Through the first mile or so of last Saturday’s Mayor’s Cup Cross-country Championship girls varsity race, Rosey Liu was running with the leaders.
But the Bronx Science junior faded badly during the latter portion of the 2.5-mile course through Van Cortlandt Park.
She allowed eight runners to pass her over the final mile, and finished in 18:16.65, good for 19th place.
“Once I got out, I was turning with everyone,” she said. “(But at the end) I couldn’t breathe, and I dropped.”
It wasn’t exactly the performance the Wolverines runner was looking for - especially after a sophomore year that included a fourth-place finish at the Bronx Borough Championships. But the junior was recovering from the flu.
The Wolverines struggled through a variety of hindrances during the first major cross-country meet of the fall, but they still turned in a solid performance that bodes well for the rest of the season.
A handful of Wolverines on the girls and boys teams missed the meet at Van Cortlandt Park to take their SATs.
Others battled the flu, which Lui’s teammate Anna Hewitt says has been making the rounds at W. 205th Street.
“I actually felt sick a couple days ago. I felt lightheaded the whole race,” Hewitt said. “It began with the draft and change in temperature.”
Still, the Science girls impressed veteran coach Ken Miller, who now believes his team will dominate borough competition.
“I’m very happy,” he said. Read more..
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