Cross-Country ...Gone With the Wind hiS year's Cross-Country team had one of the finest seasons ever under Head Coach Pat Devine and Assistant Coach AI Puntel. The Varsity learn placed second in the Manhattan Invitational, first in the Brian.voOO Invitational, and finished first in the Northern Division Championships. All throughout the season, the team ran extremely welt compiling a record of 32 wins and 00 losses, and a fifth-place finish at the Catholic league Champion-
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The learn was ted by co-captains Gil Smith and Mike Kerr, who both achIeved first team All-Catholic honors, as did sophomore Greg Bielecki. There were four runners for second-learn All-Catholic: seniors Matt Brister and Kevin Badolato, junior AI Clay, and sophomore Mike Donahue. In addition, Mike Kerr, Gil Smith and Al Clay each achieved first-team AII·State Prep honors, while Kevin Badalalo and Mike Donahue received second team AII·State prep honors. The Junior Varsity ,too, had another outstanding season. The team repealed as JV Catholic League Champions, finished second In the Salesianum Invitational, and third in the Manhattan Invitational. The runners who made strong COnlributions to the JV learn were seniors Rich Tate, Matt Horgan, Kevin lasky, Tim Miehle, and Mark Semanick; juniors, Jeremy Palo, T.). Bartkowski; and sophomores Pat Badolato and Gene Ciccimaro. The freshmen, led by Sieve Bolger, Tom Devlin, Brian Horgan, Andy Puntel , Kevin Semanick and Greg Lepore, also had an outstanding season, finishing first at Salesianum and Manhattan, and second in the Freshman Catholic League Championship. With so much talent in the underclassmen and returning varsity run· ners, the team looks strong for next year, and will continue to bring success 10 LaSalle. 4
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