Some final thoughts from Coach Schmidt:
The Philadelphia Archdiocese Track and Field Championships were held May 30 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The meet pits the top 24 archdiocese athletes in each event against each other. The competition is always extremely tough and medals and points are tough to come by. In fact, in school history, prior to this year, our medal haul has been limited to three -- two fourth place medals and one sixth place. I'm proud to say that we more than doubled the school medal count yesterday and all the PJP II participants turned in outstanding performances. If the ability to perform under pressure is any measure of character -- then these kids have alot of it.
- Sidonie Warnecker went into the meet with the heavy burden of being the favorite in two of her three events. She exceeded expectations by becoming Archdiocese Champion in all three of her events, winning convincingly in each. Her times in the 100 (14.08 seconds) and 200 meters (29.51 seconds) rank her in the top 5 in the 37 years since records have been kept by the Archdiocese. Her jump of 13'3.5" in the long jump is ninth all time. Not a bad day - congratulations Sidonie !
- Jake O'Neill beat his personal best in the 1600 by 7 seconds en route to a sixth place medal. His time of 5:48 elcipses the school record of 5:53 set in 2003 by Patrick McGinley, Caitlin's brother. Patrick also earned a sixth place medal at Archdiocese that year.
- The 4 x 200 meter novice boys relay team bettered their best time by 4 seconds and placed seventh overall. They won their heat in dramatic fashion as Michael Muir ran down the competition in the final 20 meters for the victory. The other relay team members were Michael Bohm, Ernie Haiko, Jake O'Neill, and Drew Furcon.
- Saskia Walkes improved her personal best in the triple jump by 20 inches and placed eighth.
- Michael Bohm threw the shot put a foot and a half further than he ever has to finish 10th, just 8.5" out of medal contention.
- Lindsey Kuhn shaved almost a second and a half off her personal best to place 14th in the 400.
- Ciara Forde proved that her big performance at Areas was no fluke by nailing a couple of big jumps to place 14th in the long jump.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009 GIRLS TRACK TEAM FOR TAKING THE REGION 17 CYO TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL (CACES AND PJPII HISTORY!!!!!!
Congratulations to the PJP II track team members who represented the school at the Penn Relays on Tuesday 4/21. Each of the four relay teams turned in their best performance of the year. The teams were:
Senior Boys: Tommy Kilgallon, Sam Schmidt, Tim Schaeffer, Jeremy Bruce, and Ron LaPorta
Senior Girls: Saskia Walkes, Rita Grant, Emily Abel, Dekontee Jackson, and Crystal Cruz
Junior Boys: Scott Buchovecky, DJ Myers, Michael Muir, Hector Hilton, and Matt Subers.
Junior Girls: Caitlin McGinley, Ciara Forde, Peyton Griffin, Sidonie Warnecker, and Lindsey Kuhn.
Congratulations to the Junior Girls who finished 5th at the Penn Relays with a
time of 59.01 - the first team in school history to qualify for the CYO Finals!!!