XAVIER CROSS COUNTRY NEWSLETTER    

  This was a very busy week for the Xavier Cross Country team as they raced, twice on Tuesday at the Jesuit 2  mile Challenge and Saturday at the Manhattan College Invitational. On Both occassions,  the team proved once again that it is an up and coming team.  Against other Jesuit schools, Xavier took the first four places in the varsity race as well as a strong showing in the largest cross country meet in the Nation. 

Here are the results:

JIM SCOTT 2 MIle Challenege

Elliot Han       10:35 * 1st         Honovich      5:20 * 3rdBrouder      10:35 * 2nd         Rothermel     5:35 * 4thMcDermott    10:43 * 3rd         Katopodis     5:35 * 5thMonohan      10:43 * 4th         Stuart        5:39 *

Ed HAn           11:31 *             Basso         5:41 *Dros         11:32 *             DeJesus       5:41*

Comer        11:37 *             Anthony       5:47 *

Parmach      12:04*

Matthews  5:49*                                

Cadet         5:54 *         

 Ocampo        5:57 *Carrol       5:25  * 3rd         McNeela       6:16 *Mullen       5:30  * 4th         Purnell       6:18 *Faughnan     5:55  *             Rivera        6:20 *O'Shea       6:07  *             Wong          6:23 *Carey        6:11  *Bianco       6:41  *

 MANHATTAN COLLEGE INVITATIONAL (2.5 MILES)

Carroll      9:59 *         Brouder    14:31 * pr 2nd

Mullen      10:02 * pr      Monohan    14:46 * pr 13th

Faughnan    10:54           Ed HAn     16:01 *

Carey       11:41           Honovich   16:25

Bianco      12:59           Hoo        17:04

***9th place team***        McNeela    18:48 pr 

(30 teams in race)          Purnell   20:38  

                            *** 6th placeteam***

                              (34 teams in race)

Anthony     16:31                Elliot Han    14:47 prDeJesus     17:40 pr             McDermott     14:54 prKatopdis    18:03                Comer         15:34 prCadet       18:17 pr             Ferrante      16:19 prOcampo      18:48 pr             Gonzalez      16:23 prStuart      18:54                Dros          16:33 pr

Rivera      19:26 pr             Parmach       17:10

12th place team                  19th place team  

we add the Medals from the development meet(12) and this past week'shaul(33) and we arrive at the total of 59 medals for the yearso far.  NOT BAD....

MIP/BEST PERFORMACE;  This week's award goes to Abdon Ocampofor knocking over a minute off his time  and also to VINNIEFRERANTE and JOE MONOHAN for bring their times down by about40 seconds