Novi Men's Cross Country Loses a Close One
Brighton wins the only way they could: taking the top 3 slots
9/29/2005 by Scott Olson


The Wildcat Men's Cross Country team lost a close one 26-30 to the Bulldogs at Brighton Wednesday. The only way Brighton could win this one, according to Wildcat Coach Bob Smith, was to take the top three slots. That's exactly what happened, and Novi took the next five.

Several Wildcats had impressive times at the meet. Alex Prasad and Mike Wheat both broke the 17:00 mark to take first and second for Novi. Kenny MacDonough, Josh Lumley and Luke Barnes also set personal bests to take the next three positions. Interestingly, all ten of Novi's top runners were under-classmen in this race.

Coach Smith notes of the race, "We ran very fast yesterday. We are also learning how to race. Not one of our top 10 runners was a senior. Since we had two all-staters over the last couple of years, it is still a new experience for our current front-runners to actually be in front! They are learning fast. I am very excited about this team as we turn the corner into the month of October. All the hard work is paying off."

Next up, the Wildcats take on South Lyon Tuesday, October 4th at Novi's Cass Benton Park.

________________________
Editor's Note: Sports reporter Alex Prasad is Captain of the Men's Cross Country Team. As such, he will be contributing to their coverage, but Coach Smith and Scott Olson will be writing the meet reports.