeney Award as MVP
of the annual game with Fordham and was selected to play in the Big Apple Classic. Drafted by
the Golden State Warriors in the eighth round of the 1977 NBA Draft, Marsh started 50 of the
60 games he appeared in and leads all Jaspers in games played in the NBA.
JOHN OGLE ’51—One of the most accomplished throwers in Manhattan Track and
Field history, Ogle graduated holding school records in the shotput, the discus, and the
weight throws. He won the shot and weight titles at the Junior Metropolitan AAU Indoor
Championships as a sophomore and junior. Ogle saved his best for his senior season, pacing
the Jaspers to the Junior National AAU Indoor Championship with first-place finishes in
shot and weight, while breaking the meet record in the weight with a throw of 57’ 1/4”. His
throwing prowess also helped lead Manhattan to team titles at the Metropolitan ICAAU
Indoor, ICAAAA Indoor, and Met ICAAU Outdoor Championships. The IC4A Indoor title was
the first for Manhattan since 1939.
WALLACE PINA ’53—A decorated member of numerous winning-one-mile relay teams
for Manhattan, Pina began his Jasper career by going undefeated in the indoor 600, and the
outdoor 400-meter dashes. As the leadoff leg for the mile relay, he consistently handed the
baton off in first place for a team that did not lose a race for three years. Among the races
Pina helped win were the 1952 National AAU Indoor Mile Relay Championship, the first
time the Jaspers had won the event, the 1952 Milrose Games mile relay, the 1953 Penn Relay
Championship of America, and the 1952 and 1953 Los Angeles Relays mile relay, with the
team’s time at the 1953 meet establishing a school record. After college, Pina led the New
Rochelle High School track teams to numerous team and individual championships, including
a 13-year dual meet undefeated streak.
KATHY SOLANO —Coached the women’s basketball team from 1983–92, winning the
program’s first two MAAC Championships in 1987 and 1990. She posted an overall record of
138-121, which ranks her first in wins and second in winning percentage. Solano was named
the NYS Collegiate Basketball Association’s Coach of the Year in 1987 and the Metropolitan
Collegiate Basketball Association’s Coach of the Year in 1990. Twelve of her players received
All-MAAC recognition, including one All-American and MAAC Player of the Year Sheila Tighe,
and one Academic All-American, Stacey Jack. In addition, seven Lady Jaspers that played for
her, including five of her recruits, have been inducted into the Manhattan Athletic Hall of
Fame.
GINA SOMMA ’96—Capped off a tremendous career for the women’s basketball
program by being named MAAC Player of the Year, Metropolitan Player of the Year and
Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American as a senior, after finishing third in nation
in scoring (25.6 ppg) and leading the Lady Jaspers to the MAAC title and an NCAA berth. She
graduated having scored 1,838 points and grabbed 819 rebounds, which currently ranks her
third and fifth, respectively, on the Lady Jasper all-time list. Somma was named Second Team
All-MAAC as a sophomore and junior, and led the team in scoring, steals, and blocks three
times, and rebounding four times.
JOJO WALTERS ’79—Named a Playboy Magazine Preseason All-American prior to his
senior season, this two-year player averaged 22.7 points per game as a senior captain, a figure
that ranks him sixth on the Manhattan single-season scoring average list. His career scoring
average of 20.4 points per game placed him fourth in Jasper history. A two-time All-Met
selection, he was named the top JUCO transfer in the East in 1978–79 by Eastern Basketball
Magazine and the MVP of the annual game vs. Fordham in 1979. Walters was an eighth round
draft pick by the Washington Bullets in the 1979 NBA Draft.
PETER RUNGE ’90—A three-time Second Team All-MAAC performer, Runge was
also a two-time Academic All-American and was a member of the Epsilon Sigma Pi and
Delta Mu Delta honor societies. Twice named All-Met and a three-time MAAC All-Academic
honoree, Runge was named to the MAAC All-Rookie team as a freshman, and currently ranks
fifth on the career scoring list (1,622) and fourth on the career rebounding list (894), while
also ranking in the top 8 on the career lists for rebounds per game, free throws made and
attempted and field goals made and attempted.
1956–57 MEN ’S BASKETBALL TEAM —This team ranks among the best-ever at
Manhattan, taking home the ECAC Holiday Festival Championship in a year that featured the
tournament’s largest field. The win over Notre Dame in the championship game was the first
tournament championship for the Jaspers, who became the first Metropolitan team to win
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this prestigious tournament. The team’s successes garnered them a national ranking, as the
Jaspers were ranked as high as 10th by the United Press and 13th by the Associated Press.
Six players from that squad are current members of the Manhattan Athletic Hall of Fame,
including five 1,000-point scorers. The team earned an NIT bid and had three players named
to the All-Met team.
1994–95 MEN ’S BASKETBALL TEAM —The only MAAC team to receive an atlarge
bid for the NCAA Tournament, this team set the program record for wins in a season,
recording a 26-5 record. The Fran Fraschilla-coached Jaspers won the MAAC Regular Season
title in convincing fashion, posting a 12-2 MAAC record. In the first round of the NCAA
Tournament in Memphis, Tenn., Manhattan upset 17th-ranked Oklahoma, 77–67, before falling
to Arizona State in the Second Round. Entering the NCAA Tournament, the team was ranked
among the national leaders in wins, winning percentage, field goal defense, scoring defense,
scoring margin and field goal percentage.
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LOUIS CASTRO ’00—Debatably the first, but certainly among the first Latino players
to play in the major league baseball. A pitcher, infielder, and outfielder for Manhattan from
1895–1900, Castro played 42 games as an infielder/outfielder for the 1902 American League
Champion Philadelphia Athletics. The Medellin, Colombia, native played professionally
for eight more years following his stint in Philadelphia, winning Southern Association
Championships with the Birmingham Barons in 1906, and with the Atlanta Crackers in 1907.
He also managed two teams before retiring following the 1912 season. He was known for his
flawless fielding and timely hitting.
JOHN CORRY ’62—The leadoff leg of the Manhattan two-mile relay team that set the
world indoor record in 1961, running 7:32.8 on an 11-lap to the mile track, and later setting
the two-mile relay record on an 12-lap track. The consummate leadoff man, he ran the first
leg on a team that won an amazing 15 of 17 races during his varsity tenure, while setting the
above-mentioned two world records in addition to a Canadian National Record and five meet
records. A walk-on that earned a scholarship following his freshman campaign, Corry was the
recipient of the Manhattan College Spiked Shoe Club Achievement award as a junior, and was
referred to by legendary Manhattan coach George Eastman as “the best leadoff runner in the
country.”
DAVID FRAZIER ’94—Graduated as the program record holder for the indoor triple
jump (53’ .75”) and long jump (24’ 11”), with the former record still standing. Named All-
American after an eighth place finish in the triple jump at the 1993 NCAA Indoor National
Championships, Frazier was a five-time IC4A Champion (four times in the triple jump and
once in the long jump) and a 12-time Metropolitan Champion (eight in the triple jump and
four in the long jump). Frazier scored 18 of Manhattan’s 64 points in the Jaspers’ 1992 IC4A
Team Championship by winning the triple jump and placing second in the long jump. He is
also the only athlete to win the triple jump at the Metropolitan Championships both indoors
and outdoors all four years. A MAAC All-Academic selection.
DANIELLE GELSOMINO ’95—A two-sport standout in cross country and swimming.
Graduated as the swimming program record holder in nine individual and three relay events,
two of which still stand today. Won the Metropolitan Championship in the 500m freestyle.
Named a GTE Co-SIDA Academic All-American as a senior, she earned MAAC All-Academic
recognition in both sports. Was the 1992 MAAC Cross Country Individual Champion and
earned All-East recognition in the same year. Holds the program’s cross country record
with a 17:29 performance at the 1992 ECAC Championships, and produced the seventh-best
performance by a Lady Jasper in a 5K race at Van Cortlandt Park with an 18:30 performance in
1991. Two-time team MVP of both the swimming and cross country teams.
JAMAL MARSHALL ’95—Named one of the Top-20 Jaspers from the first 100 years
of Manhattan Basketball, Marshall ranks second in career field goal percentage, third in
career blocks and ninth in career rebounds. He helped lead the Jaspers to four postseason
appearances (two NCAA and two NIT), including the MAAC’s only At-Large NCAA bid (1995),
where the Jaspers upset Oklahoma. Received Second Team All-MAAC honors twice, as well as
All-Metropolitan honors. Marshall’s 1,307 career points rank him 10th all-time. Named to the
MAAC All-Tournament team twice, and was a MAAC All-Rookie selection. Shot over 60% from
the field as a sophomore and a junior, leading the MAAC with at 60.2% as a junior. Served as
team captain as a senior. Member of only Jasper class (1995) to win 20 or more games each
season (94 total wins over four seasons).
PAUL MAZZEI—Took over the softball program in 1989 and garnered the program
unequaled success and recognition. Led the team to a program-record, 34-17, in 1993, when
the team also posted the NCAA’s top softball GPA at 3.24. Tallied three straight years of 30 or
more wins, the best run of any coach in any sport at Manhattan College. Shared the MAAC
Regular Season Championship with Canisius in 1994, the only regular season title for the
program. Recruited and coached three Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Famers, as well as
three Academic All-Americans. His teams produced several NCAA season and career records,
and led the nation in numerous statistical categories.
GRADY O’MALLEY ’69—A three-year varsity starter, O’Malley was known as a
ferocious rebounder, recording over 20 rebounds on several occasions. As a senior captain,
he led the Metropolitan Conference in scoring and rebounding and received First Team
Metropolitan All-Conference All-Star recognition, as well as being named Team MVP. An ECAC
All-East All-Star Team member, he was drafted in the 19th round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the
Atlanta Hawks, and appeared in 24 games during the 1969–70 season. A Dean’s List student,
O’Malley was a nominee for the Alumni Medal and was a member of the Thomas Moore Law
Society.
IGNATIUS RIENZO ’50—A key contributor in the post-war track and cross country
teams that brought Manhattan back to national prominence. Was the top Jasper finisher
as Manhattan won the 1947 IC4A Cross Country Championship (the first for Manhattan
since 1930), earning the team a trip to the NCAA Championships. A versatile runner, Rienzo
competed in all events from the 440-yard dash to the five-mile cross country races. He ran
the anchor leg in the Jaspers’ victorious four-mile relay win at the Seton Hall Relays in 1948,
and won a total of 46 medals during his Manhattan tenure. A member of the Pen and Sword
Society.
1957–58 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM—This team pulled off one of the best wins
in Manhattan College history, upsetting top-ranked West Virginia, led by NBA Hall-of-famer
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Jerry West, on March 11, 1958 at Madison Square Garden in the opening round of the NCAA
Tournament. Six players from that squad are current members of the Manhattan Athletic
Hall of Fame, including Jack Powers and Bob Mealy, who each scored 1,000 points and were
named as two of the Top-20 Jaspers from the first 100 years of Manhattan Basketball. The
team broke nine team or individual records and posted wins over Connecticut, Memphis, and
Fordham.
1977–78 SWIM TEAM—Following the “Never Better” squad of 1976–77, this team was
dubbed “Best Yet,” and proved that nickname to be true by compiling a program-best 16-1
record under head coach Jack Carey. The team established numerous program records, several
of which held up until the program was disbanded in 1989. The team avenged its only loss of
the season by defeating the New York Maritime Academy on the way to a third-place finish at
the Metropolitan Conference Division II Championships.
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PETER BEYER ’60—Was only the second Jasper to break 25 minutes at Van Cortlandt
on the grueling five-mile course, marking his place in the cross country and distance runner
logs for his era. He put up times of 24:55 for the Metropolitan IC4As and 24:47 for the IC4As.
Victorious in 25 races/meets, Beyer followed in the footsteps of fraternity brother (Sigma Beta
Kappa) Robert Sbarra ’56 and raced against the likes of Tom Kearns, Walter Cooper and Henry
Levin. A team leader, he served as captain of the cross country team in 1959. Beyer finished
his Jasper career with five cross country victories, leading Manhattan to the Metropolitan IC4A
Championships three times. He broke several records during his college career while playing
a pivotal role in nine Metropolitan IC4A Championships (three cross country and six indoor/
outdoor). Named Elite Cross Country Runner in the East in 1958 and 1959, Beyer also led the
Jaspers to a fourth place finish in the IC4A Cross Country Championships. He set four records
for Coach George Eastment, including the Metropolitan IC4A record for three miles of 14:35.
CARRIE WUJCIK DRUM ’96—Began her Manhattan career with 30 wins in a season
that saw the softball team take 34 victories (the winningest team in Manhattan history at that
time). Despite an injury that cut her sophomore season short, Drum pitched 78 complete
games, had 55 victories and an ERA of 2.32 over her career. She tallied over 300 strikeouts and
was also renowned in the field at first base. During her collegiate career, Wujcik Drum posted
some amazing numbers, leading the team in appearances (105), games started (98), wins
(55), innings pitched (618) and complete games (78). She ranks third in strikeouts (245) and
fifth in earned run average (2.32).
JASON HOOVER ’97—Was part of the Manhattan College basketball resurgence in the
1990s. A powerhouse center even as a freshman, Hoover started 23 games and averaged 8.6
points and 10 rebounds per game to become MAAC Rookie of the Year. As a sophomore, he
was an integral part to the Jaspers earning an at large NCAA bid, and then beating Oklahoma
in the first round. Hoover completed his Jasper career with 1,250 points, 865 rebounds and a
52.0% field goal rate. These stats, plus the energy he brought to the hardwood every game, put
him on the list for the Top-20 Jaspers in the first 100 years. A two-time Academic All-American,
Hoover was listed on Manhattan’s Dean’s List and awarded the Arthur Ashe Award.
PATRICK MCGRATH ’95—Represented his native Ireland in the Sydney Olympics
in 2000. A three time All-American, McGrath was a threat with both the hammer and 35-lb.
weight. He was named All-East eight times, four in each category. McGrath is listed third
all-time on the Manhattan College chart for hammer and weight, and has national and
international championships to his credit. He earned the title of youngest champion at the
Irish Nationals in the hammer throw competition in 1992 (205’0”).
DEAN NOLL ’50—By the time he completed his Manhattan career, Dean Noll ’50
collected 51 medals, ranked sixth nationally in the 440m and held the Jasper record for the
one mile relay with a time of 3:16. Noll helped put Manhattan on the national track map,
contributing to many victories, including the major relays during the 1947 indoor season. Noll
was a member of the mile relay and sprint medley relay which won the national championship
at Madison Square Garden in 1947. It marked the first time Manhattan had four runners win
two relay events in a national championship.
LOUIS OSTOLOZAGA ’81—A prolific long distance runner, he was a two-time All-
American in the mile, while also earning three All-East honors over his career. He easily broke
the 25-minute barrier at Van Cortlandt as he placed under the mark four times, including a
Manhattan College record and Metropolitan Championship victory time of 24:24. Ostolozaga
set five Manhattan College records in all, including two at the New York City Marathon with
his best time of 2:14. A three-time Metropolitan Champion, he was undefeated in indoor dual
meet races throughout his sophomore, junior and senior years.
DINE POTTER ’97—Was the first Manhattan female student-athlete to compete in the
Olympic Games. She represented her parents’ homeland, Antigua and Barbuda, at the 1996
Summer Olympics in Atlanta, competing in the 4x100 and 4x400. During the Games, her team set
a new record for Antigua and Barbuda. Potter broke nine Manhattan records and still holds records
in the 4x400 (3:39.64) and 4x200 (1:38.25), more than a decade after graduation. Named All-East
five times between 1994 and 1997, Potter won six Metropolitan Championship titles.
THOMAS WALRAVEN ’76—A standout Jasper baseball player, he boasted an
impressive career during his years in Riverdale. In his first season, Walraven recorded one
of the highest batting averages (.349) for all freshmen in the country. An outfielder, he was
named All-Metropolitan in 1974 and 1976. As a senior, he harbored a .356 batting average,
scored 19 runs and notched 32 hits. Walraven was named to the Manhattan College Dean’s
List several times, earned both the program’s Outstanding Performer Award and Jasper
Award.
1935 PENN RELAYS MILE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM—Coach Pete Waters found a
winning combination in Matt Carey (sophomore), Bill Averill (senior), Bill Morrissey (senior)
and anchor Jack Wolff (junior). This team contributed regularly to Jasper victories during their
track careers. At the Penn Relays they completed the race in 3 minutes, 16.3 seconds, the
second fastest mark recorded at the time. Carey set the pace with a 50.4 lap. Averill kept the
Jaspers in contention with a 49.8 second lap. By the time Morrissey (47.4) passed the baton
to anchorman Wolff the Jaspers had the lead. Wolff streaked to the finish in 48.7 bringing the
Jaspers their first mile relay championship at one of the most competitive tournaments of the
season.
1993 SOFTBALL TEAM—This team finished with the most wins in Jasper Athletics
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history at that time, posting a 34-16 overall record. They also had the highest grade point
average of any team in the country. Coached by Hall of Famer Paul Mazzei, the roster included:
Lara Catalano, Bethany DeBrosse, Suzanne DelVecchio, Jennifer Drum, Holly Farmer, Lindsay
Hill, Lisa Lockwood, Colleen Mannion, Dena Mazzei, Michele Molfetta, Jill Picaso, Genevieve
Savino, Donna Szeliga, Carrie Wujcik, and Danielle Yearick.
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William Goodfellow ’68 (Posthumously) —William Goodfellow ’68
made the Jasper name proud on the court as he put teamwork and love of the game above all
else.
Goodfellow was a 6’1” guard from powerhouse Rice High School. In his three years on
the varsity at Manhattan, Goodfellow, affectionately nicknamed Goody, played 65 games and
scored 1,025 points. He shot 45 percent from the field and scored a career-high 31 points
against Bob Knight’s Army team. Goodfellow was known to pass more often than he shot, and
he had a habit of stepping up his game when the Jaspers played at Madison Square Garden.
He helped the College take the Met Conference in 1967 against St. Francis (NY); brought the
Jaspers to victory over Fordham in 1967; and earned his 1,000th point against the University of
Connecticut. At the St. Francis (NY) game he was voted MVP and received the Junius Kellogg
Award, making 20 of his 28 points in the second half to clinch the Jasper NIT bid.
A two-time All Met Conference player, Goodfellow was also voted to the All Metropolitan
Team. At the time of his graduation, Goody was ninth in total career points. He had 223
boards as a guard and shot 75 percent from the line.
John Leonard ’82 —With a rare combination of adaptability, determination and
raw talent, John Leonard ’82 was a leader on the basketball court, first as a player and later as
a coach.
The 6’1” guard was recruited from Niskayuna (N.Y.) High School and offered a scholarship.
While playing for the Jaspers, Leonard had to overcome the challenge of having three coaches
in four years. Even with the constant change, he was able to put up some of the strongest
stats in the College’s history. He still ranks third in career free throw percentage (83 percent)
and holds the record of 32 consecutive shots from the line. Ranking ninth in points—1,329,
Leonard shot just under 90 percent for free throws in 1980-1981. He was a four-year letterman,
two-time team Most Valuable Player and team captain in 1981-1982. He was named to the All
Metropolitan Team in his junior and senior years and was a member of the Metro Atlantic All
Conference Team (MAAC). He was a tenth-round NBA draft pick for the New York Knicks, one
of only 20 Manhattan College players drafted by the NBA.
Leonard dedicated 20 years to coaching basketball on the college level. After a season of
playing with the Albany Patroons in the Continental Basketball Association, Leonard served as
assistant coach at Lehman College, followed by a position as head coach at SUNY Maritime.
Leonard returned to Manhattan as an assistant coach under Steve Lappas and helped the
team to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 35 years. He left Manhattan for
Villanova, then returned to his alma mater as head coach for three seasons. From 2001 to
2003, he went to the University of Massachusetts to serve as assistant coach.
Marty Ludwikowski ’80 —Long distance runner Marty Ludwikowski was
recruited by Fred Dwyer. A tough competitor from Cherry Hill High School West, Ludwikowski
competed indoor, outdoor and cross country. In 1977, near the beginning of his Jasper track
career, he took second place at the IC4A’s Indoor 5000 meters.
An NCAA All American in Cross Country in 1979, Ludwikowski was also named the
Metropolitan Track’s Collegiate Cross Country Runner of the Year. A very competitive year for the
honor, Ludwikowski paved the way with a 10th place finish at the National AAU Cross Country
Championships, a third place finish in the IC4A Championships, and second place finishes in
the NCAA District II Championships and the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championships. He
was also a member of the All East First Team. Ludwikowski wrapped up his track victories in
1980 with another second place finish in the IC4A’s Outdoor 10,000 meters. Both of these IC4A
second place finishes came behind future Olympians.
Ludwikowski was also instrumental in several Jasper relay victories, including the 4 x 1600m
Rutgers Relay. He ran the leadoff leg in 4:10.8, breaking a Villanova record with a final team time
of 16:43.3.
Aliann Pompey ’99 — Track star Aliann Pompey ’99 has an inner drive to achieve
that has propelled her onto the international stage. While at Manhattan, she broke records
and heightened aspirations. A native of Guyana, Aliann was the first Jasper female to win
an NCAA title, she set a school record for the 400m indoor with a time of 52.21 in 2000 and
qualified for the NCAA six times.
Aliann holds seven Manhattan records. Her 500m race indoors with a time of 1:09.38 is
also an ECAC and NCAA Collegiate record. She and her relay team took the 4x400m Indoor
Relay in 3:41.01. Outdoors, Aliann is tops for the 200m (23.59), the 400m (52.51), the 4x200m
Relay (1:38.25) and the 4x400 Relay (3:39.64). She holds eight Individual Metropolitan Titles in
the 200m and 400m and still holds the MAAC 400m Indoor and Outdoor records, as well as
the Metropolitan Conference 400m Indoor and Outdoor records. Aliann was named All-East
in the 200m and 400m six times, and she was selected as one of the top 25 MAAC all-time
performers in 2006.
With three Olympics under her belt (2000, 2004, 2008), Aliann has excelled on the
international circuit. In the summer of 2009, she competed at the World Championships in
Berlin, placing 11th in the 400m. She has competed in seven World Championships, took a
Bronze Medal for the 400m at the Pan Am Games in 2003, and set five records for Guyana for
both the 200m and 400m, indoors and outdoors.
Michael T. Quigley ’72 —Michael T. Quigley ’72 has been sharing his love of
the national pastime for decades. A right-handed second baseman, Quigley swung a wicked
bat. Quigley batted .405 in the Met Conference and .387 overall in 1971 and .388 in the Met
Conference and .363 overall in 1972, averages garnering All Metropolitan Conference all-star
selections. As a senior, Quigley was named team captain, voted the Manhattan College
Baseball MVP and was named to the Outstanding College Athletes of America Hall of Fame.
After graduation, he served as volunteer assistant to Coach Dave Curran for the 1973
and 1974 campaigns, became the head coach of the Mount Vernon Generals of the Atlantic
Collegiate Baseball League for the next two seasons, and was head baseball coach of
Queens College during 1977. During his career as a teacher, assistant principal, principal,
and eventually regional administrator in the New York Department of Education, Quigley
continued to coach. His retirement, in 2004, gave him the chance to serve as Assistant
Baseball Commissioner for the New York City Public School Athletic League and as consultant
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Gerry Ryan ’90 — A model of patience and power, Gerry Ryan ’90 was recruited from
Ireland to add his quiet strength and perseverance in hammer throw and weight throw to the
Jasper green.
A three-time Irish National Champion, he still ranks sixth on the all time Hammer List
at Manhattan. Ryan earned NCAA All American status with a fourth place finish in 1990. He
hurled the hammer for a personal best of 211 feet 8 inches.
Ryan qualified for the NCAAs twice and was a four-time Metropolitan Champion, twice
for the hammer and twice for the weight. He also was named All East six times. Throughout
his career he continued to post personal bests, always striving to beat his last toss. In
February of 1989, Ryan competed in the Penn State Last Chance Invitational winning the 35
lb. weight throw with a throw of 57 feet and 1 ¾ inches. In 1990, he and five other Jasper field
competitors contributed to Manhattan’s victory in the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Indoor
Track and Field Championship. Ryan’s 35 lb. weight sailed for 59 feet and 5 ¾ inches.
After graduation with a finance and economics degree, Ryan continued at Manhattan for
his MBA. He coached track and field at Manhattan while in grad school.
Gerard J. Smith ’79 —In the late 1970s, Manhattan College was known for several
sports, but rarely, if ever, would the words tennis and Jaspers make headlines together. Then
along came Gerard J. Smith, a transfer student from Jacksonville University, and everything
changed.
The number one player from Garden City High School, Smith was named the Jasper’s Most
Valuable Player in 1978 and 1979. Having lost only two matches his junior year, he improved
on that record and went undefeated as a senior. The team also went undefeated in conference
play that year and won the Suburban West Conference. Known for his serve and volley, Smith
had one of his most competitive matches against Fordham’s undefeated Billy Crawford. It
came down to sudden death in the third set and Smith beat him in the final point. He then
went on to beat Crawford again a half hour later in doubles with teammate Tommy Gambino.
He continued to compete while working, becoming a finalist at the New York State Doubles
Championship at age 30 with partner John Schmidt. Smith competed in the satellite Pro Tour
in Poland and was nationally ranked for ten years in platform tennis. He was also ranked in
the Top 25 for three consecutive years in the Men’s Open Eastern Tennis Association.
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Brenton Birmingham ‘95 —Brenton Birmingham ’95 was a key member of the
Jaspers’ basketball renaissance in 1990’s. The 6’5” Brooklyn product scored 805 points at
Manhattan where he played his final two collegiate seasons and helped lead the Jaspers to
back-to-back postseason appearances. Birmingham, who scored 1,497 points in his Division
I career, transferred to Manhattan after playing his first two years at Brooklyn College.
Birmingham made an immediate impact for new head coach Fran Fraschilla’s squad helping
guide the Jaspers to the 1993 MAAC championship and advanced to the program’s first NCAA
Tournament in 35 years to face Virginia.
Birmingham earned All MAAC Second Team honors as a senior. The Jaspers co-captain
helped lead Manhattan to the 1994 National Invitational Tournament. A true student-athlete,
Birmingham was named both First Team All Metropolitan and First Team Academic All
America District I in 1994.
Roger Freda ‘67 — Roger Freda ’67 was a star for the Manhattan College football
team which was reinstated in 1965 after a 23 year hiatus due to World War II. A prominent
wide receiver, Freda scored his first career touchdown contributing to a Jasper victory over
NYU and he had two touchdowns in a contest against Seton Hall in 1965. Freda recorded a
school record 10 touchdowns in 1966 after posting receptions in all of the Jaspers games. A
career highlight was in a victory over Fordham where he received the Most Valuable Player
Award in a 38-26 triumph.
Joseph A. Hayes ’36 (posthumously) — Joseph A. Hayes ’36 was a four year
swimmer at Manhattan College, joining the program one year after its inaugural season. By
Hayes junior year the swim team became an official varsity program. The Bronx native served
as the team’s captain his senior year. Dubbed “The Iron Man” for swimming and scoring
in many races at each competition, he dominated the 220-yard and 440-yard freestyle races
throughout college. Hayes was undefeated as a freshman and he set the school record for
50-yard freestyle as a junior. Hayes took second his senior season in the backstroke behind
a fellow Jasper who set a school record. Hayes also served as anchor on many Jasper relay
squads.
George W. Kiefer ’36 (posthumously) — George W. Kiefer ‘36 played
baseball at Manhattan College under coach Burt Daniels. A Metropolitan All Star shortstop,
Kiefer was known for his ability with the bat and glove. Nicknamed “Red,” for his red locks,
George was named to the All New York College Baseball team. In a game against rival Seton
Hall, George slammed two homers as part of his three hits of the day to give the Jaspers
an 11-2 victory. With offers from the Yankees, Giants and Elmira, George continued to play
baseball for two seasons with the Boston Red Sox organization after graduating with honors.
James McHugh, Coach — James McHugh served as track and field coach at
Manhattan College from 1962-1969. McHugh was the successor to legendary Jaspers head
coach George Eastment. During McHugh’s tenure, Manhattan won nine Metropolitan
Intercollegiate titles, recording two in cross country, four in indoor track & field and three in
outdoor track & field. McHugh mentored 11 future Manhattan Athletic Hall of Fame inductees.
By the end of his coaching career, 17 of 26 Manhattan College track & field team records were
shattered.
Steven Quagliano ‘78 — Steven Quagliano ’78 served as both a student-athlete
and student coach on the Manhattan College rowing team over his four years in Riverdale. As
a competitor and coach, Quagliano won four Metropolitan Intercollegiate Rowing Association
titles and had three second place finishes. At the Dad Vails, the largest intercollegiate regatta
in the United States, Quagliano had two fifth place finishes in the finals over a three year
span. In his final season as a student coach, his crew was a third place finalist in the Men’s
Freshman lightweight 8, which was the best finish for a Manhattan 8 at this regatta since
World War II. As a competitor and coach, he represented the United States seven times at
the international level. Quagliano served as the United States Olympic coach for the Men’s
Double in 1988 Seoul, Korea games.
Brother Thomas Scanlan, PresidenT — Brother Thomas Scanlan brought
Manhattan College Athletics to a new level during his tenure, creating a program that was
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alanced for both men and women with scholarships available for all 19 Division I athletic
teams on campus. Brother Scanlan was instrumental in bringing three new programs to
campus—women’s soccer, men’s lacrosse and women’s lacrosse. With 72 MAAC Post-Season
Championships and 18 MAAC Regular-Season Championships notched on his belt, Brother
Scanlan ensured academics were not compromised while enhancing the athletic program.
Hundreds of All-Academic MAAC athletes attest to the integrity of an athletic program that
proved excellent students could also excel on the court and field.
During his tenure, the men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament for the first
time in decades and reached the Round of 32 twice with victories over Oklahoma in 1995 and
Florida in 2004. In 1995, it became the only MAAC basketball program in league’s history to
have received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Facilities were also enhanced under Brother Scanlan’s leadership, including the addition of
a state-of-the-art multipurpose turf facility at Gaelic Park. Gaelic Park now serves as the home
to Manhattan soccer, lacrosse and softball, as well as the college’s intramural programs.
Sophia Tasker Sterling ‘97 — Sophia Tasker Sterling ’97 was one of the most
accomplished sprinters in Manhattan College track & field history. Tasker Sterling graduated
with five school records in the 55m dash and 60m dash for indoors, along with outdoor
records 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay and the sprint medley. Tasker Sterling was named ECAC
All-East five times, which ranks among the highest totals of a Manhattan College athlete. The
Evanston, Ill. Native notched three Metropolitan victories during her career and recorded a
MAAC Championship record of 7.09 in the 55m.
2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
Robert T. Baker (Football Coach 1973-1982)
The longest tenured football coach at Manhattan College, Robert T. Baker began on campus as an assistant
coach in 1973 and took over the helm the following year. Baker served as the head coach of the
Jaspers’ club football team until 1982 as he rebuilt the program and compiled 30 wins during his career.
Baker turned the Jaspers into a fierce team that competitors feared. Some of the more storied moments
include Bart Gallagher’s catch on the final play against Saint Peter’s and Mike Conway running for 350
yards against Farleigh Dickinson. The Jasper team that had no real home field put itself on the national
map. In the 1982 season, Manhattan earned the National Collegiate Football Association (NCFA) Atlantic
Conference Championship and made their sole appearance in the National Club Championship game
against undefeated Bentley. Baker was named NCFA Coach of the Year in both 1980 and 1982. Bob went
on to coach at Pace University, serving as assistant, defensive and head coach for a total of nine years. He
also worked as an assistant at local rival Fordham University.
Mark P. Connor ’72
A transfer from Belmont Abbey College, Mark P. Connor ’72 pitched for three seasons with the Jaspers
before being recruited by the Minnesota Twins in 1971. During his time in Riverdale, Connor broke a
strikeout record, taking down 20 batters in an extra innings duel against Columbia. Also known for pitching
complete games, the right-hander maintained an ERA of 0.82 in 1971. His string of honors included
selection to the St. John’s University Centennial Tournament All Star Team, Manhattan’s Most Valuable
Player Award in 1971, and honorable mention from the NCAA NYC Metropolitan Conference All Star team
and selection to the Outstanding College Athletes of America.
Connor began honing his coaching skills as an assistant under the Jaspers’ coach, Dave Curran, while
completing his degree. He pitched for the Minnesota Twins farm team, logging 57 strikeouts in 55 innings.
When an injury derailed his pitching career, Connor continued to participate in the sport he loved as a
coach. During his career he has coached at the University of Tennessee, both as an assistant and head
coach. He also served as pitching coach for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue
Jays, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles.
Rev. John F. Cullinane ’51
Rev. John Cullinane ’51 has brought his gentle, quiet influence to the courts and fields in Riverdale for
decades. Known fondly by players and coaches as Father Jack, he can remember his first Manhattan College
football game at the age of six, attending with his father, a 1924 graduate. He even traveled to Holy
Cross to cheer on the Jaspers as a child, so it was only logical that he become a Jasper himself. Father Jack
graduated from the college with a bachelor of business administration degree in 1951, but he never quite
left his beloved Jaspers. By the 1960s, now a priest with the Brooklyn Archdiocese, Father Jack became
a confidant to Hall of Fame coach, Jack Powers and has not left the hard wood since. The official team
chaplain for a decade, he had as much influence without the title, being available to coaches and players
throughout the tenures of Powers, Brian Mahoney, Gordon Chiesa, Tom Sullivan, Steve Lappas, Fran
Fraschilla, John Leonard, Bobby Gonzalez and Barry Rohrssen.
Father Jack was considered the Jasper chaplain for all of athletics. He was especially active with the track
and field teams and dedicated to the Spiked Shoe Club. He generously gave of his time celebrating special
masses at the College and praying with teams before games big and small. Many special sports moments
over the decades include Father Jack among the fans in attendance, both home and away, including the
NCAA Tournament men’s basketball victories.
James A. Gillcrist ’51
James A. Gillcrist ’51, a Bishop Loughlin graduate, was part of George Eastment’s Track renaissance at
Manhattan College. He competed in varsity shot put and high jump for four years. He came to Manhattan
after already competing as a freshman at Swathmore College in 1945, where he was captain of the freshman
team. Gillcrist also competed for the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1947, taking second place at the ICC’s
and 3 rd place in the Penn Relays, both in the high jump. In 1947, he donned the Kelly green. Jim had numerous
victories that year, including second place finishes in the high jump at the Metro Intercollegiate,
IC4A and Seton Hall Relays, adding another second place finish at Seton Hall in the broad jump.
His wins continued to mount in 1950, placing in everything from dual meets against the likes of Army
and Villanova to a second place in the high jump at the IC4As, which contributed to the Jaspers taking
the championship. He also took first in the high jump and second in the broad jump at the Mets. The
victory over West Point was especially sweet since no one had defeated them in a dual meet in eight years.
Gillcrist finished his time at Manhattan as captain, a title rarely given to a field competitor on the team.
That year, Manhattan won all New York State Intercollegiate meets that Gillcrist competed. He medaled
in the high jump, broad jump and discus, jumping his personal best for Manhattan at the Boston Athletic
Associations Indoor Games to take second place with a leap of six feet 4 1/8 inches.
Lori Graham ’99
Originally a scholarship soccer recruit from Long Island, Lori Graham ’99 started with women’s lacrosse
when it was still a club sport. She put big numbers in the record books for both teams. In soccer, Graham
graduated with the lowest career goals against average (2.02) in team history, serving as starting goalkeeper
for four years. Team captain, she also ranked 19 th nationally in Division I with eight saves per game
in 1998. Graham brought those skills to the sidelines, acting as assistant coach for the women’s soccer
team upon graduation.
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1930-31 Basketball Team — Under Manhattan Athletic Hall of Fame head coach
Neil Cohalan, the Jaspers began winning game after game, knocking off opponents like
Catholic University, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Niagara, Villanova, CCNY, Bucknell, RPI,
Albany State University, Union, Baltimore University, St. Francis of Brooklyn and Temple. The
Jaspers also took out rival Fordham University and NYU, twice. Before the Jaspers knew it that
had notched 16 victories for an undefeated start like no other in Manhattan College basketball
history before or since. The only thing stopping their perfect season was St. John’s of Brooklyn
and the strong team did just that, beating the Manhattan squad 30-16. Even with that defeat
The New York Times selected Manhattan College as the #1 college basketball team in New
York City.
1965-68 Football Team —These years of football saw Jasper powerhouses Sean
O’Keefe ’69, who made the Washington Redskins and Roger Freda ’67, who played with the
farm systems of the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, playing in the Kelly Green.
Team Captain and Hall of Fame member, Bob Byrnes ’68, currently the athletic director at
Manhattan College, contributed a great deal to the victories on the gridiron.
Some of the most memorable games came against top rivals. Manhattan beat Fordham
in 1966 with a score of 38-26, after not even matching up with them since 1926. Quarterback
Shannon matched his interceptions with awesome throws to Freda to connect for three
touchdowns. That game gave the Jaspers the “club national championship.”
Serving as captain of the lacrosse team for three years, Graham ranked second in assists while also standing
first with 261 career points. In 1997, she finished second in the nation in goals per game with 4.31. As
a senior, Graham earned the MAAC Player of the Year award. She was also a MAAC All Academic honoree.
Thomas Leder ’61
A two-sport athlete, Thomas Leder ’61 came to Manhattan College on a baseball scholarship and became
lethal both on the mound and with his bat. Right from the start, it was evident that he would be an
exciting pitcher to watch with a 10-0 shutout to his credit freshman year against now archrival St. John’s.
Shutouts became a habit for the right-hander under Hall of Fame coach Dave Curran. He rarely gave up a
run, boasting an ERA of 1.35 during his sophomore year, while batting a solid .321. His honors in Riverdale
included: All Star Team of the Metropolitan Collegiate Baseball Conference in 1959, Manhattan’s Most
Valuable Player Award and leading pitcher in the Met Conference in 1960 and honorable mention as a
leading pitcher in the Met Conference in 1961. Recruited professionally throughout college, Leder decided
to earn his degree first. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds upon graduation, pitching for manager Johnny
Vandeer Meer’s Tampa team. Tom continued to pitch shutouts at the professional level with an 1.60 ERA
and a 6-1 record, earning a spot on the 1962 roster before an injury ended his baseball career.
Although baseball was considered Leder’s strength, he managed to put up good numbers on the
hardwood throughout his basketball career. Captain of the team in 1960-61, Leder shot over 50% from the
field throughout his career and averaged more than six rebounds per game. One of the highlights was a
32-point game over St. John’s as a freshman. Regularly scoring in double figures, Leder was a key to victory,
especially when it came to archrivals. The Jaspers beat Fordham all three seasons Leder played. He
also scored 19 points against Providence in the NIT in 1959.
Manny Silverio ’80
A Fred Dwyer recruit from North Bergen High School, Manny Silverio ’80 set the mark high for the 16 lb.
hammer and 35 lb. weight throwers of the future at Manhattan College. He came to the College with a
national record for hammer throw of 231 feet 11 inches, a record that would stand for 23 years on the high
school level. At one time, Silverio was also the Manhattan College record holder in both the 35 lb. weight
(64’ ¾”) and the hammer throw (212’ 6”). He received NCAA All American honors in 1977. His freshman
year included All East Team honors for the hammer throw and a Met Championship for the hammer with
a meet record of 202 feet, 7 inches. Silverio rounded out the year with a second place finish at the IC4As.
He did not let a sophomore knee injury stop his career, although it derailed much of the season.
Silverio came back strong in 1979-this time hitting the record books at the Mets for the 35 lb weight with a
62 foot, 10 inch toss. He also took the Mets in the hammer that year. The IC4A champion for hammer as
a junior, Silverio received All East Honors in both weight categories. In 1980, he stayed strong, taking the
Met in both categories again and setting a record for the hammer with his Jasper record throw of 212’ 6”.
That toss crushed his own record by nearly ten feet and earned him an opportunity at the Olympic trials.
He also earned All East honors for the hammer throw and placed third at the IC4As as he completed his
Jasper career.
Kathleen McCarrick Weiden ’79
When Kathleen McCarrick Weiden ’79 came to Manhattan College after a successful high school
basketball career at St. Catharine Academy in the Bronx. She became a leading force behind the creation
of a women’s basketball club, collecting recruits and sparking interest on campus. With enough faculty,
administrator and student support she helped forge the Jaspers women’s basketball team.
Within three years the Manhattan women’s basketball team won the Hudson Valley League Women’s
Championship as the only non-scholarship team in the league competing against varsity squads. The
College rewarded their efforts with varsity status for the next season.
Women’s Cross Country 1986
The ’86 Women’s Cross Country Team became the first Manhattan College team to capture a MAAC
Championship. The squad set school records that still stand today for the five-person (18:14.2) and
seven-person (18:26.0) team average. These Lady Jaspers collected title after title that season. They won
the Met Intercollegiate Championship, the Collegiate Track Conference Downstate NY Championship,
and the Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference Championship. They also won the Wagner College
Invitational and the Commonwealth Invitational.
With a mid-season ranking of 4 in Region II, the Lady Jaspers set four meet records during the season.
The team roster included: Christine Balvo ’90; Lisa Donofrio ’89; Sheila Donohue ’87, co-captain; Gerry
Fitzgerald ’90; Kathy Giovanniello ’87, co-captain; Deirdre Keyes ‘91; Tara McDevitt ’90; Kathleen McVeigh
’89; Donna Meyer ’87; Laura Ann Nokland ’90; Sue Prestipino; Tonja Rice ’88; Cheryl Simon ’88; Audra
Thomson ’89; and Edith Vilarde’ 89.
This well-balanced team took turns taking headlines and contributing to the victories throughout the season,
beating competitors from all the Jaspers’ favorite rivals. They turned the Van Cortlandt Park course
into their own stomping ground, under Coach Fred Dwyer’s leadership, and paved the way for successful
teams that would follow.
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