Penn & Brown - Video and Recap
This is a few days late, but here are some video links, as well as the stories behind the times at Penn Relays and Brown:
Women's Steeplechase at Brown (new club record!)
GBTC in Olympic Development Women’s 4x100m
GBTC A in Olympic Development Men’s 4x100m
GBTC B in Olympic Development Men’s 4x100m
GBTC A & B in Olympic Development Men’s 4x400m
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Blessed with the best Penn Relays weather in recent memory, GBTC competed in three relays and one open event Friday (4/25) at the 114th running of the Penn Relays. In the first race of the day, both men and women ran the 4x100m relay.
The women’s side featured Josette Pierre-Louis (All-American from UMass-Lowell) to Dacia Taylor (vying for a spot on the Jamaican Olympic team) to Tiera Fletcher (All-American from Villanova) to Natasha Rodney (a guest from Central Park Track Club). Their time of 50.44 was close to the club record time of 49.92.
The men raced two teams. The A team was composed of former Northeastern standout Christian Tirella, flanked by three of the old stand-bys (Cahill, Callum, and Shen). They made it around in 44.40. The B team was bolstered by two high school stars, Bryant Wang and Sean Kleeman running the first two legs. Andrew Guida and Matt Schiller took the baton the rest of the way, finishing in a strong 45.74.
Both 4x100m teams were happy with their times given they had no prior handoff practice. Sprint relays are always interesting for post-collegiate teams (the U.S. National team included) because there is frequently little time for handoff practice. In college and high school, you can devote multiple days a week exclusively to baton work. But when you’re only meeting twice a week, you have to focus on speed and conditioning during workouts. At Penn’s we rely on a mix of veteran experience (I and Dave Callum have done the third-fourth leg handoffs several years running) and a bit of good luck. We also recognize that the times we run could be a lot faster if we had the luxury of working out together every afternoon.
After the 4x100, GBTC cheered on Gary Snyder running in the 60+ Masters 100m dash (14.79), and then prepared for the final race of the day, the men’s 4x400m.
GBTC again raced two men’s teams, but shuffling the cards a bit, the A team was Tirella, Cahill, Shen, and Schiller, and the B team Kleeman, Wang, Binkley and Guida. The A team (3:22.93) placed second in their heat, and the B team competed to a quality 3:31.25 finish.
Capping off a very successful day, Friday night the team ate together as a group at Ruby Tuesday’s. Hopefully we will be doing the same thing this summer at Club Nationals, as this group has the makings to be a national contender.
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Those not competing at Penn’s (and a couple of us who just couldn’t get enough) found themselves in
As Tom has posted, Victoria Barnaby set a new record in the women’s steeplechase (11:22.03). In that race, however, the biggest PR drop actually belonged to Deanna Clark (12:20.89), who dropped 40 seconds! off her Northeastern time just a couple weeks earlier. Dee will now transition back down to the mid-distance 800m races, while
In addition to club records, we saw a big personal best from Andrew Guida, dropping a 52.66 in the open 400m. Compared to the 55.44 two weeks, earlier, that’s nearly a three second drop!! It shows what consistent training over time can do (hint: if you’re not coming regularly to sprint practices, come back!) Andrew also went 24.08 in the 200m, where Mike Servizio also clocked a 27.78. With warmer weather, Mike (who once again found a sweet parking spot) will also be shaking free of injuries and bringing the time down.
At the start of the day, GBTC’s Jason Hewitt (10:52.56) and Matt Lyons (10:57.98) both beat their seed times and went sub-11:00 in the men’s steeple. 3,000m and a few water jumps would be enough for most, but both runners came back later in the meet for the 5k. Enjoying some surging, and even a little bump-and-run, the teammates worked together, with Matt finishing in 16:24.95 and Jason in 16:30.06.
Also early in the day, in the field events, Danny Colina was 4th in the javelin with a throw of 53.00m.
In honor of the movie coming out this weekend, Jason should also win the meet’s Iron Man award for his willingness to run the 4x400m immediately after the 5k. As he crossed the line in the 5k, I literally pulled him off the track and gave him his hip number for our anchor leg. About 5 minutes later, he cranked out a 60. and finished off the Shen-Guida-Colina-Hewitt relay. Hats off also to Danny Colina for running (though be warned … you ran so well that you will be tapped again for the relay!).
The other club record set was Hector Cotto’s 110 HH (14.31). Hector, who is looking for a spot on the
Despite the bad weather, Erik Hoagland was the top of the field in the long jump (7.05m), and second in the 100m (11.05). When Erik is united with our other top sprinters, we should have a very strong 4x100m team. Charly Clerge, who I talked to after the race while he was icing, spent the day trying to run through a nagging injury, but managed 13.03 in the 100m.
The women ran after the men, and we saw some good racing. In what she described as one of the most physical races (i.e. elbows, pushing) she’s run in, Ronnesia Gaskins pushed through the crowd for a 4:49.78 1500m. Jessica Klett made her debut in the 400m hurdles (1:09.16). It was an excellent time for coming back to the hurdles after years away. (And that final 150m surely felt just as tough as it always has!)
Making season debuts were Jen Hawkes placing 4th in the high jump (1.60m) and Deirdre Murphy placing third in the discus (39.44m). Both had to sit around and try to stay warm for a long time, as the men’s meet was delayed. Diane Williams represented the club for the first time, and completed a throwing trifecta: shot put (11.32m), discus (36.43m), and hammer throw (37.84m).
Congratulations to the throwers, jumpers, hurdlers, steeplers, and sprinters who made Penn and Brown a great success. Mark your calendars … we’re just 6 weeks from New Englands, 8 weeks away from Regionals, and 11 weeks away from Club Nationals on July 18-19 in Kansas.
For detailed results click on "more".Penn Relays, April 25-27
Women
Olympic Development 5k
26 Allison McCabe Greater Boston TC 17:35.03
Olympic Development 4 x 100m, section 1
6 Greater Boston TC 50.44
Men
Olympic Development 4 x 100m, section 2
8 Greater Boston TC A 44.40
Olympic Development 4 x 100m, section 3
4 Greater Boston TC B 45.74
Olympic Development 4 x 400m, section 2
2 Greater Boston TC A 3:22.93
(Christian Tirella, David Cahill, Francis Shen, Matt Schiller)
7 Greater Boston TC B 3:31.25 2
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Brown Invitational, April 27
Men 110 Meter Hurdles
1 Hector Cotto GBTC 14.31
Men Long Jump
1 Erik Hoagland GBTC 7.05m (23-01.75)
Men 100 Meter Dash
2 Erik Hoagland GBTC 11.05
22 Charly Clerge GBTC 13.03
Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase
7 Jason Hewitt GBTC 10:52.56
8 Matt Lyons GBTC 10:57.98
Men 400 Meter Hurdles
7 Francis Shen GBTC 57.25 2
Men 400 Meter Dash
18 Andrew Guida GBTC 52.66 5
Men 5000 Meter Run
12 Matt Lyons GBTC 16:24.95
13 Jason Hewitt GBTC 16:30.06
Javelin
4 Daniel Colina GBTC 53.00m 173-11
women
1500
12 Ronnesia Gaskins GBTC 4:49.78
400 hurdles
8 Jessica Klett GBTC 1:09.16
3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Victoria Barnaby GBTC 11:22.03
9 Deanna Clark GBTC 12:20.89
high jump
4 Jennifer Hawkes GBTC 1.60m 5-03.00
Shot
9 Diane Wiliamms GBTC 11.32m 37-01.75
Discus
3 Dierdre Murphy GBTC 39.44m 129-05
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