Athletics
Coach Febles inducted into the NYC Armory Hall of Fame
Indoor Track & Field
Track and Cross Country Coach George Febles getting inducted into the NYC Armory Hall of Fame
Swimming & Diving
Junior Colin Duignan opened his season with a victory in the Pole Vault at the Armory Hall of Fame Meet . He followed it up with a 2nd place finish and FP junior record of 14 ’ 6 ” at the Armory Marine Corps Meet . His jump is currently # 2 in NY State . Senior Conor Hughes ran 4:26 for the mile at the Armory HOF meet . His time is currently top 10 in NY State . The team concluded its regular season with a second place finish at the State Catholic Championship . Fordham Prep and Saint Anthony ' s were tied going into the final event before the Friars collected the last four points of the meet . Conor Hughes won the state title in the 1000 meter run , Colin Duignan is NYS Catholic pole vault champion , Art Gooden took the silver medal in the 600m run and is bound for the overall state championship in March . Hughes also took 2nd in the mile . Other medalists included Jack Bennett in the pole vault , Adetoni Aboyade-Cole in the high jump , Duignan in the hurdles , and relay runners Charles Gstalder , Hunter Wiles , Will Maghak , Chris Gjelaj , Ali Burch , Manny Cruz , Mariano Parubi and Brandon Castillo .
Squash
The Fordham Prep Swimming and Diving team reclaimed the title of New York State Federation Champions at Eisenhower Park ' s Nassau County Aquatic Center . The team placed all three relays in the top five , and the team of Steven Amato , Nick Torres , Spencer LaFata and Aristides Speres were crowned champions in the 400 yard Freestyle Relay - the Aquaram ’ s 7th consecutive title in the event with an automatic All-American time . Outstanding performances by Ryan Maierle , Nick Torres , Aristides Speres and Spencer LaFata contributed to the team ' s 6th overall state championship in the past 7 years . Congratulations to all swimmers and divers on a great 2016-2017 season !
The freshmen finished runner-up during the regular season and at the NYCHSAA Freshman Championship . The team competed in the Viking Invitational held at Cleveland State University . For the season , the team is 6-0 in dual meets and have some exciting competitions in the schedule ahead .
In its 2nd full season , the team more than tripled its number of competitions from last year . The boys competed against talented players from schools such as Rye , Bronxville , Horace Mann , Master ' s , Fieldston and City Squash . The highlight of the season came on a weekend in February when the team traveled to Simsbury , CT to compete in the U . S . High School Squash Nationals . In the final match of the tournament , Fordham Prep defeated Rye 4-3 with victories going to Chris Eagan , Will Hyer , Michael Anderson and George Anderson .
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