XAVIER CROSS COUNTRY NEWSLETTER 11/15/97

            Over the weekend the team competed in the Jesuit Championships.  We ran very well and finished the season on a high note.  Here are the results:

JESUIT CHAMPIONSHIPS AT VCP 11/15/97

FROSH RACE (1.5 MILES)                                              VARSITY RACE (2.5M)

Harmon            9:07 * 2^nd          Dwyer  11:08                Simko              13:56 pr* 10^th

Fedders            9:28 * 10^th        Twomey 11:56             Traugott           14:04 pr* 13^th

Messina            9:59 * 24^th        Alcoser  12:24              Caraballo         14:25 pr* 16^th

Sullivan           10:02                 Bernstien 13:02              P McGoldrick            15:03

Nolan               10:14                 Wong    14:12               C Brunetti            15:37

Napolitano            10:27                                                         Periera             15:50

Dougherty            11:02                                                       Joe Alcoser            16:15

JUNIOR VARSITY ( 2.5 MILES)

French              15:51 *18^th                Mangino          17:08               Romano          19:06

Aleksey            16:36                           Wojo               17:10               Dabagh            19:11

A Brunetti            16:41                           Smith                17:12               Lunny               19:14

Keane              16:49                           Errante             17:16               McGoldrick    19:36pr

Jeff Alcoser            16:52pr                Rosado            17:20pr            Armstrong       21:21

Serrano            16:54                           Morillo            18:39               Troisi                21:29

                                                                                                            Camberio        22:22

MEDAL COUNT:  With these 7 medals the season total rises to 169.

BEST PERFORMANCE:  This week’s award goes to TIM SIMKO for breaking the 14 minute barrrier.

MOST IMPROVED PERFORMANCE:  This goes to the Varsity Team for beating out the 6^th place team in the city.  A big improvement over last week.  Also to all the guys who hit a pr to end the season.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BOWDIN STATE PARK 11/22/97

Traugott            18:29            5000 meter race