MSD Varsity and Middle School Cross Country made history on Saturday September 19th, officially competing in the first-ever cross country meet in school history! They competed in the Holly - Duane Raffin Festival of Races in Davisburg.
The varsity squad tackled the grueling 5K (3.1 miles) course. Taraji led the varsity squad with a blazing time of 26:28.1. This instantly earns Taraji the 32nd national ranking among all deaf school runners in the country! Damien showed incredible grit and endurance, crossing the finish line at 38:29.6. Damien’s run secures the 49th national ranking in the country for deaf schools!
The middle school runners crushed their 2-mile race: Finnegan set a phenomenal pace, crossing the finish line with a 2-mile time of 19:47.3. Zarah followed closely behind with an excellent, high-energy performance, clocking in at 21:16.6.
MSD has five more meets scheduled for this season.
Reel transcript is after the video.
Video transcript:
Picture 1: Text - “First Cross Country Meet for MSD in School History! Phenomenal Showing!
Pictures 2 – 5: Team members walking on grounds and watching the races.
Picture 6: Text – “Varsity: 5k Course; Taraji’s Time: 26:28:1; National Ranking Among Deaf School Runners: 32nd! Damien’s time: 38:29:6; National Ranking Among Deaf School Runners: 49th!
Picture 7: Text - Varsity Team
Pictures 8 – 13: Taraji and Damien warming up and starting the race.
Picture 14: Text – “Taraji”
Pictures 15 – 20: Taraji running the race and crossing finish line.
Picture 21: Text – “Damien”
Pictures 22 – 27: Damien running the race and crossing finish line.
Picture 28: Text – “Middle School: 2 Mile Race; Finnegan’s time: 19:47:3; Zarah’s Time: 21:16:6”
Picture 29: Middle School Team with coaches.
Picture 30: Text – “Finnegan”
Pictures 31 – 37: Finnegan running the race and crossing finish line.
Picture 38: Text – “Zarah”
Picture 39 – 44: Zarah running the race and crossing finish line.