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ISLAND EXPRESS TRACK CLUB


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Wanna Join us?All walk on athletes WELCOME!!

2011 AAU XC Nationals

Just give us a call  at (917-519-3065)or contact us with any inquiries at ietcyouthrunning@yahoo.com                                   

  Boys & Girls 14 & Under  or Grades 1-8           

Our Metropolitan AAU Association: http://www.nymetropolitanaau.com/sports/athletics.html

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*Island Express awarded $1500 USATF youth grant!One of 23 teams selected in America in 2010!  See link below:

http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2010_12_16_12_42_43

*Island Express given $500.00 donation from The Coney Island Sports Foundation for 2012 season!

Thank You Ed Cosme for your support of our program!

Parent Testimony: "

This is *****, ****** mom that came to practice today. She had a wonderful time and I am excited that she will make new friends and be encouraged by her peers to continue to run. I have to commend you over and over again for your works in the track community. To have a family oriented team that excels at fun and running is a rare find. I know we will be blessed in your presence. The pictures of your track team says it all- we look forward to becoming integrally involved :) "

OUR MISSION:To promote the growth of Track & Field and Cross Country running by giving our youth the oppurtunity to be part of a running program designed to reinforce the positive advantages of fitness and living a healthy lifestyle through education and training. To be introduced to the joys and benefits of team running while receiving sport specific training from accomplished coaches and athletes from our community.They will learn a love ,respect and understanding of the commitment and dedications required that will also translate to all other aspects of their lives going forward. No running experience is required as each athletes level of fitness will be taken into consideration to develop a training and performance plan accordingly. Any child of any fitness level is welcome as it is our goal to help improve fitness, confidence and self esteem through a fun team oriented program building to competition.

REGISTRATION: Includes memberships to USATF & AAU organizations who provide secondary insurance for our athletes during sanctioned practices and events!Full uniform package available which includes Race Short & Singlet,T-shirt, Hooded Sweatshirt and Sweatpants as well as an Athletic Bag ALL emblazoned with our Team Name & Logo!

*Membership forms can be copied and printed from the bottom of this page by clicking on the handout portion of the information bar.

*Island Express would also like to recognize the efforts and commitment of the CYO Coaches who also contribute greatly to the kids success. As with us, they do not get paid, use "their" time to only recieve the gratification of knowing they are making a tremendous difference in the lives of these kids. We Thank You

*Island Express Practices: Times, Dates & location to be given upon contacting Team Mgmt. Please bring bottled water for your child & ensure proper running attire. Kids should have a decent pair of running sneakers(not Basketball etc.), shorts/sweats & t shirt to run in depending on the weather.All registrations can be completed at practices.

              105th Milrose Games 2012

Teamates from left: Patrick McGarty, Ryan Holland, Michael jones & William Cuthbertson proudly displaying their well earned medals after a triumphant 3rd place finish in front of a WORLD STAGE at the 105th Milrose Games! Another event the kids will cherish for the rest of their lives!!!

USATF Indoor Season Opener West Point Military  Academy 12/18/2011-Results: http://www.newyork.usatf.org/USATF_ASSOC_6/files/c2/c2022d0c-0ab6-49ab-9f4f-38e0b0e2145b.htm

Coach Al talks to the kids as they prep for their events before the meet! 

Lola, Zaria & Lianan get ready for takeoff in the 55M Dash! Zaria Wins!

Midget & Youth Boys brothers in arms get HYPED for their events!!!!!!!!!

Patrick puts it all out there on his leg of the Midget Boys relay! Great Effort!
Ryan tears around the bend showing fine form enroute to a great time!
Mary Kate speed in the 200M relay helps the Midget Girls take 1st! Nice!
Mackenzie strikes her fastest 200M yet in the 4X200M relay for a win!
Zaria battles in the 400M and never gives up! Great Job Zaria!
Sierra croosses the 200M mark enroute to an excellent 400M race! Fantastic!
Zach & big sis Taylor share a smile after running magnificent races! Great Job!
New member Mary Kate shows great strength & endurance in the 800M! Wow!
Mikey Jones Electrifies in his 2011 Indoor Debut! Way To Go Mikey!

Bantams Emma,Sofia,Sarah & Mary Kate get ready to Relay!

Joe speeds on the starightaway as he marches to excellence! Great Running Joe!

Dom puts out an amazing effort in the 4X400M Relay! Dashing Dom???

Will is fast & focused to the finish in his 2011 IETC Indoor debut! Good Job!
Aidan sprints forward & never looks back to an excellent finish! Keep it up!
Anthony builds up his speed in his 1st ever IETC event at West Point! Congrats!
Zach zooms and is pushing fiercely to widen the lead. Awesome run!
Gidon & Cameron rock the 200M oval as they put 2 IETC relays on the Map!
Oadhan & Michael tear around the track to giving all they got to great races!
Temima always strives for her top notch performances! Great Racing Temima!
Tamia shows fine form racing to an excellent 200M split! Keep going!
  

*AAU National XC Championships 2011

Disneys ESPN Wide World of Sports

 Island Express gets 11th-place finish at AAU Cross    Country Championships

Will sprints hard toward his 11th Pl. finish & National Ranking! Way to Go Will!

Tara tears towards the finish to run an incredible 16:56 4K! Great Running!
6yr old Lola shows all of the National Competition what fierce running is!
She goes from fun to fierce in record time! Wow you are impressive!
Ryan takes flight on his furious sprint to the finish! You've come a long
way kid and it's just the beginning of a fantastic future!!! Great Race!
Sofia sizzles as she heads to the finish in her 1st trip to the XC Nationals!
You were superb while always running at the top of your game! fantastic!
Domenick rocks the Wide World of sports with another fantastic race! Go Dom!
Oadhan is never to be denied at the finish! He shows his continued fine effort again!
Sarah battles to the finish to show everyone she NEVER backs down! Beautiful!
Sierra runs a superb race as usual even with a belly ache! Beautiful girl, beautiful run & beautiful stride! She is now known as Sierra Strider!!!
Ariella aces the course and runs to a great performance as always! Congratulations!
 
*USATF Region 1 NorthEast Junior Olympic* 
             Cross Country Championships
            Queensbury NY Nov. 20 2011
* Congratulations to all of our young runners who earned the right to compete and did at this enormous level of competition. All IETC members who ran showed the true heart & grit of Champions and Coach Rob & Al are extremely proud of all of them and our wonderful supportive parents!
SuBantam Girls 2000 Meter
10th-Lola Dinneen- 9.55.06-J.O. Qualifier
Bantam Girls- 3000 Meter
19th-Sierra Dinneen- 13.15.27-J.O. Qualifier
37th-Emma Rosson- 14.13.63
54th-Sarah Freeman- 15.15.81
Bantam Boys- 3000 Meter
68th-Cameron Banjany- 14.16.38
Midget Girls- 3000 Meter
31st-Mary Kate Drennan- 12.27.34
78th- Mackenzie Clark- 13.43.80
Midget Boys
19th-William Cuthbertson-11.23.82-J.O. Qualifier
66th- Zachary Henriquez-12.18.18
67th-Oadhan Lynch- 12.18.82
80th-Patrick McGarty-12.40.90
Youth Girls- 4000 Meter
69th- Tara Kelly 17.16.06

Congratulations! 21 Island Express Kids

Earn Berths to the USATF NorthEast

Regional Competition Queensbury NY Nov.20 2011........

with their hard work, practice and dedication they have achieved one of many of their goals as they attended the USATFNY Metropolitan Championships and earned 21 individual qualifying times as well as 2 Team Championships in the Bantam Girls & Midget Divisions. We are extremely proud of their running and more of their determination to also be the best sportsman & womaen around! Here are their times:

USATF New York Junior Olympic Championships

NorthEast Regional Qualifier

Van Cortlandt Park BX NY

Girls Sub Bantam(2000Meters)

LOLA Dinneen-10th 10:38.3

Bantam Boys

Cameron Banjany-20th 13:38.11

Michael Evans-23rd 13:49.21

Bantam Girls(1st Place Team )

Casey Franzeb-5th 13:14.79

Sierra Dinneen-6th 13:27.74

Sofia Garcia-8th 13:33.31

Emma Rosson-13th 13:52.68

Lindsey Field-14th 14:09.67

Sarah Freeman-22nd 14:51.42

Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Island Express Tc-0106 22 1 2 4 7 8 12
Total Time: 1:08:18.19
Average: 13:39.64
2 Prospect Park Youth Runni 33 3 5 6 9 10 11 13
Total Time: 1:09:44.75
Average: 13:56.95

Midget Boys 1st Place Team

William Cuthbertson-2nd 11:54.57

Patrick McGarty-4th 11:56.39

Oadhan Lynch-11th 12:33.81

Zachary Henriquez-13th 12:41.57

Domenick Boccia-16th 12:56.06

Ryan Holland21st 13:30.03

Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
=================================================================================
1 Island Express Tc-0106 28 1 2 6 8 11 14
Total Time: 1:02:02.40
Average: 12:24.48
2 Prospect Park Youth Runni 35 4 5 7 9 10 13 15 16
Total Time: 1:03:03.30
Average: 12:36.66
3 Chelsea Greyhounds-0106 69 3 12 17 18 19
Total Time: 1:14:33.55
Average: 14:54.71
*Midget Girls

Mary Kate Drennan-5th 12:14.73

Tamia Jones-12th 13:23.13

Ariella Garcia-14th 13:32.02

MacKenzie Clark-22nd 14:06.30

*Youth Girls

Tara Kelly-3rd 17:32.77

Justine Dasaro-13th 20:32.4

RemainingSchedule For 2012 Track & Field Season

2/18/12-YMCA Meet #2 Prospect Park Armory 361 15thSt. BKNY
2/22/12-Armory Youth Classic(New Balance Armory T&F Center) Ft. Washington Pl. & 168th St. 1 block west of Broadway.
2/26/12-USATF Northeast Championship John Bennet Indoor T&F Complex Toms river NJ-732-505-5522 GSP South to exit 82(Rt. 37 East)
3/4/12- St. Patty's Day Forest Ave Mile (Right before the parade with 100's of spectators lining the course!!!! Great Race!!!
3/17/12-Armory Championships(New Balance Armory) 168th St.
3/24/12-NYRR Youth Jamboree (Novice Event made fun for kids with free T-Shirt giveaways...Bus provided by NYRR for the kids there & back!)
3/25/12 thru 4/9/12 Break from events & practice before outdoor season!
                        GENERAL PROGRAM INFO____________________

Although we strive for competitive progress, we feel it is more important to offer our kids exciting experiences to further encourage them to grow themselves and our   sport.Travelling is never mandatory but is a staple of our clubs events as the places we go are dynamic XC and Track & Field Locations intended to inspire our youth to thrive and strive in our sport. 

       Van Cortlandt Park Historic XC Course for over 100 Years BX. N.Y.(circa 1922).All NYC H.S. and Collegiate Meets are still held here every year!!!!! 

        

                      New Balance Armory Track & Field Center N.Y. N.Y.

             

             ICAHN Stadium Randalls Island N.Y. N.Y.

                                   XC Season SEPT. 1 Thru Nov. 30

                                Indoor Track & Field Dec. 1 Thru March 31

                                Outdoor Track & Field April 1 Thru June 30

     
       
 
      
               2010 AAU XC Nationals Orlando Fla.
                              XC 2011
       
          USATF New York Metropolitan
           XC Championships 11/13/2011
Island Express Rolls to USATF NorthEast Regionals!!!
Island Express's performances have earned them two team Championships and 21 qualifications to run at the USATF Region 1 Northeast Regional Championship in upstate Queensbury NY on Nov. 20 to face the best kids in the Northeast on Nov. 2oth
*All 21 competitors earned Medals! Awesome showing!
USATF New York Junior Olympic Championships
NorthEast Regional Qualifier
Van Cortlandt Park BX NY
Girls Sub Bantam(2000Meters)
LOLA Dinneen-10th 10:38.3
Bantam Boys
Cameron Banjany-20th 13:38.11
Michael Evans-23rd 13:49.21
Bantam Girls(1st Place Team )
Casey Franzeb-5th 13:14.79
Sierra Dinneen-6th 13:27.74
Sofia Garcia-8th 13:33.31`
Emma Rosson-13th 13:52.68
Lindsey Field-14th 14:09.67
Sarah Freeman-22nd 14:51.42
Team Scores
=================================================================================
Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
=================================================================================
1 Island Express Tc-0106 22 1 2 4 7 8 12
Total Time: 1:08:18.19
Average: 13:39.64
2 Prospect Park Youth Runni 33 3 5 6 9 10 11 13
Total Time: 1:09:44.75
Average: 13:56.95

Midget Boys 1st Place Team
William Cuthbertson-2nd 11:54.57
Patrick McGarty-4th 11:56.39
Oadhan Lynch-11th 12:33.81
Zachary Henriquez-13th 12:41.57
Domenick Boccia-16th 12:56.06
RyanHolland21st 13:30.03
Team Scores
=================================================================================
Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
=================================================================================
1 Island Express Tc-0106 28 1 2 6 8 11 14
Total Time: 1:02:02.40
Average: 12:24.48
2 Prospect Park Youth Runni 35 4 5 7 9 10 13 15 16
Total Time: 1:03:03.30
Average: 12:36.66
3 Chelsea Greyhounds-0106 69 3 12 17 18 19
Total Time: 1:14:33.55
Average: 14:54.71
Midget Girls
Mary Kate Drennan-5th 12:14.73
Tamia Jones-12th 13:23.13
Ariella Garcia-14th 13:32.02
MacKenzie Clark-22nd 14:06.30
Youth Girls
Tara Kelly-3rd 17:32.77 - *Unbelievable time would have earned her a 1st place finish in the CHSAA Intersectional XC JV Championships this Year!
Justine Dasaro-13th 20:32.46
                             
                          USATF NY Sanctioned
                        The Island Express Invitational
                          10/16/2011 Wolfes Pond Park
Results:  www.sirunning.com
               And away they GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Al gives the troops some pre race instruction...
       Sub Bantam Zaria gets excited before her race!
And then... leads the Sub bantams off along with Kevin! Great Efforts!
Aiden focuses on the finish to start his kick...Nice Job Aiden!
Michael runs a great race and has his eyes on the Finish! Way to Go!
Sarah makes her move as the crowd awaits her finish..Good Work!
Emma improves upon herself & the competition with every step she takes!
                         Way to go EMMA!!!
Cameron hammers away towards a fantastic finish to the cheers of all in                    True XC Fashion! Great Job!
Sofia puts the fun in the run and the flash with her dash! Beautiful!
Sierra shows her love for the team & her race as she is always in the heat of battle to the Finish! All guts & Glory!!!
Gidon races to an awesome finish, every week he amazes us more!
Kevin runs fabulous in true Drennan tradition!! Keep it up Kev!
Best pic of the meet...Ryan shows his fierce focus, stride & kick all in one!
        Mary Kate puts on another tremendous showing!!!
  Ariella & Oadhan blaze to the finish running awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tamia Jones rocks the course by the finishing spectators! Nice Job!
Mackenzie shows her awesome improvements every race & very well done!
Pat & Dom beasting to the finish together as usual! Great Teamwork!
                             Awesome!!!!
Momma Drennan is all guts when it comes to performance! Way to go Julie!
   Coach Al as usual leading by example...Good work Coach!
SIAC's members of the Board and otherwise great people show their awesome support for the Island Express Youth! Thank You Much!!!!!!!!!!
Future Star Lola Dinneen joins the Island Express fun and is Great!
Metro Eagles XC OPEN at Cunningham Park Qns NY      10/02/11 IETC's 1st Meet of the Season(track our progress)
Our Bantam Division show off their excitement to run their 1st2011 XC Race! 
Our Miget Group in good spirits before their 1st Race of the 2011 season! 
One of our youngest members Kevin Drennan competes in the 800Meter event and runs fantastic with a time of 3:38! And thats AFTER eating 3 Chocolate Donuts...LOL
Sierra strides beautifully to Gold in her 1st Island Express XC event covering the 3K
course in 11:58, Sweet girl with a mean kick! CYO Coach kelly/Ballou deserve credit!
New member Aidan Murphy was fantastic his 1st time out covering the 3k course in 13:14, Congrats Aidan you are Amazing! Way to put a stamp on our Bantam Div.
Jason Dasaro comes to Queens NY and delivers one of his finest performances after not feeling well before the race! He proved to himself he has what it takes!!!
Sofia Garcia outkicks the competition in the last 50 meters and shows everyone she will NEVER back down! Great Job Sofia!!!
Michael Evans debuts with an OUTSTANDING performance in his 1st IETC Race as he glides to the finish unfazed with a time of 13:33! Fantastic Job!
Gidon Averick races to his best finish yet wowing everyone in attendance! he accomplished his personal best even after falling at the start and coming from behind in last place to defeat more than half the race in 14:36! amazing Run!
Thomas drennan takes a well earned rest after cool down and running his longest distance yet in the 3k event! Way to go Tommy who keeps steadily improving!
Emma runs in fine form running a smart race as instructed by easily cruising through the 3k course in 15:57 after competing in a hard run mile at the previous days Mile event at the CYO! Great Job Emma & we applaud your intelligent running! Awesome
Mary Kate dosn't look back as she motors to Gold in the girls Midget 3k event!
Mackenzie Clark makes her mark on the Midget girls team with an impressive time of
13:04, Watch out for this Rising Star!!!
Marissa Gale competes in her 1st ever IETC event and shows everyone that step by step Here She Comes! We are looking to see her improve herself week after week! Great Job Marissa, We will always have your back!
Tamia Jones runs smartly the day after her CYo event and still cruises in not to be denied her hardware with a time of 11:44 in the 3k event!
Ariella runs her workout race pacing herself in with a time of 12:37 and still looks good doing it! Great Job Ariella your intelligence will always pay off!
Oadhan Lynch takes to the air with a fierce kick to finish in the boys Midget 3k in a time of 12:02, All heart & hustle...Great Work Oadhan!
Temima Averick has come full circle as a competitor showing mass improvement running the 3K event in a time of 13:32, Congratulations & keep going strong! Fantastic!
Patrick & Domenick work off a fierce kick with each other to not be denied their medal winning performances with both finishing in 11:25! Thats teamwork!!!
Coach Al & Rob stand proud with some of our members after the race!
            Metro Eagle Meet Results
Sub Bantam Div. 800M
Kevin Drennan- 3:38
Boys & Girls Bantam Div. 3K = 1.88 Miles
Cameron Banjany- 12:30 
Aidan Murphy- 13:14
Michael Evans- 13:33
Gidon Averick- 14:36
Jason Dasaro- 15:58
Thomas Drennan- 18:08
Sierra Dinneen- 11:58 
Sofia Garcia- 12:51
Sarah Freeman- 14:52
Emma Rosson- 15:57
Midget Boys & Girls Div. 3K = 1.88 Miles
Domenick Boccia- 11:25
Patrick McGarty- 11:25
Oadhan Lynch- 12:02
Mary Kate Drennan- 11:00
Tamia Jones- 11:44


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