News & Events 2004-2005

Boys’ Cross Country Wins Fifth Consecutive MAPL Title

Coach Marty Miller reports that the boy’s cross country team garnered a fifth consecutive MAPL title for Blair: “It was cool and sunny in Hightstown for the MAPL championship, a runner’s delight. Five Blair runners finished among the top six places and averaged an all-time Blair best of 16:33 for a 5K course in winning Blair’s fifth consecutive MAPL title. Kiley Austin-Young (16:09) and Andrew Samuel (16:16) battled valiantly over the course, going out in a blistering 4:46 first mile and finished in fine form. Tommie Huang was third in 16:39, running alone for most of the race – no small feat. Tyler Pruce (16:52 and a personal record) in fifth place and Anthony D’Amato (16:53, a personal record) in sixth place paced each other throughout the challenging race. Note the 44-second interval between first and fifth man is another all-time best for a Blair team participating in a major race. Jon Carroll (17:22) in 10th place and Anthony Stival in 11th place (17:22) rounded out the varsity team.

“The future of cross country looks bright as four Blair runners swept the junior varsity race with times that would have placed them among the top 15 runners in the varsity race. Rick DeFino (1st, 17:21), Tyler Hall (2nd, 17:50), Tim Bacon (3rd, 18:24), Keegan McDonald (4th, 18:30) headed a field of 69 runners.”

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