Williston travelled to the West Hartford reservoir to face off against Kingswood Oxford and Westminster. The race was unique in that half of course was run on road, which made for some quick times! The Wildcats were led again by junior captain, Will Chalfant, in 17:17. Will was followed by Chance Thorne-Begland (18:44) and Carter Cleary (18:47) in third and fourth. This was their first time under 19 minutes for 5k. Jeremy Dube and Henry Foster were next for the Wildcats in 19:49 and 19:55. Jackson Ayres and Olin Rose-Bardawil rounded out the top seven in 20:06 and 20:18. A pack of Williston harriers, which included Ryan Brooks, Jerry Landman, Ben Werder, Chris Doubleday, Brody Richardson, and Bryce Akroyd, all ran between 20:25 and 20:36. The Wildcats displayed excellent efforts across the board. More than half of the team ran to personal bests. Next weekend Williston races at home against Avon Old Farms.

Williston travelled to the West Hartford reservoir to face off against Kingswood Oxford and Westminster. The race was unique in that half of course was run on road, which made for some quick times! The Wildcats were led again by junior captain, Will Chalfant, in 17:17. Will was followed by Chance Thorne-Begland (18:44) and Carter Cleary (18:47) in third and fourth. This was their first time under 19 minutes for 5k. Jeremy Dube and Henry Foster were next for the Wildcats in 19:49 and 19:55. Jackson Ayres and Olin Rose-Bardawil rounded out the top seven in 20:06 and 20:18. A pack of Williston harriers, which included Ryan Brooks, Jerry Landman, Ben Werder, Chris Doubleday, Brody Richardson, and Bryce Akroyd, all ran between 20:25 and 20:36. The Wildcats displayed excellent efforts across the board. More than half of the team ran to personal bests. Next weekend Williston races at home against Avon Old Farms.

The Wildcats travelled to Westminster for the Richard Miller Invitational this Saturday. Will Chalfant was the first Williston harrier to cross the line in 18:08 to finish third overall. Connor Queenin, Carter Cleary, and Chance Thorne-Begland were the Wildcats two through four runners. They stayed together from start to finish and pushed each other through the hills in the second half of the race. Jackson Ayres and Jeremy Dube were next as the five and six runners for Williston, and Henry Foster rounded out the group. Williston came out on top with a close 66-67 win over Salisbury. Ryan Brooks was first overall in the JV race with a time of 21:41. He was followed by Brody Richardson, Jerry Landman, and Calvin Klumpp, all top-10 finishers. Bryce Akroyd ran a fantastic race, running a PB by nearly a minute, to finish as Williston’s fifth runner. Williston will carry this positive momentum into the week! The Wildcats will travel again next weekend to race Kingswood Oxford and Westminster.

The Wildcats returned to Galbraith for the second meet of the season against NMH, Suffield, and Worcester. It was a sunny day, and the temperature was about 10 degrees cooler than last Saturday. William Chalfant again led the way in 18:00, a new personal best and 4th all-time for Williston runners on our home course. Chance Thorne-Begland and Carter Cleary followed in 20:05 and 20:17 respectively. Another tight group comprised of Jackson Ayres and Ben Werder finished in 21:04 and 21:07. Other notable performances came from Jeremy Dube who ran 21:34 which was nearly two minutes faster than last weekend. Olin Rose-Bardawil, Henry Foster, Ryan Brooks, and Brody Richardson ran well and snuck under the 22-minute barrier. The Wildcats will run at the Richard Miller Invitational at Westminster next weekend!

The Wildcats returned to Galbraith for the second meet of the season against NMH, Suffield, and Worcester. It was a sunny day, and the temperature was about 10 degrees cooler than last Saturday. William Chalfant again led the way in 18:00, a new personal best and 4th all-time for Williston runners on our home course. Chance Thorne-Begland and Carter Cleary followed in 20:05 and 20:17 respectively. Another tight group comprised of Jackson Ayres and Ben Werder finished in 21:04 and 21:07. Other notable performances came from Jeremy Dube who ran 21:34 which was nearly two minutes faster than last weekend. Olin Rose-Bardawil, Henry Foster, Ryan Brooks, and Brody Richardson ran well and snuck under the 22-minute barrier. The Wildcats will run at the Richard Miller Invitational at Westminster next weekend!

The Wildcats returned to Galbraith for the second meet of the season against NMH, Suffield, and Worcester. It was a sunny day, and the temperature was about 10 degrees cooler than last Saturday. William Chalfant again led the way in 18:00, a new personal best and 4th all-time for Williston runners on our home course. Chance Thorne-Begland and Carter Cleary followed in 20:05 and 20:17 respectively. Another tight group comprised of Jackson Ayres and Ben Werder finished in 21:04 and 21:07. Other notable performances came from Jeremy Dube who ran 21:34 which was nearly two minutes faster than last weekend. Olin Rose-Bardawil, Henry Foster, Ryan Brooks, and Brody Richardson ran well and snuck under the 22-minute barrier. The Wildcats will run at the Richard Miller Invitational at Westminster next weekend!

The Wildcats hosted the first meet of the season against Kent on a hot and humid Saturday afternoon. Junior captain, William Chalfant, led the way in 19:39 with Connor Queenin ‘23 close behind in 20:15 to finish 1-2. Carter Cleary ’25 (20:48) led a strong pack of Williston harriers that took places 4th-7th. Carter was followed by Chance Thorne-Begland ’23 (21:21), Jackson Ayres ’25 (21:47), and Ben Werder ’25 (21:53). Ryan Brooks ’25 (22:30) rounded out the top 7 as he took 9th and did a great job passing runners in the second half of the race. Williston won the varsity meet 18-44 and the JV meet 15-50. Zach Schmidt ’26 (22:58), Jeremy Dube ’24 (23:15), Henry Foster ’23 (23:18), Christopher Doubleday ’25 (23:19), Brody Richardson ’26 (23:25), Calvin Klumpp ’24 (23:50), and Will Vachet ’25 (23:51) took the next top 7 spots for Williston. Many runners came away with PB’s despite the tough conditions. Notably, James Ma ’24 (26:18) nabbed a 2+ minute PB. The Wildcats will rest this weekend and look to build off the positive momentum going forward!