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Inspired by a classic scene from Chariots of Fire ” in which Harold Abrahams successfully completes Cambridge University™s Trinity Great Court Run before the King™s Gate Clock strikes 12 ” the students of 91¿ì»îÁÖ Aquinas College staged their own, now-annual quad run this past weekend.

Fifteen racers took turns, during which they sprinted, in pairs, a clockwise course around the academic quadrangle, beginning and ending by St. Bernardine of Siena Library. It was a banner day for the Class of 2021, with sophomores claiming the top spots in both the men™s and women™s fields.

For the men, the top runner was Stephen Cyr, who set a new course record with a time of 37.53 seconds, nearly a half-second faster than the previous record set only minutes earlier by fellow sophomore George Stypa (37.94). Among the women, Maggie Dillon came in first place, setting a new record of 41.78 seconds, nearly two seconds under the record she set just last year (43.47). Coming in second place in the women™s race was her classmate Lizzy Matthews, with a time of 42.94 seconds.

 

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