Still celebrating the football team’s big victory in the home opener from Friday night, head coach Matt Smith and his team ran on the grounds of the old Elmhurst High School Saturday morning and came away with a team title in the South Side Invitational, edging out Garrett by just three points for the trophy.
Gabe Hanford finished in fifth place for Heritage, beating a trio of Garrett runners behind him at the line to secure the victory.
The top finisher for the Patriots was Corban Roth in third place. He went 30 seconds faster than last week to set the pace for the team.
Hanford, along with Cooper Naatz, cut nearly 90 seconds from their performances at last week’s meet. Naatz was the all-important fifth scorer for the team on their championship day.
The Patriots will go head-to-head with many local teams at the Bellmont Invite Wednesday.
Team Scores
Heritage 51, Garrett 54, South Side 62, Wayne 92, Bishop Luers 108, Snider 128
Heritage Places & Times
3rd-Corban Roth 18:31.52
5th-Gabe Hanford 19:02.66
12th-Hayden Amstein 19:28.20
13th-Marshall Harris 19:30.12
23rd-Cooper Naatz 20:38.51
39th-Alex Smith 22:14.46
46th-Zane VanOsdale 23:33.54
51st-Chase Buuck 24:10.12
52nd-William Voglewede 24:13.63
Smith, Medina finish in Top 10
While the Heritage girls do not have a full squad to score in team competitions, the top individuals continue to have a strong start to the season.
The pair of Ava Smith and Rosalinda Medina finished in 8th and 9th place in the girls’ race, respectively.
Smith cut 105 seconds from her time last week, while Medina jumped ahead of Elise Hissong in finishing order with a big season best.
The Patriots also had a fourth runner this week, with Jolena Beckman coming in with a respectable time under 29 minutes.
Heritage Places and Times
8th-Ava Smith 23:36.73
9th-Rosalinda Medina 23:58.17
18th-Elise Hissong 25:29.66
23rd-Jolena Beckman 28:26.62
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