SPARTANRUNNER OF THE WEEK

Danielle Wegrzyn was voted this week's Spartan Runner of the Week for her unbelievable 13th place finish at the state meet!! Not only has Danielle performed brilliantly throughout the season, but she has also been an excellent captain and role model! Danielle led the team in all but one race this season. For her positive attitude, gutsiness in racing, and abililty to lead a new group of girls to her 3rd straight 2nd place trophy, Danielle Wegrzyn is the state meet SPARTAN RUNNER OF THE WEEK!!!

This week's Runner of the Week is Senior Hannah Worsh. Hannah joined the team this fall, and after three straight meets of running 23+ for 5K, she came down with an injury.. She sat out of 3 meets for us, and crossed trained the entire time with the expectation of coming back and helping the team. In her first meet back, Hannah ran a monster PR of 21:22 (2 minutes faster than her previous best). She was our 7th runner. One week later, at the much more challening Winterthur course, Hannah moved up to become our #4 runner. Her time of 21:42 placed her #21 in SCHOOL HISTORY!! For Hannah's willingness to commit to cross-training while injured, and ability to bounce back and run even faster, she was awarded this week's SPARTANRUNNER OF THE WEEK!!

This week we have Co-Runners of the Week for the first time all season! Sophomore Katie McGovern and Freshman Lauren Crouse share the honors after their inspiring performances at the Catholic Conference Championships. Katie arrived to the meet after attending her Grandfather's funeral, and ran a 28 second personal best. She broke 21 minutes for the first time ever, clipping 20:48!! Lauren Crouse ran a shocking 20:23, marking one of the fastest freshman times in school history. Not only did she break 21 for the first time, but she smashed it. For their efforts and their dedication, Katie and Lauren were voted as this week's SPARTANRUNNERS OF THE WEEK!!!

Danielle Trofa was voted by her teammates as this week's Spartan Runner of the Week for her performance at the Joe O'Neill Invitational. Danielle ran a very fast 20:30, her fastest 5K EVER (and the 31st fastest St. Mark's time ever at Bellevue!) She finished 28th overall, and has been one of our MOST consistent runners all season. Danielle stepped up this week at a time when we needed frontrunners, and she took a big risk in the race in taking the mile out in 6:09. For her determination and consistency, Danielle has been named this week's SPARTANRUNNER OF THE WEEK!!

Madelyn Baker was voted as this week's Spartan Runner of the Week for her performance at the Manhattan Invitational on Sunday. Madelyn ran her best race of the season, finishing 78 in the JV race. More impressively, Madelyn took a nasty spill in the 2nd mile on a steep downhill (while following Coach Deej's advice on double-dutch running) and got up and ran ever harder. Madelyn finished the race with blood flowing down her legs, and nasty gashes in her knees. She never complained, and took it like a champ!!! Her guts and determination earned her this week's SPARTANRUNNER OF THE WEEK!!!

Rachel Gagnon was voted Spartan Runner of the Week for her performance at the Salesianum INvitational at Brandywine Creek. Rachel ran her fastest race of the season on Saturday at the Creek and finished 3rd place overall in the JV race. She helped her team finish 5th overall. Rachel was voted by her teammates as this week's SPARTANRUNNER of the Week!!!

Katie Brown received the 2nd Spartanrunner of the Week Award!! Katie ran in her 1st ever XC race at Six Flags after putting in a 300+ summer of mileage. She finished in an impressive 23:44!!! Not only that, but Katie lost a shoe in the mud, so kicked off her other shoe and finished her race barefoot! That is guts and passion for her team!!! Katie was voted by her teammates as this week's SPARTANRUNNER of the week!!

Erica received the 1st Spartanrunner of the Week award! Erica came back from injury and gutted through a tough course on Saturday. She was given the opportunity to drop out of the race, but she didn't want to let down the team. Erica was voted by her teammates as this week's SPARTANRUNNER of the week!!