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Westminster Boys Have a Record-Setting Day at RMI
Cross Country - First Boys' @ Richard Miller Invitational, Second out of 10 for both First and Second Boys
The coaches have been talking about this year being a special one since last spring, but today, the actions of the team validated that claim. The team’s previous best showing on the home course had included seven boys on one day breaking 20 minutes (that happened for very deep 2004 team); this year, NINE boys broke the 20-minute barrier and another five were under 21 minutes.
The coaches have been talking about this year being a special one since last spring, but today, the actions of the team validated that claim. The team’s previous best showing on the home course had included seven boys on one day breaking 20 minutes (that happened for very deep 2004 team); this year, NINE boys broke the 20-minute barrier and another five were under 21 minutes.
In the First Boys’ race, the top seven harriers faced a number of fine opponents, including a deep and talented Division I program in the Deerfield team. From the opening gun, co-captain Emmett de Kanter '19 showed that he would own this race; he took a healthy lead at the half-mile and won the meet by well over 30 seconds. In the process, he broke the meet record by 35 seconds and the school record by 29 seconds. Co-captain Teagan Stedman '18, who had been battling illness all week, showed tremendous courage and grit, taking third overall and dropping almost two minutes off his previous home course PR. Kieran Haug '21, the Third Form Sensation, ran a blistering 18:14 on his first effort on the home course; he entered the Lifetime Best list at the #8 position! The theme of personal records being shattered continued for the Martlets, with Justin Schuster '19 dropping 90 seconds off his lifetime PR; it was his first time under 20 minutes at home, and he ran an 18:31. Elliott Kennard '19, Daniel Pinckney '20 and Daniel Chey '18 all set lifetime PRs, with Chey returning to the team after a year hiatus to better his time by over a minute. Despite the team’s best effort, Deerfield nipped Westminster in the team competition, 32-37, but you would not have known that by the celebratory mood the boys were in all afternoon. They had earned a lot of pride in themselves through the preparation they had done for the season and effort they put forth today.
Just over an hour later, Second Boys’ took the field, energized by the results of the First Boys’ race. Deerfield was untouchable in this race on paper, but John Kuzminskas '18 had the race of his career to take their lead runner at the 2.5 mile mark and then hang on to win by over nine seconds for his lifetime PR. Deerfield took the next three spots, but Connor Seeley '18 had a tremendous run, which he earned with many miles of summer training, to break 20 minutes for the first time and take fifth overall. Sean Ryan '18 surprised even himself by jumping into the top 10 with a significant minute-plus improvement in his course PR. In the end, 24 of the 27 Westminster runners who left the starting line recorded personal records; five of the fastest 15 runners in the past 18 years on this course are on this year's team.
Complete results for the competition can be found at www.webscorer.com/westminster
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