Cross Country Team Keeps On Running

As Cross Country coach, completing this tenth season proved to be a satisfying close to a decade of coaching. The recently concluded Halloween invitational run drew some 63 male and close to forty female runners from three colleges, Polytechnic University, Stevens Tech and YU. The 5 mile race saw its seventh year since the inaugural 1992 race, still Yeshiva's most successful track season to date.

Because of the usual roster of non-egotistical, reflective, fun and legitimately good group of young men who trained well and showed responsibly for each race, I have no choice but to declare my tenth season ( I took over from Dr. Bernie Martin, then Coach John Mulligan in 1988) a definitely pleasant one.

Welcomed newcomers like Daniel Hartstien, Joe Zimbalist, Chaim Strauchler and returnees like Yitz Motzen, Moshe Abehsera, David Mirsky, and Paul "Pinkie" Mikhli made this 5 mile run season a joy. I commend the team for its commitment, race day responsibility, and for being competitive in all the races even though we can't train as the other schools do. A job well done by all. (Record was 2-2-1 with no wins or losses for the Halloween Invitational.)