Runners use Sim Earich as final tuneup before postseason begins
ADAM RAEDER Star Beacon
So what was going through her mind when she found herself at the front of the race?
“Oh, my god,” she said.
Teammate Carly Cash took eighth in 22:20 to help Geneva to a third-place finish with 75 points, well behind St. Joseph’s first-place mark of 25.
In the boys open race, Avsec learned he still has to work on his pacing. After a five-minute first mile that left him leading the way, Avsec started fading before finishing fourth in 17:39. Southern’s Jared Sevek won the race in 17:11.
“It was a good course to run on, I just went out too fast,” Avsec said. “We’ve been trying to get that first (mile) down and the second and third faster.”
By the second mile, Sevek had pulled away.
“I was trying to stay close to first and second, but I felt them slowly slipping away,” Avsec said.
The junior held onto third only to see himself passed by St. Ignatius’ Jack Holzheimer in the final 200 meters.
“That was a little kick in the face, but hopefully, I’ll learn from what I did today and go out and perform at districts,” Avsec said. “I feel like it was a good preparation.”
For Conneaut’s Casey Tagle, his pre-district goal was simple: try to get a personal record. He came up 30 seconds shy, finishing in 18:52, good for 55th in a meet that featured both Division I and D-II runners.
“It was pretty tough,” Tagle said. “These uphills, they got me the most.”
Brandon White turned in the Spartans’ best time, taking 51st in 18:29.
“Brandon would have medaled if it was just a Division-II race,” Conneaut coach Jeff Rehmer said.
In the district race, Conneaut’s Hannah Fertig is hoping to see her time drop below 21 minutes. So on Saturday, Fertig shot for something in the mid 21s as a stepping stone.
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