XAVIER CROSS COUNTRY NEWSLETTER 10/23/96

     Over this past weekend the team competed in three meets with some terrible weather.  The times were slow, but for the most part in was an adventure.  Here are the results:

Fordham Prep Freshman Relays at VCP 10/19/96

Frosh A Team                     Frosh B Team

Caesar     7:46 *                   McCorkell          8:13 *

Brunetti     6:28 *                   Rosado        6:23 *

Donohue     6:36 *                   Craffey       6:55 *

Geraghty     6:29 *              The First Runners had the

Lettieri     6:37 *              longest distance to run.

TT  33:59

MOLLOY JV MEET AT VCP 10/19/96

Soph Race  (2.5 Miles)              JV Race (2.5 miles)

E Carroll      16:54 *            McMahon     17:52

Carrihill      18:30 *            Leung     19:29

French         18:43 *            Keane     20:35

Sestak         18:55              Ocampo     20:57

Alcoser        19:49              Shen      20:58

Campbell       21:30              Romano     24:17

                                   Mangino     24:17

Eastern States Championships at VCP 10/19/96

JV A Race     (2.5miles)              Varsity Race (2.5 Miles)

Faughnan       15:51 ** 4^th      Carroll     14:24 *  7^th

Duvert         16:00 ** 7^th      Simko     15:16 *

Brunetti       16:11 ** 8^th      Cokley     15:34 *

McGlue         16:17 ** 9^th      Fratta     16:36

Lozano         16:22 ** 11^th      Traugott     16:39

Payne          20:16 *

1^st place team

Medal Count: With the 25 medals won over the weekend the total rises to 128 for the season so far.

MIP/BEST PERFORMANCE: This weeks award goes to Tim Faughnan For running his best time for the year so far over the weekend.  Also the team members who ran in the rain desire a mention.  It took guts to run and Xavier was well represented.