E.O. Smith Girls Ranked in Cross Country Top 10

Xavier and Glastonbury maintained the top positions in the latest weekly high school cross country coaches poll, compiled by Amity Regional boys coach Jon Faitsch and published on www.ctxcpoll.com.

Xavier copped eight of 11 first-place votes to lead the way among the boys, while Staples received the other three. For the girls, Glastonbury was not a unanimous selection for the first time in four weeks, drawing 13 top votes from the 16 coaches voting; Pomperaug's girls garnered three first-place votes.

The girls team from E.O. Smith placed 10th in the most recent balloting.

The class championship meets are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28 at Wickham Park in Manchester.

Here are the top 10 for boys and girls, as well as all other schools receiving votes:

BOYS

1. Xavier
2. Staples
3. Fairfield Warde
4. Hall
5. Tolland
6. Amity Regional
7. Haddam-Killingworth
8. Newtown
9. Fairfield Prep
10. Danbury

Also receiving votes: Glastonbury, Trumbull, Pomperaug, Shelton, Immaculate.

Coaches voting: Jon Faitsch, Amity Regional; Robert Murray, Danbury; Nick Fraticelli, New Fairfield; Ed Lucas, Oxford; Christopher Stonier, Xavier; Chris Bacich, New Milford; Bill Billing, Ledyard; Jeff Billing, Hall; Laddie Lawrence, Staples; Aaron Flamino, Ellington; Tyson Kaczmarek, Darien.

GIRLS

1. Glastonbury
2. Pomperaug
3. Greenwich
4. Hall
5. Guilford
6. Immaculate
7. Danbury
8. Avon
9. Ridgefield
10. E.O. Smith

Also receiving votes: Cheshire, Trumbull, Haddam-Killingworth, Newtown, Fairfield Ludlowe, Daniel Hand.

Coaches voting: Jeff Gee, Wilton; Mike Flynn, East Lyme; Brian Collins, Glastonbury; Ed Lucas, Oxford; Sean Mahon, Amity Regional; Rob Schaefer, Cheshire; Steve Norris, Darien; Bill Mongovan, Greenwich; Jorge Guerra, E.O. Smith; Ellis Gill, Lauralton Hall; Katelyn Botsford Tucker, Shelton; Rich Marcello, Newtown; Al Dadario, Avon; Scott Sampietro, Hall; Nick Fraticelli, New Fairfield; Aaron Flamino, Ellington.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen