Coed Varsity Cross Country vs Jerry Hart Cross Country Memorial Invitational on 9/21/2024
The varsity boys race got the day started. Captain Baker Pott ’25 led the Falcons with his fifth place finish in 17:01 for a strong first 5k race of the season. James Hamnett ’25 was close behind for seventh in 17:10, in a new PR for the senior. Jack Stewart ’25 followed in 18:11 for 22nd. Theo Salapatas ‘27 and Ethan Sbarro ’26 ran together and their collaboration paid off as they finished in 18:46 and 18:47 for 31st and 32nd, respectively. Rishi Swaminathan ’25 (19:13, 39th) and James Radigan ’25 (20:53, 52nd) rounded out the varsity squad for the Falcons.
The varsity girls race was up next and Courtney Cane ’25 led Peddie girls cross country with her third place finish in 18:31, a new cross country PR for the senior. Captain Matilda Kardhashi ’25 followed in 20:28 for 12th. Captain Sophie Winn ’26 and Ananya Hari ’25 raced collaboratively in the final stretch of the race and finished in 25:07 and 25:14 for 41st and 43rd respectively.
The day was capped off with a Mixed Futures Race. Landen Jefferson ’25 led the Peddie contingent with his fourth place finish in 18:53, a shiny new personal best for the senior. Captain Matt Luo ’25 was next for the Falcons in 20:32 for 29th place. Arnav Shankar ’28 finished with what may become his signature kick in 20:55 for 35th. Josh Li ’26 was next in 21:38 for 47th. He was followed by a series of strong Falcon performances, including Justin Zhang ’28 (21:59, 51st), Finn Gorsline ’27 (22:35, 61st), Justin Tang ’27 (23:06, 72nd), Leo Pan-Wang ’26 (23:07, 74th), Aaron Linke ’28 (23:28, 80th), Myles Onion ’27 (23:39, 82nd) and Brennan Caldwell ’28 (23:55, 86th). Next up there was a strong three-pack of Peddie runners that included Benjamin McMahon (24:05, 93rd), Jerry Yao ’26 (24:06, 94th) and Jonathan Lerner-Nunez ’26 (24:09, 95th). Milan Shah ’27 was close behind in 24:38 for 99th, followed by Evan Ren ’27 (24:47, 103rd), Rohan Bhamidipati ’28 (25:10, 107th) and Neil Bhuteja ’26 (25:45, 113th). Another Peddie pack was led by Louisa Blix ’28 who covered the course in 27:59 for 136th and was closely followed by Kai Fan ’27 (28:05, 137th), Kira Pramanik ’26 (28:15, 141st) and Arjun Chityala ’25 (28:24, 143rd). The last big flock of Falcons came in together led by Sam Lallier ’28 and Albert Yang ’26 who finished in 28:43.2 and 28:43.7 for 149th and 151st, respectively. They were followed by Chi Nhan Vu ’26 (28:50, 152nd) and Luke Liu ’27 (29:07, 154th). Devarsh Korada ’26 (30:14, 159th) and Aidan Sung ’27 (32:40, 169th) rounded out the squad for the Falcons.
The Falcons next travel to The Hill School for a dual race on Friday, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m.