Wed. July 21- Today in a part of Staten Island
suitably named Ocean Breeze, Track & Field history was written. In a dusty
and barren little league baseball field stood an estimated 1,000 spectators to
witness something that most thought would never happen. Not only the ground
breaking for an Indoor Track on Staten Island BUT the ground breaking for the
best Indoor Track facility in the USA......> More
The
Dan Kelley Twilight Mile - 7/23/10 The 1st Annual Dan
Kelley Twilight Mile was held on Friday, July 23rd, at St.
Joseph by-the-Sea High School. Click
here for results and pictures
The
Celic Run Fundraiser & Party
Thursday, August 26th,
at Nurnberger Bierhaus - 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Free draught beer
6:30 - 8:00 - Donation $20.....> More
With
the Mayor's office announcement that the ground breaking for the Ocean Breeze
Indoor Track & Field facility will be Wed. July 21st at 11AM a big step
has finally been taken. We urge
everyone to attend the event with their families, neighbors and teammates.
With Mayor Bloomberg presiding over the event we want him understand the
great support this facility has on Staten Island......>
More
World Junior Meet This Week July 19, 2010 - Team USA ready for opening day of IAAF World Junior Championships......>
More
SITRAC
Elects New Officers
June
26, 2010 - SITRAC held its annual officers election on Tues. June 22nd at the board room
of the South Beach Psych
Center in Ocean Breeze. Vin Gattullo was elected the
4th
president of SITRAC. Gattullo has previously served as the Director of the Staten Island Zoo and the President of the American Parkinson Disease Association among other projects. Gattullo laughed "at my age this is not something I thought I would be doing. We are in a real important stage now and I will take SITRAC to the next level"
Among Gattullo's goals are to expand the board to include more regionally and nationally known people.
Also elected was Bob Orazem, 1st. Vice President, Pete Whitehouse, 2nd Vice President, Alberto Garcia, Secretary and Jack
Minogue, treasurer.
Pollina Competes in Nat'l Club Championships
- July
11, 2010 - John Pollina,
of Staten Island, competed in the National Club Championships in California completing the 5K in 15:24.07. The meet was held at San Francisco State University.......>
More
Gorman
Selected as USA Head Track Coach - July
9, 2010
- Ed Gorman, SITRAC board member was selected this week to be the
head coach for the 2010 United States Junior Track & Field team heading to the I.A.A.F. World Jr. Championship in Moncton, Canada.......>
More
Indoor Marathon World Record
July 5, 2010 - For Michael Wardian, the tedium of racing around a 200-meter indoor track 221 times Thursday night was offset by a few positives......>
More
Track & Field Attendance Up This
Year
July 5, 2010 - ......>
More
State
of the Sport 2009 from Running USA.......>
More
Four appointed to SITRAC Board of Directors
- On Tuesday June 8th, at the bi-weekly SITRAC meeting, four distinguished community members were voted onto the Board of Directors.
"We are ecstatic that we have been able to get four members of this quality added to our board" said Bob
Orazem, Interim Vice-President. "Their experience as community leaders will go a long way as we progress with our work".
The new members are Ed Josey, local president of the chapter of the NAACP, Alberto Garcia educator and
coach, Mike Brennan judge and director of the Pepper Martin Run and Arnold Obey retired principal.
The group will be swore in at the June 22nd meeting. Welcome aboard!
SITRAC Holds Fundraiser
May 7, 2010 - SITRAC held it's 3rd. annual fundraiser
"One City in Track" Thurs. May 6th at Moore H.S.
in Graniteville, Staten Island......> More
Hall of Notables Listing Has
Begun! The gathering of the names Staten Island fans feel belong on a list of
Track and Field notables, (possible future Hall of Famers), has begun. Click the
topic "INTERACTIVE LISTING OF SI T&F NOTABLES" on the menu column for the current
listing. You are invited to participate by either entering your own choice or
choices for inclusion or suggesting changes, additions or deletions to the
current selections. Just follow the steps indicated.
Fitzpatrick Wins Bid to Build Track Facility.......>
More
Monthly Discussion Topic SITRAC will be posting a monthly discussion topic on our
web site. The first installment was George Kochman's "Best of the Decade"
article.......>
More
Sage and Coombe - Architects
Sage and Coombe are the architects for the Ocean Breeze
Track & Field
Center. Their website has multiple drawings of the proposed facility. Go to Projects
- Institutional Work - Ocean Breeze Track & Field Fieldhouse
after opening their web site. Groundbreaking is late spring 2010 .......> More
The next meeting
of the Board of Directors of SITRAC will be Tues.
August 3rd at 7:30PM at
South Beach Psych, Center
777 Seaview Avenue,
Building 8/9, Conference Room If you are interested in attending, please contact
Bob Orazem
Bobmile@aol.com
Coming to a
Neighborhood Near You!
Indoor Track & Field
Athlete photos are displayed to
illustrate the sport of Track and Field only
The
Dan Kelley Twilight Mile - 7/23/10
The
Celic Run Fundraiser & Party
Groundbreaking
for Indoor Track
Work Begins
on New Track
July 19, 2010 - Team USA ready for opening day of IAAF World Junior Championships......>
June
26, 2010 - SITRAC held its annual officers election on Tues. June 22nd at the board room
of the South Beach Psych
of Staten Island, competed in the National Club Championships in California completing the 5K in 15:24.07. The meet was held at San Francisco State University.......>
head coach for the 2010 United States Junior Track & Field team heading to the I.A.A.F. World Jr. Championship in Moncton, Canada.......>
July 5, 2010 - For Michael Wardian, the tedium of racing around a 200-meter indoor track 221 times Thursday night was offset by a few positives......>
Track & Field Attendance Up This
Year
State
of the Sport 2009
bi-weekly SITRAC meeting, four distinguished community members were voted onto the Board of Directors.
"We are ecstatic that we have been able to get four members of this quality added to our board" said Bob
Orazem, Interim Vice-President. "Their experience as community leaders will go a long way as we progress with our work".
The new members are Ed Josey, local president of the chapter of the NAACP, Alberto Garcia educator and
coach, Mike Brennan judge and director of the Pepper Martin Run and Arnold Obey retired principal.
The group will be swore in at the June 22nd meeting. Welcome aboard!
The gathering of the names Staten Island fans feel belong on a list of
Track and Field notables, (possible future Hall of Famers), has begun. Click the
topic "INTERACTIVE LISTING OF SI T&F NOTABLES" on the menu column for the current
listing. You are invited to participate by either entering your own choice or
choices for inclusion or suggesting changes, additions or deletions to the
current selections. Just follow the steps indicated.
SITRAC will be posting a monthly discussion topic on our
web site. The first installment was George Kochman's "Best of the Decade"
article
Sage and Coombe are the architects for the Ocean Breeze
Track & Field
Center. Their website has multiple drawings of the proposed facility. Go to Projects
- Institutional Work - Ocean Breeze Track & Field Fieldhouse
after opening their web site. Groundbreaking is late spring 2010 .......> 
