Brother Rice Athletics

Cross Country Wins IHSA Regional Championship

On Saturday the Cross Country team won the IHSA Regional Championship.  This is the 7th title in school history.

The Crusaders executed the race strategy beautifully by starting out in 6th place at the mile before taking control of the race.  Joe Sweeney led the way with a 7th place finish.  Steve Sloan (12th), Tommy Gleeson (15th), and Dan Spellman (17th) all ran personal bests.  Jack Mongan was the final scorer in 24th place and passed a couple runners in the final 200 meters to seal the victory. Justin Frias finished 51st and Jack Reddington was 58th, also in a new personal best.

This Saturday the team will compete in the Wheaton Academy Sectional at Kress Creek Farms for the chance to become the 5th team in school history to qualify for the state finals.

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Cross Country Competes in CCL Championships

On Saturday the Cross Country team competed in the Chicago Catholic League Championship at Lewis University. Harrison Morg was the top finisher in the Freshmen race as all 5 Crusaders ran personal bests. Dan Spellman was a medalist in the Sophomore race finishing 8th. Joe Sweeney earned All-Catholic League honors placing 18th in the Varsity race. Steve Sloan and Chris Murphy also ran personal bests. This Saturday the team will compete in the IHSA Regional at Katherine Legge Memorial Park in Hinsdale.

Joe Sweeney earned All-Catholic League honors placing 18th in the Varsity race. Steve Sloan and Chris Murphy also ran personal bests. This Saturday the team will compete in the IHSA Regional at Katherine Legge Memorial Park in Hinsdale.

This Saturday the team will compete in the IHSA Regional at Katherine Legge Memorial Park in Hinsdale.

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Cross Country Competes in Wheaton Warrior Classic

On Saturday the Cross Country team competed at Kress Creek Farms in the Warrior Classic hosted by Wheaton Academy.  The wet and muddy conditions made it a true Cross Country race.

The Varsity ran their best team race of the season to place 2nd out of 12 schools.  It was a close finish with only 20 points separating 2nd and 6th place.  The top performance  came from Joe Sweeney in 10th.  Tommy Gleeson set his 2nd PR in as many races to get 21st.  Dan Spellman (25th), Jack Mongan (30th), and Steve Sloan (35th) rounded out the scoring for the Crusaders. Other personal best were set by Jack Reddington, Jeremy Frias, Harrison Morg, Grant Gierhahn (Gear-Hon), and Ryan Rice.

The team has a bye week before travelling to Lewis University on October 15th to host the Catholic League Championship.

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Cross Country Competes at Tinley Invite

Brother Rice Cross Country Tinley Park 2016On Saturday the Cross Country Team competed in the Tinley Park Invitational at Midlothian Meadows.

Dan Spellman & Tommy Gleeson were the top finishers in the Frosh/Soph race placing 2nd and 5th overall.

Jack Mongan was the top performer in the Varsity race in 30th place, while Steve Sloan was the Open race champion.

This Thursday the Frosh/Soph team will travel to Turtlehead Lake to take part in the Joe Mortimer Invite.

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Six Crusaders Set Personal Bests at Argo Invite

Brother Rice Cross Country 2016 EditThe cross country team competed in the Argo Invite in Bedford Park on Saturday, September 17, 2016.  The day got off to a great start as Dan Spellman won the frosh/soph race, followed by Tommy Gleeson in second. Jack Reddington also ran strong to place 22nd. 

Six of the 7 Crusaders in the race set personal bests! Joe Sweeney was once again the varsity’s top finisher in 8th place, while Steve Sloan captured 25th.  This week the team will be at Midlothian Meadows to take part in the Tinley Park Invitational.   

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Cross Country Competes at Reavis Invite

Brother Rice Cross Country at Reavis 2016 EditOn Saturday the Cross Country team competed in the 52nd Annual Reavis Rams Invite.  In the Varsity race, Joe Sweeney took control after the mile and opened up a 20 yard lead on the field.  His move turned out to be a little too much too soon as two other runners caught him in the final quarter mile.  He was able to get one back and finish 2nd overall.

The Crusaders has two others in the top 25 with Jack Mongan  (17th) and Steve Sloan (24th).

The Frosh/Soph placed 5th as a team.  Dan Spellman was the top Crusader getting 3rd followed closely by Tommy Gleeson in 5th.

This Saturday the team will send four runners to Peoria to race at Detweiller Park, the site of the state meet, while the rest of the team will compete in the Argo Invite.

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Cross Country Opens at Lyons Invite

Brother Rice Joe Sweeney Cross Country 2016This past Saturday, the Cross Country team opened up their season at the Lyons Township Invite.  The top time of the day for the Crusaders came from Joe Sweeney who placed 25th in the Varsity race in a time of 15:49.  Dan Spellman was the lone medalist by capturing 8th place in the Sophomore race in a new personal best time of 16:54.  The top performer in the Freshmen race was Kevin Tracy who crossed the line in 54th.  This Saturday, the team will compete in the Reavis Invitational.

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Brother Rice Cross Country Takes 6th in Sectional

Brother Rice Joe Sweeney Cross CountryOn Saturday, October 31, 2015, the cross country team competed in the IHSA 2A Sectional at Kress Creek Farm in West Chicago.  The team placed 6th in the 18 team field. 

Despite the nonstop rain and poor course conditions, the Crusaders ran their best team race of the season, one place away from earning a state bid. 

Junior Joe Sweeney finished 18th overall to make him Brother Rice’s first state qualifier in four years. Joe will race on Saturday, November 7, in Peoria at Detweiller Park at noon. 

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Brother Rice Cross Country Advances to Sectionals

On Saturday, October 24, 2015, the cross country team competed in the IHSA Regional at Midlothian Meadows.  The team did not have their best day, placing 6th out of 10 teams. However, the Crusaders did still manage to advance to the sectional meet for the chance to qualify for the state finals.  The team will race this Saturday, October 31, in West Chicago at Kress Creek Farm at 11:00 A.M.

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