photo by Vanessa Fournier
photo by Vanessa Fournier
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) cross-country team held their own last week against runners from Peoples Academy (PA), Lake Region, Hazen Union and Danville in their first meet of the season at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center.
Charger freshman Aemilia Terrone posted an impressive runner-up finish in the girls 5,000m last Wednesday, crossing the finish line with a time of 22:52.7. Freshman teammate Nora Van Gulden finished fifth with a personal best time of 25:40.2. Budding multi-sport star Daisy Berg bested the field for PA with a time of 21:13.3. Berg broke onto the high school hoops scene as an eighth-grader last winter, leading the Lady Wolves to a Division III Final Four appearance at the Barre Auditorium.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
In the boys 5,000m, the freshmen duo of Oakley Crawford and James Reynolds continued their strong seasons, leading the Chargers to a runner-up overall team finish behind Peoples Academy. Crawford finished 4th with a time of 19:36.9 and Reynolds 10th with a personal best time of 21:16.2. Hazen Union sophomore Kaiah Cloutier posted another solid meet for the Wildcats, finishing 6th (20:57.2) with his best time of the season. Danville’s Landon Garrand is putting the wraps on an impressive freshman campaign as he was runner-up (18:38.5) to PA senior Magnus Hayden (18:18.8).
photo by Vanessa Fournier
The Chargers will stay put this week as they are scheduled to host the NVAC Mountain Cross-Country Run Championships on Saturday at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center.
