(Sept. 30, 2022) The Stephen Decatur cross country teams both came in first place during last Wednesday’s six-school meet in Salisbury.
“I was quite satisfied with both teams’ performance at the Bennett meet in City Park in Salisbury,” said Decatur Coach Brenda Hommel.
The Decatur girls’ squad scored 27 points in the win. Parkside was second with 53. The other schools did not record team scores because they had less than five runners, which is considered a complete team.
The top five finishers for Decatur were: junior Macy Woroniecki (first, 21:52.98), sophomores Amber Marshall (second, 22:24.91), Clarice Piela (seventh, 25:39.02) and Alesandra Fernandez (eighth, 25:39.56) and senior Mackenzie Cathell (ninth, 25:40.34).
“The girls are showing marked improvement across the entire team,” Hommel said. “Macy Woroniecki and Amber Marshall came in first and second with impressive times of 21:53 and 22:25. The remaining varsity members came in within two minutes of each other, with several running their best times of the season so far. The girls’ team earned a low score of 27 points, beating the second-place team by 26 points and coming within 14 points of a perfect score.”
The Decatur boys’ team scored 30 points in the victory. James M. Bennett was runner-up, tallying 51 points. Parkside finished in third with 103 points.
Leading the Decatur squad was junior Ethan Justice, who crossed the finish line first overall (17:09.63). Also contributing the win was freshman Todd Haley (fifth, 20:02.87), junior Graham Field (seventh, 20:30.35), and seniors Evan Justice (eighth, 20:31.10) and Nick Moreno (ninth, 20:32.49).
“Our boys’ team came together with a strong performance as well,” Hommel said. “Ethan Justice dominated the race with a time of 17:10. If Ethan continues to improve, he is on track to be the fastest junior on record for SDHS in the 3-mile race.
“The rest of the varsity boys’ team stepped up this week as well with the next five Decatur runners finishing within 30 seconds of each other earning fifth through 10th places,” Hommel added. “The boys’ team won the meet with 30 points, just 16 points from a perfect score and 21 points ahead of the second-place team.”
The next meet is the Tidewater Invitational, held at Winter Place Park in Salisbury beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
“Both teams continue to train hard as the next two meets will bring a heightened level of competition,” Hommel said earlier this week.
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