Marine Corps
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- December
- 29
Unfortunately this past weekend, I was away and we could only cover one of the meets on the weekend – Pearl River. However, down at the armory there was some definite things to take note of.
The first and probably most important is Aki Bajulaiye of New Rochelle. Granted the 800 isn’t run that much over the winter, but the senior still finished second in 1:54.96 at Marine Corps. He finished behind Terrence Livingston of Great Neck who won in 1:53.36. Now, I didn’t see the meet, but from what I remember, Livingston is very fast and for Bajulaiye to finish behind him in less than a second is pretty good.I would definitely watch out for Bajulaiye as the season progresses.
While we’re on the New Rochelle kick, watch out for the Huguenot team as a whole. They also won the SMR and have a lot of quality athletes.
Other notes:
- Fordham Prep’s John Horvath is worth watching. He cleared 13-6 again and if he continues to stay consistent at that height for the beginning of the season, by the end of the year he could be up to 14 and 15 feet.
- Hackley’s Aaron Konigsberg is back after suffering a wrist injury late in the spring season. He cleared 13 feet in his first attempt back.
- I’d keep an eye out from this kid from Sleepy Hollow – Geneviene Ruppiel. She won the long jump in 17-3 3/4. It will be tough for her to come away with a state title in the event, but 17 feet is a pretty good distance. She also took second in the triple jump in 36-1/2 feet. To do both jumps that well is very impressive.
That’s all for now, I’ll probably see most of you at West Point tomorrow.
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Dan Marra began working for the Journal News this past September. He graduated from Manhattan College in 2004 and from John F. Kennedy High School in 2000. While at Kennedy, he ran cross-country and track. He is excited to be covering the sport that he participated in throughout his four years in high school. Dan loves all sports, but has, what some may say, an unhealthy obsession with the New York Giants.
Matthew Ng has been with Varsity Central and The Journal News sports department for the past two years handling high school beats such as skiing, bowling, girls soccer and tennis. Ng is a 2004 graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School with his major in broadcast journalism.
Casey Tolfree spent her high school career playing Section 1 sports at Dobbs Ferry and is excited to have the opportunity to cover them for the Journal News. After graduating from St. John's University, Casey joined the Journal News staff in December 2007 and has covered a variety of sports including basketball, softball, and volleyball.
thanks for the marine corp up date. Genevieve took first in triple jump. armory posted it incorrectly.