College
Report
April 23, 2008 - There
was big action in the weekend before the Penn Relays.
The biggest news involved an
ex-collegian, Caitlin Tormey, who placed 23rd in the
Olympic Trials marathon held in Boston. Tormey ran 2:40:29, a
personal best, and showed that she has a real future on the roads.
The ex-Notre Dame and Princeton
runner has now run four marathons, and each has been a personal-
best.
Bothered by a sore knee for much of
the past month, she overcame a course that featured some wind, and
many tough turns.
Big college action took place, with
several Islanders rounding into form at the right time.
At the U Conn Spring Fling Invite,
Kyle Duggan (UConn- Farrell) placed second in the pole vault at
15-0.
At the Bucknell Team Challenge,
several Islanders took part.
Lionel Williams of Penn State (St.
Peter’s) won the 800 in 1:53.59 and placed third in the 400 at
48.05.
William Velez of St. Francis, Pa.
(St. Peter’s) won the high jump (6-8.25) and ran 22.39 for third
in the 200.
Nandi Dozier-Lewis (Binghamton (St.
Peter’s) was second in the triple jump (37-5) and long jumped
16-5.25.
At the Princeton Invitational, Jeff
Carbonella of Princeton (Farrell) won the 800 in 1:53.85 and ran
3:54.28 for the 1,500. Dan Lewis of Villanova (Farrell) was fifth in
the steeplechase (9:06.35), and Brian Duggan of Rutgers (Farrell),
slowed by a shoulder injury indoors, made his first outdoor
appearance and tied for fourth in the pole vault (15-3).
Matt Jimenez of Georgetown (Farrell)
threw the shot 46-6, while Vincenzo Insingo of the Shore A.C.
(Farrell) was second in the discus (164-11). Insingo starred for St.
John’s two decades ago.
Vito Cannavo ran sixth for Harvard
(Farrell) in the 1,500 at the traditional Yale-Harvard dual meet
(3:59.45).
Several Islanders competed at the
14-team Greyhound Invitational at Moravian College.
Saidu Ezike of Cornell (Port
Richmond) won the 110-hurdles in 14.18.
Sean McAuley of Lafayette (Farrell)
was fifth in the discus (147-11), and threw the hammer 144-11.
Anthony Collica of Albany (Sea) was
second in the high jump (6-4), and Sheena Ruff, formerly of St.
Francis (Curtis) ran 60.32 for 400 meters.
Billy Dowd of Monmouth (St. Peter’s)
was sixth in the steeplechase (10:15.73), and Kim Scotto of Lehigh (MSIT)
was third in the 800 (2:18.33). Joe Brancale of Muhlenberg (Farrell)
ran 4:47.18 for 1,500 meters.
The New York Relays on Sunday closed
out the weekend action.
Corrine Stepney of Albany (St. Peter’s)
was fourth in the 400 (58.77), and ran the 200 in 27.16.
Jennifer Griffin of CSI (Petrides)
ran 5:41.17 for 1,500 meters.
No one had a busier day than Lisa
Lamanna of CSI (Susan Wagner). She ran 5:42.47 for the 1,500, ran
fifth in the 5,000 (20:48.93), and won the 10,000 (50:50.35).
Joe Gentsch of New Paltz (Curtis) ran
the 800 in 2:02.5 and the 1,500 in 4:16.07, while Ali Sattar of CSI
(Port Richmond) ran 5:46.14 for the 1,500.
Finally, Vincenzo Insingo of the
Shore A.C. (Farrell) won the discus, throwing 161-7.
