Seated in front are Riley Plant, Clayton Baker, Zach Lucas and Austin Twietmeyer. In the middle row are Cole West, Peter Kean, Brennan Entz, Coy Evans, Thomas Conley and Brendan Packheiser. On the top row are: coach Kim Swayze, coach Nancy McDowell, Christian Finkbeiner, Austin Mason, Dylan Diruscio, Zach Diggs and coach Jeffrey Gail.
Photo by Tom Sarradet/Special to the Journal
Cain cross country team faced a formidable four-time champion at the Foothill Intermediate Schools Athletic League championships earlier this month.
The stage was set for a monumental upset. And after the Wildcats pulled it off, Gail believes the future of cross country in Auburn is bright.
The E.V. Cain sixth and seventh grade boys claimed the first FISAL banner in school history, led by individual champion Christian Finkbeiner.
The team's leader is the son of renowned endurance runner Bill Finkbeiner. Teammate Austin Twietmeyer is the son of five-time Western States Endurance Run champion Tim Twietmeyer.
"They were the shining squad this year," Gail said.
"Of the 14 on the team, four are seventh graders. Most of them are running against kids a year older, a year bigger. Add to that the injuries they were running with and I don't know how much more Cinderella you can get.
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