The Running Mustangs took a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th
the 2002 Gateway Invitational. Seventeen teams entered this
years invitational which was run on an alternate "ski slope"
course.
BOYS VARSITY
The varsity boys set the pace for the day with a
3rd place finish. Cam Christeson led the team with an 8th place
finish at 17:57. "New Kid" Nick Croasdaile continued
to impress with a 15th place 18:34. Mike Russo, Chris DeRiggi
and Jon Good in a ran in a loose pack placing 28th, 30th and 34th. The
hard week strict interval training paid off for the boys.
GIRLS VARSITY
The girls' varsity team reached their goal of
a top five finish by claiming 5th place. Rachel Twigg was the
top girl with an 8th place finish and a 21:23 time. Junior
Captain Leanna Stitt and Jess Youra finished just two seconds apart
and placed 22nd and 24th. The final four girls, Heather Zielonka, Val
Vandzura, Brooke Taylor & Lisa Dugan all finished within 40
seconds of each other. Coach I was pleased with the effort, but
believes the girls have a lot of potential.
GIRLS JV
The Girls Junior Varsity easily won first
place with an amazing score of 24. All five of the top Plum
runners were in the top 10 finishers. Diane Sujansky was the
winner of the race and Kelly Tomko was runner up. Close behind
were three freshmen; Ashley Ressler in 4th , Allison Joyce in 7th and
Amanda Fischer in 10th. All five girls had bettered their
intrasquad times by at least 2 minutes! Ten other JV girls also
contributed the the Mustang victory.
BOYS JV
The final race of the day saw the Plum JV boys
take a second place. A little excitement was added to the event
when the race leaders Matt G.and Chris W. invented their own course
and led the entire pack in the wrong direction, TWICE! I guess that's why they call him Daryl.
Matt Giunta was the leading Mustang in 4th place.
Sophomore sensation Sean Tuite bettered his intrasquad time by 1:40
took 7th place. From that point on, almost every other runner
crossing the finish line was a Running Mustang. Stephen Frueh
finished particularly well by improving 2:28 since last week. see
complete results