FAA meet #1
Wed 9/22, Sherwood Island State Park, all FAA teams, 5k.
All FAA teams represented:
Greenwich Academy, Greenwich Country Day (new to the league), Masters (returning to the league after a hiatus), Brunswick, Sacred Heart (Greenwich), Rye, King, Greens Farms, Holy Child, St Lukes.
All races were dually scored. The championship scores are listed more prominently in the results, but only the dual scores count for regular-season league results.
Girls
In the girls' race, sophomore Ava Maccaro was the first Hopkins finisher, finishing 5th overall. Freshman Sarah Galvani-Townsend placed 12th. Senior captain Saraswathi Navaratnam-Tomayko finished 16th, followed by sophomore Anna Capelle, running in her first ever XC race. Fellow rookie Laila Kenkare rounded out the scoring in 19th place. The girls finished with an 8-1 record, losing to Sacred Heart. The girls were running without a few runners, including senior captain Nana Dondorfol-Amos, so this was an encouraging return to racing and rust-buster.
Girls (8-1 on the day)
Hopkins 24
GFA 37
Hopkins 29
GA 30
Hopkins 23
Greenwich Country Day 38
Hopkins 15
Holy Child 50
Hopkins 16
Rye 47
Hopkins 34
Sacred Heart 21
Hopkins 18
St Lukes 45
Hopkins 15
Masters 50
Hopkins
King
no score, as GCD did not have enough runners to score. Hopkins wins by default. Girls go 8-1 (loss to Sacred Heart)
Boys
The boys also had a strong day. Junior Luke Brennan was 3rd overall. Senior captain Will Cooper finished 8th, followed by fellow senior Evan Migdole in 9th. Sophomore Silas Resch had a strong debut in 12th place. Junior Adam Hagens was next in 15th, followed by rookie freshman Logan Matthews. Hopkins boys went 7-0 on the day, in a good return to racing after almost two years without a race.
Boys, 7-0 on the day.
Hopkins 27
Brunswick 32
Hopkins 17
GFA 44
Hopkins 19
King 44
Hopkins 15
Rye 50
Hopkins 23
St Lukes 38
Hopkins 17
Masters 46
Hopkins
Greenwich Country Day
no score, as GCD did not have enough runners to score. boys go 7-0.
Hopkins's next regular-season FAA race is on Wed 10/6, again at Sherwood Island against all the FAA teams.