Return of the Red Shirts

Return of the Red Shirts

Hamilton vs. Woodlands, Dobbs, Irvington and Children's Village

by Myles Strider

The return of the red shirts. It's what Coach Aiello had been talking about all last week.  Several seasons ago coach decided to retire our Hamilton red shirts until the moment was right. This team has him feeling that the time is right, and this season Hamilton's top seven guys will run in red. Shirts get collected after every meet and reissued to whomever is top 7 that week. Hamilton red was set to make its debut last week against Croton, but a violent T-storm wound up canceling the meet. 

Turns out that Woodlands would be the site for our return to the old colors. It just might of helped, because the boys had their best performance in the last couple of seasons. Although the race was completely dominated by a very strong Irvington team that took the first 5 spots, Hamilton looked good against Dobbs Ferry; and the boys in red ran right past host Woodlands and a much improved and disciplined Children's Village team.

The boys were led, as usual, by Lowell and Captain Ryan. Our top two looked fast and relaxed as they ran the 3 mile course.  In the number three spot was freshman Chris Yeosock.  Chris jumped from the five spot last week to three this week. He was given a chance to run in the freshman race but he opted for the longer distance. This kid is starting to turn heads on our team. His approach to every workout and race shows a maturity beyond his years. Stephen S. moved into the four spot with Brandon Machado

Brandon Machado

only a second behind him at the finish line.  Jeff Q. and Jonathon closed out our top seven.  Luciano, Christian and Corey also put in strong performances despite the humid weather. 

Our other freshmen got a rare opportunity to run a freshman race at a dual meet, so they took advantage.  Speedy Omar Diakhate led the way. He was followed by Dennis Rambaran, who very well might be the sleeper on this team. He seems to be the guy to keep an eye on as the season develops.  Brennan Giglio turned in another solid performance, and Savallya Boyini and Joseph Delgado rounded out the day for our frosh squad. 

Frosh: (l to r)Dennis, Savallya, Joseph, Omar, Brennan

Our ladies also got a look at the team that is the class of our league, as Dobbs Ferry looks very strong this year. Nevertheless with a complete team effort the Lady Raiders were able to notch victories over Irvington and Woodlands. Captain Naomi seems to have found her stride after a slow start against North Salem. She was followed by Megan "the rock" Mirtil. Absolutely nothing phases her. If there is a job to do, she does it.

Megan at the finish

Senior Jenn ran steady to be our #3. Maddy and Lauren took care of business and it was two teams behind us.  

From  here the team looks forward to competing on Saturday at the legendary Van Cortlandt Park for the Xavier Invitational.