XAVIER CROSS COUNTRY NEWSLETTER 9/21/97

            Over the weekend, the Xavier team competed in its first meet of the season and we did very well.  Many of the Varsity lowered their times significantly and the Freshmen continued to show improvement as a team.  Here are the results:

REGIS INVITATIONAL AT VCP 9/20/97

FROSH A (1.5 MILES)                           FROSH B (1.5 MILES)

Harmon            9:17    pr* 3^rd                          Nolan               9:49  *  6^th

Messina            10:01  pr* 11^th                       Fedders           9:49  *  7^th

Sullivan 10:21     *  20^th                                  Dougherty        11:02 pr*

Napolitano            10:51  pr*                          Alcoser            11:14 pr *

Dwyer              11:27  pr                                 Bernstien         14:35 pr

Twomey            12:10  pr                                 Wong               14:51 pr

SOPH RACE (2.5 MILES)                           JUNIOR RACE (2.5 MILES)

Donohue            17:15  pr                                 Joe Alcoser            16:23 pr *

Gochal             17:30  pr                                 Carrihill            16:53  *

A Brunetti            18:02                                       Carroll              17:22

Rosado            18:46                                       French              17:50

Errante             18:52  pr                                 Jeff Alcoser            18:29 pr

Lettieri              19:04  pr                                 Smith                18:52 pr

Ramirez            19:21  pr                                 Troisi                21:32 pr

Morillo 20:39  pr                                             Camberio        23:31

McGoldrick            21:13                                       Donnelly          25:26

VARSITY RACE (2.5 MILES)

Simko              14:15 *                                    Carpenito         17:05

Traugott            14:51 pr*                               Keane              17:08

C Brunetti            15:21 pr*                               McMahon       17:31

Caraballo            15:38                                       Wojo               17:37 pr

Perieria                 16:35  pr                                 Aleksey          18:13  

McGoldrick               16:43  pr                                 Mangino          18:39

                                                                        Lunny               18:40

MASPETH 5 MILE RUN

Mr. Dormer            34:20            23^rd overall, 4^th in age group  (6:52 mile pace)

MEDAL COUNT:  This weekend we took in 13 medals.  That is the total for the season so far.

MIP/BEST PERFORMANCE:  This weeks award goes to all the guys who hit a pr.  Frosh Harmon and Bernstien had great drops in their times.  Donohue ran a great race to lead the soph team.  The Alcoser brothers did very well in the junior race.  C Brunetti and Traugott had significant drops in time.