Great report from WMUR’s Jamie Staton! He asked the Retired Coaches of NH to select the top 5 XC Runners of all-time from NH. This was their list!!! Thanks WMUR! Thanks Retired Coaches!!!
8:00am D1 schools arrive (Buses drop off and then park at Plymouth Elementary school)
9:00 Field Events start
10:30 Running Events start
1:15ish D1 meet ends
1:15-2:15 D1 buses pick up teams in the circle
3:15pm D2 schools arrive (Do not arrive early. Buses drop off and then park at Plymouth Elementary school)
4:15 Field Events start
5:45 Running Events start
8:30ish D2 meet ends
8:30 D2 buses pick up teams in the circle
A gap has been included between sessions in case of a delay of some kind during the D1 meet. Incoming / Outgoing Buses can NOT be allowed to overlap like last year.
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I love the clip of the 1994 footlocker battle. That clip doesn’t exist on YouTube. It’s gotta be on some ole coach’s vhs tapes.
Pretty cool update on Downin’s life after high school. Thanks Eagle Tribune!
https://www.eagletribune.com/sports/local_sports/former-pinkerton-national-champ-downin-stays-involved-with-sport/article_9ba7e912-0233-55ba-9fea-0c1e9a8834ca.html
Not sure about “all time.” I could make an argument for Concord’s Roger Maxfield, who won every race he ran in 1963, including the New Englands, AND set a course record on every course he ran that year except at the New Englands. Or Dover’s Bob Moody who won the Class A (predecessor to Class L) meet three times in 48, 49, 50, or Keene’s Pete Fletcher who accomplished the same feat in 56, 57, 58, in the days before Meet of Champions and Footlocker Nationals. Probably wasn’t any footage of those guys racing though!
Seems we might need to revisit the Boys top Five after the last two weekend’s runs by Aidan Cox. Top NH time on Derryfield Park under less than ideal conditions, #4 all time, and the first under 15 minutes at Mine Falls. I suppose we can wait until his entire career has been scripted but he’s on his way. Congratulations young Mr. Cox.