The meet was separated into four sections: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. Instead of the typical three miles or five kilometers, the course was two miles. Lead by the new cross country coach, Doug Daniel, a brand new cross country season had just begun.
Freshman Matthew Oliver completed his first cross country meet and placed 60th, creating his personal record of 14:03.36.
Multi-schooled senior Soren Hoffman and sophomore Isaac Hoffman also completed their first meet of the cross country season. Senior Soren finished the course with a placement of 50th and a time of 11:52.11. Sophomore Isaac ran with 81 sophomores and placed 33th, with a finishing time of 12:01.03.
Junior Michael Fu ran with seniors and placed 84th with a time of 14:16.32.
Since the season just started, lots of improvements could be made. Oliver, who is new to cross country, was satisfied with his results, and is prepared to improve.
“I am really happy with how the meet went,” Oliver said. “With a lot of time and practice, I can improve my skills and boost my endurance.”
Senior Soren says that while he is content with the results of the match, he felt his did not perform to the best of his abilities. He is planning to work on his pacing for the future.
“I think I could improve my pace,” Soren said. “I think I started too fast and, in turn, did not finish the race as strongly as I could have.”
As a first-year coach for FC, Daniel congratulated his team on their effort. He later reported that he is very proud of his team’s performance.
We just did incredible today,” Daniel said. “I am extremely happy. Michael and Matthew each broke their times by two minutes. Soren broke his time by fourteen seconds, but he had the toughest time, and Isaac broke his time about a minute. I am proud of these kids.”
The Eagles run at Avocado Lake in the Sanger Invitational, Sept. 19.
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