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Cross Country races in preparation for season’s first meet
February 19, 2021
Coach Steve O’Brien checks his stopwatch as senior Chris Percia passes by.
Isaac Van Voorhis (left), Bing Lin (center), and Elise Spenner (right) stick together as they hustle across the softball field.
A group of varsity runners sticks together as they round the corner of the track, nearing the end of their second lap.
Sophomore Minnoli Raghavan sprints to the finish of her race on Feb. 9.
Junior Liam Ryan (left), senior Aaron Becker (center), and freshman Cora Haggarty (right) race each other on the first lap of the two-mile Burlingame course.
Freshman Mason Rosales runs across the outer edge of the Burlingame softball field.
Senior Bing Lin (center) leads stretches during the team’s pre-meet warm-up on Feb. 9.
Coaches Jim Broock and Steve O’Brien watch in anticipation as their athletes cross the finish line.
Cross country coach Steve O’Brien claps as his athletes complete their first lap of four on the Burlingame course.
Freshman Jacob Rothstein pumps his arms, nearing completion of his first lap.
