Xavier has a new star on cross-country course
November 6, 2010
by
Don Ketchum,
AZPreps365
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By Don Ketchum
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Asked what the conditions were like on the state cross-country championship course on Saturday (Nov. 6), Phoenix Xavier Prep’s Sarah Fakler said, “A little hot and lonely.’’ "="">
Yes, it indeed is lonely at the top, as Fakler, a sophomore, cruised to a 28-second victory in the Division I race, helping her team earn another championship at the Cave Creek Golf Course in north Phoenix.
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Fakler finished second as a freshman to star Jessica Tonn in last year’s Class 5A Division I race, but Tonn graduated and now Fakler is basking in her own glow.
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She admitted her time of 18:26.97 “was a little slower than I would have liked,’’ it still was more than good enough to outdistance No. 2 finisher Monica Houston of Yuma Cibola (19:04.06).
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“I just go out and try to help the team win,’’ Fakler said. “Xavier has run so well for so long that you just want to be a part of it.’’
