Coed Varsity Cross Country vs Thompson 2-Miler on 9/13/2025
25 runners toed the starting line, with many of them submitting impressive performances that set the tone for the season ahead.
The invitational’s class-based format saw the senior boys take off first and Dasyer Bullock ’26 (18th, 11:52) and Ethan Sbarro ’26 (21st, 12:06) gave their teammates a strong example to follow, as both took home medalist (top 25) honors. Josh Li ’26 (29th, 12:32), Leo Pan-Wang ’26 (43rd, 13:05), and Jacob Kidd ’26 (47th, 13:16) all ran strategic races of their own and recorded impressive times.
Returning captain Sophie Winn ’26 (25th, 15:05) joined her classmates in earning a medal for her efforts across the two-mile course while Kira Pramanik ’26 (31st, 16:34) pushed herself every step of the way in her debut at Thompson Park.
Charis Chien ’27 (8th, 13:08) and Theo Salapatas ’27 (25th, 11:19) recorded the team’s fastest times of the day in the girls and boys junior races, respectively. Chien’s time represented a nearly two-minute PR from her last finish on the course while Salapatas used a gutsy surge in the final 400 to grab a medal in easily the most competitive race of the day.
Blanka Mularczyk ’27 (28th, 14:58) just barely missed a top-25 finish in her first race for the Falcons and Annie Wang ’27 (29th, 15:01) was not far behind her. Sophie Wang ’27 (48th, 16:28) rounded out the team’s entries with a 16-second PR when compared with her finish in the team’s two-mile scrimmage two weeks ago.
Anthony Kanis ’27 (48th, 12:21) also made his Peddie cross country debut and turned in a strong finish in the boys junior race while Evan Ren ’27 (71st, 14:14) and Justin Tang ’27 (74th, 14:30) also put forth valiant efforts in their first official times of the season.
In the sophomore boys race, Justin Zhang ’28 (48th, 12:58), Arnav Shankar ’28 (58th, 13:12), Rohan Bhamidipati (65th, 13:24) and Brennan Caldwell ’28 (85th, 14:36) all demonstrated how their efforts in training have started to pay off while Louisa Blix ’28 (28th, 15:04) impressed everyone with her ability to push herself and yet still enjoy the competition of the sophomore girls race.
Andrew Kim ’29 (25th, 12:27) announced his presence in the freshman boys race, as he captured a medal and underscored his potential for the season as a whole. The other four ninth graders provided their teammates with a fantastic example of pack running, as Landon Lill ’29 (47th, 13:15), Aaryan Patel ’29 (54th, 13:23), Victor Qian ’29 (63rd, 13:33), and Jaden Liu (72nd, 13:51) worked together to close out the Falcons’ entries with a flourish.
The Falcons next host the Jerry Hart Cross Country Memorial Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. at Peddie Golf Course. Racing starts at 2 p.m. with the varsity boys race, followed by the varsity girls race at 2:30 p.m. and a mixed futures race at 3 p.m.