 |
| TJ Harkins (left) and Michael Blandino (right) both had breakthrough performances. |
The Spartans kicked off the 2017 season this past Saturday at the Randolph Cross Country Invitational held at Freedom Park. TJ Harkins and Michael Blandino both showed that summer training does indeed pay off with HUUUGGGGEEEE breakthrough performances.
Harkins placed 6th overall in the Boys Varsity C race with a whopping 1 minute 49 second PR, coming in at 17:00.81. Harkins perfectly executed a fearless race approach that put himself in the chase pack early on, which enabled him to stay in a battle for second place all the way until the end. It was a perfect example of taking a chance and having it pay off, but that's exactly what we've come to expect from this kid's "no guts, no glory" racing style.
Blandino followed behind him in 23rd place with a 40 second PR of his own, stopping the clock at 18:32. Blandino got caught behind some early traffic as he got off to a rough start, but he showed a ton of fight and grit as the race went on and he kept moving up and picking people off.
Harkins placed 6th overall in the Boys Varsity C race with a whopping 1 minute 49 second PR, coming in at 17:00.81. Harkins perfectly executed a fearless race approach that put himself in the chase pack early on, which enabled him to stay in a battle for second place all the way until the end. It was a perfect example of taking a chance and having it pay off, but that's exactly what we've come to expect from this kid's "no guts, no glory" racing style.
Blandino followed behind him in 23rd place with a 40 second PR of his own, stopping the clock at 18:32. Blandino got caught behind some early traffic as he got off to a rough start, but he showed a ton of fight and grit as the race went on and he kept moving up and picking people off.
Running at night under the lights certainly makes Randolph of the premier races in the country, and on this night, the only thing that shined brighter than the lights were the futures of these two sophomores.
To see all the Immaculata results from Randolph, click here.
No comments:
Post a Comment