The Chelsea boys cross country team finished first among 21 teams in the medium school division at the Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard (FGR) Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Hudson-Mills Metropark in Dexter, scoring 79 points. Highlights:
- Wyeth Angus won the varsity race out of 153 runners in a personal-best 15:53.9. Sam Clifton placed fifth in 16:16.0, also a personal best, and Owen Thorburn was eighth in 16:34.5, another personal best.
- All seven Chelsea varsity runners set a season or personal best, and four earned medals for finishing in the top 30. Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard was second with 90 points, followed by Dearborn Divine Child with 98.
- In the JV race, Chelsea placed fourth among 17 teams with 108 points. Gabe Siler won the race out of 197 runners in 17:54.3, a personal best by 41 seconds, and 10 of Chelsea’s 11 JV runners set a season or personal best.
Full results are below.
Thanks to Coach Loren Thorburn for the information in this story.
