Block S
"To be successful in anything , a person must always want to be better, not only than your opponent, but better than your last performance. Done correctly, being competitive is a wonderful way to always try to be a better person by learning from your mistakes and capitalizing on you successes."
---Hale Irwin
Schedule & Results
December
20th Results from FCIAC Qualifier #1
27th Rhode Island Classic Results
27th Hillhouse Winter Relay Results
January
10th Results from FCIAC Qualifier #2
10th Elm City Invitational   Results   
16th Yale Invitational
17th Yale Invitational
17th Results from FCIAC Qualifier #3
24th SCC Invitational Results  
24th FCIAC Qualifier #4 CANCELLED
31st Central Division Championship Results
February
5th FCIAC Championship Results
7th FCIAC JV Invitational Results
16th CIAC Class LL Championships Start Lists/Live Results
21st CIAC Open Championships Entries/Start List
27th New England Championships, at Reggie Lewis
March
13th, 14th,15th New Balance Indoor National Championships
22nd  Team Banquet at the Norwalk Inn 1pm
Results

New Balance Indoor Nationals

March 13th - 15th
Complete Results
Gornbein,HIckson,Cruz & Lewis Crush Boys 4x800 Record!
Competitor/Event  Result
Elizabeth Knoll/HJ 24th/5-02.50
Briget Van Dorsten/HJ EE   7th/5-02.50
Erica Hefnawy/800 EE video 24th/2:21.16
Boys 4x800  #school record
Gornbein2:00.58), HIckson((1:57.38), Cruz(1:59.05), Lewis(1:57.51)
 video 11th/7:54.52
Anthony TJ Bravo/HJ  21st/6-03.50
Anthony TJ Barvo/LJ  8th/22-05.75

New England Championships

Great job by Staples!
Results The Hour 
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Watch TJ Bravo Set the HJ Record

Anthony Bravo, New England Champion & Staples record holder. Photo credit: John Nash Click on the image to go to The Hour.

Representing Staples at New Englands
Hannah DeBalsi/Girls 2 Mile Run   1st/10:26.09
Erica Hefnawy/Girls 1000 Meter Run   8th/2:58.54
James Lewis/Boys 1000 Meter Run   8th/
Luis Cruz/Boys 4 x 800M Relay   3rd/7:59.94
Benjamin Foster/Boys 4 x 800M Relay   3rd/7:59.94
Oliver Hickson/Boys 4 x 800M Relay   3rd/7:59.94
Chase Gornbein/Boys 4 x 800M Relay   3rd/7:59.94
Elizabeth Knoll /Girls High Jump   5th/J5-05.00
Bridget van Dorsten/Girls High Jump   14/5-01.00
Anthony Bravo/Boys High Jump   1st/6-09.00
Anthony BravoBoys Long Jump   2nd/22-01.50
     

Hannah DeBalsi, NE Scholastic 2 Mile Champion. Photo Credit: Sara Bassett


CIAC Open Championship

Girls finish 3rd; Boys 4th
Complete Results
DeBalsi runs 10:40.55; breaks her CIAC State Open 3200M record
TheHour.com   GameTimeCT 

CIAC Class LL Championship

Both Boys & Girls finish 2nd
Results
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Competitor/Event  Result
Boys 4x200video5th/1:36.73
Girls 4 x 200video10th/1:55.41
Boys 4x800video1st/8:13.99
Girls 4 x 800video4th/10:04.10
Boys LJ/Bravovideo1st/23-05.00
Boys 1000/Lewisvideo2nd/2:35.04
Girls 1000/Hefnawyvideo2nd/3:03.14
Boys 600/van der Merwevideo14th/1:30.74
Girls 600video
Boys 1600/Hickson
Foster
Gornbein		video2nd/4:28.29
12th 4:42.40
16th/4:43.66
Girls 1600/DeBalsi
Martin
French
K.Smith		video1st/4:59.95
7th/5:30.21
8th/5:32.98
10th/5:34.31
Boys SMRvideo4th/3:48.40
Girls SMRvideo1st/4:21.61
Boys 4 x 400video2nd/3:34.74
Girls 4 x 400video6th/4:18.13
Girls HJ/Knoll
Van Dorsten		video1st/5-04.00
3rd/5-02.00
Girls 3200/DeBalsivideo1st/10:32.90
Boys 3200/Hickson
Harrington
Ahmad
Landy		video4th/9:47.71
5th/9:49.00
31st/10:38.25
34th/10:48.45
Boys 55/Bravo
Spada		video5th/J6.69
24th/7.08
Girls PV/Corde3rd/8-06.00
Girls LJ/Knoll3rd/16-06.50
Girls Shot Put/Washington14th/26-04.00
Boys 300/Larkin 28th/40.36
Boys HJ/Bravo 2nd/J6-04.00
Boys PV/Lindwall J10-06.00
Boys SP/Werner 15th/36-11.00
 
Staples Girls are the 2015 Class LL Runner Up. Photo Credit:Nancy Sachs
 
2015 Class LL SMR Champions Photo Credit: Nancy Sachs

FCIAC JV Invitational

Results


Staples Boys at the JV Invitational
Photo Credit: Marcy Sansolo

FIAC Division Championship

Girls Win!!! Boys Tie for 2nd
DeBalsi wins 3 events; Knoll and Bravo win 2
Bravo breaks Staples & FCIAC Long Jump Record
(The Staples record was 56 years old, previously set by Per Haarr in 1958.)
Results
CTPost The Hour
GameTimeCT

FCIAC Indoor Track & Field Champions

FCIAC Central Division Championship

Boys Win; Girls a close 2nd
Results

DeBalsi and Bravo are triple winners!
The Hour

Competitor/EventResult
Girls 4x800M 2nd/10:20.63
Najarian/50M7th/7.48
M. Johnson/600M3rd/1:49.37
Barr/600M6th/1:52.60
DeBalsi/10001st/3:03.64
E. Hefnawy/1000M2nd/3:09.15
Martin/1000M5th/3:16.19
DeBalsi/1600M1st/5:13.50
French/1600M3rd/
K. Smith4th/
DeBalsi/32001st/10:52.62
Parmar/32003rd/11:19.09
Girl's SMR2nd/4:46.36
Knoll/HJ1st/5-00.00
Corde/PV1st/8-00.00
Levenson/PV5th/J7-00.00
KNoll/LJ1st/15-10.00
Rossi/LJ4th/13-04.25
Cadoux/LJ5th/13-01.00
Washington/SP2nd/30-02.00
Bartie/SP5th/26-10.00
Bravo/501st/6.25
Spada/504th/6.53
Robinson/3002nd/38.29
Han-Lemus/3005th/38.73
Spada/3006th/38.99
Cruz/6002nd/1:29.40
van derMerwe/6005th/1:30.38
Lewis/10002:40.39
Ahmad/10005th/2:47.47
Hickson/16002nd/4.36.96
Gornbein/16003rd/4:39.63
Landy/16005th/4:56.53
Hickson/32002nd/10:15.51
Harrington/32003rd/10:15.73
S.Driscoll/HH1st/7.87
Boys 4x2402nd
Boys 4x4002nd
Boys 4x4002nd
Boys SMR1st
Bravo/HJ1st/6-04.00
Lindwall/PV1st/10-06.00
Rider/PV2nd/9-00.00
Keeton/PV3rd/8-00.00
Effman/PV5th/J7-06.00
Bravo/LJ1st/22-07.50
S. Driscoll/LJ5th/17-11.50
Isreal/SP6th/36-08.00
   

SCC Invitational

Boys Capture 2nd
Complete Results

Bravo wins Long Jump and Breaks Meet Record;
Hickson and Gornbein go 1,2 in the 1600

Yale Invitational

Complete Results

Boys Win 4x880; Run 8:03.46
Girls HJ Duo of Van Dorsten and Knoll Capture 1st & 2nd
Bravo wins Boys HJ
PRs set & FCIAC/Class LL standards met

Competitor/EventResult
Girls 4x800M Relay CT/ Alvarado, K Smith, M.Johnson, French3rd/ 10:00.52
J. Lewis/ 800M3rd/1:57.78
Bravo/HJ1st/6-02.00
Boys 4x800M Relay CT Large/ Cruz, Gornbein, Hickson,Lewis1st/8:03.46
Boys 4x400M Relay CT Large/ Cruz, Lewis, Robinson, Han-Lemus2nd/3:31.06
Knoll/ HJ2nd/5-02.00
Van dorsten /HJ1st/5-05.00
Boys DMR Connecticut/ Gornbein, Hickson, Foster, Berman5th/10:58.46


Staples Boys 4x800 CT Large School Relay Winners (l to r.)left to right: Luis Cruz, Chase Gornbein, Oliver Hickson, James Lewis

Elm City Invitational

Knoll Clears 5-06 to Win High Jump!

Complete Results

Competitor/EventResult
Parmar/3000M3rd/11:01.79 
4x4004th/4:40.92
Knoll/ HJ1st/5-06.00
Van dorsten /HJ2nd/5-02.00
Chapman /HJ5th/4-08.00

Early Season Showings

Shaking off the rust, Staples posts strong early season marks

Boys Race at Hillhouse Winter Relays;
Win the Meet, 4x400, 4x800
Hillhouse Winter Relay Results

Competitor/EventResult
4 x 4001st / 3:40.15
4 x 800 1st / 8:25.23
Sprint Medley Relay6th / 3:59.19
Distance Medley Relay2nd / 11:30.49
Shuttle Hurdle Relay 7th / 19.15
High Jump Relay(Bravo clears 6-02.00) 2nd / 15-10.00
Pole Vault Relay3rd / 17-06.00

Girls Compete at RI CLassic
FCIAC and State marks reached!
 Results

Competitor/EventResult
HJ Relay7th / 10-02.00
Knoll/LJ 8th / 15-03.75
Corde / PV5th / 8-00.00
4x800 Relay8th / 10:36.77
Parmar / 3000M6th/ 11:26.11


Footlocker National Cross Country Championships

DeBalsi finishes 5th; Two time All American!
The Hour   GameTimeCT

NorthEast Regional XC Championships

DeBalsi 2nd;advances to Nationals in San Diego
The Hour
Video Photos from DyeStat Results



F.Y.I.

Congrats! Indoor Awards
 ***Boys Team***
Block S MVP:Anthony "T.J." Bravo
Block S Coaches: Luis Cruz
Scholar Athlete: Luis Cruz
2015-16 Captains:Ben Foster, Chase Gornbein, Philip Han-Lemus, James Lewis
***Girl's Team****
Block S Award Winners:
Erica Hefnawy
Elizabeth Knoll
Team MVP: Hannah DeBalsi
Scholar Athlete: Olivia Wiener
CT Post All Stars:
Erica Hefnawy
Elizabeth Knoll
Ct Post MVP: Hannah DeBalsi
Ct Post Girls Track Coach of the Year: Jesse McCray
Indoor Track 2016 Captains: Angelee Parmar
Katharine Smith
Hannah DeBalsi

 

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Pre Meet Nutrition

Photos
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FCIAC Qualifier Results

Weekly Results
At Staples 12/20
At Staples 1/10
At Staples 1/17
At Staples 1/24 cancelled
FCIAC Central Division Meet

Who's Qualified?

FCIAC:  Boys   Girls
Class LL: Boys  Girls

Wreckords & Awards
Per Haarr Memorial Relay Records
Lawrence Scholarship/Alumni Run
Scholar Athlete Award Winners
Boys' Records - Outdoor  Indoor
Girls' Records -   Outdoor Indoor
Boys 4x800
Congratulations to Chase Gornbein, Oliver Hickson, Luis Cruz and James Lewis on their record breaking performance at Nationals. The team ran 7:54.52,  crushing the 2011 record, 7:59.49, set by Walker March, Jack Roche, Jeff Caffery, Henry Wynne.
Boys LJ
Anthony Bravo jumps 23-10.00 to break 56 year old Per Haarr record.
Boys HJ
Bravo, at it again, jumps an incredible 6-09.00 at the New England Championships to set his second school record of the year.
Coaches
Laddie Lawrence- Head Boy's Coach
Jesse McCray - Head Girl's Coach

Girl's Team Assistant Coaches
Scott Burns, Joselyn Henry, Rachel Martinich, Cari Moore, Cody Simpson

Boy's Team Assistant Coaches
Dan Devore, Jon Foster and Joey Pepin

Captains
Girls
Sophia Corde 
Erica Hefnawy 
Elisabeth French 
Elizabeth Knoll 
Bridget Van Dorsten
Olivia Wiener
Boys
Jake Berman 
Luis Cruz 
Sean Driscoll 
Oliver Hickson