Nick Barbara and Jessica Kaufman pace Dover Cross Country at Section One Championships
By John M. Benson
November 2, 2007
Jessica Kaufman and Nick Barbara led the Dragons to very respectable finishes last Saturday at Bowdoin Park, with Kaufman placing 21st and Barbara 23rd at the Section One Championships/State Qualifier Meet.
The performances of all the Dragon Girls and Dragon Boys capped off an outstanding season of strong development in the very young Cross Country Program at Dover High School.
Head coach Matt Poll and assistant coach Patrick Healy are proud of the dedicated work done by the Dragons this season, and the season highlights that demonstrate the remarkable progress of this team. With the addition of Track & Field at Dover High School, the improvement will be accelerated, and these pioneers will be able to look back on how they established Dover as a running power in Section One.
Coach Matt Pool reflected on his very outstanding team and the very successful season when he told the Harlem Valley Herald, “Our cross country program is in its fourth year. The second place finish at League Championship for both the boys and girls is the best finish in team history.
“For the girls we had a complete team, which is something to build on for the future, and Jessica Kaufman placed 21st at Section One Championships.
“The boys ran well despite starting the season off very slow. We ran well at JFK, Leagues, Coaches, and especially Section One Championships.
My freshmen ran very well all year with Corey Woodin being in my top seven from JFK. Cody Orton ran to a second place finish at JFK and an impressive 3rd place finish at Brewster, both were freshmen races. He was part of the top seven since League championships. Both freshmen were important parts of the team.
“Nick Barbara finished his fourth year on the team as our number one runner.
“For both the boys and girls of the 19 Dover Athletes that ran at the Section One Championships at Bowdoin Park on Saturday, 18 of them either had a course PR for Bowdoin or a season PR (PR=Personal Record). Even though the boys’ finish was a disappointment, losing out on fifth place by just two points, it is impressive for our team to have five boys break 20:00 in that race.”
Coach Pool submitted the following rosters and season highlights. (*) denotes number of seasons on the team (#) this year’s top 7/varsity ($) captains>
Dover Boys Cross Country
Dual meet record 2-1
Highlights-3rd place JFK Invitational
2nd place League Championships-best finish in team history
11th place Section 1 coaches invitational
8th Northern Counties Championships
6th JV Northern Counties Championships
6th Section 1 Championships- best finish in team history
Mark Rabideau 12 *** #
Justin Schneider 12 ***
Ryan Basting 12 ** # $
Tyler Basting 12 ** # $
Chris McNearney 11 ***
Nicolas Barbara 11 **** #
Tyler Pezzuti 11 *** #
Thomas Christie 11 ***
Skyler Soto 11 ** #
Mario Perrera 10 **
Cody Orton 9 * #
Chris Weigel 9 *
Jerry Deslandes 9 *
Corey Woodin 9 * #
Andy Holmes 9 *
Nick Collins 9 *
Dover Girls Cross Country
Dual meet record 2-1
Highlights-5th place JFK Invitational
2nd place League Championships
12th place Section 1 coaches invitational
8th Northern Counties Championships
9th Section 1 Championships
Ailín Walsh 12 *** # $
Jen Robisheaux 12 ****
Nataly Cardona 11 ** #
Samantha Grist 11 *
Ariel Ingoglia 11 *** #
Audra Robinson 11 ***
Krista Limoncelli 11 *
Nicole Wagner 10 * #
Jessica Kaufman 10 * #
Candice Cardwell 10 ** #
BOYS
23 Barbara, Nicolas 11 Dover 18:53.33 23
30 Basting, Ryan 12 Dover 19:16.00 30
35 Orton, Cody 09 Dover 19:29.98 35
40 Woodin, Cory 09 Dover 19:46.44 40
45 Rabideau, Mark 12 Dover 19:57.34 44
54 Basting, Tyler 12 Dover 20:44.06 51
55 Weigel, Chris 09 Dover 20:48.48 52
GIRLS
21 Kaufman, Jessica 10 Dover 22:05.08 21
39 Cadwell, Candace 10 Dover 23:56.22 38
46 Ingoglia, Ariel 11 Dover 25:26.81 45
48 Wagner, Nicole 10 Dover 25:43.42 47
51 Cardana, Nataly 11 Dover 25:55.48 50
53 Waslh, Ailin 12 Dover 25:57.88 52
BOYS TEAMS
1 Irvington 53 3 4 12 13 21 26 27
Total Time: 1:30:56.15
Average: 18:11.23
2 Dobbs Ferry 56 2 10 11 14 19 31 34
Total Time: 1:31:18.91
Average: 18:15.79
3 Pawling 57 1 5 16 17 18 29 38
Total Time: 1:30:17.52
Average: 18:03.51
4 Bronxville 61 6 7 8 15 25 33 53
Total Time: 1:32:10.92
Average: 18:26.19
5 North Salem 170 20 24 41 42 43 48
Total Time: 1:37:17.95
Average: 19:27.59
6 Dover 172 23 30 35 40 44 51 52
Total Time: 1:37:23.09
Average: 19:28.62
GIRLS TEAMS
1 Bronxville 24 1 2 3 8 10 12 14
Total Time: 1:40:15.39
Average: 20:03.08
2 Irvington 83 6 11 16 24 26 29 33
Total Time: 1:48:16.28
Average: 21:39.26
3 Pleasantville 97 5 17 19 22 34
Total Time: 1:49:45.54
Average: 21:57.11
4 Pawling 107 9 15 20 23 40 43 48
Total Time: 1:51:01.37
Average: 22:12.28
5 Albertus Magnus 147 4 31 32 36 44 49
Total Time: 1:54:33.32
Average: 22:54.67
6 Dobbs Ferry 156 25 27 30 35 39 41 42
Total Time: 1:56:08.69
Average: 23:13.74
7 Croton Harmon 178 7 13 51 53 54 55
Total Time: 2:03:38.86
Average: 24:43.78
8 Hastings 185 18 28 37 46 56 57
Total Time: 2:04:00.03
Average: 24:48.01
9 Dover 201 21 38 45 47 50 52
Total Time: 2:03:07.01
Average: 24:37.41 |
