On Tuesday, September 29 we will have our first away race of the season. We are racing against Masuk, Bunnell, and Stratford. The race is held at Great Hollow Lake at Wolfe Park in Monroe. The boys race is approximately at 4:30 while the girls is approximately at 5:00.
Directions to Great Hollow Lake at Wolfe Park (Cross Country):
Take Exit 11 for Rt. 34 South towards Monroe & Derby. Continue South until the intersection of RT. 111 and make a right. Continue approx. 6 miles through blinking yellow caution light and several traffic lights until Purdy Hill Road. The US Post Office will be on your left. Make a right turn and continue 1.5 miles to Doc Silverstone Rd. on your right. The fields are on the hill just opposite the parking lot, lake and pavilion.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Bethel Invitational Results
Yesterday, the cross country team raced at the Bethel Invitational and we had a good day. It began with the boy's freshman race where Nate Zabarsky finished 4th with a time of 9:05 over the 1.5 mile course. That was followed by Melissa Rainone finishing 29th in the girl's freshman race (12:29). In the boys JV race, Jon Novitski lead the Panthers with at time of 19:21, while in the girl's JV race, Carolyn Windover lead the team with a 24:44.
In a tight boy's varsity race, the boys finished 4th with 68 points. Colin McCrory lead the way with a 5th place finish in a time of 17:11.
In the girl's varsity race, the girls finished 5th behind the 1-2 finish of Sara Greco and Brittany Mendelson. Sara finished 1st with a time of 19:23. Brittany was right behind her in 2nd place with a time of 19:32.
Congratulations to everybody on a good day. Results are found on the left side of the page.
In a tight boy's varsity race, the boys finished 4th with 68 points. Colin McCrory lead the way with a 5th place finish in a time of 17:11.
In the girl's varsity race, the girls finished 5th behind the 1-2 finish of Sara Greco and Brittany Mendelson. Sara finished 1st with a time of 19:23. Brittany was right behind her in 2nd place with a time of 19:32.
Congratulations to everybody on a good day. Results are found on the left side of the page.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Bethel Invitational Information
On Saturday, September 26, we will be competing in the Bethel Invitational at Bethel High School. There are three levels of races for both boys and girls; freshman, JV, and varsity. Here is the schedule of events:
Directions to Bethel High School:
Take 84 West to exit 9. Take a left and go under Route 84. Go to the stop sign, take a right onto Route 6. Go to the traffic light (past the garden center), take a left at the light onto Old Hawleyville Road. Go to the second stop sign and take a right onto Plum Tree Road. Go by Blue Jay Orchard, at next traffic light take a left. Go up the hill to the school.
- 8:00 bus leaves PHS
- 9:30 Girls Freshman (1.5 miles)
- 10:00 Boys Freshmen (1.5 miles)
- 10:30 Girls JV (3.1 miles)
- 11:10 Boys JV (3.1 miles)
- 11:40 Girls Varsity (3.1 miles)
- 12:20 Boys Varsity (3.1 miles)
Directions to Bethel High School:
Take 84 West to exit 9. Take a left and go under Route 84. Go to the stop sign, take a right onto Route 6. Go to the traffic light (past the garden center), take a left at the light onto Old Hawleyville Road. Go to the second stop sign and take a right onto Plum Tree Road. Go by Blue Jay Orchard, at next traffic light take a left. Go up the hill to the school.
9/22 Home Meet Results
On Tuesday, the Pomperaug Cross Country team faced Bethel, Lauralton Hall, and Notre Dame and the Panthers walked away with another set of victories.
The boys beat Bethel (17-45) and Notre Dame (15-50) behind the racing of Phil Critelli, Jake Critelli, and Colin McCrory. Phil finished 1st with a time of 16:57. Jake was 2nd with a time of 16:58, and Colin was 3rd with a time of 16:59. They were followed by Jon Bauer (5th, 17:40), Brian Pellicano (6th, 18:22), Troy Volanth (7th, 18:23), and Lou Cassano (9th, 18:45). This improves the boy's record to 4-1.
The girls beat Bethel (24-31), Notre Dame (21-40), and Lauralton Hall (18-43). Once again, Sara Greco lead the way with a first place finish, resetting the course record with a time of 19:16. Sara was followed by Brittany Mendelson (2nd, 19:26), Kathleen Mooney (7th, 21:40), Melissa Windover (11th, 22:40), Marina Alfonso (12th, 22:44), Rebecca Barolli (15th, 23:33), and Carolyn Windover (17th, 24:18). This improves the girl's record to 5-1.
Congratulations to everybody on a good race.
The boys beat Bethel (17-45) and Notre Dame (15-50) behind the racing of Phil Critelli, Jake Critelli, and Colin McCrory. Phil finished 1st with a time of 16:57. Jake was 2nd with a time of 16:58, and Colin was 3rd with a time of 16:59. They were followed by Jon Bauer (5th, 17:40), Brian Pellicano (6th, 18:22), Troy Volanth (7th, 18:23), and Lou Cassano (9th, 18:45). This improves the boy's record to 4-1.
The girls beat Bethel (24-31), Notre Dame (21-40), and Lauralton Hall (18-43). Once again, Sara Greco lead the way with a first place finish, resetting the course record with a time of 19:16. Sara was followed by Brittany Mendelson (2nd, 19:26), Kathleen Mooney (7th, 21:40), Melissa Windover (11th, 22:40), Marina Alfonso (12th, 22:44), Rebecca Barolli (15th, 23:33), and Carolyn Windover (17th, 24:18). This improves the girl's record to 5-1.
Congratulations to everybody on a good race.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Windham Invitational Results
On a perfect day for running, the Pomperaug Cross Country team had a good showing at the Windham Invitational. Most of our runners posted their top times of the year, and some had their best times of their high school career.
The boys finished 7th in the first varsity race of the day. Phil Critelli lead the way with a 12th place finish (16:48). Phil was followed by Jake Critelli (16th, 16:58), Matt McDonald (52nd, 17:52), Brian Pellicano (53rd, 17:53), Chris Greco (83rd, 18:32), Jon Novitski (99th, 18:54), and Danny Walters (117th, 19:25). In the boys JV race, Lou Cassano lead the way with a 28th place finish (18:38). And in the boys freshman race, Evan Oemcke was our first freshman to cross the finish line (17th) with a time of 13:00 over the 2.1 mile course.
The girls finished 11th in the first girls varsity race. Sara Greco finished 3rd with a time of 18:50. Sara was followed by Kathleen Mooney (51st, 21:56), Gabby Holguin (57th, 22:07), Melissa Windover (83rd, 23:17), Rebecca Barolli (92nd, 23:41), and Carolyn Windover (98th, 24:11). In the girls JV race, Taylor Kieth lead the way with a 55th place finish and a time of 24:46. In the girls freshman race, Caileen Connolly finished 33rd with in a time of 16:55 over the 2.1 mile course.
Congratulations to everybody on a good day. Full results can be found at http://mysportsresults.com/Results/Results/Haddad_Windham_Invite_20090919.txt.
The boys finished 7th in the first varsity race of the day. Phil Critelli lead the way with a 12th place finish (16:48). Phil was followed by Jake Critelli (16th, 16:58), Matt McDonald (52nd, 17:52), Brian Pellicano (53rd, 17:53), Chris Greco (83rd, 18:32), Jon Novitski (99th, 18:54), and Danny Walters (117th, 19:25). In the boys JV race, Lou Cassano lead the way with a 28th place finish (18:38). And in the boys freshman race, Evan Oemcke was our first freshman to cross the finish line (17th) with a time of 13:00 over the 2.1 mile course.
The girls finished 11th in the first girls varsity race. Sara Greco finished 3rd with a time of 18:50. Sara was followed by Kathleen Mooney (51st, 21:56), Gabby Holguin (57th, 22:07), Melissa Windover (83rd, 23:17), Rebecca Barolli (92nd, 23:41), and Carolyn Windover (98th, 24:11). In the girls JV race, Taylor Kieth lead the way with a 55th place finish and a time of 24:46. In the girls freshman race, Caileen Connolly finished 33rd with in a time of 16:55 over the 2.1 mile course.
Congratulations to everybody on a good day. Full results can be found at http://mysportsresults.com/Results/Results/Haddad_Windham_Invite_20090919.txt.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Windham Invitational Information
On Saturday, we are racing in the Windham Invitational up at Windham High School. This invitational is open to all of runners. There are three levels of races; varsity (top seven boys and top seven girls), freshmen, and JV (anybody who is not varsity or a freshman). The race schedule is as follows:
Directions to Windham:
Take I-84 east through Hartford to Route 384 (Exit 59). Pick up route 6 in Bolton. At intersection of Route 6 and 66 in Columbia, continue (left) on Route 6 toward Willimantic. Take second exit marked for Eastern Connecticut State University/Route 195. At end of ramp, turn right onto High Street. As you crest the hill, Windham High School will be on your left.
- 7:00 - Leave PHS
- 9:30 - Boys JV
- 10:05 - Boys Varsity
- 10:35 - Girls Varsity
- 11:10 - Boys Freshman (2 miles)
- 11:35 - Girls Freshman (2 miles)
- 12:15 - Girls JV
- 2:30 - 3:15 - Approximate end time
Directions to Windham:
Take I-84 east through Hartford to Route 384 (Exit 59). Pick up route 6 in Bolton. At intersection of Route 6 and 66 in Columbia, continue (left) on Route 6 toward Willimantic. Take second exit marked for Eastern Connecticut State University/Route 195. At end of ramp, turn right onto High Street. As you crest the hill, Windham High School will be on your left.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
September 15 Home Meet
Congratulations on a good start to the season. Both the boys and girls opened the season with two wins and one loss. Course records were set in both the boys and girls meets and many of our runners had their best times ever.
In the boys meet, we beat Weston (27-28) and Brookfield (22-33) but lost to New Milford (19-37). Phil Critelli lead the way with a 5th place finish and a time of 16:47. This is a new Pomperaug team record on our course. Phil was followed by Jake Critelli (9th, 17:12), Colin McCrory (11th, 17:15), Jon Bauer (12th, 17:18), Troy Volanth (19th, 18:11), Brian Pellicano (23rd, 18:34), and Danny Walters (28th, 19:13). We had 16 boys under 20 minutes, 30 boys under 23 minutes, and 44 boys under 25 minutes. Congratulations on a good race. (James Bloom of Weston set the new course record with a time of 16:07.)
In the girls meet, we beat Brookfield (27-28) and Weston (23-34), but lost to New Milford (25-36). Sara Greco won the race with a new course record of 19:17. Congratulations. Sara was followed by Brittany Mendelson (2nd, 19:18), Kathleen Mooney (17th, 23:04), Gabby Holguin (23rd, 23:24), Melissa Windover (24th, 23:27), Marina Alfonso (31st, 24:00), and Rebecca Barolli (33rd, 24:12). We had 9 girls finish in under 25 minutes while 14 finished in under 28 minutes. Congratulations on a good start.
I'm happy with how our first meet went. Even though we have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks, it is a positive outlook for the rest of the season.
In the boys meet, we beat Weston (27-28) and Brookfield (22-33) but lost to New Milford (19-37). Phil Critelli lead the way with a 5th place finish and a time of 16:47. This is a new Pomperaug team record on our course. Phil was followed by Jake Critelli (9th, 17:12), Colin McCrory (11th, 17:15), Jon Bauer (12th, 17:18), Troy Volanth (19th, 18:11), Brian Pellicano (23rd, 18:34), and Danny Walters (28th, 19:13). We had 16 boys under 20 minutes, 30 boys under 23 minutes, and 44 boys under 25 minutes. Congratulations on a good race. (James Bloom of Weston set the new course record with a time of 16:07.)
In the girls meet, we beat Brookfield (27-28) and Weston (23-34), but lost to New Milford (25-36). Sara Greco won the race with a new course record of 19:17. Congratulations. Sara was followed by Brittany Mendelson (2nd, 19:18), Kathleen Mooney (17th, 23:04), Gabby Holguin (23rd, 23:24), Melissa Windover (24th, 23:27), Marina Alfonso (31st, 24:00), and Rebecca Barolli (33rd, 24:12). We had 9 girls finish in under 25 minutes while 14 finished in under 28 minutes. Congratulations on a good start.
I'm happy with how our first meet went. Even though we have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks, it is a positive outlook for the rest of the season.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Time Trial and Course Update
Despite the cold and the rain, we ran our annual Apple Pie Time Trial on Friday. After some confusion, Phil Critelli's team won the race with 103 points, just beating out Hannah Holbrook's (114) and Brian Pellicano's (115) teams. The first boys across were Jake and Phil Critelli and Colin McCrory. The first girl across was Sara Greco, followed by Brittany Mendelson. Results are posted at the 2009 Race Results link (side of the page).
On Monday, after practice, we're going to put gravel down on the muddiest parts of the course. We need people and wheelbarrows. Coach Irvine and myself will supply rakes and shovels. If you are able to bring a wheelbarrow, we would be very happy.
Have a good weekend and see you on Monday.
Coach Loiseau
On Monday, after practice, we're going to put gravel down on the muddiest parts of the course. We need people and wheelbarrows. Coach Irvine and myself will supply rakes and shovels. If you are able to bring a wheelbarrow, we would be very happy.
Have a good weekend and see you on Monday.
Coach Loiseau
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Timed Mile
On Friday we ran the timed mile as benchmark for where people are in their training. We had some very good times and performances, including many personal bests. Results can be found at 2009 CC Results
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