It was a brutally wet day at Forest Hills Park for all competitors. The further into the day we went the harder it rained and the muddier the course became. Conditions for the earlier races were completely unlike those for the last races, and the times reflected that fact. The famous hill was actually scarier to run down than up for most runners.
The first group to run was the JV team, which for us was our "C" team as we ran two varsity squads. Going against everyone else's "B" teams ours finished 6th out of 14 teams. Leading that group was freshman Maddy Lanning with a great 8th place run.
The open runners had the heaviest rains of the day literally running in a downpour. Four girls ran their first race of the season in this race - what a brutal way to start! Bridget Fibbi ran a steady race from start to finish and ended up leading the squad to the line with her 26th place. Casey Kramer and Sam Simone also had their best races of the season despite the conditions.
The varsity race was the last one of the day, so the course was chewed up, muddy, and in some cases under water. Despite missing two of the top three runners for the ACT, the "A" team managed a third place finish of 12 teams just nipping Shaker Hts. The "B" team finished 7th in the same race. Gabby Kreuz and Jessica Sirchen stood out for the "A" team while Celine Mangan and Maggie Boyer led the way for the "B" team.
Results for the meet can be found here
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