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3200m Relay Team Captures 4th in State in Class B
(Mike Albanese, Chris Cimino, Devon Scholl, Mike Van Deusen)

State Meet Results
See the photo gallery for pictures of the state meet.

On an extremely hot Saturday afternoon, the Bears finished the season in style capturing a total of 6 medals. At race time the temperature soared to 90 degrees on the cloudless day with the track surface at 110 degrees.

Mike Albanese brought home two medals for the Bears, one in the steeplechase and the other as a member of the 4x800m relay team. Fresh off of his school record performance in the steeplechase, Mike finished 5th in Class B with a time of 10:07. Mike started his kick a little too late and was only a few seconds away for 3rd place. Under the extremely hot conditions, Mike turned in a fine performance finishing 17th in NYS. Great job Mike, your best runner days are still to come in college! Thanks Mike, you've given us many great memories.

Brian Baldwin qualified for the 200m semifinals finishing second in his heat on Friday night. On Saturday, Brian ran a strong heat and finished 4th in Class B. His time of 23.1 was good enough for 14th overall in NYS. Great job Brian! Work with Miss Henry on your start this summer and you'll be right there.

The 4x800 team of Devon Scholl, Mike Van Deusen, Mike Albanese and Chris Cimino fortuitously found their way into the state meet thanks to a violation of a "silly rule". And they didn’t disappoint the fans finishing 4^th in Class B with a time of 8:13.18, the second fastest in school history. Split times were approximately 2:02.5 (Scholl), 2:05.3 (Van Deusen), 2:03.4 (Albanese) and 2:01.5 (Cimino). Cimino’s 2:01.5 is a PR and his first time under 2:02. Great job gentlemen!

Ryan Wells started out strong in the 1600m and finished in 4:35. Ryan’s effort was good enough for 8^th in Class B. Nice job Ryan!

It was a fun season, winning 3 Section 3 championships. Congratulations to Mr. Muller, Mr. Clark and Miss Henry. I’m looking forward to next season. Set your goals and work hard to achieve them. Work starts this summer even for you soccer players Scholl. Some goals I see as realistic for next year:

Complete State Meet Results States/2000 Results.txt

State Quals
Mike Albanese captured the steeplechase in a time of 10:05.8 setting a new school record.   Mike's time was the fastest of the day for all classes and allows him to advance to the state meet on Saturday.  Mike's appearance at the state meet was his third of the year and 5th in the last two years.  The 4 time section III champion was also the only individual winner for the Bears and is seated 5th in class B at the state meet.   Look for Mike to finish at or near the top of class B.

Brian Baldwin ran a strong 200m to qualify for the state meet based on time.  Brian closed hard in the final stretch and was clocked in a time of 22.94.   Brian is positioned well to place in the top 6 of the state class B individuals.

The 4x100m and 4x800m teams both ran strong races only to finish second in their events.  Unfortunately, second was not good enough to advance to the states, at least not under normal circumstances.  The 4x800m ran a season best 8:17 and was out kicked by Skaneatles.

Violating team rules, Poppenger of Skaneatles was disqualified from the 1600m and the 4x800m.  Since Ryan Wells finished with the next fastest time, Ryan will advance to run the open 1600m.  Coach Reed of Skaneatles made an extremely sportsman like move when he pulled his team from the 4x800m allowing Chittenango to take their place.  I am sure that this was a very difficult decision since Coach Reed's son was a member of their team. Hats off to Coach Reed, Chittenango will not disappoint the crowd.

Follow this hyperlink to see the qualifying times.  Outdoor_States/2000_ny_boys_b_entries.txt

Section 3 Class B-1 Championship
Perfect running conditions set the stage for the Section 3 Class B-1 Championship meet held at Chittenango High School. As expected, the Bears easily outdistanced their opponents scoring 132 points to New Hartford’s 87. Highlights from the meet include:

Brian Baldwin – Big day for Brian. Section 3 champion in the 200m with a time of 22.7 sec and 2^nd in the 100m with a time of 11.1 sec. Brian’s efforts in the 100m and 200m place him first and second respectively on the school’s all-time list for these events. Brian was also a member of the championship 4 x 100m team.

Nick Bendixen – Nick was also a two-time section 3 champion. Nick placed 2^nd in the 400m with a time of 51.8 seconds and was a member of the winning 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m teams.

Mike Albanese – Section 3 champion in the 3200m with a time of 10:03.7. Mike also placed 4^th in the open 800m with a time of 2:03.5.

Chris Cimino – Placed 2^nd in the open 800m with a time of 2:02.3.

Brian Comestro – Placed 2^nd in the 110HH with a time of 16.2 seconds.

Joe Pitoniak – Finished 2^nd in the triple jump with a leap of 40’ 4 1/2".

Brady, Scholl, Flanco, Bendixen (4 x 400m relay team) – Section 3 champions with a time of 3:32.4.

Flanco, Bendixen, Pitoniak, Baldwin (4 x 100m relay team) – Section 3 champions with a time of 45.2.

Josh Phelon – Cracked the 5 minute barrier in the open 1600m with a time of 4:59.

Noteworthy Performances from the OHSL Meet:

Ryan Wells and Chris Cimino placed second and third in the open 1600m with excellent times of 4:30.6 and 4:31.1 respectively.

Kyle Flanco – Sweep the hurdles winning the 110HH and 400IM with times of 15.9 second and 1:01.5 seconds respectively.

Joe Pitoniak -- Champion in the long and triple jumps.

Individual champions – Mike Albanese (3200m), Nick Bendixen (400m), Brian Baldwin (100m), Mike Van Deusen (800m).

Oneida Invitational
Rain threatened the meet early but it turned out to be a perfect day to run with temperatures in the kiw 60's.  Both the boys and girls teams turned in strong performances.  The Boys easily out distanced Whitesboro to take first while the girls finished in the middle of the pack.  Individual highlights follow:

Beth Burger -- Breaks the school record in the 800m with a time of 224.1.   The previous record was 224.5

Brian Baldwin -- 1st in 100m and second in the 200m.  Sorry Brian, no times available.

Chief Williams -- Hugh PR in the 3200m with a time of 10:18.  It's not every day that you can knock off 20 seconds from your PR.

Ryan Wells -- Hugh PR in the 3200m taking second place with a time of 10:00.  Ryan worked his way up the field and started his kick a little too late and finished second. Ryan moves to 10th on the school record list.

Mike Albanese -- Second place in the 1600m with a time of 4:32.9.   Nice race Mike.  A little faster on lap 3 and the race was yours.

Nick Bendixen -- Second in the 400m with a time of 50.9.  Nick had a couple of nice starts in the 400m.

Roger Westcott -- Finished the hepthalon strong winning the 1500m event to place 4th overall.

Brad Thomas -- Second in the discus (132' +) and third in the shotput (45' +).

Joe Pitoniak -- 1st in the triple jump (39' 3") and the long jump (18' 10")

New Hartford Invitational
On a picture perfect night the New Hartford Invitational lived up to its billing playing host to the best athletes in CNY.  The highlight of the evening was Aaron Emery's 9:16 3200m run.  Aaron set a meet record and turned in one of the fastest times in the state this season.

The Bear's had a strong showing in spite of the fact that the team was split between New Hartford and the Madison County Meet.  The nine man team turned in an impressive 4th place finish.  The highlights for the Bear's included:

- Brian Baldwin 2nd place finish (22.9) in the open 200m

- Brad Thomas 5th and 6th place finishes in the shot put (45' +)and the discus (132' +)

- 1st place and a new school record in the SMR (Bendixon, Flanco, Scholl and VanDeusen)

- Chris Cimino 5th place finish (202.1) in the open 800m

- Mike Albanese 6th place finish (10:10) in the open 3200m

- 2nd place in the DMR (Scholl, Bendixon, Albanese and Wells)

- Strong early season relays splits -- Bendixon 50.9 in the 400m, Cimino 201.9 in the 800m, Albanese 203.2 in the 800m, Scholl 52.4 in the 400m

- PR for Kyle Flanco (15.8) in the 110HH

Visit the Photo Gallery to  view some pictures from the indoor party.

JD Duel Meet
On a cold night in April, the Bears traveled to JD for their second duel meet of the season.  In what was supposed to be the toughest challenge for the boys in the B-1 division, the Bears made quick work of JD defeating them 117 to 26.  JD scored a total of only 6 points on the track.  The Girls also ran well winning 85 to 47 in what could prove to be the league championship meet.

Pacing the Boys was Mike Albanese's strong performance in the 3200m event.   Mike ran a 9:59.5 to record the fastest time in the last 15 years for the Bears.   Mike's performance places him 9th on the all-time school record list.  Joe Williams was second posting a time of 10:38 nearly breaking his PR.  Joe continues to improve from week to week and should be sub 10:30 in the near future.  Frank Sitinik smashed his PR in the 1600m event by more than 10 seconds.  Frank cruised to a 5:07 in his first attempt this season.  Only 7 more seconds  to go Frank!  Great job.

The Girls were paced by three-time winner Allison Stankavage.  Stankavage won the 400LH, 200m and the long jump.  A strong performance was also turned in by the 3200m relay team of Brzuszkiewicz, Wieczorrek, Phillipps, and Berger defeating a tough JD team.

Chittenango vs. JD

Illion Relay Meet
Brad Thomas and Joe Pitoniak lead the Bears to victory at the Illion relays with major improvements to their PR's.  The three man team of Pitoniak, Scholl and Devendorf captured the triple jump event with a meet record of 108'6".  Events were scored by summing the distances of all three jumpers.  Pitoniak's jump of 41'8" exceeded his previous best by almost 2 feet placing him 10th on the all-time school record list. The three man team of Thomas, Westscott and Gordan captured 3rd in the discus event.  Thomas' throw of 131' exceeded his previous best by over 11 feet.

In other events, the following teams captured their events with meet records:

DMR - Albanese, Williams, Sitnik and Braddy 

4x800m - Albanese, Cimino, Wells and Scholl

3x400mH - Bendixon, Flanco and Pitoniak

SMR - Bendixon, Flanco, Evans and Scholl

In a tough defeat to powerhouse Beaver River, the team of Albanese, Cimino, Wells and Williams placed second in the 4x1600m with a time of 19:17.

DMR Record Falls at Henninger Relays
Chittenango continued its dominance of the Track and Field events in Central New York with a win at the Henninger Relays in the Class B/C/D division. The highlight of the meet was the recording setting performance of Mike Albanese, Chris Cimino, Nick Bendixen and Ryan Wells in the DMR. The DMR team ran a meet and school recording setting performance of 10:57.7 besting the meet record by 5 seconds and the school record by more than 10 seconds. Great way to start the season.