Jesuit XC Sprints to Second at Regionals and Qualifies for State

Posted November 6, 2018 / Last updated November 12, 2018

Jesuit’s cross country team left it all on the City Park course at the Regional 3-5A championship meet on Friday, Nov. 2. All seven runners qualified for state with four of them striding to a new personal best. Out of the 111 runners that competed at regionals, five of the seven Jesuit runners placed in the top 25. The remaining two placed in the top 35. This solid team effort landed the Blue Jays a second-place finish. Holy Cross took third place, 17 points behind Jesuit; and Brother Martin claimed the regional title undercutting Jesuit by 47 points.

Through the Lens…

The team’s hard work paid off for a second-place finish at Regionals.

View the Photo Gallery of the Region 3-5A Championship

By the Numbers…

Each team ran its top seven runners. The first five runners from each team to cross the finish line receive the points that correspond to their place. The first place runner receives one point, the second place runner two, and so on. The team receiving the lowest score wins. The sixth and seventh runners on a team, although they don’t receive a score, can also be important, in that they can “displace” scoring runners from the other team.

Individual Results

EVENT	PLACE / PTS. EARNED	BLUE JAY	GRADE	TIME
3Mile	7	Jack Wallace	10	15:59.49 (PR)
3Mile	10	Luke LaCour	11	16:33.54
3Mile	13	Morgan Hebert	9	16:35.46 (PR)
3Mile	19	Cameron Cancienne	11	16:59.25 (PR)
3Mile	22	Harrison Leblanc	12	17:04.03
3Mile	26	Griffin Winn	11	17:14.07 (PR)
3Mile	35	Scott McKeough	11	17:41.58

Team Results (Top 10 Teams)

PLACE	TEAM	AVG. TIME	TOTAL PTS.	TOTAL PTS. BREAKDOWN BY RUNNER
				R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	R-5	R-6*	R-7*
1	Brother Martin	15:49.88	24	1	2	4	6	11	15	21
2	Jesuit	16:38.35	71	7	10	13	19	22	26	35
3	Holy Cross	16:47.16	88	3	12	18	27	28	30	51
4	John Curtis	16:51.12	101	5	8	24	25	39	57
5	Hahnville	17:51.10	186	14	34	36	46	56	60	89
6	Archbishop Rummel	17:53.61	188	20	23	38	42	65	67	71
7	Terrebonne	18:00.63	205	29	33	41	48	54	59	75
8	Archbishop Shaw	18:07.79	216	31	32	43	52	58	72	101
9	Thibodaux	18:28.55	242	9	45	47	64	77
10	Chalmette	19:01.31	295	44	49	50	62	90	98	99

[* denotes not included in overall team score]

In His Words…

“I knew in my gut that they would qualify for state as a team and as individual runners, but even so I wanted to put together a better race than district,” reflected Coach Rudy Horvath ’86. “Which we did. It was our best race of the year! We had four guys PR!”

On the Horizon…

Next up for the Jays is the state meet on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Race time is 2:45 p.m. at Northwestern State University’s Walter Ledet Track Complex course in Natchitoches, LA.

Galleries

Cross Country, Regional Championship, Nov. 2, 2018

The Jesuit cross country team members start their regional race with a look of determination.
They stick together as they work their way through the mass of other runners.
Freshman Morgan Hebert and junior Luke LaCour take the lead of this pack of runners...
...following close behind are junior Cameron Cancienne, senior Harrison LeBlanc, and juniors, Griffin Winn and Scott McKeough.
In the lead for Jesuit junior Jack Wallace keeps pace with a John Curtis opponent.
Morgan Hebert and Luke LaCour dominate the straightaway keeping their challengers at bay.
Harrison LeBlanc and Cameron Cancienne work together to keep pace.
Scott McKeough going head to head with some Hahnville High challengers.
Luke LaCour and Morgan Hebert get to the 2-mile mark.
Morgan Hebert cruising through the 2-mile mark
Cameron Cancienne stays ahead of the competition at the 2-mile mark.
Griffin Winn looking to pass Terrebonne at the 2-mile mark.
Staying strong Scott McKeough passes the 2-mile mark.
Jace Wallace stays in the middle of the lead pack of runners.
Jack Wallace gets ready to head to the finish line.
Luke Lacour and Morgan Hebert can feel the end of mile three coming.
Morgan Hebert keeps pace with the Holy Cross.
Harrison LeBlanc is right behind them.
Jack Wallace passes John Curtis and looks to overtake Brother Martin in the final stretch.
Luke LaCour also gets a second wind and charges ahead to pass Brother Martin.
Cameron Cancienne gives his all to stay ahead of Brother Martin and Holy Cross...
...he's not letting Holy Cross get away just yet.
Harrison LeBlanc follows close behind looking to pass Rummel and Brother Martin.
Griffin Winn kicks it into high gear and charges past Holy Cross.
Scott McKeough closes the distance between Hahnville as he makes his way to the finish line.
Harrison LeBlanc crosses his fingers and waits for the final team scores...
...and is rewarded with a second place announcement for Jesuit.
The team congratulates each other for a job well done.
Former Cross Country coach Peter Kernion ’90 came out to support the team as well as his daughter who runs for Dominican.
Coach Rudy Horvath ’86 talks to the team after the race.
Jack Wallace with his mom Monica Wallace
Harrison LeBlanc and Coach Rudy Horvath ’86
The team and supporters pose for a picture.
All seven Blue Jays ran personal bests and qualified for the state meet.

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