St. Charles East Invite roundup

Senior Ryan Clevenger and the Downers Grove North varsity boys cross country team came away big winners at St. Charles East's Leavey Invitational Saturday, Sept. 6 at Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve.

Clevenger covered the 3.0 miles in 14:51.9 to win the varsity boys race and the Trojans put its five runners in the top 20 to win the team crown with 53 points. The host Saints were second with 91.

Clevenger won by 19.3 seconds over Marmion senior Brady Bobbitt (15:11.2). Clevenger was third in the 2013 race in 15:12.4, seven seconds behind winner and former teammate Zack Smith.

Sophomore Alec Danner was fourth (15:20.8), the highest finishing sophomore by nearly 30 seconds.

Seniors Joe Carter (11th, 15:48.5), Zac Christensen (17th, 15:57.2) and Jack Diamond (20th, 16:00.5) also placed among the top 20. Seniors Bruce Tamlin (34th, 16:22.2) and Dillon Murphy (82nd, 17:42.4) were the team's No. 6 and 7 finishers.

In the frosh-soph race, sophomore Drew Pyburn was fourth (16:41.8), 3.1 seconds from third. Sophomore Tristan Jahn (18th, 16:59.1) and freshman Nick Chudzik (20th, 17:00.4) also were among the top 20, followed by sophomores Andrew Marek (29th, 17:14.3), Zach Goliszewski (33rd, 17:25.7) and Donny Knapp (53rd, 17:50.3) and freshman Jacob Riddderhoff (54th, 17:52.3).

The Trojans finished third (104) losing out to Batavia for second based on a sixth-runner tiebreaker. St. Charles East won with 54 points. 

In the open boys race, junior Bradley Wilcoxen (16:49.2) was second to Wheaton North senior Bradley Dowell (16:35.9). Junior Robbie Prescott (17:34.6) was 18th, followed by juniors Ryan Cantlin (27th, 17:47.6), Rocco Manzo (28th, 17:47.7), Nick Torres (50th, 18:19.4) and Trevor Smith (76th, 18:55.1) and senior Patrick Drabik (87th, 19:10.9). The Trojans (123 points) finished fifth.

Above: award winners - Pyburn, Clevenger, Carter, Danner, Wilcoxen

Above: Awards ceremony