mustang pg 10 10-19-23
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Mustang Mile kicks off season
The Drive for Five is officially underway.
After workouts and open gyms for the last six weeks, Putnam Science Academy’s boys’ prep basketball team – chasing its fifth national title and third in a row – officially started its season recently.
It all began with the unofficial start of the new season, as the team ran the 11th installment of the annual Mustang Mile at 6:30 then played softball in the afternoon in lieu of being on the court.
Derrick Morris was the winner, finishing in five minutes, 24 seconds. Boubacar Diatta was second at 5:35, followed by Amadou Doumbia in 5:43. Fallou Gueye (5:46) finished fourth, and Justin Johnson and Abubacarr Camara (5:53) rounded out the Top 5.
Everyone must finish in 6:15 or run it again until they do.
“It’s a tradition that we’ve been doing for a while now and it’s great way to kick off the season,” coach Tom Espinosa said. “I don’t know if the kids love running a mile at 6:30 in the morning, but they have a lot of fun going out there to play softball.”
Sotirios Nafpliotis holds the Mustang Mile record of 5:14, set in 2022.
Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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