The Xavier High School cross country team continued its record-setting streak on Wednesday morning, as the Falcons captured their 11th consecutive Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Championship. Xavier delivered a strong performance with an SCC record low team total of 34 points, thanks to all five scoring runners finishing in the top 10.
The Falcons defeated second-place Guilford by an impressive 69 points.
Xavier had three of the top-four runners cross the finish line including the top two. Junior Holden Hines finished first overall with a time of 15:45 to narrowly beat classmate Quentin Koch (15:45.3).
Junior James Perrault came in fourth-place with a time of 16:10.7, while junior Nolan O’Connor was seventh at 16:34.8, and Alex Brown rounded out the Falcon scorers in 10th with a time of 16:35.7.
As a result of their outstanding individual performances, Hines, Koch, Perrault, O’Connor, and Brown all earned First Team All-SCC Honors. Junior Nathan Hendrickson and senior Peter Torello both received Second Team All-SCC accolades thanks to finishing 14th and 17th, respectively.
In the freshmen meet, the Falcons had the top-three finishers. Andrew Matrullo was the top ninth grader with a time of 18:42.9. Matrullo was followed by Robert Maturo and Jeremy Skiba.
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The title marked Xavier’s 73rd overall SCC Championship and the 20th for the cross country team.