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`The Millersville cross country team continues to dominate in their triumph towards a successful season.
Both the men’s and women’s teams are ranked in the top ten regionally. The team dominated in their most recent meet at neighboring school Franklin & Marshall on Saturday October 11.
“The team ran the most disciplined at F&M than they havve run all season,” Head Coach Andy Young said.
“Young had both the men’s and women’s teams run a lighter race using the strategy of a threshold, where the whole team runs at a certain pace as a pack until the last mile in which the team can take off in a harder sprint,” senior Priscilla Jennings said.
Jennings said at first this was a harder concept to use because they had to mentally keep themselves at a pace when others are running at a faster pace.
This did not affect Jennings in the long run; Jennings finished first out of 42 women, for the first time this season in the Franklin & Marshall event. Junior Brittany Zuver finished second with a time of 19:07.
“The women had a good race; everyone did a good job of staying together,” Young said.
Jennings was proud of the women’s performance.
“It is going really well for the girls. We have a lot of talent, and are matching up nicely with the tough competition in the PSAC’s.”
The Marauders placed eight runners in the top 16 finishers of the women’s race.
The men’s team had an exceptional day, keeping a close pack together and having a lot of younger athletes step up to the plate. Freshman Adam McBride earned a season best fifth place finish with a time of 26:29.5.
“McBride had unbelievable closing speed he ran his final mile in about 4:40, it was a crazy kick,” Young said.
Four Marauders followed consecutively behind McBride. Five Marauders finished in the top ten out of a field of 28 men.
“The men’s team has come together exceptionally,” Young said. “The team keeps six or seven men together up front. There is a lot of camaraderie on the team. They have potential to upset a lot of top schools in the PSAC’s.”
The Marauders are improving tremendously with every week. Next week’s meet is going to be a crucial meet as it is their final race that they will run hard at, before the PSAC championship meet.
“Next week’s competition is stronger,” Young said. “We have a different plan to run harder from the gun.”
The Marauders will have a couple of intense workouts so that they will be in peak condition for the race on Saturday, hosted by the University Of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. The Marauders will go head to head with big division one schools.