Summer and Cross Country, 2011

-- On July 4, 2011, Alum Joe Halin '00, of the Moorestown Running Company, won the Haddon Heights Firecracker 5K by almost a minute faster than his closest challenger! Joe crossed the finish line in 15:20 (4:55 pace)! Results at: L and M Sports.

-- On July 4, 2011, a contingent of Alums competed in the Marlton Mayor's Cup 5K! They including Ty Somers '11 (2nd in 17:15); Chris Applegate '09 (4th in 17:22); Ryan Bobb '11 (5th in 17:32); Matt McCarroll '10 (7th in 17:50); Kyle Miller '09 (10th in 18:06); and Kyle Muench '10 (15th in 19:06). Results at: L and M Sports.

-- On August 14, 2011, Alum Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, returned to his historical roots -- Ballyhooly, Ireland, the home of his father, running great John Hartnett -- for the aptly named John Hartnett Challenge 10K! According to the Running in Cork Blog "the course was a tough 9.5 mile course taking in some of the local hills with several off-road sections" . . . [but] "this year, it has changed to a more familar 10k race over a reasonably flat circuit so as to attract more runners." Sean was one of those runners, winning the race in a genteel 35:31! Results at: Running Ireland. In addition, Villanova Running lifted the story from Athletics Ireland but added a picture of Sean's famous father "back in the day." (Those of you who are friends of John might be interested in the summary of his racing career at Running in Ireland.)

-- From August 14 through August 20, 2011, Alums Marc Pelerin, '02, now teaching and coaching at Cherokee High School; Kevin Cuneo, '04, now in his last year at Rutgers School of Law; and Kevin "Ted" Schickling, '08 and Alex Yersak, '08, both of The College of New Jersey, added their extraordinary talents as counselors and instructors to the operation of the 13th Annual RunningWorks Cross Country Camp in the Pocono Mountains.

-- On August 24, 2011, Alum Joe Halin '00, of the Moorestown Running Company, celebrated his 30th birthday by racing and winning the 20th Annual Run For Tony 5K in Haddon Heights, NJ. He broke the tape at 15:43 (pace 5:04)! Also racing, but not celebrating his birthday, was Alum Ryan Bobb '11, of Rutgers University, who finished 7th in 17:20 (5:36 pace)! Detailed results at: Lin-Mark Sports.

-- On September 2, 2011, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, opened his Cross Country season at the Army Open at West Point. Josh finshed the 5K race in 39th place while clocking 17:31 (5:38 pace). GO JOSH! Details at: Army Open.

On September 3, 2011, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, began his 2011 Cross Country season with the Bison Open, a non-scoring 3 mile race against area rivals Susquehanna, Bloomsburg and Juniata Universities. Chris finished 28th, clocking 15:59 (5:20 pace). GO CHRIS! Details at: Bucknell Recap. Very expensive pictures that include two showing Chris at: Bucknell Pics.

-- On September 3, 2011, Alum Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey, opened his season at his school's Blue and Gold Classic at Rosedale Park in Hopewell, NJ. Alex finished the 5K race in 16th at 16:39.40 (5:22 pace). Picture taken from TCNJ website. GO ALEX! Race details at: TCNJ.

-- On Spetember 3, 2011, Alum Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University opened his season at the Monmouth University XC Kick-Off, a nine school competition at Thompson Park in Lincroft, NJ. Sean finished 19th overall while clocking a 19:58.2 over the 6K course. Details at: Go MU Hawks.

-- On September 3, 2011, Alum Ty Somers '11, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, stepped-up to college competition for the first time at the Delaware Valley College Invitational, an 8K race with 16 teams competing. Ty was the first member of his team to finish -- 13th overall, 28:27.91 (5:43 pace) -- but the coach reported on their website that he rested five of his top 8 runners. GO TY! Results at: DelVal Athletics.

-- On September 10, 2011, Alum Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey, and Alum Steve Burkholder '09 of Rutgers University, competed in Fordham Fiasco on the historic VanCortlandt Park in New York City. Alex finished the 5 Mile race in 63rd, clocking 27:30.88 (5:30 pace) and finishing 1st on his team. Steve finished in 130th, clocking 29:15.78 (5:51 pace). Picture from the TCNJ website. Details at: Fordham Sports.

-- On September 10, 2011, Alum Ryan Bobb '11, of Rutgers University, raced in the 39th Annual Lebanon Valley College Invitational aka Dutchmen XC Invitational on a new course at the Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon, PA. Ryan finished 81st overall and 4th on his team, clocking 17:54.53 in the 5K race. GO RYAN! As an aside, Ryan will probably remember this race for awhile because of the unusual conditions! When they designed this course, they probably thought it would be really cool to run along the canal at the park but that was before the "Great Flood of 2011!" They quickly redesigned the course, cutting it from 8K to 5K, but not all the water issues were solved. If you get a chance, check out picture #19 of a Rutgers' runner at Go Dutchmen photo gallery! Results at: Go Dutchmen.

-- On September 17, 2011, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, traveled to Pittsburgh for the Duquesne V. Bucknell Dual Meet on the Schenley Park 8K course. Chris finished the race in 20th, clocking 26:42 (5:22 pace). In case you didn't notice, that's quite an improvement over last year! Details at: Bucknell Sports.

-- On September 17, 2011, Alum Greg Malloy '11, of Boston University, competed in his first official college race, the Iona College -- Brother John Paddy Doyle -- Meet of Champions, at historic VanCortlandt Park in New York City: hallowed ground for cross country runners in this region . . . and not because so many of them have "died" on the courses there! Greg finished the 8K course in 27:56.99 (5:38 pace), apparently the second freshman on the BC team to finish! GO GREG! Details at: Iona Sports.

-- On September 18, 2011, Alum Joe Halin '00, of the Moorestown Running Company, continued his assault on his personal records by racing the Philadelphia Rock'n'Roll 1/2 Marathon! Recently he explained that, for years, he had been trying to break 1:10 and he did so, clocking 1:09:27 (5:18 pace) and taking 72nd out of 16,476 finishers and 3rd out of 1,127 in his age bracket! Yikes! See the Main Page for the event at: Rock'n'Roll 1/2 Marathon; and for the more detailed "participants page" with 5K, 10K and 10M splits, check out: Joe Halin Page.

-- On September 22, 2011, Alum Ty Somers '11, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, got a taste of "the bigs" when he and his team raced in the relatively small but challenging Main line Invitational at Haverford College. Competing against runners from Villanova, Haverford, and Widener, Ty finished 69th in the 85-man field and 6th on his squad. He covered the 4 Mile course in 23:13.56 (5:49 pace). The coach's remarks on their website suggest the team got carried away at the start and hit the mile mark quite a bit faster than planned. Results at: Haverford Sports.

-- On September 24, 2011, Alums Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey, and Ryan Bobb '11, of Rutgers University, competed in the Stockton College Osprey Open on the campus at Stockton. Alex took 3rd on his team and 6th overall, clocking 19:39.81 (5:16 pace); while Ryan took 4th on his team and 40th overall, crossing the line in 21:14.63 (5:42 pace). Results at: Stockton.

-- On September 30, 2011, Alums Ty Somers '11, of Gwynedd-Mercy College and Ryan Bobb '11, of Rutgers University, competed in the Paul Short Invitational "White 8K Race" at Lehigh University. Ryan clocked a 28:54 (5:49 pace) in the 8K race to finish 123rd in a field of 357, while Ty clocked a 29:06 (5:51 pace) to finish 135th. However, Ty's team scored well enough to finish 3rd in the 42-team race while Ryan's team had to settle for 23rd. Details at: Run High Results.

-- On September 30, 2011, Alum Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey competed in the Paul Short Invitational "Brown 8K Race" at Lehigh University. Alex crossed the line in 66th place (out of 382 finishers) clocking a 26:46 (5:23 pace). His team finished 14th out of 46 teams. Details at: Run High Results.

-- On September 30, 2011, Alums Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University and Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University competed in the Paul Short Invitational "Open 8K Race" at Lehigh University. Sean crossed the finish line in 86th place overall (out of 452) clocking 27:12 (5:28 pace), while Chris finished the race in 165th place overall clocking 27:58 (5:38 pace). Details at: Paul Short Results.

-- On October 7, 2011, Alums Steve Burkholder '09 of Rutgers University and Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College traveled to VanCortlandt Park in NY City for the New York Metropolitan Cross Country Championships. Steve covered the challenging 8K course in 28:34 (5:45 pace), finishing 82nd overall in a field of 142, while Josh crossed the line in 29:56 (6:01 pace), finishing in 113th place. Snow was said to be a foot deep at the time. Details at: Elite Racing.

-- On October 8, 2011, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University participated in the Father Bede Cross Country Invitational, a small four-team meet at St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Chris covered the 5K course in 16:50 (5:25 pace) finishing 9th overall and 6th on his team. Details at: pdf results.

-- On October 15, 2011. Alums Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University and Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University competed in the Princeton XC Invitational on the Princeton's home course, West Windsor Fields. Sean ran in the 8K Championship Race, finishing 91st in team scoring while clocking 27:05 (5:27 pace); and Chris competed in the 8K Open Race, finishing 23rd in team scoring while clocking 26:44 (5:23 pace). Results at: Go Tigers.

-- On October 15, 2011, Alum Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey bussed to Waterford, Connecticut for the Connecticut College 8K Invitational at Harkness State Park. Alex finished 1st on his team and 7th overall in a race with 14 teams and 211 finishers. He crossed the line in 26:10 (pace 5:16) helping his team to take 3rd in team scoring. Details at: Cool Running.

-- On October 21, 2011, several "Blasts From the Past" stopped by at the Olympic Conference Championships to check-out how the present generation of Chiefs is doing. Alums Sean McLaughlin '05 and Ryan Bobb '11 joined coaches Marc Pelerin '02 and Kevin Cuneo '04 to see the young guys take the championship at Gloucester County College.

-- On October 21, 2011, Alum Ty Somers '11, of Gwynedd-Mercy College traveled to Haverford College for the Haverford Invitational. Ty covered the 4-mile cross country course in 22:52 (pace 5:43), finishing 69th out of 110 competitors. Details at: Haverford Athletics.

-- On October 28, 2011, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College took the short ride over to their home course at VanCortlandt Park for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Cross Country Championships. One day before the really wintry weather hit the northeast, they still ran in cold and windy conditions. Josh clocked a leisurely 29:18.5 (pace 5:52) on the historic course, finishing 110th out of 130 runners. The team finished 6th in the 10-team race. The slightly-blurred picture from the Manhattan site shows Josh at the starting line wearing his trademark sweat band! Details at: Go Jaspers.

-- On October 29. 2011, Alums Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey and Ryan Bobb '11, of Rutgers University competed in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships in the driving rain at Stockton College. Alex clearly did not enjoy the conditions as he ran 27:23.53 (5:31 pace) for 23rd, well off his 8K time of only 14 days ago. Ryan, on the other hand, dropped 38 seconds from his last recorded 8K time on September 30th. He clocked 28:16.78 (5:41 pace) for 42nd. TCNJ still made a strong showing against the other teams in the conference, finishing 1st by 10 points over Rowan. Rutgers-Camden took 4th in the 7-team race. Details at: Stockton.

-- On October 29, 2011, Alum Steve Burkholder '09 of Rutgers University traveled to the Big East Cross Country Championships at Tom Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Steve finished the 8K race in 27:55 (5:37 pace), 39 seconds faster than his time at VanCortlandt on October 9th but well back from the leaders of the race. His team finished 11th in the 14-team field. Details at: Big East pdf.

-- On October 29, 2011. Alum Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University returned to a very wet Holmdel Park for the Northeast Conference Cross Country Championships. Sean covered the 8K course in 29:00.60 (5:50 pace), finishing well back in the field. His team took 4th in the 12-team event. Details at: NEC.

-- On October 29, 2011, Alum Ty Somers '11 of Gwynedd-Mercy College traveled to the Colonial States Athletic Conference XC Championships at Keystone College in LaPlume, PA. Running in windy, snowy conditions, Ty finished 18th out of 68 competitors, and 8th on his team, while clocking 30:55.7 (pace 6:13) on the 8K course. Interestingly, his teammates took up the slack by taking 1 through 5 in the "race," all finishing in 28:34! Their closest competitor crossed the line in 38:54! The picture, from the GW website, shows the team after the race. Details at: CSAC Sports.

-- On October 29, 2011, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University made the trip up to wintry Lehigh University for the Patriot League Cross Country Championships. Chris navigated the snow-covered course in 27:22 (5:31 pace and 36 seconds faster than his race there a month ago) finishing 59th overall and 10th on his team. The team finished 5th in the 8-team conference but only one of their top seven is a Senior, with four Freshmen, so it looks good for the future. Proud father, Stan Applegate, sent these pictures to demonstrate that the phrase ". . . navigated the snow-covered course . . ." doesn't quite capture the sublime experience! You decide! Results at: Navy Sports.

-- On November 5, 2011, Alum Ryan Bobb '11, of Rutgers University traveled to Williamstown, Massachusetts for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Cross Country Championships. Racing on the 8K course at Mt. Greylock High School, Ryan covered the distance in 29:35 (5:57 pace) to finish 139th overall (300 finishers) and 5th on his team. The Scarlet Raptors took 11th in the 44-team race. In addition, the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) named Ryan the "Rookie of the Week" because of his performance. Race details at: ECAC Sports.

-- On November 12, 2011, Alum Steve Burkholder '09 of Rutgers University made the trip to Princess Anne, Maryland for the NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships. Steve competed in the 10K, crossing the line in 128th place while clocking 33.40.9 (5:25 pace). His team took 18th in the 25-team race. Details at: Flash Results.

-- On November 12, 2011, Alums Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey and Ryan Bobb '11, of Rutgers University competed in the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. In a field of 272 runners, Alex finished in 63rd place while clocking 26:48.9 (5:24 pace). Ryan crossed the line in 181st place, clocking 28:45.5 (5:47 pace). Alex's team finished tied for 7th, and Ryan's team took 20th in the 40-team mob scene! Details at: St Lawrence.

-- On November 19, 2011, Alums Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, Steve Burkholder '09 of Rutgers University, and Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University met in a "Battle of the Alums" -- AKA. the 103rd IC4A Cross Country Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in New York City! This time supreme bragging rights go to Sean AND his Monmouth team as he finished 1st among the Alums (49th in 27:18, 5:28 pace) and his team finished highest at 4th! The picture is clouded after that: Chris came in 2nd among the Alums (55th in 27:30, 5:30 pace) but his Bucknell team finished 12th overall. Bringing up the rear, so to speak, in this "Battle of the Alums" was Steve's 3rd place among the Alums (59th in 27:35, 5:31 pace) but his Rutgers team whipped the Bucknell team by finishing 8th to their 12th place! OK, so no one "tore up the course" but when it comes to bragging over the Thanksgiving break a few seconds can translate into hours! Parent Stan Applegate was there to record it all and he provided the pictures! Results available at: IC4A Results.

-- On November 19, 2011, Alum Joe Halin '00, of the Moorestown Running Company, ran the Philadelphia Marathon through the streets of the city. Joe set a strong "national class" pace throughout, taking 20th out of 10,228, finishing in 2:29.49! Yikes! Details include almost clockwork pacing through the first 30K: 5:42.8 overall, with the 10K in 35.22 (5:42), the Half-Marathon in 1:14.28 (5:41), and the 30K in 1:46.00 (5:41)! His pace dropped a tad on that last 12K segment (5:47?) but sub-2:30 is an incredible achievement! GO JOE! Interestingly, we just heard a question proportedly asked by Frank Shorter in 1970 that Joe might appreciate: "Why couldn't Pheiddipedes have died at 20 miles?" "Sample" pictures below . . . we should have sent Stan Applegate! Details at Active Results.

Winter Track, 2012

-- On December 1, 2011, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, opened his season at a low-key meet, the Manhattan College Opener, on their new Mondo indoor track on campus. Josh anchored the 4 X 800m "B" Relay that finished in a leisurely 8:56.67. Details at: Go Jaspers.

-- On December 3, 2011, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, opened his 2011 season well at the Bow-Tie Track Classic, at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. In the more-competitive Division 3 competition, Justin won the High Jump, clearing 2.01m (6' 7") and took 2nd in the Long Jump, leaping 6.21 (20' 5")! GO JUSTIN! Details at: GMC Griffins

-- On December 3, 2011, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, began his college athletic career at the Cornell Relays at Barton Hall in Ithaca, NY. Darren competed in the 60m Dash finishing 4th in his heat and 19th overall in 7.41. GO DARREN! Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On December 9, 2011, Alum Kevin Merrigan '08, of Monmouth University, began his 2012 campaign at the Fast Times Before Finals meet at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. Kevin ran unattached in the 60m Dash, finishing 5th in his heat and 15th overall while clocking 7.41. GO KEVIN! Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On December 10, 2011, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to Haverford College for the Haverford Holiday Meet. There, he won the High Jump at 2.09m (6' 10 - 1/4") and took 2nd in the Long Jump at 6.76m (22' 2 - 1/4")! In the High Jump, he passed to 1.93m (6' 4") and easily cleared that and the next height (2.03m, 6' 8"), missed two attempts at 2.09m (6" 10 - 1/4") before clearing that, and then failed to clear at 2.14m (7' 0"). In the Long Jump, he began well with three decent jumps but then fouled twice before passing out of the competition. Both the HJ and LJ marks meet qualifying standards for the ECAC Championships, and both set new PR's and indoor records at GMC! The old HJ record was Justin's at 2.08m (6' 9 - 3/4") and the old LJ record - not Justin's -- was 6.67m (21' 10 - 3/4")! At this point, the HJ clearance is the highest Division III mark in the country! By the way, in between all this, Justin competed in the 60m Dash, crossing the line in 7.45! Details at: Haverford Athletics.

-- On December 10, 2011, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, continued his season at home in the Brother Jasper Invitational. Josh finished the 1000m Run in 2:41.82 (4th of 6) and anchored the 4 X 400m "C" Relay in 3:37.34 (4th of 10). Details at: Go Jaspers.

-- On December 29, 2011, a large group of Cherokee alums and coaches attended a Cross Country and Track Reunion at Coco's in Philadelphia where they reminded anyone who would listen of their prowess as athletes and coaches "back in the day!" They're already planning next year's event and hope even more will show-up and share their "heroic" stories from the past! Look for pictures and other comments on the Alums Facebook page.

-- On January 6, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to the Armory in New York City for the Metro Coaches Collegiate Invitational. Justin took 1st in the High Jump, clearing 1.98m (6" 6"), and 7th in the Long Jump, gliding 6.11m (20' 0.5") before hitting the ground! Details at: Runners Pace.

-- On January 7, 2012, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, walked across campus to the Gerhard Fieldhouse for the aptly-named Bucknell Mini Meet, essentially an opportunity for athletes to check their condition after the long holiday break. Chris competed in the 3K, finishing 7th in 9:23.50. Details at: Bucknell Bison.

-- On January 7, 2012, Alums Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, and Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, participated in the Rutgers Invitational at the Rutgers Bubble in Piscataway. Ed cleared a modest 1.88m (6' 2") to finish tied for 3rd in the High Jump; while Steve took 4th in the Mile (4:27.09) and led-off the 4 X 800m Relay that took 2nd (7:59.28). Details at: NJRunners/MileSplit.

-- On January 8, 2012, Alum Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, opened his college racing career -- injury resulted in a red-shirted cross country season -- at the Dartmouth Relays where he ran the 3K. Greg finished 21st in the race, crossing the line in 9:14.47. GO GREG! Details at: Lancer Timing.

-- On January 13, 2012, Alum Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, returned to the NY City Armory for Saturday Night at the Armory I where he ran the Mile in 4:27.39. Steve was 12th in his heat and 18th overall in a field of 33 runners. There was a 4 X 800m Relay in 7:54.38 but no names were given. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On January 14, 2012, Alums Ed Kramer '10 and Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, traveled to West Point, New York for the Army 6-Team Meet. Ed competed in the High jump, sharing 3rd place points with three others who tied at 1.95m (6' 4.77") in a field of 15. Sean ran the Mile in 4:30.25, taking 12th in a field of 24. Details at: Go Army Sports.

-- On January 19, 2012, Alum Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, stayed at home for the Boston College Multi-Team Meet. (By the way, these people have to get their ducks in line on naming this meet: it's called something different in three different places on their website: it's the Five-Way Meet; it's the BC Invitational; and it's the Multi-Team Meet!) Greg must have been discombobulated by all of this -- or maybe he's studying too much!? -- as he competed in the mile, clocking 4:42.03; and the 3K, clocking 9:42.32. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On January 20, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA for the Collegeville Indoor Classic. Justin won the High Jump by clearing 2.03m (6' 8") and took 14th in the 60m Dash by clocking 7.42. Further details at: Rutgers.

-- On January 20, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, traveled to the Long Island Indoor Championships at St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, N.Y. Josh competed in the 1000m Run, crossing the line in 5th place in 2:46.40; and he led-off in the 4 X 400m Relay that took 9th overall in 3:51.34. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On January 20, 2012, Alums Ed Kramer '10, and Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, headed back to the NY City Armory for the Great Dane Classic. Ed took 7th in the High Jump with a college indoor PR of 2.01m (6' 7"), and Sean took 9th in his heat and 20th overall in the 3K while clocking what is likely a college PR of 8:41.15! Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On January 20, 2012, Alum Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey, traveled to Haverford College for the Haverford Quad-Meet featuring Haverford, TCNJ, Widener, and New York University. Alex competed in the 3K, taking 19th in 9:30.44. Details at: TCNJ Athletics.

-- On January 21, 2012, Alum Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, participated in a Navy Quad Meet at Annapolis featuring Navy, Rutgers, Rhode Island and Temple. Steve improved on his recent performances in the Mile, clocking 4:23.20 and taking 6th, and then he ran the second leg of the 4 X 800m Relay that took 2nd in 7:49.68. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On January 21, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, made his first official start as a hurdler at the Cornell Upstate Challenge, a six-team competition among upper New York state teams. Darren competed in the 60m Hurdles, taking 8th overall in the Prelimins (8.61) and 5th in the Finals (8:45)! That time is a qualifier for the Big East Championships! Full details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On January 21, 2012, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, stayed at home for the Gulden Invitational, a five-team competition involving Bucknell and four close-by schools: Shippensburg, Duquesne, Mt. St. Mary, and St. Francis. Chris competed in the 5K, finishing in 10th at 15:55.85. Details at: Bucknell.

-- On January 27, 2012, Alum Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, traveled to the Armory in New York City for the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championships where he led-off in the Distance Medley that finished 2nd in 10:14.04. The eight points won in the event helped Rutgers to win the championship! Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On January 27, 2012, Alums Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, and Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, competed in the Boston University Terrier Classic at BU's Track and Tennis Center. Both raced in different heats of the Unseeded 5K's. Sean took 13th in his heat, 18th overall, while clocking 15:17.11; and Greg took 12th in his heat, 52nd overall, crossing the line in 16:14.83. Further details at: Direct Athletics

-- On January 28, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, is once again out to prove he's not just another pretty face by setting a new PR in the 60m High Hurdles! Darren competed at the Colgate University Class of 1932 Invitational at the Colgate Field House in Hamilton, NY. He took 2nd overall in the Prelims (8.51) and again 2nd overall -- 1st if you discount the "unattached" hurdler who won but was not counted in the scoring -- in the Finals (8.36)! Full results at: Leone Timing.

-- On January 28, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to the University of Delaware in Newark for the Thompson Invitational where, apparently, he competed only in the 60m Dash, finishing 40th out of 50 finishers in a fiery 7.78! Perhaps the competition in the High Jump was too easy -- the event was won at 6' 2" -- and he decided to sit out the event? Details at: Blue Hens.

-- On January 28, 2012, Alums Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, and Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University competed in the 14th Annual Bison Open on the Bucknell campus. Chris raced the 1600m, finishing 13th out of 41 competitors, clocking 4:30.80; and Ed took 3rd out of 17 in the High Jump, clearing 1.94m (6' 4"). Details at: Bison Sports.

-- On February 3, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, bussed to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut for the Giegengack Invitational. Josh ran what might be a college PR for him in the 800m: 2:04.15. Details at: Cool Running.

-- On February 3, 2012, Alum Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, traveled to the New York City Armory for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. Competing in the High Jump, Eastern Division, Ed cleared 1.99m (6' 6.3") and took 6th. Direct Athletics.

-- On February 4, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, traveled about 50 miles east to Hamilton College for the Hamilton College Invitational. Competing in the 60m Highs, Darren took 2nd in the Prelims (8.38) and 1st in the Finals (8.28), setting another PR for himself! If this keeps up, he'll have the world record by the end of the Spring season! Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On February 4, 2012, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, traveled to Youngstown State University in Ohio for the Youngstown State National Invitational. He competed in the Unseeded 3K and finished 6th in 9:14.77. Results at: Bison Sports.

-- On February 4, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, went to one of his favorite competition spots, Haverford College -- he's done very well there in the past! -- for the Seamus McElligot Invitational and, as luck would have it, he took 1st again, clearing 2.00m (6' 6.7")! Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On February 4, 2012, Alum Alex Yersak '08, of The College of New Jersey, competed in the TCNJ - Rider Dual Meet at the fieldhouse of close-by Lawrenceville School. Alex ran the 3K, finishing in 11th of 15th in 9.26.66. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On February 8, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, competed in the Firdham-Manhattan-Southern Connecuticut Tri-Meet on the campus of Manhattan College. Josh ran the 800m in 2:13 (HT). Yikes! Link to details at: Go Jaspers.

-- On February 10, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, and Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, traveled to the New York City Armory for the Lafayette-Rider Winter Games Invitational. Justin won the High Jump, clearing 2.03m (6' 8"), a PR at the Armory; and Steve took 4th of 9 college runners in the 1000m, clocking 2:32.17. Details at: PDF.

-- On February 11, 2012, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, walked all the way across the campus to the Gerhard Fieldhouse for the 19th Annual Winter Classic. Chris raced the 5K, finishing in 7th out of 18 runners while clocking 15:40.74. Results at: Direct Athletics.

-- On February 11, 2012, Alums Sean Hartnett '09, and Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, bussed to the Prince George's Complex in Landover, Maryland for the Northeast Conference Track and Field Championships. Sean raced the 3K, finishing in 5th place clocking 8:30.47, just above the IC4A qualifier of 8:27.20 but probably a PR . . . and that's saying something when run on the slow track at Landover! He also raced the 5K, finishing in 9th place clocking 15:17.35. Meanwhile, Ed took 3rd in the High Jump competition, clearing 2.01m (6' 7.1'). With their help, Monmouth won the eleven-team conference championship! Details at: Direct Athletics. Picture of Ed Kramer boosted from Monmouth's website. Thanks Tom Connelly! Alas, somehow he missed Sean!

-- On February 18, 2012, Alum Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, stayed home for the 2nd Annual Blue-White Invitational, a small, six-team competition at their new gym. Ed competed in the High Jump, clearing 1.94m (6' 4.25") and taking 2nd. Details at: GO MU Hawks.

-- On February 19, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, "made it to the bigs" when he competed at the New York City Armory, this time in the Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships! Darren competed in the 60m High Hurdles, finishing 4th in his heat and 12th out of 17, clocking 8.40. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On February 19, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia for the Mason-Dixon Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Justin scored points in two events: in the High Jump, he took 2nd overall, clearing 2.05m (6' 8.75"); and in the Long Jump, he took 3rd overall, leaping 6.56m (21' 6.25")! The team took 2nd in the conference behind their host, Christopher Newport. Details at: Track and Field Results Reporting System.

-- On March 2, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, returned to the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City for the ECAC Division III Track and Field Championships where he took 1st in the High Jump, clearing 2.07m (6' 9.5")! That's a PR at the Armory, which with all the distractions close-by, isn't a great place to jump! He also competed in the Long Jump, bounding 6.65m (21' 9.8") and finishing 14th out of 31 jumpers. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On March 2, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, returned to the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City for the Columbia Last Chance Meet where he competed in both the 60m High Hurdles and the 200m Dash. In the 60 Highs, Darren took 7th in the Prelims (8.40) and 5th in the Finals (8.31). In the 200, he took 10th overall. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On March 4, 2012, Alum Marc Pelerin '02, now teaching and coaching at Cherokee, returned to competitive running at the Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon in New Orleans, Louisiana! Marc finished 12th overall in 1:12.59 and that's all the website provides at this time . . . so we can't see how his pace held up throughout the race! We can, however, make fun of the first finish line picture they provided and wonder why Marc didn't take the team's crack photographer along on the trip?! (OK, Marc must have threatened to sue if they posted only that one finish line picture so now, two days later, they have so many "Pelly pics" that his mother must have been on the photo team!) Picture page at: Pelly Pics; and results page at: Results. Marc's BIB Number is 208.

-- On March 9, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to the end of the Earth -- or at least it must have felt that way -- when he went to the Bear Center at Grinnell College, Iowa (only one hour from Des Moines!) for the 2012 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championship. Last week, Justin took 1st in the High Jump at 2.07m (6' 9.5") but this week all he could manage was 9th place at 2.05m (6' 8.7"). Justin came in at 2.00m (6' 6.7") but only cleared on his 3rd attempt at that height! At 2.05m (6' 9.5"), he cleared on his second attempt, but then he failed to clear at 2.08 (6' 9.8"). As a result, Justin missed being named "All-American," a designation he won last year, by one place! Earlier in the week, the GMC website reported, Justin "was named the Mideast Region Field Athlete of the Year for the indoor season. . . . [he ended] the year with a season-best of 2.09 meters, a new program record, and a third consecutive ECAC Indoor Championship." Meet results at: MileSplit.

Spring Track, 2012

-- On March 17, 2012, Alums Joe Halin '00, of the Moorestown Running Company, Marc Pelerin '02, now teaching and coaching at Cherokee, and Ty Somers '11, now at Burlington County College for the semester, joined about ten team members for the traditional Spring distance run at the Adrenaline 5K in Haddonfield, NJ. As expected, the older Alums proved to be too much for Ty and for the team! Joe took 8th against a strong field in 15:34 (5:00 pace), with Marc close behind in 20th at 15:47 (5:04 pace). Ty was back a bit, finishing in 64th at 17:38 (5:39 pace). The race was made even more interesting because Cherokee's star distance runner, Shawn Wilson, wearing his "lucky" green Ireland soccer shirt, challenged Marc, suggesting that it was time for the older generation to step aside for the new! Unfortunately for Shawn, Marc would have none of that and, though we're told he purposely slowed at various times during the race to allow the young guy some hope, he crossed the finish line 6 seconds before him!

Coach Shaklee provided his All-Time Bancroft-Adrenaline PR List which shows Shawn in 2nd place among Cherokee runners while they were in high school -- behind Keith Kreiger who, as an 11th grader, clocked 15:13! -- and 5th place when you include the post-grad times of Marc Pelerin (14:43 in 2009, Joe Halin (15:32 in 2012), and Coach Shaklee (15:42 in 1999)! Of course, Coach Shaklee would be the last to point to his name ahead of Shawn's, especially when he ran it at the advanced age of 44! Access that list at: All-Time Bancroft-Adrenaline PR List. Results at: L and M Sports.

-- On March 24, 2012, Alum Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, opened his Spring season at the Northeastern Spring Open in Dedham, Massachusetts. Greg ran the 5K as a tempo run, finishing 13th in 15:49.01 (5:05 pace). Results at: Go NU.

-- On March 24, 2012, Alums Ed Kramer '10, and Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, and Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, began their outdoor seasons at the 17th Annual Monmouth Season Opener in West Long Branch, NJ. It was a pretty big meet with the school website reported over 1900 competitors from 35 schools and 12 clubs! Ed took 2nd on misses in the High Jump, clearing 2.01m (6' 7"); and Sean took 22nd in the Mile crossing the line in a quick 4:22.82. Steve took 16th in the 800m Run, clocking 1:59.53, and 18th in the 1500m Run, clocking 4:07.59. The picture of Sean was on the Monmouth site, no specific ID but number suggests another meet. Click for larger version. Details at: NJRunners/MileSplit.

-- On March 30, 2012, Alums Ed Kramer '10, and Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, and Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, competed at the Raleigh Relays at North Carolina State in Raleigh. Ed took 4th in Section II of the High Jump competition, clearing 2.0m (6' 6.7"); Sean took 22nd in Section V of the 5K, clocking 16:10.59; and Greg finished in 28th in the 10K, crossing the line in 32:42.40. Results at: Direct Athletics

-- On March 30, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to Widener College for the Danny Curran Invitational where he and two others cleared 1.90m (6' 2.8") but Justin took only 3rd on misses. The day was wet and cold and no jumper competed to his potential. Results at: GMC Griffins.

-- On March 30, 2012, Alum Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, competed in the always-fun 10K on the track at the Raleigh Relays at North Carolina State University. Greg finished in 28th/40, clocking 32:42.42. The tiny picture is Greg's BC mugshot, probably looking happier than at the end of the 10K! Details at: Raleigh Relays.

-- On March 31, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, traveled to Fairleigh Dickinson University for the FDU Knight Classic. Josh ran the 1500m, finishing 5th in his heat, 10th overall, in 4:20.75. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On March 31, 2012, Alum Steve McCarroll '08, at the University of Pittsburgh, ran his first Half-Marathon at the Just a Short Run Half-Marathon on the "picturesque" lake course at the North Park in Allison Park, PA. Steve finished in 19th place, clocking 1:23.55 (6:24 pace). Results supposed to be at Results but the link doesn't show the 2012 results! We'll have to rely on parent, Mike's, report! Pictures provided by Mike show Steve and younger brother, Matt, warming up together -- Matt didn't race -- and one race picture.

-- On April 1, 2012, Alum Marc Pelerin '02, now teaching and coaching at Cherokee, raced in the April Fools Half-Marathon on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Marc took 3rd overall -- 1st American! -- in the event, crossing the line in 1:14.16 (5:40 pace). Results at: Mid-Atlantic Timing.

-- On April 7, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, traveled to Auburn, Alabama for the Auburn Tiger Track Classic. Darren competed in the 200m Dash (4th in Heat 10, 72nd/80 overall, 23.19) and the 110HH (5th in Heat 3, 25th/60 overall, 15.00). Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 7, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, made the short trip down the Expressway to the Penn Invitational at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Justin took 3rd in the Long Jump, soaring 6.42m (21' 0.75"), and 1st in the High Jump, clearing 2.05m (6' 8.75"). Details at: Penn Athletics.

-- On April 7, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, competed in the Third Annual Ramapo College Roadrunner Invitational at Mahway, NJ. Josh finished 1st in the 3rd heat and 11th/37 in the 800m Run, clocking 2:02.22, and 7th in heat 3 and 8th/36 in the 1500m Run, crossing the line in 4:18.94. Manhattan won the meet. Details at: Leone Timing.

-- On April 7, 2012, Alums Sean Hartnett '09, and Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, competed in Princeton University's Sam Howell Invitational Sean raced the Open 1500m, finishing 4th in Heat 2, 9th/41 overall, in 4:00.73; and Ed took 2nd in the High jump, clearing 1.94m (6' 4"). Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 7, 2012, Alum Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, traveled to the Colonial Relays at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Steve raced in the 1500m, finished 39th/81 in 3:59.91. He also started the DMR that finished 13th/18 in 10:27.03. Details at: Tribe Athletics.

-- On April 12, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, stayed at home for the 3rd Annual GMC Mid-Week Twilight Invitational. Justin competed in the Long Jump, where he took 1st at 6.76m (22' 2"), probably a PR; in the High Jump, where he took 1st at 1.93m (6' 4"); and in the 100m Dash, where he took 8th in 11.61. Further details at: GMC Griffins.

-- On April 14, 2012, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, stayed at home for the Bison Outdoor Classic. Chris ran the 10K, finishing in 11th/27 with a time of 33:13.09. Details at: Bucknell Bison.

-- On April 14, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, and Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, competed in the Metropolitan Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Rutgers University. There's a little confusion on the reported results -- Josh is listed in he 4 X 800m Relay in one place but not another -- but Josh probably ran the 4 X 800m Relay that finished in 5th/8 with a time of 7:56.35. Steve competed in the 1500m Run, finishing 12th/35 in 4:01.19. Manhattan beat Rutgers in the 12-team event, taking 1st with 164.5 points while Rutgers scored 150 points. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 14, 2012, Alums Sean Hartnett '09, and Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, competed in the Rider Invitational at Rider in Lawrenceville. Sean took 1st in the 5K, clocking 15:29.05; and Ed took 2nd in the High Jump, clearing 1.95m (6' 4.75"). Their 18 points helped Monmouth win the Invitational! Details at: NMN Athletics.

-- On April 14, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, traveled to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the Kent Taylor-Joe Hilton UNC Invitational. Darren took 11th/13 in the 110HH, clocking 15.32. Details at: Durham Striders.

-- On April 19, 2012, Alum Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, traveled to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville for the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Greg competed in the 10K, finishing 22nd of 25 in 32:52.87. Results at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 20, 2012, Alums Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, and Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University, competed at Priceton University in the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Darren won his heat in the 110HH, but finished 12th overall in 15.08. Steve took 2nd in his heat in the 1500m, but finished 15th overall in 3:57.34. Further details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 21, 2012, Alum Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, traveled to Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA for the Greyhound Invitational. Sean competed in the 1500m, finishing 7th over 66 other runners, while clocking 4:03.64. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 21, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to East Stroudsburg University for the ESU All-American Meet. Justin won the High Jump in 2.00m (6' 6.7") but didn't fare so well in the 100m Dash -- 6th in his heat, 35 overall in 11.97 -- or the Long Jump, where he is listed as ND. The GMC website notes that this is the fourth week in a row that he won the HJ competition and his season-best of 2.05m places him 10th on the NCAA Div III list. Turner will compete in the HJ at the Penn Relays! Meet details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 21, 2012, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, stayed at home again for a 7-team competition called the Bucknell Team Challenge 2012. Chris took 8th in his heat and 20th overall in the 1500m, clocking 4:19.16. Details at: Bucknell Bison.

-- On April 22, 2012, Alum Marc Pelerin '02, now teaching and coaching at Cherokee, raced the United Half-Marathon at Rutgers University. From the advertisement, it sounds delightful: "beautiful scenic . . . through three of the university's campuses . . . past beautiful academic buildings, the new football stadium . . . live bands along the course . . . water stations manned by naked volunteers from the university's sororities . . ." (just seeing if anyone reads this!). Apparently, Marc missed all of this because his time was well-below expectations! He finished in 18th place, clocking 1:20:42.48. Details on the event at: CGI Racing. Marc's BIB Number was 842.

-- On April 26, 2012, Alum Joe Halin '00, of the Moorestown Running Company, stayed very late at the Penn Relays with 15 other lunatics to run the "Olympic Development Men's 10K." The race began around 11:00 PM on a cool and windy night and, to make the experience even more annoying, it began to rain! Joe had an off night, finishing 14th in 32:11.59. Details at: Penn Relays On Line, and more specifically, Event 216 at: Penn Relays On Line, Event 216.

-- On April 27, 2012, Alums Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, and Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, competed against each other on a windy morning at the Penn Relays in the "Eastern College High Jump." Justin tied for 7th after clearing 2.00m (6' 6.75") while Ed had to settle for a tie for 17th after he cleared only 1.96m (6' 5"). The results show Ed cleared the opening height of 1.96m on his 2nd try but failed to clear 2.00m; Justin cleared both the opening height and 2.00m on his first attempts but failed to clear the next height. Details at: Penn Relays On Line, and more specifically, Event 702 at Penn Relays On Line, Event 702. Our photographer was on-site while our two Alums were warming up and caught the following pictures (OK, don't ask about Justin's cap):

-- On April 27, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, traveled close to his Marlton home for the Lion's Invitational at The College of New Jersey in Ewing. Josh participated in the 800m, clocking 2:07.57 while finishing 50th in a field of 64. Details at: TCNJ

-- On April 27, 2012, Alum Chris Applegate '09, of Bucknell University, took the short trip up to Bloomsburg University for the Maroon and Gold Invitational. Chris competed in the 5K, finishing 6th in a field of 11 while clocking 15:51.24. Details at: Bucknell Bison.

-- On April 28, 2012, Alum Sean Hartnett '09, of Monmouth University, competed in the Lehigh Games at the university in Bethleham, PA. Sean ran in the 1500m, crossing the line in 4:06.45 and finishing 6th in his heat and 9th overall. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 28, 2012, Alum Brian Regensburg '11, of DeSales University, showed-up at the Lehigh Games and we wondered why we hadn't seen him previously! Well, we hadn't looked carefully enough! Brian has been out for Track since the winter season, participating mostly in the jumping events, although he has one Heptathlon to his credit. At the Lehigh games, Brian finished 6th of 11 competitors in the Long Jump clearing 5.71m (18' 9") and his team took 1st out of two teams in the 4 X 100 Relay in 44.78. Details on the Lehigh meet at: Direct Athletics; and a summary of Brian's competition this Winter and Spring at: Direct Athletics.

-- On April 29, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, competed in Cornell University's Big Red Invitational where he again dropped under 15 in the 110HH! In the Trials, Darren took 2nd in his heat and 5th overall in 14.94; and in the Finals, he also took 5th in 14.89! Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On May 5, 2012, Alum Darren McCluskey '11, of Syracuse University, traveled to the University of South Florida at Tampa for the Big East Outdoor Track and Field Championships. As expected, Darren took to the track for the Trials of the 110HH's but, unexpectedly, he DQ'd and failed to advance! Darren emailed his explanation, saying he was having "a great race." Indeed, he SAID he was on pace to run 14.3 or 14.4 but fell over the 8th hurdle. As he fell, he put his hands on the 9th hurdle and was DQ'd. 14.3 . . . 14.4 . . .? Sure, Darren . . .. Let's ask Cal if he believes that story! Results at: Direct Athletics.

-- On May 5, 2012, Alums Sean Hartnett '09, and Ed Kramer '10, of Monmouth University, competed in the Northeast Conference Track and Field Championships at Mt. Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD. Sean raced the 1500m in 4:03.98, finishing 16th of 32; Ed cleared 1.98m (6' 4.75") to finish 4th. Both the men's and women's teams won their championships! Details at: CFPI Timing.

-- On May 5, 2012, Alum Josh Perez '10, of Manhattan College, competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships at Rider College in Lawrenceville, NJ. Josh ran the 800m in 2:01.23 -- probably a PR! -- to finish 19th of 23. His team won the MAAC Championship for the 14th time in the last 15 years (lost to Rider last year)! Details at: MAAC Sports.

-- On May 5, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, stayed at home for the Mason Dixon Conference Track and Field Championships. Justin competed in the High Jump where he took 2nd at 1.98m (6' 6"); in the Long Jump where he also took 2nd in 6.83m (22' 5"); and in the Triple Jump where he took 4th in 12.86m (42' 2.3")! Despite contributing 20 points to the effort, his team took 2nd in the competition. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On May 5, 2012, Alum Steve Burkholder '09, of Rutgers University took the short trip over to Princeton University for the Larry Ellis Invitational. Steve competed in the 1500m, finishing 2nd in his heat, 15th of 55 competitors, in 3:57.34. Details at: Direct Athletics

-- On May 5, 2012, Alum Brian Regensburg '11, of DeSales University, competed in the Middle Atlantic Conference Track and Field Championships at Elizabethtown College in, you guessed it, Elizabethtown, PA. Brian did the Long Jump (5.67m/18' 7.25") and Triple Jump (11.97m/38' 5.50"), and anchored the 4 X 100m Relay through the Trials (7th in 44.78) and Finals (5th in 44.56). His team finished 5th out of 10 teams in the conference. Details at: Messiah College.

-- On May 10, 2012, Alum Greg Malloy '11, of Boston College, took the short trip over to the Steinbrenner Track at MIT in Cambridge for the The New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Greg had a rough time in the 10K, finishing 26th of 28 in 32.38.87. Details at: Direct Athletics.

-- On May 14, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, bussed down to Swarthmore College for their Last Chance Meet. The breezy and wet weather didn't cooperate for those truly seeking a "last chance" to qualify for up-coming regional meets. Justin won the High Jump at a relatively low 1.96m (6' 4.75") but, based on earlier performances, he is moving on to the ECAC Division III Championships on May 18th. Details at: Swarthmore.

-- On May 18, 2012, Alum Justin Turner '09, of Gwynedd-Mercy College, traveled to the ECAC Division III Track and Field Championships at Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Justin took 2nd of 25 competitors in the High Jump clearing 2.01m (6' 7"). In April, Justin was ranked # 1 on the NCAA Div III Outdoor Qualifier List at 2.05m (6' 8.75") but the most recent list has him tied for # 18 with six others. Only the top 20 qualify and, based on his late- season jumps, it seems unlikely he will be selected. Passing detail: one inch higher and he would be 7th! Meet details at: Direct Athletics.