Carpe-ing the Diem!!! (EDITED)

Though last night’s meet was filled with ups and downs (much like every meet we go to) there were a few guys who truly took to heart the lessons we have tried to teach about taking advantage of opportunities presented and competing with passion and determination. The absolute embodiment of that last night?

MENDO!!!

He scratched and fought and clawed his way to WINNING the 3200m last night at BMOC. In a new PB of 9:38. Under menacing skies. Responding to each and every move his competitors made. With a furious kick, followed by a strong final surge when his competitor closed in on him with about 60 yards or so to go. Nick ran the race we hope and pray each of our athletes will compete every time they step on the track. A kid who gives his all to everything he does finally got what he deserves!

In the history of BMOC (over 30 years) The Ironmen have done pretty well for themselves…but one thing no Ironman had ever done before last night was win the 3200m! We’ve won every other event…

100m – 4x

200m – 3x

400m – Once

800m – 5x

1600m – 2x

110HH – 5x

400H – 4x

Shot – Once

Discus – Once

Javelin – 3x

TJ – 2x

LJ – 3x

HJ – 4x

PV – Once

4×400 – 6x

In a world filled with mediocrity, the BMOC sweep is just another ridiculously awesome thing that we’ve accomplished to add to our legacy as one of the all-time great T&F programs in Bergen County. We had 8 guys in the field of 18 runners last night…some ran credibly but only one told me he thought he could win…and did. Thanks to Mendo for making our ridiculous awesomeness even more ridiculously awesome.

Other personal best performances:

Chris D’Amico (Shot – 50’1″)

Joshua Floyd (110HH – 15.48)

Dalton Friend (100m -11.39)

Anthony Orosz (800m – 2:01.97)

Michael Higgins (3200m – 9:47.54)

Michael Flanagan (3200m – 9:51.87)

Tim Hamlett (4×400 – 48.2 split)

Hang on, men…it’s been a long ride and a tough challenge but there’s only one more week! GO FOR IT!!!

#IRONMEN

FULL BMOC RESULTS HERE:

http://www.lfracing.com/outdoor-track/2012-season/2012-lou-lanzalotto-bergen-county-meet-of-champions/

(the) Bergen (county) Meet of Champions (aka BMOC)

Just a little background/history on what we’ve done at BMOC (and why) during my 10 years here at the Prep…

BMOC serves a tremendous purpose, not only for our program but for the individuals involved as well…it allows for some of you to compete one more time, either before the end of the season, or perhaps the end of your career(s). For some, this is your first shot at “the big time” and for others it is another race in your discipline to put on your resume. Some will achieve PBs and struggle to make the finals; others will earn medals or perhaps score an upset. Some will stamp themselves as “the next great Bosco athlete” while others may leave a legacy that this program will remember forever. The best-of-the-best in DBP history have all competed at BMOC, and the rest have prayed for their opportunity and seized it when it came.

What will YOU do with the chance you’ve been given? Will you go out with a bang, or a whimper? In my opinion (and Neil Young’s) it’s better to burn out than it is to fade away – go out either on top, or trying to be! Do well at BMOC and you’ll be a B.M.O.C. (Big Man on Campus) and add to the @DBPXCTF legacy!

 

2012 Bergen County Meet of Champions

Tuesday , May 29th, 2012 at Hackensack High School

The finest athletes in Bergen County will be competing in this meet.

FIELD (STARTING AT 3:30 PM)

Boys TRIPLE JUMP (Joe Moran) followed by Boys LONG JUMP

Girls LONG JUMP followed by Girls TRIPLE JUMP

Boys POLE VAULT followed by Girls POLE VAULT

Girls HIGH JUMP followed by Boys HIGH JUMP

Girls DISC followed by JAVELIN followed by SHOT

Boys JAVELIN (Andrew Boman) followed by SHOT (Chris D’Amico) followed by DISC

TRACK (STARTING AT 5:45 PM)

5:45 pm GIRLS HURDLE TRIALS

5:55 pm BOYS HURDLE TRIALS (Joshua Floyd)

6:05 pm GIRLS 100 TRIALS

6:15 pm BOYS 100 TRIALS (Dalton Friend)

FINALS (STARTING AT 6:20 PM)

6:20 pm 800 METER RUN (unseeded – Anthony Orosz & Schan Lartigue)

6:25 pm 1600 METER RUN (unseeded – Adam Ramos)

6:35 pm 400 METER INTERMEDIATE HURDLES

6:50 pm 100 METER DASH FINALS

7:00 pm 1600 METER RUN (Seeded – Nick Carapezza)

7:15 pm 400 METER DASH (Noah Lartigue)

7:25 pm 110 or 100 METER HURDLES FINALS

7:35 pm 800 METER DASH (Seeded)

7:45 pm 200 METER DASH

8:00 pm 3200 METER RUN (Mendolia, Flanagan, Lapinski, Taylor, J. Costello, Higgins, Gonzalez, Townsend)

8:30 pm 1600 METER RELAY (N. Lartigue, Hamlett, R. Keller, M.Keller)

(TRACK EVENTS ARE GIRLS FOLLOWED BY BOYS)

 

Haters gon’ hate, yo…

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So here’s how it all went down at tonight’s BMOC seeding meeting…let me set the scene…

Ramsey HS cafeteria…the entire Bergen County coaching fraternity is assembled, looking over the best performance of the season…18 athletes per event make it to BMOC each year and when people got to the 3200 list, that’s what they saw!

So here’s what we were able to get…some of you, unfortunately, just didn’t make it in this year…I did what I could (and absorbed the scornful looks of many) and here’s who will compete at BMOC on Tuesday…

100m – Dalton Friend (Comeback of the Year!!!)

400m – Noah Lartigue

800m – Anthony Orosz and Schan Lartigue

1600m – Nick Carapezza and Adam Ramos

3200m – Nick Mendolia, Mike Flanagan, Nick Lapinski, Jack Costello, Reuben Townsend, Mike Higgins, Bobby Gonzalez & Brian Taylor

110HH – Joshua Floyd

Shot – Chris D’Amico

Javelin – Andrew Boman

Triple Jump – Joe Moran

4x400m – Mitch, Ryan, Noah, Tim

LET’S GO!!! We can’t waste all these spots, dudes!!!

 

End-of-the-Year Banquet…

Last night’s end of the year banquet was one of the most enjoyable, personal and memorable ones we’ve had in my time at the Prep. It never ceases to amaze me how much we’ve grown together as a team and that amidst our most challenging year as a team, we’ve grown closer and stronger as a family…which is what this is really all about, when you think about it.

Tonight’s dinner came at a crossroads for the program. Actually, it is kind of like the “5 Corners” intersection in Westwood – it’s kind of confusing when you get there but if you slow down and think about where you are and where you are trying to get, even if you make a wrong turn somehow you’ll get where you need to go. That’s where we all are right now – and that’s where I was until this morning. Life is filled with challenges…we all know this, and it seems cliche…BUT the challenges we face, endure and overcome are what make us the MEN we want to be.

Behind every face on this team there is a story and we heard some of those stories today; there are countless others that go untold, or that come out on long bus rides, or that are told while we sit around all weekend at a track meet. Some of my greatest and most personal memories come from track & field…from my high school days, winning a state sectional title as a freshman and then waiting 3 years to win another gold medal…to my ups and downs with collegiate running…to my 1st “rededication” to running in 2000 when I somehow willed myself to the fastest times of my life…to my 1st coaching job (at Old Tappan)…to meeting my wife at a track clinic…to being given the job at DBP by Nepo…to getting engaged on the infield at Old Tappan during County Groups in 2006…to our first state title in 2006…to our first National title in 2007…to our 2nd National title in 2007…to sitting at the Waffle House in Greensboro, NC at midnight with Jay, Sharif, Marvin, Cato and Coach Gibbs as NATIONAL CHAMPIONS…taking my wedding photos with my wife on the DBP track…to the team’s rally around Matt Cato and somehow pulling off the improbable win at County Relays after he broke his leg…to winning 3 straight STATE TITLES from 2009-2011…

This program, its’ coaches and the athletes and families I’ve worked with for the past 10 years (1000s of them) mean everything to me and I am thankful to be a part of this thing we’ve created here. I’m not ready to give that up just yet.

Bergen County Championships…2nd Edition

Now it gets interesting…I start playing the “what if” game…the gap narrows a bit if a few things change here and there…it is down to a 10 point lead for Old Tappan…I found a few little places we can change things – where do YOU see yourself moving up here or there? Think about it…across 16 events if we find ONE MORE POINT in HALF of the events, we can win this thing!!!

100 Meter Dash

200 Meter Dash

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Jabrill Peppers

10

Paramus Catholic HS

21.98

10

2

Hayden Lyons

11

Tenafly HS

22.37

8

3

Timothy Hamlett

12

Don Bosco Prep

22.52

6

4

Devin Fuller

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

22.54

4

5

Brandon Gregory

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

22.85

2

6

Deandre Jennings

12

Hackensack HS

22.85

1

7

Benjamin Davis

11

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

22.86

 

8

Eric Harris

11

Teaneck HS

23.27

 

400 Meter Dash

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Timothy Hamlett

12

Don Bosco Prep

49.42

10

2

Jabrill Peppers

10

Paramus Catholic HS

50.34

8

3

Matt Schneider

11

Paramus HS

50.97

6

4

Brandon Gregory

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

51.09

4

5

Sean Degnon

12

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

51.10

2

6

Devin Fuller

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

51.12

1

7

Pat Degnon

11

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

51.19

 

8

Rudolph Henriquez

12

Hackensack HS

51.59

 

800 Meter Run

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Levi Jennings

12

Ridgewood HS

1:57.07

10

2

Kevin Serrao

10

Bergen Co. V/T

1:58.20

8

3

Mitch Keller

12

Don Bosco Prep

1:59.79

6

4

Kyle Davidson

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

2:00.17

4

5

Ryan Tucker

12

Don Bosco Prep

2:00.35

2

6

Sean Degnon

12

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

2:00.37

1

7

Storm Dublirer

11

Ridgewood HS

2:00.42

 

1600 Meter Run

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Levi Jennings

12

Ridgewood HS

4:14.48

10

2

Nicholas Carapezza

12

Don Bosco Prep

4:16.45

8

2

John Pujols

12

Hackensack HS

4:19.73

6

4

Ryan Tucker

12

Don Bosco Prep

4:22.1

4

5

Travis Spicer

12

Ridgewood HS

4:24.50

2

6

Christian Costello

12

Don Bosco Prep

4:25.58

1

7

Storm Dublirer

11

Ridgewood HS

4:26.34

 

8

Chris Mascetti

10

Hackensack HS

4:28.33

 

3200 Meter Run

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Christian Costello

12

Don Bosco Prep

9:20.77

10

2

Nicholas Carapezza

12

Don Bosco Prep

9:30.9

8

3

Kyle Levermore

10

Don Bosco Prep

9:31.48

6

4

Travis Spicer

12

Ridgewood HS

9:46.72

4

5

John Pujols

12

Hackensack HS

9:49.01

2

6

William Maltin

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

9:49.72

1

7

Nick Salamone

11

Ridgewood HS

9:51.31

 

8

Michael Secreti

11

Paramus HS

9:56.14

 

9

James Bryan

12

Northern Highlands Reg. HS

9:57.52

 

10

Chris Mascetti

10

Hackensack HS

9:58.13

 

110 Meter Hurdles

400 Meter Hurdles

4×400 Meter Relay

#

Team

Time

Pts

1

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

3:21.10

10

2

Teaneck HS

3:23.61

8

3

Don Bosco Prep

3:24.78

6

4

Ridgewood HS

3:26.20

4

5

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

3:27.51

2

6

Hackensack HS

3:27.80

1

7

Paramus Catholic HS

3:27.90

 

8

Tenafly HS

3:29.00

 

Shot Put

Discus

Long Jump

Triple Jump

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Mark

Pts

1

Robert Gebhard

12

Northern Highlands Reg. HS

45-11

10

2

Evan Bartlik

12

Ridgewood HS

45-01

8

3

Jamal Williams

12

Teaneck HS

43-06

6

4

Joe Moran

12

Don Bosco Prep

42-06.75

4

5

Michael Cummings

12

Hackensack HS

42-05.5

2

6

Moquiez Headley

12

Hackensack HS

41-09.5

1

7

Chris Wong

12

Bergen Co. V/T

41-00

 

8

Kwadwo Banahene

12

Hackensack HS

41-00

 

High Jump

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Mark

Pts

1

Evan Bartlik

12

Ridgewood HS

6-05.25

10

2

Michael Cummings

12

Hackensack HS

6-04

8

3

Justin Pak

11

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

6-02

6

4

Virron Humes

12

Hackensack HS

6-00

3

4

Tyrone Washington

10

Paramus Catholic HS

6-00

3

6

Kyle Quiero

11

Bergen Catholic HS

5-10

.25

6

Anthony Doran

10

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

5-10

.25

6

William Fiske

12

Bergen Co. V/T

5-10

.25

6

Joe Moran

12

Don Bosco Prep

5-10

.25

Pole Vault

Javelin

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Mark

Pts

1

Young Hoe Koo

11

Ridgewood HS

156-07

10

2

Paul Sheridan

10

Paramus Catholic HS

152-02

8

3

Jeremy Willis

11

Teaneck HS

152-00

6

4

Dom Smith

10

Paramus HS

149-03

4

5

Jong Min Yoon

11

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

144-05

2

6

Andrew Boman

12

Don Bosco Prep

143-10

1

7

James Barnett

11

Ridgewood HS

143-02

 

8

Mike Colon

11

Bergen Catholic HS

142-07

 

Team SCORES

Boys – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored                    
===============================================================================
1) Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan              84.4         

2) Hackensack HS                              76
3) Don Bosco Prep                             74.25

 4) Ridgewood HS                               73         

 5) Northern Valley HS – Demarest             51.65       

6) Paramus Catholic HS                        41          

 7) Teaneck HS                                 32       

 8) Northern Highlands Reg.                    24.8        
 

9) Bergen Co. V/T                             13.65         

 10) Paramus HS                                10        
 

11) Tenafly HS                                10         

       
 12) Fair Lawn HS                              1

 13) Bergen Catholic HS                        .25  

Bergen County Championships

I bring you the 1st edition of my predictions for this weekend’s meet. Between now and Friday, I’d like to know your thoughts – especially on where we can make up the points so we can win this thing. I know we can score more than 70 points; the question(s) is/are who is going to do that, how and where?

100 Meter Dash

200 Meter Dash

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Jabrill Peppers

10

Paramus Catholic HS

21.98

10

2

Hayden Lyons

11

Tenafly HS

22.37

8

3

Devin Fuller

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

22.58

6

4

Timothy Hamlett

12

Don Bosco Prep

22.68

4

5

Brandon Gregory

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

22.85

2

6

Deandre Jennings

12

Hackensack HS

22.85

1

7

Benjamin Davis

11

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

22.86

 

8

Eric Harris

11

Teaneck HS

23.27

 

9

Jake Sabatini

10

Ridgewood HS

23.41

 

400 Meter Dash

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Timothy Hamlett

12

Don Bosco Prep

49.42

10

2

Jabrill Peppers

10

Paramus Catholic HS

50.34

8

2

Matt Schneider

11

Paramus HS

50.97

6

3

Brandon Gregory

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

51.09

4

4

Sean Degnon

12

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

51.10

2

5

Devin Fuller

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

51.12

1

6

Pat Degnon

11

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

51.19

 

7

Rudolph Henriquez

12

Hackensack HS

51.59

 

8

Neil Schoff

11

Ridgewood HS

51.94

 

800 Meter Run

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Levi Jennings

12

Ridgewood HS

1:57.07

10

2

Kevin Serrao

10

Bergen Co. V/T

1:58.20

8

3

Mitch Keller

12

Don Bosco Prep

1:59.79

6

4

Kyle Davidson

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

2:00.17

4

5

Ryan Tucker

12

Don Bosco Prep

2:00.35

2

6

Sean Degnon

12

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

2:00.37

1

7

Storm Dublirer

11

Ridgewood HS

2:00.42

 

 

 

1600 Meter Run

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Levi Jennings

12

Ridgewood HS

4:17.41

10

2

John Pujols

12

Hackensack HS

4:19.73

8

3

Nicholas Carapezza

12

Don Bosco Prep

4:21.82

6

4

Ryan Tucker

12

Don Bosco Prep

4:22.1

4

5

Travis Spicer

12

Ridgewood HS

4:24.50

2

6

Christian Costello

12

Don Bosco Prep

4:25.58

1

7

Storm Dublirer

11

Ridgewood HS

4:26.34

 

8

Chris Mascetti

10

Hackensack HS

4:28.33

 

 

3200 Meter Run

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Time

Pts

1

Christian Costello

12

Don Bosco Prep

9:20.77

10

2

Nicholas Carapezza

12

Don Bosco Prep

9:30.9

8

3

Kyle Levermore

10

Don Bosco Prep

9:31.48

6

4

Travis Spicer

12

Ridgewood HS

9:46.72

4

5

John Pujols

12

Hackensack HS

9:49.01

2

6

William Maltin

12

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

9:49.72

1

7

Nick Salamone

11

Ridgewood HS

9:51.31

 

8

Michael Secreti

11

Paramus HS

9:56.14

 

9

James Bryan

12

Northern Highlands Reg. HS

9:57.52

 

10

Chris Mascetti

10

Hackensack HS

9:58.13

 

110 Meter Hurdles

400 Meter Hurdles

 

4×400 Meter Relay

#

Team

Time

Pts

1

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

3:21.10

10

2

Teaneck HS

3:23.61

8

3

Don Bosco Prep

3:24.78

6

4

Ridgewood HS

3:26.20

4

5

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

3:27.51

2

6

Hackensack HS

3:27.80

1

7

Paramus Catholic HS

3:27.90

 

8

Tenafly HS

3:29.00

 

Shot Put

 

Discus

 


 

Long Jump

Triple Jump

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Mark

Pts

1

Robert Gebhard

12

Northern Highlands Reg. HS

45-11

10

2

Evan Bartlik

12

Ridgewood HS

45-01

8

3

Jamal Williams

12

Teaneck HS

43-06

6

4

Joe Moran

12

Don Bosco Prep

42-06.75

4

5

Michael Cummings

12

Hackensack HS

42-05.5

2

6

Moquiez Headley

12

Hackensack HS

41-09.5

1

7

Chris Wong

12

Bergen Co. V/T

41-00

 

8

Kwadwo Banahene

12

Hackensack HS

41-00

 

High Jump

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Mark

Pts

1

Evan Bartlik

12

Ridgewood HS

6-05.25

10

2

Michael Cummings

12

Hackensack HS

6-04

8

3

Justin Pak

11

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

6-02

6

4

Virron Humes

12

Hackensack HS

6-00

3

4

Tyrone Washington

10

Paramus Catholic HS

6-00

3

6

Kyle Quiero

11

Bergen Catholic HS

5-10

.25

6

Anthony Doran

10

Northern Valley HS – Demarest

5-10

.25

6

William Fiske

12

Bergen Co. V/T

5-10

.25

6

Joe Moran

12

Don Bosco Prep

5-10

.25

 


 

Pole Vault

 

Javelin

#

Athlete

Yr

Team

Mark

Pts

1

Young Hoe Koo

11

Ridgewood HS

156-07

10

2

Paul Sheridan

10

Paramus Catholic HS

152-02

8

3

Jeremy Willis

11

Teaneck HS

152-00

6

4

Dom Smith

10

Paramus HS

149-03

4

5

Jong Min Yoon

11

Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan

144-05

2

6

Andrew Boman

12

Don Bosco Prep

143-10

1

7

James Barnett

11

Ridgewood HS

143-02

 

8

Mike Colon

11

Bergen Catholic HS

142-07

 

Team SCORES

Boys – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored                    
===============================================================================
1) Northern Valley HS – Old Tappan              89         

2) Hackensack HS                              78      

3) Ridgewood HS                               73         

4) Don Bosco Prep                             70.25     

5) Northern Valley HS – Demarest             51.25     

6) Teaneck HS                                 32       

7) Paramus Catholic HS                        45          

8) Northern Highlands Reg.                    22.66        

9) Bergen Co. V/T                             12.58         

10) Paramus HS               10       

11) Tenafly HS               10         

12) Bergen Catholic HS       .25        

13) Fair Lawn HS             1

“Time” – Pink Floyd

These lyrics say it all…don’t let time pass you by! Seize every moment, especially those when you’re racing against the clock!

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I’d something more to say.

http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/time-dark-lyrics.html

Upcoming/Remaining Meets

Just wanted to post the remaining/championship meets. Please be aware of which meets apply to you and when you are expected to compete!
 
Tomorrow (Tuesday 5/15) – NORTH JERSEY NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Ben Franklin MS, Ridgewood (All sub-varsity, including freshmen)
 
(at this point, the season is over for all junior & senior non-varsity athletes)
 
Friday 5/18 & Saturday 5/19 – BERGEN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS @ NV/Old Tappan HS (Top Varsity ONLY)
 
Sunday 5/20 (NEW) – NJCTC Frosh/Soph Championships @ St. John Vianney HS, Holmdel (All Freshmen & Sophs)
 
(at this point, the season is over for all sophomore non-varsity athletes)
 
Monday 5/21 (NEW) – East Coast Relays @ Randolph HS (Select Varsity Relays ONLY)
 
Wednesday 5/23 – BERGEN COUNTY FRESHMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Ramsey HS (ALL FRESHMEN)
 
(at this point, the season concludes for all freshmen non-varsity athletes)
 
Friday 5/25 & Saturday 5/26 – NJSIAA Non-Public “A” North Sectional Championships @ Ridge HS (Top Varsity ONLY)
 
Tuesday 5/29 – Bergen County Meet of Champions – aka BMOC @ Hackensack HS (Select/Qualifiers ONLY)
 
Friday 6/1 & Saturday 6/2 – NJSIAA Non-Public “A” State Group Championships @ Sandburg MS, Old Bridge (Qualifiers ONLY)
 
Thursday 6/7 – NJSIAA State Meet of Champions  aka SMOC @ Sandburg MS, Old Bridge (Qualifiers ONLY)
 
Thursday 6/14-Saturday 6/16 – New Balance Outdoor Nationals @ NC A&T University, Greensboro NC (Select Athletes ONLY)