Gabriel Richard Invitational, Oct. 16, 1999HighlightsAfter an excellent performance at the Portage Invitational last week, this week's race was a bit of a disappointment. Pioneer's varsity placed 7th of 17 teams, as opposed to 5th of 24 teams at Portage. It was a harder course and it was warmer. A typical time was about 30 seconds slower than the previous week. For the 5th consecutive meet, the top finisher was Matt Johnson. Matt ran 17:02 for 11th place. Andy Harvey and Mike Kelly-Sell turned in very strong performances. Both ran within a few seconds of their PR's, a notable accomplishment considering the more difficult conditions. Two runners turned in top performances for the junior varsity team. First, Pat Cullip was the only runner to set a PR, reducing his time by 29 seconds. Pat has now improved his time by over 3 1/2 minutes this season. Second, freshman Andy Schaich was finally able to shake off injures and run a race. He ran a respectable 21:15, a solid first effort. Way to go, Pat and Andy. Varsity Team ResultsTeam Points 1. Novi 65 2. Grand Blanc 81 3. Saline 99 4. Livonia Stevenson 121 5. South Lyon 164 5. Livonia Churchill 164 7. Pioneer 187 8. Pinckney 224 9. Brother Rice 230 10. Saline B 258 Total of 17 teams Pioneer Varsity RunnersName Place Time Matt Johnson 11 17:02 Andy Harvey 26 17:32 Joe Anderson 43 17:59 James Naughton 45 18:05 Mike Kelly-Sell 62 18:21 Alan Antonuk 79 18:46 Junior varsity runnersName Time Pat Cullip 20:28 PR! (-29) Mike Roth 20:51 Nick Wilkenson 21:10 Andy Schaich 21:15 Bill Weber 22:00 PR! - new personal record The 1999 Honor Roll has been updated Go Pioneers! |