St. Anthony's coach Tim Dearie talks about his team's narrow victory over favored Chaminade in the 2009 CHSAA Instersectional Championship, and why his team could have lost it with 800 meters to go.
Ken Walshak and Patrick Murphy were 1-2 in leading St. Anthony's to an upset victory at the 2009 CHSAA Intersectional Championships over Chaminade, 37-39. Walshak ran 12:55.91 and Murphy ran 13:08.61.
Colleen Schmidt, winner of the 2009 CHSAA Intersectional Championships, in 15:07.22.
In the immediate aftermath of the boys CHSAA Intersectional Championships, the result was too close to call between St. Anthony’s and Chaminade. Soaked from a day’s worth of steady rainfall, the teams huddled around the finish line and tried to figure out who beat who. Amidst the uncertainty each team’s body language could not have been more different. While St. Anthony’s exchanged high fives and congratulatory hugs, Chaminade’s body language told another story.
