Cross Country Takes on Canterbury

On Saturday, September 23rd, the Hopkins cross-country teams traveled to the Canterbury School in New Milford, CT for the 50th running of the Canterbury Invitational.

 

The field is divided into two races, Divisions 1 and 2, based on NEPSTA divisions. Hopkins races in the more competitive division 2 race.

 

In the boys' race, junior Lucas Llovera and senior captain Preston Parker placed in the top 10 in 8th and 9th respectively, in 17:38 and 17:40 on the notoriously challenging Canterbury course. Juniors Logan Matthews and Will Davitt finished in 17th and 18th (18:06 and 18:07), Logan in particular marking a good improvement over his earlier-season races. Senior Jay Maroney rounded out the scoring in 25th place in 18:43, followed by junior Luke Scheps in 26th.

 

Overall, the boys finished in 3rd place, behind a powerhouse Hotchkiss team (4 in the top 10), and a very strong Loomis Chafee team.

 

The boys finished in front of their perpetual FAA rivals Brunswick (4th place). 

The other FAA teams participating were in the Div 2 race: Masters, Greens Farms, and King.

 

In the girls' race, Junior Layla Kenkare was the first Hopkins finisher, in 8th, in 21:08 (a personal record). Junior Saki Tomita, returning from injury, was 11th in 21:15. Ninth-grader Ksenia Podoltseva was 18th in 22:17. Junior Claire Billings was 24th, and senior captain Anna Capelle was 25th. The showing was strong enough for 2nd place behind a very impressive Loomis Chaffee team, which placed all 5 scoring runners in the top 10.

 

The girls were in front of their FAA rivals, Greenwich Academy (3rd) and Sacred Heart, Greenwich (6th).

The other FAA team participating, GFA, was in the Div 2 race. King and Masters does not appear to have fielded teams in the girls' race.

 

The kids ran well, and were very happy with their performances, as were their coaches. 

View full results here.

Let's Go Hop!