Cross Country Junior Olympians

Coach Ed and the Harriers at the GC Turkey Trot

On November 18, the Holy Spirit/St. Anne's Harriers competed in the Northeast/ Mid-Atlantic Junior Olympic Regional Championships. The race was an extremely competitive 3000 meter cross country run over the hills and bumpy terrain of Sunken Meadow State Park. There was tough competition from teams representing New England, Connecticut and Maine, as well as the Metropolitan, Adirondack and Long Island regions. Laurel Fisher (8th place) and Jennifer Gerland (12th place) qualified for the Junior Olympic National Championship to be held in Lawrence, Kansas on December 8th. In light of the competition, this was quite an achievement and we are very proud of Laurel and Jen.

The rest of the team also did very well, bettering their times from the qualifying race held at Sunken Meadow two weeks earlier. Considering this was the Harriers first year of competitive running, the team should take great pride in their accomplishments.

Congratulations for a job well done to everyone on the team: Jennifer and Stephanie Gerland, Laurel Fisher, Grace Murolo, Colleen Cass, Jessica Greblunas, James Searson, Bradley Stewart, John Paul Welch, Tim Josephs, and Will Mennicken. Also, congrats to Bridget Woods and Elisabeth Schuler who could not compete due to injuries.

Coach Bob with his Bantam Girls

Jimmy, Bradley and John Paul take a rest after a tough race A "Thumbs Up" for the Junior Olympic Qualifiers Laurel and Jen