CHOATE CROSS COUNTRY
2002 Founders League Champions


The 2002 victors with the championship plaque.
 From left: varsity runners J Steele '05, Nate Gelb '04, Frank DiVittorio '04, co-captain Ed Stowe '03,
co-captain John Oster '03, Ben Yanni-Lazarus '04, and John Brimhall '04.

     On a brisk autumn afternoon, the Wild Boars fended off a strong challenge from Loomis Chaffee to clinch their sixth consecutive Founders League championship in boys' cross country. The varsity top five earned All-Founders League honors by finishing among the fastest fifteen in the meet. Frank DiVittorio '04 emerged as the individual champion, following in the footsteps of such illustrious predecessors as David Buck '86, Charles Bieler '94, Jonathan Hamilton '98, Clay Schwabe '98, and Patrick Martha '01. The Choate boys now have won the state crown a record nine times: more than the victories by all other League schools combined.
     The Choate junior varsity prevailed in this meet for the seventh straight year. Dillon Smith '03 delivered an impressive victory, outkicking another harrier in the final 300 meters of the course. Fifth formers--and first year runners--Ean Saberski and Drew Marvinsmith also finished among the top five in the JV race, with seniors Chetan Huded and Stephen Abbott just behind to seal the win for the Wild Boars.


Front Runners.
John Brimhall (#162), Frank DiVittorio (#168), and Nate Gelb with the Loomis #1 heading into the second mile.


JV Champion.
Dillon Smith '03 before his victorious effort.


Toeing the Line.
The Choate junior varsity awaiting the start.


Fearless Leaders.
Choate captains Ed Stowe (left) and John Oster carry the championship plaque home.

Click here for complete results from the 2002 Founders League Cross Country Championships.

Produced by the Sports Information Office, Department of Athletics, Choate Rosemary Hall.