Player P~ofile Poor weather inhibitsrunner'sreturn

Marcel Basset ran with the team for the firsttime on Sept.13, rain inhibitedhis performance

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Unbearable weather conditions on Saturday. Sept. 13, ~ere not in runner Mar~ssct's favor. The meet began at I\Ya.m., with humidity in the air and rain puddles dominating the trail. Basset was uncomfortable while running because his uniform was soaked from the ram.

Due to an injury, Saturday's meet was Basset's first of the cross country season. A sprained ankle restricted Basset for a few weeks and did not permit him to compete in the meets with the rest of the team.

Basset admitted to have never run more than one mile at a time before arriving at Cabirni. Now, for the cross country team, he is averaging about a 30 minute paced eight kilometer course. An 8K run is approximately five miles and is the standard event of all cross country meets. Saturday's meet was his first of this fall's seas~n. He came to the finish line in about 35 minutes.

When asked about this season, Basset said "the coach did a great Job of recruiting this year's freshmen, and ram astonished by ho\\ well the team is performing.''

Basset began nmning track his junior year in high school Ile attended Engineering and Science high school in Philadelphia. In high ~cbool, Basset was very active in sports. Footbail, track, and basketball were all a part of his high school career.

Currently, Basset is enrolled as a junior po~al science major and is a teammate~everal Cabrini athletic teams.

After cross country comes to an end, it is only the beginning of Basset's winter basketball season with the Cavaliers.

"l try to enjoy my college experience while I can," Basset said.

Basset strives for the best in everything he does, and considers himself very competitive.

"I bate losing, that's the worst thing," Basset said.