43rd Wickham Park Cross Country Invitational: Boys runners to watch on Saturday
Here are some boys cross country runners to watch during Saturday's 43rd Wickham Park XC Invitational.
The 43rd annual Wickham Park Cross Country Invitational is scheduled for Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Wickham Park in Manchester. The event will feature varsity races for both boys and girls, with the boys' small division starting at 2:15 p.m., followed by the girls' small division at 2:45 p.m. Here are the 10 boys cross country runners to watch, ranked by their fastest times run to date:
1. Holden Hines, Xavier, Jr. (Varsity Medium Division) - Holds the third-fastest CIAC time in the state at 15:37.5.
2. Quentin Koch, Xavier, Jr. (Var-Medium) - Holds the fourth-fastest time in the state at 15:53.2.
3. Nolan O'Connor, Xavier, Jr. (Var-Medium) - Holds the fifth-fastest time in the state at 15:53.9.
4. Gabriel White, E.O. Smith, Sr. (Var-Medium) - Holds the sixth-fastest time in the state at 15:55.6.
5. Matthew Gajecki, Cheshire, Sr. (Varsity Large Division) - Holds the seventh-fastest time in the state at 16:00.0.
6. Daniel Carone, Notre Dame-West Haven, Jr. (Var-Medium) - Holds the eighth-fastest time in the state at 16:04.9.
7. Connor Dube, Fitch, Jr. (Var-Medium) - Holds the ninth-fastest time in the state at 16:05.6.
8. Alex Martin-Casas, Hall, Sr. (Var-Large) - Holds the tenth-fastest time in the state at 16:05.7.
9. Jack Mooney, Cheshire, Jr. (Var-Large) - Holds the eleventh-fastest time in the state at 16:06.0.
10. John/JJ Funk, Daniel Hand, Sr. (Var-Medium) - Holds the twelfth-fastest time in the state at 16:10.9.
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