ST SEBASTIAN’S

ATHLETICS
FALL SPORTS
Close behind them was a new runner, Peter
Breslin, who arrived to the team this year
after several years of playing soccer. After
recovering from a knee injury, Breslin ran
extremely well, finishing fourth on the
team with impressive times. In his first
race, Breslin ran an impressive 19:41 on
an extremely hard course at St. George’s.
After Breslin, the typical order was
Fachetti, DeMatteo, and Flatley, all close
to one another. They were followed by the
hardworking Luke Scotten, who improved
his running and ran a new personal record
almost every time he crossed the finish
line. Following Scotten were John Bartlett,
Peter Olson, Matt McGuire, and Eddie
McCarthy, rounding out the squad.
On Friday, October 5, the Arrows
traveled to St. Mark’s for a quad race
against St. Mark’s, Belmont Hill, and
Groton. While the runners had good
races, all three of the other teams defeated
us; a bright spot, however, was that Haley
finished with a time of 17:59, while Cam
Kelly ran a time of 18:56. Then, on the
Saturday of the following week, the team
drove to St. George’s for a race, sadly
missing the Seb’s-Belmont Hill football
game. Expecting another rain-swept day
like last year, the Arrows were surprised
to find a sunny day in Newport. Once
again, the Arrows ran well, posting good
enough times to beat Portsmouth Abbey,
yet not good enough to beat Tabor and St.
George’s. Peter Breslin, in his first race, ran
extremely well—possibly due to his honey
consumption right before the race. On the
next Friday, the Arrows went to Roxbury
Latin to run on their new course, one
which was a bit longer than their previous
track. On a wet day, the Arrows ran well,
with Mike Haley running a great race once
again, finishing in 4th with a time of 18:35.
John Ryan, Cam Kelly, and Peter Breslin
then took the 10, 11, 12 spots respectively,
all finishing within 30 seconds of one
another.
Then came the final regular season
race at Rivers’ course at Elm Bank. There
the team raced Middlesex, BB&N, and
Rivers. While the Arrows were shutout
by Middlesex and beaten by BB&N, they
pulled out a win against Rivers because
of impressive runs by Mike Haley (17:08;
6th), Cam Kelly (18:21; 16th), John Ryan
(18:28; 19th), Peter Breslin (18:31; 22nd),
Peter DeMatteo (19:50; 35th), Matt Fachetti
(19:55; 36th), and Luke Scotten (19:56;
37th).
On Friday, November 2, the Arrows
traveled to Nobles. The hope was for Mike
Haley, the captain, to have a magnificent
run, a run which would land him in the
top-15, rewarding him with a medal.
Unfortunately, Haley had been battling
through shin splints for a few weeks. After
thoroughly icing his shins, Haley took the
line, but after a quick first mile, he began to
feel a heightened discomfort in his shins.
Haley still valiantly gave it his all, coming
in 30th with a time of 18:07. Other notable
runners were Cam Kelly (65th) and John
Ryan (67th), who were the second and
third Arrows’ runners to place. As a team,
the Arrows came in 13th in the ISL.
While the year may not have ended as
well as the Arrows would have hoped, it
was still a great year. On behalf of the team,
I would like to thank Coach Ryan and
Coach O’Brien, as well as Mr. Fitz and the
trainers who kept us healthy, and anyone
who helped the team or came out to cheer.
We look forward to next year, in which
captain-elect Cam Kelly will lead a team full
of rising sophomores, taking the spots of
the graduating seniors who made this team
so much fun. So, finally, thank you seniors
for a great year, and I hope to see everyone
else out there next year. •
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