XAVIER CROSS COUNTRY NEWSLETTER 11/2/97

            Over the weekend the team competed in the Frosh/Soph City Champs.  The Freshman led the team to its best City finish in 65 years and the best Frosh finish ever.  The weather made the Soph race a challenge.  The Varsity competed in the Marathon Road Race and showed that they are ready for Cities.  Here are the results:

FROSH/ SOPH CITY CHAMPS AT VCP 11/1/97

FROSH A                                           FROSH B

Harmon            8:59 pr ** 4^th               Dwyer              10:55 pr

Fedders            9:26            **              Alcoser            11:12 pr

Nolan               9:28            **              Twomey          11:52

Sullivan        9:31pr       **                    Bernstien         13:12

Messina            9:50            **            ong               13:24pr

Napolitano            10:11            *                      9^th place out of 19 teams

Dougherty            10:36 pr*

3^rd place out of 32 teams

SOPH A                                              SOPH B

Gochal             15:47 *                        Dabagh            17:36 pr

Donahue            16:37                           Morillo            18:36

A Brunetti            17:07                           Chow               19:12

Errante             17:23                           McGoldrick    20:48

Lettieri              17:37

Rosado            17:49

Ramirez            19:31

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL ROAD RACE AT CENTRAL PARK 11/2/97 (2.2m)

Simko              11:15 13^th place                     Duvert              12:20

Caraballo            11:56                                       C Brunetti            12:40

Traugott            12:05                                       McGoldrick    12:46

MEDAL COUNT:  With these 13 medals the total rises to 160

BEST PERFORMACE: This week’s award has to go to the Freshman team for such a great season and finishing it so well at City Champs. Also RYAN HARMON gets a special mention for going under 9 minutes for the 1.5 mile race and being named 1^st TEAM ALL CITY FROSH CROSS COUNTRY

MOST IMPROVED: This week’s award goes to Alex Dabagh, Dan Dougherty, and Roberto Wong for big drops on a rainy day.