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AT HL E T ICS TRACK & FIELD On Saturday, senior Chris Balthazar broke a 49-year old school record, running the 200 meters in 21.78 seconds, ranking him 2nd in the state this spring and helping lead the team to first place at the Mayor’s Cup meet, topping all NYC public and private schools. Miguel Negrete continued his unbeaten streak this season with a win in the pole vault, with additional points coming from senior Joe Salamone in the javelin, juniors Niall Ryan and Janssen Rhea in the 3200m run and hurdles respectively, sophomore Rob Arellano in the high jump, and senior Mike Coughlin and freshman Carter Tresgallo in the pole vault. Congratulations team! On May 11, the freshman outdoor track and field team pulled off an unlikely upset of St. Anthony’s High School, the CHSAA Catholic State Champions, to take the outdoor title by a score of 57-54. Myles Hogan broke a 9-year-old meet record to win the 3,200 meter run, earning him co-meet MVP honors. Dean Mayo kicked off the meet with a dramatic win in the 2,000 meter steeple chase. Throwers Christian White, Marcus Peterson and John Legasa combined to score 15 of the team’s 57 points; the 1,600 meter relay of Michael Croke, John Annicelli, Jacob Solis and Matthew Febles sealed the victory with a second place finish in the final event of the meet. Congrats to the entire freshman team. Freshmen Junior Varsity Varsity 24 RAMVIEW ATHLETICS SWIMMING & DIVING The outdoor freshman track & field team successfully defended their title, winning both the Archdiocesan and CHSAA City Championship. Congratulations to the Fordham Prep Swimming & Diving Team for their performances at the 2019 CHSAA Championships! The team came in 2nd overall, and finished the season with a 8-1 record. Some notable highlights were new all-time school records in the 200 Medley Relay (Nick Torres, Jack Kelly, Jared Copeland, Claudio Galea) where the team was named All American, and the 100 Breaststroke (Jack Kelly). The team was ranked 8th in the nation in the national dual meet rankings at the CHSAA Champs with outstanding performances from Nick Torres (winner of the 200 IM and 100 Back), Ryan Maierle (winner of the 500 Free), 400 Free Relay (2nd Place w/ Ryan Maierle, Timmy Norris, Nicky Speres, Nick Torres), Timmy Norris (3rd in the 50 Free), and 200 Free Relay (3rd Place w/ Jared Copeland, Timmy Norris, Claudio Galea, Ryan Maierle). GOLF Congratulations to the 18 Fordham Prep seniors who signed letters of intent this past February to play a collegiate sport this upcoming Fall. LACROSSE Congratulations to Golf team members Tommy Pace ’20 and August Alexander’19 who qualified for the NYS Federation Tournament at the Catholic State Tournament. Junior Varsity Varsity SUMMER 2019 25