Daily News Boys Athlete of the Week: Sam Franco, St. Francis

DAILY NEWS BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Name: Sam Franco

School: St. Francis

Sports: Cross country

Year: Senior

Noteworthy: Franco, a second-year varsity runner, clocked a time of 15 minutes and four seconds on a 3-mile course to win the Mission/Angelus League Cluster Meet and set a new personal record on Sept. 20. St. Francis won the league meet as a team. Franco also finished 10th in the Sweepstakes race at the Woodbridge Classic earlier this season.