Senior Jacob Patnaude led the Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School cross-country team in its first two meets of the 2022-23 season.
The outmanned Cougars gave visiting Bristol Plymouth a tussle on September 14 before dropping a 24-33 decision that starts off Old Colony’s season at 0-2. The Cougars opened on the road with a 25-30 defeat against host Fairhaven on September 7.
Complementing Patnaude’s performance of 20:21 against B-P on the Cougars’ 3.01-mile course were fellow seniors Nikolaos Sedell (21:10) and Grant Ashley (22:31), followed by freshmen Ryan Eby and Brady Maguire.
Against Fairhaven, Patnaude set the Cougars’ pace with a mile average of 6:43. Sedell and Ashley were able to take the fourth and fifth overall positions as Old Colony placed three among the top five overall finishers. Maguire and Eby came speeding through the finish line next, impressing the crowd as they ran their first race.
The Cougars host Bristol Aggie on Tuesday, September 20.
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