WPCNR PRESS BOX. October 20, 2003 UPDATED WITH PICTURES, 4 PM, October 20, 2003: On a slick, muddy and treacherous course, the White Plains High School Varsity girls and boys Cross Country teams, small in numbers, big in heart, finished sixth and seventh in fields of 12 and 14 schools in the coaches’ supermeet held Sunday at the Westchester Community College course in the Westchester Rockland Dutchess Track & Field Coaches Association Invitational.
AND DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME: After 3-1/2 miles, Kaylin Gilmartin-Donohue finishes eighth among 104 runners, clocking a 20::48:54. Juliana Bailey, shown below, passes three other runners, running in 22:16 to place 25th nd Tamiko Younge, 34th among 104 runners in their 5K race. Photos by WPCNR Sports.
AROUND THE FAR TURN: White Plains Mike Smayda rounds the top of the stretch on his way to 5th on the 3.1 mile course with a time of 17:39:90. Jeffery Bergman notching 15th at 18:22:92 in the field of 89 runners. Jeff put on a finishing burst to just hold to 15th, in a terrific clutch effort. Photo by WPCNR Sports
THEY'RE OFF: The second Varsity Boys race begins. The White Plains boys Jeff Bergman, left and Mike Smayda are one/third of the way in from the right. The start, runners say, is the most important part of the race, saying you have to grab a position and maintain that pace. Photo by WPCNR Sports.
CAVALRY CHARGE: The White Plains Girls are in orange at the center of the photo; L to Right: Bailey, Gilmartin-Donohue, Tamiko Younge and Kirstin Smayda. Runners report they usually pick a teammate whose pace they can maintain and they truly run together. Photo by WPCNR Sports
