September 25, 2010
 Posted by ahhsxc on September 26, 2010 at 6:03 PM |
Robin and Jason Bring Home
the Fred Gressler Trophies
A small, but determined, group of Hamilton runners climbed on to an early
morning bus to compete in the first invitational of the season. It felt more like
summer than autumn on this warm, stick morning, but our harriers were ready
to give it their all.
First race of the day was the boys' varsity. Jason led the way. His 19:38 didn't
match Arnold's 2008 effort of 18:50, but it was good enough to secure him a 13th
place finish and only the 2nd Hamilton trophy won at this meet. Alexis, "el
Torro", battled one of rival Keio's runners to the finish line with a 23:36 on the
hilly White Plains H.S. course. Allen, running with a banged up foot, cruised to a
25:12. James turned an ankle late in the race and was a DNF.
For the first time we had entries in the Freshman events. Aram gave it his
all in the boys' race. The highlight of the day though was the girls' freshman
race. Robin, sharp after her great run earlier in the week, came back with an
outstanding 2nd place finish at the 1.5 mile distance. The future couldn't be
brighter for this promising athlete. Let's hope Haldane doesn't know about her
yet. Mikayla and Shanelle also gave gutsy performances in the race as well.
The girls varsity race was not what I had hoped. SAT classes and prior
committments left us with only two runners toeing the line. Dulce tested her
knee at the 5k distance and KZ used the race as a return to the 3.1 mile
distance.
Isaiah was the lone Hamilton runner in the boys' JV race. Starting off with 110
runners, the 10th grader got a true introduction to the tough sport of XC. He
even had the good fortune to have a runner puke his guts up in front of him..
. I've said it before: " Cross country is freakin' hard!". Completing the 5K
distance for the first time (pictured below) Isaiah can take comfort in knowing
that they don't get any longer than that.
As I told the gang at the meet. Ok, that's it. The easy part is over. It's time for
the real work of this season to begin.
Next race Tuesday at Westlake
the Fred Gressler Trophies
A small, but determined, group of Hamilton runners climbed on to an early
morning bus to compete in the first invitational of the season. It felt more like
summer than autumn on this warm, stick morning, but our harriers were ready
to give it their all.
First race of the day was the boys' varsity. Jason led the way. His 19:38 didn't
match Arnold's 2008 effort of 18:50, but it was good enough to secure him a 13th
place finish and only the 2nd Hamilton trophy won at this meet. Alexis, "el
Torro", battled one of rival Keio's runners to the finish line with a 23:36 on the
hilly White Plains H.S. course. Allen, running with a banged up foot, cruised to a
25:12. James turned an ankle late in the race and was a DNF.
For the first time we had entries in the Freshman events. Aram gave it his
all in the boys' race. The highlight of the day though was the girls' freshman
race. Robin, sharp after her great run earlier in the week, came back with an
outstanding 2nd place finish at the 1.5 mile distance. The future couldn't be
brighter for this promising athlete. Let's hope Haldane doesn't know about her
yet. Mikayla and Shanelle also gave gutsy performances in the race as well.
The girls varsity race was not what I had hoped. SAT classes and prior
committments left us with only two runners toeing the line. Dulce tested her
knee at the 5k distance and KZ used the race as a return to the 3.1 mile
distance.
Isaiah was the lone Hamilton runner in the boys' JV race. Starting off with 110
runners, the 10th grader got a true introduction to the tough sport of XC. He
even had the good fortune to have a runner puke his guts up in front of him..
. I've said it before: " Cross country is freakin' hard!". Completing the 5K
distance for the first time (pictured below) Isaiah can take comfort in knowing
that they don't get any longer than that.
As I told the gang at the meet. Ok, that's it. The easy part is over. It's time for
the real work of this season to begin.
Next race Tuesday at Westlake
