A Dispatch From The Delaware XC State Championships
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The Delaware XC powers went head-to-head once again on Saturday at the state championships.
On the boys side, Salesianum School covered Brandywine Creek State Park with success, claiming the Division I victory with 37 points, a full four points ahead of Middletown, which followed with 41.
In the end, though, each team's fifth runner were the deciding factors.
Middletown led after three runners with 11 points, and then again after four runners, totaling 23. Salesianum, meanwhile, was at 14 and 24 in those exact same positions.
But in a sport that values depth, it was Salesianum's fifth that scored the victory, with Sam Felice's 13th-place finish in 17:18.70 being the deciding factor.
Padua Academy, meanwhile, notched another major victory on the girls side, gathering 21 points to cruise to its latest state title.
All five of its runners finished inside the top 10, with Sophia Holgado winning the overall race in 19:10.80.
Padua Academy Finish Position - 1
Team Score (places): 21 Team Score (times): 1:38:42.60 Average Time: 19:44.60
Overall Cum. Cum. Time
Place Bib No Name Grade Place Place Time Time Back
1 2776 Sophia Holgado 11 1 1 19:10.80 19:10.80 0:00.00
2 2775 Mary Flanagan 11 2 3 19:12.00 38:22.70 0:01.20
3 2773 Anna Bockius 9 4 7 19:37.90 58:00.60 0:27.20
4 2778 Kylie McCarthy 11 6 13 20:07.20 1:18:07.70 0:56.50
5 2779 Kelsey Wolff 11 8 21 20:34.90 1:38:42.60 1:24.20
6 2777 Jane Mazzeo 12 10 31 20:50.00 1:59:32.60 1:39.30
7 2774 Mary Drost 9 16 47 21:28.60 2:21:01.20 2:1
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