Welcome
We welcome five to the GSTC email list this week: Jeanell Boomer, Kristen Prazenica, Tony Perez, Justin Koodish, and Ricardo Garcia. Jeanell is a mother of three, from Franklin, whose first email to us had the BEST subject line: "I want to run!" Kristen, on the other hand, is an undergrad from Penn State, a member of a running club at PSU, and is stranded in NJ thanks to an internship. Tony is a soon-to-be masters runner from Elizabeth interested in marathons and halfs, as he ran one full in his homeland, El Salvador. Justin is a former Monmouth trackster with a range from 400m- 8k xc who earned All-American Second Team Honors for Middlesex CC in the 4x800. Finally, Ricardo, a friend and former colliate teammate of GSTC standout Ashwin Anantharaman, was a standout for Kean until they dropped their men's program; last year, as a freshmen, he placed fourth in the NJAC Championships with a 54.99 in the 400IH. Welcome!
This Week in Training
Sprinters
Tuesday & Thursday- 6:30 @ MHS
Sunday- 10:00am 200m TIME TRIAL at MHS
Distance
Active rest- see email two weeks ago
Club Nationals Summary: Perrella Wins 10k Gold, Team Takes 8th
It was a meet of extremes: Friday night was pouring rain, and Saturday was pouring heat. The one constant, throughout, was the season-best performances from the GSTC. Thanks to several big peformances, the gold and black finished 8th place out of 52 teams with 34 total points, edging out four USATF Elite Teams: Greater Boston Track Club, Syracuse Chargers, Club Northwest, and Westchester Track Club.
However, the GSTC would have most likely finished 6th had the 10k not been canceled Friday night and moved to Saturday morning, just before the 5k, preventing distance aces Jeff Perrella and James Grimes from running both.
That said, I realized this evening that they inadvertently scored "b team" relays, which not only will put the GSTC up to 7th passed New Horizon TC, but it will also mean that CPTC, the champions as announced Saturday, will lose by .5 points to Shore AC. This is due to the fact Shore AC's b-team 4x800 were erroneously given 4 points. We will send out this email tomorrow to the USATF.
Scoring the first GSTC points at a club national championship was Mike Anis, picture attached, who finished 6th in a PR of 10:07.63. Moments later, mid-distance stud Chris Heibell moved from 6th to 2nd in the final 200m of the 1500, bringing the Icahn Stadium crowd to its feet as he closed hard on NYAC's Aiden Walsh. He was ultimately outleaned (see photo attached), settling for third, in 3:52.79.
The next day, Perrella started off the meet with a 10k gold, nearing lapping the entire field en route to his triumph (see picture). In the next race, the distance trio of Grimes (4th), Tim Morgan (8th), and Taylor Burmeister (10th) scored big points
Alan Brussard followed this up with a huge 400IH PR of 53.33, placing 8th despite seeded at 12th. He came back an hour later in the high hurdles and snagged 7th, for two points.
The relays were the most competitive they've been in meet history. The 4x800 of Kyle Flyer, Ashwin Anantharaman, Morgan, and Burmeister were 6th, and the distance medley of Perrella, Stefan Symbleme, Chris Schneider, and Heibell (4:14.8 anchor) were fourth in 10:30.10.
The 4x400 of Brussard, Harris, Hakeem Miller, and Duval Sewer ended the day in style, clocking 3:22.63. This was 9th overall and broke the GSTC record of 3:24.20.
The girls 4x100 of Ataysia Ingram, Quanisha Booker, Lauryn Strebeck, and Yanique Folkes placed 8th, scoring the lone point on the ladies side.
Heibell Gets 3rd in 1500m http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98ugHOJFAA
Alan Runs 53.33 400IH PR, Places 8th http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbrjWnF5XKI
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