East Distance

Winter Track Races

2012-01-14T16:11:00.002-05:00

On Wednesday, most of the track team went over to Haddonfield for a scrimmage. Chris Arnold ran well in the 800 with a time of 2:16. In the 1600, Ben Helfand had a solid performance with a time of 4:51 and winning the race. Jack Fiedler finished strong to run a 5:18. Two Freshman standout performances were made by Dor Tillenger and Jeff Braun who battled each other the entire race and ended up finishing side by side running 5:47's, big pr's for the both of them.

On Friday, a small group of distance runners went to the bubble for the group 4 relay championships. Our "young" dmr had a very solid performance with Jared Deshevsky leading off with a 3:29 in the 1200, Freshman Dan Helfand had ran a solid 2:25 in the 800, which is respectable for being his first 800 ever, and Ben Dillon who picked up a lot of ground running a 4:44.

There will be no practice Monday because we are off for Martin Luther Kings day. If you have not thought about your goals yet for end of winter/spring track, now is a good time to. But remember, those goals are only going to come with hard work.

As always, keep on runnin'.

Season Recap

2011-11-28T19:59:00.003-05:00

Yet another season cross country season has gone by for the Cherry Hill East Distance team.
Here are some of the top times from each of the courses this season:

GCC "C" (sub 18:00):

Zach Iannarelli- 16:28
DJ Rodriguez- 16:50
Russell Beatty- 17:17
Ricky Zhao- 17:22
Ben Dillon- 17:25**
Tyler Russ- 17:29
Mike Minion- 17:31*
Jared Dashevsky- 17:37**
Mike Wang-17;39*
Ben Helfand- 17:42

Holmdel (sub 18:30):

DJ Rodriguez- 17:10
Zach Iannarelli- 17:20
Ben Dillon- 17:49**
Ricky Zhao- 18:00
Mike Wang- 18:01*
Mike Bruce- 18:09*
Russell Beatty- 18:12
Tyler Russ- 18:13

Ocean County Park (sub 17:30):

Zach Iannarelli- 16:13
Ricky Zhao- 16:38
DJ Rodriguez- 16:43
Ben Dillon- 17:04**
Mike Bruce- 17:11*
Ben Helfand- 17:13
Mike Wang- 17:16*

Jared Dashevsky- 17:16**
Russell Beatty- 17:23

Delsea (sub 18:00):

DJ Rodriguez- 16:24
Zach Iannarelli- 16:29
Ben Dillon- 17:05**
Ricky Zhao- 17:11
Russell Beatty- 17:16
Mike Wang- 17:16*
Mike Minion- 17:35*
Mike Bruce- 17:55*
Tyler Russ- 18:00

Pennypacker Park (sub 18:30)

Adam Rosenthal- 17:21
Dan Helfand- 17:49***
Chris Mele- 18:12***
Sean Taylor-18:17*
Chris Arnold- 18:22*
Kevin Walder- 18:28

Frosh***
Soph**
Junior*

By now, goals for winter and spring track should have been thought of or in the process of being made. Winter track starts on Thursday, December 1st.

As always, Keep on runnin'.

Ultimate Frisbee Game

2011-11-22T20:39:00.002-05:00

On Monday, the east distance team traveled to the Decou fields for what shaped up to be a Ultimate Frisbee for the record books. Zach Iannarelli was still looking for his first win in postseason activities this year. The game starts, and right away Zachs team grabs an early 3-0 lead. He was throwing touchdown passes left and right the entire game. On the other team, DJ Rodriguez and Russell Beatty were bombing passes down the field all game.

By halftime, it was 12-11, in favor of team DJ and Russell, which was a bit dissapointing because at one point, they were up 12-8. They needed to figure out how to stop the other team.

As play resumes, Ben Dillon ends up with a great touchdown reception after a great drive. Then, the other team went on a scoring frenzy with key receptions by Kevin Walder, Mike Minion, Adam Green and Ben Helfand. It was 18-17 in favor of team Zach, and the game was being played to first one to 21, must win by 2. so after various interceptions, Matt Burt finds the endzone tieing the game. The other team answers quickly and taking the lead back. Then a drive full of short throws, and a great catch by Ricky Zhao, thrown by Russell Beatty, tied the game back up.

After the throw off, team DJ and Russell quickly intercept it and DJ throws a long pass to Tyler Russ who finds Matt Burt in the endzone! Its 20-19 now.

After the throw off and a quick series, team DJ and Russell re-gain the frisbee. After Driving up field, the frisbee is thrown into the endzone for none other then Ben Dillon who grabs it for the Victory!!!!!

Defensive Player of the game : FRESHMAN Dor Tillenger

Key offensive players: Kevin Walder, Zach Iannarelli, Ben Dillon, Mike Minion, Adam Green, Chris Arnold, LoKe$ha, Russell Beatty, DJ Rodriguez and Matt Burt

Key Defensive Players: Ben Helfand, Dor Tillenger, Dan Helfand, Mike Minion, Zach Iannarelli, Adam Green, Russell Beatty, Tyler Russ and DJ Rodriguez

Offensive Player of the Game: Ben Dillon

Wednesday will be our final ccfl game. It is our 4th annual day before Thanksgiving football game. Right after the pep rally assembly at school, meet at the locker rooms. This game is open for Alumni. ALSO, Aaron Zucker will be collecting banquet money if it applys to you.

As always, Keep not running until the two week break is up.

Team Beatty-Helfand for the win

2011-11-18T17:18:00.002-05:00

Alright boys. This could turn out to be the longest post in East Distance history. Brace yourself.

DJ "Millersville" Rodriquez starts the day off with a disappointing, game-changing no-show. Alumni Mike Liachowitz takes Dj's spot on Zach's team. My team quickly drafted Dan Helfand, Chris Mele, A.G, Kennedy, Arnold, and Walder. Zach's team picked up Minion, Zucker, Arjun, T-Russ, Fiedler, and (small)Dor. The battle began.

Team Iannarelli took an early lead 12 minutes in with a beautiful shot by the one and only Dor. Dan Helfand made the worst possible attempt at saving it, but later redeemed himself and proved himself to be a valuable player. Anyway, back to the game. Beatty retaliated with a nice goal to bring the score up to 1-1 with about 5 minutes left in the half. Ben helped Beatty the whole way to work the right side of the field. Clutch performances by Team Helfand's defense allowed Dan Helfand to score a beautiful goal assisted by JFK. The first half ended, and half the players walked off the field limping.

2nd half. 2-1 good guys. Let's go. Team Iannarelli once again took the half out with a bang, and layed siege to the net for 5 minutes. Our defense was scrambling to catch up with plays made by Minion, Zach, and Liachowitz. All 3 had some very nice shots on net, but Goalie Adam Green made the saves. Things got heated between Beatty and Arjun when Beatty supposedly pushed Arjun. I didn't see it. Nonetheless, Arjun made some great defensive plays along with Zucker. Both managed to really annoy me. Imagine that. So anyway, Team Helfand started to drive again, with Walder leading the way. Walder had several nice shots, but scored 0 points. haha good effort pal. Long story short, Dan Helfand puts one more in net to secure the win. game over.

Wait! Never mind! There's 2 minutes left! Team Iannarelli retaliates with a goal from Liachowitz! Too bad they still lost.

Notable Plays/performances:
Zucker- Defensive clears
Arjun- Defensive clears
Zucker and Arjun - double teaming Beatty
Chris Mele - Brick wall defence
Adam Green - 4 saves
Dor- huge effort and 1 goal
Dan Helfand - 2 goals.
Mike Minion - Countless drives up field and shots on net
Zach Iannarelli - Drives up field and shots on net
Mike Liachowitz - 1 goal.

Monday will be football. Get some rest.

Minion Leads Team Rodriguez to Victory

2011-11-17T18:31:00.003-05:00

Cross Country Football League–Day One

Team DJ vs. Team Zach

Welp, it was rainy, it was cold, it was muddy, but it didn't stop us. CCFL game one was played on Wednesday in the sloppy mess of a day. Team Iannarelli jumped out to the early lead, with QB Zachary (LongBall) Iannarelli dropped 3 BEAUTIFUL deep balls into the arms of WR's Christian Mele, Ben Helfand, and Robbie Cooper. Team DJ QB Adam Green was picked off on 3 consecutive drives by Robbie Cooper, and things were terrible for DJ's guys. As the sun dropped, the ball got muddied up, and players clothing got wet and cold, the passing game slowed incredibly. Iannarelli struggled to hit the open man and was picked off, and Green and Rodriguez started hitting wideouts Mike Minion and Matt Burt on short dump-offs, and rallied to a 3-2 comeback. Iannarelli than showed his masterful touch on a deep ball to Russell Beatty threw the hands of the freshman Dan Helfand. Welcome to the big leagues, kid. 4-2 Zach's squad. The sun was no longer out, and turnover after turnover occured. Team DJ than hit a few short dump-offs and drove for another TD or two. All of a sudden, it's 5-5. Next touchdown wins. Crunch time. Green drives, gets to the 10-yd. line, Zucker on the blitz, PICKED OFF BY ZACH. Let's go! C'mon! All the momentum in the world. 4th and 1 on the 50, incomplete :(. DJ's ball. Turnover after turnover kept the game going into the dark wintery night. After a few short balls to Mike Minion, Jack Fiedler came up with a BIG gain on a 4th down play, leaving the ball at the ten yd line. DJ than hit Dan Helfand in the middle of the endzone, game over, DJ wins 7-6 :(

KEY PERFORMANCES:
Zach Iannarelli: 6 TD passes
Robbie Cooper: 6 INT's, TD rec
Chris Mele: 2 rec, TD's, burned Walder all day
Zach Goldstein: 4 key short catches for 1st downs

DJ Rodriguez: 3-4 TD passes, had a few catches as well
Adam Green: 3-4 TD passes, about 7 INT's though
Matt Burt: lots of short yardage catches
Chris Arnold: 2 Rec. TD's

PLAYER OF THE DAY: MIKE MINION
A ridiculous amount of catches, 3 or 4 for TD's, and the go-to guy for the majority of the late comeback for team DJ. Well done Mike.

CCSL-Soccer on Friday at decou, meet at the locker rooms for a ride over.
Team DJ/Zach vs. Team Ben/Russell. Be there. Get pumped.

NJSIAA Group Championships

2011-11-16T20:35:00.002-05:00

Last Saturday, the team traveled up to Holmdel to compete at states. Honestly, we've all thought and talked plenty about this race, so I'll make the re-cap brief.

Overall, the team struggled. DJ Rodriquez lead the team with a 17:10 for 41st place. Zach Iannarelli was about 10 spots back and ran a 17:22. Next up was sophomore Ben Dillon, who ran a 17:49 for his first 5k at Holmdel. Nice work Ben. Rick and myself ran 18 flat and 18:15 respectively. Minion and Wang were our 6 and 7; they ran 18:40 and 19:04 respectively.

No one had their best day. However, I'm certain that everyone has already reflected on their race and moved on. It was disappointing, but for us seniors, we still have 1 last shot to leave an impression. Lets make it count.

On a more serious note, CCFL and CCSL dates and times are posted on the facebook page. Consider them mandatory.

I hope you all have a relaxing break, but make sure you come back in two weeks ready to do some work.

keep on runnin' in two weeks

NJSIAA Sectionals-Group 4 South Jersey

2011-11-08T23:08:00.002-05:00

Hey ladies & gentlemen.

Welp, we live to fight another week.

On Saturday the 5th, a bus full of our athletes traveled up to Delsea HS for step one of this wild party we call the postseason. Sectionals. In what coach called "a watered-down" group 4 south jersey meet, we finished 4th out of 15 of the largest schools in south jersey. DJ Rodriguez led the way for the cougars, posting a PR of 16:24, landing in 10th place overall in one of his best performances of his high school career. Puttin' the team on his back. Shortly behind DJ, the mustached Zach Iannarelli fought his way to a 16:28, a 15-second Delsea PR. Sophomore Ben Dillon ran a 17:05, despite throwing up ALL over the track with 300m to run. Seniors Russell Beatty and Ricky Zhao ran matching 17:16's, with Russell slightly getting the nod. Our 6th and 7th men were The juniors Mike and Mike, Minion and Wang, running 17:35 and 17:38.

Overall, we missed 2nd place by 8 points, and ran our fastest team average of the season, but our goals were definitely not met. Coach commented on our nervousness and lack of confidence, and this all has to change on Saturday as we head up to legendary Holmdel Park. For the seniors, don't make it your last race ever. Let's forget about this meet, and live to fight another day.

As always, keep runnin'

Haddonfield Sub-Varsity Invitational

2011-10-27T21:18:00.002-04:00

On Wednesday, the JV and Freshman teams traveled to the always great Pennypacker Park for the Haddonfield Sub-Varsity Invitational. This was the last race of the season for them, and for the Seniors, the last XC race they will ever run in a East uniform.

Up first was the JV boys race. Senior Adam Rosenthal finished 3rd, running a 17:21. Junior Sean Taylor had a amazing race, running a 18:17 for 16th. Rounding out the medals for East, Senior Kevin (WALTER!) Walder had a great final race of his career, finishing 23rd with a time of 18:28. That is about 50 seconds faster than his time here last year. Way to go Walder!! Junior Matt Burt and Sophomore John (Kennedy) Warkala were 18:49 and 18:50. Sophomore Aaron Zucker had race to remember, running a 20:05.

Then was the Freshman race. Leading the way for East was Dan Helfand who ran a 17:49, and with about 400m to go caught the leader, but ran out of gas and settled for a very impressive 2nd place. Chris Mele finished very strong and got 5th running a 18:12. Lokesh Sha dipped under the 21 minute mark running a 20:58. Dor Tillenger had a great kick and ran a time of 22:19. Zach Goldstein improved his time by a lot and finished the season well running a 24:53.

Good job to everyone that raced today, especially Seniors Adam Rosenthal and Kevin Walder. Even though most of the team is finished racing, it is expected that every still attends practice until everyone on the team is finished racing.

Next race is sectionals on November 5th.

As always, Keep on runnin'.

Olympic Conference Championships

2011-10-23T11:22:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone. Before you read this post, I must warn you that it will be a VERY long post because yesterday, EVERYONE on the team raced very well, and I believe everyone pr'ed for GCC "C" Course.

The Varsity race was first for the boys team. As Coach Cieslik stated, it is one of the more competitive races in New Jersey, and that it was. It was a very fast field, and right from the gates the pace was quick. Zach and DJ both had first mile splits sub 5 minutes, and everyone else on the team was sub 5:10. Senior Zach Iannarelli used that first mile to snatch a outstanding PR of 16:28, and earning first team all conference honors by coming in 6th place. Just 6 days earlier, he ran a 16:58 on the same course. Well done. Next for East was senior DJ Rodriguez who earned second team all conference honors by coming 11th place with a time of 16:50. Senior Russell Beatty had another huge race, running a 17:17 for 20th place. That is 44 seconds faster then what he ran 6 days ago, and there are no signs of him slowing down, keep it up Russ! Senior Tyler Russ also finished strong with a time of 17:29 for 31st, and right on his tail was Junior Mike Minion running a 17:31. Sophomore Jared Dashevsky had a 23 second "C" course PR, running a 17:37 for 34th. Senior Ben Helfand also ran a "C" course PR of 17:42 and took 37th. Before the race, DJ said in a little team huddle that "Everyone has something to prove today," and as shown, everyone proved themselves in this race. Great job.

On to the JV race, which the freshman ran in due to all of the coaches deciding not to have a frosh race, and some of our freshman showed themselves racing with older runners. Every runner in this race for East had a "C" course PR, therefore, it is only right if every running in the race is mentioned. Leading the way was senior Adam Rosenthal in 6th place with a time of 18:18. In 14th, with a time of 18:29 was FRESHMAN Dan Helfand. Next was Junior Chris Arnold, who had a strong race with a time of 18:50 after battling knee injuries. Both going sub 19 for the first time, Junior Matt Burt and Freshman Chris Mele ran 18:53 and 18:54. Yes that is two freshmen under 19 on a very challenging "C" course. Juniors Jack Fiedler and Joey Andalora both ran 19:02. Senior Kevin (Walter!) Walder had a outstanding race, running a 19:06, and just 6 days ago, he ran a 20:00 on the same course. Next for East was Sophomore Aaron Zucker, who ran a outstanding race, smashing 21 minutes with a time of 20:22. Sophomore Bobby Zografos had a nice race with a 21:04. Right behind him, Senior Adam Green ran 21:05 despite being out for a while with an injury. Then came Freshman Lokesh Shah and Junior Arjun Nanavaty right next to each other running 22:21 and 22:22. Both with huge improvements. Junior Aaron Tinkelman, had a stellar race running a 22:27. After missing more then half of the season injured, Freshman Dor Tillenger had a breakout race, running a 24:37. Freshman Zach Goldstein had the race of his life, running about 6 minutes faster then he did earlier in the season with a time of 25:24.

Again, good job to EVERYONE who raced. For most of us, Wednesday will be our final race when we travel to Pennypacker Park for the Haddonfield Sub-varsity race. Lets use this positive momentum to end the season well!

As always, Keep on runnin'.

4-PEAT! Camden County Champions

2011-10-17T00:00:00.005-04:00

Ahhh the taste of victory, gotta love it.

On Saturday the 15th, the boys and girls headed back up to good ol' GCC to compete in the Camden County Championship meet. The 20+ MPH winds and muddy conditions led to some fun racing conditions, and our hard work led to our team bringing home a large stack of medals, plaques, and a big ol' trophy reading "1st place team".

The JV'ers led the day off with another impressive performance. Taking it out and leading virtually the entire race was the ever classy Michael Minion, who notched a victory and a time of 18:00. Filing in behind Mike were Jared "The Chef" Dashevsky and Ben "The Bear"Helfand, finishing 2nd and 3rd, with times of 18:06 and 18:17 respectively. Sean "The Trophy" Taylor and Matt "Psych Party" Burt were East's 4th and 5th guys in the JV race. After manually scoring the race, I believe that we won it 35-40 over Eustace. We're a JV Powerhouse. Good work.
Other noteworthy results-
Joey A 19:41 (had fun doing it)
Walder 20:00 (oof).
Zucker 21:36 (ZUCKER!)
Arjun 22:58 (Big PR for the 'Jun)
Tinkleman 25:03 (1st ever race)

Next came the Varsity race. Lets set the scene, shall we? East has won this race in 2008, 2009, and 2010, and planned on tallying number 4. With undoubtedly the toughest competition I've seen at the county race this year, we knew it was no walk in the park. So, This race was basically the reason there is a saying "every runner counts" on a 7-man team. Zachary "Joe Cool" Iannarelli and "Lasagna" DJ Rodriquez battled for the entire length of the course, with Zach edging him out by the slim margain of 4 seconds. The two finished in 4th and 5th, and both earned plaques for making "first team all-county". Zach's second year in a row. Sophomore Benjamin "crossing-the-line" Dillon ran a strong race as our third man running a 17:25. Good for tenth place. Michael "can i get a ride?" Wang was also key to this victory as he finished no more than 12 seconds faster than 6 trailing runners, and got eleventh place with his 17:37. Tyler "need a hug?" Russ was 5th across the line for east running 17:46.

Now is when things get interesting... According to the original results, we won the meet 43-45. These results were wrong. They had Ben Dillon beating Highland's number 4, which was false, as video evidence was needed to prove. After this confusion was settled, more confusion took place! The score was now tied 44-44, Wha? Yeah. A tie. So we had a run-off! Just kidding. (wouldn't that be sick though?) The official rules claim that the team with the faster 6th man wins the meet. So we go to the results. 16th place–Russell (Varsity) Beatty, 31st place–Highland's 6th man! East wins! East wins! East wins! A true team effort (Richy Zhoa was our 7th man, but beat out Highland's 5th man by 3 seconds. Losing this spot would have resulted in a loss) led to this victory, and although our times weren't nearly what we wanted or expected, the goal was accomplished, and we were handed a Sean Taylor-looking trophy. Good for us.

Ahh last but not least. The Frosh. Danny (Walder's little buddy) Helfand won the race with a 14:03 on the classic 3800 meter course. Chris (Lax-Bro) Mele finished 5th in 14:39 and LoKe$ha Shah was our 3rd frosh across the line in 21st.

And now for a strange twist, I'll update y'all about the girls. Maddy Berman ran a 21:22, which was good for 4th place, and a 1st-team all county plaque. Well done Maddy! Dani Impag ran a strong race, but was just inched out by some Eastern girl for 7th, so Dani was sent home plaque-free.

Overall, our varsity squad came in and held the title for another year, no matter how ugly it looked. The JV's represented very well again, and Dan Helfand won the freshman race. Conference is on Friday, and it's some of our last races at GCC in our lifetimes, so let's make it count.

As always, keep runnin'

SJ Open

2011-10-09T19:43:00.002-04:00

Today, the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams traveled on a summer-like day to Delsea for the South Jersey Open for what was to be a very succesful day for the team.

In the Freshman race, Dan Helfand got 6th place and ran a time of 11:20 for the freshman 2 mile course. Chris Mele had a very notable performance too, coming in 11th and running 11:32. Well done boys.

The JV race was a very impressive one to watch, not too often do you see a team get first-fifth. Leading the pack was Mike Bruce with a 17:55, followed by Tyler Russ, Russell Beatty, Mike Minion, and Adam Rosenthal. Jack Fiedler also had a breakout race, running a 18:39. Rounding out the medals was Matt Burt who was so close to breaking 19 with a 19:03 and getting 23rd.

Now to Varsity, who really bounced back after a very dissapointing Divisional race last week. Leading the way was Zachary Iannarelli coming in 5th and running a 16:43. DJ Rodriguez came 12th. Making a HUGE improvement was sophmore Ben Dillon coming in 18th, running a 17:08. 3 seconds later, Ricky Zhao finished strong in 21st place despite falling in the first mile. Making his Varsity debut, Mike Wang was a couple seconds behind Ricky, coming in 23rd and running a 17:16. Ben Helfand and Jared Dashevsky finished in 60th and 63rd. The Varsity squad came 6 points short to winning the race to Kingsway High School, but they defeated Lenape by 11 points which was a huge accomplishment.

The season is moving by quicker then we think, it is time for everyone to really thing about what they want to accomplish and how to make it happen. We all have the Camden County Championships on Saturday at GCC.

As always, Keep on runnin'.

Olympic Conference-American Division Meet

2011-10-04T18:26:00.002-04:00

Hey ladies and gentlemen,

Tuesday afternoon marked the first race where the full "varsity line-up" ran together. The 6-man roster consisted of Ben "the bear" Helfand, Ben "school skippin'" Dillon, Jared "got my permit" Dashevsky, DJ "Millersville" Rodriquez, Ricky "seven-point-oh" Zhoa, and Zachary "awesome" Iannarelli.

Overall, the team had a mediocre showing. Leading the way was Zach with a 4th place finish, running 16:53. On his shoulder for 2 miles, DJ Rodriquez fought through a tired body on his 3rd mile and hung on to run a 17:14, snagging 9th place. Rounding out the top ten was Ricky Zhoa, sporting a smooth 17:22. After a bit of a gap, sophomore Benny Dillon ran a blue collar race, crossing the line as East's 4th man with a 17:48 (17th overall). Jared rounded out the scoring with a 22nd place finish running 18:19. Ben Helfand stayed close to Jared all race, and finished with a time of 18:26.

Overall the team was disappointed with the results, and we need to learn how to run our own race instead of adjusting to run with other teams. Cherokee and Lenape both beat us today, and we get another shot at them on Sunday at the SJ Open at Delsea, and we've definitely got some work ahead of us if we want to win sections or advance to MOCs like we've talked about. Shake yourselves boys...

As always, keep running

SHORE COACHS

2011-10-04T18:03:00.002-04:00

Woo Shore Coaches 2011!

What a great meet. Always fun. Many great performances were seen on Saturday. We'll start off with the freshman.

Dan Helfand had a solid race, running 12:41 for the 2 mile course. He was the only East Distance runner to get a medal. Just outside the medals was Christian Mele, who ran 12:48. In 211th place was Zach Goldstein, who also had a nice race. Congratulations boys.

Next up was the Varsity race. Mike Wang lead the team with an 18:01, placing 54th. Next for the team were Mike Bruce and Russell Beatty, who ran 18:09 and 18:12 respectively. Tyler Russ ran a tough race, and came in at 18:13. Mike Minion rounded out the scoring, with an impressive 19:01

The JV race yielded some nice performance as well. Jack Fiedler continued his streak of good races and finished in 19:24. Sean Taylor ran 19:31, claiming 125th place. John Warkala broke 20 on Holmdel for the first time, and finished in 158th.

Well our boys at GCC are on their way home now. I can't wait for that post. Come ready to work tomorrow boys.

keep on running

Batch Meet #3

2011-09-29T21:59:00.003-04:00

Well boys, what another fine day at GCC Tuesday was.

Jack Fiedler had a pretty nice race and looked solid the whole way through. The fiddler came through around 19:28. Dan Helfand and Matt Burt had impressive races as well, running 19:48 and 19:42 respectively. Christian Mele dropped a 20:09, and will definitely be under 20 soon. Fantastic! Kevin Walder continued his fight against the 20 minute mark. Unfortunately he lost that fight, and ran 20:21. Got get em' next time Kev. Bobby Zagrafos had a nice performance as well, crossing the line at 22:43.

Special shout out to Jeff Braun for pushing through his injury, best of luck to you in your recovery.

In case anyone did not get the message, there will be a psych party at my house on Friday at 6:30. Bring a dessert or drink. Also, to anyone taking the SAT's on Saturday, Coach made the bus schedule so that you should make it in time. If you need any help studying, give DJ a call.

Shore Coaches is a big day boys, everyone should come prepared with a plan. Let's bring home some medals, and have some fun while we're at it.

Keep on runnin' boys

Batch Meet #2

2011-09-21T17:57:00.006-04:00

Yo boys

Tuesday, the team traveled up to good ol' GCC for the second batch meet of the year.

In the first race of the day, Adam Rosenthal ran an 18:45, definitely a respectable time on C course. The rest of the boys in the Varsity race did a workout, so we'll just get to the JV re-cap.

The JV race was certainly a sight to see. Brad Krell busted out an 18:58, claiming first. As always, his kick was phenomenal. Next up was Matt Burt, coming in at 19:23, taking 3rd. Sean Taylor had a nice race, coming in as East's third runner. Dan Helfand broke 20:00 for the first time; it was a pretty sick race. Although slightly disappointed, he managed to run a 19:40. Rounding out the top 7 were Kennedy, Christian Mele, and Walder. I'd love to see freshman Christian and Senior Walder get under 20:00 soon.

Congrats to everyone who had a good race/PR.

The big races are coming up boys. Let's keep up the strong effort.

Keep on runnin'

Battle Of Ocean County Park

2011-09-18T00:31:00.002-04:00

On Friday, the boys and girls teams traveled to Ocean County Park for the first time ever.

Leading off in the boys freshman race, Dan Helfand ran a very impressive 11:19 which got him 5th place. Not far behind him was Christian Mele in 8th with a time of 11:30. Finally, Zach Goldstein had a solid as well.

In the sophmore race, Ben Dillon and Jared Dashevsky battled with the lead pack of CBA runners, finishing in 17:04 for 7th, and 17:16 for 11th. Also, John "kennedy" Warkala broke 19 and got himself a medal. Aaron Zucker and Bobby Zografos also improved a lot and raced very strong.

The Juniors brought home an outstanding 7 medals. Leading the way in 7th was Mike Bruce with a time of 17:11, and battling him for most of the race was Mike Wang in 8th running a 17:16. Capturing the rest of the medals was Chris Arnold 14th, Jack Fiedler 18th, and Matt Burt and Sean Taylor in 20th and 21st. Arjun Nanavaty also improved his time running a 23:09.

Finally, it was the senior boys turn. The seniors were the only group today to win its race (top 3 scored). Crossing the line first for east with a very impressive time of 16:13 and taking 2nd place was Zach Ianarelli. Then Ricky Zhao had a steller race running 16:38, and right behind him in 7th place was DJ Rodriguez. Ben Helfand had a strong race coming 14th followed by Russell Beatty who after missing some time due to an injury had a great race and coming 16th. Tyler Russ (20th) and Adam Rosenthal (25th) got the last two medals for the senior class. Brad Krell had a amazing race and almost killed a guy when he outkicked him at the end. Kevin Walder had a break out race, dropping his time a lot, by about 3 minutes from last race. Adam Green had a solid race as well after missing some time due to injury.

Cherry Hill East brought home 19 medals, and 1 team trophy. Very impressive day. The 2nd batch meet is on Tuesday, September 20th at GCC "c". Lets keep this positive energy going.

As always, keep on runnin'

GCC Batch Meet- First Race

2011-09-14T18:59:00.002-04:00

Tuesday the 13th, the majority of the team traveled to good ol' Gloucester County College for the first race of the season. The weather was quite unfavorable for a race as the temperature and humidity were well above the apt "race weather" which runners want.

In the varsity race, Ben "the bear" Helfand led the squad today, with a solid 5th place finish. Michael Bruce was hot on his heels in 6th, with Tyler Russ finishing 7th. Here are our team results for the varsity meet...

5- Ben Helfand 18:27
6- Michael Bruce 18:36
7- Tyler Russ 18:50
14-Michael Wang 19:12
16- Chris Arnold 19:28
18- Mike Minion 19:32
19- Adam Rosenthal 19:34
21- Brad Krell 19:39

As for the Junior Varsity race, Matt Burt led the way for the cougars nabbing 7th place out of the field of 119. Freshman Dan Helfand ran a great first race, running 20:26, and rounding out the top ten. Good day for the Helfand household. Here are the full results of our squad in the JV race...

7- Matt Burt 20:14
10- Dan Helfand 20:26
11- Sean Taylor 20:28
14- Russell Beatty 20:38
24- John Warkala 20:58
26- Christian Mele 21:10
74- Bobby Zografos 24:02
89- Jeff Braun 25:33
117-Zach Goldstein 31:32

The team travels to the fast-paced Ocean County Park this Friday where mostly everyone will be in action. Keep up the good work at practice and these times should drop tremendously this season.

As always,
Keep on runnin'

Dinner

2011-09-08T22:24:00.002-04:00

Alright everyone.

In case you haven't heard, our pre-season dinner will be Monday at 6:30 at Pietro's. Its right before the intersection of rt 70 and rt 73. Everyone is invited. Even if you have a rigorous academic schedule like DJ, we hope you can take some time out of your studies and make it. Bring your appetite.

First race coming up boys, get pumped.

As always, keep running

2011 XC Schedule

2011-09-07T18:23:00.002-04:00

9/13 Batch Meet 1 at GCC
*all GCC races are on C course
9/16 Battle at Ocean County Park
9/20 Batch Meet 2 at GCC
9/27 Batch Meet 3 at GCC
10/1 Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park
10/4 or 10/5 Division Championship at GCC
10/15 Camden County Champs. At GCC
10/17 South Jersey Frosh/Soph Champs at GCC
10/21 Olympic Conference Champs. At GCC
10/24 Buena Frosh/Soph. Meet at Buena H.S.
10/26 Sub-Varsity Open at Pennypacker Park
11/5 South Jersey Group 4 Sectional at Delsea H.S.
11/12 State Group 4 at Holmdel Park
11/19 NJ Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park

Well boys, we have won County's 3 straight years, we have made it to States 3 straight years, its time we take it up a notch and win more of these Championships. Also, there should be more then 7 of us looking to race come november, everyone keep that in mind.

As always, keep on runnin'

Meets

2011-08-24T12:58:00.001-04:00

Hey

NJ runners has the 2011 meet schedule on their website. As always, we're not exactly sure which races we will be in. I'll post the East schedule once Coach gives it to us.

http://nj.milesplit.com/meets/calendar/2011/cc

keep on runnin

We talkin about Practice!

2011-08-22T21:59:00.003-04:00

New practice times boys. Starting this Thursday, morning practices will be at 7am. Starting next monday, evening practices will be at 6pm.

keep on runnin

Week 1

2011-07-01T09:04:00.003-04:00

What's up boys

This summer we were thinking we would do brief re-caps of each week, and highlight anyone that made huge improvements.

On Monday the East Distance team got off to a fast start. DJ Rodriguez closed out E.T 6 with an impressive time just over 36 flat, while battling Zach the whole way home. The run did get pretty out of hand, but it was the first day.. just a little excitement.

Wednesday, Mike Minion and Ben Dillon really brought their A game. Both of them were looking solid throughout the entire run, and Ben hung on all the way to the end. Nice work boys.

Everyone's effort will be huge to the success of the team, so make sure you keep this up for the weeks to come.

Keep on runnin

Final Recap

2011-06-29T16:38:00.002-04:00

**First half of the post courtesy of Josh**

Hello, hello, people! We’ve got another exciting post just for your reading pleasure (no pictures of Robby Cooper this time).

On Tuesday April 12th, the team went to Washington Township for the dual meet. Unfortunately, East lost the meet, but it’s ok because no one has really seen what we can do. Anyway, Steve Omari ran ~9:57 in the deuce for second. Marcus won the 800. I would try to give you better descriptions but I was told not to compete in this meet and wasn’t present.

That Saturday at Woodbury, The DMR took a solid 4th in their division with a solid anchor leg from Steve Omari, in 11:19. The 4x800 team, consisting of Mike Wang (2:07 high), substitute Josh Elkan (2:07 high, but not quite as high as Wang), Chris Arnold, and Andrew Cheeseberger also placed 4th in 8:41.

The next week, East had a dual meet during spring break against Eastern. Talk about a fun one! The 1600 had much critical acclaim, with Steve Omari running a 4:32 for first, and Scott Zhao making his triumphant return. Additionally, Russell Beatty kicked down Josh Elkan for two times nobody wants to hear. In the 3200, Steve came back to win in 10:17, with Ricky Zhao and Damon Glatz right behind for the sweep.
East won the thriller in overtime.

Saturday the 23, East had the ole Highland Frosh/Soph. Unfortunately, meet directors took the times and put them right where I put my uniform top at SJ Open, and so they live now only in our memories. However, I know Chris Arnold ran either a 4:57, 5:00, or 5:06, and that Mike Wang ran real fast. Mike Minion also broke 5 at this meet I believe, a wonderful accomplishment for a tenacious sophomore.

Monday, April 25, East hosted Cherokee, and it went right down to the nitty gritty. Steve Omari shocked the world with a 4:32 to win the 16, one could plainly see that this meet was not progressing the way Cal wanted it to (“We haven’t won a damn event on the track yet!”) Again, Steve Omari doubled and took 2nd in the deuce.
Unfortunately, our pole vault pit was not adequate for performance, and so we had to forfeit the nine points to Cherokee, which gave them the W (and I don’t mean the Walder). It’s ok though, we were missing like 8 of our guys.

That weekend was the Penn Relays. The 4x400 of Mike Oliver, Bradley, Marcus, and Reber won their section to repeat as champions.

Monday, May 3rd, East hosted Lenape in the last dual of the season. Steve Omari took 2nd in the 1600. DJ Rodriquez was 3rd in the deuce, negative splitting a 10:13Josh Elkan came through big in the JV 4x400, finally accomplishing his high school long goal of breaking 60, with a stunning 56.9. The crowd was unbelievable, the stage was set, and he just went for it. He looked like a damn champ, doing it too. As Dave Riches would say, at that moment, he was “the man.”

That weekend, East competed at the SJ Open. Josh Elkan and Hot Like Mexico both ran 4:44 in the 1600. Ben Dillon ran a 4:49, an incredible time for a freshman. Jared The Chef ran a 4:52, also very impressive. Scott Zhao ran 10:09 in trainers. Honestly, he kicks ass, and takes names.

Next up was Countys. Steve Omari had a nice performance, running a 4:35.61 in the mile. Elkan came through around 4:45. Next up was the deuce. DJ Rodriguez had a break-out race for the season, running an impressive 10:01. DJ closed in a 70 that night, what a kick! Scott Zhao also competed in the 3200, and he ran 10:18.

After County’s, Maniscalco surprised us all with an impromptu time-trial. Surprisingly, many people had some impressive times. To begin with, after setting the world record for the 200, Mike Wang closed in a 4:42. Ben Helfand ran 4:46, as did Ben Dillon who was close behind. As Maniscalco says, “Russell struggles at getting under 5”. Well somehow he ran 4:47. I believe Mike Minion was well under 5 that day as well. Most importantly, Walder blazed a trail with a stunning 5:04.

Alright, so after the time-trial, the freshman went to the Indian Frosh Finale, where the infamous urinal incident happened. Unfortunately, NJ Runners did not post the times. I know Joey, Ben Dillon, and Jared all had decent races though.

Finally, Distance Night came around the corner. First up was the 800. Andrew Berger, dressed in all black, had a nice race with a time of 2:07. Then, my boy Aaron Zucker came through at 2:30, also having a good race. Alex Dzurbiy decided to race as well, awesome. He was around 2:36. Next up was the 1600. Josh Elkan had a great first 3 laps, but ran into some trouble on the last one. He ran 4:47. Mike Wang had a nice performance, running 4:44. Tyler Russ also had a great race, running a PR of 4:50. The most notable performance was definitely Mike Anderson’s 5:25, a huge PR. We can’t wait to see what he’ll do in cross country. Walder ran 5:05, and then decided to run another 1600 back at East. That one was like a 5:40. Put em together and you have a half decent 3200! Speaking of the 32, Russell and Ricky decided to go at it one more time. After going out in around 5:03, the battle was on. Russell closed in on Ricky in the end, but didn’t quite catch him. Russ ran 10:21, Ricky ran 10:20. Overall, it was a good night for the East Distance Team.

The final race of the year for the East distance team was sectionals. In the 1600, Steve Omari came just shy of advancing to States, running a PR of 4:31 for 7th place. Jared had a nice race, coming in at 4:52. In the 3200, DJ Rodriguez once again had a phenomenal race. DJ broke 10:00, running a 9:57. He was also one spot away from advancing to states. Scotty ran a 10:17, and Ben Dillon had a nice PR of 10:31.

Overall it was a nice season. Everyone needs to keep in mind what Coach talked about in the meeting. This is a big year boys.

Keep on running.

Running Camp

2011-06-25T16:00:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, I am the newest poster.

If you plan on going to running camp this summer, and you have not signed up yet, do so ASAP. Registration ends July 1st. Click on the title of this post to go to the camp website.

Any questions, talk to one of the older guys who have gone to camp before.

Keep on runnin'.

Physical and Activity Fees

2011-06-22T15:19:00.002-04:00

Hey

Everyone needs to get their physicals and activity fees in asap. Go to this link to take care of your physical: http://http://www2.eboard.com/eboard/servlet/BoardServlet?ACTION=BOARD_SHOW&SITE_NAME=cherryhill&BOARD_NAME=NursesOffice&SESSION_ID=82kgn4i8hkoa574684

As for the activity fee, go to East's website, and at the bottom of the homepage, there is a box that says "Student Activity Fee payment form". Click on that, print it out, and return the form and your money to guidance. I'm pretty sure the physicals can be returned to guidance as well.

All this must happen before August 2nd, but please get your things in as soon as possible.

Season highlights

2011-06-22T12:50:00.007-04:00

Hey guys. Here are some highlights of the spring track season.

800 (under 2:15)
Mike Wang - 2:07
DJ Rodriguez - 2:14
Chris Nold - 2:10
Jared Dashevsky - 2:12
Ben Helfand - 2:09
Andrew Berger - 2:07
Josh Elkan - 2:07
Steve Omari - 2:07

1600 (under 5:00)
Mike Bruce - 4:54
Mike Wang - 4:42
DJ Rodriguez - 4:43
Damon Glatz - 4:32
Ben Dillon - 4:46
Jared Dashevsky - 4:49
Ben Helfand - 4:46 (a split second faster than the other Ben, according to this Ben)
Russell Beatty - 4:47
Josh Elkan - 4:42
Ricky Zhao - 4:46
Steve Omari - 4:31
Frank Zhang - 4:55
Andrew Berger - 4:50
Mike Minion - 4:55

3200 (under 11:00)
Ricky Zhao - 10:20
Russell Beatty - 10:21
DJ Rodriguez - 9:57
Mike Wang - 10:35
Damon Glatz - 10:10
Steve Omari - 9:56
Ben Dillon - 10:31
Jared Dashevsky - 10:52
Mike Minion - 10:48

Let me know if you ran faster than the time listed. Josh is still working on the re-cap post. Sorry.
See everyone at the bbq.

Keep on runnin'

Cross Country

2011-06-09T10:38:00.002-04:00

Hey guys,

First day of practice is June 27th.
Monday - 6:30pm
Tuesday - 6:00am
Wednesday - 6:30pm
Thursday - 6:00am
Friday - 6:00am

There are high expectations this year. Let's make it happen.

Lotso Hugandmeets

2011-04-18T12:40:00.005-04:00

Hello, hello. I apologize for the delay of the spring track results but I have some time before my Judaic obligations tonight and I figured I'd give ya a little update.

I believe we left off with the Haddonfield scrimmage at the end of winter track. Well, first came a scrimmage against Collingswood ("I didn't even know they had a school." -Mike Minion). Jared Deshevsky won the 1600 with something like 5:02, with Adam Green close behind. Jack Fiedler kicked some a, and got a nosebleed as well. Kevin Walder also ran well. Unfortunately, the results of the 800 and 1600 are lost in the sands of time, and are never to be found.

Next came my favorite meet of all time, the Camden-Gloucester Relays. Unfortunately, someone decided it'd be a good idea not to enter the meet with unlimited junior varsity teams, and as a result, I did not get to break 60 as I would've liked. However, we did churn out some nice performances. Me, Tyler Eagle Russ, Zhongxia Zhao, and Frank Zhang got "2nd" in the 4x1600 (we so won that, I dunno what Clearview was playing at), and the jv team of (I think) Kitty, Fiedler, Adam Green, and Mike Minion took 1st.

In the DMR, the team of Damon Glatz, my boy Joe Pelligrino, Berger, and Steve Omari ran 11:31. The 4x800 jv team of Mike Oliver, Wang, Nold, and BENSON ANINGALAN destroyed the field, however their time is lost.

The next week, East faced Pennsauken. It was a pretty boring meet, although Mike Wang had a standout 4:45 win. I guess all that studying paid off. East annihilated Pennsauken that day.

The next Saturday, East attended the Moorestown Invitational for the first time ever, finally dropping Bridgeton Relays. Moorestown is cool because they have the Olympic events there instead of the usual 1600/3200. Ricky Zhao and Tyler Russ led us off with superb races in the 5 thousand metres. Ricky ran 1643. Ben Dillon ran a great race in the 1500, coming in 2nd in his heat with a 4:33. 27 second hundred, he's got a 5:00 mile. Classic.

The 4x800 was the most exciting part of the day, that I saw anyway. It kicked ass. Mike Oliver and Joe P ran 2:07s, Wang ran a 2:10, and then my homeboy Kitty made a massive, kickass kick to run 2:09. It was sweet, folks. Sweet as the cream pie for which the town is named.

Twp and Woodbury will be up later. Keep on runnin'

The Real Resurgence

2011-02-26T13:16:00.005-05:00

Hello, one and all. There's a lot of updating to do, and when one of your two favorite bloggers is back-5ing in Vermont and your other is takin' his date, well, it's time to hear about some meets.

On Monday, the 7th of February, the coach bus did indeed arrive to ship our tuchus' up to the Armory, unlike the debacle for the Frosh/Nov meet. Zach Iannarelli, our only entrant in the 3200, was removed and put into the 1600, more on him later.

In the 800 metres, the entrants were shocked to discover Steve Omari ran 2:08, Josh Elkan ran 2:09, and Frank Zhang ran 2:16. Post-race predictions compelled them to think 2:04-05 neighborhood.

In the 1600 meters, Tony Quad dropped a 4:42, a blazing time for a man of his intelligence. Gatsby, in his last track race of the year, ran 4:56. Wang ran 4:57. However, Russell Beatty, a man of great consistency, ran 5:10. I tell you, not even the great Hicham El Guerrouj could run a distance of 1600 meters with the regularity that our own boarder can.

The ride home was quite memorable as well, but I'll deprive you of those conversations.

We fast forward to February 17th, where the entire distance team competed at a Haddonfield invite. The results were fairly impressive. In the 800, Tony Chen ran a 2:04. Went out in 58. That'd be 2 PRs for me in one race. Blazin'. Nold won his heat in 2:14. Nice job, nice tie. Daniel Rodriguez also ran 2:14. Nice compression shorts. Where'd ya get 'em, Ben Helfand's basement?

In the 1600, Damon Glatz ran an excellent race for being out half the season, jumping a 4:36. Steve Omari and Josh Elkan followed close behind. In the next heat, my homeboy Tyler Russ made his first official dip under the 5:00 mark. It's the goatee. Also congrats to Ben Dillon who, unquestionably, broke 5 this time. Adam Green and Mike Minion had great races, running 5:04s. Walder ran in the 5:20 area, not a bad day. The true resurrection of Rob Cooper took place as well.

Photographers were thrilled to capture this striking image from the 16.

In the final event of the day, the main event, the whole kitten caboodle, the two featured East Distance teams consisted of Team Compression Shorts aka Team Walder's Three and Kevin Walder (Mike Wang, Daniel Rodriguez, Chris Arnold, Kevin Walder) versus Team China (Ricky Zhao, Matt Burt, Josh Elkan, Frank Zhang). The rivalry was especially hyped since Josh had been on Team Compression Shorts before disagreements on lower-body garments occurred. The heavy favorite, Team CS and leadoff man Mike Wang took this bad boy out hard, and had a sizable lead coming in to pass off to el DJ. However, when Josh took off, things started to turn around for Team China (three of whom actually have some relation to China). China moved out of last, and into 5th. Josh saw Chris Arnold in his sights but knew he could not possibly take him. However, due to his stunning and breathtaking 4x400 team management, wildcard Frank Zhang "walked" down anchor Kevin Walder to secure 4th place in one of the more heated 4x400 battles of the decade. What can I say, the better team won.

Well, MOC is today so more on that to follow. Other than that, keep on runnin'...

Sectionals

2011-02-06T22:49:00.002-05:00

Yooooooooo. On Friday the team took a trip (not a field trip) to Tom's River for the Sectional Meet. Alex Reber led CHE off well with a win over the rest of the section in the 400 with a 49.81. There is are ten entire seconds between what Alex ran and what I hope to run one day--39.81.

Next, Tony "The Valedictorian" Chen, complete unknown on the running scene, seeded as the 21st runner in the slow heat, ran 8 laps by himself for the W in 1600 in 4:42. It was truly a spectacle. At one point about 3 meters in it looked as though Marcy V. of Tom's River East would take it, but Tony kicked him down within the last 1500. Also, freshman Ben Dillon, initially thought to have broken 5 minutes, ran 5:00.18. Poor guy. In the other heat, Josh Elkan ran a 4:46. He beat someone's boyfriend though.

In the 55 hurdles, Isaiah Campbell and Taj Frazier scored with 5th and 6th place finishes. In the girls 1600, Taylor Festa ran her last race at the Bubble ever, with a 6:13. In the 800, Wang ran 2:10, and Marcus Phillips finished 2nd in the section with a 2:00.32.

Coming back in the 55, Reber finished 4th in the 55. Fast guy.

In the boys 3200, Zach Gatsby pikabooed his way to a 1st place finish. However the official cut off the seeds with his card. Bummer. He ran 10:14. Ricky Zhao ran a 10:30 for a solid PR. In the fast heat, Steve Omari also ran 10:14.

In the girls high jump, Kelsey E. won, jumping a 5'6". :)

Finally, our 4x400 team won, running a 3:27, with Brad Krell anchoring. Hey Brad.

Tomorrow, we're going up to The Armory for the Varsity Classic. I'd like to end this post with a quote. I think it was Winston Churchill who said, "Would you like to explain why im in the varsity classic 16? My 1600s are quite classic but not even close to varsity." Keep on runnin'

This Past Week...

2011-01-23T16:04:00.002-05:00

Hey guys. Hope you all had a good week.

Let's see. Last weekend was MLK weekend and there was a huge saus that went on. Later in the weekend I went to Dick's and bought women's running shorts. I'm now convinced they are the key to running a successful quarter workout (Wednesday in Fox Hollow)...and getting a nosebleed (Friday Dog Park).

This week training went pretty well. We looked like a "completely different team" during the quarters, so let's keep up the positivity!!!

Saturday morning, the boys went up to Tom's River for the Olympic Conference meet. In the girls 1600, Danielle Impagliazz"i", Taylor Festa, and Sarah Riches ran 6:12, 6:16, and 6:44, respectively. No doubt it was a "stimulating" race.

On the male side, Ben Dillon ran a 5:07 and Jared Deshevsky ran a 5:21. M. Cox of Lenape ran a 5:03. Thanks for beating me by 60 spots at Conference in XC.

In the girls 400, Andrea Leff ran 1:11.76 to win her heat. She may be Leff, but she ran the race right! On the flip side, "Bennie" Aningalan ran a 60. Love Benson. Bradford Krell dropped a 52.36 with my homeboy Joey P. not far behind.

In the girls 8, 9s Orwitz and Fangel Tung ran 2:59.8 and 3:01.14. That averages 3:00 or something. AllyBear won her heat in 2:40. That's pretty fast during hibernation season. On the mens side, Chrissy Face won his heat in 2:22.63. Marcus Phillips came in 2:02.02 and second overall.

In his first race of the track season, ShogunDamon dropped a 10:44 in the deuce. Mike Bruce ran an 11:05.

Next Friday, our 4x400 team will compete in the MILLROSE GAMES. Vbd.

On Monday, most of the guys take their first trip up to the Armory this season, and can only be phrased in one way:

The Resurgence of Robert Cooper

Keep on runnin'...

Last Week

2011-01-16T19:17:00.002-05:00

Hey.

Well last Monday we took several guys up to good ol' Toms River North to compete in the SJTCA Meet. Ben the Bear threw down a solid 11:02, closing in on Tyler Russ who ran 10: 52. In everyone's favorite event, the mile, Tony Chen ran a 4:46.46. Closing in a smooth 22 second 100, big Josh Elkan ran a 4:52. I didn't even think that was possible! In the 800, the two Adams, (Adam Green and Adam Rosenthal), ran 2:29 and 2:14 respectively.

While I was busy snowboarding and Mike Wang was at the freshman dance, the team went back up to the bubble in hopes of taking home a state title. The DMR team consisting of Mike Wang (didn't leave for the dance yet), Kevin Shu, Josh Elkan, and Steve Omari took 9th. Josh had so much fun in his first 8 that he went back for a second in the 4x8. The team consisting of Ben Helfand, Josh Elkan, Steve Omari, and Tony Chen took 10th place.

The team unfortunately did not win the Meet, and placed 6th

Keeping in mind what Coach has said, everyone should think of a goal they want to accomplish for the Winter/Spring season.

Keep on runnin.

SJTCA Coaches Meet

2011-01-09T21:48:00.002-05:00

Hello again. On Wednesday, 1/5, some of the team travelled up to The Bubble again for the SJTCA Coaches Meet. Hey, if the meet is for coaches, why are the kids running?!? Kneeslapper!

In the first event of the day, the team of Tony "The Knife" Chen, Brad Krell, Johua Elkan, and Steve Omari took 5th in a time of 11:15. We'd like to give a shoutout to Millville for not running enough laps and allowing us to go home with medals.

Our girls 4x200 team took fourth in the slowest heat. Guess all that talking on the bus really paid off.

Next, Brad, Wang, Josh, and Steve returned to run the 4x800, which medaled in 3rd with an 8:58.

The boys SMR, featuring Ton1Chen took 3rd in their heat and 6th overall with a 3:55.8.

Lastly, as usual, the 4x4 (without the addition of Josh Elkan) placed...1st with a time of 3:30. My boy Joe P represented. Well, that's all. Meet tomorrow. Russell Beatty will be taking over commentary for the coming week. Keep on runnin'...

Winter Track Meets

2011-01-04T21:54:00.002-05:00

Yo. Ok so if you haven't figured it out, winter track started in December and we've had a few meets already. On Friday, December 17th, the boys (and girls I guess) travelled up to old Tom's River for one of the Olympic Conference relay meets. Classic. The DMR relay which consisted of Zach Stackarelli, someone, Tony Chen, and Steve Omari (I think) ran 11:19 for 4th place. Later, the 4x800m team of a bunch of sprinters and Ton1Chen ran a blazin' 8:36 to win, nbd. Also, that day (and probably many other days to come), the mid-d guys won the 4x400 in 3:33. That's faster than El G did it. In the girls high jump relay, Chelsea Campbell and Christina Stanley jumped 5'.25 and 4'8", respectively. On the boys side, siblings Andrew and Jared Athias won with an incredible combined height of 11'8".

The following Monday, the 20th, everyone again voyaged up to The Bubble. The Great Gatsby started us off with a solid 4:47 for 3rd place, while Rickster came home just over 5:00, but hey, who's cares if we round down, besides Russell? Anyway, in the 55m, Anthony Rihn came to play, racing a solid 7.81 for 2nd in his heat. Also with notable performances were Dean Sosa and Bob Zografos, who's father, coincidentally, is helping me apply to college.

In the girls 1k, Danielle Impagliazzo finished with a 3:48, claiming that the pain of such a race was comparable to being in an airplane stimulator, and I would tend to agree. On the boys side, Bradford Krell finished 2nd in 2:48. Moments later, a grinning Andrew Berger came in in 2:53. The K was memorable to say the least.

In the 500m, my boy Joe Pellegrino was, I thought, flying on the track, for a solid 1:13, a pace faster than my current goal for 400m. Andrew Athias PR'd in the high jump as well, hopping 6'6". 5 more inches and he'll be able to jump over Mr. Owens.

Finally, in the last track event of the day, the always energetic 4x800m team of Josh Elkan, Mike Wang, Jared Deshevsky, and Ben Dillon decided to try their luck. With splits of 2:12, 2:13, 2:24, and 2:24, and some obviously very complicated math involved that added around 7 seconds, the relay took 7th with a 9:20.

It should be noted that, before break, those who hadn't raced participated in a time trial. In the frigid winds of Cherry Hill, Ben The Bear Helfand came home in front with a 5:02ish. Other nice performances were posted by Frank The Valedictorian Zhang, Chris Arnold, and Russell Beatty.

Today, January 4th, most of the team hiked down Kresson Rd. for another South Jersey Classic, the Haddonfield outdoor indoor meet. In the 800, Ben Helfand blew away all comers with a 2:12. Ben Dillon posted a solid 5:09, with Jared Deshevsky not far behind in 5:14. Frank Zhang also ran 5:05.

All in all, a good start to a wonderful season, let us now focus our efforts on the 4x400. Keep on runnin'...

Cross Country Football League-Day One

2010-11-16T20:00:00.001-05:00

On Tuesday, the boys team traveled up to the classroom of G031 for a post-season meeting with coach regarding the banquet, two week break and other important material. That meeting was followed by the first day of CCFL. Although the course a little wet and slow, there were some great efforts and good results. Davey "Peyton Manning" Riches wins the MVP award, continually bombing TD Passes over the head of Damon "Shogun" Glatz. Adding to the touchdown parade, Davey also had the defensive play of the day, reeling in a clutch interception near the goal line in the final game, sparking the team of Zach "The Runnin' Cowboy" Iannarelli, Russell "Master" Beatty, DJ "Mexico Joe" Rodriguez, and freshman Michael "O" Shaughnessy to the team title.

Courtesy of Zach

***Josh Elkan would like to add that freshmen will never pick teams again.

Group IV States at Holmdel Park

2010-11-16T19:04:00.002-05:00

Last Saturday, Cherry Hill East went up to Holmdel park to compete in States. While the team had a tough time overall, there were some noteable performances. To begin with, Mac-truck Zach Iannarelli finished the race with a 15 second Holmdel PR, almost breaking 17 with a time of 17. Next was Steve Omari, closing out his final East cross country race with a time of 17:10. Zhongshia Zhao (Ricky Zhao) had a great race, finishing 3rd for East with a Holmdel PR of 17:35.

Congratulations on a good season boys.

Expect re-caps for CCFL and CCSL.

Don't keep running, take your two weeks and enjoy them.

Group 4 Sectionals

2010-11-11T21:30:00.002-05:00

Hey guys.

Last Saturday, East went up to Delsea regional high school to compete in Sectionals. To start the day off, Big Money Bo$$ (Steve Omari) had a nice race, finishing in 12th place with a time of 16:39. After belittling Holloway in the first mile, Zach Iannarelli finished 2nd for the team with a time of 16:44. Next up was Slowpoke Rodriguez (DJ Rodriguez), finishing with a solid 16 second Delsea PR of 17:04. Close behind was Mao Zedong (Ricky Zhao), finishing in 37th place. Rounding out the scoring was Damon Glatz, with a time of 17:24. Congratulations to everyone for their nice performances.

Best of luck to the team competing at Holmdel this Saturday.

Keep on running.

Haddonfield Sub-Varsity Invitational

2010-11-08T19:40:00.003-05:00

So about eight Thursdays ago the jv boys traveled down Brace Rd. over to Pennypacker Park for their last race of the season. After a slight start time miscommunication, (I'm pretty sure the race doesn't start at 3:55, Coach Maniscalco), the race was off! Rickster Zhao took the lead for East in the first mile and never looked back, finishing second in 16:52. Tyler Russell Beatty (see what I did there?) weren't far behind, finishing 6th (Russ) and 7th (TRuss). Michael Wang came to play with the big boys and dropped somewhere between a 30 second and 1 minute and 30 second PR. Also having nice races were Adam Green, Michael Minion, and Bradford Krell.

Soon after, the freshman began their journey through the Pennypacker course. Leading the way for the freshmen yet again was Ben Dillon with a blazing 17:50 for 5th place. Jared Dashevsky, John "Kennedy" Warkala, Nikil Shuckles, Aaron Zucker, Mike O'Shaughnessy, Peter Lewis, Dean Sosa, and Ben Breslau all finished out their season nicely.

Nice work, everyone. MOC. Keep on runnin'.

Olympic Conference

2010-10-30T14:54:00.002-04:00

Whats up guys.

Last Friday, the team raced on GCC A course at the Olympic conference race. To start the day off, our JV team competed. Coming in at 17:33 and 17:39 were Russell Beatty and Ricky Zhao. Ben Helfand had a nice race, running 18:07 for a C course PR. Also having good races were Ben Dillon, Chris Arnold, and Sean Taylor. Congratulations to Dave Riches, running a C course PR of 28:44.

In the next race, 2 of our varsity runners competed. Steve Omari ran 17:01, and Damon Glatz ran 17:12.

As always, keep running

Camden County Championships

2010-10-19T19:53:00.002-04:00

Hey guys.

On Saturday, the East distance team competed at the Camden County Championships at GGC.
The varsity team won for the 3rd straight year in a row.

To begin the day, our freshman represented East very well and won the race, with many great performances. Aaron Zucker had a great race, as noted by coach in practice. Also having good races were John Kennedy (Warkala) and Nikhil Shukla. Unfortunatly, NJ runners did not post times for the freshman race, so if you want your time, you will have to talk to coach.

In the next race of the day, the JV team also won the race. In first place was Ricky Zhao with a time of 17:40. He can do Multi-variable Calc but he can't keep track of a medal. In second place was Russell Beatty, running 17:55. Also having good races, Andrew Berger and Tyler Russ took 3th and 4th place. Chris Arnold also had a good race, running 18:47. Arjun Nanavaty had a nice race, running sub 30 for a time of 27:54.

In the final race of the day, our varsity team competed, and kept the 2 year winning streak and made it 3. Leading the team was Zach Iannarelli, going out in an incredible sub 5:09 first mile. Close behind were Damon Glatz and Big money B0$$, Steve Omari, running 17:02 and 17:03 respectivily. Also having a good race, Slowpoke rodriguez (DJ Rodruguez) ran 17:16.

If you had a good race, reward yourself. If not, make sure you are focused for friday.

keep on running

Apparel

2010-10-11T20:04:00.003-04:00

This is what the apparel will look like.

MOC. Keep on running...

Divisional Championships & SJ Open

2010-10-09T21:15:00.002-04:00

This past Wednesday, several East runners went to compete at the Divisional Championships. Overall the results were not impressive. Zach Iannarelli was a bright spot in the day, finishing fourth in 16:47.

Today we went down to old Delsea High School (and Walter Sewad Field!) to compete in the SJ Open. The freshmen opened the day in the 3200 meter run (although apparently in 2007 it was only a 2k...). Ben Dillon led the team with a 9th place finish. The team finished 5th.

A half hour later, our JV team ran the full 5k. Adam Rosenthal had a good race, running 18:26. Chris Arnold had a huge race, finishing 3rd for the team in 18:33. Mikes Wang and Bruce were close behind. Adam Green and Mike Minion also had good races in 18:50 and 18:52.

The Varsity team raced at 3:00. Zach Iannarelli continued his nice season with a 10th place finish. Frank Zhang also had a nice race, finishing out the scoring 5 in 17:42. Overall the team was third, beating out Group rival Shawnee.

If you didn't have a good race, it's time start stepping up. There are (if you're lucky) 3 meets left in the season. It's time to start having good races.

MOC. Keep on running...

Shore Coachs 2010

2010-10-04T18:30:00.002-04:00

Hey guys.

On Saturday, East went up to Holmdel park to compete in shore coachs. While the JV bus was busy getting lost, the gun went off for Varsity. Damon Glatz had a great race and ran 17:10 for 26th place. Close behind was Zach Ianarelli with a hug holmdel PR of 17:15. Both Damon and Zach recieved placks. Roundings out the scoring were Steve, DJ, and Scott who ran 17:30, 17:58, and 18:14 respectivly.

Next, our freshman competed. Ben Dillon was the first freshman in over 2 years to medal, running a solid race of 12:45. Arizona managed to keep both shoes on and ran 16:22. IN 69TH PLACE, J.F.K (John Warkala) ran a solid race of 13:32.

In the last race of the day, East's JV team competed, finishing 3rd overall. Junior Chelsea Ley (Russell Beatty) ran 17:43 for 6th place, and Ricky Mao Zedong Stonecold Zhao ran 17:46 for 8th place. Junior Tyler Russ ran a solid race of 18:17 for 21st place. Adam Rosenthal came back from 2 years off and ran a great race of 18:58. Both having good races, Jack Fiedler and Shaun Taylor ran 20:10 and 20:17 respectivly. Walter ran a huge Holmdel PR of 22:37, improving over a minute and 15 places from last year.

East took home a large stack of medals, 7 to be exact.

Good luck to all racing on wednesday and

As always,
keep on running.

2010-09-28T19:42:00.003-04:00

Whats up guys.

About Shore coaches.... The race assignments are up on NJ runners.
We are in the A race for all 3 races.

Varsity - 2:20
Frosh - 3:15
JV - 4:50 (last race of the day)

Too bad chelsea isnt racing.

Good luck Saturday

2nd Batch Meet

2010-09-23T18:14:00.003-04:00

On Tuesday, the boys competed in the second Batch Meet on the GCC B Course. In the 4:00 race, Josh Elkan won the race in 16:54. Zach Iannarelli was right on his heels for second in 16:55. East went 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 11 in the 64 person race and won by 53 points over the second place team.

The 4:30 race had even more impressive results. Ricky Stonecold Zhao won the race in 17:25, a huge PR. Freshman Russell Beatty took 2nd in 17:39. Rounding out the scoring was Frank Zhang, and huge races by Ben Helfand and Tyler Russ, both of whom PR'd. Sophmores Mike Bruce and Mike Wang finished 8th and 10th, respectively, both having huge days. Of the impressive times run in the 4:30 race, those that stood out were Adam Green's 18:53, freshman Ben Dillon's 19:24, and (WALDER!) Kevin Walder's 19:04. Sub 19 this Tuesday, Walder.

Interestingly enough, Joe Pellegrino and Shyam Bharadwaj were in the results. We here at East Distance would also like to wish a speedy recovery to Chris Arnold, who should be fine for this coming Tuesday's race.

As soon as I figure out how to link to the results, I will post them. In the meantime, please bring in your money for the uniforms. Our next meet is another Batch meet on Tuesday, followed by the biggest meet of the season so far, Shore Coaches, on October 2nd.

MOC, here we come. Keep on running...

Batch Meet at GCC "A" Course

2010-09-18T11:53:00.003-04:00

Hey-- I'm Russ, the newest blogger on east distance.

Last Tuesday, the team raced on "A" course at GCC for the first batch meet of the season. East won both the varsity race and the sub-varsity race with many impressive performances. To start the day off, senior Josh Elkan lead the team for most of the race, running a solid race of 17:30. However, Tony Chen took the lead in the end with a time of 17:26. Good luck in your recovery Tony. Rounding out the scoring, Damon Glatz, Scott Zhao, and Steve Omari ran 17:35, 17:49, and 17:50 respectively.

In the second race of the day, Zach Ianarelli destroyed the competition and ran an impressive 16:58. Next, in second and fifth place were DJ Rodriguez and Russell Beatty running 17:44 and 17:59 respectively. Close behind, Ricky stonecold Zhao finished in 18:10. Rounding out the scoring in his first 5k with the east team, Mike Bruce ran a great first race of 18:31. David Riches ran a strong race, resulting in a GCC PR of 31:56.

East will be return to GCC on Tuesday for the second batch meet of the year.

Keep on running.

Practice Schedule

2010-09-06T21:44:00.004-04:00

Here's the practice schedule for the next two weeks:

Meet of Champs--here we come. Keep on running.

2010 XC Schedule

2010-09-03T08:55:00.002-04:00

Hi! I'm Josh, the newest blogger here at East Distance. Here's the schedule for the upcoming season.

XC Schedule 2010

9/11 Cherokee Challenge
9/14 at GCC (A Course)
9/18 at Ocean County Park
9/21 at GCC (B Course)
9/28 at GCC (A Course)
10/02 Shore Coaches Invitational
10/06 American Division Champs. At GCC “C” course
10/09 South Jersey Open or Manhattan Invitational
10/14 Camden County Meet
10/18 South Jersey Frosh/Soph Meet
10/22 Olympic Conference Meet
10/28 Haddonfield JV/Frosh Meet
11/06 S.J. Group 4 Sectionals
11/13 NJ Group 4 State Champs
11/20 NJ Meet of Champions

Meet of Champs--here we come. Keep on running.

New Layout

2010-07-05T18:59:00.000-04:00

Hello East Distance runners - old and new - our website has received a makeover. We think it looks better. How about you?

Top Times

2010-07-04T22:01:00.003-04:00

Here are the top times from this past track season.

800m (under 2:15)
Marcus Phillips - 2:01 **
Alex Reber -2:03**
Brad Krell - 2:04**
Steve Omari - 2:07 *
Andrew Berger -2:08*
Mike Wang -2:08***
Mike Oliver -2:08*
Chris Dinh - 2:09R
Joey Andalora - 2:10***
Scott Zhao - 2:11R*
Tony Chen -2:11*
Josh Elkan - 2:12R*
Ben Helfand - 2:12R**
Frank Zhang - 2:13*
DJ Rodriguez- 2:15R**

1600m (under 5)
Damon Glatz -4:32*
Steve Omari - 4:33*
Tony Chen - 4:35*
Chris Dinh -4:37
Scott Zhao - 4:40*
Josh Elkan - 4:47*
DJ Rodriguez -4:47**
Andrew Berger - 4:49*
Mike Liachowitz -4:50
Ricky Zhao - 4:51**
Frank Zhang - 4:51*
Joey Andalora - 4:52***
Ben Helfand - 4:55**
Mike Wang - 4:58***
Mike Bruce - 4:59***

3200m (under 11)
Steve Omari - 9:55*
Chris Dinh - 9:59
Scott Zhao - 10:08*
Damon Glatz - 10:13*
Tony Chen - 10:16*
Mike Liachowitz - 10:24
Ricky Zhao - 10:33**
DJ Rodriguez - 10:35**
Josh Elkan - 10:36*
Russell Beatty - 10:39**
Frank Zhang - 10:41*

R = Relay
* = JR
** = SO
*** = FR

Thanks to Tony Chen for compiling the above list!

Sectionals

2010-06-08T08:32:00.004-04:00

On Friday May 21st, the first day of the Sectionals Meet, several members of the East team traveled to Egg Harbor. In the 1600m, Damon Glatz won his heat, taking 10th place overall, in a time of 4:32, a new PR. Closely behind him, also racing extremely well, were Steve Omari for 12th in 4:33 and Tony Chen for 16th in 4:35.

The following day, East traveled back to Egg Harbor for for the second day of the meet. In the 800m, Brad Krell ran a strong race, setting a new PR in the process with a 2:04. Joey Andalora also set a new PR in 2:10 but missed the freshmen record. In the 3200m, Steve Omari led the team by running a time of 9:56 for 11th place, followed by Chris Dinh in 10:03 for 16th and Scott Zhao in 10:08 for 20th place.

Congrats to Alex Reber, who was the only East member to win his race, running a 48.64 in the 400m. Other top finishes and qualifiers for the state meet included Terrence Owens and Alex Reber in the 400m hurdles, Andrew Athias and Terrence Owens in the high jump, Braheme Days in the discus, and the 4x400 relay team of Mike Oliver, Marcus Philips, Terrence Owens, and Alex Reber. Also, congrats to that same 4x400 relay team for taking 4th place at Meet of Champs in 3:17.

Haddonfield Distance Night

2010-05-30T00:14:00.000-04:00

Most members of East's distance team traveled to Haddonfield on Thursday May 20th to compete in the Haddonfield Distance Meet. In the 1600m, DJ Rodriguez led the team with his 4:47. Running a very competitive last race was Mike Liachowitz, who set a new PR with a time of 4:50. Close behind were Ricky Zhao in 4:51, followed by Frank Zhang in 4:51, both new PRs. Chris Arnold also ran a very strong race to PR in 5:12, just beating Kevin Walder, who also set a new PR with a 5:12. Other notable performances were run by Mike Bruce, who broke 5 minutes for the first time in a time of 4:59, Matt Burt who ran a 5:17, Sean Taylor in 5:22, Corey Ansell in 5:28, and Greg Greenberg in 5:33. In the 3200m, Russell Beatty and Josh Elkan took 4th and 5th places respectively.

As always, keep running.

Freshman Finale

2010-05-22T22:23:00.009-04:00

Last Wednesday, May 19th, several freshmen traveled to Pennsauken to compete in the Freshmen Finale. In the 1600m, Joey Andalora took first place overall, racing well and being the only competitor in the field to break 5 minutes, with a time of 4:56. In the 800m, Mike Wang also took 1st place, finishing with a time of 2:12. In the 3200m, Mike Bruce ran a strong race and set a new PR in a time of 11:04. Also, sprinter Kevin Barry ran 53.05 seconds for 400m, a new PR.

As always, keep running.

5th Anniversary

2010-05-16T13:00:00.000-04:00

Today is East Distance's 5 year anniversary. On this day 5 years ago, our website was launched. What a great 5 years it has been, and lets hope for many more to come.

Cherokee Frosh/Nov & Olympic Conference

2010-05-15T19:09:00.006-04:00

On Tuesday, May 11th, certain members of East's track team traveled to Cherokee to compete in the Cherokee Freshman/Novice Meet. Overall, East competed and placed well in the meet. In the 1600m, Josh Elkan took 2nd place in a PR of 4:47. DJ Rodriguez also placed well, taking 4th, with a time of 4:54. Other notable performances include Joey Andalora in 4:57, Jack Fiedler with a time of 5:17, Matt Burt in 5:21, Sean Taylor in 5:28, and Corey Ansell with a 5:31.
In the 800m, freshman Michael Wang ran a great race and placed 2nd overall. His time of 2:08 is a new PR and ties the freshmen record. In the 3200m, Tony Chen ran a great race to set a new PR and take first place in a time of 10:17. Also running well was Russell Beatty in 10:42 for 4th place and Mike Bruce in a PR of 11:04 for 6th place.

On Wednesday, May 12th, East traveled to Pennsauken High School with a different group of competitors to compete in the Olympic Conference Meet. In the 1600m, Damon Glatz ran a time of 4:42 to take 13th overall. In the 800m, Brad Krell set a huge new PR by running a time of 2:05. In the 3200m, Steve Omari earned second team all conference honors by taking 5th place in a time of 9:56. Also with a strong race was Scott Zhao, who ran a time of 10:09, a 3-second PR.

As always, keep running.

Lenape Duel & Camden County Championships

2010-05-10T19:15:00.002-04:00

Last Monday, East traveled to Lenape High School to compete in its final duel meet of the season. In the 1600m run, East took first and third place, with Chris Dinh winning in a time of 4:40 and Scott Zhao taking 3rd in a time of 4:50. In the 800m run, Marcus Phillips took first place in a new PR of 2:01. Also racing well was Andrew Berger, running a 2:10. In the 3200m run, Steve Omari won the race in a time of 10:16, followed by Damon Glatz in 3rd place with a time of 10:25 and Tony Chen taking 4th place with a PR of 10:29.

On Saturday, East competed at the Camden County Championships at Haddon Township High School. To start off the day, Steve Omari set a new PR in the 1600m, running 4:36 and taking 3rd place in the division. Taking 4th place was Damon Glatz in a time of 4:47. In the 800m, Brad Krell set a big PR by running a time of 2:04 and taking 6th place. In the 3200m, Scott Zhao also took 6th place, running a time of 10:40.

As always, keep running.

SJ Invitational & SJ Relays

2010-05-03T18:41:00.002-04:00

East traveled to Buena Regional High School last Thursday April 29th to compete in the South Jersey Invitational. In the freshmen 1600m, Joey Andalora made the race exciting and went for the win, but was outkicked by two other runners. Joey took 3rd place in a time of 4:52. Also setting a new PR was Michael Wang, running 4:58 to take 5th place. In the varsity 1600m, Damon Glatz ran a time of 4:39 in the fast heat. In the 800m, sprinter Marcus Phillips tied his PR, running a time of 2:04.
In the last race of the night, under the lights, Steve Omari took 6th place in the 3200m with a time of 9:55. Also running new PRs were Chris Dinh, who ran 9:59 for 8th place, and Scott Zhao, running 10:12 for 13th place. Congrats to Steve Omari and Chris Dinh for breaking 10 minutes for the first time and placing them as the 13th and 14th fastest 3200s in school history.

On Saturday, East traveled back to Buena to compete in the relay portion of the meet. In the freshmen DMR, Joey Andalora led off the 1200m in a time of 3:43, handing off in the lead in a tactical race. Kyle Bryant ran a 56 for the 400m leg, followed by a 2:21 800m leg by Mike Bruce and an anchor leg of 5:00 for 1600m by Michael Wang. The team took second place in the race with a time of 12:06.
In the Junior Varsity DMR, Andrew Berger led off with a strong 3:26 leg. Isaah Campbell ran a 56 400m leg, followed by Ben Helfand running 2:12 for 800m, and Josh Elkan anchoring the relay in 4:55 for 1600m. East also took second place in the race in a time of 11:31.
In the Varisty DMR, Chris Dinh led off by running a 3:19 for 1200m. Brad Krell took the team into first place with his 52 400m leg and was followed by DJ Rodriguez running 2:15 for 800m. Damon Glatz anchored the leg with a time of 4:41 to take second place, running a total time of 11:12.

As always, keep running.

Eastern & Pennsauken Duel Meets

2010-05-02T18:26:00.009-04:00

On Monday April 19th, East hosted Eastern High School. To start off the day, East swept the 1600m, with Steve Omari winning in 4:38, followed by Scott Zhao and Tony Chen, both in 4:47. Other notable performances included Josh Elkan in 4:53, Michael Wang in 4:58 and Joey Andalora in 4:58. Congrats to both Mike and Joey for breaking 5 minutes for the first time. In the 800m, Alex Reber took first place, running a PR of 2:03. Damon Glatz and Chris Dinh took first and second place in the 3200m, running 10:13 and 10:14 respectively. Also running well were DJ Rodriguez in 10:35 and Frank Zhang in 10:41. East won its first duel meet of the season, 76 to 64.

Last Tuesday, April 27th, East earned its second win of the season against Pennsauken High School. In the 1600m, Chris Dinh, Steve Omari, and Scott Zhao swept the 1600m, running 4:53, 4:55, and 4:59 respectively. Other notable performances in the wind were run by Frank Zhang for 5th in 5:05 and Ben Helfand in 6th in 5:07. In the 800m, Marcus Phillips placed second with a time of 2:09 and Brad Krell placed third in a time of 2:10. Also running well was Tony Chen in 2:11 for fourth place. In the 3200m, Josh Elkan led most of the race but was outkicked at the end by Damon Glatz, who won the race in 10:44. Josh Elkan took second in 10:48 and Russell Beatty took third place in 11:06.

As always, keep running.

Woodbury Relays

2010-04-17T21:47:00.005-04:00

Today, East traveled to Woodbury to compete in the 38th annual Woodbury Relays. The day started out with the DMR taking 6th place in a time of 11:03. The relay was led off by Chris Dinh, running 3:20 for 1200m, followed by Kevin Barry who ran 54 for 400m, Steve Omari who ran 2:07 for 800m, and Damon Glatz who ran 4:40 for 1600m.

The 4x800m relay was led off by Joey Andalora, who ran a time of 2:15. Michael Wang took the baton next, running 2:14, followed by Scott Zhao in 2:15 and Andrew Berger in 2:14. The team ran a total time of 9:00. Also, in the 3k steeple (without water...), Mike Liachowitz ran a personal and team-leading best time of 10:31.

Our next meet will be this Monday versus Eastern. As always, keep running.

Washington Township Duel

2010-04-13T20:21:00.004-04:00

Today, East hosted Washington Township in its second duel meet of the season. With great conditions, many set new PRs. To start off the day, Damon Glatz took 3rd place in the 1600m in a time of 4:36. Almost every runner in the race recorded personal bests, including Chris Dinh in 4:37, DJ Rodriguez in 4:47, Frank Zhang in 4:53, Ben Helfand running 4:55, Joey Andalora in 5:05, Mike Bruce in 5:10, and Greg Greenberg in 5:27. Congrats to Ben Helfand for breaking five minutes for the first time.

In the 800m, Marcus Philips raced to second place, with a time of 2:05. Other notable performances included Mike Oliver's 2:08, Andrew Berger's 2:08, and Mike Wang's 2:11.

In the 3200m, East ran well, pushing the race and working off each other. Steve Omari took first place, running a time of 10:07. Other great times were run by Scott Zhao in 10:23, Mike Liachowitz in 10:24, Ricky Zhao in 10:33, Josh Elkan in 10:36, and Russell Beatty in 10:39. All these runners set new personal bests, including Ricky Zhao's 35 second PR.

Although many new personal records were set, East lost the meet. Our next meet will be the Woodbury Relays this Saturday. As always, keep running.

Cherokee Duel & Bridgeton Relays

2010-04-13T20:00:00.000-04:00

On Tuesday, April 6th, East traveled to Cherokee's new track for its first duel meet of the season. In the 1600m, Steve Omari placed second overall in a time of 4:54. Mike Bruce also well, running 5:17, a new PR. In the 800m, Marcus Phillips took 3rd place in a new PR of 2:05, followed by another PR by Andrew Berger in 2:09. In the 3200m, Damon Glatz just barely missed the win, taking second place in a time of 10:25. Other performances included Chris Dinh running 10:29 for 3rd place, Josh Elkan in a new PR of 10:46, and Frank Zhang PRing with a time of 10:50. Overall, East had a tough day, losing its first meet of the season.

Last Saturday, April 10th, a number of East runners competed in the Bridgeton Relays. The DMR, led off by Damon Glatz with a time of 3:26 for 1200m, took 2nd place overall. Also in the relay included Andrew Berger in the 800m, running 2:13, and Steve Omari in the 1600m, running a time of 4:37. In the 4x800, Scott Zhao led off the relay by running a new PR of 2:11, followed by Michael Wang in 2:16, Joey Andalora in 2:16, and Josh Elkan in 2:12. Also, Brad Krell anchored the sprint medley relay by running an 800m in a time of 2:13.

CamGlo Relays

2010-04-04T23:52:00.005-04:00

Yesterday, East traveled to Pennsauken to compete in the CamGlo Relays. To start off the day, the varsity squad placed 4th. Steve Omari led off the relay by running a 4:39, followed by Mike Liachowitz in 4:54, Andrew Berger in 5:02, and Josh Elkan in 5:03. In the first JV squad took 1st with Frank Zhang leading off with a 5:02 and Russell Beatty, Jack Fiedler, and DJ Rodriguez running splits of 5:12, 5:23, and 4:57 respectively. The second JV squad took 3rd place, with Chris Arnold, Jack Pinsky, Steve Diritis, and Corey Ansell running splits of 5:33, 6:03, 7:03, and 5:49 respectively.

In the DMR, Chris Dinh led off with a a 3:21 1200m, followed by Kevin Shu splitting 53 for 400m, Marcus Phillips in 2:16 for 800m, and Damon Glatz with a 4:43 for the 1600m. The team took 4th place in a time of 11:15. The JV squad took first place, with Josh Elkan splitting 3:38, Kevin B splitting 55, Joey Andalora in 2:14, and DJ Rodriguez in 4:59. In the 4x800m relay, splits of 2:09, 2:16, 2:23, and 2:19 were run by Chris Dinh, Michael Wang, Mike Bruce, and Damon Glatz respectively. The team ran 9:10 and took 4th place overall.

Our next meet will be this Tuesday versus Cherokee. As always, keep running.

Spring Track

2010-03-02T20:29:00.003-05:00

Spring track is right around the corner. The first practice will be this Friday, March 5th. We will be meeting after school in G031. If you have not yet turned in your physical and/or permission forms, please do so immediately in order to be cleared to practice on Friday.

As always, keep running.

Sectionals

2010-02-13T23:43:00.002-05:00

Yesterday, East traveled to Toms River to compete in the South Jersey Group 4 Sectional Meet. In the 1600m, Andrew Berger won his heat with a time of 4:54, followed in second by Mike Liachowitz in 4:55. Steve Omari, in a later heat, set a new PR by running a 4:40. In the 800m, Tony Chen tied his PR with a 2:08 and Brad Krell set a new PR, running 2:10. In the 3200m, Damon Glatz led the team by running 10:12, with Scott finished with a time of 10:16 and Chris Dinh running 10:27. Both Damon and Scott set new PRs.

In other news, on February 3rd, most of the team went up to the NY Armory to compete in the NY Metropolitan Invitation. In the freshman 1600, both Mikes ran big PRs, with Mike Wang running 5:10 and Mike Minion running 5:13. Also, Jack Fiedler ran a great ran, finishing with a time of 5:20 and Corey Ansell broke 6 minutes by running a time of 5:59. Also in the 1600, Tony Chen set an indoor PR of 4:52, with Andrew Berger, Mike Liachowitz, and Zach Ianarelli setting PRs of 4:53, 4:55, and 4:56 respectively. Also running well were Ricky Zhao with a 5:02 and Frank Zhang with a 5:05.

As always, keep running.

Winter Track Meets

2010-02-01T23:00:00.007-05:00

Here are some more updates on the winter track season so far.

On January 12th, various members of East traveled to Toms River to compete in the SJ Championships. In the 3200m, Mike Liachowitz set an indoor PR, running 10:52 with Russell Beatty running 11:00 to also PR. In the 1600, both Frank Zhang and Ricky Zhao set new PRs, running 5:04 and 5:13 respectively. Finally, in the 800m run, Marcus Phillips ran a 2:10 and Mike Wang ran a 2:22, both PRing (notice a trend). Congrats to all who raced on all the new PRs.

The second of two winter Olympic Conference Meets was held on January 23rd at the Bubble. To start off the day, Marcus Phillips, Brad Krell, Ben Helfand, and Andrew Berger ran times of 2:11, 2:11, 2:18, and 2:14 respectively in the 4x800m relay to place second in a time of 8:56. In the 1600m run, Josh Elkan led the team by running a 4:55 to set a new indoor PR. Josh was followed by Mike Wang in 5:10 and Robbie Cooper in 5:27. In the 800, Andrew Berger, running his second race of the day, ran a 2:12, with Jack Fiedler just edging out Kevin Walder, both timed at 2:33. In the 3200m, Ricky Zhao won his heat by running 11:05, while Steve Omari, in his first 3200m race, ran an impressive time of 10:04 to take 3rd place.

The SJTCA Meet, which was originally schedule in December, was reschedule and held the following day, January 24th. In the 1600m run, Tony Chen took 6th place by running a PR of 4:45. Scott Zhao and Mike Minion also ran 4:59 and 5:18 respectively. In the 800m run, Adam Green ran 2:34 with Matt Burt running a 2:39. DJ Rodriguez led off the DMR by running a 3:34, with Frank Zhang running a 2:15 and Zach Ianarelli running 4:55 in a close race to take 3rd overall with a time of 11:45.

As always, keep running.

Winter Track, Up to Now

2010-01-16T13:17:00.011-05:00

It's been a long time since the last update. So here goes.

On December 18th, several members of the East Track team competed at the first Olympic Conference Meet at Toms River. In the DMR, Damon Glatz led off with a 3:37 (1200m), with Tony Chen running 2:14 (800m) and Steve Omari anchoring in 4:46 (1600m). The team ran 11:32 and took second place overall. In the 4x800, DJ Rodriguez led off, running 2:23, followed by Frank Zhang in 2:23 as well. Russell Beatty next ran 2:35, with Zach Ianarelli running 2:22, to finish with a time of 9:44.

The South Jersey Large Schools Invitational was held on January 6th at Toms River. Scott Zhao ran the lead off leg of the DMR, running 3:31 for 1200m. Josh Elkan ran a 2:13 (800m) and Chris Dinh ran 4:49 (1600m) to run a total time of 11:31. In the 4x800, Marcus Philips started off with a 2:16, followed by Damon Glatz in 2:12, Tony Chen in 2:10, and Steve Omari in 2:15. Steve Omari came back later to anchor the SMR in a time of 2:12.

Last Thursday January 14th, due to the great weather, East attended an outdoor meet at Haddonfield. In the 1600, Ben Helfand led the team with a PR of 5:08. Also running well were Robbie Cooper in 5:21 and Kevin Walder in 5:31. In the 800, Marcus Phillips ran a 2:10, followed by Andrew Berger's 2:12.

Yesterday, several members of the team traveled to Toms River to compete in the New Jersey Group 4 State Relays. In the DMR, Damon Glatz, Brad Krell, Tony Chen, and Chris Dinh ran splits of 3:34, 54, 2:08, and 4:44 respectively for a total time of 11:21. In the 4x800, Marcus Phillips led off with a 2:10, followed by a 2:10 from Tony Chen, 2:16 from Damon Glatz, and 2:08 by Steve Omari to run a time of 8:46. In the SMR, Josh Elkan anchored a close race, running a 2:13.

As always, keep running.

Winter Break Practice

2009-12-23T19:19:00.002-05:00

Over the break, we will be meeting for practice on two days: Mon 12/28 and Wed 12/30. Practice will be at East at 10am.

As always, keep running and enjoy your holidays.

Top Times

2009-11-25T16:12:00.009-05:00

Here are some of the top performances on each course this season.

Holmdel: (Under 18:30)
1. Steve Omari - 17:12*
2. Scott Zhao - 17:19*
3. Chris Dinh - 17:23
4. Damon Glatz - 17:28*
5. Zach Iannarelli - 17:54**
6. Michael Liachowitz - 17:58
7. DJ Rodriguez - 18:15**
8. Tony Chen - 18:20*
9. Frank Zhang - 18:26**

GCC A: (Under 18:00)
1. Damon Glatz - 16:45*
2. Steve Omari - 16:50*
3. Scott Zhao - 16:59*
4. DJ Rodriguez - 17:04**
5. Chris Dinh - 17:09
6. Zach Iannarelli - 17:11**
7. Mike Liachowitz - 17:12
8. Russell Beatty - 17:13**
9. Josh Elkan - 17:24*
10. Tony Chen - 17:26*
11. Frank Zhang - 17:34*

GCC B: (Under 18:00)
1. Chris Dinh - 17:31
2. Steve Omari - 17:42*
3. Michael Liachowitz - 17:46
4. Damon Glatz - 17:49*
5. Zach Iannarelli - 17:53**
6. Josh Elkan - 17:58*

GCC C: (Under 18:00)
1. Steve Omari - 16:57*
2. Damon Glatz - 17:21*
3. Chris Dinh - 17:22
4. Scott Zhao - 17:25*
5. Zach Iannarelli - 17:35**
6. DJ Rodriguez - 17:37**
7. Russell Beatty - 17:53**
8. Frank Zhang - 17:57*
9. Michael Liachowitz - 17:58

Pennypacker: (Under 18:00)
1. Josh Elkan - 16:58*
2. Michael Liachowitz - 17:04
3. Tony Chen - 17:05*
4. Frank Zhang - 17:08*
5. Russell Beatty - 17:09**
6. Andrew Berger - 17:45*

Delsea: (Under 18:00)
1. Steve Omari - 16:38*
2. Damon Glatz - 16:48*
3. Chris Dinh - 16:56
4. Zach Iannarelli - 17:15**
5. DJ Rodriguez - 17:20**
6. Scott Zhao - 17:34*
7. Michael Liachowitz - 17:46

* = Junior, ** = Sophomore, *** = Freshman

States & Post Season

2009-11-15T13:29:00.004-05:00

Yesterday, the East boys traveled to Holmdel Park to compete in the New Jersey State Meet. With 13 of the top 18 ranked teams in New Jersey, making it the deepest state race ever, East finished an overall 12th place. Steve Omari led the team with a 35 second Holmdel PR to finish 48th place in 17:12. Scott Zhao also ran very well, setting a new Holmdel PR by 55 seconds, to run 17:19 for 57th place. Chris Dinh, Damon Glatz, and Zach Ianarelli closed out the scoring with new course PRs of 17:22, 17:28, and 17:54. East averaged 17:27, the fourth fastest among South Jersey teams.

Results
48. Steve Omari - 17:12
57. Scott Zhao - 17:19
62. Chris Dinh - 17:22
70. Damon Glatz - 17:28
102. Zach Ianarelli - 17:54
133. Mike Liachowitz - 19:05
136. Josh Elkan - 19:09

There will be a postseason meeting this Tuesday in G033 after school. Please remind any who ran this season.
The XC banquet will be on Tuesday, December 1st at 7PM. Don't forget to turn in your banquet information to any of the coaches by this Friday.

Sectionals

2009-11-07T17:32:00.004-05:00

Earlier today, East traveled to Delsea to compete at the South Jersey Group 4 Sectional Race. On the fast Delsea course, East finished fifth to advance to the State Meet for the second straight year. Leading the way for East was Steve Omari, placing 15th with a new PR of 16:38. Damon Glatz ran well to place 19th with a time of 16:48 and Chris Dinh set a new PR of 16:56 to take 25th place. To round out the scoring, sophomores Zach Ianarelli and DJ Rodriguez placed 37th and 40th with times of 17:15 and 17:20. East scored 131 points and averaged 16:59.

Results
15. Steve Omari - 16:38
19. Damon Glatz - 16:48
25. Chris Dinh - 16:56
37. Zach Ianarelli - 17:15
40. DJ Rodriguez - 17:20
47. Scott Zhao - 17:34
58. Michael Liachowitz - 17:46

On another note, please remember to bring your uniforms on Tuesday for the team picture. As always, keep running.

Camden County Champions

2009-11-05T18:52:00.004-05:00

The Camden County Championship Meet, postponed due to weather, was held last Friday. To start off the day, the freshmen boys swept places two through five with Mike Minion, Gary Hettinger, Michael Wang, and Jack Fiedler. Running the freshmen course, Gary Hettinger and Corey Ansell ran course bests, running 14:36 and 17:21 respectively.

In the JV race, Andrew Berger came back from a PR the day before to win the race with a time of 18:44. East took many of the top places, with Dan Desrochers in 3rd, Tyler Russ in 5th, Zach Presant in 6th, Rob Cooper in 7th, Kevin Walder in 10th, and Eddie Lai in 11th.

In the Varsity race, East won its second straight Camden County title. The team was led by Damon Glatz in 16:48 and Steve Omari in 16:55 for 4th and 5th. East sealed the race by taking eighth through eleventh with Scott Zhao, Chris Dinh, Zach Ianarelli, and DJ Rodriguez. PRs came from Scott Zhao, who broke 17 minutes for the first time with a 16:59, Chris Dinh in 17:09, and Zach Ianarelli in 17:11. East finished with 33 points, with its closest competitor, Haddon Heights, at 64 points.

Freshmen
2. Mike Minion - 14:20
3. Gary Hettinger - 14:36
4. Michael Wang - 14:37
5. Jack Fielder - 14:39
7. Chris Arnold - 15:13
9. Sean Taylor - 15:50
14. Corey Ansell - 17:21

Junior Varsity
1. Andrew Berger - 18:44
3. Dan Desrochers - 19:27
5. Tyler Russ - 19:48
6. Zach Presant - 19:56
7. Rob Cooper - 19:59
10. Kevin Walder - 20:16
11. Eddie Lai - 20:45
36. Dave Riches - 34:46

Varsity
4. Damon Glatz - 16:48
5. Steve Omari - 16:55
8. Scott Zhao - 16:59
9. Chris Dinh - 17:09
10. Zach Ianarelli - 17:11
11. DJ Rodriguez - 17:39

As always, keep running.

Haddonfield Invitational

2009-11-05T18:18:00.002-05:00

Last Thursday, most of the team headed down to Pennypacker Park to race at the Haddonfield Sub-Varsity Invitational. On the line was a spot at Sectionals to East's first finisher. All running new PRs, the team was led by Josh Elkan, who finished in 4th place with a time of 16:58 and broke 17 minutes for the first time. Soon after came Mike Liachowitz (5th in 17:04), Tony Chen (6th in 17:05), Frank Zhang (7th in 17:08), and Russell Beatty (9th in 17:09).

Overall, 16 out of the 20 JV runners set new PRs. Other noteworthy performances include Andrew Berger's 17:45, Ben Helfand's 18:07, Sean Lowen's 18:12, Brad Krell's 18:28, Adam Green's 18:40, Kevin Walder's 19:22, Jack Pinsky's 20:58, and Dave Riches 28:01, who has improved 10 minutes since the start of the season.

In the Freshmen race, East runners were placed extremely well until they went off course. East still managed to take 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th in the race with Mike Minion leading the way. Setting new PRs were Sean Taylor in 20:26 and Corey Ansell in 21:28.

Junior Varsity:
4. Josh Elkan - 16:58
5. Michael Liachowitz - 17:04
6. Tony Chen - 17:05
7. Frank Zhang - 17:08
9. Russell Beatty - 17:09
15. Andrew Berger - 17:45
25. Ben Helfand - 18:07
27. Sean Lowen - 18:12
34. Brad Krell - 18:28
38. Adam Green - 18:40
49. Zach Presant - 19:02
52. Dan Desrochers - 19:06
60. Kevin Walder - 19:22
67. Tyler Russ - 19:38
68. Rob Cooper - 19:39
70. Shyam Bhardwaj - 19:40
73. Eddie Lai - 19:43
92. Jack Pinsky - 20:58
108. Naveen Yarlagadda - 22:23
130. Dave Riches - 28:01

Freshmen
3. Mike Minion - 19:44
4. Gary Hettinger - 19:44
6. Michael Wang - 19:58
8. Jack Fielder - 20:00
13. Sean Taylor - 20:26
24. Corey Ansell - 21:28

As always, keep running.

Olympic Conference

2009-10-26T20:02:00.004-04:00

Last Friday, the Olympic Conference Championships were held on GCC "C" Course. To start off the day, the JV team took 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th, winning the JV race by a large margin as a team. The squad was led by Zach Ianarelli running 17:35, followed by DJ Rodriguez (2nd - 17:37), Russell Beatty (3rd - 17:53), and Frank Zhang (6th - 17:57). Other PRs include Sean Lowen's 19:01, Brad Krell's 19:11, and Robbie Cooper's 20:44.

In the Varsity race, Steve Omari raced extremely well to place 13th in 16:57 and make All Conference. Congrats to Steve who has improved tremendously since last year, where he placed 64th in the JV race. Also running C Course PRs were Damon Glatz (23rd - 17:21), Chris Dinh (24th - 17:22), and Scott Zhao (26th - 17:25). Great race to Scott, who stepped up for the team in his first race back this season. Overall, the Varsity team placed sixth with an average time of 17:24.

In the Freshmen race, Mike Minion took first place, tying his PR by running 18:46, followed by Michael Wang in second with a 19:13. New PRs were also set by Jack Fiedler (19:31), Sean Taylor (20:49), and Corey Ansell (22:08).

Junior Varsity:
1. Zach Ianarelli - 17:35
2. DJ Rodriguez - 17:37
3. Russell Beatty - 17:53
6. Frank Zhang - 17:57
24. Sean Lowen - 19:01
25. Andrew Berger - 19:06
27. Ben Helfand - 19:07
31. Brad Krell - 19:11
55. Dan Desrochers - 19:58
75. Rob Cooper - 20:44
83. Eddie Lai - 21:01
84. Kevin Walder - 21:03
98. Jack Pinsky - 23:03
104. Naveen Yarlagadda - 23:44
113. David Riches - 33:17

Varsity:
13. Steve Omari - 16:57
23. Damon Glatz - 17:21
24. Chris Dinh - 17:22
26. Scott Zhao - 17:25
45. Mike Liachowitz - 17:58
51. Tony Chen - 18:04
57. Josh Elkan - 18:17

Freshmen:
1. Mike Minion - 18:46
2. Michael Wang - 19:13
5. Gary Hettinger - 19:26
6. Jack Fiedler - 19:31
15. Chris Arnold - 20:28
16. Sean Taylor - 20:49
31. Corey Ansell - 22:08
43. Arjun Nonomoty - 25:22

Full results can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~ecolona/08OLYMXCRESULTS.htm.
As always, keep running.

Frosh/Soph Meet

2009-10-20T19:10:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, the freshmen and sophomores headed to GCC to compete in the Freshmen-Sophomore Meet. East brought 13 medals - 6 by the freshmen and 7 by the sophomores. Running the 2.3 mile freshmen course, East was led by Mike Minion, who finished in 5th place with a time of 14:16. Close behind were Michael Wang in 13th, Gary Hettinger in 16th, and Jack Fiedler in 20th. Also earning medals were Chris Arnold, placing 30th, and Sean Taylor in 47th.

In the sophomore race, on the muddy C Course, Zach Ianarelli led the way with a 17:48 to place 6th. Also in the top 10 were DJ Rodriguez in 8th and Russell Beatty in 10th, running 17:48 and 17:54 respectively. Ricky Zhao in 18th, Ben Helfand in 21st, Brad Krell in 28th, and Adam Green in 49th also medaled.

Freshmen:
5. Mike Minion - 14:16
13. Michael Wang - 14:37
16. Gary Hettinger - 14:44
20. Jack Fiedler - 14:52
30. Chris Arnold - 15:11
47. Sean Taylor - 15:48
90. Corey Ansell - 19:24
91. Arjun Nonomoty - 19:43

Sophomores:
6. Zach Ianarelli - 17:48
8. DJ Rodriguez - 17:48
10. Russell Beatty - 17:54
18. Ricky Zhao - 19:03
21. Ben Helfand - 19:08
28. Brad Krell - 19:25
49. Adam Green - 20:34
51. Tyler Russ - 20:36
59. Eddie Lai - 20:52
64. Rob Cooper - 21:00
73. Kevin Walder - 21:47

Congrats to all who medaled. Full results can be found here: http://home.comcast.net/~ecolona/08SJFRSOPHXC.htm

As always, keep running.

Duel vs Lenape & West

2009-10-12T21:13:00.005-04:00

Today on GCC A Course, East faced Lenape and Cherry Hill West (Triton was also in the race). East defeated West 26-33 but lost to Lenape 21-36. Leading the team with big PRs and breaking 17 for the first time were Damon Glatz in 16:45 for fifth and Steve Omari in 16:50 for sixth. Also setting new PRs were DJ Rodriguez (17:04), Mike Liachowitz (17:12), Russell Beatty (17:13), Josh Elkan (17:24), and Tony Chen (17:26). Congrats to DJ and Russell, who both scored on varsity for the first time ever.

Other PRs set today include: Frank Zhang (17:34), Ben Helfand (18:31), Mike Minion (18:46), Adam Green (19:38), Jack Fiedler (19:39), Chris Arnold (19:49), Sean Taylor (21:20), and Kevin Walder (21:11).

Full Results:
5. Damon Glatz - 16:45
6. Steve Omari - 16:50
12. DJ Rodriguez - 17:04
14. Mike Liachowitz - 17:12
15. Russell Beatty - 17:13
16. Josh Elkan - 17:24
17. Tony Chen - 17:26
18. Chris Dinh - 17:26
22. Frank Zhang - 17:34
26. Ricky Zhao - 18:22
28. Ben Helfand - 18:31
30. Mike Minion - 18:46
31. Andrew Berger - 18:47
36. Gary Hettinger - 19:11
41. Adam Green - 19:38
42. Jack Fiedler - 19:39
45. Chris Arnold - 19:49
47. Dan Desrochers - 19:51
52. Shayam Bhardwaj - 20:13
55. Brad Krell - 20:21
56. Zach Presant - 20:39
58. Eddie Lai - 20:55
61. Sean Taylor - 21:10
62. Kevin Walder - 21:11
72. Corey Ansell - 23:19
75. Naveen Yarlagadda - 24:24

As always, keep running.

Pennsauken Duel Meet

2009-10-06T22:00:00.006-04:00

Today, East faced Pennsauken on GCC B Course. Although Timber Creek and Cherry Hill West were in the same race, East only scored against Pennsauken. East defeated Pennsauken 15-50, sweeping the first 12 places. Despite holding out or holding back many of its top runners, there were many great performances today. East was led by Andrew Berger, who ran a 31-second season GCC B PR, with a 18:32. Also running huge PRs were freshmen Michael Wang, Mike Minion, and Gary Hettinger, who ran 18:37, 18:59, and 19:09 respectively.

Shore Coaches Invitational

2009-10-04T20:03:00.006-04:00

Yesterday, the Cherry Hill East Cross Country team competed at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park. In the varsity race, all runners ran a Holmdel PR, but East still finished a disappointing 20th place. East was led by Chris Dinh in 17:36, followed by Steve Omari in 17:47 and Mike Liachowitz in 17:58.

In the freshmen race, Gary Hettinger, Mike Wang, Mike Minion, and Jack Fiedler finished close together, running 13:00, 13:08, 13:10, and 13:13 respectively. The freshmen finished in 9th place overall.

In the last race of the day, the JV boys finished 4th place. Zach Ianarelli led the JV squad with an impressive 18:02 for 9th place. Running great races and also medaling were DJ Rodriguez, running 18:15 for 18th, and Frank Zhang, who ran 18:26 for 24th place. Just missing out on medals, Ricky Zhao and Russell Beatty rounded out the scoring, running 18:38 and 18:43 respectively.

Varsity:
70. Chris Dinh - 17:36
81. Steve Omari - 17:47
96. Mike Liachowitz - 17:58
119. Damon Glatz - 18:19
120. Tony Chen - 18:20
135. Josh Elkan - 18:37

Freshmen:
43. Gary Hettinger - 13:00
51. Michael Wang - 13:08
55. Mike Minion - 13:10
59. Jack Fiedler - 13:13
117. Chris Arnold - 14:13
174. Corey Ansell - 16:11

Junior Varsity:
9. Zach Ianarelli - 18:02
18. DJ Rodriguez - 18:15
24. Frank Zhang - 18:26
31. Ricky Zhao - 18:38
36. Russell Beatty - 18:43
92. Andrew Berger - 19:39
114. Sean Lowen - 19:54
136. Ben Helfand - 20:12
155. Dan Desrochers - 20:30
167. Adam Green - 20:46
184. Tyler Russ - 21:07
185. Tommy Tang - 21:07
201. Zach Presant - 21:36
204. Eddie Lai - 21:42
232. Shayam Bhardwaj - 22:40
235. Jack Pinsky - 22:51
250. Kevin Walder - 23:50
262. Naveen Yarlagadda - 25:54

Duel Meet vs Eastern

2009-09-23T23:28:00.012-04:00

Today, East faced Eastern on GCC A Course in our second duel meet of the season, with Shawnee and Triton also in the race. Shawnee took the first three places, but East was not scoring against them. Leading the team with a 17 second PR was Steve Omari, running 17:25 for 4th place. After 2 Eastern runners, East sealed a 22-38 win by taking the next 7 of 8 places with Damon Glatz, Mike Liachowitz, Chris Dinh, Josh Elkan, Tony Chen, Zach Ianarelli, and Russell Beatty all within 33 seconds of each other. Congrats to Sean Lowen for breaking 20 minutes, with a PR of 19:30. Also, Russell Beatty a huge GCC PR with his 18:17.

Full Results
4. Steve Omari - 17:25
7. Damon Glatz - 17:44
8. Mike Liachowitz - 17:51
9. Chris Dinh - 17:56
10. Josh Elkan - 18:04
11. Tony Chen - 18:08
13. Zach Ianarelli - 18:12
14. Russell Beatty - 18:17
20. DJ Rodriguez - 18:33
23. Frank Zhang - 18:42
24. Ricky Zhao - 19:05
28. Sean Lowen - 19:30
31. Michael Wang - 19:41
33. Andrew Berger - 19:58
36. Ben Helfand - 20:11
39. Gary Hettinger - 20:24
42. Tyler Russ - 20:37
45. Tommy Tang - 20:49
46. Mike Minion - 20:51
47. Adam Green - 20:54
51. Dan Desrochers - 21:05
53. Zach Presant - 21:11
59. Eddie Lai - 22:08
62. Chris Arnold - 22:18
64. Kevin Walder - 22:41
66. Sean Taylor - 22:57
68. Shyam Bhardwaj - 22:58
75. Corey Ansell - 23:49
84. David Ritches - 38:17

Duel Meet vs Cherokee & Wash Twp

2009-09-21T19:27:00.003-04:00

Last Tuesday, Cherry Hill East faced Cherokee and Washington Township in its first duel meet of the season. Overall, East had a poor showing, losing to Cherokee 15-49 and Washington Township 22-33. Scoring for their first times on varsity were Steve Omari (13th, 17:42), Mike Liachowitz (14th, 17:46), Damon Glatz (15th, 17:49), and Zach Ianarelli (17th, 17:53). All four have improved tremendously from last year, but there is still much room for improvement. Ricky Zhao and Frank Zhang also ran noteworthy races, running 18:30 and 18:57 respectively. Freshman Michael Wong was the first freshman this season to break 20 minutes, running 19:38. Lastly, sprinter Brad Krell also broke 20 minutes, with a time of 19:59.

Full Results:
9. Chris Dinh - 17:31
13. Steve Omari - 17:42
14. Michael Liachowitz - 17:46
15. Damon Glatz - 17:49
17. Zach Ianarelli - 17:53
19. Josh Elkan - 17:58
23. Tony Chen - 18:08
26. Ricky Zhao - 18:30
30. Frank Zhang - 18:57
32. Andrew Berger - 19:03
34. Scott Zhao - 19:13
35. Russell Beatty - 19:17
38. Michael Wang - 19:38
41. Brad Krell - 19:59
44. Sean Lowen - 20:07
45. Gary Hettinger - 20:09
50. Ben Helfand - 20:20
52. Tommy Tang - 20:25
59. Tyler Russ - 20:41
61. Dan Desrochers - 20:48
62. Mike Minion - 20:49
63. Zach Presant - 20:49
64. Jack Fiedler - 21:05
65. Adam Green - 21:06
72. Chris Arnold - 21:27
74. Kevin Walder - 21:54
75. Sean Taylor - 21:56
81. Jack Pinsky - 22:37
82. Eddie Lai - 22:47
83. Lev Harrison - 22:51
87. Corey Ansell - 23:33
91. Naveen Yarlagadda - 25:29
95. Arjun Nonomoty - 32:07
96. Calvin Hou - 34:24

JDRF Walk

2009-09-20T11:22:00.003-04:00

Once again, we will be going to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Walk/Run to Cure Diabetes. The event is on Sunday, October 18th at Cooper River Park and starts at 9AM.

To register online and join The Grateful Runners, follow the instructions here:
http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmID=87441639

As always, keep running.

Parents Meeting

2009-09-10T21:26:00.005-04:00

This Tuesday, after the Duel Meet vs Cherokee and Wash Twp, there will be a meeting for all parents in G033. The meeting will begin as soon as we arrive at East and will last about 30 minutes.

As always, keep running.

For Brian

2009-08-28T15:04:00.001-04:00

Brian,

You were an inspiring teammate and a fierce, loving friend. You may not have realized it, but I looked up to you a lot. You were a beautiful person with so much going for you and nothing was ever tough enough to stop you. To me, you represented all that was kind, pure, free-spirited, and good left in this occasionally frightening world. You had the courage that others didn’t, to stand up and brighten the world, even if it meant a never-ending battle against the things that tried to make this world worse. Unlike most, you chose to do what was right, rather than what was easy. A short life you lived, but a full life you made of it. Out of everything that has crossed my mind since you left (from sorrow, to fear, to confusion), not once was I even the slightest bit mad at you. My years of knowing you have made me realize that your actions were always good and selfless, sacrificing your time to benefit everyone else. It is clear to me that you must have been going through an unexplainable and unbearably painful illness, which was ultimately unbeatable. It truly warms my heart to know that throughout your fight you were fearless, and not once did you give up. I am sure of this because that is exactly the kind of person you were. You were the epitome of dedication. Unaware to you, Coach Cieslik once told the team that you were one of the most inspiring people he had ever met. He said that regardless of the injuries and obstacles that constantly plagued you, you never stopped running. You also always knew how to cheer me up whenever I was in a bad situation. Even after you graduated, you were always enthusiastic about coming back to visit. I was always excited to go to the Wegman’s grocery store you worked at, knowing that you would be working outside with a bright smile on your face, and ready for a friendly conversation. At running camp in Canadensis, your training didn't stop after practice. One of my fondest memories from camp was you smuggling bags of Cheerios into your cabin for a late-night snack. I should also add that you were quite the ladies man. The girls were always after you, and you would know a funny or suave comment to get their attention. While the rest of us were relaxing outside, throwing a Frisbee, or even taking a nap, you were the one doing an abdominal workout or push-ups. You were by far the most ecological and the healthiest person I have ever met. I will always remember your love for the environment. How you would ride your bike to school every day as opposed to polluting the earth with a car, and your commitment to recruit others for your cause. How you loved being outdoors, running through scenic trails, and long-distance biking. I loved how you grew crops with your brother, and made the freshest salads, plucked from the earth literally minutes before generously serving it. Even my father told me stories of how you would always come up to him at the gym to simply to say hello. This tragedy is so painfully perplexing to me because we saw each other merely weeks before the event. And the thing about it is you concealed your troubles to the point where it was unbeknown to me. Only a noble person would be valiant enough to not let others worry. My memories of you are only bright and happy ones. In fact, I don't think I can remember a time when a smile wasn't on your face. It is strange, how in death, you have brought so many people together. As saddening as it was, your funeral was quite a sight to behold. Hundreds of people came to see you. People ventured from all over the globe; friends and family from past and present, telling stories of your wonderful existence. To see that reminded me that though we may come from different places, our hearts beat as one. I hope you understand how many people you have touched in your life. Your story has made me realize the importance of staying diligent through tough times. My outlook on life is now as bright as yours. It may be a while before I can truly accept your departure, but it helped me understand the gift of life, and love, and friendship. Criticizing our troubles and plights in life is ungrateful, for pain is just a way of showing that we are alive, and everything’s not lost. So now, Brian Deppa, I celebrate your wonderful life. You see, although you are gone, everything that you worked for will live on forever in all of us. You are a guardian who has immortalized yourself through being charitable, and pure, and brave, and true. Right to the very end. I will miss you dearly. Rest in peace, my friend.

Sincerely,
Max

Cross Country Schedule

2009-08-24T17:45:00.005-04:00

Tue 09/15/09 @ Cherokee/Washignton Twp. Cross Country Course B 5:00PM

Sat 09/19/09 @ Cherokee Challenge

Wed 09/23/09 @ Eastern Cross Country Course A 4:00PM

Sat 09/26/09 @ South Jersey Shootout @ GCC

Sat 10/03/09 @ Shore Coaches Invitational @ Holmdel

Tue 10/06/09 @ Pennsauken Cross Country Course B 4:00PM

Sat 10/10/09 @ South Jersey Open @ Delsea

Mon 10/12/09 Lenape Cross Country Course A 4:00PM

Thu 10/15/09 @ Camden County Championships @ GCC

Mon 10/19/09 @ SJ Frosh/Soph Meet @ Delsea

Fri 10/23/09 @ Olympic Conference Championships @ GCC TBA

Thu 10/29/09 @ Haddonfield Invitational

Sat 11/07/09 @ Sectionals

Sat 11/14/09 @ State Group Championships

Sat 11/21/09 @ Meet of Champions

**This schedule is not 100% finalized; expect some invitationals to be changed or added.

Also, practice has been moved to 6pm for the rest of the summer. Practice will still be held from Monday through Friday.

And thank you to all those who attended Brian Deppa's funeral.

As always, keep running.

Sad News

2009-08-18T11:22:00.011-04:00

I'm sorry to report that an alumni of the Cherry Hill East XC team, Brian Deppa '06, has passed away. Brian was one of our top runners in 2005, and was the captain of the cross country, winter, and spring track teams. All that I know at this point is that he was hit by a train in Oregon while out for a run. Here is a link to an article that Andrew Baeckstrom found online. There is a memorial service this friday that former members of the Cross Country team will be attending. I don't have the time or location of the service yet but I will post here when I do. I think I speak for everyone on the team when I say that our thoughts are with the Deppa family through this difficult time.

UPDATE: There will be a visitation on Monday morning from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in St. Andrew's United Methodist Church. The address is 327 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, NJ.

A funeral service will also be held following the visitation at 12 noon. It will be held at Interment Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Running Camp

2009-08-16T17:11:00.003-04:00

Tomorrow, a number of us will leave for RunningWorks XC Camp. For those going, they should bring:

2 pairs of running shoes (no racing shoes)
Running shorts/socks/tops for the week
Slacks, shorts, shirts for the week
Underwear, socks for the week
Jacket, sweater, rainwear
Sheets & blankets, or sleeping bag
Pillow & pillow case
Towels/face cloth
Bathing Suit
Sandals/flip-flops for shower/pool
Toiletries
Small Amount of Money

Optional:
Insect Repellent
Small Fan
Flashlight

It gets cold at night and in the morning, so be sure to pack more than just shorts and t-shirts.

To those not going to camp, practice will still be held at the normal time.

Summer Mileage Competition

2009-07-07T12:30:00.007-04:00

This year, we will be having a summer mileage competition. The competition lasts for 10 weeks; starts on July 5th, 2009; and ends September 19th, 2009. We will be using the website http://www.running-log.com/ to track your mileage.

There will be three tiers:
400 miles - Underclassmen only
500 miles
600 miles

Instructions to Register:
1. Go to http://www.running-log.com/
2. Click on “Create a Log”
3. Fill out all the information
Units: Miles
Start Week on: Sunday
Do not check: Log is Public or Track Heart Rate
4. Validate your account
5. On the top left, go to “Teams” and click on the dropdown “Overview”
6. Enter “Cherry Hill East” in the blank to find a team, and request to join the team
7. Log your distance and times for each run

If you have any questions, feel free to ask Mike or me.

As always, keep running.

Pre-Cross Country

2009-06-16T14:09:00.004-04:00

PreSeason Barbecue

There will be a preseason cross country barbecue at the Berger's house on Sunday June 28 at 5pm. Please bring drinks or desserts to help out the Berger's.

Practice
Cross Country practice starts on Monday, June 29th. Practice will be at 6:30pm and will be every week from Monday to Friday. We will be meeting outside the locker rooms. Expect practice to last two hours and bring plenty of water.

Running Works Camp
Many members of the team will be heading to camp again this summer. Camp is from August 17-22 at Canadensis. For more information, check out http://www.runningworks.com/. If you plan on going to camp, please register and send in the deposit ASAP to reserve your spot.

Distance Banquet

2009-06-10T17:27:00.003-04:00

Sunday, June 14th, at 3 o'clock there will be a Distance Banquet/BBQ/pool party and Kevin Lanni's house. If everyone could bring 3 dollars as well as either something to drink or any type of snacks it would be very helpful. Also don't forget to bring things to swim in!

It you need directions you can e-mail me at bergerd90@mac.com

Also a reminder to clean our your track locker because they will cut the locks off and they will throw everything away.
As always, keep running...

Outdoors comes to a End

2009-06-05T15:47:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, Thursday June 4th, Dave Berger competed in the New Jersey Meet of Champions. In what turned out to be a stacked 1600 Dave placed 13th overall and 1st in the slow heat with a time of 4:16.52. Also competing for East was Uchenna Njoku in the High Jump. Uch placed 8th overall earning a medal. Uchenna has plans on competeing at Nationals on June 18th and Dave plans on cometeing in the Haddonfeild High-school Elite Mile on June 11th.

Now that the official season has come to a close here are some 2009 Track performance lists...
*=JR **=SO ***=FR
800(under 2:15)
Dave B- 1:57
Nate B- 2:03
Craig F- 2:04
Tony C- 2:07**
Chris D- 2:08R*
Marcus P- 2:09***
John A- 2:09R(indoors)
Steve O- 2:10**
Josh E- 2:11**
Andrew B- 2:12**

1600(under 5 minutes)
Dave B- 4:16
Nate B- 4:27
John A- 4:38
Craig F- 4:40R
Steve O- 4:43**
Chris D- 4:43*
Tony C- 4:46**
Damon G- 4:46**
Scott Z- 4:47**
Josh E- 4:48**
Andrew B- 4:49**
Kevin L- 4:53
DJ R- 4:57***

3200(under 11 minutes)
Dave B- 9:34
Nate B- 9:35
John A- 10:08
Chris D- 10:11*
Damon G- 10:15**
Scott Z- 10:15(indoors)**
Craig F- 10:24
Tony C- 10:37**
DJ R- 10:48***
Josh E- 10:51**
Mike L- 10:51*

Group 4 State Meet

2009-05-30T18:57:00.002-04:00

Friday and Saturday three members of the East Track team competed in the New Jersey Group 4 State championships at Egg Harbor twp. high school. On Friday Dave Berger placed 4th in the 1600 with a time of 4:19.25 qualifying him for the Meet of Champs on this upcoming Wednesday. On Saturday Dave joined Nate Burt in the 3200 where things didn't really go their way, but none the less Nate Burt wrapped up what was a great season. Also competing for East was Uchenna Njoku in the High Jump. Uchenna placed 5th also qualifying him to the Meet of Champions on Wednesday.

As always, keep running...

End Of Season Meeting

2009-05-26T16:54:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow, Wednesday May 27th, at 2:45 there will be a meeting for all the distance runners, even you started you two weeks. We will all meet in G033.

Sectionals

2009-05-23T15:19:00.003-04:00

Yesterday and today a few distance runners competed in the South Jersey Group 4 Sectional meet. As always both days were very hot. On Friday Dave Berger, Nate Burt, and Steve Omari raced in the 1600. Steve held his own in the 2nd heat with a time of 4:45. In the fast heat Nate took 9th with a time of 4:27 and Dave Berger placed 2nd with a time of 4:21. Today, on what was a hotter day than friday, Dave and Nate were back in the 3200 along with John Arnold. Nate Burt had one of the best races of the year running a 13 second PR, even with the heat, to place 4th overall with a time of 9:35. Also placing in the top 6 was Dave with a time of 9:37 for 6th place. John Arnold ran his best race of the year in a season best time of 10:08 to place him 11th overall.

In addtion to Nate and Dave, Uchenna Njoku also made it to the Group 4 State meet in the high jump, with a 1st place finish and a school record jump of 6 feet 8 inches.

This week there will be a meeting for ALL the distance runners, even if you already started your 2 weeks off, with Coach Cieslik after school in G033.
As always, keep running...

Haddonfield Distance Night

2009-05-19T22:26:00.003-04:00

For most people tonight concluded the 2009 East track season, for others it was just a stepping stone to sectionals, states and Meet of Champs. With the exception of the freshmen, who competed in the Indian Frosh Finale at Pennsauken, the Distance team comepeted in Haddonfield Distance Night on what was a beautiful night for racing. In the 800 Josh Elkan tied his PR of 2:11 and placed 2nd in his heat. In the fast heat Dave Berger took 1st with a one second PR of 1:57.13. In the 1600 Steve Omari took 3rd place in his heat with a 3 second PR with a time of 4:43. Also in that heat Andrew Berger ran a 4 second PR to run a time of 4:49 and coming back from sickness and injuries senior Kevin Lanni tied his PR to cap off his senior track season. In the fast heat Nate Burt ran another huge negative split closing his last 800 in 2:09 on his way to a 1st place finish with a time of 4:31. Last up was the 3200 where both Chirs Dinh and Scott Zhao earned medal's placing 3rd and 5th. Over at Pennsauken DJ Rodriguez ran a 3 second PR to take 6th place to earn a medal and a time of 4:57.

There will be practice tomorrow for everyone, even if your not competeing in Sectionals.
As always, keep running...

Lenape Dual Meet

2009-05-18T20:08:00.004-04:00

Today East had its last home meet of the year against Lenape. What started off as a windy and chilly day turned into pretty good racing conditions by the time the meet got started. In the 1600 Chris Dinh placed 3rd and ran a 3 second PR with a time of 4:43. In the 800 Steve Omari and Tony Chen placed 2nd and 3rd while Andrew Berger placed 4th with a 1 second PR. Last up was the 3200 where John Arnold took off after the first mile closing in 4:53 on his way to a first place finish and a season best time of 10:10. Wrapping up a East sweep was Damon Glatz in 2nd and Craig Fishbein in 3rd with a huge PR.

For many tomorrow will conclude the season at the Haddonfield Distance Night. The bus leaves and 6:00 and the meet starts at 7:00.
As Always, keep running...

Meet vs Lenape (Home)

2009-05-16T17:40:00.002-04:00

On Monday, we will be having a home meet against Lenape. This is our last dual meet, so Coach has decided to make it special with a family/picnic/dinner celebration at the end. Families and Alumni are welcome.

Eastern Dual Meet

2009-05-15T18:42:00.002-04:00

To cap off a race filled week today East made the short trip over to Eastern High School on what turned into a hot and humid day. East lost a close one with the Eastern- 72 to East-68. In the 1600 John Arnold and Scott Zhao both walked away with PR's. John placed 2nd with a 3 seconds PR of 4:38, Craig Fishbein scored by placing third, and Scott placed 4th with a 2 second PR of 4:47. In the 800 Dave Berger took 1st place and Steve Omari set a 3 second PR placing 4th. Also setting PR's were freshmen Russell Beatty and DJ Rodriguez. Last up was the 3200 where Nate Burt blew away everyone and won the race by over 200 meters by running a 13 second negtive split in the last mile. Also in the 3200 Tony Chen ran a 21 second PR to place 4th.

For some there are only two more meets left this season, so get focused and finish the season on a high note!
As always, keep running...

Olympic Conference Championships

2009-05-14T17:54:00.005-04:00

Yesterday the East athletes that qualified for the Olympic Conference meet made their way to Pennsauken for the 50th annual Conference Championships. It was a nice day considering it was at Pennsauken, but still a little breezy on the home straight. In the 1600 Dave Berger and Nate Burt went out in 2:08, the fastest so far this season, and both finshed in PRs. Dave Berger finished first closing in under 60 seconds in the last lap to run a 9 second PR of 4:16.00 and earned 1st team all conference honors. Nate Burt ran a extremely tough race and held on to 4th place and also earned 2nd team all conference honors and a one seconds PR of 4:27.3. In the 3200 East had 4 athletes qualify who all finished within 4 seconds of each other. John Arnold lead the group in with a 7th place finish followed by Scott Zhao in 8th, Damon Glatz in 9th, and Chris Dinh in 10th. Next big race will be sectionals on Friday May 22nd and Saturday May 23.

As the season rapidly comes to a close everyone should be looking to run some great races.
Up next is Eastern at Eastern tomorrow.
As always keep running...

So Far This Week...

2009-05-12T19:30:00.005-04:00

On monday a few distance runners traveled over to Washington Twp. highschool for a dual meet. East lost the meet 83-52, but still had some decent races. In the 1600 Chris Dinh and Damon Glatz took 2nd and 3rd. Damon set a Pr of 4:47 and Chris had a season best of 4:46. In the 800 Craig Fishbein finshed 2nd with a PR of 2:04.5. Than in the 3200 John Arnold tied his season best of 10:17 and took 2nd place while Scott Zhao placed 3rd. To wrap up the meet East ran a Distance 4x400 in the JV heat. It was on the only East Jv team, which was up aganst 7 washington twp. teams. They ended up takeing first in 3:49; the splits were Damon 61.6, Chris 56.6, Tony Chen 57.6, and Craig with a 54.1.

Today Most of the younger guys on the distance team comepted in the Cherokee Invite. In the 1600 Steve Omari placed 6th to earn a medal. Steve also PR'ed by 9 seconds to run a time of 4:46. In 7th was Josh Elkan who ran a 11 second PR with a time of 4:48. Also PR'ing in the 1600 was Andrew Berger and Ricky Zhao. In the 3200 freshmen DJ Rodriguez ran a huge PR placing 2nd with a time of 10:47. Also earning medals in the 3200 were freshmen Russell Beatty and Rob Cooper taking 5th and 6th place.

Tomorrow 7 distance guys will compete in the 50th annual Olympic Conference meet at pennsauken.
As always, keep running...

Camden County Meet

2009-05-09T16:15:00.003-04:00

Today East competed in the Camden County Championships at Hadden Twp. high school. The distance team alone scored 38 points of the total of 49 which placed East 4th in Division 2. Up first was Nate Burt and Dave Berger in the 1600. After a slow start Nate Burt made a very stong move with 600 meters to go which broke apart the strong feild and took 2nd with a Pr time of 4:28.1. Dave Berger held on to win with a time of 4:27.00. Third place in the 1600 was 8 seconds back of Dave and Nate. Back again Nate Burt and Craig Fishbein place 4th and 5th in the 800. Nate ran another PR of 2:03 and Craig ran a season best 2:05. Lastly Dave Berger and John Arnold took on the 3200 field and finshed 1st and 4th. The four distance guys who competed out scored all the schools in the Distance events.

This week there is a meet everyday, of course not everyone will compete everyday, but there will be plenty of opportunity to compete. Also if you are not competeing Monday, which is now most of you, there is going to still be practie on Monday.
As always, keep running...

South Jersey Invite.

2009-05-03T18:07:00.002-04:00

On April 30th and May 2nd East made its way to Bunea high school to compete in both the Individual events on Thursday night and the Relay's on Saturday. On Thursday night in the 3200 East saw three runners run huge Pr's. Starting things off was Damon Glatz, a sophomore, running 10:15.9 out of the slow heat. In the seeded heat Dave Berger took 2nd, getting out kicked in the final straight, in a 18 seconds Pr of 9:34.9(#4 all time for East). Finshing 5th in the heat and 6th overall Nate Burt also ran a 18 second Pr with a time of 9:48.4(#10 all time for East). In the Relay portion of the meet on Saturday East distance competed in three Relay's and walked away with gold medals on all three. Up first was the Freshmen DMR team of Russell Beaty, Alex Reber, Marcus P, and DJ Rodriguez who won by well more than 100 meters in a time of 12:03. The JV DMR team of Damon Glatz, Scott Gross, Josh Elkan, and Scott Zhao ran a time of 11:38 and also pulled out the win with a strong anchor leg from Scott. Scott came from behing to get the win with a split of 4:50. Lastely for the Disatance team was the 4x1600 where the relay team of Nate Burt, Craig Fishbein, John Arnold, and Dave Berger broke the school record in winning fashion with a time of 18:19.2. Not only a school record but also # 6 in the State so far this Outdoor season. Nate Burt got things started with a split of 4:29, than Craig Fishbein held on to the front group with a season best 4:40 split, next John went out extremely hard to keep East in contention and split 4:42, last Dave split 4:26 to wrap things up.

Next up is the make up Dual meet against Lenpea on Tuesday at East.
As always, keep running...