Iona Prep and Ursuline at Disney World
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I just got off the phone with Jan Mitchell and found out that his Iona Prep and Ursuline teams won the small-school races at the 13th Annual Disney World XC Classic.
Results in PDF
Senior Sean Halpin race the fastest time at the meet (16:07) on a 5K course taking first overall. His teammate Kyle Shephard was sixth (16:45).
Juniors Nick Athanasidy (17:33, 22nd), Vince Fellegara (18:01, 38th), Ayo Bajulaiye (18:08, 46th) rounded out the Gaels top-5.
Out of a field of over 50 teams, Iona’s win seems pretty impressive. The Halpin time is a lock for a National Silver Time and should even be a gold time. The course is described to be a little flat but that’s real fast.
The Ursuline girls finished first with 121 points and an average time of 20:55.04. The Koalas were without Katie Sullivan but freshman Mary O’Shea (8th, 19:56) stepped up top the challenge.
Mitchell thinks O’Shea reminds him of a young Rosie Crean.
“She just started getting serious into running this past April,” Mitchell said. “Sometimes she doesn’t realize how good she really is.”
The Koalas had three finishers in the top 20 with junior Jackie McCarthy (11th, 20:04) and sophomore Carlie Brittan (20:52, 18th). Ursuline juniors Ashley O’Sullivan (21:25, 30th) and Madie Federle (22:22, 56th) also ran well.
It’s a really good showing for a Ursuline team without Sullivan. I think that they really got a good confidence boost out of this win, getting solid contributions from some younger runners. Considering that all the Ursuline runners that did well today are underclassmen, the Koalas should be strong for years to come.
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Dan Marra began working for the Journal News this past September. He graduated from Manhattan College in 2004 and from John F. Kennedy High School in 2000. While at Kennedy, he ran cross-country and track. He is excited to be covering the sport that he participated in throughout his four years in high school. Dan loves all sports, but has, what some may say, an unhealthy obsession with the New York Giants.
Matthew Ng has been with Varsity Central and The Journal News sports department for the past two years handling high school beats such as skiing, bowling, girls soccer and tennis. Ng is a 2004 graduate of Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School with his major in broadcast journalism.
Casey Tolfree spent her high school career playing Section 1 sports at Dobbs Ferry and is excited to have the opportunity to cover them for the Journal News. After graduating from St. John's University, Casey joined the Journal News staff in December 2007 and has covered a variety of sports including basketball, softball, and volleyball.
Results are posted at flrunners.com
Great meet for both the Iona Prep and Ursuline Teams – 89 degrees with 95% humidity!
Both Varsity races had over 50 Teams entered – Also both JV Teams placed 3rd!
Good luck to everyone tomorrow at Manhattan!