XAVIER CROSS COUNTRY NEWSLETTER 11/18/96

     Over the weekend the team competed in the Jesuit Champs and the State Champs.  The team finished the season on an up note as nearly all the Freshmen ran personal bests.  Here are the results:

Jesuit Champs at VCP 11/16/96

Frosh Race (1.5 Miles)         Varsity Race (2.5 Miles)

Brunetti       10:17pr                Simko     14:04*pr

Geraghty       10:28pr              Caraballo     14:48*pr

Rosado         10:34pr               McGlue     15:30

McCorkell      10:40pr              Fratta     15:30

Lettieri       10:59                       Patterson     15:36

Donahue        11:01pr             Traugott     15:40

McGoldrick     12:30pr            Brunetti     15:50

7^th place team                          5^th place team

JV Race (2.5 Miles)

Carrihill      15:33*pr      Mangino     18:27

Ocampo         16:44         Acevedo     18:46pr

Aleksey        16:55         Leung     18:47

McGoldrick     16:57         Whitehead 18:52pr

Payne          17:19         Shen      19:17

Keane          17:24         Ebratt     19:20

French         17:29         Villahoz     19:41

Lunny          17:38

NY State Cross Country Championships at Bowden Park 11/16

Varsity race (3.1 miles)

James Carroll        17:40

Kevin Maloy          18:25

MEDAL COUNT:  With the three medals earned this weekend the season total rises to 160.

MIP/ Best Performance: This weeks award goes to the two seniors who ran in a very tough State Championship meet. Also desiring a mention is Pat McGoldrick who broke 17 mins for the first time.