2008 Track Preview
With a 3rd Place finish in one of the Southern Section’s toughest leagues for the 2007 season, the 2008 Golden Knight Track Team has some tough shoes to fill. They will look to the expertise of the coaching staff to lead them again to a storied finish. This year Patrick Donovan, ’03 has taken the reigns as Head Coach. Coming off a strong finish during Cross Country season, he will look for help from Event Coaches Ted Corcoran (Throws), Roman Marenin (Sprints & Relays), Pat Mitchell (Distances), and Andy Steben (Pole Vault) to hone their athletes’ talents. On the track, the Golden Knights will rely on the prowess of returnees Dietrich Riley, Kevin Henderson, Steven Vargas, Alex Reitenower, Zayd Dinaully, and Jack Bruer. The program has high expectations for this season and the seasons to come.
After less than three full weeks of practice, the St. Francis Golden Knights looked a little rusty out of the blocks in their first league meet against Crespi Carmelite High School on Thursday. Crespi picked up wins in 11 of the 15 events at the Varsity Level, scoring 72 points against the Golden Knights. Highlights for the Knights included sweeps of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the 800 and High Jump, and a wins in the Shot Put and 4x400.
The 2nd meet of the season proved to be a more difficult task than anticipated. Despite strong performances in 4x100, 800, 200, Triple Jump, and Shot Put, the Golden Knights dropped to Alemany 68-57. The Knights will return to league action again against Chaminade on 3/13. |
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