Tuesday, (9/11/12) the Darien High School Girls Cross Country team had its first meet of the season. The meet featured Ridgefield (the host), Darien, Stamford, and Fairfield Warde. Darien had a solid start to the season, heading into the next meet with a 2-1 record. Darien beat Warde 14-35, and Stamford 14-45, but fell short against the host, who beat them 22-38. One of the highlights of the meet was sophomore Anne Johnston's race. The 3.1 mile course was challenging-- full of grass, gravel, and uphill terrain. But these circumstances failed to hold Johnston back, who from start to finish led the race and broke the course record of 20:16 with a time of 19:21. (The second place runner finished just over 30 seconds later, with a time of 19:52). Senior captain and talented track-star Grace Loh was noticeably absent from the race due to an injury. She plans to run in the next meet. This Saturday, the JV team will compete in a race in Wilton. "This course will be a lot more manageable, and I think we will all do better than we did in the last race" senior Holly Gordon said.
Pictured above: Johnston and a runner from Warde battle for the lead at the start of
the race.
photo credit: Cameron Wong
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