2008 Woodie Awards
Preparation And Determination Drive C.C.
Kris Singhaviroj Staff Reporter
Issue date: 9/29/05 Section: Sports
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A new year has come to Sacred Heart University and that means a whole new season for both the men's and women's cross country team and the chance to go farther than the previous season.
Since the beginning of the 2005 school year, the men's cross country team has been hard at work. The team and coaches are pleased with their training thus far.
"We have been off to a great start for training," Rob Gill, a senior from Braintree, Mass., said. "We have five new freshmen."
Men's cross country has been training and the team has its eye on some big matches in the upcoming schedule.
"We are looking forward to beating Monmouth this year, a team which we've always been close to but never have beaten," Gill said.
All the time and effort at practice that men's cross country is putting into this season is already beginning to show.
Tyler Arnett, a senior from Clinton Corners, N.Y., snapped the previous time trial record by four seconds, with a time of 9:52.
Luis German, a freshman from Southampton N.Y., also broke the former record, finishing at 9:55.
"It's hard to compete against all these other schools that have some of the best runners in the nation," German said. "But I easily got adjusted to the new coach and team and so far it has been a great experience."
The women's cross country team, meanwhile, has brought in 11 new freshmen this year, all of whom have dedicated themselves to the university's team.
"We have some very promising freshmen talent and a top ten stacked with experienced upperclassmen who have really stepped things up since their early years on the team," Jenna Pisani, a senior from Vernon, N.J., said.
"Our first two meets have gone extremely well, and winning the conference championship is our main goal," Julia Mahoney, a junior from Topsfield, M.A., said.
Like any other university team, both men's and women's cross country prepare the only way they know how, by running.
Since the beginning of the 2005 school year, the men's cross country team has been hard at work. The team and coaches are pleased with their training thus far.
"We have been off to a great start for training," Rob Gill, a senior from Braintree, Mass., said. "We have five new freshmen."
Men's cross country has been training and the team has its eye on some big matches in the upcoming schedule.
"We are looking forward to beating Monmouth this year, a team which we've always been close to but never have beaten," Gill said.
All the time and effort at practice that men's cross country is putting into this season is already beginning to show.
Tyler Arnett, a senior from Clinton Corners, N.Y., snapped the previous time trial record by four seconds, with a time of 9:52.
Luis German, a freshman from Southampton N.Y., also broke the former record, finishing at 9:55.
"It's hard to compete against all these other schools that have some of the best runners in the nation," German said. "But I easily got adjusted to the new coach and team and so far it has been a great experience."
The women's cross country team, meanwhile, has brought in 11 new freshmen this year, all of whom have dedicated themselves to the university's team.
"We have some very promising freshmen talent and a top ten stacked with experienced upperclassmen who have really stepped things up since their early years on the team," Jenna Pisani, a senior from Vernon, N.J., said.
"Our first two meets have gone extremely well, and winning the conference championship is our main goal," Julia Mahoney, a junior from Topsfield, M.A., said.
Like any other university team, both men's and women's cross country prepare the only way they know how, by running.