NS v Westford & Tyngsboro @ Westford

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Boys results below.

Girls Results and story by Stephen McChesney:

We concluded our regular season today in great fashion and our record is now 8 - 1. We visited Westford and had a very fast race over their course.

NS vs Wfd and Tyng
@ Westford 3.07 miles
Scores
NS 16 Westford 39
NS 15 Tyngsborough 48

3 way tie for first: Kathy O Keefe 18:39 Mel Fineman 18:39 Madeleine Reed All NS 18:39
4. Anna Laurence NS 19:10
5. Tia Caldwell Wfd 20:12
6. Jenny Epstein NS 20:23
7. S. Parker Wfd 20:32
8. K. Ernst Wfd 20:38
9. R Sickenger Tyng 20:40
10. C Graham Wfd 20:54
11. A Motyl 20:58
12. Katie Sandson NS 21:00
13. M. MuCuster 21:01
14. T. Caldwell Wfd 21:11
15. Hannah Friedman NS 21:13
16. N. Kibblehous Wfd 21:17
17. R. Carlye Wfd 21:44
18. M Brandjes Wfd 21:55
19. L. Chrevaier Wfd 22:03
20. Lauren Gabriel NS 22:08
21. E. Brandies Wfd 22:29
22. F LeBoeuf Tyng 24:09
23. Madison Willer NS 24:05
24. M. Jordan Tyng 24:55
25. C Morrill Tyng 25:15
26. L GElsonmini Tyng 25:15
27. N Capplello Tyng 32:50

This week we have started to solidify are preperations for the championship part of the season. We have worked pretty hard and through our last couple of meets and today we really saw some gains. I told the kids that I wanted them to run fast, but controlled races today and boy did they ever run fast. I feel that we are coming together nicely for our run at the big meets.

Madeleine Reed, Melanie Fineman and Kathy O Keefe blasted through their 3.07 mile course all in 18:39 efforts that equal sub 19:00 on Franklin Park. Anna Laurence ran another Brilliant (with a capital B) race and kept her teammates in view over the entire race. She finished 4th in 19:10 which translates into a huge PR. I feel that we have made some real gains up front. Jenny Epstein ran a solid race in 6th place in 20:23 to round our our scoring.
Elizabeth May and Kayla Burton are both back running, but I held them out to allow some of our newer varsity kids a chance to maybe score at the varsity level. Katie Sandson ran her best race ever and secured a place on our 10 person state roster today in placing ahead of the 2nd Tygnsborough girl and right with the Westford 5th girl in 21:00 which is a big PR. Hannah Friedman also topped the 2nd Tyng runner and ran 21:13, Lauren Gabrieal ran her first varsity race and earned varsity points in a PR of 22:28 as did Madison Willert.

According to both of the Westford coaches the course runs about 20 seconds faster than Franklin Park and that makes sense as it is only about 50 meters short of the true 5K and has a pretty good sized hill in the first mile. They also have established their measurement over the course and it is understood to be 3.07 by all of the coaches. That makes us a very fast team right now and we are on target for some pretty big things in the post season.

(Thanks Stephen and thanks in advance to Matt for sending the boys results!) (hint)
boys results:



photo below by Sue Chari