Shalin Dalal takes 2nd AOTW of the year

THE WOODLANDS - The varsity boys ran only 5 guys Friday night and finished 11th in the elite "A" division at "Friday Night Lights." Shalin Dalal led the team with a 28th place finish.

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The meet started off with great runs from freshmen Scott Vilas (12:31) and Nathan De Jesus (14:48) for the 2 mile distance. The JV girls were led by sophomore Jena Deitrich (15:32) who was followed closely by junior Angela Cortez (15:58). Angela ran one of the best races of her life and showed that her training really is paying off. Lillian Dominguez (16:18), Chelsea Nelson (17:15) and Sahar Halim (17:28) rounded out the JV girls. The JV boys were led by sophomore Abel Simie (17:22), he was followed by Chris Ysais (19:17), Jimmy Luong (19:43), Marcos Anaya (20:28) and Joe Green (21:05) on the muddy 4k course.

Varsity B boys included 5 seniors and was led by Juan Trujillo's (19:14). Juan was followed by Christian Salazar (19:19), Kyle Muscarello (19:36), Jonathan Silva (20:15) and Jonathan Amadio (20:16). Varsity A girls had a great race and were again led by sophomore Hiba Kreidie (14:06). Junior Katherine Toy followed closely behind with a 2 mile time of (14:40), then Zelda Abadom (15:06) and Gina Keidel (15:29). Unfortunately our 5th man Hannah Selesky had a knee injury and was unable to finish the race and the girls did not get a team score. Varsity A boys had the overall race of the year so far. Shalin (15:46) led the team again with a 28th place finish and followed closely behind an elite group of runners. A group of three Kempner runners finished behind Shalin, Errol Hampton (16:15), Matt Cortez (16:17) and David Koistinen (16:31). Shanup Dalal again ran as the valuable 5th man with a 4k time of (17:25).

This week the team races at the Puma/Greater Houston Invitational at Bear Creek Park on Saturday.