OOH-RAH! King boys, Hope goin' upstate!

Post date: Oct 25, 2008 10:19:21 PM

For the first time ever, the Rufus King cross country boys team won its sectional, and, for the first time, a Rufus King girl qualified for the state meet as an individual.

The boys team took first with only 49 points, qualifying for the state meet.  The team beat Marquette (ranked number four in the state) by 17 points, earning the first victory over Marquette in school history.  David Stilin won the race with a time of 16:16, finishing six seconds ahead of Marquette's Jake Erschen.  Nathaniel Sullivan took fifth in 16:37, and Josh Gilly ran a 16:54 to place 11th.  Thirteenth place went to Eric Anderson, who ran 16:54.  Sebastian Van Oudenallen stepped up to the fifth spot on the team, placing 19th and running 17:06 (a PR of 34 seconds).  Paul Bolanowski ran 17:09 to place 21st, and Joe Morgan took 33rd, running a time of 17:37.

The girls team placed eighth with a score of 200 points.  Hope Marshall led the girls team, finishing seventh with a time of 15:45.  Hope qualified for the state meet, becoming the first girl in Rufus King cross county history to do so.  Monica Elwood-Lowe took 33rd, finishing in 17:03.  Dayleen Flores ran a time of 17:38, taking 46th.  Next was Nina Fricano in 56th, running a time of 18:25, and Caroline Froh in 58th, running 18:41.  Julia Straszewski, the only King freshman to run in the meet, finished in 60th with a time of 18:49.

Congratulations to all who ran, and good luck to Hope Marshall and the boys team.

OOH-RAH!!  We goin' upstate!!