Bishop Loughlin Blowout: Previewing Year One At Ocean Breeze




Boys Distance

1000m

Highlights

Nick Velez (St Joe By The Sea) leads a very open field with his 2:35 personal best.  John Akakeya (Curtis) will give chase, as will several from Fordham Prep, Danbury CT, and Morris Hills NJ.

Mile

Highlights

As is with the girls, the Letter Race Winners from Manhattan are making an appearance in the distance events.  Ryan Rafferty (Jackson Memorial, NJ) took home a title at the storied XC meet, but his 4:16 personal best will be tested against Andrew Hally's (Salesianum, DE) personal best of 4:14.  Who knows what kind of shape either are in, and Jon Gay (EKMW) can sneak onto the podium with his 4:19.  Mike Flanagan (Tatnall, DE) brings some more mid-atlantic talent, and rounds out the sub-4:20 crew.


2-Mile

Highlights

No surprise here, as the race is lead by yet another Manhattan Letter Race Champion.  Gabe Altopp (Ridgefield, CT) will test his endurance against Robert Whitney (Voorhees, NJ), both evenly matched at around 9:20.  New York will have something to say about the top spots, as Giancarlo Cipri (Xavier) and Robert Gudicipietro (St. Joseph by the Sea) both had breakout XC seasons.