In muggy conditions, soft footing and storms looming, the Whippets were able to get all their races in before the storms hit in Kenosha on the campus of UW-Parkside for the Racine St. Catherine’s Cross Country Invitational. This invitational features 40 teams from all 3 divisions.
On the girls side, freshman Sabrina Bomberg took the #1 position for the Whippets and finished 135th with a new 5K personal best time of 25:59. Sabrina continues to improve each race as she grows more confident on race day. Sophia Walton finished in 159th, and rounding out the final 3 scoring spots on varsity were Nikole Pelot, Morgan Stillwagon and Jenna Lee. There was a 3 second spread between them and finished in places 168, 169 and 170. The team finished in 27th place. Caelyn Caputo, also a freshman, led the JV team to a 17th place team finish while she claimed the 166th place in the field with a new personal best of 30:53.
On the boys side, Trenten Zahn continues to impress with a 12th place finish out of 236 runners. His time of 17:16 isn’t his best, but his technical race savviness was on full display as he slayed the field to a medal finish. Gio Anello took 32nd, Cooper Hammond 144th, Peter Zimdars 157th, Will Hofmann 177th, CJ Tomomitsu 182nd and Jack Mayer placed 215th. The team finished 19th overall. Mason West led the JV boys with a 136th finish with a time of 21:50. Running season best times on this day were Keith Cameron, Andy Vo, and Justin Mitchell. The JV team placed 21st overall. Full results: http://wisconsinrunner.com/results/2019AngelInvite.php
Next up for the Whippet runners will be the 82nd edition of the oldest inter-state cross country invitational in the country as they travel to Janesville to compete in the Midwest Invitational on Saturday. First race starts at 9:05.
