Norwich boys XC finish 7th at Marathon Invite
MARATHON –For those in the active high school cross-country and track scene, the Marathon invitational is one of the region’s most competitive cross-country meets in New York State. Usually held on a weekend in the the fall, hundreds of runners alike from across New York make their pilgrimage to this cross-country haven. This year, the Norwich boys and girls varsity cross-country teams traveled on Friday April 16 to compete in the ‘Fall 2’ version of the invitational.
In the division 1 varsity boys’ race, the Norwich Purple Tornado finished seventh out of the 10 teams in their division, scoring 133 points. Norwich senior Julian Roque lead NHS with a 12th place finish out of the competitive field of 178 harriers. Roque crossed the tape in a time of 19:01.9 minutes. With Roque finishing among the top 21 runners, he earned a Second Team All-Star finish at the long-standing invitational.
Rounding out the remaining boys varsity finishers for the Purple Tornado were a pair of juniors in Stephen Kman and Makaio Sutton who finished 22nd and 23rd respectively, with Kman timing 19:30.3 and Sutton finishing in a time of 19:30.8. Sophomore Zander Sutton finished 73rd with a time of 21:48.8, Norwich senior Andrew Meccariello finished just five spots back in 78th place in a time of 21:12.8 to round out the scoring for the Purple Tornado.
In the division 1 girls’ varsity race, Norwich’s Robyn Diehl crossed the finish line to place 50th out of the field of 113 runners in a time of 26:14. Joining Diehl across the finish line was Norwich teammate Grace Bookamer who placed 93rd in a time of 32:01.
Norwich returns to the course on Tuesday April 20 at Norwich High School when they compete against Chenango Forks, Unadilla Valley/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, Sidney, and Afton-Harpursville with start-time scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
In the division 1 varsity boys’ race, the Norwich Purple Tornado finished seventh out of the 10 teams in their division, scoring 133 points. Norwich senior Julian Roque lead NHS with a 12th place finish out of the competitive field of 178 harriers. Roque crossed the tape in a time of 19:01.9 minutes. With Roque finishing among the top 21 runners, he earned a Second Team All-Star finish at the long-standing invitational.
Rounding out the remaining boys varsity finishers for the Purple Tornado were a pair of juniors in Stephen Kman and Makaio Sutton who finished 22nd and 23rd respectively, with Kman timing 19:30.3 and Sutton finishing in a time of 19:30.8. Sophomore Zander Sutton finished 73rd with a time of 21:48.8, Norwich senior Andrew Meccariello finished just five spots back in 78th place in a time of 21:12.8 to round out the scoring for the Purple Tornado.
In the division 1 girls’ varsity race, Norwich’s Robyn Diehl crossed the finish line to place 50th out of the field of 113 runners in a time of 26:14. Joining Diehl across the finish line was Norwich teammate Grace Bookamer who placed 93rd in a time of 32:01.
Norwich returns to the course on Tuesday April 20 at Norwich High School when they compete against Chenango Forks, Unadilla Valley/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, Sidney, and Afton-Harpursville with start-time scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
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