Richard Spring Invite VIDEO INTERVIEW: Annie Bieda, Eva Bednard, Melissa Jachim

Sophomore Annie Bieda (180th, 19:51.4), junior Eva Bednard (72nd, 18:51.5) and sophomore Melissa Jachim (61st, 18:46.4) discuss the varsity race at the Richard Spring Invite Saturday, Sept. 15 at Peoria’s Detweiller Park.

https://youtu.be/JMsoeEJMHRE

Jachim was the top finisher for the Trojans (14th) and just missed a top-60 medal by one place and 2.6 seconds.
For 3.0 miles, Bednard broke 19:00 for the first time and Bieda broke 20:00 for the first time.
Junior Ellie Gross (98th, 19:05.7), sophomore Rylan Gaspar (141st, 19:31.1) and junior Lauren Egan (157th, 19:38.4) as the team’s No. 3-4-5 finishers and junior Gianna Ferraro (188th, 19:57.6) the No. 7 finisher.
The Trojans' 520 team points were five behind 13th-place Oswego East. They competed without sophomore frontrunner Katie Figliomeni, who dropped out during the Lake Park invite Sept. 8 because of injury.