Sunday 10 Febuary 2002
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 995 subscribers by my count.
Don't forget: … …
Thursday February 14 Manhattan Alumni Treasure Coast
(Florida) luncheon
is at the Holiday Inn on US
1, Stuart, Fl.
Saturday 23 Feb 02 – Alumni Career Services
call Joe Dillon
718-862-7977
Sunday 24 February @ 12:30 – Georgia Brunch
call Bob Fink 770-431—7070
Friday 01 Mar 02 – MAAC Basketball Tournament – Albany NY
Details to follow based on
playoff schedule
Monday, April 08 - Dennis Moroney Memorial Golf Outing
& Dinner
RSVP by Mar 1 c/o reinkefj@bigfoot.com who will forward to
the Cavanaughs
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ALL BOILER PLATE is at the end.
Here comes the news after this comment.
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20020204-91226286.htm
"... take a cue from the children in Sue Shelley's seventh-grade class at All Saints School in St. Peters, Mo. launched a classroom penny drive to raise funds for Our Lady's Inn, a home for unwed expectant mothers, near their school. The students have gathered $25 so far."
While children are easily manipulated, we adults on the other hand, require a subtle touch to be so manipulated. In the fight for our conscience, we need to understand the motivations of those who seek to influence us. True freedom is the right to make up our own mind free from coercion. In this case, the children were influenced. It would have been much more powerful if the thirty or so parents had stood up and sponsored a woman in that home. But, the issue still is our government inserting itself into all sorts of areas that it has no business being in. I for one will try to make my charitable contributions count more.
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
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CONTENTS
2 Formal
announcements
0 Messages from Headquarters (MC
Press Releases)
0 Jaspers publishing web pages
1 Jaspers found web-wise
0 Honors
0 Weddings
0 Births
0 Engagements
0 Graduations
4 Obits
3 "Manhattan in
the news" stories
0 Resumes
2 Sports
9 Emails
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[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
Copyright 2002 Business Wire,
Inc.
Business Wire
February 6, 2002, Wednesday
DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors and Automotive Writers
HEADLINE: Simula Names John S. Hodgson Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
DATELINE: PHOENIX, Feb. 6, 2002
Simula, Inc. (AMEX:SMU) announced
today that John S. ("Jack") Hodgson will join the Company as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hodgson fills the
position vacated in July 2001 in connection with the rebuilding of the
management team that began in late 2000.
Hodgson has over 20 years business
experience as a financial executive and CFO in a variety of industries for both
private and public companies.
"Jack brings a breadth of
experience in business and an outside perspective which are both key to the
future growth of Simula," said Brad Forst, President and CEO of Simula,
Inc. "His financial skills are complemented by extensive experience with Wall
Street, investor relations, and corporate finance." Since June 2000,
Hodgson has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FEI
Company (NASDAQ), a profitable $400 million semiconductor equipment
manufacturer based in Portland, Oregon. Hodgson was CFO of Motion Systems, Inc.
a private, Phoenix based business from 1999 to 2000. From 1994 to 1999 he was
Vice President and CFO of Integrated Process Equipment (IPEC). During this
period IPEC, a NASDAQ company, grew from $31 million to $240 million. IPEC
merged with Speedfam, Inc. (NASDAQ) in 1999.
Hodgson also has held positions with
Dover Corporation and American Standard, Inc. He received his B.S. from
Manhattan College and MBA from Hofstra University.
"With the addition of Jack
Hodgson as our new CFO, we have completed building an entirely new senior
executive team at Simula. I know he will be a vital contributor to our success.
His Wall Street skills will be especially valuable in the next stages of our
growth," said Forst.
Simula is a diversified technology
company that designs and manufactures occupant safety systems and devices
engineered to safeguard human life in a wide range of air, ground and sea
transportation vehicles. The company operates in two principal markets that are
aligned with its core technologies: aerospace and defense systems, and
automotive safety systems. The company's core products and technologies include
inflatable restraints, energy absorbing seating systems, advanced polymer materials,
transparent and opaque armor products, personnel protective equipment and
parachutes, and crash sensors. Additional information can be found at
www.simula.com. CONTACT: Simula, Inc.
Brad Forst, 602/631-4005
www.simula.com URL: http://www.businesswire.com
LOAD-DATE: February 7, 2002
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Copyright 2002 PR Newswire
Association, Inc.
PR Newswire
February 5, 2002, Tuesday
SECTION: FINANCIAL NEWS
DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS, ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
HEADLINE: Frank Cicio Joins DataSynapse As Chief Operating Officer
DATELINE: NEW YORK, Feb. 5
DataSynapse, (www.datasynapse.com ),
an emerging leader in high performance distributed applications solutions, and
recent recipient of the Risk Waters' "2002 Software of the Year"
award, today announced the hiring of Frank Cicio as Chief Operating
Officer.
With 24 years of technology sales, marketing and management experience,
Mr. Cicio has developed a strong track record of building high growth
businesses, as well as spearheading aggressive fundraising and the expansion of
company activities across multiple industries globally. At DataSynapse, Mr. Cicio will be charged
with building DataSynapse into a leading market share position, a role that
encompasses the management of the day-to-day operations while maximizing
productivity across all business areas.
"Due to the phenomenal growth of the company over the past year, we
saw it was essential to build out our current executive team as we explore new
markets for our technology," states Peter Lee, CEO of DataSynapse. "The key to continued, strategic growth
starts with sound leadership and direction. Frank Cicio embodies the skill and
drive we were searching for to continue this success in our current and future
markets."
"DataSynapse, leader in the PtoP Application Resource Management
space, provides two key enablers with our solution; optimize network resources
by distributing applications to underutilized assets real-time, and by
leveraging the vast power of our clients investments -- improve application
performance by an order of magnitude with very little integration and
deployment effort," said Cicio.
"DataSynapse has emerged as the definitive leader and innovator of
this technology in the financial services and energy applications markets. I
look forward to being a part of our company's great team and helping drive
DataSynapse's continued success and growth as we expand to new and exciting
markets."
Prior to DataSynapse, Mr. Cicio served as senior vice president and
general manager of Trade Stream at Optum where he was responsible for product
development, marketing, communications, business development and integration
services. Most notably, Mr. Cicio was
responsible for creating TradeStream and repositioning the company as an
emerging leader in cross-enterprise trade. He also helped the company close one
of their largest application deals with Lucent Technologies as well as the
securing of $25 million in funding from UBS, Cornerstone Equity, Insight
Capital and Oak Investments.
Prior to joining Optum, Mr. Cicio served in various senior managerial
positions at Icon Corp (acquired by Qwest Communications), LogicWorks (IPO),
Bachman, and MAI Business Systems. Mr.
Cicio was also recruited to InSight Capital Partners where he served as a
venture partner on prospective investments for portfolio companies. Additionally, Mr. Cicio joined the boards of
Open Service and TV Objects to help re-position their products and company
growth strategies. Mr. Cicio has also
worked with GEO Capital (previously with Broadview Associates) in an advisory
capacity for portfolio companies and advised companies such as Milky Way Corporation
on growth and increasing market share.
Mr. Cicio also holds a BS from Manhattan College and has done
postgraduate work at both Princeton University and The University of
Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
About DataSynapse
DataSynapse (www.datasynapse.com ) solves compute- and data-intensive
application bottlenecks by unobtrusively distributing work to underutilized
compute resources on a client's intranet.
The distributed application platform solution, LiveCluster(TM),
seamlessly integrates with legacy or new applications to deliver
mission-critical reliability and productivity gains of as much as 100X for a
fraction of the cost of any other solution alternative.
SOURCE DataSynapse
CONTACT: Mark Roth of DataSynapse,
+1-212-842-8876, or mark@datasynapse.com
LOAD-DATE: February 6, 2002
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[Messages from Headquarters (Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]
[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
[JASPERS FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB BY USING THE WEB]
http://www.oklahoma-oncology.com/trottman.html
Dr. Jennifer Trottman joined Oklahoma Oncology in 1999. She graduated cum laude from Manhattan College in New York, and received her medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse.
She completed her internal medicine residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. She then served a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahneman University, followed by a year-long fellowship in palliative care and pain management at University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Most recently, Dr. Trottman served on the staff at the Morgan Cancer Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
· Certified:
American Board of Internal Medicine
· Board Eligible: American Board
of Internal Medicine – Medical Oncology
· American Society of Clinical Oncology
· American Society of Hematology
· American Medical Association
· Reviewer, Journal of Cancer
Education
[MCOLDB: 1986]
Copyright 2002 The Buffalo News
The Buffalo News
February 3, 2002 Sunday, FINAL EDITION
SECTION: LOCAL, Pg.D17
HEADLINE: LOUIS G. HECHT, FOUNDED CONSTRUCTION FIRM
Louis G. Hecht, 83, of South Wales,
founder of Tri-Delta Construction Corp., died Thursday (Jan. 31, 2002) in St.
Joseph Hospital, Cheektowaga.
The New York City native was a
graduate of DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City. He had a degree in
civil engineering from Manhattan College in The Bronx. Hecht served in the
Naval Reserves in 1943 and 1944.
He worked for various construction
companies from 1944 to 1956, when he became vice president and director of
Johnson, Drake & Piper Co. with offices in New York City and Buffalo.
He worked there until 1964, when he
founded and was president of Tri-Delta Construction in West Seneca. Company
projects included the Niagara section of the Thruway, the Youngman Expressway,
Route 400, upgrades at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, foundation work
at Rich Stadium, the Major Deegan Expressway in New York City and the airfield
at the Naval Air Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
He was a member of MOLES, a
fraternity of geotechnical engineers specializing in underground construction
projects in the New York City area. He also was a life member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers and a director of the New York Chapter of Associated
General Contractors of America.
After the Blizzard of '77, he helped
the City of Buffalo to devise a snow removal plan.
Hecht was a member of Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in East Aurora and was active in raising money for
construction of a new church building. In 1970, he received the Bishop's Award
for Management from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.
Survivors include his wife of 59
years, the former Norma Dyer; two sons, Dr. Peter of Avon and Philip M. of
Williamsburg, Va.; a daughter, Susan Hecht David of Falls Church, Va.; seven
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
offered at 11 a.m. Monday in Immaculate Conception Church, 520 Oakwood Ave.,
East Aurora. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora.
LOAD-DATE: February 6, 2002
Copyright 2002 The Hartford Courant
Company
THE HARTFORD COURANT
January 31, 2002 Thursday, STATEWIDE
SECTION: CONNECTICUT; Pg. B8
HEADLINE: GORMAN, JAMES C.
GORMAN, James C.
James C. Gorman, 59, of Rocky Hill,
passed away Wednesday, (January 23, 2002) at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in
Houston, TX after complications with Leukemia. James, a loving father and best
friend of his two sons, Brian J. Gorman of Chicago, IL and Patrick M. Gorman of
New York, NY. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 6, 1942, the son of the late
Charles and Anna Gorman, James C. Gorman graduated from Manhattan College in
1962 with a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Gorman was co-owner of
E.L. Flowers & Associates in Sturbridge, MA. Services are being held in
Rocky Hill, on Saturday, February 2, at St. James Roman Catholic Church.
LOAD-DATE: February 1, 2002
From: Tom Maloney, '66A
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 06:39:33 EST
Subject: Jasper Jottings
Hello John,
From the Washington Post, January 31,
2002
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/obituaries/A64989-2002Jan30.html
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Patrick Joseph Deery
Peace Corps Investigator
Patrick Joseph Deery, 77, a retired
FBI agent and Fairfax County magistrate who had been an investigator performing
background checks for the Peace Corps since the early 1990s, died Jan. 27 at
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax.
He had lived in Fairfax City since
the 1960s.
Mr. Deery, a native of Ireland, moved
to the United States in the 1920s and was raised in New York.
He served in the Navy in the Pacific
during World War II.
He was a graduate of Manhattan
College.
He joined the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in 1951 and had assignments in Memphis, New York, Richmond and
Pennsylvania. He was an instructor in the 1960s at the training facility in
Quantico. He retired in 1975 as assistant special agent in charge of the
Memphis field office.
Mr. Deery served as a magistrate from
the 1970s until 1991, when he became an investigator for the Peace Corps.
He was a member of the Society of
Former Special Agents of the FBI.
He was a member of St. Leo the Great
Catholic Church in Fairfax City.
Survivors include his wife of 53
years, Mary Ellen Deery of Fairfax City; two sons, Kevin, of Charlotte, and
Brian, of McLean; a daughter, Maura Balliett of Purcellville; a brother; and
eight grandchildren.
===
Thanks again for your efforts to keep
us in touch.
Tom Maloney, '66A
[JR: Thanks for keeping an eye out
for “stuff” I appreciate it.]
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 10:05:31 -0800
(PST)
From: Will Kelly
Subject: Obit
Gerard Pritchard College 1973 Prep
1969
I attended his funeral at Visitation
Parish on December 17. I understand he died on December 11.
Bill Kelly '73
[JR: Thanks, with your contribution,
it makes compilation easier.]
[MANHATTAN IN THE NEWS OR FOUND ON & OFF THE WEB]
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-lilaw2570846jan31.story
A Brother-in-Law in the Bargain
By Collin Nash STAFF WRITER
January 31, 2002
Gerald O'Leary won his wife with his Irish charm and culinary skills.
While they were dating, O'Leary would cook for Mary Jean McCarthy on frequent visits to the Maspeth place that she shared with her brother, Robert McCarthy.
By the time Mary Jean and O'Leary married, he also had a tight friendship with Robert.
O'Leary, 34, was an assistant chef for Forte Food Services, corporate caterers to Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor of Tower One. Robert McCarthy, 33, was an over-the-counter broker for Cantor on the 104th floor of the same tower. Pals to the end, they were laid to rest the same way they had spent most of their time: side by side.
Her brother's remains were found Sept. 18, Mary Jean McCarthy- O'Leary said, three days before rescue workers found her husband's. Following a joint funeral service Sept. 26 at St. Gregory Barbarigo Roman Catholic Church in upstate Garnerville - where both men were married - they were buried at Ascension Cemetery in Monsey in Rockland County.
O'Leary and McCarthy, who lived within minutes of each other in Stony Point, were inseparable, relatives said. True sports fanatics, they spent most weekends together either working around their homes or watching football, basketball or whatever sports television served up.
The bond between her husband and her brother grew even tighter, Mary Jean said, after she and her husband bought a house four years ago in Stony Point.
Shortly after Robert married, he and his wife, Annie, also bought a house in the same community, Mary Jean said. While the house was being built, she said, her brother and his wife moved in with her and her husband. The guys spent a great deal of their time cooking and hanging out together, she said.
After Robert and Annie moved into their own home, her brother's and husband's relationship took on yet another dimension, she said. As they helped each other decorate and landscape their homes, they developed a friendly rivalry where they would compete with each other over just about anything, including who had the greener grass.
And when they both became fathers - O'Leary's son, Michael, turned 1 on Sept. 28, and McCarthy's boy, Shane Robert, is 5 months old - they traded baby stories as well, Mary Jean said.
O'Leary, a native of Maspeth, graduated from Christ the King High School in Middle Village. He earned a diploma from the Culinary Institute of America, in upstate Hyde Park. Before joining Forte Food just over a year ago, he was an assistant chef at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan for about five years.
He started his career as a busboy at a Red Lobster, moving up to kitchen help and then cook within the restaurant chain, said his sister, Donna Kirchstetter of Massapequa Park. His eventual goal was to open his own restaurant, she said.
Kirchstetter said O'Leary took the job at the trade center right after his son was born. He worked the 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift so he could spend time with the boy, she said. "He was very much a homebody" who enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
McCarthy went to St. Joseph Regional High School in Ramsey, N.J., a suburb bordering Rockland County, where he was born and raised. He earned a degree in business from Manhattan College in Riverdale and had been with Cantor for six years.
A boisterous kind of guy who always had a joke, he knew just about everyone in Stony Point, Mary Jean said. Likewise, just about everyone in the community knew who was behind the wheel of that black Saab when they saw it. "He was the kind of guy who people liked the minute they met him."
Copyright (c) 2002, Newsday, Inc.
http://www.kypost.com/2002/jan/30/lee013002.html
TMC event marks start of Lee's
presidency
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E. Joseph Lee will be inaugurated
next week as the 12th president of Thomas More College in Crestview Hills.
Lee, who had been vice president of
student life at Manhattan College in New York, N.Y., was named president by the
board of trustees on June 1. He succeeds Rev. William F. Cleves, who retired in
June to serve as vice chancellor of the college.
The inaugural mass will be held Feb.
8 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, followed
at 11:30 a.m. by a luncheon at Seiler Commons at Thomas More College. The
inaugural ceremony will be at 2 p.m. at the Connor Convocation Center.
For more information, call (859)
344-3631.
Lee Todd, who was named president of
the University of Kentucky last year, will be inaugurated Feb. 15.
Publication date: 01-30-02
ALSO
http://www.kypost.com/2002/feb/09/kedita020902.html
Editorial: A rare jewel
On a gentle hill in suburban Northern
Kentucky lies one of our community's most under-appreciated assets.
From its founding in 1921 as Villa
Madonna College, through its years in downtown Covington and on to its new home
in Crestview Hills and a new name in 1968, Thomas More College has quietly
spread its message of love of God, commitment to faith and appreciation of
knowledge to nearly 10,000 students.
This week Thomas More, the Catholic
college of the Diocese of Covington, celebrated its rich past and looked ahead
to a vibrant future with the inauguration of its 12th president, E. Joseph Lee
II.
One of only 230 Catholic colleges and
universities in the nation, this small liberal arts college, founded with seven
students to train young women as teachers for Catholic schools, is now
nationally recognized as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the South.
Today Thomas More serves some 1,500
students, primarily from Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati, but 13
states and 10 countries are represented on campus as well.
The college offers a wide range of
undergraduate degrees and also an innovative accelerated program for working
adults toward a bachelor or master's degree in business administration. It is a
small and rare jewel among educational institutions in our region.
Lee, who most recently served as vice
president for student life at Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y., was chosen by
the college board of trustees in June to succeed Rev. William F. Cleves, who
retired to serve as vice chancellor of the college.
At Manhattan College, Lee helped
boost enrollment by 20 percent, but when he talked recently about Thomas More
it was not about numbers, but about building a community, about belonging.
In his inaugural address on Friday,
Lee called his school one of the best-kept secrets in our region and pledged to
spread Thomas More's name throughout the tri-state.
We hope he succeeds, because we will
be the better for it.
Thomas More teaches a union of faith
and reason that could be a model for us all, no matter what our religion.
Publication date: 02-09-02
http://www.newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2000/subway/before.htm
<picture about 4 clicks down the
page>
Stream Railway. Caption Reads:
"Manhattan College and Manhattan Station, 1855."
From "Valentine's Manual of Old
New York 1917-1918".
[JR: Must be from before the College
moved uptown.]
February 8, 2002
CANISIUS EDGES MANHATTAN IN FINAL SECONDS, 62-61
Brian Dux Hits Game-Winning Shot for Griffs
BUFFALO, NY - Guard Brian Dux got the
roll on an acrobatic layup with 14 seconds remaining to lift the Canisius
Golden Griffs to a 62-61 MAAC victory over Manhattan Friday night at the
Koessler Center.
Canisius improves to 7-15 overall and
4-9 in the MAAC, while Manhattan saw its three-game win streak come to an end
and falls to 17-5 overall and 9-4 in the MAAC.
The Jaspers actually held a one-point
edge with 1:13 to go after a fast-break layup by sophomore Luis Flores (New
York, NY) put Manhattan ahead 61-60. Dux then turned the ball over at the other
end and Manhattan regained possession. The Jaspers burned only 18 seconds off
the clock before senior Noah Coughlin (Middleboro, MA) put up a three-pointer
from the left side. The shot was off the mark and Dewitt Doss hauled in the
rebound for Canisius. The Griffs took a timeout to set up the game-winning
shot. After Dux hit the go-ahead bucket, the Jaspers had one last chance to win
it, but would have to do it with no timeouts. A shot by Flores rimmed out but
the rebound was knocked out of bounds by Canisius and Manhattan had one last
shot. Canisius then used its final timeout to set its defense with just 2.4
seconds remaining. Senior Von Damien "Mugsy" Green (New York, NY)
tried to inbound the ball to senior Willie Haynes (Rochester, NY) but Hodari
Mallor tipped it up into the air and Canisius escaped with the victory.
Manhattan held a 33-28 advantage at
halftime, but the Griffs outscored Manhattan 9-3 in the opening minutes to take
a 37-36 lead. From there the lead would change hands nine times in the half
before Dux's heroics.
Flores led all scorers with 16
points, including 6-6 from the foul line. Sophomore Dave Holmes (Washington,
DC) recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 11 points and a
game-high 12 rebounds. Junior Jared Johnson (Bronx, NY) came off the bench to
contribute 12 points on 4-7 shooting. Dux was the high man for Canisius with 15
points, including 11 in the second half.
Manhattan returns to action on
Sunday, February 10 when they travel to Niagara University for a 4:00 MAAC
contest. The game will be televised on MSG Network.
February 5, 2002
CORRAO NAMED TO 2001 VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA WOMEN’S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
RIVERDALE, NY – Senior defender
Kathleen Corrao (Commack, NY) was named to the 2001 Verizon Academic
All-America Women’s Soccer University Division Second Team. This was the first All-American honor for
Corrao after two consecutive years as an Academic All-District team member.
Corrao, a senior education major, is
a two-time co-captain of the Lady Jaspers women’s soccer team. Corrao boasts a 3.964 cumulative grade point
average at Manhattan College, which was the second highest GPA of any Second
Team member. She is also a three-time
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member.
Corrao led the Lady Jaspers’ defense,
which allowed only 23 goals on the season, the fewest in the program’s history. Manhattan finishes with the most wins since
1998 and a record of 8-9-1, 5-4 MAAC, which also ties the College record for
the most conference wins.
February 6, 2002
TRACK & FIELD MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAM DOMINATE THE MAAC
EDISON, NJ – The Manhattan College
men’s and women's track and field team continues to dominate the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference weekly top ten list. Setting new leads are Eddie Potter
(Monroe, NJ) in the 200m and 400m, Gavin Cosgrove (Kingston, Ontario) in the
800m, and Erick Rokeach (Middletown, NY) in the Triple Jump all at the
Metropolitan Championships held last weekend. On the women's side, junior
Lauren Primerano (Trenton, NJ) set a new lead in the Weight Throw at the MET
Championships.
Men’s Top Leaders:
EVENT ATHLETE PERFORMANCE MEET AND DATE
55m Dash Magnus Ahlen (Karlstad, Sweden)
6.3 Fordham 12-14-01
400m Eddie Potter (Monroe, NJ)
48.15 METS 2-3-02
200m Eddie Potter (Monroe, NJ)
21.87 METS 2-3-02
800m Gavin Cosgrove (Kingston, Ontario)
1:54.38 METS 2-3-02
DMR Manhattan 10:05.17 Princeton Inv. 1-26-02
1600 Relay Manhattan 3:17.03 Princeton Inv. 1-26-02
Weight Jacob Freeman (Providence,RI)
73’6” (22.40) Fordham Inv.
1-18-02
Shot Put Mike Pellet (Croton, NY)
52’71/2" (16.04) Millrose
Games 2-1-02
Pole Vault Nils Petterson (Carlstad, Sweden)
14’7 ¼” (4.45) Princeton Inv.
1-26-02
Triple Jump Erik Rokeach (Middletown, NY)
48’7" (14.79) METS 2-3-02
Long Jump Magnus Ahlen (Carlstad, Sweden)
23’10’’ Manhattan Inv. 1-12-02
Women’s Top Leaders:
EVENT ATHLETE PERFORMANCE MEET AND DATE
55m H Stefani Allen (Levittown, PA)
8.36 Princeton Inv. 12-7-01
55m Dash Samantha Griffin (Jersey City, NJ)
7.1 Fordham 12-14-01
Mile Run Kristen Cerasi (Eastchester, NY)
4:57.18 Manhattan Inv. 1-12-02
200m Stefani Allen (Levittown, PA)
24.62 Fordham Inv. 1-18-02
3000m Kristen Cerasi (Eastchester, NY)
10:04.88 Fordham Inv. 1-18-02
DMR Manhattan 12:00.89 Princeton Inv. 1-26-02
Weight Lauren Primerano (Trenton, NJ)
46’ ¾’’ (14.04) METS 2-3-02
Shot Put Karin Larsson (Garphyttan, Sweden)
42’11 ¾’’ (13.10) Manhattan
12-1-01
Triple Jump Michanne Campbell ( Mt Vernon,NY)
37’3 ½”(11.38) Fordham Inv.
1-18-02
High Jump Julie Wozniak (Jackson, NJ)
5’3’’ Princeton Inv. 12-7-01
February 5, 2002
MEN’S BASKETBALL BEATS SIENA 75-70 IN OVERTIME THRILLER
Five Jaspers Score in Double-Digits in the Win
RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College
men’s basketball team beat Siena, 75-70 in overtime in a Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference game on Tuesday evening in Draddy Gym. Five Manhattan
players scored in double-digits, led by sophomore Luis Flores’ (New York, NY)
20 points, to propel the Jaspers to victory.
With the win Manhattan improves to
17-4, 9-3 in the MAAC, while Siena drops to 10-14, 7-5 in the MAAC.
Manhattan held a 5-3 edge in the
early going, but Justin Miller converted three of four free throws to give the
Saints a one-point edge. Senior guard Von Damien “Mugsy” Green (New York, NY)
scored a layup to put the Jaspers back up by one, but Siena went on a 12-4 run
over a span of five minutes to take an 18-12 lead with just over nine minutes
to go and would not trail again in the half. Siena led 40-38 at the break.
The second half saw four ties and six
lead changes. Trailing 47-46 at the 12:08 mark, the Saints outscored the
Jaspers 10-0 to assume a nine point lead (56-47), their largest of the half,
with 9:42 remaining. The Jaspers raced back into it and cut the deficit to two
on a three-pointer by Flores at the 6:30 mark. Siena’s Dwayne Archbold answered
with a three at the other end to push the lead back to five, but senior Noah
Coughlin buried a three-pointer and Flores hit a layup after a Siena turnover
to tie the game at 59-59. Green then stole the ball and drew a foul and went to
the line for two shots. He hit them both to regain the lead for Manhattan.
The game would see-saw back and forth
in the final minutes, but Flores grabbed his own rebound after a miss and hit a
jumper with 49 seconds left to tie the game at 66-66. Siena got the ball back
but was unable to get a shot off as the shot clock expired. When Manhattan got
the ball back, Green tried to dribble around the Siena defenders but lost his
footing and turned the ball back over to Siena with six-tenths of a second
remaining on the clock. Andy Cavo’s desperation three-pointer was off the mark,
sending the game into overtime.
In the extra period with the score
tied at 68-68, Green hustled after his own rebound and got the ball to Noah
Coughlin (Middleboro, MA), who dished it behind his back to Dave Holmes
(Washington, DC) who hit the layup and drew the foul. Holmes completed the
three-point play to put the Jaspers up 71-68 with 3:23 to play. After Siena’s
Michael Buhrman hit 1-2 from the line, Flores went strong to the hoop, hit a
runner in the lane and also drew a foul. Flores missed the ensuing free throw,
and Siena pulled down the rebound. The Saints missed four three-point tries in
a single possession at the other end, before Jared Johnson (Bronx, NY) was finally
able to come down with a rebound off a miss by Mark Price. But after a
Manhattan turnover at the 1:35 mark, Siena still had time left to get back into
it. Prosper Karangwa misfired on two more shot attempts and Manhattan regained
possession. Green took control, weaving in and out of the Siena defenders.
Finally, Green was fouled by J.J. Harvey with 35 seconds to play. Green’s two
free throws iced the game for the Jaspers, as Siena converted just 1-11 field
goal attempts in the overtime period.
This was the first overtime game the
Jaspers have played this season, and the first overtime victory since the
1997-98 season when the Jaspers topped Iona 64-62 in overtime. It also marks
Manhattan’s second straight victory after trailing at halftime.
Flores was one of five Jaspers in
double figures. Holmes finished with 16 points, while Green tallied 13 points,
six assists and four steals. Johnson and Coughlin came off the bench to chip in
10 points apiece. Manhattan held Siena’s leading scorer, Dwayne Archbold, to
just 10 points on 4-7 from the floor. Karangwa led the Saints with 16 points.
Manhattan will head north to Buffalo
this weekend to take on Canisius at 7:00 on Friday and Niagara at 4:00 on
Sunday.
February 4, 2002
JASON BENTON NAMED MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR THIRD TIME THIS SEASON
EDISON, NJ - Sophomore center Jason
Benton (New Haven, CT/Wilbur Cross) was named Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference Co-Rookie of the Week for the week ending February 3, conference
officials announced today. Benton shares the honor with freshman guard Brandon
Ellerbe of Marist. This is third time this season that Benton has been selected
as MAAC Rookie of the Week.
Benton averaged 12.0 points, 4.5
rebounds and 2.0 steals in a pair of MAAC wins for Manhattan. On Wednesday
against St. Peter’s, Benton finished with eight points, four rebounds, two
blocks and two assists. Then on Saturday against Fairfield, Benton scored a
career-high 16 points on 6-7 shooting in addition to picking off a season-best
three steals. For the week, Benton shot 90.0 percent from the floor and 85.7
percent from the foul line.
The Jaspers are 16-4 overall and are
currently in second place with an 8-3 conference record. Manhattan returns to action Tuesday evening,
hosting Siena in Draddy Gym at 7:00 PM.
February 4, 2002
TRACK & FIELD MEN'S TEAM TAKE SECOND PLACE, WOMEN TAKE SIXTH AT
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College
men's track & field team placed second with 128 points at the Metropolitan
Indoor Championships held this weekend at Draddy Gymnasium and the Armory. The women's team placed sixth out of 17
teams with 45 points.
Jacob Freeman (Providence, RI) once
again captured first place in the Weight Throw with a mark of 20.29m. Also in the men’s Weight Throw, junior Mike
Pellet (Croton, NY) threw a personal best of 16.16m and placed fifth. Rajne
Svenssohn (Carlstad, Sweden) captured first place in the pentathlon with 3785
points. Magnus Ahlen (Carlstad, Sweden) leaped to first place in the Long Jump
at 7.26m. Senior Eddie Potter (Monroe,
NJ) placed second in the 200m seconds with a time of 21.87 seconds and placed
third in the 400m with a time of 48.15 seconds. Matt Spring (Marcy, NY) placed second in the 3000m with a time of
8:32.07 and placed third in the Mile with a time of 4:09.66.
On the women's side, Lauren Primerano
(Trenton, NJ) made her best mark of the season of 14.04m for a fourth place
finish in the Weight Throw. Junior Karen Conway (Dublin, Ireland) also
performed well in the Weight Throw with a personal best 12.27m for a ninth
place finish, and sophomore Karin Larrson (Garphyttan, Sweden) finished 10th
with a mark of 11.94m. Junior Stefani Allen (Levittown, PA) captured first
place in the 200m with a time of 24.76 seconds and placed fourth in the 60m
Dash with a time of 7.75 seconds. Freshman Samantha Griffin (Jersey City, NJ)
dashed by Allen to a third place finish in the 60m with a time of 7.74 seconds
and finished eighth in the 200m in 25.96 seconds.
Next weekend, the Jaspers will
compete in the Armory Collegiate Invitational held in New York City beginning
at 11am.
February 4, 2002
WOMEN’S SWIM TEAM WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON
Lady Jaspers Beat St. Joseph’s, Fall to NYU
RIVERDALE, NY – The Manhattan College
women’s swim team completed the regular season last weekend with a pair of dual
meets. First on Friday, the Lady Jaspers hosted St. Joseph’s in their final
meet of the season at Sarah Lawrence College, and came away with a 113-102
victory. The victory was the ninth on the season, setting a school record for
wins in a single season by a women's swim team. The win was also the 400th in
the history of the Manhattan swimming program. On Saturday, Manhattan fell to
NYU, 98-72, to finish with a record of 9-5.
Sarah Killian (Belle Harbor, NY) won
four individual events on Friday, including the 500 Free (6:15.80), the 50
Breast (37.30), the 100 Breast (1:21.43) and the 100 IM (1:14.19). Ashley
Rooney (Shrub Oak, NY) took first in both the 200 IM (2:43.07) and the 50 Fly
(32.27), and was part of the winning 200 Medley (2:18.17) and 200 Free Relay
(2:09.34) teams.
Then on Saturday, Marisa Lowe
(Peekskill, NY) broke her own school record once again in the 50 Back (31.54)
as the leadoff leg in the 200 Medley Relay. Lowe and teammates Rooney, Jillian
Kraus (Wethersfield, CT) and Kate McGowan (Amawalk, NY) combined to break the
school record in the event with a time of 2:05.48, eclipsing the old record
(2:06.22) set in 1992.
The women’s swim team will travel to
Baltimore, MD for the 2002 MAAC Championships at Loyola College beginning on
February 21.
February 3, 2002
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BEATS RIDER 56-48
Two Lady Jaspers Put Up Career Numbers in Win
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Manhattan
College women’s basketball team beat Rider University 56-48 in a tight Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference battle Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gym. Manhattan improves to 13-9, 8-5 MAAC, while
Rider drops to 6-15, 5-7 MAAC. Manhattan trailed 4-1 until the 13:45 mark when
Tiffany Schettig (Altoona, PA) converted on one of Siobhan Kilkenny’s
(Castlebar, Ireland) career-high eight assists. Rosalee Mason (London, England) hit a put-back with 12:57 on the
clock and gave Manhattan the lead. The
Lady J’s would not trail again as Manhattan went on a 6-0 run to end the half,
and headed to the locker room with a 24-16 lead.
Mason had eight points and ten
rebounds at the break, while Tanya Cross led Rider with nine points.
Mason started the second half with a
lay-up, but Rider answered with a 9-2 run to cut the Lady J’s lead to three at
the 15:55 mark. Just as Rider cut the
lead to one (36-35) with just over ten
minutes to play, Manhattan went on a 5-0 run to go back up by six. Manhattan had a seven-point edge with less
than three minutes left, but Rider scored five unanswered points including a
bucket and a foul shot by Becky Hower to trail 48-50 with 1:35 on the
clock. Manhattan made 6-of-8 free
throws down the stretch to ice the game.
Mason led all scorers with 17 points
and a new career-high 19 rebounds, while Kilkenny chipped in seven points along
with her career-high eight assists and 12 rebounds. Eve Walters (Pittsford, NY) also finished in double-digits with
12 points in 25 minutes. Elana Greene
(Brooklyn, NY) came off the bench to score eight points in 15 minutes of
action.
Manhattan faces first-place Siena for
a 3:00 PM game next Saturday, February 9.
February 2, 2002
JASPERS ESCAPE WITH 73-70 WIN OVER FAIRFIELD
Flores Leads All Scorers With 25 Points
BRIDGEPORT, CT – Senior Willie
Haynes’ (Rochester, NY) deflected a pass to teammate Von Damien “Mugsy” Green
(New York, NY) who set up Haynes for the game-winning dunk as the Manhattan
Jaspers earned a 73-70 victory over the Fairfield Stags Saturday afternoon in a
MAAC game at the Bridgeport Arena.
Manhattan, which has won three of the
last four contests, improves to 16-4 overall and 8-3 in the MAAC, putting them
in a three-way tie for first place in the conference with Marist and Rider.
Fairfield falls to 6-13 overall and 5-7 in the conference.
The Jaspers led for most of the
second half and extended the margin to as many as 10 with under five minutes to
play. But Fairfield inched back into it and closed to within four on four free
throws by Kudjo Sogadzi and Ajou Deng. Trying to preserve the slim four-point
lead (70-66) with two and a half minutes remaining in the game, the Jaspers
tried to burn the clock. However Sogadzi picked the pocket of Manhattan’s Luis
Flores (New York, NY) and took it all the way to the basket for an easy layup
to make it a two-point game with 2:04 to play. A runner in the lane by junior
Jared Johnson (Bronx, NY) was off the mark, and Oscar Garcia came down with the
rebound for Fairfield. He was fouled immediately by Johnson and went to the
line for two shots. Garcia missed the first and made the second to trim the
lead to just one. Manhattan worked the ball around the perimeter but could not
find an open man, and ended up spending its final timeout with 18 seconds left
on the shot clock to try and set the offense.
Junior Justin Jackette (Valhalla, NY)
inbounded the ball to Green who had it stolen away by Tyquawn Goode. Goode fed
Sogadzi under the basket but his layup was no good. Green came down with the
rebound but Goode again picked his pocket and got the ball to Garcia who was
fouled by Johnson. This time Garcia made the first free throw to tie the game
at 70-70 but his second attempt, which would have given the Stags the lead, was
no good and Jackette hauled in the rebound. Flores then dribbled the ball off
his foot at midcourt, and the ball scooted down towards the Fairfield baseline.
Flores hustled after the ball and saved it from going out of bounds, but was
called for a backcourt violation.
So Fairfield regained possession
under its own basket with 27 seconds remaining, and used its final timeout to
set up the game-winning shot. After the Stags inbounded the ball, Haynes was
able to deflect an errant pass to Green who got the ball back ahead to Haynes
for a two-handed slam. The Stags tried to push the ball up the floor, but
Flores forced Nick Delfico into a backcourt violation, giving the ball back to
Manhattan. Fairfield fouled immediately, sending senior Noah Coughlin
(Middleboro, MA) to the line for two shots. Coughlin made one of two with 2.1
ticks on the clock, and Fairfield was unable to get another shot off.
Flores led all scorers with 25
points, including 11-12 from the line. Haynes came off the bench for a
season-high 11 points on 4-5 shooting. Sophomore Jason Benton (New Haven, CT)
also had a solid performance with a career-high 16 points and three steals.
Deng paced Fairfield with 24 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
The Jaspers return to action on
Tuesday February 5 when they host Siena at 7:00 PM in Draddy Gym.
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February 6, 2002, Wednesday SPORTS FINAL EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 70
HEADLINE: MUGSY POURS IN 13 POINTS TO LIFT JASPERS IN OT
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Manhattan guard Mugsy Green had just
played all 45 minutes of the Jaspers' MAAC battle with Siena last night at
Draddy Gym, but he looked ready for more.
"I got a battery in my
back," said Green, the closest thing the Jaspers have to that drum-beating
battery bunny. "I used to play four games a day (in AAU)." But one
game from Green is just fine with Jaspers coach Bobby Gonzalez, who rode his
senior guard and sophomore Luis Flores to a nail-chomping, 75-70 overtime
victory over the Saints last night. The win moved the Jaspers (17-4, 9-3) back
into a three-way tie with Marist and Rider for first place in the MAAC.
"We don't win one game this year
without Mugsy," Gonzalez said. "We go 0-27 without him. And Luis,
he's so gifted. He can make plays other people can't."
Last night, the duo worked their
magic in the final 10 minutes of regulation, when the Jaspers rallied from a
56-47 hole to force overtime before pulling out what Gonzalez said was his
team's "toughest win this season."
Flores, who was hampered by foul
trouble for much of the game, started the rally off with a three-pointer to
ignite a 12-3 Jaspers spurt that caught the Saints at 59-59.
After Green (13 points, six assists)
gave Manhattan its first lead of the half at 61-59 on a pair of free throws,
Siena twice snatched it back. But each time Manhattan responded, with a Green
floater in the lane tying it at 64 before Flores (20 points) sent the game to
overtime at 66-all with a jumper with :43.2 to play in regulation.
Both teams had opportunities to wrap
things up in regulation, but Siena (10-14, 7-5) couldn't get a shot off before
the 35-second clock expired with :7.4 to play and Green lost the ball out of
bounds on the Jaspers' final try with :01 left.
"That really hurt us on that
last possession when we don't even get a shot off," Siena coach Rob Lanier
said. "We didn't give ourself an opportunity."
And Manhattan took advantage in the
overtime. Dave Holmes (16 points) gave the Jaspers the lead for good when his
three-point play made it 71-68 with 3:22 left. A layup by Flores and a pair of
free throws by Green helped the Jaspers to their third straight win as they
headed to Buffalo.
"We knew Siena was a good team
and we needed the win because they are right on our tails," said Jared
Johnson, who had 10 points and nine rebounds off the bench. "But it's
never an easy win with them. These games are always close."
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February 6, 2002, Wednesday FOUR STAR EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 70
HEADLINE: PLAYING LIKE BIRDS ON A WIRE, JASPERS PREVAIL
BYLINE: By SEAN BRENNAN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Manhattan has made a habit of late of
playing a number of those down-to-the-wire, heart-stopping, frantic-finish type
games. The kind that are making Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez age in dog
years.
Entering last night, six of
Manhattan's last seven games had been decided by seven points or less. The
Jaspers made that eight of nine as they came from behind in regulation to gut
out a 75-70 overtime victory over Siena at Draddy Gym. The win moved the
Jaspers (17-4, 9-3 MAAC) into a three-way tie with Marist and Rider. Siena
dropped to 10-14, 7-5.
With the score tied at 68 with four minutes,
seven seconds left in OT, the Jaspers got a three-point play from Dave Holmes
to go up, 71-68, and they never trailed again. A layup by Luis Flores and a
pair of free throws from Mugsy Green in the final 2:55 iced the win.
Both Siena and Manhattan had their
chances to win it at the end of regulation. With the score tied at 66, Siena's
Mark Price couldn't get a shot off before the 35-second clock expired, giving
the Jaspers a final chance. But Green lost the ball out of bounds as he drove
to the basket, forcing the overtime.
It looked like the Jaspers were ready
to cave when Dwayne Archbold drilled his second three-pointer of the game with
6:52 to play to give Siena a 59-51 lead.
But three-pointers from Flores and
Noah Coughlin, a reverse layup from Flores and two free throws from Green gave
Manhattan a 61-59 lead with 4:52 to go.Siena, however, responded immediately
with a three-pointer from Prosper Karangwa to go up by one. But less than a
minute later, Archbold, the MAAC's second-leading scorer, was gone with his
fifth foul and the game was tied at 62 after a Holmes free throw, setting the
stage for the final frantic moments.
Just 1:02 into the game, Manhattan's
Justin Jackette and Siena's Archbold got tangled going after a rebound, which
led to Archbold throwing a forearm at Jackette. Jackette responded in kind, and
soon both teams were shoving and pushing as tempers flared.
Archbold and Manhattan's Holmes were
each hit with technical fouls and Jackette with a personal foul, his second.
Three minutes later, Archbold picked up his second foul with 16:19 to play and
was done for the first half, having not scored a point.
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February 2, 2002, Saturday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section D; Page 3; Column 2; Sports Desk
HEADLINE: TRACK AND FIELD;
In the Millrose Games Mile, the First Move Is Good Enough to Win
BYLINE: By FRANK LITSKY
The women's 800 meters was fast, the
women's mile not that fast and the men's 800 slow. The men's pole vault
produced a meet record by Jeff Hartwig and the women's pole vault a shaky
victory by Stacy Dragila.
But barring the spectacular, the
event that year in, year out most entrances the spectators at Madison Square Garden
in the Millrose Games is the famed Wanamaker Mile. Last night, in the 95th
annual version of track and field's indoor showcase, the mile all but
hypnotized the crowd of 12,245 for the first 10 laps of the 11-lap race. Not
because things were happening, but because hardly anything was happening. Until
the end, there were no moves and no strategic bursts. Bryce Knight, a 6-foot-5
1/2 rabbit, ran in front until he dropped out halfway through. Then the three
Kenyans behind him -- Bernard Lagat, Leonard Mucheru and Laban Rotich -- took
over and stayed in that order.
As they started the bell lap,
something had to happen. Something did. Rotich, a mighty mite at 5-4 1/4 and 99
pounds, darted past his countrymen and dived for the inside lane. He made it
without being bumped away, and the race was decided.
Rotich, the 1998 Millrose winner, has
more natural speed than his two countrymen, and they could not reel him in. He
won by five feet in 3 minutes 57.04 seconds, with Lagat second in 3:57.36 and
Mucheru third in 3:57.68.
"With three Kenyans in the
race," Rotich said, "I knew one of us would win. But none of us
wanted to go to the front. I had a lot of energy left."
Lagat was hoping to break Eamonn
Coghlan's 1981 Millrose record of 3:53.0, but the quarter-mile splits of 59
seconds, 1:58 and 2:59 proved much too slow.
"Unfortunately," Lagat
said, "I didn't pick it up, and he passed us like a bullet."
For the fourth straight year, Regina
Jacobs, 38, won the women's mile with a carefully crafted race. With a strong
last quarter-mile, she finished five meters ahead of Lyudmila Vasileyeva of
Russia in 4:34.60.
The meet record fell in the women's
800 when Jolanda Ceplak of Slovenia won by 20 meters in 1:59.98. She shrugged
off her impressive race, saying, "I can run faster."
The slow pace in the men's 800 led to
an exciting finish, with David Krummenacker winning by two and a half feet in
1:52.30.
Hartwig's victory in the men's pole
vault was well earned. Six hours before his competition began, he was on the
Garden floor with a tape measure. Workers had just laid down the pole-vault
runway. Hartwig measured it and found it six feet shorter than he needed for
his run-up.
He pleaded with the crew to add six
feet. The workers found one unused section of four feet, another of two feet
and made the runway longer. At night, Hartwig said thank you the best way he
knew: he took the Millrose title for the fourth time in five years.
He won by clearing 19 feet, then set
a meet record of 19-3, breaking his 1998 record of 19-2 3/4. Then he tried the
American-record height of 19-7, but did not come close. Still, his 19-3 vault
was the highest in the world this year and won him the outstanding performer
award.
"Once everything was in place,
it came easy," he said. "I know the world record is there and
attainable. I know the history of this place and this meet, so I was so happy
to do it here."
Dragila is so good in the vault that
victory is not always enough. Though she won at 14-7 1/4 and cleared 15-0
before failing at 15-3, she had rough jumps at heights she normally clears
easily because she is recovering from a foot injury.
In the women's 20-pound weight throw
in the afternoon at Manhattan College's Draddy Gymnasium, Anna Norgren-Mahon
won at 77-3 3/4, a meet record and only an inch and a half short of Dawn
Ellerbe's two-year-old world best.
The meet ended with the four
straightaway races, and the favorites had a tough night. In the women's races,
Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas upset Gail Devers in the 60-meter dash in 7.11
seconds, and Miesha McKelvy surprised Melissa Morrison in the 60 hurdles in
8.04.
Among the men, Shawn Crawford's 6.49
was enough to upend Terrence Trammell and Tim Harden in the 60, and Larry
Wade's 7.60 won the 60 hurdles after Allen Johnson hit a hurdle and pulled up.
The meet schedule was trimmed and
shuffled, partly to accommodate a two-hour live telecast by Fox Sports New York
and partly because the cost of getting so many professional athletes had become
so great. There was also an experiment with a hurry-up women's high jump.
There were only three high jumpers.
They were allowed only 45 seconds for each jump, rather than 90. They were
allowed only three total misses, rather than three at their final height. They
could not pass at any height.
Tisha Waller won by clearing 6-4 3/4,
and the organizers were pleased with how swiftly the jumping went. They had
hoped to finish it in 15 minutes. They made it with three seconds to spare.
"That was a workout,"
Waller said. "Oh my God, I'm so tired."
GRAPHIC: Photo: Laban Rotich of Kenya
winning the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games last night in 3:57.04. (Bernie
Nunez for The New York Times)
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February 2, 2002 Saturday CITY-D EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. E05
HEADLINE: Hartwig vaults 19-foot-3 for Millrose Games mark
BYLINE: Ron Reid INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NEW YORK
Jeff Hartwig, the 34-year-old
Arkansas snake rancher, and Jolanda Ceplak, a rising star from Slovenia,
shattered meet records with little trouble last night in the 95th Millrose
Games.
Before one of the smallest crowds
ever assembled for an indoor track meet at Madison Square Garden, estimated at
less than 10,000 people, Hartwig soared 19 feet, 3 inches to rewrite the pole
vault record he set in 1998, by a quarter-inch.
About 30 minutes later, Ceplak ran
away from the competition to set a new Millrose standard for the women's 800
meters, running 1 minute, 59.98 seconds. Hartwig, the American outdoor record
holder (19-9 1/4) who is ranked No. 2 on the world list, took his event for the
fourth time in five years on his final clearance.
He missed rather decisively on three
tries at the American record, 19-7, before calling it a night. Hartwig's record
vault left Lawrence Johnson, the U.S indoor record holder, who has a sprained
ankle, a distant second at 18-8 1/4.
"I felt really good coming into
the event," Hartwig said. "This early in the year, you don't really
know what to expect. I thought I had a good chance at the meet record, but I
wanted that American record. I just didn't have the endurance."
Ceplak also had it easy. She ran
virtually alone far ahead of the pack through most her race, winning by more
than 20 meters.
Ceplak was expected to face a tough
challenge from Jearl Miles-Clark of the United States. But Miles-Clark
scratched from the event. "She came down with the Slovenian flu," one
critic suggested.
"I felt very good," said
Ceplak, who broke the former record of 2:00.23, set by Maria Mutola in 1994.
"I ran in Boston [on Sunday] and ran really well. It's a fast track and it
means so much to break two minutes."
In her victory at the Reggie Lewis
Center in Boston, Ceplak was timed in 1:57.79, the fastest women's 800 time
ever achieved on U.S. soil.
Regina Jacobs also ran away from the
field in the women's mile, but not until the final 100 meters. She won by a
five-meter margin in 4:34.60.
Jacobs' time wasn't even close to the
Millrose record of 4:21.45, set by Doina Melinte of Romania 13 years ago. But
it was Jacobs' fourth straight victory in the event, something achieved by no
other runner.
The men's Wanamaker Mile went to
Laban Rotich, the 1998 champion from Kenya. Rotich made up for a slow early
pace with a devastating kick that started when he entered the final turn.
Timers caught Rotich in 3:57.04.
Bernard Legat, the Kenyan who won last year's Wanamaker event, was second in
3:57.36.
Stacy Dragila, as expected, captured
the women's pole vault for the third time. But at 14-7 1/4 , it was a
low-altitude finish for the world champion, who took three attempts at 15-3.
That would have been a meet record, but she missed.
The women's weight-throw competition,
contested earlier in the day at Manhattan College, produced one of the
outstanding performances of the meet, even though almost no one was there to
see it.
Anna Norgen-Mahan, a University of
Vermont graduate, spun and hurled the 20-pound weight 77 feet, 3 3/4 inches, a
meet record that fell short of the world standard by only 1 1/2 inches.
The former meet mark of 75-10 was
held by Dawn Ellerbe, who improved it by an inch, but finished as the runnerup.
LOAD-DATE: February 4, 2002
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From: Stephen Hutter
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-01-06 (from home)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 13:43:07 -0500
John,
Probably at <privacy
invoked>. Reason? It is relatively large and I have not yet come
across anyone I know so I have generally stopped reading it. Thanks for your efforts.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: ferdinand john reinke (@ home office)
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 8:34 PM
To: Stephen Hutter
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-01-06 (from home)
Hi,
I would drop your email address from
the list as requested in your “unsubscribe” but I can't find you on the list.
Could you have it coming under another email address?
John
P.S.: May I ask why? Since you have
to write anyway, I thought I'd ask.
[JR: <1> This tells us that
everyone’s participation is essential so that our fellow Jaspers can “read
about someone they know”. <2> If you do unsubscribe don’t assume that I
know from what email address you subscribed. <3> Class years in your
messages, even if it seems redundant to you, means I don’t have to look them up
and makes it faster for me to compile each issue. That translates to more time
for research which means more “stuff” in each issue. <4> I’ll have to see
if I can make issues smaller. Maybe if I reduce the font size? Hmmm, less “ink”
in each message. ;-) Just kidding.]
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 09:04:51 -0500
From: Ed Plumeau, '52A
Subject: Jasper Jottings
Dear John: Two items please:
1. Manhattan Alumni on the Treasure Coast (Florida) luncheon is February 14,
2002, at the Holiday Inn on US 1, Stuart, Fl.
If you are in the neighborhood, please drop in. 2.
2. Re: JJ Feb. 3, note from Bill Daab.
Class of '52 alumni living the Tampa-St. Pete (Fl.) area are: James J.
Garrett, Clearwater; Daniel Koch, Tampa; Edward F. Poroski, St Pete; John J.
Will, St Pete.
[JR: Reported as ordered. Say hi to
everyone. Any one need some email in their email box? ]
From: Valerie Raffloer
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-02-03 (from home)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:57:29 -0500
John,
I heard a story from one of my
co-workers, and I was hoping you'd be able to find some more information about
it for me. There were 2 brothers by the
name of Viggiano that had both gone to Manhattan College and were killed in the
WTC on 9/11. Supposedly some insurance
executive in the Mid-West heard about them and set up 2 scholarships at MC in
their name, with a trust for $250K each to maintain the scholarships.
Can you find any information about
this story?
Thank you,
Valerie Raffloer
'89 Business
=== In response I sent ===
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 09:56:21 -0500
From: ferdinand reinke <reinkefj@bigfoot.com>
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-02-03 (from home)
I have not heard that story but I
will "put it on the wire". I checked the College's casualty list but
there is no one by that name. I looked up in MCOLDB and didn't find any pair of
male alums. I suspect that this yet another urban legend.
John
[JR: Can anyone out there shed any
light on this story? Or, is yet another urban legend forming up.]
From: Bette Snyder
Subject: RE: Jasper Jottings 2002-02-03 (from home)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:49:22 -0800
please remove my name from this
mailing list. Thank you. Bette Snyder
[JR: Done with an inquiry.] [MCOLDB:
1977]
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 15:37:01 -0500
From: Lynn McFarland
Organization: George Mason University
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
I would like to receive your weekly
"Jasper Jotting."
Thank You,
Lynn
--
Lynn A. McFarland, Ph.D.
George Mason University
Department of Psychology
MSN 3F5
Fairfax, VA 22030
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/psychology/lmcfarla/
[JR: Done. FYI, I "found"
you and reported that in the 1/127/2 issue of Jasper Jottings.Welcome to my
virtual" Platos's Cave.]
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 15:41:35 -0500
From: William McCarthy
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-02-03 (from home)
John,
Could you please post the following
in this week's issue:
Gibbs & Cox, Inc., an engineering
firm in NYC is looking to hire an experienced steel rebar detailer . The person
should have a knowledge of ACI & CRSI rebar standards and CAD ( Auto or
Microstation). Knowledge of CAD rebar detailing software is preferred. A
competitive salary w/comprehensive benefits package is being offered.
If you know of anyone looking for
work that fits these qualifications, please refer them to me.
Thanks!
Bill
[MCOLDB: 1979]
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 17:15:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Meg Curley
Subject: Re: Jasper Jottings 2002-02-03 (from home)
I have just accepted a position at
AHRC in the Bronx as a job Coach it’s my first week. Meg Curley
[JR: Congrats.]
From: Michael F. McEneney
Subject: Fw: Manhattan College Flyer
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 00:41:11 -0500
Dear John,
Attached is a flyer announcing a Job Search
Seminar sponsored by the Alumni Society. In the past, when times were tough,
these seminars were well received and were very helpful. I would appreciate it
if you could include the information about the Seminar in Jasper Jottings.
The three presenters are excellent and do this for
a living, but donate their time and talents for this undertaking. The fact that
the most senior presenter is my brother is not the only reason that I am so
high on this project. (But it dosen't hurt!)
Thanks.
Best,
Mike McEneney, Esq.'53, BBA
===
MANHATTAN COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY
PRESENTS
A Job Search Seminar for Alumni
Saturday, February 23rd
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
MAJOR PROGRAM ELEMENTS INCLUDE
Networking Key aspects of and How
to. (Most critical element of one’s job
search)
Interviewing How to distinguish oneself from the competition
Resumes and Negotiation Tips Different types of resumes and negotiation
strategies
Program will be run by three alumni
who are all senior consultants in major outplacement firms in New York.
Phil Colon, 1962
Kevin Dolan, 1968
Ed McEneney, 1959
Seminar will be held in MIQUEL hall
3rd Floor – Rodriquez room
Coffee and Danish will be provided.
$10 at the door
===
From: Kevin C. McCourt
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 20:08:17 EST
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper
Please add me to your list. Although
I am still involved with College by being a member of the NAC and the Hall of
Fame committee, I would love to receive your E-mails. I graduated in 1970,so
we’re both from the same "era".
Thanks!
Regard's
Kevin
[JR: Added. You'll find that I am
always happy to add people. ;-) Past issues can be seen at
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/ which is updated weekly (when I remember).
It could use some better indexing but that's a lotta work.Congrats on staying
engaged with the College. Sometimes it's tougher than it has to be. I serve on
the Computer Governance committee. As far as being from the same era, 68 and 70
were “light years” apart, so you yongsters should have much more energy then us
old fogies. :-) Or at least, it feels
that way on Sunday night on deadline.]
A collection copyright is asserted to protect against any misuse of original material.
This effort has NO FORMAL RELATION to Manhattan College!
Fax can be accommodated 781-723-7975 but email is easier.
I keep several of the “Instant Messengers” up: ICQ#72967466; Yahoo "reinkefj"; and MSN T7328215850.
Or, you can USMail it to me at 3 Tyne Court Kendall Park, NJ 08824.
Feel free to invite other Jaspers to join us by dropping me an email.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/699091.asp?0dm=-11TN
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 — President Bush is sending Congress a $2.12
trillion spending request Monday that seeks to recognize “new realities”
confronting the nation since Sept. 11. It proposes the biggest jump in defense
spending in two decades and a record increase in money devoted to homeland
security. But Democrats have questioned whether the request would lead to tax
breaks for the wealthy, and back to the old reality of deficit spending."
Sigh, I told you that there was no
difference between the two parties. We will not have "freedom" until
we begin to downsize the government. It's out of control. I will write my
representatives and ask for 10% across the board cut. Surely with all the
waste, 10% is a easy do.
And, that’s the last words for this
week.