Don't do your absolute best, just beat your competitors. When competing in high stakes divisions like regionals and districts, this advice echos through the heads of each runner; don't do your absolute best, just beat your competitors. Runners in previous races tried to beat their PRs (Personal Records) to impress against other runners across the state, however now the only...
61 teams, 2000 runners, but one purpose: compete and win the race. On Saturday, October 3rd, schools from around the metroplex travelled to the Jesuit Classic cross-country meet to prove their strength on a tough cross-country course. Among these teams were Allen, Frisco Wakeland, Mesquite, and the Jesuit Rangers, the Rangers hoping to dominate their home cross-country meet.
For some,...
Jesuit cross country has always been the team to beat season after season, but this season the team has a familiar name on the roster...twice. Connor and John Garvey are two of the best runners on the team and two of the leaders of the team. Every cross country stat sheet has had the name Garvey on it two times since...
“Beep beep, ring ring,” alarm clocks woke up the cross country team, calling them to Jesuit to begin their Saturday mornings. Arriving at 7 o’clock, the runners packed up the bus for their big day of competition at the Gerald Richley Invitational. The Richley race was not only another 5k for the team, but also important preparation for the...
Entering into the season, Jesuit's cross country team delivered two great performances, showing great promise for the rest of the season. Coach Robinson looks to continue his team's success with his three captains Connor Garvey '16, John Garvey '16, and Connor O'Neil '17.
In the first meet, they ran a strong relay race up against some good competition. After having...
Prospective freshman to fastest on the Jesuit Cross Country team, Connor O’Neill now ranks among the best in Texas. He began his Jesuit XC career in June 2013, quietly sitting outside the gates to the track along with the other freshmen, waiting for Coach Molyet to start practice. The workout for the day was a 30 to 40 minute...
On October 24th, the Jesuit Cross Country team competed in the UIL district 9-6A title of the 2014 season. The team displayed their talents at the championship held at Norbuck Park. Filling the podium with three runners finishing 1st overall, 2nd overall, and 3rd overall, the Rangers had 5 of the top 7 runners in District 9.
Sophomore phenom, Connor...
As the cross country regular season drew to an end, Jesuit's runners looked to finish on a high note, hopeful for an impressive finish at the district meet. The team did just that, finishing in the top two in its final two regular season meets, the Rick Neill Invitational and the McKinney Boyd Meet.
These accomplishments, however, did not come without challenges, as...
