1. Pat Dormer P’17, flanked by Xavier cross country and track alumni, at his induction into the CHSAA Hall of Fame. 2. Matt Baker ’16 at the CHSAA Intersectionals. 3. Xavier Science Fiction Club members recording an installment of the X-Squadron podcast.
News & Notes On May 5, friends, colleagues, and Sons of Xavier spanning more than two decades gathered to honor longtime Xavier track and cross country coach Pat Dormer P’17 as he was inducted into the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Hall of Fame. Dormer joined Xavier legends Leo Paquin, Jim Scott, Frank McGuire, George Febles P’83 ’88 ’90, George Febles, Jr. ’83, and 2015 inductee Joe McGrane in the distinguished club. LTC Roy Campbell, USA (Ret.), Xavier’s Senior Army Instructor, commissioned three Sons of Xavier after their graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 21. Randy Valencia ’12, John Noh ’11, and Kieran McMahon ’11 are now Army Second Lieutenants. Campbell will commission Jared Jerrick ’12 on August 5. At April’s Centennial Joint Service Olympiad, a national invitational tournament in Orlando, Florida, to which 30 schools were invited, the Raiders—competing as Xavier’s academic team—won the academic competition. Xavier also placed third in the rifle competition. Xavier’s varsity rugby team won its fourth consecutive New York State rugby title on June 5, defeating Pelham Memorial High School, 35-21, on the campus of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica. 6 XAVIER MAGAZINE
With a school-record 47’8”, Matt Baker ’16 won the triple jump at the CHSAA Intersectionals (the Catholic high school state championships) on May 28. Baker will attend Binghamton University on a track scholarship this fall.
the Mars Science Lab. Another team led by Kasper Grispino ’16 and Chris Noble ’16 took home third place overall and a Judges’ Choice award for engineering for their counterweight system, designed by Matt Ingenito ’16.
Running in a torrential downpour, Christian Raslowsky ’16 won the 2000m steeplechase at the Eastern States Invitational on June 5, qualifying for nationals with the top time in New York. He placed 4th in the same event at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Track Championships on June 18, earning All-American honors.
Dean of Academics Luciano Lovallo earned a Master of Science in Education degree in administration and supervision from Fordham University in May. He previously earned a Master of Science in Teaching degree from Fordham.
Xavier Science Fiction Club members William Corsi ’16, Matt DiMartino ’17, Brandon Sapienza ’17, John Pagano ’17, Matt Pegno ’19, and their moderator, science teacher Steven Iannuccilli, created the free X-Squadron podcast—now available on iTunes and Soundcloud—this spring. The group welcomes listener questions and suggestions at xsquadpod@gmail.com. Michael Chiafulio, the new chair of the computer science and technology department, designed a new coding and robotics class for all freshmen. At this year’s New York/New Jersey Botball Tournament, a team led by Shane Crockett ’16, Marc Suda ’16, and Anthony Cirelli ’16 won the top Judges’ Choice award and second place overall for a drive system built to mirror the rocker-bogie system on
Steven Iannuccilli received his Master of Science in Education degree from St. John’s University in May. Headmaster Michael LiVigni served as the graduation speaker at St. Augustine School in Union City in June. 3 James Cappabianca ’05, Xavier’s Special Assistant to the President and Executive Vice President, was named to the Board of Trustees at St. Anselm Catholic Academy in May. He served as the school’s graduation speaker in June.
In June, Director of Communications Shawna Gallagher Vega, APR, was named to the Public Relations Society of America’s list of New York City’s top 15 PR professionals under 35. She joined PRSA New York’s Young Professionals Advisory Committee, a unit of the Board of Directors, in July.