Laurel (2nd) Jen (1st) and Stephanie (1st) are all smiles after the race. On Sunday, November 9th, the Holy Spirit / St.Anne's Cross Country team ran with great results in the Long Island Youth Cross Country Association Championship and Junior Olympic Qualifiers held at beautiful Sunken Meadow Park. Stephanie Gerland placed first in the Bantam girls 3000 meters. .Jennifer Gerland's 1st place victory coupled with Laurel Fisher's 2nd place and Colleen Cass's 7th place finishes helped secure the Team Championship for the Midget girls as well. All 20 members of the team who participated, qualified for the United States Track and Field Junior Olympic Regional Finals which will be held on November 23rd, at Van Cortland Park, the mecca of cross country running on the East Coast. The top 20 runners in each age group who qualify in that race will go on to the National Championships scheduled for December 13th in Virginia. Please wish the team good luck in competing against the best youth cross country runners on the East Coast.

...and they're off! Jimmy, Tim, Bradley & Andrew celebrate their success. Hard work and practice really pays off. Jess and Colleen on the go.