Warriors have good performances in Div. 4 Meet
Published in the November 17, 2015 edition.
WRENTHAM — The Wakefield Memorial High girls’ cross country team had a quite a season winning the Middlesex League Freedom division championship for
SENIOR SARA Custodio (left) and junior Cassie Lucci (right) were two of the seven members of the Warriors’ girls cross country team who competed over the 5K course in the Div. 4 Eastern Mass. championships on Saturday at the Wrentham Developmental Center. (Donna Larsson File Photo)
a fifth straight year. However the Warriors’ hopes of clinching a berth in the All-State Meet will have to wait until next fall.
The Warriors ran well on Saturday in the Div. 4 Eastern Mass. Championships, but didn’t advance as a team nor did they have any individuals qualify for next weekend’s meet.
“I was very happy with the team this season. We are a young team and my hope for next year is that the girls will be more experienced to execute better in a big meet,” said Coach Karen Barrett. “As a team we worked really hard. I honestly think we were capable of finishing much higher in the meet yesterday (Saturday).”
Jordan Stackhouse, a junior, ran a great race finishing 29th out of 160 runners. She had a time of 20:37.19.
Freshman Amanda Westlake was second for the team and 75th overall. She had a strong race and will be a force to be reckoned with next year said Barrett. Westlake ran time of 21:56.10.
Gillian Russell, a sophomore, was third for the Warriors followed by junior Abby Harrington and senior Sara Custodio. Russell finished in 77th place at 21:58.88. Harrington and Custodio placed 82nd and 87th with times of 22:11.76 and 22:26.94.
Reilly McNamara, a senior, finished off her cross country career with her best run of the season finishing sixth for the team and 89th overall at 22:28.76.
Cassie Lucci was Wakefield’s seventh runner. The junior came in 117th overall as she clocked in at 23:28.13.
Wakefield finished 12th in the team scoring with 346 points. The Warriors did beat out M.L. Freedom division rivals Melrose, Wilmington and Burlington in the team scoring.
“We have a lot of returners next year and if the girls continue to train hard, we should be very competitive in 2016,” said Barrett.
