Washington Finishes Top Three in 200 & 400
Harris Wins Two Races, Breaks 800m Club Record at Sam Howell Invitational
Princeton, NJ: Asia Washington had a great day at the races, placing 2nd in the 200m (24.18) and 3rd in the 400m (54.71) yesterday at the Sam Howell Invitational hosted by Princeton University. While both races were club records, her 400m race also broke the previous meet record of 54.90.
Tony Harris continues his outstanding season, as he won heat four in a PR and GSTC record 1:53.12. The former record holder of 1:54.15, Chris Heibell, couldn't be reached for comment last evening (sulking maybe?). Harris also anchored the 4x400 relay in 49.7, which won the second heat in 3:22.69; this placed fourth out of nineteen relays. He teamed with Mike Brito (51.2), Ricky Garcia (49.6), and Duval Sewer (51.5). Check out Tony winning his 800m heat here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WFWE32FkNs&feature=youtu.be, and check out the 4x400 doing what they do best, win: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iYzHaR0ERs&feature=youtu.be
All four relay members came off a race within 90 minutes of the relay, so the 3:22 was on tired legs. Brito crept closer to the club record of 53.33, as he ran 54.01 and finished third overall. Just behind him was Alan Brussard, who finished fourth in 54.28. Garcia ran 55.45 to place third in the second heat, and Sewer ran 1:58.22 to also grab third in his heat of the 800m.
The B Team of Alan Broussard, Marquis Cole, Mark Parisen, and Ish Robbins ran 3:29.77 for the win in heat three, with the C Team of Antonio Gaines, Tyler Foss, Jaris Rousseau, and Daniel Brathwaite just behind them in 3:31.24. The D team ran 3:35.58, falling just .02 short of outleaning the CPTC A team. Felix Osorio, Norbert Kuter, Zak Martins, and Eric Weber all made their first Princeton University appearance, teaming up for the effort. Check them out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfa22qMAyTA&feature=youtu.be.
On Friday action, Chris Heibell ran 3:58.06 in the elite 1500m race, placing 41st out of 62. Hometown hero Timmy Morgan also ran a season-best of 15:13.41, finishing 50th out of 62 finishers.
Results here: http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46878&SPID=4268&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205410166
***Team Runs...Ashwin's Birthday***
Run with the GSTC-Rutgers ladies! Mon & Wed @ 4:30, Tues, Th, Fri @ 1:30 (meet @ Rutgers Student Center)
Women Win USATF-NJ 15k Team Title
Middletown- Last week, we reported our women finished second overall in the USATF-NJ15k Championships. It appears that, too, was an April Fools line. When the results were published days later, the foursome of Cheyenne Ogletree, Erin Higgins, Meghan DeCarlo, and Karen Auteri had a total team time of 4:15:37, nearly three minutes better than the runner-up time of 4:18:03. This put the ladies tied for first place in the USATF-NJ Open Women's standings, as both the GSTC and RVRR now have 18 points after two championship grand prix races. The 5k in two weeks should be an exciting team race to watch!
Also, congratulations to GSTC'er Tara Rutkowski who placed 11th in the three mile race at the Indian Trails 15k, winning her age group in 26:51!
Quotes of the Week
"There's no scholarships to Ivy League schools. In fact, there really is no benefit to Ivy League athletics, outside of getting into a school you shouldn't have, like me." -Tom Poland, reflecting on his time at Columbia University
"I lost my phone in the team van today, Chuck. I mean, it's literally IN the van somewhere, maybe near the engine." -Zak Martins (see below)
"That is the Garden State Track Club, winning ANOTHER heat of the 4x400 relay today. What a great day for them!" -Sam Howell announcer after the B team won heat three, which followed the A Team's win in heat two.
Fantastic TM Award Nomination
It doesn't get much better than this. Half miler Zak Martins is driving the team van to Princeton, rocking out with his iPhone connected to the van's radio. Goodness knows what happens next, but moments later, it slides into a crevice under the cup holders on the dashboard. He attempts to pull it out with the adapter wire it's hooked up, and....it disconnects, and slides down into a deep, dark abyss. Fortunate for him, unfortunate for his nomination, he and some teammates were able to remove a part of the dashboard after the meet and locate his phone ten hours later. Awesome.
Check out the final 150m of Timmy's race Saturday, battling a mustache that rivals even Jeffrey Perrella's best work:
This Week in Training
Distance
Sprinters
Monday 5:30 @ HP 400: 2 x (10x100) @ 800m (50m walk back rest); 800: 4 x (4 x 250) w/ 50m rest @ 1600; 4min/set
Tuesday 400: 8x150 stride, LIFT ; 800: 45min recovery run
Wednesday 5:30 @ HP 400 & 800: 3 x (2x100) @ 200 pace (1:00/5:00)
Thursday 400: 10x50 stride; 800: 35 min easy run
Friday off, or shae-our run + strides
Saturday @Rider Invitational
Sunday 400: 8x100, LIFT 800: 60-70min run
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