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Two quotes from Patrick J. McStravick (Mackey Sasser) for the website: How about the team [current TCNJ Men's XC]? Man they are getting pretty friggin' good. Congrats on the web-site, you and Fuchsy are doing an incredible job with it. It's one of the best web-sites I've ever seen. It's got so much stuff on it. Why do they run so well in Wisconsin? Here's why Wisconsin Div. III schools are so good: a) The average Wisconsin Div. III school has over 10,000 undergraduates, some with over 12,000 and 15,000. b) They have bigtime Health & Phys. Ed. Departments. c) Their athletic programs are extremely well-funded. Some of their track programs have two or three full-timers plus three to five graduate assistant coaches. Most Division I programs have less coaches. d) Most have indoor tracks, or indoor tracks close to their campuses. e) It's a very competitive conference for XC and track. f) Both schools have good budgets and enough coaches. g) There are a lot less, and I mean a lot less, colleges up there, especially Div. I schools. If you're a good runner in Jersey, you have chances to run on scholarship for not only the Div. I schools in Jersey, but the bunches of Div. I and Div. II schools in Pennsylvania, NY, etc. Schools like Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, St. Joe's, LaSalle, Army, etc. steal a lot of good Jersey runners. There is a lot less competition there than here. Imagine TCNJ XC and track teams if we had 10,000 kids on campus, an indoor track, and four more coaches. Here are results from last years nationals and regionals to compare to this year: 2001 NCAA Division III Championships Rock Island, Illinois November 17, 2001 TSC’s men’s squad had the program’s strongest finish ever as they finished in eighth place, while the Lion women picked up a tenth place showing at Nationals TCNJ Men and Women place in the top 10 at Nationals! Both the men's and women's cross country teams placed in the top 10 at the Division III NCAA National Championship in Rock Island, IL on Saturday. The men earned their highest National finish taking eighth place overall, while the women continued their seven year tradition of being in the top 15 by placing 10th overall. The men's team was led by sophomore Adrian Cline who placed 50th in 25:15, followed by junior Nick Ricco who placed 62nd in 25:26. Next for TCNJ were juniors Scott McCaffery 83rd in a time of 25:37, Chris Ludwig 87th in 25:39, and Chris Curto 96th in 25:45. While the men's team had no All-American finishers, they had a strong pack with only 30 seconds separating the first from the fifth finisher. The women's team was led by sophomore Beth Vesey who placed 60th in a time of 18:17, followed closely by senior Karen Petouvis who placed 69th in a time of 18:21. Next for the Lions was senior Julie Corbett who finished 109th in 18:38, while sophomore Lindsay Scarborough took 110th place in 18:40. Rounding out the top five was junior Claire McGuire in 114th place in a time of 18:41. The women also had a strong pack with only 24 seconds between the first and fifth finisher. Congratulations to both teams for a great run at the National meet and also for a great season. Atlantic Regional Championships Van Cortlandt Park November 10, 2001 TCNJ Men and Women qualify for Nationals! The men's and women's teams competed in the Atlantic Regional Championships at Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday. The top five women's teams and top two men's teams in this race advance to the NCAA Championships on Saturday, November 17th. The men's team edged out St. Lawrence to place second, while the women's team placed third earning both teams a bid to the NCAA Nationals meet. The men's team was led by senior Eamon O'Brien who took seventh place in a time of 26:41. Sophomore Adrian Cline ran a strong race to take eighth place in a time of 26:42, while junior Chris Ludwig ran 26:49 to take 12th place. Rounding out the finishers were juniors Chris Curto who placed 23rd in a time of 27:09, Scott McCaffery who took 26th place in 27:15, and Aaron Boucher who finished 29th in 27:29. All six TCNJ finishers were named to the 2001 All-Region team for their efforts. The women's team was paced by sophomores Beth Vesey and Lindsay Scarborough who place 12th and 13th in 19:24 and 19:25 respectively. Next for TCNJ were seniors Julie Corbett who took 20th in 19:38, Karen Petouvis who finished 23rd in 19:48 and Kelly Ortiz, 30th in 19:54. Junior Claire McGuire finished 32nd in 20:01, while junior Erin Cahill finished 47th in 20:28. The top six Lion finishers were named to the 2001 NCAA Atlantic All-Region team. The TCNJ men's team, which finished in 19th place at the 2000 NCAA Division III Championships, is currently ranked 20th in the most recent national poll. The women's team, which finished in 11th place at last year's NCAA Championship, is currently ranked 15th nationally. Both teams will travel to Rock Island, IL to compete in the Division III NCAA National Championship. |
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November 25,
2002
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Regionals News Update (from the TCNJ Athletics Update from the Sports Information Office at TCNJ): WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY The women’s cross country team is ranked No. 11 in the final Division III National Cross Country poll as of November 19 entering the NCAA Championships. The Lions finished in third place at the 2002 NCAA Atlantic Regionals and qualified for this week’s NCAA Championships at St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) on November 23. The women’s team finished in third place at the 2001 regionals and went of to take 10th place nationally. The top four women’s teams from the regionals advanced to the national finals, as well as the top four individuals at the 2002 Regionals. The Lions finished in third in a field of 29 teams. The women’s individual champions in the 6 K race was SUNY Geneseo’s senior Melissa White (Canandaigua, NY/Naples) as she posted a time of 22:34 to win the race. ·2002 NCAA DIV. 3 ATLANTIC REGIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS PLACE (#) TEAM TOTAL 1 *SUNY GENESEO 62 2 *ITHACA COLLEGE 87 3 *THE COLLEGE OF N.J. 105 4 *SUNY CORTLAND 127 *Indicates NCAA National Qualifying Team TCNJ’s Women’s Place Finishings at the 2002 Regionals PLACE (#) TIME CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 5. Sarah Spilman 23:15 So. Long Valley, NJ/W. Morris Central 8. Beth Vesey 23:17 Jr. Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey 24. Lindsay Scarborough 24:11 Jr. Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape 32. Jennifer Zucaro 24:29 Fr. Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood 36. Karen Auteri 24:38 Sr. Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes 47. Briana Bayersdorfer 25:07 Fr. River Edge, NJ/River Dell Regional 76. Dana Palumbo 26:03 So. Medford, NJ/Shawnee The awards that were handed out were as follows. The Top 35 finishers for both men and women are named to the All-Atlantic Regional Team. The Top two men’s and women’s teams received plaques and these awards are given out by the Cross Country Coaches Association. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Like the women’s team, the Lion men also competed at the 2002 Atlantic Regionals on November 16. The Lions won the 33-team race and had the individual champion as well. By virtue of its first place finish, TCNJ has advanced to Saturday’s NCAA Championships at St. Olaf College. The Lions finished in eighth place at the 2001 NCAA Division III National Championships after taking second place in the Atlantic Regionals. Winning the individual men’s race was TCNJ’s senior Nick Ricco (Califon, NJ/Voorhees) as he posted a time of 25:58 for the 8 k course, besting Plattsburgh State’s senior Jay Wells (Ticonderoga, NY/Ticonderoga), who took second place in 25:59 and improved upon last year’s third place showing. · 2002 NCAA DIV. 3 ATLANTIC REGIONAL MEN’S TEAM RESULTS PLACE (#) TEAM TOTAL 1 *THE COLLEGE OF N.J. 63 2 *ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 79 3 *ITHACA COLLEGE 101 *Indicates NCAA National Qualifying Team TCNJ’s 2002 NCAA DIV. 3 ATLANTIC REGIONAL MEN’S INDIVIDUAL PLACE (#) TIME CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1. Nick Ricco 25:58 Sr. Califon, NJ/Voorhees 13. Adrian Cline 26:37 Jr. Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Twp. 14. Joe Lacovara-Switzer 26:38 So. Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/E. Harbor Twp. 15. Aaron Boucher 26:40 Sr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee 20. Scott McCaffery 26:47 Sr. Morris Plains, NJ/Morristown 25. Brian Donovan 27:00 So. E. Brunswick, NJ/E. Brunswick 39. Chris Ludwig 27:23 Sr. Staten Island, NY/Staten Island Tech NCAA National Championships • St Paul, MN • November 23, 2002 Results: TCNJ MEN & WOMEN FINISH IN TOP 12 AT 2002 NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS RICCO AND SPILMAN NAMED ALL-AMERICANS AT NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Link to NCAA Division III Cross Country Site and Nationals Results The College of New Jersey’s men’s and women’s cross country teams were in action on Saturday at the NCAA Division III National Championships, which were hosted by St. Olaf College. Both TCNJ teams entered the meet ranked No. 11 in Division III, and the Lion men finished in ninth place nationally, while TCNJ’s women’s squad took 11th place nationally. Winning the 2002 NCAA Division III Men’s Team title was the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, who won the race with 90 points besting the 24 team field. The runner-up was Calvin College with 122 points. TCNJ’s men took ninth with 289 points. The championship crown is the fourth for Wisconsin-Oshkosh, while the runner-up finish for Calvin was the program’s third second place showing. In the women’s race, Williams College bested the 24-team field with a score of 42 points to win the program’s first NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Team Championship, dethroning the two-time defending women’s champion, Middlebury College, which took second place with 145 points. The men’s race was won individually by Trinity College’s (CT) senior Ryan Bak in 25:01.1, while the women’s race was won Wartburg College’s (IA) sophomore Missy Buttry in 20:17.3. The Lions had two All-Americans at the meet as senior Nick Ricco finished in 18th place overall and became an All-America for the first time in his career after posting a time of 25:43.8. Ricco, who last week won the 2002 NCAA Division III Atlantic Championship meet, was also the NJAC Champion earlier this fall and was tapped as the 2002 NJAC Male Runner of the Year. For the Lion women, sophomore Sarah Spilman as she finished in 21st place in the team scoring in 22:22.0 to also earn her first career All-America citation. One week after a strong showing at the 2002 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships which saw the men win the meet and the women take third, the Lions closed out the season with another strong set of performances. At the 2001 NCAA Division III Championships, TCNJ’s men’s squad had the program’s strongest finish ever as they finished in eighth place, while the Lion women picked up a tenth place showing. 2002 NCAA
DIVISION III CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP MEN’S TEAM RESULTS The Top 35
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Olympic runner Kim Gallagher dead of a stroke
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November 19,
2002
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Regionals News Update: TCNJ MEN AND SUNY GENESEO’S WOMEN CAPTURE 2002 NCAA DIVISION III ATLANTIC REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Ewing, NJ---The College of New Jersey served as the host institution for the 2002 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Washington Crossing Park (Titusville, NJ) as over 500 student-athlete competed in the races and ultimately produced the runners from the Atlantic Region that would advance and compete at the 2002 NCAA Division III Championships, which will take place on November 23 at St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN). The Top four women’s teams from the regionals will advance to the national finals, as well as the top four individuals. On the men’s side, the top three teams and the top seven individuals will advance to the NCAA’s championships next Saturday. The College of New Jersey men’s team won the championship title in a field of 33 men’s teams, while SUNY Geneseo picked up the women’s title, besting the 29-team field. Among the top place finishers in the men’s race that have earned a spot at next weekend’s championships are TCNJ, St. Lawrence University and Ithaca College’s men’s teams. On the women’s side, the Atlantic region will be represented by SUNY-Geneseo, Ithaca College, TCNJ, and SUNY Cortland. Winning the individual men’s race was TCNJ’s senior Nick Ricco (Califon, NJ/Voorhees) as he posted a time of 25:58 for the 8 k course, besting Plattsburgh State’s senior Jay Wells (Ticonderoga, NY/Ticonderoga), who took second place in 25:59 and improved upon last year’s third place showing. The women’s 6 k race was won by SUNY Geneseo’s senior Melissa White (Canandaigua, NY/Naples) as she posted a time of 22:34 to win the race. A second place finisher a year ago, White won this years’ race despite the rainy and muddy conditions. Second place went to SUNY Cortland’s senior Liz Ackley (Keene, NH/Keene) who posted a time of 23:04 and improved upon last year’s ninth place showing. 2002 NCAA DIVISION III ATLANTIC REGIONAL MEN’S TEAM RESULTS PLACE (#) TEAM TOTAL 1 *THE COLLEGE OF N.J. 63 2 *ST. LAWRENCE UNIV 79 3 *ITHACA COLLEGE 101 4 SUNY GENESEO 105 5 SUNY-PLATTSBURGH 190 6 ROCHESTER INST.TECH. 268 7 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 278 8 VASSAR COLLEGE 281 9 SUNY AT BROCKPORT 300 10 ROWAN UNIVERSITY 317 11 SUNY CORTLAND 321 12 US MERCH.MARINE ACAD. 325 13 SUNY - OSWEGO STATE 382 14 UNIV. OF ROCHESTER 399 15 SUNY NEW PALTZ 401 16 RENSSELAER POLY. INST 420 17 BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE 448 18 SUNY- ONEONTA STATE 472 19 SUNY-FREDONIA STATE 477 20 ALFRED UNIVERSITY 517 21 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY 525 22 HAMILTON COLLEGE 570 23 RICHARD STOCKTON 598 24 HARTWICK COLLEGE 808 25 STEVENS INST. TECHNOLGY 809 26 KEAN UNIVERSITY 825 27 UNION COLLEGE 836 28 HUNTER COLLEGE 847 29 RAMAPO COLLEGE 860 30 HOBART COLLEGE 879 31 WM. PATERSON UNIV. 886 32 SUNY AT POTSDAM 988 33 RUTGERS UNIV-CAMDEN 997 *Indicates NCAA National Qualifying Team 2002 NCAA DIVISION III ATLANTIC REGIONAL WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS PLACE (#) TEAM TOTAL 1 *SUNY GENESEO 62 2 *ITHACA COLLEGE 87 3 *THE COLLEGE OF N.J. 105 4 *SUNY CORTLAND 127 5 HAMILTON COLLEGE 140 6 ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 169 7 SUNY - OSWEGO STATE 279 8 UNIV. OF ROCHESTER 297 9 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 299 10 ROWAN UNIVERSITY 304 11 RENSSELAER POLY.INST. 330 12 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY 370 13 SUNY-PLATTSBURGH 378 14 SUNY-FREDONIA STATE 383 15 VASSAR COLLEGE 426 16 BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE 462 17 SUNY AT BROCKPORT 469 18 ROCHESTER INST.TECH. 522 19 SUNY NEW PALTZ 553 20 ALFRED UNIVERSITY 571 21 HARTWICK COLLEGE 595 22 RICHARD STOCKTON 611 23 RAMAPO COLLEGE 617 24 SUNY AT POTSDAM 624 25 WM. SMITH COLLEGE 681 26 UNION COLLEGE 728 27 WM. PATERSON UNIV. 731 28 STEVENS INST. TECH. 798 29 BARUCH COLLEGE 837 *Indicates NCAA National Qualifying Team The awards that will be handed out will be as follows. The Top 35 finishers for both men and women are named to the All-Atlantic Regional Team. The Top Two men’s and women’s teams received plaques and these awards are given out by the Cross Country Coaches Association. 2002 NCAA DIVISION III ATLANTIC REGIONAL MEN’S INDIVIDUALTEAM RESULTS PLACE (#) TEAM TIME 1. Nick Ricco TCNJ 25:58 2. *Jay Wells SUNY Plattsburgh 25:59 3. *Jon Beck SUNY Geneseo 26:09 4. Matt Migonis St. Lawrence Un. 26:11 5. *Christophe Kapfer US Merch.Marine 26:14 6. *Stephen Money Vassar College 26:16 7. Michael Styczynski Ithaca College 26:16 8. *Avi Kramer Vassar College 26:18 9. Adam Van Nortwick St. Lawrence Un. 26:21 10. *Randy Wetzel Richard Stockton 26:26 11. *Jeff Beck Suny - Oswego St. 26:32 12. John Garton Rowan University 26:35 13. Adrian Cline TCNJ 26:37 14. Joe Lacovara-Switzer TCNJ 26:38 15. Aaron Boucher TCNJ 26:40 16. Ted Turner SUNY Geneseo 26:41 17. Garrett Wagner Ithaca College 26:42 18. Dale Cocca Ithaca College 26:43 19. Vincent Zarrillo New York Univer. 26:46 20. Scott Mccaffery TCNJ 26:47 21. Andy Dana St. Lawrence Un. 26:50 22. Jon French St. Lawrence Un. 26:52 23. Kris Enwright St. Lawrence Un. 26:56 24. Jason Casey SUNY Geneseo 26:59 25. Brian Donovan TCNJ 27:00 26. Jonah Freedman St. Lawrence Un. 27:02 27. Matan Bisk Ithaca College 27:02 28. Matt Young SUNY Geneseo 27:02 29. Paul Widjeskog SUNY Plattsburgh 27:03 30. John Milanese St. Lawrence Un. 27:03 31. Thomas Batey Rochester Inst. 27:04 32. Joseph Kelly Ithaca College 27:05 33. Andrew Corman Alfred University 27:05 34. Mike Mills SUNY Geneseo 27:12 35. James Sweeney SUNY-Fredonia 27:13 *Indicates NCAA Individual Qualifier Plattsburgh State’s senior Jay Wells (Ticonderoga, NY/Ticonderoga) is among the seven individuals that earned a bid to the finals next weekend for his performance. Joining Wells as an individual qualifier was SUNY Geneseo’s junior Jon Beck (Fairport, NY/Fairport) (3rd place, 26:09), as well as U.S Merchant Marine Academy’s junior Christopher Kapfer (Tualatin, OR/Tualatin) (5th place, 26:14), Vassar College’s senior Stephen Money (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug Regional) (6th place, 26:16) and junior Avi Kramer (Greenfield, MA/Deerfield Academy) (7th place, 26:18) as well as St. Lawrence University’s freshman Adam Van Nortwick (Saranac Lake, NY/Saranac Lake) (9th place, 26:21), Richard Stockton’s senior Randy Wetzel (Hammonton, NJ/Oakcrest) (10th place, 26:26) and the final individual qualifier was SUNY Oswego’s sophomore Jeff Beck (Fairport, NY/Fairport) (11th place, 26:32). 2002 NCAA DIVISION III ATLANTIC REGIONAL WOMEN’S INDIVIDUALTEAM RESULTS PLACE (#) TEAM TIME 1. Melissa White SUNY Geneseo 22:34 2. Liz Ackley SUNY Cortland 23:04 3. *Susan Mcwilliams SUNY - Oswego St. 23:09 4. *Amanda Jinks SUNY Plattsburgh 23:15 5. Sarah Spilman TCNJ 23:15 6. *Alyson Grant Hamilton College 23:15 7. Jen Rettke SUNY Geneseo 23:17 8. Beth Vesey TCNJ 23:17 9. Joanna Zieno SUNY Geneseo 23:30 10. *Morgan Burrows SUNY-Fredonia St. 23:38 11. Heidi Spalholz Rochester Inst. 23:41 12. Anne Ruminski Ithaca College 23:43 13. Amy Barr St. Lawrence Un. 23:44 14. Amanda Laytham Ithaca College 23:47 15. Julianna Allport Hamilton College 23:54 16. Kris Reale SUNY Geneseo 23:57 17. Betsy Schultz SUNY Cortland 24:03 18. Lindsay Hyman Ithaca College 24:03 19. Rebecca Rosenberg-Beran RPI 24:04 20. Lillian Jones Ithaca College 24:05 21. Sharon Crow Rowan University 24:06 22. Beth Van Alstine New York Univ. 24:07 23. Kristen Cravotta Ithaca College 24:10 24. Lindsay Scarborough TCNJ 24:11 25. Morgan Doherty St. Lawrence Un. 24:11 26. Jodie Schoppmann SUNY At Potsdam 24:12 27. Tora Olafsen St. Lawrence Un. 24:16 28. Keely Elgethun New York Univ. 24:18 29. Sally Briggs SUNY Geneseo 24:18 30. Becca Foulger SUNY Cortland 24:26 31. Mary Rhoads Clarkson Univ. 24:28 32. Jennifer Zucaro TCNJ 24:29 33. Jessica Snyder Clarkson Univ. 24:33 34. Sarah Taylor Hamilton College 24:36 35. Kelly Zilles Ithaca College 24:37 *Indicates NCAA Individual Qualifier On the women’s side of things, the 2002 individual qualifier for the NCAA Championships includes four athletes. Oswego State’s junior Susan McWilliams (Central Square, NY/Mexico), a tenth place finisher a year ago, took third this year in 23:09 to qualify. Joining her will be Plattsburgh State’s senior Amanda Jinks (Pavillion, NY/Pavillion) who took fourth place in 23:15 as well as Hamilton College’s junior Alyson Grant (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) who finished in sixth place (23:15) and Fredonia State’s sophomore Morgan Burrows (Lockwood, NY/Waverly) who finished in 10th place in 23:38. TCNJ’s junior Beth Vesey (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) finished in eighth place (23:17), while fellow Lion runner junior Lindsay Scarborough (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) took 24th place in 24:11. |
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2002
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November 11,
2002
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REMINDER: Regional Championships are this Saturday November 16, 2002. Click on Events to find out more details. |
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November 8,
2002
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Alumnus Checks in with A Few Stories: Deron Schreck send us some laughs to remind us of how great a time college athletics were for us all. Check them out here. Alumni Found: The following alumni have been found or their email has changed. Dean Shonts Dean owns website/store for running equipment and advice at the Sneaker Factory. There is also a link to this on our permanent Links Page. Metzie's Marathon Splits: 1. 9:16 (152) 2. 7:10 (159) 3. 7:25 (161) 5K 24:35 4. 7:15 (NR) 5. 7:03(165) 6. 7:02(164) 7. 7:06 (169) 8. 7:04(169) 9. 7:14(170) 10. 6:58(164) 73:37 11. 7:17(168) 12. 6:59(164) 13. 7:11(172) Half 1:35.52 14. 7:03(170) 15. 7:15(170) 16. 7:42(165) 17. 7:19(164) 18. 7:43(168) 2:12.10 (August 18 miler 2:10.49) 19. 8:47(159) 20. 10:22(152) 21. 11:27(149) 22. 12:29(130) 23. 13:55(140) 24. 13:56(146) 25. 10:36(156) 26. 9:18(164) Finish 1:53(156) 3:44.54 Second Half 2:09.02 First nine miles 66:38, Second nine miles 65:22, Last 8.2 miles 92:44 |
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Metzie: Teammates, It's all over. It was an incredible experience. We were doing great until mile 20. At that point my training partner felt like he couldn't move his legs so we drastically slowed down. We actually walked some from miles 20-24. I felt great until we slowed down drastically. We were on pace to finish in 3:12 through 18 miles, and ended up running 3:45.54. First nine miles 66:38, Second nine miles 65:22, Last 8.2 miles 92:44. Despite the struggle for my friend the last 8 miles the whole experience was awesome! Attached are some pictures from our support crew. We had 14 friends and family members cheering us on. Please take a look at a really nice sign my sister made. It was very special. Thanks to everyone for you donations and support. I will email everyone when the final numbers are in. Probably in a month or so. Tom You can view all 3 photos from the marathon here in the photo gallery. |
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| Recap of Last Month's Highlights: Sports Hall of Fame Dinner: Coach McCorkle's dinner and induction was fantastic! Approximately a dozen or more cross country and track alumni from many different years came to show support for Coach. Members from the programs first year (who's names I can't remember, please email me and I'll post them) came out to show Coach they hadn't forgotten about him. Coach was absolutely thrilled to see so many of us there. Coach's acceptance speech was very humble and individually thanked each of us that came to the dinner. I don't think Coach could have been more proud to see so many of his previous runners from over the years. Dan Magee gave a very eloquent introduction speech highlighting the caring gentleman we all enjoyed calling "Coach" throughout our years at TSC/TCNJ. We met so many older alumni Friday that we can't remember everyone's name, please email us so we can list you here. Partial list of those alumni in attendance: Dan Magee Glenn Fuchs Brendan Jacobs Mark Mirabelli Patsy Marino Dean Shonts Jim Webb New Alumnus Photo Gallery: Jim Webb was at Coach McCorkle's Induction dinner the other night and gave us some old photos to post. Check them out here. Message from Coach Rick McCorkle: Glenn, Thanks so much for yours and Tara's "best wishes." Dan suggested I contact you in regard to posting a message on the Alumni website. I have received so many messages of "best wishes" and other very complementary messages from Alumni. It would be very time consuming to contact each of them individually. Suffice to say, I am very honored and humbled by their response, and want to thank each and every one of them for their kind words. It was indeed a pleasure to work with so many fine individuals over the years, and even more gratifying to see what successes each has had with career, community, and family. This response has made my coaching and teaching years so worthwhile. Thanks so much, Rick McCorkle Message from Metzie: Thank you to everyone who sent in money for the race. So far we have raised over $2,500 and it seems like people are still sending in money. Hopefully someday in the future I can send you an email thanking you for helping find a cure because of this money being raised. I am ready for the marathon. If you would like to see how I do you can go to: http://www.nyrrc.org/nyrrc/marathon/results/index.html during the race and it will tell you my times for my half marathon, 20k and the finish. You can type in my name or even easier my number which is 5510. Thanks again for your support. Tom Metz Alumnus Article: Leukemia not a hurdle for this runner By Rob Jennings, Daily Record ROCKAWAY - A 36-year-old borough man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia will be one of more than 30,000 runners at Sunday's 33rd annual New York City Marathon. Tom Metz, who remains at an early stage of the disease, is using his 26.2-mile effort as a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Through noon on Monday, Metz had raised $2,039 - "and 79 cents," he added lightly. It will be Metz's second marathon. His first, also in New York City, was in 1992. The one-time track star at Trenton State College (now known as The College of New Jersey) initially signed up to support his friend, John Hanlon of Hackettstown, who will run his first marathon Sunday. Then Metz was placed in contact with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's chapter in Springfield, which organizes participation in numerous races, including Monday's Dublin Marathon in Ireland, as a means of raising money. In addition to his running number, Metz will wear the nicknames of two close friends - "Wrobo" and "Pig" - on his running jersey. Joe Wroblewski, who died of leukemia complications in 1998 at age 36, was Metz's college teammate. Michael Pignatello, 34, who lives in Lafayette, is in remission from leukemia, Metz said. Pignatello said Monday that he appreciated Metz's acknowledgment of his struggle. Metz was diagnosed in 1999 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a malignancy of the white blood cells known as lymphocytes. The disease is so rare in young people that doctors initially attributed Metz's test results to a lab mistake. When Metz first received the news, he was unsure whether he'd ever run again. However, because he remains at an early stage of the disease, he's been able to remain active, despite battling occasional fatigue, joint pain and swollen lymph nodes. Less than a year after being diagnosed, Metz won a 1,500-meter race in the 30- to 34-year-old group at the USA Track & Field championships in Oregon, finishing in 4:26. Last March, Metz and three friends set a U.S. indoor record at a 4 x 800-meter relay race in New York City in 8:44. Metz's wife, Kathleen, will watch him run Sunday, using the New York City subways to catch him at different places on the course. |
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November 5,
2002
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NY Marathon Tom Metz Results:  For more details go to: http://www.nyrrc.org/nyrrc/marathon/results/index.html Type in the name, Tom Metz, or even easier his number, which is 5510. We'll post additional information from Metzie as it becomes available. |
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| Alumni Spotlight: Dan Magee Former XC Team Captain Former Back Seat Boy The name Dan Magee is well known from older alumni from the XC/Track Program inception under Coach Rick McCorkle all the way through the current program under Coach Steve Dolan. Dan is an icon to the program and always kept a strong sense of team and alumni team members in the forefront of his college activities. A born leader, Dan continues to this day to take an active role in gathering and showing strong alumni support for the XC/Track Program at TCNJ. Dan also was the driving force behind this Alumni web site as he longed for a way to keep our alumni in touch and informed of news related to our alma mater's XC/Track Program. Dan currently resides in Atlanta Georgia where he works as the Coordinator of Recreational Services at Emory University. Dan is currently engaged to Kirsten Atchley of Decatur, Georgia. A spring 2003 wedding is being planned. Let's tip our hats to this outstanding alumnus, and yes, these are the last known photos of Dan in action during college. |
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Amazing Story Update: Marla Runyan top U.S. finisher, fifth overall in NY Marathon. Read the whole story below. http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2002/1103/1455117.html The difference between a successful person and an unsuccessful person is that a successful person doesn't encounter obstacles, just opportunities… Alumni email changes: The following alumni have either been found or their email has changed. Jason Faris (changed) Joe Geismar Maura Coleman John Crowley Bert Lundberg Kevin McKenna Dave Motovidlak Kristen (Falborn) Nigro (changed) Marianne Papay Jim Van Saders (changed) Michael Walker Additional Old Photos: I've added some additional old photos to my photo gallery. You can view them here. MIA List: With Homecoming upon us, let's make an extra effort to get in touch with some of these missing alumni. Dan Avondoglio Susan Baka Lorelei Boggs Tim Brennan Linda Burriesci Carrington Colleen Casey Jim Casey Mike Cavallo Maura Coleman (found) Stormin' Norman Coyle Frank Dariano Joe DeLuise Chris Fagan Brian Falkowski Ed Febinger Frank Ferrara Coach Fitz Pat Gallagher Joe Geismar (found) Michelle Gindreaux Mary "Huey" Gould Kim Hageman Sylvester Harriet Dave Hoch Tracey Hosler Sandy Humphrey Judy Hunt Willie Jackson Chris Kalwinsky Trisha Kenney Jim Kingsley Gail Kupcha Kyle Lynott Mark Macauley Jennifer Maczka Mike Maney Patsy Marino Marlon Matthews Don Matoush Jim McElhaton Mike McGourty Brendan McKeon Dave Motovidlak (found) Michelle Nichol Bob "Kemo" Nielson (found) Steve Ondrejack Sue Piekarz John Richardson Janice Reilly Marc Rossi Alan Skilowitz Coach Smitty (in progress of being contacted, he currently lives in Brazil, South America) Steve Strange Christian Talag Karen Tangora Ken Topolewski (in progress of being contacted) Steve Urban Karen Vance Eddie Vizzola Melissa Wenczel Greg "Groundhog" Weinert Dave Ytreboe Virginia Zaleski (in progress of being contacted) Pete Zippel (in progress of being contacted) Tall, Slow Andy from '86 XC |
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