The Notre Dame Boys Cross Country Team came away with the crown on Saturday at the Pembroke Invitational. ND knocked off Pembroke, the number one ranked Section V small school, by eleven points for the victory. ND has been ranked third in the polls behind the Dragons and Oakfield.
Freshman Quin O'Connor (17:17) placed third in the race, just a couple of seconds behind second place finisher Colin Bartholomew of Pembroke. The Irish placed their top 5 runners in the top 15 of the race to secure the victory over the Dragons. Kevin Pawlak finished 6th for the Irish in 17:51, with Matt Jackson 9th in 18:12, Nate Flumerfeldt 12th (18:26) and Eric Shormann 14th in 18:38.
The Genesee/Livingston Cross Country League finishes up their regular season this Tuesday. The Irish are in a position to win the Division III title with wins over Pavilion and Alexander at Pembroke. HFL looks to have Division I all wrapped up and Oakfield in full control of the Divison II title.