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.
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.
