Monsignor Martin All-Catholic Championship (Day 1)

           With day one of the two-day championship in the books, it is safe to say that Wednesday will be and interesting day to say the least. After five boys events, St. Francis leads with 65 points, Canisius is in second with 44 points, and St. Joe’s is in third with 30 points.

Neil Conway (So)

            The field events were spread out. Unfortunately, St. Joe’s didn’t score any points in the long jump; hopefully the triple jump on Wednesday will yield different results in our favor. Over at the discus, St. Joe’s junior Dominik Kosar threw an astounding 171’7 to capture St. Joe’s first individual all-catholic champion this season. Maybe Dominik can go for a double championship similar to Austin Price of last year’s team.

Greg Schlant (So)

            Back on the track, the day started off with a 3^rd place finish in the 4x800 meters. Although it was not a victory, St. Joe’s did post their best time of the season for the relay. A total time of 8:48; which started off with sophomore Neil Conway clocking in a 2:09, followed by strong legs by Justin Benzino, Joe Suhay, and anchored by JD McGuire.

            Freshman Cordell Owens as well as junior Tyshawn Stephney posted fast enough time in the trials to qualify for the finals in the 100m and 200m on Wednesday. As well, junior Lawrence Williams posted a 51.0 in the 400m to place in the top 3 and qualify to race the 400m on Wednesday where he will be a real contender for the win.

Lawrence Williams (Jr)

Cornell Overfield (So)

            Finally, over to the two mile. In the Frosh-Soph race,  sophomore Greg Schlant stole the show, running an 11:05 in his first time out, followed by sophomore Joe Segelhurst finishing in 11:12. St. Joe’s had a strong line up in the varsity race with Cornell Overfield, Joe Suhay, and JD McGuire. Many questioned McGuire’s abilities in the 2-mile, considering he had never run the race before. Well, in a quick 10 minutes and 35 seconds, those questions had been answered as McGuire captured 6^th place. Suhay clocked in a strong 10:57 (first time breaking 11 minutes). The real race to watch though was powerhouse Cornell Overfield determined to race. Overfield raced a season best 10:27 to finish in 4^th place and capture 4 points for the underdogs St. Joe’s.

JD McGuire (So)