Red Lion vs. Delaware Military Academy vs. Conrad Schools of Science

This past Wednesday, October 10, we had a tri-meet against Delaware Military Academy and Conrad Schools of Science, held at Banning Park. The unexpected heat and humidity made for tough racing conditions, but our runners did as well as they could given the extra "cross-country weather" we had that day.

The boys' race was first. Joshua Deitrich ('19) finished in fifth place overall in 19:36. Spencer Armstrong ('19) and Dennis Nicholson ('19) finished in 19th and 21st places respectively, running respective times of 21:20 and 21:49. Andrew Tanyous ('22) and Michael Gasorek ('22) rounded out Red Lion's top five male runners. Here is the full finishing order for the boys' race: 

1. Joshua Deitrich ('19) -- 19:36 (5th place)
2. Spencer Armstrong ('19) -- 21:20
3. Dennis Nicholson ('19) -- 21:49
4. Andrew Tanyous ('22) -- 22:36
5. Michael Gasorek ('22) -- 22:42
6. Marc Sherman ('20) -- 22:48
7. Ryan Cooper ('21) -- 24:15
8. Richard Turley ('22) -- 25:10
9. Adam Rao ('20) -- 27:05
10. John Cusatis ('22) -- 33:29
11. Seyram Gaffrey ('21) -- 45:33

DNS -- Captain Micah Pope ('19) [broken wrist]

Sophomore Ryan Cooper finished seventh for the Red Lion boys, with a time of 24:15 (Photo: Katie Rippon)

The girls' race started five minutes after the boys' race. Hannah Ye ('21) placed fifth overall for the girls' race and first for Red Lion, running the course in 24:31. Faith Hollister ('22) and Captain Katelyn Walker ('19) finished in 25:10 and 26:41, respectively. Abi Phillips ('21) finished just fifteen seconds behind her. Cathy Nicholson ('21) finished in 28:13 and rounded out Red Lion's five girls. Fiona Fawcett ('22) could not run due to a hip injury, but she hopes to be back into running soon.

Hannah Ye ('21) ran the course in 24:31, finishing first for the Red Lion girls and fifth overall (Photo: Katie Rippon)

This was a tough race for Red Lion, but our runners prevailed despite the heat and humidity. The temperatures next week will be a lot cooler and we are excited to finally see some fall weather.