Xavier Invitational
11 runners break in to our top 20
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| at the overlook with Manhattan behind |
by Myles Stryder
Saturday dawned cloudy and for the first time there was a bit of a chill in the air, but by the time the squad got down to the Bronx the sun had broken through and the stage was set for some fine early autumn cross country running. And what better stage could there be than Van Cortlandt Park. When you talk about XC running in NY State the two courses that stand out are Sunken Meadows and VCP. Unfortunately, the team will not make it out to Long Island this season, so they were more than eager to try their skills against the tough NYC course.
After doing a little sight seeing, climbing to the overlook that looks out over the park, the team was ready to get down to business. First race of the day at the Xavier Invitational was the freshman 1.5 mile run. This time young Chris stepped down from his varsity spot to run the short race. His time of 11:23 was the fifth fastest time put up by a 9th grader since the return of Hamilton XC. After the race, Chris was a bit disappointed in his performance. He felt he went out too fast and faded at the end. Of course that's all part of learning how to race. After all, it's only his first month as a cross country runner. Chris was followed by Omar, Dennis and Brennan who put up the 12th, 17th, and 18th fastest freshman performances. Savallya and Joseph followed with both of them putting up faster times than earlier in the week at Woodlands.
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| Chris Y. leading the frosh squad |
In the girls' race today our only entrants were Naomi and Megan. Both of them had fine early season races with Naomi putting up our 8th fastest and Meagan the 10th fastest Hamilton girl times at the 2.5 mile distance.
