by Tim Fulton and Brett Hoover — posted on 12/25/2011

• The Marine Corps Holiday Classic has become a fantastic way to celebrate the week between Christmas and the New Year. High school teams from around the East Coast come to the Armory for a memorable and festive relay showcase.

  by Brett Hoover December 25, 2011 at 6:11 PM
• The Marine Corps Holiday Classic schedule is right here.

  by Brett Hoover December 25, 2011 at 6:12 PM
• Is your school coming to the Marine Corps Holiday Classic? Here's a list of the non-NY, non-NJ schools:
  
  Pennsylvania
  Abington
  Holy Ghost (Bensalem)
  CB East (Doylestown)
  Penn Wood (Lansdowne)
  Villa Maria (Malvern)
  Central (Philadephia)
  Roman (Philadephia)
  Swenson (Philadephia)
  Radnor
  O'Hara (Springfield)
  Downington West (Westchester)
  Upper Moreland (Willow Grove)
  
  Connecticut
  Danbury
  Darien
  
  Delaware
  Caravel (Bear)
  Concord (Wilmington)
  A.I. DuPont (Wimington)
  
  Maryland
  Laurel

  by Brett Hoover December 26, 2011 at 2:45 PM
• Who is coming to The Armory from New Jersey for the Marine Corps Classic?
  
  Brick
  Camden
  Columbia
  Hunterdon (Flemington)
  Freehold Township
  Glen Ridge
  Haddon Heights
  CBA (Lincroft)
  Matawan
  Oakcrest (Mays Landing)
  Lenape (Medford)
  Monroe Township
  Rancocas Valley (Mt Holly)
  New Providence
  Essex VoTech (Newark)
  St Benedict's (Newark)
  Weeequahic (Newark)
  Ocean City
  Piscataway
  Pleasantville
  Randolph
  Ridgewood
  Morris Knoll (Rockaway)
  Union Catholic (Scotch Plains)
  Washington Township (Sewell)
  Teaneck
  Eastern Regional (Voorhees)
  Willingboro
  Kingsway (Woolwich Township)

  by Brett Hoover December 26, 2011 at 2:47 PM
• And finally, who are the New Yorkers headed to the Marine Corps Holiday Classic at the New Balance Track & Field Center?
  
  Colonie (Albany)
  Amityville
  Byram Hills (Armonk)
  St John's Prep (Astoria)
  Bay Shore
  Bayport Blue Point (Bayport)
  Cardozo (Bayside)
  Binghampton
  Connetquot (Bohemia)
  Molloy (Briarwood)
  Hayes (Bronx)
  Spellman (Bronx)
  DeWitt Clinton (Bronx)
  Fordham Prep (Bronx)
  Bellport (Brookhaven)
  Bishop Ford (Brooklyn)
  Boys & Girls (Brooklyn)
  Clara Barton (Brooklyn)
  South Shore (Brooklyn)
  Campus Magnet (Cambria Heights)
  Central Islip
  Chester
  Shenendehowa (Clifton Park)
  Columbus
  Copiague
  HH Hills West (Dix Hills)
  Ross School (East Hampton)
  South Manor (Eastport)
  Elmont
  Holy Cross (Flushing)
  Freeport
  Garden City
  North Shore (Glen Head)
  Immaculata (Hamburg)
  Hauppauge
  Hempstead
  Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta)
  Holy Trinity (Hicksville)
  Walt Whitman (Huntington Station)
  Islip
  Kings Park
  Sachem East (Lake Ronkonkoma)
  Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma)
  Somers (Lincolndale)
  St John Baptist (Long Island)
  Miller Place
  Chaminade (Mineola)
  Iona Prep (New Rochelle)
  Islip (New Rochelle)
  New Rochelle
  Ursuline (New Rochelle)
  Banneker (New York)
  Collegiate (New York)
  Regis (New York)
  Sacred Heart (New York)
  Stuyvesant (New York)
  Newburgh
  Norristown
  Northport
  Pine Bush
  Pine Plains
  Mercy (Riverhead)
  Roosevelt (Roosevelt)
  Sachem East (Sachem)
  Smithtown West (Smithtown)
  St Anthony's (South Huntington)
  Smithtown East (St James)
  Msgr Farrell (Staten Island)
  St John Villa (Staten Island)
  St Joseph Hill (Staten Island)
  St Joseph Sea (Staten Island)
  St Peter's (Staten Island)
  Mercy (Syosset)
  Sleepy Hollow (Tarrytown)
  Kellenberg (Uniondale)
  Uniondale
  Valhalla
  Wallkill
  Warsaw
  Warwick Valley (Warwick)
  Washingtonville
  St John Baptist (West Islip)
  Sayville (West Sayville)
  Williamsville North (Williamsville)

  by Brett Hoover December 26, 2011 at 2:48 PM
• It's a quarter-past eight in the morning and The Armory is already a hub of activity.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 5:14 AM
• The Marine Corps Holiday Classic is underway with the first section of the freshmen girls' 4x800m relay.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 6:00 AM
• Central Bucks East wins the first section of freshmen girls' 4x800m relay in a meet record 10:18.47. Northport is second in 10:30.48. Warwick Valley and Cardinal O'Hara are third and fourth.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 6:11 AM
• The girls' shuttle hurdles are underway on the infield.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 6:12 AM
• South Manor was the winner of the second section of the freshmen girls' 4x800m relay in 11:44.73, less than a second before Northport (11:45.34). Now the freshmen boys' are on the track.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 6:27 AM
• And the freshmen boys' 4x800m champion at the Marine Corps Holiday Classic is Chaminade with a meet-record time of 8:44.84. Shenendehowa (9:20.86) and Warwick Valley (9:22.79) were second and third.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 6:39 AM
• Central Islip won the second section of the freshmen boys' 4x800m relay in 9:57.59, less than a second in front of New Rochelle.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 6:57 AM
• The girls' shuttle hurdle relay winner comes from Uniondale, which clocked a winning effort of 33.38. Kellenberg was second in 33.99 followed by Swenson of Philadelphia.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM
• The sophomore girls' 4x800m relay was a close battle with Columbia of New Jersey (10:21.50) beating Connetquot (10:22.16) and Smithtown East (10:23.06). South Manor won the second section in 10:55.06.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 7:32 AM
• The boys' foursome of Stephen Adkisson, Chase Toliver, Syid Evans-White and Aaron Wilson have taken Oakcrest to the title of the shuttle hurdles relay in 30.50. Uniondale (31.01) was second andWallkill a close third (31.04).

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 7:54 AM
• The sophomore boys' 4x800m relay was won by St. Anthony's in a time of 8:32.83 followed byUnion Catholic (8:44.74) and Fordham Prep (8:57.81).

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 8:00 AM
• The top times from the girls' 4x2 prelims:
  
  1. St. Anthonys, 1:45.53
  2. Swenson, 1:46.14
  3. Columbia (NJ), 1:46.38
  4. Essex VoTech, 1:46.85
  5. Uniondale, 1:47.34
  6. Teaneck, 1:47.37
  
  Girls' 4x2 final slated for 1:25 pm. Boys' qualifying on the track now.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 8:17 AM
• 

  Oakcrest leads all qualifiers in the boys 4x2 prelims.
  
  The top six:
  1. Oakcrest, 1:31.09
  2. Willingboro, 1:31.43
  3. Penn Wood, 1:31.46
  4. DeWitt Clinton, 1:31.74
  5. Teaneck, 1:32.08
  6. Boys & Girls, 1:32.25
  
  

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 8:34 AM
• Uniondale won the freshman girls' 4x200-meter relay in an impressive 1:52.41, more than five seconds ahead of No. 2 Essex VoTech (1:57.56).

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 10:13 AM
• Newburgh won the freshman boys' 4x200-meter relay in 1:42.59 ahead of Norristown (1:44.06) and Fordham Prep (1:44.35).

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 10:14 AM
• New Rochelle was the winner in the sophomore girls' 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:50.63 followed by Newburgh (1:51.33) and Hempstead (1:51.39).

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 10:15 AM
• Wallkill and Warwick Valley were clearly the top teams in the sophomore boys' 4x200-meter relay with Wallkill winning in 1:38.79, .04 ahead of Warwick. No other teams were within three seconds.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 10:16 AM
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY Adam Fernet Go Shen

  by Fernet Family December 27, 2011 at 10:44 AM
• 

  Rush-Henrietta was the champion of the Marine Corps Classic distance medley relay, finishing in 10:20.54. Rush was followed by Warwick Valley (10:24.97), Monsignor Farrell (10:30.43) andChristian Brothers Academy of New Jersey (10:31.65).

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM
• 

  The results of the 4x200-meter relay championship for girls: 1. Swenson, 1:43.87; 2. St. Anthony's, 1:46.39; 3. Essex VoTech, 1:47.22; 4. Teaneck, 1:48.02; 5. Uniondale, 1:48.92.

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:05 AM
• The girls' distance medley championship was won by North Shore in 11:43.23, the sixth-best U.S. high school time ever. Walter Murphy's splits were: Brianna Nerud (3:31.9), Lea Farrell (64.1), Elizabeth Caldwell (2:20.0) and Samantha Nadel (4:47.2). Lenape was a distant second in 12:13.54.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:06 AM
• 

  Christopher Columbus' Strymar Livingston has won the individual 800-meter run with the time of 1:52.94, ahead of Robert Rhodes of Boys & Girls (1:53.91).

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:07 AM
• 

  In the women's 800m invitational, Garden CIty's Emma Gallagher tracked down St. Anthony'sOlicia Williams in the final stretch to win, 2:21.04 to 2:22.02.

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:10 AM
• 

  The final of the 4x200 boys' championship went to Oakcrest in 1:29.74. The final results were:
  
  1. Oakcrest, 1:29.74; 2. Willingboro, 1:30.58; 3. Penn Wood, 1:31.04; 4. Boys & Girls, 1:32.35; 5. Dewitt Clinton, 1:32.42; 6. Teaneck, 1:32.66

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:12 AM
• 

  North Shore's Elizabeth Caldwell hands the stick to Samantha Nadel in the final of the girls' DMR.

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:15 AM
• 

  The girls' distance medley championship was won by North Shore in 11:43.23, the sixth-best U.S. high school time ever. Walter Murphy's splits were: Brianna Nerud (3:31.9), Lea Farrell (64.1), Elizabeth Caldwell (2:20.0) and Samantha Nadel (4:47.2). Lenape was a distant second in 12:13.54.

  by Tim Fulton via mobile edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 11:15 AM
• Just got word that Long Island's North Shore is coming back in the girls' 4x8 with Brianna Nerud, Samantha Nadel, Elizabeth Caldwell and Jessica Donahue. That will be worth watching!

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 1:03 PM
• The non-championship girls' distance medley had gone to Connetquot, which won by .01 overNorthport, 13:07.98 to 13:07.99. The boys' race went to St. Anthony's (10:43.99) over St. John the Baptist (10:48.01).

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 1:07 PM
• For the freshmen in the 4x400m relays, it was Essex VoTech (4:31.33) winning by a reasonable margin over Warwick Valley (4:34.78) on the girls' side while the boys saw Fordham Prep(3:52.07) outrun Norristown (3:53.72) and Chaminade (3:54.64).

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 1:12 PM
• 

  North Shore doubles back with a 9:19.52 meet record in the 4x800m relay. The team was anchored by Brianna Nerud (pictured above) who split 2:11.5. Lenape was second, about 25 seconds behind.

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 1:19 PM
• 

  Brooklyn's Boys & Girls edged out N.J.'s Christian Brothers Academy for the win in the 4x800 boys' championship, breaking the meet record in the process with a 7:56.26 winning time. CBA finished in 7:56.53.

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 1:45 PM
• The sophomore 4x400s provided some division as Warwick Valley was an easy winner on the boys' side, posting a time of 3:44.51. Second-place Pine Bush finished in 3:52.15. On the girls' side, two teams — Hunterdon (4:19.23) and Newburgh (4:21.96) — were well in front of the pack.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 1:48 PM
• RESULTS! If you've been waiting for them - here they are.... Results so far.

  by Tim Fulton edited by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 1:48 PM
• The girls' sprint medley is on the track. The Marine Corps Classic is an hour ahead of the posted schedule!

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 2:05 PM
• St. John Villa won the girls' sprint medley relay with a time of 4:11.68, ahead of Columbia of New Jersey's (4:13.77). No other team ran under 4:18. Union Catholic was the boys' champion of the sprint medley, turning in a time of 3:32.48. Colonie was nearly three seconds back, but three seconds ahead of third place.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 3:19 PM
• Why did u stop the live feed my son is in the last race? ugh happens every year

  by Barbara December 27, 2011 at 3:21 PM
• Philadelphia's Swenson Arts was a definitive winner of the girls' 4x400m relay, finishing in 3:52.95. The only other team to run under four minutes was also from Philadelphia, as Penn Wood was second in 3:59.76.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 3:36 PM
• The Marine Corps Holiday Classic ends with Boys & Girls of Brooklyn claiming boys' 4x4 supremacy by defeating Penn Wood of Philly. B&G finished in 3:21.76 to Penn Wood's 3:21.84.Oakcrest was third in 3:23.05.

  by Brett Hoover December 27, 2011 at 3:54 PM
• Click here for Brian Towey's New York Daily News story on Marine Corps Holiday Classic.

  by Brett Hoover December 28, 2011 at 7:06 AM

• Here is the uncut five-hour video of Marine Corps Classic action.

  by Brett Hoover December 28, 2011 at 8:23 AM