No track, no problem: X-country wins first meet

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Steve Dominguez in Sports

Steven Montoya

Chronicle Reporter

Undeterred by an unusable track, cross-country runners have won victories against Robert F. Kennedy and Bernstein High Schools on Oct. 10th.

The race, set in Elysian Park, ended with the Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity teams securing wins against Bernstein and RFK, while the girls’ team ended up tying with Bernstein, but did not win against Robert F. Kennedy.

The team has had to face challenges in training this year due to ongoing construction and renovation projects on the school’s track and football field, according to cross-country coach Adolfo Carcano. The team usually did their practice runs on the track, but now, they must either do long runs around the school campus, or do their repeats on the Runyon Canyon Park hiking trails, Carcano said.

This year, the team hopes to land a spot on the All-City Finals once again, to finish at least in the top three of the Central League. “I hope that we don’t end last,” Carcano said.

SAS Sophomore Henry Le said that despite the track closure, he had felt ready for the track meet. “We trained during the summer, which has helped us a lot. The feeling of family has kept us together through everything,” he said. “All we have to do now is run.”

The team will face off Marquez High School at their next meet on October 17.