Philadelphia CYO Track Championships (5/31/08)
I was there for the 4x800m Boys race, warmed up Jodi for the 1600m by running thru UPENN's campus, made sure all the boys who were running more than 1 heat that day were eating and drinking to maintain energy, and then had a brief visit with my niece ( http://giannaslove.blogspot.com/ ) at CHOP before I had to run off to a mass race.
2008 PHILA ARCHDIOCESAN CHAMPIONSHIPS held on May 31, 2008 at UPENN's FRANKLIN FIELD hosted several athletes from St Denis. The male long distance relay team ran the 4x800m in 10:15 and brought home a medal by placing 5th overall! The medal wearing team consisted of Stephen Bradley, Mark Ploussis, Matt Hoban, and Sean Farrell. Jodi Garvey, the only female representing St Denis, ran the 1600m with a time of 6:11, and placed 17 out of 24. Stephen Bradley, in his second event, ran the 800m solo with a PR time of 2:44 and came in 8th place out of 24. Sean Farrell, in his second out of three events for the day, ran the 800m solo with a PR time of 2:20 and placed 12th out of 22. Andrew McCafferty ran the 400m with a PR time of 60 secs and placed17th. The male short distance relay team ran the 4x100m in 53 secs placing 13th. The "need for speed" team consisted of Andrew McCafferty, Matt Hoban, Sean Farrell, and Joey Fee. A truly tremendous effort was made at Franklin Field by all these outstanding athletes.
