Girls Cross-Country
Varsity
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Williston has a rich tradition in girls cross country that goes back to its inception in 1978. Competing in NEPSAC Class B, the team has enjoyed tremendous success over the years including winning the championship in 1986 and 1991 and finishing runner-up three times. The camaraderie of the group is one of the primary reasons why so many girls become so committed to participating on the team. The goal of the program is to help each individual reach her personal goals by training hard and having fun. There are great local options for training including the extensive campus, a large neighboring park (Nonotuck) and easy access to the Manhan Rail Trail. The program proudly competes on our home course, built in 2017, which is entirely on campus and includes both visibility on our athletic fields and a beautiful loop over a bridge and through our woods. A typical week of training includes a variety of workouts including: long distance, speed and interval training, and both hill and pool workouts. The team competes on Saturdays in dual meets while also participating in a number of invitationals including our own Shaler Invitational, one of the largest invitational races in NEPSAC.
HONOR ROLL
Course established September 2017
1. Abigail Touhey 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 21:24
2. Claire Harrison 10/21/2017 Taft 22:36
3. Anna Richardson 10/6/2018 Westmin, KO 23:05
4. Annika von Schoeler-Ames 10/6/2018 Westmin, KO 23:07
5. Chloe Prouty 9/22/2018 WA, NMH 23:21
6. Sophie Prouty 10/6/2018 Westmin, KO 23:31
7. Poojaa Prakash Babu 10/6/2018 Westmin, KO 23:36
8. Maya Soley 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 24:01
9. Emma Gould 10/14/2017 Porter’s 24:04
10. Magnolia Armstrong 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 24:48
11. Abby Andrews 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 25:14
12. Lily Harris 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 25:18
13. Abbie Coscia 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 25:24
14. Molly Solan 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 25:29
15. Sally Alrutz 10/28/2017 Shaler Inv. 25:42
Course Record: Coco Arcand, Worcester Academy 9/22/2018 19:22
Course established 2003 (3.1 miles)
- Devon Greenwood 10/22/2011 Taft 19:01
- Caroline Borden 10/31/2015 Shaler Invitational 19:22
- Maddy Scott 10/24/2015 Taft 20:01
- Abigail Touhey 11/5/2016 6 School Meet 20:03
- Claire Harrison 10/29/16 Shaler Invitational 20:15
- Maya Soley 10/31/2016 Shaler Invitational 20:17
- Brianna Cameron 11/10/2017 New England’s 20:19
- Erin Kassis 10/30/2004 Shaler Invitational 20:20
- Isabelle Cheney 11/7/2015 6 Schools Meet 20:23
- Natalie Aquadro 11/15/2016 6 Schools Meet 20:26
- Marielle McHale 10/25/2014 Shaler Invitational 20:35
- Elin Blomquist 9/26/2015 NMH 20:35
- Stacia Thompson 11/5/2005 Berkshire 20:36
- Hannah Lewis 11/3/2012 Berkshire/Suffield 20:38
- Danica Daidone 11/10/2007 New Englands 20:42
Old course established 1978 (3.3 miles)
- Martha Grinnell 10/24/1984 Westminster 19:40
- Martha Sears 11/1/80 NMH 21:02
- Suzanne Zelazo 11/7/92 Berkshire 21:20
- Christa Talbot 10/18/1997 Taft 21:22
- Seana Zelazo 10/3/1992 Deerfield 21:23
- Erika Kloefkorn 10/18/1997 Taft 21:35
- Caitlin Mitchell 9/24/1997 Pomfret 21:36
- Dana Caruso 11/9/1989 Avon 21:55
- Lisa Bergfield 10/22/1980 Westminster 22:04
- Tracy Stewart 10/11/1986 Loomis 22:26
- Corinne Lussier 11/4/1981 Choate 22:32
- Tia Liddell 11/4/1987 Choate 22:44
- Shannon Shaughnessy 11/4/1981 Choate 22:47
- Megan Schuller 10/18/87 Taft 22:51
- Lauren Kossow 11/1/1980 NMH 23:20
Meet the Coaches
2019 Upcoming Meets
Date / Time
Opposition
Advantage
Sep 14
2019
Sep 14, 2019
4:00 pm
Kent School
Home
Sep 21
2019
Sep 21, 2019
3:30 pm
NMH, Worcester @ NMH
Away
Sep 28
2019
Sep 28, 2019
2:30 pm
Westminster Invitational
Away
Oct 5
2019
Oct 5, 2019
4:00 pm
KO, Westminster @ KO
Away
Oct 12
2019
Oct 12, 2019
2:30 pm
Miss Porter's School
Home
Oct 19
2019
Oct 19, 2019
2:45 pm
Taft School
Home
Oct 26
2019
Oct 26, 2019
3:15 pm
Shaler Invitational
Home
Nov 2
2019
Nov 2, 2019
3:45 pm
7 school meet @ Berkshire
Away
Nov 9
2019
Nov 9, 2019
2:15 pm
NEPSAC @ Tabor
Away
Girls Cross-Country Results
Date / Time
Opposition
Advantage
Result
Score
Recap
Nov 10
2018
Nov 10, 2018
2:15 pm
Westminster School
Away
Away
Nov 3
2018
Nov 3, 2018
3:45 pm
Berkshire School
Away
Win
W
23-38Away
23 - 38
Nov 3
2018
Nov 3, 2018
3:45 pm
Suffield Academy
Away
Loss
L
38-18Away
38 - 18
Nov 3
2018
Nov 3, 2018
3:45 pm
Millbrook School
Away
Win
W
18-41Away
18 - 41
Nov 3
2018
Nov 3, 2018
3:45 pm
Westover School
Away
Win
W
15-50Away
15 - 50
Oct 27
2018
Oct 27, 2018
3:55 pm
CANCELLED: Shaler Invitational
Cancelled
Home
Home
Oct 20
2018
Oct 20, 2018
4:00 pm
Taft School
Away
Win
W
21-38Away
21 - 38
Recap
Oct 13
2018
Oct 13, 2018
4:00 pm
Miss Porter's School
Away
Win
W
25-33Away
25 - 33
Recap
Oct 6
2018
Oct 6, 2018
4:00 pm
Westminster School
Home
Win
W
26-33Home
26 - 33
Recap
Oct 6
2018
Oct 6, 2018
4:00 pm
Kingswood-Oxford School
Home
Win
W
16-41Home
16 - 41
Sep 29
2018
Sep 29, 2018
3:00 pm
Westminster School
Away
Placed
P
4thAway
4th
Recap
Sep 22
2018
Sep 22, 2018
3:30 pm
Northfield Mount Hermon
Home
Loss
L
29-28Home
29 - 28
Sep 22
2018
Sep 22, 2018
3:30 pm
Worcester Academy
Home
Loss
L
30-29Home
30 - 29
Sep 15
2018
Sep 15, 2018
3:30 pm
Kent School
Away
Win
W
24-35Away
24 - 35
Recap
On Saturday, the girls cross country team traveled to Watertown, Connecticut to compete against Taft’s Division I team on a very challenging, hilly course. After a long bus ride, the girls rose to the occasion and brought their A games to the race, winning in both the varsity and JV scoring. Abigail Touhey again led the way, gaining her first dual meet win of the year. Abigail took the lead at the opening gun and was never challenged, winning by almost a minute over Taft’s first finisher. Chloe Prouty battled it out with teammate Anna Richardson for 3.1 miles and was able to out-lean Anna at the tape to place third in the race, out of 32 runners. Anna placed 4th with a PR of 21:26. Sophie Prouty, Claire Harrison, and Poojaa Prakash Babu sealed the varsity victory by placing 6th, 7th , and 8th, and Magnolia Armstrong had a PR and a displacement at #7 for Williston (11th overall). The Williston girls dominated the JV scoring as well, with Abby Andrews, Lily Harris, Sabrina Serricchio, and Alex Walz taking the first four places. Williston 5K PRs were turned in by Anna Richardson, Sophie Prouty, Poojaa Prakash Babu, Magnolia Armstrong, Lily Harris, Sabrina Serricchio, Alex Walz, Rylie Tirrell, Ella Goodman, and Sasha Kracauer. The varsity team score was 21-38 and the JV score was 17-43. Our record stands at 5-2 as we prepare for the Shaler Invitational next weekend.
The girls cross country team traveled to Avon on Saturday to compete against Division I Miss Porters School. All 19 Williston girls competed impressively and we were able to win the varsity race (top seven scoring) by a score of 25-33, and the JV race (next seven) by a score of 15-50. Abigail Touhey had her best race of the year, chasing the number one girl from Porters for over 3 miles, and just missing her by 22 seconds, placing second out of 31 runners. Anna Richardson, Chloe Prouty, Claire Harrison, and Poojaa Prakash Babu also had their best races of the season, forming a strong pack that rounded out our top five. Sophie Prouty and Magnolia Armstrong both contributed to the varsity scoring by displacing the #4 and #5 runners from Porters. In the JV scoring, Lily Harris, Sally Alrutz, Alex Walz, Abby Andrews, and Ava Smith took the top five places to sweep the scoring. Personal best 5K times were turned in by Poojaa Prakash Babu (22:35), Lily Harris (24:40), Alex Walz (24:52), Ava Smith (26:24), Rylie Tirrell (26:37), and Ella Goodman (27:13). All the Williston girls ran hard, with great determination and mental focus in an impressive team effort. We are looking forward to traveling to Taft next Saturday for another tough Division I challenge.
The Williston girls had a great day against Westminster and Kingswood-Oxford on Saturday, in our second home race of the year. The varsity seven defeated Westminster 26-33 and KO 16-47, and the second seven (JV scoring) beat both Westminster and KO, with a score of 15-50. Annabelle Smith from Westminster won the race, but Williston’s Abigail Touhey got a little closer this week, coming in only 29 seconds behind her, and placing 2nd out of 34 runners. Anna Richardson and Annika von Schoeler-Ames ran together for the entire race, battling the number 3 Westminster girl for over two miles, and eventually outlasting her to take 4th and 5th places overall. Both Anna (23:05) and Annika (23:07) had their best times on our new course. Poojaa Prakash Babu placed in the top five for Williston for the first time this year, with a time of 23:36, also her best time on our course. Sophie Prouty, Alex Walz. Sabrina Serricchio, Rylie Tirrell, Ella Goodman, and Pippa Berry all had their best races on our new course, in spite of some sloppy and slow conditions underfoot. The girls deserve a few days off after five weeks of hard work, but we are looking forward to resuming the season next week. Our dual meet records stands at 3-2.
The girls traveled to Simsbury, Connecticut on Saturday for the annual Richard Miller Invitational. Ten girls teams competed on Westminster School’s challenging but beautiful course. In the varsity race, Williston placed fourth behind Deerfield, Suffield, and Worcester. Abigail Touhey again led the team, placing 13th out of 67 runners. She was followed closely by Sophie Prouty in 16th, with her best race of the year. Annika von Schoeler-Ames in 20th, Anna Richardson in 22nd, and Claire Harrison in 25th all had good races and rounded out the top five. In the JV race, the number one girl from Deerfield took the lead at the gun and held it for over two miles before she was overtaken by Williston’s Abby Andrews, just before the final hill. Abby opened a bigger lead on the hill and won easily in a time of 25:13, placing first out of 55 runners. Sally Alrutz had her best race ever and also passed the Deerfield girl with a strong sprint in the last 100 yards. This was the first time ever that Williston girls have taken the top two spots in an Invitational race. Alex Walz joined Abby and Sally in winning an individual award by placing 6th in the race, with a time of 26:28. Next week the girls will compete at home against Westminster and Kingswood-Oxford.
On Saturday, the girls cross country team opened its competitive season against Kent. The girls were faced with a 2-hour bus ride, weather that was very hot and humid, and a difficult course with two substantial hills in the middle of the race. After a brief tour of the course, the girls rose to the occasion and competed hard, with all 20 girls finishing the 5K race. Lara D’Alessandro from Kent added to her well-known reputation as one of the top runners in New England by winning the race in an impressive time of 21:08. However, Williston took eight of the next ten places to secure the victory in the varsity race. Abigail Touhey (23:54) picked up where she left off last year by placing first for the team and second overall, out of 38 runners. Annika von Schoeler-Ames (24:38) ran a great race and took second for the team and third overall. Sophie Prouty ran her first-ever race for Williston, placing third for the team and fifth overall, and senior co-captain Claire Harrison and junior Chloe Prouty rounded out the top five. Both Magnolia Armstrong and Poojah Prakash Babu ran strong races and registered scoring displacements for the race. The team’s depth was in evidence as our second seven (JV scoring) defeated Kent’s second seven by a score of 16-45. Congratulations to Sabrina Serricchio, Rylie Tirrell, Sasha Kracauer, and Jasmine Simmons for completing their first-ever cross country race. This was a great start to our season!
