Marathon traveled to Miami on Oct. 8 to participate in the annual Fast Times cross country meet hosted by Miami Country Day at Greynolds Park. Freshman Lucian Burns won the race in 16:55. Sophomore Antonin Bursa was third overall, finishing in 17:51 and senior Caleb Shelar cracked the top 10 with a 19:25. Anthony Vargas and Allan Taylor helped the team capture first place in the team competition. The Fins averaged 18:51 to finish first out of nine teams at the event.
Molly Joly was the first Lady Fin to cross the line. Joly was eighth overall, running the course in 24:15. Mylana Loza was second for Marathon with a 25:38 finish time, and Ariella Dworniczak was the third Fin finisher in 27:51. Kayla Skaarup and Danaica Bessy rounded out the top five for Marathon.
Runners from all ends of the county will meet on Oct. 21 on Upper Sugarloaf for a fast-paced race and a great chance to set personal records. Districts will occur the first week of November.
