S.I.T.R.A.C. News Archive   The Celic Run Fundraiser & Party Thursday, August 26th, at Nurnberger Bierhaus - 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Free draught beer 6:30 - 8:00 - Donation $20.....> More   SITRAC Elects New Officers June 26, 2010 - SITRAC held its annual officers election on Tues. June 22nd at the board room of the South Beach Psych Center in Ocean Breeze. Vin Gattullo was elected the 4th president of SITRAC. Gattullo has previously served as the Director of the Staten Island Zoo and the President of the American Parkinson Disease Association among other projects. Gattullo laughed "at my age this is not something I thought I would be doing. We are in a real important stage now and I will take SITRAC to the next level" Among Gattullo's goals are to expand the board to include more regionally and nationally known people. Also elected was Bob Orazem, 1st. Vice President, Pete Whitehouse, 2nd Vice President, Alberto Garcia, Secretary and Jack Minogue, treasurer. Gattullo maps out strategy for SITRAC Click to read the Staten Island Advance story The Boardwalk Mile - 8/14/10 SITRAC will host the Boardwalk Mile on Saturday, August 14th on the north end of the Boardwalk by the fishing pier. Click here for more information and an application.   The Dan Kelley Twilight Mile - 7/23/10 The 1st Annual Dan Kelley Twilight Mile was held on Friday, July 23rd, at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School.   Click here for results and pictures   Pollina Competes in Nat'l Club Championships - July 11, 2010 - John Pollina, of Staten Island, competed in the National Club Championships in California completing the 5K in 15:24.07. The meet was held at San Francisco State University.......> More        Gorman Selected as USA Head Track Coach - July 9, 2010 - Ed Gorman, SITRAC board member was selected this week to be the  head coach for the 2010 United States Junior Track & Field team heading to the I.A.A.F. World Jr. Championship in Moncton, Canada.......> More   Indoor Marathon World Record July 5, 2010 - For Michael Wardian, the tedium of racing around a 200-meter indoor track 221 times Thursday night was offset by a few positives......> More   Track & Field Attendance Up This Year July 5, 2010 - ......> More       State of the Sport 2009 from Running USA.......> More     SITRAC Holds Fundraiser May 7, 2010 - SITRAC held it's 3rd. annual fundraiser "One City in Track" Thurs. May 6th at Moore H.S. in Graniteville, Staten Island......> More   World Junior Meet This Week July 19, 2010 - Team USA ready for opening day of IAAF World Junior Championships......> More   Groundbreaking Update!  Wednesday, July 21st at 11:00 AM  The location of the ground-breaking will be on Father Capodanno Boulevard near the East Shore Little League Senior Field (see map below) which is a 1/2 mile south of Sand Lane. For additional info. contact Bob Orazem 718-442-2057. See below for a map showing the location of the Ground Breaking! Click to View Larger Map & Get Directions   GROUND BREAKING!!!!!!!!!!     The Department of Parks & Recreation announced today that the long awaited ground-breaking for the Ocean Breeze Indoor Track & Field facility has been set.   WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST AT 11AM  Ocean Breeze, Capadanno Blvd. Staten Island.  "This is absolutely great news" said SITRAC board member Bill Welsh. "The Staten Island community has been waiting for so long"  The state of the art facility will be the finest of its kind in the USA. The facility will feature a six lane hydralic Mondo track with eight lanes in a down position. The seating capacity will be 2500.  Additional information will be available as it becomes available on this web site NYC Diamond League Results.......> More Fresh Kills Park Presentation Phase 1 March 31, 2010 - The New York City Department of Parks has planned a public presentation on the design of the first portion of South Park to be developed at Freshkills Park which will be held on Wednesday, April 7th.......> More Dan Lewis Quoted in Villanova Track Article......> More        Info on the Run for the Congoo......> More Report from the Penn Relays by George Kochman April 28, 2010 - There was high drama at the 116th running of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field this past weekend. And Island alumni and those with Island roots played a big part in the excitement.......> More   Bolt Out of NYC Diamond League.......> More More Athletes added to Diamond League.......> More Usain Bolt Storming into New York on June 12th.......> More More on Adidas Grand Prix April 2, 2010 - World Champions Bernard Lagat, Jessica Ennis To Compete In New York.......> More Andrews wins NCAA Indoor Track 800M Championship - March 15, 2010 - Robby Andrews, son of former New Dorp star and Triple Crown winner Bob Andrews, capped a great season by winning the NCAA 800 Meter Championship. Congratulations to Robby and his proud dad.......> More Where have you gone Charlie Marsala? March 11, 2010 - by Tom Kelly - Simon and Garfunkel’s classic song “Mrs. Robinson” is famous for the verse “Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio?”.......> More   SITRAC Presents our 3rd Annual Event and Fundraiser On Thursday, May 6, 2010, 7:30 PM at Moore Catholic High School.......> Click here to register SITRAC Announces Honorees for Annual Fundraiser SITRAC announced this week the honorees for the "One City in Track" annual fundraiser Thurs. May 6th. at Moore H.S.......> More Monthly Discussion Topic March 20, 2010 - This month's discussion topic was submitted by Bill Welsh: "Who was the most famous athlete, not born on Staten Island, to run on the Curtis High School Track?".......> More "A Relay in the Making": Wagner College's DMR On March 6, 2010, Wagner College Men’s Distance Medley Relay set a school record, running a fast time of 10:03.63.......> More Sea Breaks SI Record in Boys SMR, Congratulations! Click here to watch the video SPRINT MEDLEY: 3:30.76 – St. Joseph Sea (Chris Murphy 23.5, George Setteducato 23.9, Adam Civitano 50.4, Daniel Zaccariello 1:52.7), @ Armory T&F Center, National Scholastic Championships, March 12, 2010. Monthly Discussion Topic Feb. 14, 2010 - This month's discussion topic was submitted by Bob Orazem: "The Staten Island HS Indoor records are posted here. Which record for both Boys & Girls is the best record? Which record will last the longest and why?".......> More   Sea Breaks SI Record in Boys 4X800 Meter Relay, Congratulations! Click here to watch the video St. Joseph Sea's record 4x800, pictured above, included Alex Civitano 2:00.6, Nick Italiano 1:56.9, Adam Civitano 1:58.1 and Daniel Zaccariello 1:53.1 Update: Caitlin Tormey Caitlin Tormey was on top of the world after her 23rd place Olympic Marathon Trials performance of 2:40.29 in April of 2008. Things have not been that rosey since. Tormey was diagnosed with a stress fracture of her right inferior pubic ramus in July of 2008 and is still on the comeback trial.......> More Best of the Decade by George Kochman - The athletes chosen below are my personal choices. I based the rankings on performance at the highest level- therefore, open and collegiate championships do more for one’s resume than does a high school championship. Also.......> More   US Indoor Track & Field Champs this weekend in New Mexico.......> More   Lagat wins 8th MileTitle at Millrose.......> More Boston Indoor Games.......> More SITRAC mourns the death of Dan Kelley who passed away on Sat. Jan. 9th after being struck by a car running on Hylan Blvd (on the previous Tuesday). We also hope for the full recovery of Gina Siclari who was also injured in the same incident. Our thoughts are with them and their families during this very difficult time. Doha World Championships.......> More Track & Field News Female Athlete of the Year.......> More Track & Field News Male Athlete of the Year.......> More SITRAC feted at Staten Island A.C. Holiday Party.......> More Millrose Games Website.......> More Millrose News.......> More Millrose High Jump.......> More Millrose Pole Vault.......> More Zaccariello Qualifies for Millrose Games SITRAC would like to congratulate St. Joseph by the Sea senior Daniel Zaccariello and his coach Chris Mancusi for qualifying for the Millrose Mile.......> More Super 60 at Millrose.......> More SITRAC Annual Meeting Held SITRAC held it's annual meeting Tues. Oct. 27th in the auditorium at South Beach Psych Center......> More Masters Hall of Fame Inductees.......> More Ragnar Relay Series Coming.......> More Three Track & Field Athletes to be Inducted Into The Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame.......> More Doug Logan's 'State of the Sport' Speech.......> More Diamond League Coming to NYC in 2010.......> More Bolt Coming to NYC in 2010?.......> More 2009 Track & Field Hall of Fame Class Announced.......> More SITRAC To Be Awarded Lou Marli Service Award.......> More California HS's to Have First Indoor Track State Meet.......> More Queens Woman Gets German High Jump Record Back.......> More Qatar World Indoor Championship 2010 coming!.......> More 2010 World Indoor Track & Field Championship.......> More Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics Sat. Dec. 5th.......> More Asian Indoor Games Results.......> More Asian Indoor Games - Final Day.......> More Fresh Kills Park Coming Once known as the world's largest landfill Fresh Kills will soon be known as one of the largest urban parks in America. SITRAC had several board members attend an exploratory fact finding meeting on Thurs. Oct. 22nd to help plan the park.......> More SITRAC Opens Office SITRAC announced this week that they have opened an office in the South Beach Psych. Center in Ocean Breeze, Staten Island.......> More SITRAC Meets With Doug Logan The beautiful and exclusive Waldolf Astoria hotel was the back drop of a historic meeting on Oct.15th. Representatives of SITRAC meet with US Track & Field CEO Doug Logan to discuss merging visions for the sport......> More Vote For The Bowerman Award.......> More Future of the Millrose Games USATF to partner with Armory Foundation for Millrose Games.......> More Millrose Games to Stay at Garden The future of the venerable Millrose Games, the flagship meet of the USA indoor circuit, is no longer in doubt, thanks to a partnership between the Armory Foundation and USATF......> More The Rob Breen Cross Country Invitational - 9/12/09 Click here for results......> More Final World Championship Report The World Championships are over, and I'm back at home......> More Ground-Breaking Held For New Outdoor Track Complex was held for the Corporal Thompson Track & Field complex on Thurs. Sept. 3rd......> More SITRAC Boardwalk Mile Was held on Saturday, August 15th, 2009, on the Boardwalk. Click here for full results. Report From the Outdoor World Championships #17 BERLIN, GERMANY - Will be entering the stadium for a last time in a few minutes. Big doings at the marathon today......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #16 BERLIN, GERMANY - The meet is winding down, and proving to be one of the greatest meets ever......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #15 BERLIN, GERMANY - You in the states probably knew it before I did, but we heard it at the hotel this morning at breakfast. USA 4x100 dq'd......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #14 BERLIN, GERMANY - Quick, get me a jacket, it's cold. Rain stopped but cold weather took over- many Europeans have their fall gear on......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #13 BERLIN, GERMANY - Before I get into last night, the semis for the 800 are out, and they are murderous......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #12 BERLIN, GERMANY - Just a brief respite, as decathlon is still going on......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #11 BERLIN, GERMANY - Some more notes before heading into the stadium......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #10 BERLIN, GERMANY - A short respite before the trial heats of the men's 800......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #9 BERLIN, GERMANY - Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, it did......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #8 BERLIN, GERMANY - Briefly, this a.m., with more to come later. Julie Culley ran well in the 5,000 heats, ran in sixth, but in the last 1,000 faded- looks like she didn't qualify......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #7 BERLIN, GERMANY - Another big night at the Olympic Stadium, and joy for the home team......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #6 BERLIN, GERMANY - Erison Hurtault ex-Rutgers U. 400 man, running for Dominica, qualifed for next round of 400-he ran for Matawan HS on Jersey shore......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #5 BERLIN, GERMANY - Going back into the stadium in a few minutes. Another big day last evening......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #4 BERLIN, GERMANY - A little time this morning to do some writing, and last night was one of the all-time great days, packed into about 30 minutes......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #3 BERLIN, GERMANY - I hope the rest of the meet is like this- the place was jumping tonight, concluding with Bolt again showing that he's in a league by himself......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #2 BERLIN, GERMANY - Went to USATF press conference yesterday. Topic was the relays......> More Report From the Outdoor World Championships #1 BERLIN, GERMANY - The stadium holds the noise well. There were about 25,000 for the morning session, probably 40,000 for the p.m......> More The Celic Run Fundraiser Will be held on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 at the Nurnberger Bierhaus......> More Spoto Sisters Continue To Make News QUEENSBURY , N.Y. - The local track and field season may be over, but the Spoto sisters continue to tear up the summer circuit......> More Island Youngsters Shine in Sunshine State The 13th annual AAU National Club Championships are over, and it was a glorious week for several up-and-coming Island future stars.......> More Welsh Party Last Sunday, July 5, was Bill Welsh's 80th birthday, and a crowd of more than 200 gathered at the College of Staten Island to honor the grand young man of Island track and field.......> More Carlin's Season Ends at TAC Championships It’s been a fine year for Jesse Carlin, but it ended on a sour note two weeks ago at the TAC championship meet in Eugene, Oregon......> More Local Track Update 7/9/09 The local interscholastic season is over, but several Islanders are still making waves.......> More Abel Kiviat Book Review Staten Island Advance writer Daniel O'Leary reviews the book "Abel Kiviat National Champion: 20th Century Track & Field and the Melting Pot" Kiviat is Staten Island's greatest Track & Field athlete and only Olympic medalist......> More Sportsman of the Year On Thursday June 16th, the Staten Island Advance honored SITRAC board member Jack Minogue as it's Sportsman of the Year.  Minogue's involvement in sports has spanned over 50 years! Minogue breathed new life into SITRAC with his involvement starting in 2003 and has been instrumental in the progress of our organization. Congratulations Jack, there is no more deserving person on Staten Island. Bill Welsh Web Site! Legendary Staten Islander, runner, coach and all around great guy Bill Welsh has a web site started in his honor. Welsh will turn 80 years old on July 5th. and a gala is being planned. For more information check out the web site. Bwelshruns.com lists the greatest athletes that Welsh has ever coached in order and you can blog him a birthday wish!.....> More Padula! Padula! What sounds like a rallying cry is really the last name of Sheepshead Bay H.S. (Brooklyn) coach John Padula. Padula has lived in the Great Kills section of Staten Island for the last several years.Last year Padula coached his 4 X 1 Relay to the gold medal in the Outdoor National Championship in Greensborough, North Carolina......> More SITRAC Visits The Reggie Lewis Center SITRAC traveled to Beantown, the beautiful city of Boston on June 9-10. The purpose of the trip was to visit the Reggie Lewis Track & Field facility on the campus of Roxbury Community College.....> More Rob Andrews Runs 4:03.49 Mile Robby Andrews of Manalapan H.S in NJ shocked the East Coast track world on Sat. June 13.....> More