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September 27, 2005
This past Saturday the team competed
in the "Great American Cross Country Festival" in
Cary, North Carolina. It is a mega meet with numerous high
school and college divisions. The competition in our race
proved to be very tough. We competed against some of the best
teams in the region.
One of our main strengths, and something we did very well
at this meet, was pack running. The top group, consisting
of Forsyth, Krol, Roland, Leventhal and Rothbart, stuck together
until the final stretch of the race. They pulled each other
along and ran outstanding times. Sophomore Bryan Forsyth lead
the pack, finishing the race in 26:22. Junior Kile Krol, the
team personality, finished next. Sophomore Jeff Roland had
a standout race and broke the 27 minute mark by over 10 seconds.
Vikram Srivastava and I, both freshmen, ran just over 27 minutes
with sophomore John Devlin and freshman Brian Mortenson close
behind. Rob Leventhal, Emory’s acclaimed 800 meter track
star who has consistently been one of the top runners, cramped
up during the final stages of the race. He still managed to
be the 6th man on the team.
Besides the satisfaction of running a successful race, we
also had fun on the 6+ hour drive to and from the meet. We
have such a good time as a group. The freshmen, myself included,
are starting to feel comfortable with the program. We are
becoming a solid team that will support each other throughout
the season.
Our first year coach and former Emory athlete, Jon Newberry,
is proving to be very effective. He is well respected and
even completes some of our hardest workouts. With the leadership
of the top juniors, Kile Krol and Rob Leventhal, and the great
coaching of Jon Newberry, our young team has much to look
forward to.
Isaac Zimmerman is a freshman
from Fargo, N.D. He would love to answer e-mail
questions from Emory recruits and fans.
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