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Team Effort Produces
kWinning Formula
\Partyka, O’Connor, Hughes, and Fallon lead squad
The only way to determine how
much overall progress a team has
made over the course of the season is
to observe what they did in the final,
big meet of the season. For the Indoor
Track Team, all the effort and hard
work of months of training all came
together at the sectionals. CBA
placed third in Class B among a field
of New York’s finest track teams. Al­
though none of the team members took fourth place in the 1600 meter
placed first in any one event, the team run. The 1600 meter relay team of
was still able to finish high because Jay Nelson, Nick Pestillo, Mike Jay Giacobbi consistently placed
the Brothers gained points in most ev­
Adornato and Rob Partyka took
well.
(Above) Checking out the opposition is an important part of any meet for seniors Rob Partyka and Pat
(Top, Right) "I thought indoor track was supposed
to be indoors" is the question on Bill Deptula’s face as he gets ready for his afterschool work out.
(Bottom, Right) Long legs make it tough for Jay Giacobbi to perform his stretching exercises.
ery event. This was the culmination of an excellent season.
fourth place. This performance is es­ pecially notable when one takes into consideration that the team lost three of its top performers to injuries — Bob Sweeney, Mike Roach and Rob Toole. Other people who also contributed to the team effort were Bob Smyth in the shot put, Scott McDougal in the sprints, and Peter Vanderloo in the quarter. Finally, mid­ dle distance runners Marc Mirucki, Pete Shepardson, Bill Deptula and
The 800 meter-relay team of Pat Hughes, Dave Buzzelli, Tim Fallon, and Al Green placed second. Al Green and Pat Hughes also took second and fourth in the Broad Jump and third and fourth in the Triple Jump. John O’Connor took fourth in the Triple Jump. John O’Connor
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