as reported by Coach Len Goldman
On Monday, September 26th, PMS hosted the largest meet to
date in league history with 407 runners! Thank you to the parents who came to
cheer, drove, provided snacks and volunteered. Everything went well, no runners
fell down, and we stayed pretty much on schedule, finishing the last race around
5:30 p.m.
All the kids on the team ran well
and time permits me to name just a few. Mitchell Bloemker, 6th grade, in his
first cross country race, set a new school course record of 7:00.6 and finished in 2nd
place. In the 7/8th grade boys race, Everett Ellis set a new school course
record for 8th grade boys in a time of 7:09.3 and 4th place. 6th graders ran
about a mile, 7/8th graders about 1.25 miles Just missing the school course
record for 7th grade girls was Ava Podell in 8th place, 8:07.3, one second
off the record. For the 6th grade girs race, we had several girls finish in the
top 10, with Genevieve Raushenbush leading the way in 5th place.Over 60 PMS
runners competed and I try to emphasize to the kids the important thing is
trying your best and finishing. Every team member can take pride and
satisfaction in their accomplishment and it is an important building block in
enjoying running for the healthy activity that it is.
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