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Donna On the Side - Manhattan HS Cross Country Invitational 2000
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Oct 14th 2000, 5:25pm
Manhattan Invitational
Part 1
by Donna Dye
NEW YORK 10/14/00 -- I love New York. No matter where in New York, even the Bronx. I still love New York! The Manhattan College Invitational gave me yet another reason to visit this exciting city. Now to show you how much I love New York, I agreed to get up and out of the house at 5:00 a.m. to catch the train with John for a day trip and then get back on the train at 9:30 p.m. to get home at 12:00 midnight. Well it was worth it. I had great coffee and good food; met some wonderful people, saw some terrific races and marveled at the skyscrapers with their huge screens at night. And then, got back on the train!
The Manhattan Invitational is a very well known and established event. This was the 28th time it was conducted at Vancortlandt Park. When I first heard of the Manhattan, I thought it was in Manhattan. Then I learned that it was named after the Manhattan College which is actually in the Bronx. I was certainly relieved when I learned that it was still in New York! Well, in a way it was still named after Manhattan because the college is named after Manhattan. The Manhattan College is an old institution that was originally established as a school in lower Manhattan by the Brothers of the Christian Schools back in 1848. It moved to the Manhattanville section of New York City which was at 131st and Broadway and became a collegiate institution named Manhattan College. It is now in the Riverdale neighborhood in the Bronx and bordered by the Hudson River and Van Cortlandt Park.
The Manhattan Invitational began in 1973. It's a little different than most cross country meets because the course distance is 2.5 miles, instead of 3 miles or 5k. But it makes up the distance in difficulty as any runner will tell you. The Manhattan Invitational is also a little different with its prizes. This year it awarded 3,415 prizes: 2,853 medals, 455 T-shirts, 29 watches, 65 trophies and 13 windbreakers. There were 75 medals awarded in every race.
I had a lot of fun talking, walking, watching. I met some great people and took some good pictures. Now let me share them with you.
Guilderland - Saratoga - Starpoint - Schuylerville
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What a perfect mascot for the Manhattan Invitational--
The Tortoise and The Hare!
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Guilderland Getting ready--Getting Psyched!
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The biggest load of the day for the Saratoga!
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Faithfully Waiting
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And Watching
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Instructing
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Angela Kudla from Starpoint and Mother, Karen, happy about her 4th place finish in the Eastern States Girls Race.
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The Shaws from Schuylerville came to cheer on son Isaiah. Franklin, Moriah, Susan (right). Isaiah finished 23rd in the Varsity A Boys.
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Part 2
by Donna Dye
Lewes DE - Gloucester MA - Brewster parents - Bryan Kivlan - Cherokee NJ - Bellmore - Bronxville - Colonie - Holy Name - Aquinas
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Terri and Brittany Morris came from Lewes, Delaware to cheer for Cape Henlopen.
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Joe & Kathy Brancaleoni from Gloucester, Massachusetts watch for son Joseph in the Varsity G Boys
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Pam Esta and Linda MaCreery, Brewster parents and fans. Pam is watching for daughter Emily and son Mike;Linda cheers for son Frank. Frank finished 4th in the Varsity B race.
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Bryan Kivlan (Right) and the back of his "Motivating" T-Shirt. Bryan is a volunteer and a Manhattan alumni.
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Cherokee boys catching their breath after winning the Varsity boys B race
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Dunne sisters Allison and Kristen cheered hard for Bellmore!
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Bronxville Girls--Winner of Girls Varsity A Race.
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Checking for Results
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Colonie calls in results back home?
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Wences, a happy Holy Name fan and father of Allison.
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Go Aquinas, say Kristin Wagner, Danielle Matias and Melissa Prince. Now these are fans you want on the sidelines. They jumped screamed and shouted cheers of support. (But--don't be a "slacker" or you'll be left out on the track by yourself!)
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Part 3
by Donna Dye
Danbury CT - New Hartford NY - George Febles - Sandy Pashkin - Brian Diaz - Sports Medicine - Connie Gueli
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Danbury, Connecticut Boys--Winners in the Varsity Boys A, and Boys JV A race. The Varsity Boys also won watches for best team time of the day. What a loot! Congratulations to all!
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Danbury Coaches Marty Ogden and Rob Murray. I had a nice talk with them about college choices for seniors. Yes, seniors check out the DyeStat Features for the scholar page and information about college choices.
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New HartfordNY Girls. They were 2nd in the Varsity Girls C Race. I had a great time with these girls. They didn't know how they did until it was just about time to go home. Screams of joy and happiness not to mention jumping and hugging clearly told you how they felt. The Team: Lauren Steates, Adrienne Sparfano, Mary Cook, Rachel Rossi, Katie Luker, Amanda Montesan, Knissy Scaglione and in the center is Coach Bill Tylutki
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Another Fun Shot of the New Hartford Girls. Here also are moms, Nora Scaglione and Kim Luker (Yellow shirt in center.)
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| A Shouting T-Shirt |
A T-Shirt with Motivation |
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George Febles. The Webmaster for the New York Armory Webpage, a presence at many meets, a coach and a very nice man!
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Sandy Pashkin, Scorer
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Brian Diaz, Winner of the Varsity Boys F
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And others have things to talk about. |
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Sports Medicine in Action!
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And finally meet Connie Gueli, the smartest lady at the meet. She came to cheer for her daughter, Lauren, but worried about too many gamma rays, hence the umbrella
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