Our 5K intra squad at Boulder Ridge Golf Course in St. Cloud (also a virtual dual with Concordia-Moorhead) went very well. Weather was as predicted less the precipitation, and the course, although a little soft in stretches, was in good shape and ran pretty fast. We still had nine on the sidelines, but we are getting there. Concordia’s times from their own 5K run in Moorhead beat us by a 28-29 margin. They finished 1-2-4, but we did have eight runners in front of their fifth man.
Kudos to our first finisher, junior Andy Goldsmith from Cascia Hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by way of La Crosse Aquinas. Andy began emerging last November when he was suddenly running in our top five with times in the mid 26’s. I told him he reminds me of another great runner from Aquinas who, like him, was always the first to arrive at practice. I cannot remember that fellow’s name, but his initials are Charlie Mahler.
Next up are time trials on the track on Saturday, October 17. While we had fancied our distance runners getting after a 5K, I would not be surprised if they opt to take a crack at the mile. They have added a gear or two over the past several weeks and I believe they would be confident in running it aggressively. And it would set them up for the 8K races to follow. We shall see.
Andy Goldsmith
Left to right- Ryan Houseman, James Schwinghamer, Alexei Hensel (largely hidden), Lloyd Young, Mitchell Grand, Tom Nemanich.
Left to right- Ryan Houseman, Tom Nemanich, James Schwinghamer, Alexei Hensel, Lloyd Young. Photos by Seth Jackson.
