Cross Country Update....Week One, Moeller "Primetime" Invitational

It was a hot and humid day, with some question if the races could even be contested due to the oppressive heat, but Mother Nature relented in time and the “Primetime” went on as scheduled on August 25th, 2023, for the seventh year at our home location at the Christ’s Church Mason.   The church has been an outstanding partner in hosting this event, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with them in years to come.  
 
It is a huge amount of work to put on this event and Moeller Cross Country wishes to thank Course Manager Charlie Lytle, Coach Jerry DiCristoforo and Coach Paul Malott, and all the parents who worked the turf crew, lights, finish-line, crowd control, first-aid, parking, cleanup, and other assorted odd jobs.   Finally to Gavin Gray, Anthony Corder, and their crew for the outstanding live streaming production.  This has become a great event because of all of you…thank you!
 
Also a special “shout-out” to all others outside of cross country who provided a helping hand with this huge undertaking, including the Moeller Swim Team. Thank you very much!
 
In addition, we especially want to thank our corporate sponsors for supporting our Primetime event, especially presenting sponsor Tri-State Running Company.  

 
Please continue to support those businesses throughout the year and at other meets they may happen to visit.   For more information and links to those sponsors, visit: https://www.moeller.org/PTI 
 
The Crusader Cross Country Team opened the season under the “Friday Night Lights” on August 25th, 2023 hosting the Moeller “Primetime” Invitational presented by Tri-State Running Company at the Christ’s Church Mason in Mason, Ohio, finishing 4th of 14 teams with 117 points. 
 
This year’s top finisher for Moeller was Senior Max Maney in 12^th place with a time of 17:15 (out of 161 runners).  Also scoring for Varsity Junior Jacob Herzog (17^th-17:25), Sophomore Preston Wesley (24^th – 17:49), Sophomore Brock Grubert (29^th – 17:58), and Sophomore Owen Speed (37^th – 18:15).   Finishing out Varsity were Zach Lazor, Jake Karulf, Finn Taylor, Colin Evans, James Flege, Jake Allen, Owen Brennan, Colin Swallender, Leo Tierney, Cullen Hais. 

 

The JV squad finished 5^th out of 7 teams with a score of 137.  Top finisher for that race was Sophomore Steve Schuette in 7^th place with a time of 19:59 (out of 218 runners).   Also scoring for JV were Gavin Barry, Jared Johnston, Ben Wallner, and John Ryan.

 

Complete meet results can be found here:   Moeller "Primetime" Invitational Sponsored by Tri-State Running 2023 - Complete Results, Team Scores (Raw) (milesplit.com)

For the upcoming meet, the team travels to Lebanon, Ohio on September 2^nd, 2023, to compete in the Lebanon Warrior Invitational at Lebanon High School.
 
Thanks to all who support the Crusader runners for this outstanding primetime event!   We greatly appreciate it.