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PHOTOS: West Hartford Runners at CCC Cross Country Championships

Girls teams from Conard and Northwest Catholic each placed second in their division at Wednesday's meet at Wickham Park.

On an unseasonably warm late October afternoon, runners from West Hartford schools navigated the hilly 3.1 mile course at Wickham Park in Manchester at the Central Connecticut Conference Cross Country Championships.

Competing in the Central-Blue division, the Conard High School girls placed second behind Glastonbury. Gwendolyn Geisler was the top Chieftain finisher with a strong sixth-place showing, with Lindsey Chen right behind in eighth place. Lauren Sosa was the top Hall finisher in the 174-girl field.

Northwest Catholic’s girls were second to Avon in the Central-White division, led by Kathryn Shea’s fine 26th-place effort.

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On the boys’ side, Trey Cormier of Hall placed 27th in the pack of 207 runners. Samuel Nanni was the top runner for Conard, while Brian Waterston paced Northwest Catholic

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Photo credits: Tim Jensen

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