Another GREAT Operation Welcome Home XC/Track athletes traveled to the BWI Airport to welcome home our troops! Thanks for protecting our freedoms!  ________________________________________________________________ Hard fought battle produces runner up finish at states!!!
________________________________________________________________ County Championships Varsity 3rd and JV 1st!!! In a hard fought battle, the varsity places 3rd behind Tatnall and Charter. The dynamic duo of Andrew Hally and John Walker cruise to 2nd and 3rd overall, proving they are the best 1-2 punch in the state! George Steinhoff comes back from injury to place 10th, closely followed by teammate Asa Bloom in 16th. Freshman Michael Keehan rounds out the scoring with a gutsy performance after battling a sore hamstring for 2 weeks. The JV absolutely CRUSHED IT, taking 7 of the top 10 spots! Kyle McCarthy and Jake Holmes went 2-3, closely followed by Danny Deckers 5th, Jacob Stuchlik 6th and Colin Parker 8th. Only a few weeks ago, Colin was in an immobilizer brace after suffering a broken knee cap and 18 stitches after being hit by a car. Definitely the gutsiest come back! Next up....States! The team is going to need all the support we can get. Let's have a fun last week of practice and get ready to storm Killens Pond!!! ________________________________________________________________ More PR's at Killens Pond To preview the course for states, the team headed an hour south to race the N5CTA meet at Killens Pond. Varsity placed second and JV came away with the win! Andrew Hally ran the 6th fastest time EVER at Killens Pond and the 2nd fastest in school history, only behind his brother Pat (2013/UPenn). Andrew led the JV with a _________________________________________________________________ Senior Day!!!
Dual vs. St. Mark's As senior year goes, today was the first of many lasts. Watching the seniors run their final dual meet, and come away with a final win, was inspirational. You stand on the shoulders of giants who ran before you, but have solidified a great legacy of your own. Dating back to 1993, our XC team has not lost a dual meet. None of you were alive, and many were not even born in that century when this streak started! Understand where you came from, and recognize that you are part of something great. Seniors...we are not done yet! We still have the N5CTA meet, County's and State's. Let's get it done!!! _________________________________________________________________ Joe O'Neill Invitational With key runners Steinhoff and Parker temporarily on the sidelines, Freshman Michael Keehan and Sean Banko stepped up yet again to help the Varsity place 2nd in a close race with Tatnall (70-73). Andrew Hally and John Walker placed 2nd and 3rd, both breaking the tape under 16:00 for the 2nd time this season! Asa Bloom rounded out the scoring for varsity. JVA had commanding win by a pack with only a :39 spread! Andrew Caverly lead the way with Jake Holmes, Andrew Insley, Lucian Peach and Danny Deckers close behind. Not to be outdone, JVB had 10 of the top 11 finishers! Kyle McCarthy lead the way with Justin Stafford, David Fielding, Robby Wiest and Joe Fassano rounding out the scoring. _________________________________________________________________ Manhattan Invitational JV, lead by Steve Banko and Jacob Holmes...win!!! Varsity, lead by Andrew Hally finish 21st in one of the strongest fields EVERY assembled! Freshman Michael Keehan and Sean Banko are the teams 3rd and 5th runners! _________________________________________________________________ The Salesianum Invitational What day for the Salesianum XC team...and their parents! A GIGANTIC THANK YOU to all the parents, family, friends, alumni, alumni parents, etc...who made today possible. It was cold, wet and windy, but you all brought such positive energy that it made everyone's day! We can't thank you enough!!! Highlights:
_________________________________________________________________ Add another 2 wins to the streak! The boys register wins against Archmere and St. Mark's at our annual Catholic school tri-meet. Highlights:
*Check out the improvement over the years!!! *Hard work DOES pay off!!! *Patience + Consistency = SUCCESS!!! _________________________________________________________________ Salesianum Storms North Carolina!!! In the first 5k of the season, the Salesianum boys took a 7 hour drive to Cary, North Carolina for the Adidas XC Challenge. This is the site of the Southeast Regional championships, making this a test run for Nike Southeast Regionals. Still in early season summer form, the boys ran EXTREMELY well with a long drive and this being their first 5k of the season! If this is an indicator of summer training, the boys showed how hard they worked!!! Highlights:
_________________________________________________________________ Great Start to the Dual Meet Season!!! Perfect Sweeps against Brandywine, Concord and MOT Charter schools. AMAZING performances by first timers "conquering the creek"! Next up this week...North Carolina for the Adidas XC Challenge!!! _________________________________________________________________ Cherokee Challenge 2 Mile!!! Don't forget to email mlosapio@salesianum.org jmazzio@salesianum.org and kdeinert@udel.edu how you think you ran in your race and your MVP of the race vote!!! Highlights Senior Andrew Hally lead all team members finishing the 2 mile course in 2nd place out of 1,322 runners with a time of 9:44. New XC runner, John Walker, was right behind Andrew finishing 5th in a time of 9:57. The fastest Freshman was Michael Keehan finishing 2nd place in the Freshman race. The fastest Sophomore was Lucian Peach finishing 39th in the sophomore race. The fastest Junior was Andrew Caverly finishing 46th in the Junior race. The next race is this Tuesday at Brandywine Creek State Park at 4:00 p.m. against Concord, Brandywine and Middletown Charter. Come out to support! |
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