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ROBBIE GUIDICIPIETRO (1ST TEAM) & NICK D'ADDESA (2ND TEAM) CHOSEN AS SIHST&FA LEAGUE ALL-STARS!!

11/30 - Nike Cross Regionals - Bowdoin Park
Senior Nick D'Addesa rebounds and leads the team in the season finale. A nice effort by "Sea Viking XC" as the team returns 6/7 athletes for XC 2014. The temperature was a bone chilling 17 degrees at race time. Overall it was a nice weekend for the team. This concludes XC 2013.

     NIKE CROSS REGIONALS - SEA VIKINGS XC - BOWDOIN PARK
 

11/23 - Staten Island Champs - Clove Lakes The Varsity & JV finish in 4th place. Soph Robbie Guidicipietro runs 17:36 - #2 SO AT for 9th place overall in the varsity race. He dropped 50 seconds from his race at the Breen meet. Joe DiSchiavi runs a big race to step up as the #4 man on varsity. In the JV race, Anthony Castagliola & Daniel Rosenbauer pace the team. Freshmen Jeremy Cassamassino steps up as the #5 man. Big PR's by Rob Ruszkowski, Vincent Spinelli, Anthony Ognibene, and Ryan McNamara. The frosh post some solid times. With only 4 seniors; the future is bright for Viking XC! (Photo Taken by Linpaul Rodney '17)

11/16 - NYS Federation Champs - Bowdoin Park
Soph Robbie Guidicipietro runs 18:19. He is only the 2nd soph to compete at Bowdoin Park.

11/11 - Frosh Islands - Clove Lakes Park
Jeremy Cassamassino breaks 9 minutes for a 10th place finish. His time is #16 Frosh All-Time. Most of the freshmen record big personal best times. Rob Mandry (2:04) and Mike Losi (2:43) have the biggest PR's on the day. Mike Rotondo steps up to be the 5th man on the "A" team.

11/9 - CHSAA Intersectionals - VCP
Soph Robbie Guidicipietro qualifies for the NYS Federation Championships with a personal best of 13:49.  Guidicipietro, who was only the 36th best freshmen at last year's Frosh Intersectionals, places 29th in the Varsity Intersectionals! Mike Cardona just misses breaking 15 minutes. Danny Rosenbauer sets a big PR to lead the JV team. Rob Ruspantini dips under 16 minutes. The frosh run some solid times over the varsity 2.5 course.

Soph Robbie Guidicipietro - NY Federation State Qualifier

11/2 - CHSAA Frosh/Soph Intersectionals - VCP
Soph Robbie Guidicipietro dips under the elusive 14 minute barrier for a 6th place finish. He is #20 VARSITY ALL-TIME and one of the top varsity XC runners on Staten Island. Big PR's by Rob Ruspantini, Rob Ruszkowsi & Vincent Spinelli. Ryan McNamara sets a big PR in the "B" and just misses breaking 18 mins.

11/2 - Clipper Classic - VCP
Anthony Castagliola sets a big personal best with a 15:20, a 23 second PR. Mike Italiano, Ray Cardella, Daniel Rosenbauer & Brian Nishimwe all record personal best times.

Following the meet, the team paid a visit to Mateo Velez who just went for open heart surgery. He will be back & better than ever!

10/26 - NYCHSAA Sectionals - VCP
The Vikings battle throughout the day at a blustery VCP. Nick D'Addesa & Robbie Guidicipietro finish in 15th & 17th place. Guidicipietro inches up the Soph All-Time list with the 3rd fastest time - 14:12. Danny Rosenbauer paces the JV team with a 9 second PR. James Schneider becomes the first frosh to break 10 mins this year with a 9:47, good enough for 11th place in the "A" race. Big races by Joe Arnone & Joe Motto on the "A" team. Rob Mandry, Lorenzo Francisco & Linpaul Rodney all record monster PR's.

Nick D'Addesa & Robbie Guidicipietro heading down to the final straightaway.

10/19 - Brown Invitational - Goddard Park, Rhode Island
The sophs set the tone on the day as Rob Guidicipietro runs 16:48 which is good enough for the #2 ALL-TIME performance for a Viking at Goddard Park. His 17th place finish earned him a prestigous Brown medal. Nick Velez, depsite falling with 400 to go, is the #2 man with a 17:10 which roughly translates to a low 14:00 at VCP. Mike Cardona breaks 18 mins in his best race of the season. Anthony Castagliola runs a solid race to lead the JV and make a push for the varsity. Jeremy Cassamassino places 52nd in the frosh 2.5 mile race in 15:37. He is the 3rd fastest freshmen at Goddard Park; just a few seconds off of wha Guidicipietro ran last year. Alex Gambino, Dan Kwiatowski & James Schneider are all within 13 seconds of eachother. A competitive weekend for all Viking harriers as the team heads into championship season. 






10/16 - Soph Sectionals - Van Cortlandt Park
Nick Velez races his way onto the Soph All-Time List with a 14:26 time, good enough for 3rd place. He and Robbie Guidicipietro are the fastest soph duo since Frank Recce '06 & Jonathan Gedeon '06 in 2004. Rob Ruspantini races very well as the #4 man. The soph team, 6th as freshmen, narrowly miss out on a 3rd place plaque. This is a sure sign of even more progress in the year's ahead.

10/12 - Manhattan College Invitational - Van Cortlandt Park
Jonathan Goldman runs well in the JV race to earn his spot back on the varsity team. Daniel Rosenbauer, Ray Cardella, Mike Italiano & Anthony Castagliola all break 16 minutes! Rob Ruszkowski sets a 23 second PR. Kyle Sinclair steps up to be the #5 frosh.

9/28 - Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational - Jackson, NJ
Nick Velez and Robbie Guidicipietro pace the varsity over a slightly longer and more challenging 5K course at Six Flags. Michael Italiano steps up to be the 5th man as the varsity team finishes in 6th out of 18 teams. Joe DiSchiavi, Ray Cardella & Daniel Rosenbauer all earn medals in the JV race. Jeremy Cassamassino breaks the school course record en route to a 25th place medal. Alex Gambino (#3), Daniel Kwiatowski (#5) and James Schneider (#10) all earn a place on Sea's "Frosh Safari" All-Time List. Both the JV and Frosh teams finish in 6th place. The team also enjoyed a day/night at Six Flags and enjoyed "Fright Fest."
RACE VIDEOS - Varsity "D", JV "C", Frosh "B"

    Sophs Nick Velez and Robbie Guidicipietro kick it in at the Safari Invite.

9/21 - Xavier Invitational - Van Cortlandt Park

9/14 - Regis Invitational - Van Cortlandt Park
Nick D'Addesa is off to a fast start with a big personal best of 14:04, good enough for #26 on Sea's all-time list. Robbie Guidicipietro wins the soph race with a blazing fast time of 14:25. His time is the 8th fastest sophomore team in Sea history. Sophs Nick Velez runs 14:39 and Mike Cardona hits 15:10. Jeremy Cassamassino leads the frosh as four freshmen are between 10:00-10:20. Keep practicing hard and racing TOUGH.
 

9/7 - Breen Invitational - Clove Lakes Park A nice season opener by a young Viking XC squad. Senior Nick D'Addesa is impressive as he rolls to a 17:41 personal best. Sophs Robbie Guidicipietro (18:26), Nick Velez (18:36) & Mike Cardona (18:49) all record some very solid times in their varsity debuts. Major season opener improvements for much of the Varsity & JV as both teams earn 3rd place plaques. Jeremy Cassamassino leads the frosh squad to 3rd place in a very close team battle. The frosh have a tight 27 second 5 man compression. It was a nice debut for what should be an exciting season for the Vikings. * TOUGH *

VIKING CROSS COUNTRY 2013

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