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February 2001

Boys' Indoor Track Focus on Upcoming Spring Season

The Neshaminy boys' indoor track team was fixed on one common goal for the indoor season: reconstruction. As far as the majority of the team is concerned, all the practicing and competing was leading to the hopeful success of the upcoming spring track season.

The departure of graduated seniors from last year like record holders Paul Hallman and Bryant Bevan, to name a couple, left the team with a young group of track hopefuls and raw talent. Despite the losses, there is a sense of both optimism and appreciation.

"Because of all the non-returning runners from last year, there is a lot of room for the rest of us to excel," explained junior Bob Schwartz. "At this point, that is best thing we could all hope for." The same feeling resonates among the rest of the team as newcomers are getting a chance to prove themselves among this year's returnees.

"There is definitely a huge deficit to overcome," commented senior captain Jon Vigile. "Luckily for us, the underclassmen have really picked it up. Their contributions have been a great indicator for what the spring season holds in store for us."

Although it is apparent that everyone's focus is on spring, we cannot forget that throughout the indoor season there have been impressive performances against the numerous and prestigious teams in the area.

Standout performances have been made by junior John Sutcliffe in the high jump and the 1600 meter relay consisting of seniors Brett McMonagle, Matt Stafford, and juniors Dave Sherman and Matt Sherlock. Both the relay team and Sutcliffe qualified for the state meet to be held at Penn State University on Mar. 3 and 4.

Other notable performances belong to sophomore Chase Holt, juniors Russ Horrocks and Chris Monreal, and seniors Rob Thomas, Jim Miller and Dan Quirk.

"We had very little veterans coming back this year, which left for lots of question marks," coach Harry Fischer said. "We hoped that we would be able to do well, and it was a great treat, because we did do well."

So does the coach see eye to eye with the runners for the spring season? "We could use some more new athletes. I'm hoping that sprints and field will fill out for us," he said. "If they do, we could be looking forward to a very productive season."

By Kim Rubin
Staff Writer