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12/29 Brown Invitational: Lloyd Nolan vaulted a 1 foot PR to get 6th Place at the prestigious Brown Meet.
1/17/98 - Stanner Games: Frosh Joe Abinanti co-broke the Meet record for the Stanner Games by vaulting 8'6" to place 2nd (in a tie breaker) in the meet.
'99 OPENS WITH A BANG! LLOYD NOLAN VAULTS TO THE TOP OF THE EAST: 14 FEET! 1/9/99: New Balance Games: As they continue to shock the High School Pole Vault World, the Prep vaulters ran roughshod over the competition at the New Balance Games, taking 3 of the top five positions in the Pole Vault relay! Senior Lloyd Nolan led the way with his East-Leading 14 footer, and Junior Steve Piacente served notice to the rest of the league that he has with a 12 foot effort of his own.
McGeever led a talented Freshman crew of vaulters, sure
to make there mark in the league.
Pole Vault
5/6/98 - Novice City Champs - John Carpenter raises the Soph Pole Vault Record to 11'0" with his 2nd place finish, and Doyle Hunt becomes the 3rd Prep vaulter in the Carney Era to clear 10'0".
Congratulations on a great season! 2/7/98 - Mayor's Meet - Nolan 2nd with 11'6" vault, Steve Piacente ties Soph record with 10'0" effort (also 5th place) and John Carpenter takes 6th.
4/14/98 - Iona Invitational - Lloyd Nolan Breaks School Pole Vault Record! Takes 1st Place at Iona Invitational with record 12'6" vault.
By the time the bar reached
12' the Lombardi Center had cleared out, with only Fordham Vaulters remaining.
7/15/98 - Vaulters return from Bill Falk Camp! - Lloyd Nolan, Doyle Hunt, and Pete Broglie returned to the Bronx with great confidence and much to talk about.
Kevin Ahern placed 5th with a 7'6' effort, while Pete Broglie PRd with a 7'6" vault as well.
25, to make it the third best vault in state history, setting up
what should be a great competition in March at the state meet.
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At the 1st Annual Farrell Under the Lights", Lloyd PRd with a 14'9" vault, then missed his 1st attempt at 15'0", then cleared it on his 2nd attempt.
In addition to Nolan's historic vault, 5 other medals were won by Sophs Carpenter, and Hunt, and Frosh Ahern, Salvatoreand Broglie.
7/21/98 - Goodwill Games: An inspiration for all American vaulters, 31-year old Jeff Hartwig cleared 19'8.
He combined with teammate Gavin McMahon (13'6) to set a
new meet record, placing first in the pole vault relay.
5" of the 35 year-old Prep record set by James Redmond in 1953! 12/27 Fordham Development Meet: Adrian Clarke Won the Soph Gold medal over Soph Sectional Champ Steve Piacente by vaulting 9'0" The first Frosh competition of the year was won by Joe Abinanti in 7'6".
After McGeever missed his first two attempts at
8'6, it seemed that he would have to settle for second to the vaulter from Iona who easily
cleared 8"6 on his first attempt.
Colin O'Dwyer, Tom Morningstar and Rupert Pond were right behind with vaults of 8'6, 8' and 8' respectively.
A
1-4 sweep of the vault helped the team to a 1st place tie with Chaminade for the Novice
Championship.
1/31/98 - Sectionals: Prep Vaulters dominate! Lloyd Nolan clears 12'0" for the 2nd time this season and gets 2nd at the sectionals.
Back Home at the Lombardi Center, Doherty, Schramm, and Antrim-Cashin led a 1-2-3
sweep of the Frosh Vault, with Mike Boothroyd vaulting a personal best of 7'6.
Soph Michael Ulanski also had a good day and vaulted over 11-4 (Note: Mike jumped 8'6 at this meet last year).
In addition, Bill Deering, who coached our vaulters at the Bill Falk camp, placed 4th in 18'8.
Only two vaulters in history have gone higher! It should be noted that Hartwig never cleared 15'0" in HS, nor 18'0" in college--a testament to the power of hard work.
Future vault teams will be hard pressed to match the 26 foot total amassed by the Vertical Rams (unless they're from the Prep).
5/23/98 - City Championships: - The Prep won its first City Championship Pole Vault medal in 41 years as Lloyd Nolan placed 3rd at the Cities, registering a 12'0" effort.
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