Mystic Valley harrier honored as top runner in Commonwealth Athletic Conference
PATRICK McPHERSON was recognized as the top runner in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference this fall in cross country. McPherson is a senior at Mystic Valley Charter School.
MALDEN — Mystic Valley Regional Charter School of Malden senior varsity cross country runner Patrick McPherson of Wakefield was awarded the Commonwealth Athletic Conference MVP award at the league banquet, which was held at Lynn Tech Vocational High School on Monday, Nov. 24.
McPherson was given the award based on his performance at the CAC League Championship Meet, held at Greater Lowell High School on Oct. 25. During this race, McPherson finished in first place overall with a time of 18:25. The senior finished in first place overall during all of his regular season meets as well.
Additionally, McPherson participated in the Massachusetts All-State Meet which was held at Franklin Park in Boston on Nov. 15. He qualified as an individual runner based on his result (McPherson was 23rd out of 206 runners) at the Eastern Massachusetts Divisional Meet in Wrentham on Nov. 8.
After the banquet, Mystic Valley head coach Jon Bush heaped praise upon his runners, saying, “I am proud of the individual success that Patrick has achieved this season. Although he is naturally athletic and talented, his success is a product of hard work put forth both during practices and on his own. He is a model student-athlete in the classroom as well as on the course and his leadership and experience will surely be missed in the future.”
