Tornado cross country teams finish third at divisional championships
Norwich’s two seniors, Adrienne Vedder and Macey Montgomery were recognized at the STAC East Divisional Championship meet Tuesday. The lone seniors were honored with the rest of the seniors in attendance for the meet. (Submitted Photo)
HARPURSVILLE – Both the Norwich girls and boys cross country teams placed third at the Southern Tier Athletic Conference East Division Championships Tuesday night, held at Cole Park in Harpursville.
In a meet where all seniors were honored for all team’s in attendance, the Purple Tornado’s Adrienne Vedder and Macey Montgomery were recognized for their years of hard work on the courses in the fall sports season.
The race was completed with Norwich’s Hannah DeBates being the first team member to reach the finish line, placing 15th overall with a time of 25:40. Vedder crossed the tape a second after her teammate to capture 16th place for the event.
Later in the race, two Norwich runners came in back-to-back once again as Robyn Diehl and Grace Bookamer finished 23rd and 24th. Diehl ran the course in 27:16 while Bookamer came in a minute later.
The final two Lady Tornado runners finished right behind each other, giving all Norwich girls back-to-back finishes. Maria Pomares and Lexi Slate placed 27th and 28th, finishing the race less than 20 seconds apart.
The Norwich girls team earned 65 points while the boys, who also placed third at the divisional championship race, ended the meet with 85 points.
Makaio Sutton was the first Tornado boys runner to finish the course, running a time of 18:22. Overall, Sutton captured a podium spot in the race, placing third overall out of the entire field of runners.
Teammate Stephan Kman came into the finish line two places behind Sutton, placing fifth and was just six second off his colleague’s pace.
Julian Roque was the next Norwich runner to complete the course, finished 14th with a time of 20:03 and Zander Sutton raced to a time of 21:36 to placed him 27th out of all 67 runners.
Zack Russell and Sean Eaves placed 46th and 54 in the race but as both came in before other runners, the two helped the Norwich team earn a lower point total and the finish in the top three.
Both teams are off to the Marathon Invitational on Saturday with running set to begin at 9:15 a.m. This is the Tornado’s final meet before postseason races start.
In a meet where all seniors were honored for all team’s in attendance, the Purple Tornado’s Adrienne Vedder and Macey Montgomery were recognized for their years of hard work on the courses in the fall sports season.
The race was completed with Norwich’s Hannah DeBates being the first team member to reach the finish line, placing 15th overall with a time of 25:40. Vedder crossed the tape a second after her teammate to capture 16th place for the event.
Later in the race, two Norwich runners came in back-to-back once again as Robyn Diehl and Grace Bookamer finished 23rd and 24th. Diehl ran the course in 27:16 while Bookamer came in a minute later.
The final two Lady Tornado runners finished right behind each other, giving all Norwich girls back-to-back finishes. Maria Pomares and Lexi Slate placed 27th and 28th, finishing the race less than 20 seconds apart.
The Norwich girls team earned 65 points while the boys, who also placed third at the divisional championship race, ended the meet with 85 points.
Makaio Sutton was the first Tornado boys runner to finish the course, running a time of 18:22. Overall, Sutton captured a podium spot in the race, placing third overall out of the entire field of runners.
Teammate Stephan Kman came into the finish line two places behind Sutton, placing fifth and was just six second off his colleague’s pace.
Julian Roque was the next Norwich runner to complete the course, finished 14th with a time of 20:03 and Zander Sutton raced to a time of 21:36 to placed him 27th out of all 67 runners.
Zack Russell and Sean Eaves placed 46th and 54 in the race but as both came in before other runners, the two helped the Norwich team earn a lower point total and the finish in the top three.
Both teams are off to the Marathon Invitational on Saturday with running set to begin at 9:15 a.m. This is the Tornado’s final meet before postseason races start.
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