Sophomore 1-2-3 punch Brian Iatarola (16:35, 69th), Rock Fortna (16:51, 109th), and Declan McDonald (16:58, PR, 132nd) led the way, followed immediately by junior Ian Davies (17:00, PR, 142nd) in a strong varsity debut. Freshmen Brian Mass (17:09, 173rd) closed out the scoring for West while classmate Ben Smullen (17:11, PR, 186th) also impressed by displacing half of the field as the Bucks' sixth man. Seventh man junior Beckett Wilson also delivered a PR in his varsity debut (17:19, PR, 208th).
The Bucks' depth dominated the JV race. JV results should be posted here on Tuesday, as all coaches are asked to submit their athletes' times by Monday. Expect the Bucks to be near the very top of the 1000-man field.
Leading the way was junior standout Matt Bowen (17:14), followed closely by classmate Patrick Kelly (17:21 PR). Sophomore Logan Mazullo continued his outrageous PR streak with a 17:28 to be the Bucks' 3rd man, followed by senior Ben Aunins (17:35 PR). Juniors Ben Severn and Andrew Baker (PR) closed out the scoring in 17:43 as the Bucks' 5th and 6th men. Freshman Teagan Fortna sprinted a 17:46 to finish 7th for West and displace approximately 90% of the 1000 man field. The Bucks' top five runners in the JV race averaged a remarkable 17:28!
Also setting PRs at the District One Championships were seniors Connor Baun (18:35) and Gray Wilson (18:18), juniors Jacob Cawley (19:03), Troy Press (18:13), Tyler Press (18:00), and Matt Young (20:20), sophomores Ryan McIlhinney (18:15) and Brendan Warren (19:07), and freshmen Stephen Bolton (19:03) and Mark McClenahan (17:51)!
The annual Awards Banquet will be held on Monday, November 11th at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria. Please plan to bring your favorite covered dish to share! Details to follow.