Remaining XC schedule

Here's what the rest of the fall season looks like:  

--IC4As: On Friday, we will be bringing a group of (9) men to Van Cortlandt Park for the IC4A Championships. Race time is 11:30a.
--Fall Foliage in Vermont: On Sunday, we will be bringing most of our women’s team and a small(er) group of our men’s team to the Fall Foliage Invitational, hosted by the University of Vermont. The races will be at 12:30p (women) and 1:15p (men).
--MAAC Championships: On Saturday, Nov. 2, the MAAC Championships will be held at Twin Ponds in nearby Montgomery (Orange County). Race times are men at 11a and women at 12 noon.
--NCAA Northeast Regionals: On Friday, Nov. 15, the NCAA Northeast Regional race will be held in Hopkinton, NH. The original site of Franklin Park in Boston was moved to New Hampshire due to construction in and around the Franklin Park area.

Weekend race results

Congrats to Marist Forever Foxes running alumni for outstanding race results this weekend:
 
--At the Mohawk Hudson River half marathon, Lisa (D’Aniello) Chase powered to a 13.1-mile PR in 1:23:03, culminating what has been a remarkably awesome fall season of racing.
 
--At the Chicago Marathon, Mike Kennedy powered to a 26.2-mile PR in 2:39:40, running (mostly) even splits of 1:19:09/1:20:31.
 
Great stuff!

Mets championships: Men's results

 A strong day for the men, highlighted by our first-year runners! Here are some of the highlights: 

--third-place finish, second year in a row at this event
--top-five Marist finishers, all freshmen, with a 21-second compression (spread) from 1-5
--seven of the top eight finishers were freshmen, all sub-27:00, 31-second spread from 1-8
 
Metropolitan Championship
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ
Men’s team standings
1-Manhattan 49, 2-Seton Hall 53, 3-Marist 71, 4-Columbia 96, 5-NJIT 121, 6-Ramapo 147, 7-Fordham 158, 8-St. Peter’s 212, 9-Hofstra, Essex incomplete
Individual results, 5-mile course
12-Davis Haines 26:21.43
13-Joaquin Bell-Andrade 26:24.28
19-Miles Chamberlain 26:35.49
20-Kevin Cannon 26:38.21
22-Sanjith Nomula 26:42.54
24-Pierce Francis 26:43.09
25-Sean Wilson 26:47.21
28-Patrick Wininger 26:52.58
37-Matthew Ferreri 27:15.66
39-Francisco Mendonca 27:22.27
42-Alexander Ushchak 27:34.55
46-Alexander Pattison 27:39.42
55-David Laubenheimer 28:25.77
58-Dylan Perkinson 29:20.74
69 finishers

Mets championships: Women's results

 A solid day for our women, with the following highlights!

--Improvement over last year’s 6^th place finish
--Top 4 runners all earned top-25 finishes
--Strong debut for freshman Rebecca Maclaren
--Strong races from seniors Kate Murtagh and Mary Dougherty
 
Metropolitan Championship
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ
Women’s team standings
1-Seton Hall 62, 2-Manhattan 83, 3-St. John’s 94, 4-Marist 104, 5-Columbia 125, 6-Hofstra 131, 7-Fordham 136, 8-Ramapo 141, 9-NJIT 211, 10-St. Peter’s 304
Women’s individual results, 5km course
11-Kyra Pellegrino 18:30.74
15-Adele Alexander 18:49.55
22-Julia Radjenovic 19:17.53
23-Kate Murtagh 19:25.13
33-Mary Dougherty 19:51.33
41-Rebecca Maclaren 20:20.57
42-Christina Diorio 20:22.76
48-Tori Mariano 20:39.09
56-Karlie Genevive 21:34.56
57-Rachael Turek 21:35.21
68-Madison Whited 23:31.02
74 finishers

Mets meet on Saturday

 Sorry for the late post = the Metropolitan (Mets) Championships XC meet is tomorrow morning (Saturday, 12 Oct) at Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ. The following teams are racing: 

Women (11) = Hofstra, Ramapo, Seton Hall, NJIT, St. Peter's, Fordham, Marist, Manhattan, Essex CC, St. John's, Columbia

Men (10) = St. Peter's, Columbia, NJIT, Manhattan, Ramapo, Fordham, Marist, Hofstra, Seton Hall, Essex CC

Women's race at 10a. Men's race at 10:45a.

Pole patrol

You know how most job descriptions have a line at the bottom of it that says (something to the effect of): “Other duties as assigned”? Yeah, well. That was my DAY on Monday! Other duties as assigned!
 
Alert readers of this blog might know that our track team has pole vaulters on our roster. Pole vaulters need poles. Poles are expensive. Fortunately, we don’t BUY them. We RENT them. Each year, we order poles for our vaulters from a Massachusetts group called Patriot Pole Vault Club. The catch? We have to go GET them (before the season) and RETURN them (after the season).
 
After a few email exchanges, the poles are waiting for us on some sawhorses in a residential area in Westborough, MA. For those keeping score at home, that’s about a 375-mile roundtrip. Drive there, in one of our team vans, load the poles, drive back. That’s a DAY.
 
Fortunately, I had two loyal teammates – Jeremy Mbogo and Gabe Rodriguez – along for the ride. Van talk was plentiful. They were able to help me load the 14 poles (yes, 14 poles!) for the return trip to Marist. For their companionship and service, they were treated to dinner at Chick Fil A at some exit off the Mass Pike.
 
Previous pole/van trip companions have been my friend Eric and my daughter Natalie. Who will ride with me in May? That’s a long time from now. But, it’ll be here before we all know it.

Special moment with a special young man

Very memorable (and meaningful) moment on Saturday at Paul Short. Our team tent area was in proximity to the team tent for Rowan. A junior on the Profs, Ethan Bergmann, was there to race for Rowan. Ethan is a special young man in our world. His dad, Eric Bergmann (aka Run Boy), is a cherished Forever Fox and an Angel Forever Fox, having lost his battle with cancer several years ago. Seeing Ethan in uniform, racing cross country, gave me chills. He walks, talks – and, yes, runs – just like his dad. Who, I know, was smiling down from heaven on his son.

Alums shine in Voorheesville

 

Thanks to Marist Running Forever Fox Lisa Chase for sending me the text (below) and picture (above) about the Barn to Bridge 5km at Voorheesville (Albany area), a lightning fast road race. Forever Fox twins and school record holders Drew Burns and Emily Burns had strong races -- Drew was third overall in 15:14 and Emily was fourth in 18:22. 

From Lisa: Hi Pete! My legs have felt tired since the DCC Half but I guess they weren't too bad because I had a PR in the 5k today breaking 18 for the first time ever (18:00 gun time/17:59 net...I'll go by the net time!).  Marist was well represented by the Burns siblings as well at the very competitive Barn to Bridge 5k

https://www.zippyraceresults.com/search.php?ID=8975

Paul Short: Men's results

 Solid day for the men as well. Our pack wasn't as tight as in previous meets and not everyone was on top of their game, but they fared decently well against rival schools. Onward!

Paul Short Run
Lehigh University
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Men’s individual results
Brown Division
Team standings
1-Davis & Elkins 79, 2-Catawba 128, 3-Colgate 134, 4-Shippensburg 137, 5-New Hampshire 231, 6-Siena 245, 7-Marist 282, 8-Tampa 313, 9-Wagner 322, 10-Loyola 349, 11-Canisius 376, 12-Merrimack 391, 13-Lafayette 413, 14-Slippery Rock 417, 15-Kent State 424, 16-Holy Cross 434, 17-Indiana Pa. 452, 18-Concord 503, 19-East Stroudsburg 517, 20-Stonehill 608, 21-Niagara 621, 22-Mount St. Mary’s 633, 23-Kutztown 681, 24-Manhattan 698, 25-Assumption 722, 26-Caldwell 739, 27-West Chester 763, 28-San Diego 771, 29-Wilmington Del. 779, 30-NJIT 781, 31-California Pa. 846, 32-Le Moyne 863, 33-Frostburg State 870, 34-Quinnipiac 874, 35-Daemen 895, 36-FDU 898, 37-Molloy 950, 38-Saint Francis 1010
Individual results, 8km course
37-Logan Schaeffler 25:35.2
44-Gabriel Rodriguez 25:43.6
60-Kieran Donnelly 25:55.3
66-Jackson Borge 26:00.5
80-Jeremy Mbogo 26:11.2
86-Tyler Perry 26:14.9
117-Steven Viera 26:32.2
128-Dennis Love 26:39.2
160-Justin Schwartz 27:03.0
174-Raffi Buchakjian 27:13.8
Open Division, 8km course
218-Ryan Wisker 26:55.4
246-Jack Dovaras 27:10.7

Paul Short: Women's results

 A strong day for the ladies! Sierra Fisher had a dominant lead-runner performance and she was backed up by a tight 2-5 pack. This bodes well for the remainder of our season. Very exciting!

Paul Short Run
Lehigh University
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Women’s individual results
Brown Division
Team standings
1-New Hampshire 103, 2-Catawba 156, 3-Liberty 214, 4-Saint Francis 217, 5-Vermont 234, 6-Siena 252, 7-Wagner 264, 8-St. Joseph’s PA 282, 9-Loyola 305, 10-Marist 330, 11-Buffalo 353, 12-UMBC 377, 13-Canisius 379, 14-James Madison 418, 15-Davis & Elkins 425, 16-Slippery Rock 432, 17-Stonehill 433, 18-Holy Cross 444, 19-Colgate 467, 20-Shippensburg 500, 21-East Stroudsburg 530, 22-Kutztown 538, 23-Millersville 580, 24-Towson 588, 25-Lafayette 596, 26-Columbia 613, 27-Merrimack 641, 28-Niagara 661, 29-St. John’s 745, 30-Kent State 754, 31-Daemen 757, 32-Hofstra 783, 33-Mount St. Mary’s 1019, 34-D’Youville 1021, 35-NJIT 1099
Individual results, 6km course
25-Sierra Fisher 22:11.3
65-Julia Zydanowicz 22:51.3
77-Paige McCaul 22:57.5
79-Edy Livingston 22:59.1
84-Kyra Pellegrino 23:00.4
142-Emily Litke 23:32.7
164-Raven Stanet 23:45.8
204-Isabella Colabatistto 24:22.7
286 finishers

Paul Short 2024

 As we have done for most years in the past several decades, we will be racing at Lehigh on Saturday for the Paul Short Run, a staple on our schedule. The race format has changed slightly this year, with high schools racing on Friday and colleges racing on Saturday. Also, there was another race added to the schedule, with expands the schedule. Our teams are entered in the Brown Division again, as usual, but the races are a bit later than normal. 

We will have two men in the Open Division race at 9:30a, and then a full 10-man squad in the Brown Division race at 1:45p. We have entered 9 women in the Brown division and that race is at 2:30p. Compared to past years, this is a relatively small travel squad ... and that's OK!

Omar in Berlin!

 

Congrats to Forever Fox Omar Perez for his strong showing last weekend at the Berlin Marathon. Neat!

CCSU meet: Women's results

 Three of our top-5 runners were freshmen! Future is bright!

CCSU/Ted Owen Invitational
Stanley Quarter Park
New Britain, CT
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Women’s team results
1-UMass Amherst 30, 2-CCSU 104, 3-St. Francis 106, 4-Marist 109, 5-Stonehill 134, 6-Army West Point 138, 7-Wagner 140, 8-Fairfield 143, 9-Pace 304, 10-FDU 307
Women’s individual results, 5km course
10-Julia Zydanowicz 18:15
21-Addy Thibodeau 18:32
28-Kyra Pellegrino 18:49
33-Edy Livingston 18:54
43-Emily Litke 19:07
54-Mallory Holloway 19:19
57-Paige McCaul 19:25
69-Kayla Hawkins 19:59
71-Adele Alexander 20:00
73-Isabella Colabatistta 20:07
74-Raven Stanet 20:09
78-Mary Dougherty 20:26
109 finishers

CCSU meet: Men's results

Some solid efforts today, led by Matthew Ferreri!

CCSU/Ted Owen Invitational
Stanley Quarter Park
New Britain, CT
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Men’s team results
1-UMass Amherst 24, 2-CCSU 42, 3-Wagner 86, 4-Stonehill 87, 5-Fairfield 194, 6-Army West Point 199, 7-Marist 201, 8-FDU 225, 9-LIU 237, 10-St. Francis 240, 11-Pace 359
Men’s individual results, 8,165-meter course
30-Matthew Ferreri 26:50
47-Ryan Wisker 27:39
56-Alexander Pattison 27:49
61-Kevin Cannon 27:54
62-Jack Dovaras 27:56
71-Patrick Wininger 28:21
76-Pierce Francis 28:27
91-David Laubenheimer 29:25
115 finishers

CCSU Ted Owen meet

 We are running a partial squad of men and a (mostly) full squad of women at the CCSU/Ted Owen Invitational on Saturday at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, CT. The women's 5km is at 11a and the men's 8.165km is at 12 noon. Many years ago, I measured the 'extra' distance (165 meters) of the men's course. This is an excellent spectator course = a "pond" loop and a "woods" loop. The women do 2 pond loops and 1 woods loop and the men do 3 pond/2 woods, kind of a figure-8. OK.

Classic photos = Boushra + Spencer

 

10km winner Boushra Belkhir and half marathon winner Spencer Johnson, courtesy of Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club photographer Bob Kopac. Neat. 

Dutchess County Classic (results)

 Strong showing for Marist Forever Foxes running alums on Sunday morning at the Dutchess County Classic road race. Actually? Saturday too!
 
Jon Kittredge (aka Jonny K) took the 5k (Saturday) and 10k (Sunday) double, posting a 16:51/34:44 split. He is getting ready for the Hartford Half Marathon next month. Nicely done, Jonny K!
 
Spencer Bossi-Johnson had a marvelous homecoming (he and his wife Lauren have moved to Poughkeepsie!) and won the half marathon in 1:09:02. Mike Kennedy had a great tune-up for Chicago in a few weeks with 1:14:06 in the half.
 
Lisa Chase ran an amazing 1:25:14 for a 4 minute, 18 second PR in the half marathon.
 
Boushra Belkhir won the 10k (37:28) and her teammate and good friend Kerry Kennedy was third in her age group (45:32). Heidi Richards and Bernice Patten had strong 10km showings, finishing together in 50:51/50:52.
 
Also in the half marathon, Billy Hild got a huge PR with 1:26:43. His father, Mr. Bill, ran a strong race too (2:05:26). And, as always, it was great to see Lurch (“Todd Coulson”), who checked in with a 1:39:10.
 
No pictures right now but if some come across I will post. Very neat.

Welcome home, Forever Foxes

 

We had a great, informal gathering of some of our alums. Fortunately, these fine ladies from the 2008/2009 graduation era reminded me to take a group picture (should have gotten others!), Bernice Patten, Lisa D'Aniello Chase, Sarah Domermuth, Heidi Richards are in this picture. Several of them had GREAT races this morning at the Dutchess County Classic (update to follow). Great weekend. Neat!

Manhattan meet: Men's results

 A 12.4-second spread between 1 and 5 runners, extend it out to 1 through 6 (15.6 seconds) and 1 through 7 (29 seconds) and this is a team with some depth. Good start to 8km season. More to come. 

Jasper Fall XC Invitational
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Twin Ponds on the Farm
Montgomery, NY
Men’s team standings
1-Stony Brook 24, 2-Siena 63, 3-Fordham 78, 4-Marist 81, 5-Rider 134, 6-Manhattan 212, 7-Merrimack 242, 8-Sacred Heart 242, 9-Fairfield 251, 10-Quinnipiac 265, 11-Marywood 273, 12-Felician 363, 13-USMMA 375
Men’s individual results, 8km course
12-Jackson Borge 25:37.2
15-Logan Schaeffler 25:41.4
16-Gabe Rodriguez 25:42.0
18-Tyler Perry 25:44.9
20-Jeremiah Lanum 25:49.6
23-Kieran Donnelly 25:52.8
34-Jeremy Mbogo 26:06.2
43-Justin Schwartz 26:16.9
47-Raffi Buchakjian 26:30.0
52-Miles Chamberlain 26:40.1
62-Sam Tellefson 26:55.3
70-Joaquin Bell-Andrade 27:07.8
71-Davis Haines 27:07.8
88-Steven Viera 27:32.3
137 finishers

Manhattan meet: Women's results

 Solid start to 6km season for women, with a less-than-full squad, already way ahead of last year's pace. Exciting stuff!

Jasper Fall XC Invitational
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Twin Ponds on the Farm
Montgomery, NY
Women’s team standings
1-Stony Brook 49, 2-Quinnipiac 68, 3-Rider 97, 4-Siena 97, 5-Marist 122, 6-Fordham 164, 7-Fairfield 179, 8-Sacred Heart 184, 9-Merrimack 204, 10-Manhattan 281, 11-Felician 343
Women’s individual results, 6km course
16-Addy Thibodeau 22:09.2
17-Kyra Pellegrino 22:09.8
18-Julia Zydanowicz 22:14.0
32-Adele Alexander 22:44.6
39-Edy Livingston 22:50.4
47-Julia Radjenovic 23:06.6
48-Paige McCaul 23:07.8
54-Mallory Holloway 23:16.1
56-Emily Litke 23:18.2
64-Kayla Hawkins 23:25.6
68-Kate Murtagh 23:52.7
75-Raven Stanet 24:02.6
77-Hannah Belleville 24:05.4
86-Isabella Colabatistto 24:33.5
94-Mary Dougherty 24:52.0
142 finishers

Alumni gathering on Saturday afternoon

We are excited to welcome many of you (Marist Forever Foxes) for the Dutchess County Classic this coming weekend in Poughkeepsie. In addition, we invite you to join us for an informal team/alumni reception at the McCann Center (weather permitting, outside at South Field next to McCann) between 3p and 5p. We'll have pizzas, drinks and good cheer, and you can meet current Red Foxes and make connections with the team! In addition, we'll share plans about the upcoming track project at both North Field and South Field. Hope to see you there! If you get a chance, please text (845 309 3640) or email (Peter.Colaizzo@marist.edu) to let us know if you will attend. Lastly, if you are in the area early enough, come out and cheer the current XC team at the Jasper XC Invitational at nearby Twin Ponds on the Farm in Montgomery, NY (43 minutes from Marist!). Women's 6km at 9a and men's 8km at 9:45a. And, of course, we'll see you all at the Classic on Sunday morning! Take care and Go Red Foxes! (neat)

(getting) excited for the year!

 

How's THIS for an inspired/inspiring photo! Taken from media day, women's XC coach Chuck Williams surrounded by equally excited seniors. Talk about a HYPE shot! Neat.

Marist track team store

 For those interested in purchasing Marist track team gear (along with Marist Alumni Racing Team gear), there is a new store up for you. Here is the link. Hope you find what you want. Note: This is a service for you, the fan of Marist track/XC. There is no "kickback" to our program, which would require a mark up of pricing. It's all for YOU. I hope you find what you want! 

Sign of the times

Those of you who have been anywhere near my “office” space (in the James J. McCann Recreation Center) over the past decade will recall that it has been an “office” in name only. More like a glorified (and very cluttered) closet space. Not much work has been accomplished there. Perhaps its (only) defining important feature has been the repository for van keys, which are vital to our day-to-day operation.
 
Well, here in 2024, all that is changing. A lot is changing around here, actually! Within the past two years, we have added two coaches, both with head coaching pedigree, to our staff. To call them “assistant coaches” would be a misnomer. They are full-time and full steam ahead in remaking this track program into something special. Billy Poole-Harris was added last summer and his strong impact has been felt on a daily basis, with improved performances and improved recruiting. And this past summer, we added Alisha Samuel, who we know will have an equally profound effect on our program.
 
When Billy got on board last year, he was given an office, right down the hall from “mine.’’ He immediately transformed it into a modern workspace, with a TV monitor, standing desk, computer screens, whiteboard and chairs for meetings and video analysis. Alisha had no such space and there were no vacant offices for her. The solution? My solution? Convert my inefficient and cluttered space into a functioning office – her office!
 
Of course, this has been off-putting for some. Wait. The Director of Track doesn’t have an office? The assistant coaches are taking over? What’s going on here? Yeah, well. Two things: 1. It’s not true. 2. It doesn't bother me! Not at ALL! My solution to this non-problem dilemma is to rename it the “track office” – clever and highly original, don’t you think?
 
The transformation is a work in progress, and yesterday this sign from a long-ago Marist cross country invitational on campus (vintage 1970s for sure) almost became a casualty. Fortunately, my son James was part of “Randy’s crew” working on the transformation and threw it in the back of his truck rather than the dumpster that it would have been headed for had he not been there!
 
Anyway, much like Billy: Alisha has a TV. She has a whiteboard. She has added human, professional touches to replace the otherwise primitive stacks of folders, boxes and used coffee tumblers. The only thing I have insisted on throughout this transformation: Keep a functioning Keurig coffee machine in there. Hey, I’m flexible, I’m laid back, I’m OK being a no-office nomad, no problem … but dammit, I need my coffee! Otherwise? It looks nice. It smells nice. It’s got plants. It’s got organization. In other words? It’s an OFFICE.
 
As a new (academic) year dawns, the “fresh start effect” is in full force here. It’s out with the old and in with the new. Oh wait. I guess I’M the old, right? Well, I’m not quite “out” yet, but change is growth, and growth is inevitable, and growth and change can be quite exciting and intoxicating. Let’s get this track built. Let’s get Billy and Alisha going full force on recruiting and coaching (don’t worry; they’re well on their way!). And let’s see where we’re at in a few years. I think it will be a pretty special place. Stay tuned.

Reflection(s) on 60

 

Perhaps the best birthday present ever was the surprise appearance(s) of Joey (center, goofy pose) and Natalie, joining James at home with me to celebrate (turning) 60. Both Joey and Natalie surreptitiously planned Labor Day weekend flights home. It was awesome and highly neat. Here's hoping we can (all) be together again in 10 years to celebrate 70 (years). OK.

Home meet: Women's results = team title!

 What an amazing start for our ladies! We were coming off a strong preseason with a lot of energy, enthusiasm and togetherness – “team culture” is almost a coach’s cliché, but this team has a good one so far. Team culture is vitally important to a successful team. What wins races is a fast, deep team. On this day, that’s exactly what we had, and it appears that it will be sustainable and with an upward trajectory in the coming weeks and months. Very exciting!
 
Marist Season Opener
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Vassar Farm
Women’s results
1-Marist 37, 2-UConn 42, 3-UAlbany 72, 4-Fairfield 80, 5-Siena 124, 6-Iona INC
Women’s individual results (winner + Marist finishers)
1-Hannah Snayd (Fairfield) 17:56.6
2-Parker O’Brien 18:17.7
5-Adele Alexander 18:21.5
9-Sierra Fisher 18:35.6
11-Addy Thibodeaux 18:40.9
14-Julia Zyndanowicz 19:07.3
17-Paige McCaul 19:10.3

19-Kyra Pellegrino (unattached) 19:12.5

24-Emily Litke 19:44.9
26-Kayla Hawkins 19:52.2
31-Hannah Belleville 20:08.1
33-Raven Stanet 20:14.2
37-Jackie Caron 20:23.0
41-Mallory Holloway 20:35.5
43-Isabella Colabatistto 20:59.2
46-Tori Mariano 21:07.8
47-Caroline Bell 21:14.7
48-Maddy Stevener 21:17.0
49-Grace LaCapra 21:17.5
52-Kate Murtagh 21:40.9
53-Mary Dougherty 21:40.9
59 finishers 

Home meet: Men's results

 It’s rare that one of the “meet highlights” is the date of the meet. In this case, for me, it was my 60^th birthday and it was a great day to reach that milestone, with my favorite weather (cloudy, humid, warm) and my favorite team (Marist cross country) and the best tailgate/parent support in the MAAC. And! My older children surprised me by flying in for the weekend. Highly, highly NEAT.
 
This was a solid start for the men, with four first-years among our top-10 and sophomore Jackson Borge racing for the first time in nearly a year and being our lead runner. Iona, a preseason 15^th-ranked team in NCAA Division 1, came to play today, dominating the competition and destroying course-record times in the process. Beyond that? Not gonna analyze the meet much further as we have many weeks/months to go.
 
 
Marist Season Opener
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Vassar Farm
Men’s team scores
1-Iona 17, 2-Marist 71, 3-Albany 86, 4-UConn 91, 5-Siena 134, 6-Fairfield 152
Men’s individual results (winner + Marist finishers)
1-Lachlan Wellington (Iona) 18:13.5 *course record
11-Jackson Borge 19:03.7
14-Logan Schaeffler 19:14.9
15-Kieran Donnelly 19:15.6
17-Jeremiah Lanum 19:17.6
21-Jeremy Mbogo 19:30.7
22-Gabriel Rodriguez 19:32.1
24-Tyler Perry 19:37.6
25-Justin Schwartz 19:38.7
28-Davis Haines 19:46.6
30-Raffi Buchakjian 19:47.3
32-Matthew Ferreri 19:50.0
33-Miles Chamberlain 19:50.5
37-Joaquin Bell-Andrade 19:54.0
39-Sanjith Nomula 20:00.0
40-Sean Wilson 20:04.0
43-Sam Tellefson 20:06.1
49-Dennis Love 20:12.0
51-David Laubenheimer 20:14.9
53-Kevin Cannon 20:17.1
54-Jack Dovaras 20:17.6
57-Alexander Pattison 20:24.0
59-Pierce Francis 20:34.7
61-Patrick Wininger 20:43.7
66-Alexander Ushchak 20:50.8
69-Ryan Wisker 20:57.8
75 finishers

Easton, front and CENTER

 

Someone texted me this really neat photo from Wednesday's Faculty and Staff Convocation at the McCann Center. As President Kevin Weinman was speaking, behind him was a Marist collage which included our captain, our (400-meter) school record holder, our MARSHAL, Easton Eberwein. We are blessed to have Easton back for another (academic) year of (athletic) eligibility. Neat, on all levels. 

Heart of the sunrise

 

Talk about dedication! Coach Chuck got up Very Early to benefit some members of the women's XC team, took them over to Vassar Farm for a predawn run to beat the (oppressive) heat later. And! He snapped this lovely sunrise picture. Highly neat.

Boston reunion

 

Class of 2012 classmates and good, dear friends Brian Townsend (left) and Luke Shane met up in Boston, where Brian was in town for work and where Luke now lives. Via group text, they reminsced about their Mills Hills cross country workouts and heaven knows so much more. We miss these guys a lot and we are incredulous in the realization that their final cross country season (2011) was 13 years ago! How can that BE! I had to zoom in very closely to see a few slivers of gray hair on Luke's head; no such close examination is needed here at Blog Central, there's plenty of gray to go around! Thanks for the photos, the impromptu group text and for your insistence on my posting it here on this (fancy) blog = glad to oblige!