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Deerfield’s Gold 35th at State Cross Country

Warrior runner improves his time 27 seconds in a week.

Alex Gold shaved nearly 30 seconds off his time in just a week to finish 35th in the Illinois 3A Cross Country Meet today in Peoria. 

crossed the finish line in a time of 15:09 keeping a 5:03 pace over the three-mile course. Just a week ago Gold placed 19th in the Schaumberg Sectional with a 15:36 clocking. 

Since Gold was the only Warrior in the meet Deerfield was not eligible for the team title. Palatine took the crown with 114 points. 

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New Trier’s Leland Later won the individual championship with a time of 14:17. Gold was the second highest finisher from the Central Suburban League and the best from the conference’s North Division.

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