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First RMI Win for Martlets
It was a perfect day for the 13th running of the Richard Miller Invitational. First Boys’ Cross Country knew that they had an opportunity to place well today, and energy levels were high as they took the line with nine other schools. From the start, Emmett de Kanter ‘19 took the lead and he never relinquished it. He ran a fast first mile, ran alone for the next two, and pushed hard to finish in 16:51, tying the course record set in 2014. The rest of the team was intent on making this Westminster’s day, pushing hard in every foot race to get in front of their opponents at the finish. Justin Schuster ‘19 was second for Westminster and fourth overall. He was followed by Daniel Pinckney ‘20, who had another dramatic finish to slide in front of a few other runners and earning the team another few critical points. Pinckney also dropped over 20 seconds off his lifetime best on this course. Elliott Kennard ‘19 was close behind in ninth and Kieran Haug ‘21 was the last scorer at 11th; he also finished under 19 minutes. Will Rizzo ‘21 moved up into the top 40 on the lifetime best list with his first run under 20 minutes on the home course, and Alex Ellis ‘20 had a solid run as the seventh man. In the end, the little victories between runners gave Westminster a slim six-point lead over Deerfield and its first-ever team title at the RMI.
The Second Boys’ race started over an hour later, and this group of less experienced runners demonstrated with their effort throughout the course that they came to compete. They posted some impressive times, given that most have been running for only three weeks. The top finisher for Westminster was Hudson Stedman ‘21, who dropped over 50 seconds from his lifetime best, showing that his summer training has paid dividends. Next were newcomers Spencer Kwan ‘22 and David DeFronzo ‘19, both who sprinted to the finish and broke 23 minutes on their first runs on this course. Brendan Greene ‘20 and Nate Chaves ‘19 were just over that threshold with solid efforts. Raymond Liu ‘22 had a tremendous finish — sixth for the team. It was a solid effort and a promising finish for a group made up primarily of new runners. They are at a good place to build for the next two-thirds of the season. Thank you to all the spectators who came to support the XC teams. It was a festive, upbeat atmosphere on Williams Hill and the crowd support certainly helped all the athletes compete. The team looks forward to seeing many of you again next weekend at Williston Northampton.
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