Reflections
Here are some additional thoughts of those involved in Colts Neck's monumental 93-47 win over CBA.
"We're hoping to get to where they are, although I'm pretty sure we're not going to go undefeated for the next decade." - Colts Neck coach Jim Schlentz on his team trying to reach CBA's winning tradition.
"It's a great feeling from a team standpoint. Something like this is huge for the program and it shows everyone that it's not just me and Ashley (Higginson) here, but there are some great runners and great athletes, and Coach Schlentz is earning the reputation as somone who can coach those athletes." - Craig Forys, who won the 800, 1600, and the 3200.
"We all knew that if we were going to win today, everybody was going to have to have a big meet. We give it 110 percent event, and today some of us had to do a little more...CBA has so much tradition so you have to throw everything you can at them. It was important for us to get off to a good start and keep coming. It's a big step for the program and we're proud to be a part of it." - Matt Sullivan, who won the 400 hurdles and the 200.
"They might be the best team in the state, and there's no shame in losing to the best team in the state. I mean, when your guy (Mike Slater) runs a 1:57.9 in the 800 and finishes third, what can you do? For a dual meet to have three guys running that fast is pretty impressive." - CBA coach Karl Torchia
In the weeks and days leading up to the meet, you got the sense that Colts Neck was going to take care of business, but not even Schlentz could have foreseen this kind of drubbing. Colts Neck looked to be on track for a blowout win early, but with CBA opposing them, they continued to play it like a close meet just to make sure nothing crazy happened. Against other teams, it would have been running up the score, but against the Colts, it's just playing it safe.
Now the Colts Neck roster gets two days to recoup before taking their act to Neptune High for the Monmouth County Championships. Beating Monmouth won't be easy, and it will even be a little weird trying. Monmouth and Colts Neck have opposite strengths on the track, so you won't see them actually battling for points with each other during any single race. It will probably come down to the field events.
"We're hoping to get to where they are, although I'm pretty sure we're not going to go undefeated for the next decade." - Colts Neck coach Jim Schlentz on his team trying to reach CBA's winning tradition.
"It's a great feeling from a team standpoint. Something like this is huge for the program and it shows everyone that it's not just me and Ashley (Higginson) here, but there are some great runners and great athletes, and Coach Schlentz is earning the reputation as somone who can coach those athletes." - Craig Forys, who won the 800, 1600, and the 3200.
"We all knew that if we were going to win today, everybody was going to have to have a big meet. We give it 110 percent event, and today some of us had to do a little more...CBA has so much tradition so you have to throw everything you can at them. It was important for us to get off to a good start and keep coming. It's a big step for the program and we're proud to be a part of it." - Matt Sullivan, who won the 400 hurdles and the 200.
"They might be the best team in the state, and there's no shame in losing to the best team in the state. I mean, when your guy (Mike Slater) runs a 1:57.9 in the 800 and finishes third, what can you do? For a dual meet to have three guys running that fast is pretty impressive." - CBA coach Karl Torchia
In the weeks and days leading up to the meet, you got the sense that Colts Neck was going to take care of business, but not even Schlentz could have foreseen this kind of drubbing. Colts Neck looked to be on track for a blowout win early, but with CBA opposing them, they continued to play it like a close meet just to make sure nothing crazy happened. Against other teams, it would have been running up the score, but against the Colts, it's just playing it safe.
Now the Colts Neck roster gets two days to recoup before taking their act to Neptune High for the Monmouth County Championships. Beating Monmouth won't be easy, and it will even be a little weird trying. Monmouth and Colts Neck have opposite strengths on the track, so you won't see them actually battling for points with each other during any single race. It will probably come down to the field events.
posted by Matt Manley at 11:24 PM
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