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Xavier Cross Country Dominates Southwest Section Race

Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sportswriter
Photos by Mr. Lallian

Xavier Cross Country won Thursday's Section Race in a meet where schools qualify to send their team to next Saturday's State Cross Country Championships. The race featured 13 teams and 93 runners.

The Gators came in 32 points better than second-place Marana, 42-74.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2nd - 19:12 - SR Chantel Newman  
6th - 19:30 - SO Avaani Lallian 
8th - 19:55 - SO Jenevieve Jacques 
13th - 20:30 - JR Evelyn Montes 
17th - 20:58 - FR Nora Finn 
20th - 21:10 - JR Isabel Pires 
37th - 22:43 - SR Sophia DeCara
  • Three Gators made the top ten
  • Four Gators medaled (top 14)
  • Six of the seven runners made the top twenty

IMPROVED TIMES ON SAME COURSE
The meet was run at Crossroads District Park in Gilbert. A previous meet from a month ago, Epic Tourneys Invitational, ran on the same course. The following Gators improved on their Epic Tourneys' times:
  • Avaani Lallian - from 20:03 to 19:30
  • Jenevieve Jacques - from 20:12 to 19:55
  • Evelyn Montes - from 20:53 to 20:30
  • Nora Finn - from 22:45 to 20:58
  • Isabel Pires - from 22:06 to 21:10
The largest improvement goes to FROSH Finn: 1:47.


FRESHMAN NORA FINN
I have been watching Finn's progress throughout the season largely because of her being a freshman and also because she showed promise from the beginning. 
  • Her first four races were in the freshman category, and she was in the top 5 in all four races.
  • Then she ran in two Open races, where she won one and finished 10th in another.
  • With a couple of Xavier's top-seven girls unable to run in yesterday's meet, Finn and a few other non-varsity Gators got a chance to run varsity.
  • Finn came through with the largest time-improvement, being Xavier's #5, and finishing just three places out of the medals.
  • And now she is slated to run in the Big Race: AIA Division 1 State Championships.

Xavier runs next Saturday, 11/14, in the Division 1 State Championships on the Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix at 1:10 pm.

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