Our second and final home meet of the season was a tri-meet against Archmere Academy and Delmarva Christian Academy. Despite the intense heat and a delayed start time due to a mixup involving double-booking of the course with another five-team meet, our runners were prepared to compete, and many posted solid times.
Josh Deitrich ('19) led the way for the boys, finishing second overall in 19:59. Matteo D'Andrea ('20) finished in fourteenth place with a time of 21:58. Spencer Armstrong ('19), Dennis Nicholson ('19), and Nick Yu ('18) followed in 16th, 25th, and 28th place respectively. Marc Sherman ('20) crossed the line in 31st place with a time of 23:39, followed by Captain Luke Sherman ('18) in 34th place. Ryan Silver ('20), Richard Turley ('22), Captain Brandan Leauby ('18), Ryan Cooper ('21), and Jesse Ma ('20) rounded out the Red Lion boys finishers.
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| Josh Deitrich, pictured earlier in 2017 (Photo: Mr. Aaron Hamrick) |
On the girls' side, Fiona Fawcett ('22) placed first among the Red Lion girls and fourth overall with a time of 24:37. Hannah Ye ('21) also finished in the top ten for the girls (7th place). Despite taking not one but two tumbles during the last mile that resulted in a bloodied knee and dirt all over her, Katie Rippon ('20) placed 14th, crossing the finish line at 26:25. Because of her perseverance, she was honored as the recipient of the 2x4 for the day*. Cathy Nicholson ('21) finished in 15th with a time of 26:38. Captain Naomi Mengel ('18) was narrowly beaten in the final sprint by an Archmere runner and placed 17th. Faith Hollister ('22), battling a broken wrist, finished 23rd among the girls, followed by Abby Phillips ('21) in 25th, Sophia Spotts ('21) in 30th, and Captain Anna Teather ('18) in 33rd place. Both the boys and girls teams lost to Archmere but won against Delmarva Christian in the overall score.
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Coach Shirley, the seniors, and their posters (Photo: Mr. Dan Mengel)
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Because this was our final home meet of the season, senior recognition was held after the race. Brandan Leauby, Naomi Mengel, Luke Sherman, Anna Teather, and Nick Yu were recognized for their contributions to the team over the course of their cross country careers. (Special thank you to all the Tall Oaks students who helped to make the posters and the friends and family who came out to support us!)
*For an explanation of this honor, see previous post
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