Cross Country Team Opens Season at Golden Gate Fields Race Track

On Monday, September 21, the 2009 PMS Cross Country Team participated in its first meet of the season. The setting was a unique venue, the infield of the Golden Gate Fields race track. Thirty-five PMS runners participated in the meet and for many of the kids this was their first cross country meet ever. The first race was the 6th grade boys division with Alex Harrison placing 9th, Kyle Bilorusky 10th, and Danny Young finishing in 11th place. A total of twelve PMS 6th grade boys participated in the race, one of the largest squads in the league. The next race was the 6th grade girls division. Leading the way and finishing first by a rather large margin was Maddie Copeland. Other PMS 6th grade girls who competed were Madison Tenney, Alexandra Shoptaugh, Nicole Bilorusky, and Megan Wilensky. The 3rd race run that day was the 7th & 8th grade combined boys division. Kevin Wu finished in 3rd place, while Andrew Jara finished in 9th. The final race of the day was the 7th & 8th grade combined girls division. We were only able to field four girls for this race, but all of them ran well, with Sofia Lautt leading the way, followed by Sarah Ching, Angel Rael, and Chloe Jiang.