College Corner 2012 - 2013

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Colts Neck Alumni Currently Competing in College

All bios were written by the school's sports information department

Previous years  2008-2009  all results  or  individual athlete results    Previous years results:   2009 - 2010   2008 - 2009
Mark Leininger - senior Kevin O'Dowd - senior Aaren Beaty - senior Dane Canonico - senior
Briana Jackucewicz - senior Rachel Morris - senior Ashley Rizzo - senior Lindsey Rappleyea - senior
Tracey Vill - senior Emily Laurence - junior Mike O'Dowd - soph Adam Simon - soph
Arielle Weiner - frosh Juliana Wittmann - frosh    

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Mark Leininger - American University
(Division 1) - cross country/distance

Class: Senior
Hometown: Colts Neck

college xc website
college track website

school does not do a bio

Kevin O'Dowd

Kevin O'Dowd - College of NewJersey
(Division 3) - cross country/distance

Class: Senior
Hometown: Colts Neck

college xc website
college track website

Position: Distance
Height:
Weight:
Class: Senior
Hometown: Colts Neck, NJ
High School: Colts Neck

 

Outdoor: 2011 TCNJ Lions Invitational best personal time of 2:01.80 in 800m event… TCNJ Lions Invitational 2010 with a time of 4:22.74 in the 1500m event
Indoor: 2011 NYRR Saturday Night at the Armory I 1000m event with time of 2:38.08 overall 21st place… 2010averford Seamus McElligott Invitational coming 14th in the mile run with time of 4:36.29.

 

 


 

Aaren Beaty - Ramapo College (Division 3) - cross country/middle distance

Class: Senior
Hometown: Colts Neck, N.J.

college xc website
college track website

school does not do a bio

 

Dane Canonico

Dane Canonico - Albright (Division 3) - throws

Class: Senior
Hometown: Farmingdale, N.J.

college track website

Born on October 19, 1991… Alpha Major… Graduated from Colts Neck High School in 2009… 2 sport athlete in H.S.

2011-12 Indoor: Competed in Shot Put and Weight Throw… Season Best throw in Shot at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship… 15.15m (49-08.50) bettering his school record throw from earlier in the season and placing 4th (2/25)… Also represented Albright in Shot at the ECAC Championships placing 9th (3/2) … Season best throw in Weight was at the Albright Home Invitational… 13.59m (44-07) placing 2nd… Also represented Albright in the Weight Throw at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships.

Career Bests

INDOOR
Shot Put 49-08.50 ft * 2/25/12 2012 MAC Indoor Championship
Weight Throw 44-07 ft 2/11/12 Albright Invitational

*-Indoor School Record
OUTDOOR
Shot Put 47-06.50ft 4/21/11 Widener University Invitational
Discus Throw 130-06.00 ft 5/5/11 2011 MAC Outdoor Championships
Hammer Throw 116-07.00 ft 4/21/11 Widener University Invitational

Briana Jackucewicz

Briana Jackucewicz - Harvard  (Division 1) - cross country/distance

Class: Senior
Hometown: Howell, N.J.

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college track website

2012-13
Placed first at the Nassaney Invitational, posting a time of 18:00.01 and helping Harvard capture the team title Sept. 8 ... Crossed the line as Harvard's third scorer with a time of 18:00.05 against Yale Sept. 14 ... Posted a time of 22:09 at the Paul Short Invitational which was good enough for Harvard's fourth scorer Sept. 28

Before Harvard

Lettered all four years in cross country, indoor and outdoor track… Captain of cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams as a senior … All-state in cross country and indoor track as a freshman … All-county in cross country in all four years… MCDA Sportsmanship Award Recipient … Colt’s Neck High School Scholar-Athlete as a senior … 2005Footlocker Cross Country Meet finalist … Set the New Jersey Freshmen Class Holmdel Park record … New Jersey State Cross Country Champion as a freshman … State Sectionals Cross Country Champion as a freshman, sophomore and senior … Set the High School National Record in the 5k in the seventh grade… State Champion in the 3,200 meters as a senior …Member of Habitat for Humanity … National Honor Society member … member of the Spanish and Math National Honor Societies.

Personal
Father, Roger, was a Connecticut High School State Champion in cross country and twice in the two mile event.

Rachel Morris

Rachel Morris - College of New Jersey  (Division 3) - cross country/distance

Class: Senior
Hometown: Colts Neck, N.J.

college xc website
college track website

 


Career Highlights: Cross Country: Her best finish came in the 2011 Osprey Open where she finished in 4th place with a time of 23:12.7… She posted her best 6,000m event time during the 2011 NJAC Championships with 22:49.0 and placed 9th… She has been named second team All-Conference for three consecutive years (2009, 2010, 2011)… She contributed to the Lions’ 2009 and 2010 conference title.
Outdoor: 2012 NJAC Outdoor Championships runner up in 10,000m event finishing at 39:37.62…2012 New Jersey Invitational placed 2nd in 3000m event posting a time of 10:41.79…2011 New Jersey Invitational took 3rd in 3000m event coming in at 10:35.90…2010 Lions Last Chance 5000m 2nd place with time of 18:49.53…2010 Moravian Greyhound Invitational locked in at 18:20.81 in 5000m event
Indoor: 2nd place in 2012 NJAC Indoor Championships in 5000m event…Topped the field in 2011 NJAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 10,000m event with a time of 39:16.13…2011 NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championships 3000m placed 3rd…NJAC Indoor Championships registered 2nd place in 3000m…TCNJ Rider Dual 2010 took 2nd in 3000m with time of 10:44.08


 

Ashley Rizzo

Ashley Rizzo - West Virginia Wesleyan  (Division 2) - cross country/middle distance

Class: Senior
Hometown: Freehold, N.J.

college xc website
college track website

 

school does not do a bio

 

Lindsey Rappleyea

Lindsey Rappleyea - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  (Division 3) - jumps

Class: Senior
Hometown: Colts Neck, N.J.

college indoor track website
college track website

 

2012 indoor season: Liberty League Championships: Third-place, High Jump (1.59m)… Fifth-place, Long Jump (4.85m)… Fifth-place, Triple Jump (10.66m)…NYSCTC Championships: First-place, High Jump Indoor Pentathlon (1.61m)…First-place, Long Jump Indoor Pentathlon (4.91m)…Third-place, Shot Put Indoor Pentathlon (8.33m)…Third-place, Indoor Pentathlon…ECAC Championships: Fourth-place, High Jump (1.59m)...
2011 outdoor season: Liberty League Championships: First place, long jump (4.88m) … First place, triple jump (10.97m), First place, high jump (1.51m) … Field Performer of the Meet … NYSCTC Championships: Third place, heptathlon (3,731 points; school record) … Fourth place, high jump (1.53m) and triple jump (11.01m) … Fifth place, long jump (5.20m) … ECAC Championships: Eighth place, heptathlon (3,683 points) … Two-time Liberty League Field Performer of the Week … Liberty League All-Academic …
2011 indoor season: Liberty League Championship, second place, high jump (1.58m) … Third place, long jump (4.92m) … Third place, triple jump (10.60m) … NYSCTC Indoor Championships, fourth place, high jump (1.58m) … Liberty League Field Performer of the Week once ... Liberty League All-Academic ...
2010 outdoor season: Liberty League Championships, second place, long jump (5.01m) … Second place, triple jump (10.43m) … Fourth place, high jump (1.48m) … NYSCTC Championships, fifth place, triple jump (10.94m) … Three-time Liberty League Field Performer of the Week …
2010 indoor season: Liberty League Championships, second place, high jump (1.56m, Liberty League record) ... Second place, triple jump (10.46m) ... NYSCTC Championships, fifth place, Pentathlon (2,696 pts) ... Fifth place, triple jump (10.80m) ... Liberty League Rookie of the Week once ...
High School: Three year member of the cross country team … Nike Team Nationals Qualifier … Meet of Champions winner … Team won numerous championships, including the State Group II, Central Jersey Group IV, Shore Conference, Monmouth County, Shore Conference A North Division and Freehold District … Four year member of the indoor track and field team … Two-time captain … National Championship Pentathlon participant … Monmouth County Champions … Monmouth County Relay Champions … Shore Conference A North Champions … Four year member of the outdoor track and field team … Two-time captain … Two-time District MVP … Monmouth County Champions … Shore Conference Division Champions … Commended National Merit Scholar … National Honor Society … All American Scholar … Certified Peer Mediator …
Personal: Design, Innovation & Society major … Dean's List ... Daughter of Jane and Richard Rappleyea.

Tracey Vill

Tracey Vill - John Hopkins  (Division 3) - pole vault, triple jump

Class: Senior
Hometown: Morganville, N.J.


college track website

 

school does not do a bio

Emily Laurence

Emily Laurence - South Carolina
(Division 1) - throws

Class: Junior
Hometown: Colts Neck

college track website

2012: Did not compete indoors...Outdoors, competed in the javelin...won the Gamecock Open...finished third at Spec Towns Invitational with a personal-best 143-08 (43.78m) replacing her No.2 spot in the Gamecock record books..scored at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a seventh place finish.

2011: Did not compete indoors ... Outdoors, competed in the javelin throw ... scored at the SEC Outdoor Championships with an eighth place finish at a personal best 136-6 (41.52m) ... moved to No. 2 in the Gamecock record books with her toss.

 

Mike O'Dowd - Iona
(Division 1) - cross country/distance

Class: Soph (red-shirt Frosh)
Hometown: Colts Neck

college xc/track website

school does not do a bio

Adam Simon

Adam Simon - Florida Atlantic
(Division 1) - cross country

Class: Soph 
Hometown: Freehold

college xc/track website

school does not do a bio

Arielle Weiner - Lehigh (Division 1) - cross country/distance

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Freehold, N.J.

college xc website
college track website

 

WHY LEHIGH? "I loved the campus, it’s a good engineering school and the team was great."
ON COACH UTESCH: "She is very approachable and encouraging."

PERSONAL BESTS:
6K: 23:20 (2012 Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet)
FRESHMAN SEASON:
Clocked in at 23:31.26 at the Lehigh Invitational, finishing 14th…Placed 11th at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (23:20)…Finished 67th at the 39th Paul Short Run Women’s College Open race, crossing the line in 23:33…Placed 121st at the Princeton Invitational with a time of 23:37…Finished 42nd at the Patriot League Championships (24:37.7).

 

Juliana Wittmann

JulianaWittmann - John Hopkins  (Division 3) - sprints

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Marlboro, N.J.

college track website

 

school does not do a bio

 

2012 - 2013 Cross Country and Track Alumni Results

Thanks to Joe Lykes for the results!

Spring Track

w/e 5/11

Dane Cononico (Albright) SP 48' 03", HT 147' 11" @ York Twilight; 

w/e 5/04

Mark Leininger (American) 5000m 14:29.09 2nd/10,000m 30:42.78 3rd @ Patriot League Champs; Mike O'Dowd (Iona) 5000m 14:58.29 6th/10,000m 32:10.08 5th @ MAAC Champs; Rachel Morris (TCNJ) 10,000m 39:16.35 3rd @ NJAC Champs; Arielle Weiner (Lehigh) 10,000m 39:32.17 @ Patriot League Champs; Dane Cononico (Albright) SP 48' 00.5" 4th, HT 135' 06", Disc 128' 03" @ MAC Champs; Lindsey Rappleyea (RPI) TJ 34' 02" 8th, LJ 15' 02.75", HJ 4' 10" @ NYSTC Champs; Tracey Vill (John Hopkins) 8th Heptathlon 3370 pts (100hur 18.35, LJ 15' 09", HJ 4' 04", SP 28' 07", 200m 28.40, Jav 68' 06", 800m 2:35.60) @ Centennial Conf Champs

w/e 4/28

Mark Leininger (American) 5000m 14:08.30 4th @ Penn Relays; Mike O'Dowd (Iona) 5000m 14:42.61 @ Penn Relays; Arielle Weiner (Lehigh) 1500m 5:04.0 @ Lehigh Games; Tracey Vill (John Hopkins) 5th Heptathlon 2982 pts (100hur 18.36, LJ 15' 04.25", HJ 4' 06.25", SP 28' 01.5", 200m 29.68, Jav 60' 07", 800m 2:55.69) @ Mt St Mary's Multis

w/e 4/21

Dane Cononico (Albright) Disc 132'6", SP 47' 02.5", HT 142' 07" @  Mason Dixon Inv.; Rachel Morris (TCNJ) 5000m 18:56.32 @ Greyhound Inv. Also receiving  award as the Outstanding Senior Female Scholor/Athlete at TCNJ Today; Lindsey Rappleyea (RPI) TJ 34' 04", HJ 5' 00.25", LJ 15' 06.75", Jav. 67' 05" @  Liberty League Championships; Adam Simon (Florida Atlantic) 3000m 9:55 @ U. Miami Alumni Inv. 

w/e 4/14

Dane Cononico (Albright) SP 49' 01", HT 143' 03" @ Messiah Inv; Arielle Weiner (Lehigh) 5000m 18:42.78 @ Bison Outdoor Classic; Julianna Wittmann (John Hopkins) 100m 13.76 @ Hopkins/Loyola Inv; Tracey Vill (John Hopkins) LJ 14' 10", TJ 31' 07.5", SP 26' 03", 100 hur 19.04 @ Hopkins/Loyola Inv

w/e 4/07

Mark Leininger (American) 10,000m 29:30.97 school record @ Colonial Relays; Mike O'Dowd (Iona) 14:57.20 @ Sam Howell Inv; Dane Cononico (Albright) SP 44' 03", HT 142' 09" @ Muhlenburg Spring Inv 

w/e 3/24

Mark Leininger (American) 1st in 14:31.70 5000m @ Navy Inv; Dane Cononico (Albright) SP 47' 11", HT 134' 00", Dis 134' 08", Jav 134' 08" @ Golden Ram Inv

w/e 3/10

Mark Leininger (American) 8:28 3000m @ Coastal Carolina Inv

w/e 3/03

Mike O'Dowd  (Iona) 8:36.67 3000m @ IC4A Champs; Dane Cononico (Albright) 7th Shot Put ECAC Champs; Ashley Rizzo (WV Wesleyan) 2:35 800 @ North Florida Inv

Winter Track

w/e 2/23

Mark Leininger (American) 5th 8:28.14 3000m, 3rd 14:35.93 5000 @ Patriot League Champs; Rachel Morris (TCNJ) 11:22.9 3000, 19:59.8 5000 @ NJAC Champs; Jon Stouber (TCNJ) 2nd 15:32.01 5000 @ NJAC Champs; Dane Cononico (Albright) 5th SP 49' 00.25", 40' 07" WT @ MAC Champs; Juliana Wittmann (John Hopkins) 8th 8.33 60m, 7th 27.33 200m, 1st 4x200 @ Centenial Conf Champs; Tracey Vill (John Hopkins) pentathlon 4' 04" HJ, 10.69 60m hurdles, 14' 03' LJ, 24' 11" SP, 2:40.99 800m - 2304 pts @ Centenial Conf Champs; Arielle Weiner (Lehigh) 18:38.08 5000 @ Patriot League Champs

w/e 2/17

Kevin O'Dowd (TCNJ) 2:04.03 800 and Jon Stouber (TCNJ) 1 mile 4:35.08 @ NYU Fastrack Team Challenge; Dane Cononico (Albright) 1st  46' 10"WT, 2nd 48' 01.75" SP @ Albright Inv; Juliana Wittman (John Hopkins) 4th 62.84 400m and Tracy Vill (John Hopkins) 60m Hur. 11.20, HJ 4' 04", 4th TJ 32' 01.5", SP 26' 6.25" @ Keogh Inv; Mike O'Dowd (Iona) 6th -3k - 8:37.44, 3rd 5000 14:45.28 @ MAAC Championships

w/e 2/10

Mike O'Dowd (Iona) 8:25.61 3000m @ Lafayette/Rider Inv; Dane Cononico 5th School Record WT,  4th 48' 02.75" SP @ Widner Inv; Juliana Wittman  (John Hopkins) 62.20 400 m and Tracey Vill (John Hopkins) 2:45 800, 11.72 60m hur, 14' 01.25" LJ, 22' 11.5" SP @ Sweetheart Multi Mix Madness;

w/e 2/03

Mark Leininger (American) 6th 5000 14:21.7 @ New Balance Inv; Rachel Morris (TCNJ) 11:13.47 3000m and Kevin O'Dowd (TCNJ) 2:41.84 1000m @ TCNJ/Rider dual; Ashley Rizzo (WV Wesleyan) 1st 800 leg of DMR @ Marietta Inv; Juliana Wittmann (John Hopkins) 2nd 8.28 60m, 3rd 27.31 200 and Tracey Vill (John Hopkins) 11.35 60m hurd, 14' 04" LJ, 31' 08" TJ, 22' 05" SP @ Seamus McElliot Inv; Arielle Weiner (Lehigh) 5th 19:20 5000m @ Lehigh Covert Classic

w/e 1/27

Dane Cononico (Albright) 1st 47'02.5" SP, 2nd 45'-5.5" WT @ Lebanon Valley Inv; Mark Leininger (American) 4:15.75 Mile (2nd) @ George Mason Inv; Jon Stouber (TCNJ) 6th 15:54.14 5000m and Rachel Morris (TCNJ) 10:55.41 3000m @ Delaware Inv; Lindsey Rappleyea (RPI) 5' 00.25" HJ, 15' 06" LJ @ Springfield Inv; Tracey Vill (John Hopkins) 11.45 55 Hur, 23' 05.75" SP, 14' 06" LJ, 31' 09.75" TJ; Arielle Weiner (Lehigh) 5:33.66 1 mile @ Terrier Classic; Mike O'Dowd (Iona) 14:51.91.01 5000m @ Terrier Classic
 

A work in progress.  We're working backwards.  We'll continue to get them and make them look good.

w/e 1/27

Jon Stouber- 9:25 -3k-NYU INV.

Dane Cononico- 47-10.5"-1st-Collegiate classic

Lindsey Rappleyea - Hj-5"-1.25"- )1st)- TJ-32'-10.25" (4th) - LJ-15'-4" (6th) Terrepin INV

Juliana Whittman -43.78 - 300 - 1 leg on 4x4-Terrepin Inv

Tracey Vill - 13'-10" LJ -Terepin Inv

Arielle Weiner -10:55.91 -3000 Angry Bird Classic

Ashley Rizzo -2:38.66 -800-Springfield Inv.

Weekend 12/2

Mark Leininger - Navy Inv. -4:00 - 1500 meters

Dane Cononico - Bow Tie Classic - 47' 11.75" - ECAC Qualifer
 

10/20/12


Arielle Weiner- Princeton Inv. - 23:27 - 8K


10/13/12

Mark Leininger - 5th -Leopard Inv. -25:18 - 8K

Jon Stouber - 38th - Leopard Inv -26:43 -8K

Rachel Morris - 23:09 - Leopard Inv. - 6k

Adam Simon - Black and Gold Inv. -30:06 - 8K

 

Week of 9/29/12

Mark Leininger -George Mason Inv- 10th Place - 25:42.3 (7800 Meters)

Jon Stouber - Paul Short Inv. - 26:42 ( 8K )

Rachel Morris - Paul Short Inv. - 24:05 ( 6K )