The freshman race went off without a hitch. Martin Skucas (11:38) led our frosh group with a second place finish. Alex Szymanski (11:59) kept his hot streak going and grabbed a big 5th place finish for the Eagles. Tom Marchese (12:06) was the 3rd Sandburg finisher in 7th place. Next up was Aidan Farley (12:33) in 15th place and Connor Burn (12:58) in 25th place.
Overall, the Sandburg freshman grabbed first place with 54 points over Lockport (65 points) and Joliet Central (150 points). Great job by these first-year runners!
The real excitement began shortly after the start of the sophomore race. The cloudy skies let loose with a torrential rain storm. David Gleisner certainly didn't let that stop him as he grabbed 7th place in 16:29. Next up was Paul Sieczkowski (16:47) in 12th place. Anthony Lifonti seemed to love running in the rain and finished in 17th place in 17:12. Patrick Foster (17:45) grabbed 35th place and then Big Lou Cavalier (17:47) finished a great race in 37th place.
The Sandburg sophomores nabbed 2nd place with 109 points, finishing behind Downers Grove South (72 points).
The Eagles also grabbed the trophy for the combined F/S results:
1 - Sandburg - 163
2 - Downers Grove South - 275
3 - Joliet Central - 324
Complete results are available here.