Reprinted Coutesy of:
Greencastle Banner
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
BRAZIL — The South Putnam boys cross country team showed on Tuesday
night at the Northview Invitational that they might be a force to be
reckoned with as the postseason rapidly approaches.
Just a year removed from a fifth-place team finish in the
eight-team invite, the Eagles ran a strong strategic race on the way to
a narrow second-place behind a tough Cascade squad.
South Putnam’s Tyler Heavin finished eighth in the race in
18:51 to lead the Eagles, but it was the efforts of the second through
sixth-place runners that helped the team to a score of 57, slightly
behind the Cadets’ 51.
Dylan Hayes placed 12th for the Eagles in 19:08 to lead Tanner
Barr, Andrew Northrup, Josh Alczak and Paul Rubinho across the line in
14th through 17th place just four seconds apart.
“I think we’re getting there,” said coach Brian Gardner of his
boys’ team. “We’ve still got a tight pack, which helps. It’s very
evident that we wanted to compete tonight. Every place counts.”
Northview’s Connor Strain took advantage of his only home meet
of the season to break former teammate, James Grounds’ course record at
Craig Park.
Strain rolled to a time of 16:36 to win the race by 27 seconds
over Cascade’s Luke Holt. Strain bested his time in the meet from last
year by a remarkable 1:28 to take the record and pace his team to a
third-place finish.
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