Stanner Track & Field – Wall of Honor
James Flaherty ‘33
Patrick Reen ‘35
James R. Flaherty ’33 graduated St. Ann’s at the
age of 13. He was the track manager from
1929-33. It was because of his record keeping
and writing that we have the St. Ann’s records
from the early 1930’s. He was the manager of
the first St. Ann’s cross-country team and the
first cross-country award was named for Mr.
Flaherty. Mr. Flaherty relocated near San
Francisco after the war. He worked as the
western District sales representative for United
Airlines until his retirement in 1981. He passed
away in July 1991.
Patrick F. Reen’s (’35) 21’ 9” long jump in the
1935 CHSAA City Champs was the school
record for 28 years. According to the 1935
Beehive in a meet vs. Morris High he smashed
the hundred-yard dash record recording at 10.0
seconds. He also led the 880 yard and mile
relays to school record times that lasted into the
1940’s. Paddy played football for the
University of Florida where in 1940 he ran back
a kickoff for 100 yards against Miami, which is
still a school record.
He resided in
Florida until his death in 1980.
Br. Johannes Bergeon 1927-1935
Brother Johannes coached the St. Ann’s track
team to it’s first City Championship in track (Jrmid 1931). He coached the first individual
Senior City Champ Sullivan shot and the first
group of great Stanner trackmen (Finnigan,
Reen, Byrne, and Mullen). He was one of the
founders for the New York CHSAA in the late
1920’s. He left St. Ann’s to coach track & football
at Central Catholic in Lawrence Massachusetts.
He is also remembered for designing the chapel
at Camp Marist. He passed away in 1965.
Francis Burke ‘38
William Burns ‘42
Michael O'Brien ‘42
Frank Burke anchored St Ann’s Mile Relay team
at the Penn Relays to a bronze medal winning
finish running a 53 second leg. He won the 440
in all the recorded dual meets of that year and
scored a second place finish in the Bronx
Manhattan Westchester 220 yard dash on the
Manhattan College Track
William Burns ran 22.5 and was out leaned at
the finish by Ed Dunne of LaSalle at the 1942
Outdoor CHSAA Championships at Van
Courtlandt Park. Both runner were credited with
the same time. Burns teamed with McQueeny,
Devany and Mugavin to capture the CHSAA
Indoor 880 yard relay championship in 1:39.5
Mike O’Brien was fine Track & Field performer
specializing in the hurdles and high jump. He
competed in both the 120 Yard Low Hurdles and
the 220 Yard Low Hurdles. He finished 5th in
the 120 Yard Low hurdles at the prestigious
Boys High Track and Field Games held at Boys
High School
Tom Crowe ‘45
Tom Crowe was distance specialist for St Ann’s.
As a junior Tom finished 4th at the BMW (Bronx
Manhattan
Westchester
CHSAA)
Championships and 16th at the CHSAA Meet.
He held the St Ann’s record of 13:40 for Cross
Country.
Martin Enright’47
Joseph Zeitler 1946-1954
Marty Enright was the Catholic High School City
Champion in 1947 in the outdoor mile run. He
held the St. Ann school record in the half-mile
(2:04.6) mile (4:34.5) and was the 1946 BMW
Cross Country Champion.
Marty ran four years for Manhattan
College. In 1950 he placed 25th in NCAA Cross
Country Championships leading the Jaspers to a
third place finish.
Joseph Zeitler coached at St. Ann’s from 1946
until 1954. His junior midget team was the 1951
CHSAA City Champion. He coached many of
the great Stanner trackmen including: Enright,
Gates, Zeman, Devaney and Carbine. He was
the National Indoor 880 Yard Champions for
St.Michael’s High School and was CHSAA
Champion in the High Jump clearing 5’6” and
half mile. Mr Zietler passed in 2007
George Gates ‘48
Lou Campione ‘50
Pat Devaney ‘51
George Gates was the first high jumper in St.
Ann’s history to clear 6’. This jump won the 1948
indoor Catholic High School City Championship.
His time in he 120 yd HH (17.1) was also a St.
Anns school record. Both records stood until
1961.
George ran for St. John’s University
specializing in the high jump. He was twice the
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Champion with a
best of 6’ 3 5/8”.
Lou Campione was at outstanding distance
runner for St Ann’s. In October 1949, he won
the Fordham Cross Country Invitational “C”
Race. He followed up that win with a 4th place
finish in the BMW Championships in a school
record 13:52 performance on the Van Courtlandt
course and a 5th place run at the CHSAA
Championships (13:57).
On June 1st and 2nd ,1951 Pat Devany had
probably the finest meets in school history. He
won the Jr high jump (5’10.5”). He followed that
victory with a winning leap of 19’3.75” in the
junior long jump and ran a winning time of 22.9
in the junior 220 yard run leading St Ann’s to its
2nd CHSAA Weight Championship. He also won
2 events helping St Ann’s to a 2nd place finish at
the Indoor 1951 CHSAA Champs.
Ed Zeman ‘54
Gene Carbine ‘54
Br Jogues Cormier 1954-1972
Ed Zeman is considered the finest runner in St
Ann’s history. His best times of 50.1 440 yard
and 2:01.1 880 yard are the St Ann’s School
Records. He won the 1954 BMW 440
Championship handing Dennis Burbabge
(Mount) his only loss of the season. Zeman
finished 2nd both indoors (51.5) and outdoors
(50.2) at the CHSAA Championships. Ed
continued his running career at Fordham U.
Gene Carbine ran along side of Ed Zeman for 4
years at St Ann’s and they continued their
jouney together to Fordham University. Gene
held the St Ann’s records in both the indoor and
outdoor 1000 yard runs (2:24) as well junior half
mile (2:06.2). Gene finished 3rd in the Indoor
Varsity BMW 880 (2:05.1). He was Outdoor
CHSAA Champ in Junior 880 and also a many
time scorer in the Junior High Jump
Br Jogues is the link between the St Ann’s and
Molloy Track & Field Programs. He coached
aside Joe Zeitler and took the reins when Mr
Zeitler moved onto Manhasset HS. He moved to
assistant chair again when Mr Reinzo came
aboard when Molloy opened in 1957-58. Br
Jogues wore many hats, moderating the program, coaching our high jumpers and freshmen
team.
Paul Puletz ‘56
Mike D’Amico ‘59
Br Aquinas Richard 1960-1986
When Paul entered St Ann’s, Marty Enright ’47
held the school record in the mile (4:35.5). On
March 3, 1956 the record fell as Paul ran 4:31.7
and finished 2nd in the Indoor Catholic
Championships. He was 1956 Indoor Bronx
Manhattan Westchester Champion, he was 3rd in
the outdoor Catholics and was the school record
holder in cross country (13:38). He competed
for St John’s University
When Mike entered St Ann’s, the shot record
was 44’1.5 set by Ed Sullivan in 1929. The
record was 14 feet 10 inches farther when he
graduated in 1959 (58’11.5). He was the
CHSAA Indoor & Outdoor Champion in the shot
and the first Stanner to surpass 150’ in the
discus. Mike earned All-America honors at
Manhattan College in the Hammer Throw with a
best of 184’11”.
Br Aq’s early workouts of run 5 – 6X220 – run 5
started a multitude of Stanner Track careers with
a gentile smile that led to a quiet confidence. He
simply convinced over 25 years of trackmen to
stick with it and to come out every day. A great
deal of the success of the Molloy Track & Field
program roots owe it’s beginnings to run 5 –
6X220- run 5.
Frank Rienzo 1957 - 1969
Tom Farrell ‘61
James McDermott’63
Frank Rienzo was the architect that led Molloy to
10 consecutive CHSAA Indoor Championships,
3 outdoor & 3 XC championships. He coached
Molloy athletes to 9 National HS Records, 5
National Championships, 2 National Team
Championships & 2 Penn Relay titles. He
became the coach at Georgetown and was
appointed the Director of Athletics. Mr Rienzo
was a prime founder of the Big East Conference.
In 1961, Tom was the National HS Indoor 1000
Yard Champ. He anchored Molloy to it’s 1st
Penn Relays Championship. He still hold the
school’s 880 yard record (1:54.3) At SJU he
was a 2 time NCAA Champion and set Indoor
World records for 660 anad 880 yards (1:49.8).
Tom finished 5th at the Tokyo Olympics and won
the Olympic Bronze Medal in the 880 yard run at
Mexico City in 1:45.4. He has retired from Zerox
and volunteers at St John’s.
Jim set the National Intersclastic record for the
indoor two-mile run at the National
Champioships in 1963.During an undefeated XC
season he won the CHSAA & Eastern States
Champion-ships in addition to setting the course
record at Van Courtlandt (13:01.5).
At
Georgetown he was a member of the 1965 IC4A
Championship XC Team and finished 6th at the
NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 3000M
Steeplechase.
Matt Nazaruk ‘63
Br Patrick Hogan 1962 -
Peter Farrell’ 64
Matt was the 1963 National Indoor Champion
throwing the shot 60’.5” His indoor best 61’.75
set at the NYU Interscholastic Meet led the
nation. He won the Loughlin Games, Hayes
Games, St Francis Prep Meet, CHSAA Champs
and the Mayors Meet His outdoor best was 61’1.
He won the Queens-Iona Meet, CHSAA
Champs and finished 2nd at the Penn Relays
Br Pat has coached CHSAA Records in the
Javelin (218’8 Franks), HJ (6’9.25 Schilling) and
HH (Berrmudes (7.43 14.0), and filled any role
he was asked, but Br Pat considers the fact that
he has sheparded his boys and now his girls
along an athletic, academic and spiritual straight
path
for over 40 years his greatest
accomplishment.
Peter set the National Intersclastic record for the
1000 Yards while winning the National Indoor
Championship in 1964. He ran on Molloy’s
National Record Indoor & Outdoor National
Record Two-Mile Relay as well as the 1963
Penn Relay Championship Team. He was a 2
time NCAA All American at Notre Dame and
since ‘78 has coached the women’s program at
Princeton.
Robert Zieminski ‘64
John Strode ‘66
Steve Matteini ‘71
At Molloy, Bob set a national flat floor record for
the indoor mile (4:18.0), anchored national
record 2MR teams (Indoor & Outdoor), and ran
the ¾ on the 1963 champion Penn Relays DMR
team. At Georgetown, he set a world record for
the indoor ¾ mile (3:01.1), was outdoor IC4A
880Y record holder, three-time NCAA AllAmerican, and 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials
Semifinalist. Bob works at Cardinal Mooney High
School in Sarasota, Florida.
John ran 48.8 for 440 yards setting the Molloy
record as a junior. He bettered that running a
standing Molloy record of 48.5 in 1966. As a
freshman he tied the Stanner record for 220
yards 22.5 set by Burns in 1942. He improved
his record with 21.9 clocking. John ran 49.9 440
leg at the Garden leading his team to a National
Record in the Millrose Medley Relay. He was
the 1966 Outdoor CHSAA 440 Champion and
holds the Molloy Indoor 440 Record.
Steve Matteini’s Molloy record of 1:14.1 for 600
yards ranked him 18th in the Nation and 5th in
New York State. He led off the Molloy’s 1971
Millrose championship team running the 660
yard opening leg. He also anchored the #18
USA 3:32.2 SMR during 1971 outdoor season.
He split 49.8 indoors in HS and his 1:12.0 600
yard run was nationally ranked at Georgetown.
Steve Francks ‘73
John Schilling ’74
Mark Ogden ‘74
Steve set New York State Class Records in the
javelin throw in each of his four years at Molloy.
He won the CHSAA Champs with a NY State
Record throw of 218’8 which ranked 12th in the
nation. Steve continued his education at
Princeton where he threw 241’11 as a freshmen.
Steve transferred to UCLA after an elbow injury
ended his career. Steve is a lawyer and resides
in Seattle, Washington.
John Schilling only joined the AMHS Track &
Field team as a sophomore, but the 6’7”
Schilling made his mark setting the CHSAA high
jump record of 6’9.25 (#37 USA) at the AAPS
Championships. John won the outdoor CHSAA
Champs as a junior and the indoor CHSAA
Champs as a senior. His indoor best of 6’7
ranked 16th in the nation. He moved onto
William & Mary where he jumped 7’ in 1978.
Mark first broke 13 minutes at Van Courtland at
the NYU meet during his junior year. He broke
13 min 11 times. He won the Manhattan College
Meet with an AMHS Record of 12:29. On the
track he ran a 9:06.6 (2M #36 USA), 4:19.1 (M)
and 14:44 (3M). He ran a 4:18 leg on our NYS
Record 4 Mile relay and legs on a 7:48.2 (2MR)
and a 10:16.4 (DMR). Mark continued his
career at Georgetown where he ran a 2:24
marathon
Richie Rodgers ’65 1974-1998
Br Robert Andrews 1975 -
Richie Stuart ‘75
Richie’s held the frosh shot record of 56’1 for 34
years. His 53’.5 shot toss at Indoor Soph City
Champs is still the CHSAA Class record. He
threw the 16 lb shot 52’.75 for SJU in 1969. He
coached a generation of great Stanner Fieldmen
including: Stuart 61’11, Iannuzo 160’ disc,
Westman 14’6, Voda 59’ , Boomer 22’1.25 LJ,
Valenza 45’8, Croiger 14’, Limberg 58’9 160’
Br Bob has directed the Molloy T& F program to
15 CHSAA Intersectional Team titles and a NY
State XC Championship. He has coached 3
individual CHSAA XC Champions (Hemery
12:38, Vespe 12:55 & McGrath 12:52?) Over
nearly two generations he has coached
countless Stanner sprinters, hurdlers and
distancemen.
Richie was 2nd Stanner to surpass 60’. His
Indoor best 61’11 was the 5th best throw in the
nation. He was twice CHSAA Indoor shot
Champion setting the meet record of 61’3.5 in
1975. His outdoor best of 60’7 ranked him 46th
in the nation. He moved onto William & Mary
where he threw the 16 lb shot 56’1 indoors.
Frank Averill ‘76
Don Cotter ‘76
Dennis Averill ‘76
Frank’s won the 1975 CHSAA Indoor 1000 Yard
Run in 2:14.9. This was the 7th fastest time in
the nation that year. His best are 1:55..9 (880
Y), 4:19.2 (M), and 3:59.1 (1500) . He ran the
fastest split (4:18.1) at the New Jersey Relays.
Their 17:22.8 was the 3rd fastest time in the
nation that year.
Don ran Molloy’s 4th fastest XC time at Van
Courtland with a best of 12:46.0 helping Molloy
win the 1st leg of a CHSAA Triple Crown. His
bests are a 9:24.8 (2M), 4:22.3 (M) and 3:59.0
SR (1500). Don ran a 4:18.2 leg on the school
record 17:22.8 4 Mile Relay Record. This
performance was #6 All Time USA when run.
Dennis ran a 4:22.0 leg on Molloy’s record 4
Mile Relay 17:22.8 & ran a 1:54.8 leg on the
10:09.4 (#7 USA ) Penn Distance Medley Relay
team. He ran 1:55.7 finishing 2nd at the 1976
Outdoor CHSAA Championships. Member of
our Indoor 7:53.6 32MR which was the 4th
fastest time in the nation that season. Set SR
DMR @ University of Richmond.
Wendell Bonhome ‘85
Phil Hemery ‘89
Chris Lopez ‘91
Wendell opened the door to a generation of
Molloy Triple Jumpers. He was the first Stanner
over 46’ at the Outdoor BQ’s his junior year. He
set the still standing meet record at the indoor
Catholics at 46’9.5”(#20 USA). He matched that
distance winning his 6th CHSAA title outdoors his
senior year. He jumped over 50’ at Northeastern
and was the New England Champion.
Phil ran 12:38.2 winning the Catholics at Van
Courtlandt. He was undefeated in CHSAA
competition and was the NY State indoor champ
in the 1000M (2:31.5 #8 USA) – set the Molloy
Mile records indoor 4:16.49(#6 USA) and
outdoor 4:13.0 (at Golden West). He continued
his career at the University of North Carolina
where he ran a 3:43.19 1500 M & 1:48.3 800M.
Chris’ 50’7.25 triple jump at the 91 Indoor NYS
Championships set both the New York State &
National Catholic Records. The jump led the
nation. He won the Penn Relays on his final
jump with a 50’4” leap(#9 USA). He was 6 time
CHSAA Champion. He won All America honors
at the University of Houston with a best of
53’4.75.
Tony Pough ‘91
Billy Vespe ‘92
Kawan Lovelace ‘94
Tony jumped 6’8, 6’9 and 6’10 at the 1991
Indoor NYS Championships setting Molloy and
CHSAA Records. The leap was the #6 ranked
performance in the nation. He was 4 time
CHSAA Champion and earned All ACC honors
indoors in 1995. Tony helped the University of
North Carolina to 4 ACC Championships. His
UNC best was 7’.
Billy led the nation in both the 5000M (14:45.9) &
the steeplechase (9:19.91) #26 All time USA
when set. He won 4 CHSAA Titles including XC
in 12:55. He was the NY State Champion
Indoors in 3200 and outdoors in both the 3200
9:13.3 and the steeple 9:24.04. He ran a 3200
best of 9:11.35 at the Golden West Meet. Billy
followed Chris Lopez to University of Houston.
Kawan won CHSAA Championships in the Triple
& Long Jumps and the hurdles. His HS best
were 47’10 #15 USA & 22’6.25. At St John’s he
won the 1995 National Junior Champs at 51’7.
He was a 1996 Olympics competing in the Triple
Jump for Belize. Was a scorer on Texas’s Big
12 Championship teams in 1998-99 with a best
of 52’4.
Joe Dombrowski HC’74 1983-
Karen & Frank ’74 Gambino
Joe’s 6’7 high jump indoors in 1974 was the 16th best
jump in the nation. He was Outdoor CHSAA
Champion. He then tied the Fordham University
record in that event. Since 1983 he coached 42
CHSAA Varsity City Champions in the jumps including
22 Triple Jump Titles. His jumpers have also won 2
NY State Championships, a Penn Relays Title and
competed in the Olympic Games (96). Joe founded
and is the meet Director of the Stanner Games.
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1960 Penn Relay Champions
Two-Mile Relay 7:56.7
T McAuliffe 2:00.0
J Ryan 1:57.8
R Dowd 2:00.3
T Farrell 1:58.6
1966 National Record
Millrose SMR 4:34.8
K Cornielle 1:24.1
A Peters 24.2
J Strode 49.9
E Zieminski 1:56.6
1973 NY State Record Four Mile Relay 17:24.6
G Conroy 4:23.5
M Puletz 4:26.1
T Hummel 4:16.5
M Ogden 4:18.7
1979 National Catholic Record Shuttle Hurdle Relay 22.8
F Russo ‘80
C Naccarelli ‘80
J Bermudes ‘80
1981 NY State
Cross Country Champions
151 Points
A Dohler K Mulhall T Eikenbrod K Fisher M Butkiewicz D Rice T O’Shea
16:38 11th 16:52 26th
16:59 33rd
17:03 36th
17:11 45th
17:18 55th 17:21 57th