STVM XC and Track

Congratulations to the Men’s team for winning their 6th District title. The guys team has qualified in 8 events to the Regionals. The ladies team has also qualified 8 events to the Regionals. The Ladies just missed the title by 9 points. For both the men and the women, you showed tremendous fight and determination. 

Here are the qualifying events to the Regionals and the place they finished at Districts:
Ladies: 4 x 800 relay (Theresa Hagey, Emily Bame, Kate Saum, Laney King) (1st)
Kya Epps 100 m (1st), 200 m (1st)
Theresa Hagey 1600 m (2nd)
Kate Saum 1600 m (3rd)
Nye Kimble 200 m(4th)
Olivia Mathis 400 m (4th)
Emily Bame 800 m (2nd)
Laney King 800 m (3rd)
4 x 200 relay (Malaya Young, Nye Kimble, Olivia Mathis, Kya Epps) 2nd

Men’s qualifying events:

Darrien Lewis 100 m (1st)
Dhiren Brickman 400 m (2nd)
Ohajdi Jackson 300 m hurdles (1st)
Macyo Williams shot put (2nd)
Blake Sifferlin pole vault (2nd)
Shawn Lodge 200 m (1st)
JaeSon Anderson 200 m (3rd)
4 x 100 relay (Santino Moss, Amarion Watson, Darrien Lewis, Shawn Lodge) 1st
4 x 400 relay (Nasir Madison, Ray McRay, Calil McRay, Dhiren Brickman) 2nd

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Junior Blake Sifferlin broke the school record in the pole vault at the Walsh Relays. His new mark is 13’6″ breaking his previous record he set a month ago of 13′. Blake initially broke a school record that was held by Paul Wilson 49 years ago. CONGRATULATIONS BLAKE.

The Fighting Irish kicked off their 2021 quest at the Crestwood Invitational. The Ladies captured a 2nd place finish only losing the title by 14 points. On the guys side, they finished in a respectable 4th place out of 12 teams.

I want to congratulate the Ladies 4×800 relay team for defending their state indoor title with an impressive victory this past Saturday.The team consisted of Theresa Hagey, Emily Bame, Kate Saum and Laney King. 

Other place holders at the OATCC state Finals were:

Olivia Mathis finished in 8th place in the 400.
Kate Saum finished in 8th place in the 1600.
Theresa Hagey finished in 9th place.
Emily Bame finished in 5th place in the 800.
Andrew McSteen finished in 10th place in the 1600.
Pole Vaulter and school Record Holder Blake Sifferlin finished in 9th place in Pole Vault State finals that were held in Wooster. 

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Staying along with the entirely unusual year this has been, the state finals was very odd in regards to the weather. The conditions were more like the first invite of the year, rather than the last with the temperatures soaring to mid 70s by the time the race was contested.

When the race ended, the team consisting of Theresa Hagey, Kate Saum, Aislynn McVicker, Olivia Kindbom, Sadie Porchowsky, Anne Rea and Amelia Moll finished in 3rd place as a team. They missed the title by a mere 22 points and the runner spot by only 8 pts.

On the men’s side, Senior Chase Powers represented the Fighting Irish with a strong performance. However, the heat played havoc on Chase and he fought to a 77 finish.

Congratulations to all of the 2020 Fighting Irish Cross Country team. This season will go down in the history books like no other year. All of the athletes showed their resilience and their perseverance each and everyday. We never knew from one day to the next if the season was even going to be completed.

I want to personally thank all team members, coaches and families for keeping the faith and allowing God to keep us all grounded and focused.

Thanks to Mr. Lisle, here are some photos he took:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlMMInR3s6uQielPqU14XNiLqTPzsg?e=pgzDm6

Now let the Indoor Track and Field season begin!

For the 13th straight year in a row, the Lady Irish will be representing the St.Vincent – St. Mary community at the State Cross Country Championship this upcoming Saturday.

The Irish finished as the Runner Up team at the Regionals to advance. They will be represented by the following ladies: Theresa Hagey, Kate Saum, Aislynn McVicker, Olivia Kindbom, Anne Rea, Sadie Porchowsky and Amelia Moll.

Congratulations also goes out the Senior Chase Powers who finished in a very impressive 5th place to advance to the State finals.

Chase will compete at Noon. The Lady Irish will challenge for the title at 1:00 pm

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Congratulations to both the men and the women Fighting Irish team. The guys started the day off with a 3rd place finish. They were led by Senior Chase Powers who finished in 5th place overall. Chase was followed by Andrew McSteen, Andy Thomas, Matt Dennee and Dhiren Brickman.

For the Lady Irish, they overwhelmed the field by winning the title with 33 pts. The runner up scored 77. All 5 ladies finished in the top 15. The Irish were led by Theresa Hagey who finished in 2nd overall. She was followed by Kate Saum, Aislynn McVicker, Olivia Kindbom and Anne Rea.

Now comes the biggest test of the season – the Regional finals. Good luck Fighting Irish.

As the Fighting Irish begin their Post Season cycle quest for the State Finals in just three weeks, former 400 meter record holder and SVSM 10 graduate Erica Hutson leads the team in Yoga exercises. The destination is only 14 days away!

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The Lady Irish showed their team strength this past weekend in Youngstown at the Boardman Invite by having the top 5 finish only 32 seconds apart to win the title ahead of Woodridge by over 20 points. Rounding out the scoring for the ladies were Aislynn McVicker, Sadie Porchowsky, Amelia Moll, Olivia Kindbom and Anne Rea

The guys team finished in 6th place against the top 15 teams in Northeast Ohio. After Chase and Andrew came Jackson Dietrick, Austin Zeiman and Dhiren Brickman.

Thanks to Mr. Christian Lisle, here is a link to several more action shots.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlMMInR3s6uQidw4NzAc5RqHvW_DLQ?e=PNUvv5 Boardman Invite

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This past Saturday, the Lady Irish totally outran their cross town rivals from Hoban, CVCA and Walsh. The Irish had 10 runners finish in the top 15 places. The Lady Irish increased their dual meet streak to 65 straight wins dating back 2009 since the last time they lost a dual meet.

A special thank you to Mr. Anthony Boarman who took time away from his family to take photos. Here is the link for all of you to enjoy:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15xHdB4zgrVDRhPF3RWAHoPxhsDBWDjYW?usp=sharing