It was another toasty evening out at the River Campus, but the temperatures weren't the biggest high of the day! 14 fierce 5th grade Tigers toe-ed the line and gave it their all out on the 1.5 mile course. The race was co-ed and while there was no team scoring for the 5/6th race of the evening, there were many personal best times and excellent efforts to celebrate!
Graham Unger led the way for the USN boys at the very front of the field, crossing the finish line in 9:56 (3rd place overall), one of only three runners to break the 10 minute barrier in the race. Next to cross for the Tigers was Kian Jain in his debut race of the season, coming in just under the 12 minute mark in a time of 11:52. Shortly after, a stream of cardinal and columbia blue crossed the finish line - Sebi Lupo (12:19), Caleb Magner (12:26), Elliott Katz (12:39), and Ziyan Jones (12:56) displayed smart pacing throughout the race and broke 13 minutes. Breland Walsh was first to cross for the USN girls in 13:09 and was followed closely by a stellar pack of Mira Porte (13:15), Gigi Sheats (13:16), Miles Flatau (13:21), Lainey Ellis (13:27), and August Lewis (13:34). Maxine Miller and Olivia Martin (in her debut race) rounded out our USN field with strong finishes of 14:55 and 15:54 respectively.
Our PR queen and king of the meet are two individuals who each dropped nearly 2 minutes off their previous best from last week. Gigi improved her time by 1:58, and Miles by 1:52!! Absolutely fantastic work! Other PRs were earned by: Maxine & Ziyan (both 1:26), Breland (0:42), Graham (0:40), Mira (0:30), Sebi (0:26), and Lainey (0:13). And once again congratulations to Kian, August, and Olivia for all completing their first races!!
Complete USN results for the season are available HERE.
With just one week to go in our season, the Tigers will reflect, celebrate, and lock in our focus to next week's culminating HVAC Championships!
Students in grades 5-8 and their families can take USN Evening Class 702: Mah and Pah Jong and Me to learn to play a board game together while benefiting USN's need-based scholarship endowment.
The Helen Meador Summer International Fellowship funded a summer of professional development in South America for Lower School Naturalist Carrie Riley. Through this profound experience, she said she plans to bring these lessons into her teaching, grounding her voice in wonder, joy, and a commitment to protecting the natural world, which she loves.
The impact of USN’s Art Department is not confined to art studios in the Christine Slayden Tibbott Center. Students often engage with art in ways that transcend traditional classroom learning, such as at the opening reception for artist Yanira Vissepó's “Fantastical Views.”
Tiger golfers have officially qualified for the region tournament, and our other teams are not far behind. Volleyball sits near the top of the district, finishing up regular season play next week with Senior Night. Girls soccer continues to hold first place in the district after another 9-0 win, and our cross country runners are chasing after some school records. To round it all out, our mountain bike team traveled to Oakfield to continue to improve on their times for the season. There’s plenty more where that came from- so be sure to come out to the River Campus, Sperling Gym, or out on the road to cheer on our Tigers before their seasons end.
Middle School volleyball and tennis teams are nearing the final games of their seasons, with the competition heating up while the Tigers play to determine their HVAC rankings. Cross country was finally able to race at the River Campus despite the heat, and our mountain biking team traveled to Oakfield, Tennessee, for a high-temperature race weekend.
The MTB team returned to the the twisty trails of tranquil Oakfield, TN on Sept 13th to take part in the second race of the season, as part of the 5-race series hosted by the NICA/TICL League.
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