The New Canaan Running Club participated in the prestigious Wickham Cross Country Invitational in Manchester, Connecticut on Saturday, October 12, the third consecutive Saturday invitational for the middle school running club led by New Canaan High School Cross Country and Track & Field Coach Bill Martin, and sponsored by New Balance New Canaan. The Wickham Invitational is considered the largest cross country invitational in New England, with about 3,500 high school and middle school runners from Connecticut and neighboring states running the challenging and hilly course in Wickham Park in distances from 3K to 5K. It is the site of the high school state championship as well as the middle school state championship on November 1 and 2, respectively. The New Canaan Running Club matched up against some of the best 7th and 8th grade boys and girls in New England, with impressive individual performances. Below are the results for the New Canaan Running Club team from the Wickham Invitational.
Boys’ 7th and 8th grade 3K event (252 total finishers):
Overall Place Name Time Mile Pace
53 Christian Meier 11:30 6:11
91 Henry Asker 12:22 6:39
160 James Hirai 13:26 7:13
189 Dylan Wietfeldt 14:01 7:32
Girls’ 7th and 8th grade 3K event (187 total finishers):
Overall Place Name Time Mile Pace
135 Dixie D’Amelio 15:10 8:10
Next on the schedule is our one and only home meet at Waveny Park on Wednesday, October 16 at 4 pm with Wilton and New Fairfield. Please show your support for our program and cheer on our runners.
