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consistently finished in the team’s top five and helped the Jays to several victories, especially at the state meet. The junior varsity and junior high teams also had outstanding seasons with each winning the district and city championships.” At the state meet, Aucoin’s average mile was 5:13. Neal Fitzpatrick crossed the finish line third with a time of 15:56, some 16 seconds behind Aucoin, and less than seven seconds behind the second place runner from Catholic High. Sean Fitzpatrick made the top ten by placing ninth with a time of 16:18; Andrew Pettus was 16th with a time of 16:38. Jesuit’s fifth runner was Jake Wilkinson, who came in 30th at 16:59. Running well but out of
contention were senior Jonathan Prindle, who finished 35th (17:03), and junior Scot Pilie, who was the 52nd runner to cross the finish line (17:26). Only the five lowest scores count and Jesuit’s 59 had first place written all over it. The Jays edged out second place Catholic High whose runners scored 62. St. Paul’s placed third with a score of 104. Aucoin and the Fitzpatrick brothers were named to the 2010 LHSAA cross country state championship team, a significant achievement and honor for a couple of deserving sophomores and a reluctant senior running champion. Jesuit High School and Jaynotes congratulate the 2010 cross country team for winning the state championship. n
Check out Jesuit’s cross country championship season, the photo galleries of Blue Jays running, along with archives going back to the 2005-06 season: http://www.jesuitnola.org/athletics/crosscountry.htm.
Jesuit’s 2010 cross country team with its championship trophy; below, Blue Jay cross country runners never stayed with the rest of the pack very long and quickly distanced themselves from the herd.
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