Heidemann 1st in final regular season meet
Freedom harrier Alex Heidemann crossed the finish line and checked his watch, looking more like he’d taken a 5K stroll than a 5K run after winning the final cross country meet of the regular season last Tuesday at Northampton.
“I kind of tried to just take everyone out hard and drop them pretty quick. I mean, I was ready for competition from some of the top guys, but they dropped off, so I ran to win,” Heidemann said.
The Patriot senior surged around a half mile in, took the lead from Northampton’s Zeke Colyer, and from there, was by himself.
Heidemann said the flat course favored him, and he was able to drop time as a result.
With two Nazareth runners on Colyer’s heels, maintaining second place to the finish line was most important in order to score team points for the Konkrete Kids.
“I knew they were there, so I was working hard. Just under a mile to go, they started creeping up a little bit,” Colyer said. “I was trying to compete with [Heidemann], but he’s been racing really well this season.”
The K-Kids did defeat the Pates in boys team results, 26-30, Bethlehem Catholic, 15-46, and Easton, 21-34, but lost to Nazareth, 21-37, and Liberty, 24-34.
Freedom defeated Becahi, 21-40, but lost to Liberty, 22-29, while the Hurricanes defeated Becahi, 15-50, and Easton, 16-47.
This week begins the post season when the East Penn Conference Cross Country Championships are scheduled for Tuesday at DeSales University.
“I’m interested to see who tries to go with me at leagues,” said Heidemann. “I’m ready for a good race.”
BOYS TOP 10:
1. A. Heidemann (F) 16:17, 2. Z. Colyer (NP) 16:32, 3. A. Kollgaed (NZ) 16:35, 4. C. Koch (NZ) 16:38, 5. C. Murphy (NZ) 16:45, 6. J. Orrico (L) 17:02.29, 7. E. Leshko (L) time not recorded, 8. O. Reilly (L) 17:15, 9. D. Boyle (F) 17:19, 10.J. Gorman (NZ) 17:20