Buccaneer cross country team sprints to victory at Allendale Falcon invite

Maddie Monroe

Cole Rowden competing on the course, looking to pass runners.

Kyle Bush, Reporter
October 5, 2018

What Happened: The boys varsity cross country team took on the Allendale Falcon Invite last Saturday and placed first overall.

 

What It Means: The Buccaneers will move up in this week’s state rankings and will have momentum going into this weeks O-K Red jamboree meet.

 

Key Moment: Senior Dominic Weatherwax was the Division 1 champion and helped take first place in the meet as a team.

 

Three Stars:

 

  • First Star: Dominic Weatherwax set a new personal record this weekend with a time of 16:01.

 

  • Second and Third Stars: The team. All five top runners ( Senior Andrew Ireland, Weatherwax, Sophomore Cole Rowden, Senior Aidan Martin, and Senior Kyle Eveland) finished in the top 20 of the meet, helping the Bucs cruise to a victory.

 

They Said it:  

  • “We’re second in the conference right now,” Martin said. “ [We’re] ranked 12th in the state but those rankings should go up after Wednesday’s meet where we’re planning to run really well.”

 

Up Next: After this weekend, the Bucs are looking to move up in the rankings and moving forward.They are looking to progress and become a faster team as the year moves on.