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BOYS 2nd, girls 3rd at Island Champs

1/12 - S.I. Champs - Ocean Breeze
Shane McAnuff wins his first shot put S.I. Championship. Senior Matthew Brodsky wins the 600 for the 3rd consecutive year in a row. The Boys and Girls 4x800 win as well! Silver medals were won by Giuliana Collegio (1500), Laila Velazquez (HJ), Mariam Azer (PV), Jeremy Muccio (300), DJ Pisapia (1000), Cody Doskocil (1600), Jason Sarnicola (3200), Boys 4x200, Boys 4x400.
SI CHAMPS HEAT SHEETS
1/5 - Freedom Games BOYS - Ocean Breeze
The milers absolutely kill it today with massive PR's by the bulk of the crew. Cody Doskocil breaks 4:30 for the first time and 5 guys break 4:40. Adam Vitale has a great day with a 9 second PR in the 1600 (4:36.79) and then doubles up with an impressive 1:28.21 FAT. Matt Brodsky runs 35.68 FAT which breaks the varsity 300 record of 35.79 held by Jason Marchese '20. It's his second school record in as many days. Jace Lawless betters his own frosh record in the LJ with an 18'-9" jump. Avery Rosado breaks the frosh 600 record with a 1:29.42 FAT. The old record was held by the great Daniel Zaccariello  from 2007!
1/4 - Hispanic Games - Armory
Senior Matthew Brodsky lowers his school record in the Invitational 400 to a 49.74 FAT. He would place 8th overall. It's the 5th fastest in Staten Island history!
1/4 - Freedom Games GIRLS - Ocean Breeze
Giuliana Collegio runs a big PR in the 1,600 with a 5:20.73 FAT, a 12 second PR! Violet Illuzzi runs 5:53.93 FAT to take 9 secs off. MacKenzie Bennett drops 24 secs off her PR as well! Madison Flynn pops over 29 feet in the TJ for the first time. 

           #1 IN THE U.S.
   Boys 4x800 is the First U.S. Team to break 8 mins

12/28 - Marine Corp Holiday Classic - Armory
The Boys 4x800 runs their first 4x800 of the season and not only hits the #1 time in the country but they're already the 8th fastest in S.I. history! The 7:56.54 FAT is a US #1 and the first team in the U.S. to break the elusive 8 minute barrier! The "A" team wins and the "B" team runs a solid 8:30.68 FAT for 5th place medals. The Girls 4x800, comprised of 1 soph and 3 frosh combine to run a 2nd place 10:37.54 FAT. The quest for the girls is now to break the 10 minute barrier!
12/27 - Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival - Ocean Breeze
The Varsity Boys DMR's are super impressive placing 2nd, 5th and 8th overall. Johnny Walz continues his fine running on the comeback trail with a 3:15.6 lead-off leg on the "B" team as soph Jason Sarnicola breaks 4:40 for the first time. Adam Vitale runs real well in a 3:21 lead-off leg for the "C" team all by himself! As a matter of fact our Varsity DMR "A" team is ranked #2, "B" team would be #3 and our "C" team would be #6 in NY state! The Frosh "A" 4x400 runs a seasonal best 3:54.68 FAT to inch closer to the frosh school record as all 4 frosh break 60 seconds. The Frosh girls 4x4 runs a seasonal best as well with a 4:39.76 FAT.
12/22 - Bishop Loughlin Games BOYS - Ocean Breeze
Cody Doskocil and Jaosn Sarnicola get things kicked off with 10 and 23 second PR's in the Invitational 2 Mile. Sarnicola's 9:51.90 FAT establishes a Soph 2 mile record and breaks the Soph 3,200 record set back in 2021 by Dylan Doskocil (2021). Jace Lawless has a big day taking 2nd in the frosh long jump and frosh 55 meters. His 6.93 FAT breaks the frosh school record set back in 2017 by Ethan Hekert (7.03). In his first time jumping, Lawless jumps 18'-6.25" breaking his second frosh record! The old mark was held by Jimmy Salerno (18'-4.25" - 1997). Matthew Brodsky wins the seeded section of the Varsity 600, only to get nipped by a runner in the 10th heat...yes, the 10th heat! DJ Pisapia takes 3rd in the 1,000 with a 7 second PR. The Frosh 4x400 takes 2nd as does the Soph 4x400 "A" team. The Soph "B" team earns 4th place medals. To end the day, Pisapia holds off a runner from Medgar Evers to win the Varsity 4x400.
12/21 - Bishop Loughlin Games GIRLS - Ocean Breeze
The frosh girls get a start in the field events and Adrianna Gigliotti leads the frosh in the LJ and TJ. Her 13'-2" was 2nd in the frosh LJ and she led the TJ'ers with a 29'-.25" jump. Adrianna Comello takes 4th in the frosh LJ with a 12'-9.5" jump. Senior Laila Velazquez ties her PR with a 4'-8" for 6th place. Junior Frances Maglione takes 5th in the weight throw with a 33'-1.25". Kaitlyn DeSimone takes 4th in the Soph 600 and Giuliana Collegio takes 6th in the Invitational 2M. The Frosh 4x400 "A" (2nd Place ) and "B" (3rd Place) earn medals as does the Soph 4x400 (5th Place)
12/14 - CHSAA Relay Carnival - Armory
The team makes its inaugural trip to the Armory in Manhattan and takes home some medals. Mikey Sclafani gets the crowd to its feet with a big 32 second last lap to kick to the gold medal in the Frosh 1600 with a 5:13.0. Jason Sarnicola wins the Soph 1,600 running all alone with a 4:50.5. Cody Doskocil takes a page out of Sclafani's playbook and wins for the second week in a row, this time in the 1600 with a 4:35.5. Giuliana Collegio wins a tough Girls 1,500 with a PR of 5:07.86. Miriam Azer wins the Girls PV tying a career best 7'-6". With spikes only permitted in the jumps and 55/300, PR's were tough but the team was very competitive. 
RELAY CARNIVAL HEAT SHEETS - ALL BUT 300'S
12/7 - SIHST&FA Relays - Ocean Breeze
Indoor '24-'25 kicks off with the Frosh/Soph Girls DMR winning and breaking a 7 year meet record! The Soph Boys 4x400 and Frosh Girls 4x200 win gold medals as well! Cody Doskocil anchors the Varsity 4x400 with a big last leg to just miss 1st place! He would later double up and PR and win the 3,200 meters. Frannie Maglione and Shane McAnuff win the weight throws!
12/7 - SIHST&FA RELAYS - HEAT & FLIGHT SHEETS

12/7 - SIHST&FA TIME SCHEDULE
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Cross Country Season

12 VIKINGS NAB s.i. COACHES ALL-STAR AWARDS!
​The most of any team on staten island!
1st Team - Doskocil, Imparato, Collegio 
2nd Team - Sarnicola, Vitale, Pisapia, Illuzzi
Frosh - Sclafani, Zucconi, Illuzzi, MacPherson, Bennett

  VIKING BOYS TAKE 17TH AT STATES
The team was projected to finish in 27th!

11/23 - NY State Federation Champs - Bowdoin Park
A VERY nice end to an historic XC '24 season. In the boys first trip to the State Champs, the squad finished in 17th place overall despite being projected to finish in 27th. They also finish as the top team from Staten Island. Doskocil (#7), Sarnicola (#9), Imparato (#11), Vitale (#15) and Pisapia (#21) all hit the all-time list. Giuliana Collegio sets a monster PR of 3:01 in her second state appearance and frosh Violet Illuzzi runs a solid 22:30. 

HISTORY AT VANNY!
Varsity Boys Punch ticket to state meet for the 1st time!

11/9 - Catholic State Champs - VCP
HISTORY! The Varsity boys shock the league and become the first Sea boys team to qualify for the NY State Federation Champs! The team goes 7/7 with PR's led by Senior Cody Doskocil who runs 13:15.94, a 32 second PR! His time is #4 ALL-TIME and the 72nd Fastest in Staten Island history! Robert Imparato (13:55 - #30 AT) and Jason Sarnicola (13:56 - #31 AT) break 14 mins for the first time as well. Sarnicola's time is also #3 on the Soph AT list. Adam Vitale (14:09) and DJ Pisapia (14:20) crush their PR's. Matthew Brodsky smashes 15 mins for the first time, 14:47. The team's 13:55 - 5 man average also breaks the school record as well. Soph Giuliana Collegio moves up the Sea All-Time list with a 16:22 - #5 ALL-TIME. Frosh Violet Illuzzi crushes her PR with a 17:36 to qualify for the state meet as well! Big time improvements for much of the time and the sky is the limit for this girls team that ran with 3 sophs and 4 frosh in the Top 7.
SIHST&FA RELAYS ENTRY
11/5 - Frosh Islands - Ocean Breeze
The boys and girls both take 2nd place overall. The "B" teams win their races with the girls scoring a perfect 15 pts and the boys topping Farrell by 1 point. 
11/2 - Frosh/Soph Catholic State Champs - VCP
The Frosh Girls take 3rd overall dropping almost 20 secs off their 5 man average. Violet Iluzzi breaks 11 mins for the first time to pace the girls team!  The Frosh boys place 10th with a 5 man average of 9:56, 21 seconds better than last week! Giuliana Collegio finishes in 3rd in the Soph race in 16:30 - #7 ALL-TIME in Sea history.

BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 2024

10/26 - NYC Championships - VCP
Frosh Girls take 2nd in NYC and 2nd in the NY Archdiocese. Jason Brown continues his hot running with another 40 second PR to run 15:49 in the JV race.
10/19 - Staten Island Champs - Ocean Breeze
The Varsity Boys take 3rd and the Varsity Girls place 4th overall. Rob Imparato (#2 AT - 16:29), Jason Sarnicola (#4 AT - 16:34) and Cody Doskocil (#5 AT - 16:39) all hit the all-time list. Jason Brown leads the JV boys to 3rd place as well. Giuliana Collegio runs a big race with a 19:47 for 3rd overall just a few seconds off the school record for the sophomore. A spirited effort for 4th overall for a varsity squad that sent 3 sophs and 4 frosh to the starting line.
10/13 - Manhattan College Invitational - VCP
Jason Brown has the biggest PR on the Varsity boys team dropping 1:02 with a 16:02. The all underclassmen girls varsity team sends 3 sophs and 4 frosh that run some very solid times. All frosh make their debuts on the varsity 2.5 courses. 
9/28 - Six Flags Wild Safari - Jackson ,NJ
The cross country team heads to a swampy, muggy, rainy Wild Safari and records some nice performances. Soph Jason Sarnicola leads the varsity team for the first time with an 11th place finish in 16:36. His time is 4th on the AT list. Cody Doskocil (16:39 - #6), Robert Imparato (16:44 - #9) and Adam Vitale (17:17 - #16) all hit the all-time list as well. The varsity team earns a 3rd place plaque and has the 10th best 5 man average of over 80 varsity teams in the meet. Guiliana Collegio paces the varsity girls with a 19:31. The frosh girls take 3rd in their race led by Violet Illuzzi who's 12:56 is the fastest in Sea's frosh history. The frosh boys just miss a plaque with a 4th place finish. Michael Sclafani (#6 - 11:43), James Herrara (#7 - 11:49), Joshua Zucconi (#8 - 11:51) and Thomas DeMarco (#10 - 11:58) all crack the all-time list. After the races, the team had a great time at "Fright Fest." SEE UPDATED SAFARI ALL-TIME LIST
9/21 - Bob Pratt Invitational - Sunken Meadow Park
The XC squad headed out to Long Island with the goal of putting in hard efforts over a very challenging course - Mission Accomplished! Cody Doskocil (#3 - 17:46), Jason Sarnicola (#4 - 18:06) and Robert Imparato (#5 - 18:08) all hit the all-time lists to lead the varsity team to 4th place in their race. Giuliana Collegio runs an impressive 21:44 for 4th place in her race. Skyla MacPherson paces the frosh girls to 2nd place in the team standings. Since this is a new 3,200 course, the Top 10 frosh boys and girls make the initial frosh all-time list for Sunken Meadows.
SEE UPDATED SUNKEN MEADOW ALL-TIME LIST
9/14 - Regis Invitational - VCP
Cody Doskocil paces the varsity team with a 14:01 clocking. The varsity squad takes 4th in their race and 9th of 40 teams overall while facing many of the top squads in NYC & NY/NJ. Jason Sarnciola runs 14:09, which is #5 SO AT. The boys 5 man avg was 15:04 last year at this meet and was 14:24 today! Guiliana Collegio runs a very impressive 16:46 for 6th in her race. It represents a PR of 1:44 secs and is the 13th fastest of 300+ girls that ran the course today!
9/7 - SIHST&FA Season Opener - Ocean Breeze
The Varsity boys kick off XC '24 with a monster effort at Ocean Breeze. The top 4 runners are separated by 8 seconds as pack running leads to the team turning many heads. Four teams are separated by a mere 2 pts as the team finishes in 2nd place. The Frosh boys take 3rd in their race led by Michael Sclafani's 4th place finish. Violet Illuzzi wins the frosh girls race and the top 4 girls place in the Top 6 in the race. Despite some confusion as the course markings fell down the girls dominate to win the frosh girls race.