The Cross Country season is officially over. It has been a tough and very exciting season with an amazing team. The Girl’s Cross Country Team consisted of great leaders, intrigued learners ready to observe and improve, hard-workers with respectful attitude, and assiduous runners.
On Saturday, November 11, 2017 the team competed in States. The day before, Coach Courtney Invernizzi expressed how she truly believed that “if [the team] [were] confident in themselves, [were] smart with their running, and [persevered] until the end, [they would] be able to do [fantastic]”. She often reminded the team that “if [they] believe in [themselves] , [they] will be able to do anything”.
She also stated that “the biggest challenge [in states] would be the cold weather”.
Senior Kylie DiMaro has been improving and is “well-prepared” for states. She stated “[she is] very invested in Cross Country, everything [she does] during the day reflects [her] running, like eating, sleeping, making sure to stay hydrated.” She also stated that “[she is] very confident in [herself] and the team because [they] have worked very hard.”
Sophomore Emane Boufaida spends a lot of time on and off the tracks running and practicing. She believes the key to beating her opponent is “just to believe in [herself] push [herself] to [her] greatest potential”.
Sophomore Keri Gilligan felt “eager to see how [she] can place against those great runners”.
On her performance, Senior Jasmine Gray depended on her opponent by creating a strategy in her head which helped her overcome her opponent. She also felt that “[it was] really important to keep [her] legs warm before starting the race, especially in the cold weather”.
On Saturday, November 4, 2017 the team competed in the North Eastern Conference meet, in which placed sixth out of sixteen teams. Coach Invernizzi stated that “[She] was very proud of them”.
Gray placed second overall. She expressed how it was a great accomplishment. She also mentioned that it was a “good indicator that [she] [would] be able to score well in the distance events in track”.
Overall, the Girls Cross Country team has had a successful season and are very proud of their accomplishments, both individually and as a team.
