McDonald's Brody Rupe took a second place finish at the Sharpsville Blue Devil Invitational in as tight of a closing sequence as you will ever see. His 15:48.90 clocking was just behind that of race winner, Zach Buckner (Fairview, PA), who posted a time of 15:48.80.
Rupe's mark represents a new PR, a Ohio No. 9 (overall) for junior class athletes and his latest effort was his fifth straight top 3 finish to open the 2019 cross country season.
Hear Brody's post-race thoughts during his interview with Phil Grove and check out his battle to the line with Buckner, which earned them MileSplit USA's 'Kick of the Week' distinction.
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| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Buckner | 11 | Fairview | 15:48.80 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Brody Rupe | 11 | McDonald | 15:48.90 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Adam Hessler | 12 | Freedom Area (7) | 15:55.30 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Daniel Ford | 12 | Quaker Valley | 16:10.40 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Michael Grecchany | 11 | Fairview | 16:18.10 | 4 | ||