With PR’s Across the Board Cross Country Takes 2nd In Regionals
The cold and drizzly weather did not dampen the spirits of the Jesuit Cross Country team as they took home an impressive 2nd-place finish at the LHSAA Region 3-5A Championship on Friday, Nov. 8. All seven Blue Jays beat their own personal records (PR) and placed within the top 30 of 111 runners. Leading the team to its runner-up finish was Luke LaCour with a 6th-place finish and a time of 16:16.89.
Holy Cross took third place, 12 points behind Jesuit, and Brother Martin claimed regional champions undercutting Jesuit by just 52 points.
Through the Lens…
At the 2-mile mark, Aeric Wender takes the lead of the second pack of Blue Jays with Donovan Musser and Patrick Dowd following close behind.
View the Photo Gallery of the LHSAA Region 3-5A 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 | 6 | Luke LaCour | 12 | 16:16.89 (PR) |
| 3Mile | 13 | Donovan Musser |
11 | 16:48.32 (PR) |
| 3Mile | 15 | Aeric Wender | 9 | 16:50.65 (PR) |
| 3Mile | 20 | Robert Buisson |
9 | 16:56.82 (PR) |
| 3Mile | 21 | Griffin Winn |
12 | 16:57.19 (PR) |
| 3Mile | 23 | Patrick Dowd | 9 | 16:59.79 (PR) |
| 3Mile | 28 | Jack DesRoches |
9 | 17:04.33 (PR) |
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 | 1:20:19.34 | 16:03.87 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Jesuit | 1:22:29.87 | 16:40.59 | 75 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 28 |
| 3 | Holy Cross | 1:23:03.85 | 16:60.01 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 35 |
| 4 | John Curtis | 1:23:77.38 | 16:61.55 | 102 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 41 | 60 | 88 |
| 5 | Archbishop Shaw | 1:26:34.79 | 17:20.70 | 159 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 36 | 45 | 50 | 69 |
| 6 | Central Lafourche | 1:27:06.30 | 17:40.13 | 176 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 54 | 63 | 76 |
| 7 | Archbishop Rummel | 1:28:69.95 | 17:61.39 | 198 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 72 |
| 8 | Hahnville | 1:28:33.03 | 17:60.66 | 199 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 46 | 55 | 58 | 92 |
| 9 | Terrebone | 1:29:84.51 | 17:81.69 | 221 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 70 |
| 10 | Thibodaux | 1:31:30.68 | 18:20.61 | 247 | 10 | 51 | 52 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 89 |
[* denotes not included in overall team score]
On the Horizon…
Next up for the Jays is the State Meet on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Natchitoches, LA.
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Galleries
Cross Country, Regional Championship, Nov. 8, 2019
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The Jesuit cross country team gets pumped for the upcoming race at the starting line. -
GO! The Blue Jays take off in the mists of the other 104 runners in the LHSAA Region 3-5A Championship. -
Luke LaCour gets out in front with the first pack of runners. -
In the second pack of runners are Griffin Winn, Robert Buisson, Donovan Musser, Patrick Dowd, and Aeric Wender. -
Following close behind the second pack is Jack DeRoches. -
Around the mile mark, Luke LaCour is gaining ground and keeping pace with Brother Martin. -
The Blue Jays are flocking together and... -
keeping pace with each other. -
Luke LaCour still holding strong at the front of the pack at the 2-mile mark. -
At the 2-mile mark, Aeric Wender takes the lead of the second pack of Blue Jays with Donovan Musser and Patrick Dowd following close behind. -
Patrick Dowd, Robert Buisson, and Griffin Winn zoom past the 2-mile mark. -
Jack DesRoches challenges at the 2-mile mark. -
Luke LaCour holds his place in the last 100 yards and... -
...takes 6th-place in Regionals. -
Donovan Musser gives it his all in the last 100 yards. -
Aeric Wender takes on the challenge from Holy Cross to the very finish. -
Griffin Winn and Robert Buisson are neck and neck with... -
...Shaw and Rummel as they cross the finish line. -
Patrick Dowd dashes down the last 100 yards with Hahnville and Shaw on his heels and... -
...holds off their challenge. -
Finishing up the Jesuit line-up is Jack DesRoches with a PR of 17:04.33. -
The Jesuit cross country team along with the "Gizzard" at Regionals. -
Six of the seven regional runners — Donovan Musser, Griffin Winn, Robert Buisson, Patrick Dowd, Luke LaCour, and Aeric Wender -
Fr. Paul Shaughnessy, S.J. congratulates Robert Buisson on a race well run.
