Cross Country Takes Second in District, Places Two Runners in Top Ten

Posted October 26, 2018 / Last updated November 6, 2018

Running through the mud and muck at City Park, sophomore Jack Wallace and junior Luke LaCour finished 8th and 10th, respectively, at the District 9-5A championship on Thursday, Oct. 25, leading the Blue Jays to a strong second-place overall finish. Holy Cross took third place, only one point behind Jesuit, and Brother Martin claimed district champions undercutting Jesuit by 42 points.

Achieving district runner-up was truly a team effort. Although Holy Cross boasted the second-place individual finisher, Jesuit’s seven runners were able to place higher on average then Holy Cross’ remaining six runners.

Through the Lens…

Junior Luke LaCour holds off challengers.

View the Photo Gallery of the New Orleans District 9-5A Championship

By the Numbers…

Each team ran its top seven runners. The first five runners from each team to cross the finish line receive the points that correspond to their place. The first place runner receives one point, the second place runner two, and so on. The team receiving the lowest score wins. The sixth and seventh runners on a team, although they don’t receive a score, can also be important, in that they can “displace” scoring runners from the other team.

Individual Results

EVENT	PLACE / PTS. EARNED	BLUE JAY	GRADE	TIME
3Mile	8	Jack Wallace	10	16:46.24
3Mile	10	Luke LaCour	11	17:03.73
3Mile	12	Morgan Hebert	9	17:23.75
3Mile	16	Griffin Winn	11	17:41.29 (PR)
3Mile	20	Harrison LeBlanc	12	17:50.79
3Mile	23	Cameron Cancienne	11	18:01.80
3Mile	N/A	Scott McKeough	11	N/A

Team Results

PLACE	TEAM	TOTAL TIME	AVG. TIME	TOTAL PTS.	TOTAL PTS. BREAKDOWN BY RUNNER
					R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	R-5	R-6*	R-7*
1	Brother Martin	1:22:00.75	16:24.15	24	1	3	4	7	9	13	15
2	Jesuit	1:26:45.80	17:21.16	66	8	10	12	16	20	23
3	Holy Cross	1:26:15.44	17:15.09	67	2	11	14	19	21	27	31
4	John Curtis	1:28:07.69	17:37.54	92	5	6	22	29	30	34
5	Archbishop Rummel	1:32:15.79	18:27.16	123	17	18	25	28	35	38	40
6	Archbishop Shaw	1:36:19.92	19:15.99	151	24	26	32	33	36	37	39
7	St. Augustine	1:43:02.02	25:45.55	170	41	42	43	44

[* denotes not included in overall team score]

In His Words…

“This season we’ve been going through the motions of running, but today we came out to race—and we did just that,” said Coach Rudy Horvath ’86. “It was a great effort on the front end by Jack and Luke, they really pulled through right until the end.”

On the Horizon…

Next up for the Jays is the Regional Meet on Friday, Nov. 2. Race time is 4:00 p.m. at City Park.

Galleries

Cross Country, District Championship, Oct. 25, 2018

Jesuit's Big Seven: Harrison LeBlanc, Jack Wallace, Scott McKeough, Luke LaCour, Griffin Winn, Cameron Cancienne and Morgan Hebert with head coach Rudy Horvath
Jesuit fans gather for the start of the race.
The team prayers before the big District race.
Runners take your mark, get set...
...GO!
And they're off!
Sophomore Jack Wallace keeps pace with the front of the pack with fellow teammates in tow.
Senior Harrison LeBlanc follows close behind.
Junior Cameron Cancienne looking to pass Rummel.
Blue Jay fans cheer on juniors Cameron Cancienne and Scott McKeough as they come around the bend.
Freshman Morgan Hebert powers through the muddy course.
Junior Luke LaCour holds off challengers.
Junior Luke LaCour holds off challengers.
Junior Griffin Winn sprints to the lead of this pack of runners.
In the lead for Jesuit sophomore Jack Wallace cruises along...
with junior Luke LaCour and freshman Morgan Hebert close behind.
Junior Scott McKeough aims to pass Brother Martin on this curve.
Juniors Griffin Winn and Cameron Cancienne team up and hold pace together.
Blue Jay fans anxiously wait at the final stretch for the runners to arrive.
With the finish line in sight, sophomore Jack Wallace leaves it all on the course.
Cheered on by Jesuit fans junior Luke LaCour makes his way to the finish line.
With Rummel on his heels junior Griffin Winn makes his sprint for the finish line.
Senior Harrison LeBlanc barrels down the home stretch.
Junior Cameron Cancienne flys by the Blue Jay fans to the finish.
The Blue Jay runners are congratulated by their classmates and fans for a job well done.
Junior Luke LaCour and sophomore Jack Wallace stand among the top 10 runners.
Top ten runners of the New Orleans District 9-5A Championship are presented.
The Blue Jays hold their breaths as they wait for the Team Final Scores to be announced...
...and they can't contain their excitement with a 2nd-place finish.
The New Orleans district 9-5A runners-up!