CHS Girls Cross Country Teams Finish Strong On 9-17-22

THE CHS GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS FINISH STRONG AT THE 33rd Wilton Cross Country Invitational On September 17, 2022

Article & Photo By Frank LoGiudice

The Cheshire High School Girls Cross Country Team competed on Saturday, September 17, 2022 in Wilton against 21 teams. They had a strong competitive edge and they took 6th place in the varsity 3.1 mile race. There were a total of 166 runners at the meet and there were several races including the 1.5 mile race for frosh athletes, the JV 2.5 mile race, varsity 2.5 mile race and the 3.1 varsity mile race. In each of the races CHS took 3rd Place in the 1.5 mile frosh race with 101 points, JV 2.5 mile race the Rams took 12th place, and varsity 2.5 race CHS took 6th place

In the varsity 3.1 mile race CHS Student-Athlete Alexa Ciccone came in 4th place with a time of 14:57. She was followed by CHS Mia Vientos at #32 with a time of 16.28, Emily D’Souza #34 time of 16:36, Ava Ciccone #82 time 17:53, Eva Curran #91 time 18:08, Abby Cortigiano #105 time 18:40 & Katie Hall #126 time 19:26. On the frosh side Jocelyn Grace came in 11th place time 10:32.20, & Sara Danese place #15 10:44.30 to name a couple of athletes. For the JV 3.1 mile race Samantha Mudry #50 time 19:40.00, #52 Alexandra Palladino time 19:42.30 & Megan Rossi # 109 time 21:21.50 to name a few athletes.

To see the complete results for all the teams’ divisions please go to

https://www.athletic.net/Cross...

Head Cross Country Coach Rob Schaefer was pleased with his team’s performance on September 17th. “We did very well at Wilton. It is a flat, fast, short cross country course. Our speedy girls did well. It’s a great early season test against some of the best teams in the state, and we hung in there well with them.”

The next meet is scheduled for Tuesday, Sep 20, 2022 with Madison’s Daniel Hand, Career Magnet of New Haven & Hamden High in Madison beginning at 4 p.m.