The “2012 Santa Barbara Trophy” has reached its 5th edition
The competition was established in 2008 with the aim of promoting and encouraging physical activity among the staff of the Armed Forces and State Armed Corps in the Campania region. The 9th and final event, consisting of a 9.1 km running race for men and a 6.1 km race for women, took place on the historic San Vincenzo pier. Three swimming races were instead held at the sports facilities of the Pozzuoli Aeronautical Academy.
In the team standings, the duel between the Italian Air Force team and the "Garibaldi" Bersaglieri Brigade team was thrilling; after a neck-and-neck race lasting the whole year, the latter clinched the victory by placing its top three athletes in the top five during the final event.
Starting from last March, the Italian Air Force team, made up of athletes from the 9th Wing of Grazzanise, the Pozzuoli Aeronautica Academy and the Capodichino Airport Command, has tackled a series of running and water trials.
To collect the award, the Italian Air Force team consisting of: Captain Pasquale Cimmino, Captain Orlando De Luca, First Marshal Selene Armando, Marshal Raffaele Quaranta, Marshal Giuseppe Pirozzi, Sergeant Alessandro Garatto, Marshal Paolo D’Itria, First Marshal Salvatore Cipro, First Marshal Pasquale Russo, First Marshal Antonio Stasi, Marshal Vittorio Perrotta, civil servant Gennaro Mariniello, Marshal Antonio De Falco, Marshal Giuseppe Mattiello, Marshal Salvatore Russo, Marshal Francesco Spiezia, Marshal Francesco Stanzione, Marshal Gerardo Tuorto, Marshal Roberto Almerazzo and Marshal Pasquale Borrelli.
