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Riverhead\u2019s Christopher Jones fell in love with distance running when he was just a third-grader attending a private school in Cutchogue. Now a senior at Riverhead High School, he\u2019s shattering records left and right. His final goal: qualify for the New York State championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One team and three extra runners will qualify for the state championships from Class A schools in Suffolk County. The qualifiers will take place at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Runners will have to overcome serious hills in the strenuous run \u2014 including one dubbed \u201ccardiac mountain.\u201d Should Jones qualify, he would be the first male runner in Riverhead\u2019s history as a large school to make it to the state championships for cross country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe has a chance to be Riverhead\u2019s most decorated runner in school history,\u201d Riverhead coach Tyler Lobenhofer said. \u201cHe\u2019s beat all-time records for Riverhead multiple times this year. Making it to the states would really cement his legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of this year, Jones now holds the Indian Island 5K course record<\/a> with a time of 16:33.84. He also now holds the record for the Sunken Meadow 4K course, running it in 12:48.81. The last record that sits on the table is the race he\u2019s going to run for the state qualifiers. In the Sunken Meadow 5K, Luke Coulter currently holds the school record that was set in 2015 with a time of 16:59.70. Jones\u2019 best recorded time during an event was 17:25.35.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI made a vow to myself junior year that I would run every day,\u201d Jones said, following Riverhead\u2019s final league race of the year against Central Islip. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve done that. Honestly I think I\u2019ve only missed five days since I made that commitment to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones made the switch to running full time in eighth grade, deciding give up baseball in place of spring track \u2014 and has never looked back. He\u2019s been improving ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think at the time I was devastated to give up baseball,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI loved playing baseball, but I think it worked out in the end. I wouldn\u2019t have gotten to this place without committing to running year round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s made enormous improvements at Indian Island County Park over the years. And as a runner, seeing that time get lower and lower only pushes you harder. As a freshman, Jones posted a time of 22:55. He\u2019s over five minutes faster now as a senior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo be a successful cross country runner you need to have discipline,\u201d Lobenhofer said. \u201cYou have to work hard and you can never be comfortable with your best time. Jones fits that mold. He\u2019s always pushing himself to the next level. And he saw success early as a sophomore. Lots of guys fall off after early success, Chris kept pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the league season complete, Jones is laser focused on getting a good result at Sunken Meadow when the time comes. And every day, until he puts on what could be his final run as a cross country senior at Riverhead, he\u2019s working on getting better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the coaches didn\u2019t want Jones to go for a personal record and instead take it easy against Central Islip because they were confident about winning the meet. It\u2019s just part of the process; there\u2019s days you need to go hard but then there\u2019s other days that your body needs rest to fully heal. When he was the first to come around the corner to the finish line, Riverhead\u2019s coaches were less than thrilled. He finished with a time of 17:19 \u2014 so, in his defense, he did slow down some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones is constantly thinking of ways to cut down his time in the qualifier. Every step he takes has to be with intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne thing I can really improve on at Sunken Meadow is once you get up on the big hill called cardiac, I need to open my stride,\u201d Jones said. \u201cOnce you get moving down, you need to let gravity take over. The rest of the race is downhill or flat. You can pass so many people heading down if it\u2019s done right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones has some other strategies that he and his coaches will implement in the division championships for the lead up to the state qualifiers. If he can cut some time off, it will only give him confidence heading into the qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be me and five others that are going to be competing for those three individual spots,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a battle. We all know each other and it\u2019s going to be whoever is at their best that day. I\u2019m hoping to get under 17 minutes. That\u2019s my goal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Riverhead\u2019s Christopher Jones fell in love with distance running when he was just a third-grader attending a private school in Cutchogue. Now a senior at Riverhead High School, he\u2019s shattering records left and right. His final goal: qualify for the New York State championships. 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