Waynesboro– The rain held off for Caisson runners on Saturday 和 the competition was fierce. So much so, one Caisson beat another by .39 of a second. In that photo finish, Ethan Simpson beat Jayden Parker. His 23:46 was a personal record (26:17 old PR). Just ahead of that duo was freshman Ben Gilroy, who shaved more than 3 minutes from his PR by hitting the tape at 23:28.
Freshman Dietrich Larson led all cadets in the 5K distance 和 PR’d with a time of 19:11 (20:50 old PR). He was second in his 12-15 age group. New Cadet Jayden Jefferson (26:34) edged out fellow cadet Jeremiah Dickenson (26:47). Freshman Ivan Gray’s effort in practice paid off as he shaved 3 minutes off his Augusta Invitational last place finish to PR at 29:37.
Three cadets rose to the challenge of the 10K division 和 earned medals. Aiden Bowman finished second in the 16-19 age group with a time of 43:29. In the 12-15 age group Eli Lianez finished first, with a time of 45:12, followed by Nathan Zapata in second for that age group with a time of 46:50.
The team competes on Tuesday at Coyner 春天s Park at the Caisson Challenge. Three other VIC schools will be in attendance. Start time is 1615. Come on out 和 cheer the Caissons on!
