Ventures Race With Passion at Columbus County Park
| Place | Participant | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:08.26 | |
| 2 | 19:22.11 | |
| 3 | 22:13.94 | |
| 4 | 27:25.11 |
Finnegan McGlinchey, who wore bib number 600, placed 33rd and Gavin Samona, who wore bib number 602, finished 35th to lead the Bishop Foley Catholic High School boys cross country team Saturday, Oct. 31, at Columbus County Park. The race featured a field of 74 runners.
McGlinchey finished in 19:08.26, averaging 6:10 per mile, while Samona crossed in 19:22.11 at a 6:15 pace. The Ventures’ top two finishers were separated by 13.85 seconds and two places, with both landing in the top half of the field. Both runners are in their second season with Bishop Foley.
Otis Pogodzinski, who wore bib number 601, completed the race in 22:13.94 with an average mile pace of 7:10 during his first cross country season. Jeremy Slotnick, in his third season with the Ventures, finished in 27:25.11 and averaged 8:51 per mile. He wore bib number 603. The race began at 10 a.m. under clear skies with a temperature of 43 degrees and no wind.
The closely spaced finishes by McGlinchey and Samona followed two other meets in which the pair earned medals. At the 5th NCA Small School Invite on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at MSU Tollgate Farms, McGlinchey placed 15th out of 83 runners and Samona finished 17th. Both earned medals awarded to the top 30 finishers.
At the CHSL Cardinal Division Championship on Friday, Oct. 23, at Willow Metropark, McGlinchey placed 17th and Samona took 18th in a field of 46. Those performances earned both runners all-league medals for finishing in the 16th-through-20th-place group. McGlinchey also earned an all-academic medal at that meet.
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