After returning from a previous first place win at state the year before for the boys and second place for the girls, the cross country team competed in their State Meet at Rim Rock Farm on Saturday, Oct. 28. The boys placed ninth overall with a team score of 119 points and the girls came in third place with a team score of 103 points, making the podium. East had two girl runners who placed in the top 20, senior Lida Padgett and freshman Charlotte Hardy. Padgett came in eighth place with a time of 18:51.8 and Hardy came in 15th place with a time of 19:22.9. This race concludes their season with many of the runners now preparing for races during the winter season and the upcoming track season.
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10.28.23 Cross Country State Meet
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Sophomore and state alternate Fletcher Douglass secures his bib to his jersey as he prepares for the race. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Junior Liam Titus frowns as he massages his injured leg as he prepares for the race. Prior to State, Titus did elliptical to try to help his leg heal but was ultimately unable to run, being replaced by freshman Henry Marien-Brovont. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Sophomore Fletcher Douglass pretends to choke freshman and spectator Guy King. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Junior Anna Joyce rounds the curve as she descends down a hill. Joyce ran a time of 20:39.8, placing 47th in the race and scoring 36 points for East. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior Lida Padgett makes her way through the bridge as she passes the two mile mark. Photo by Amelie Wong
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Sophomore Catherine Beltrame battles it out in the last few strides before the end of the race. In the end, Beltrame lost the kick. Beltrame ran a time of 21:47.3, finishing 79th and scoring 60 points for East. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior Rowan Gibson begins his kick with less than 800 meters to go left in the race. Gibson finished in 72nd place with a time of 17:24.3, scoring 55 points for East. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Junior Jack Broghammer collapses after crossing the finish line. Broghammer placed at 29th with a time of 16:29.3. Photo by Amelie Wong
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Seniors Beck Jones, Will Norris, Greyson Imm and Rowan Gibson look at Coach David Pennington’s phone to see the results of the meet. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Sophomore Catherine Beltrame celebrates with her team after they find out East placed third overall. Photo by Amelie Wong
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Senior Lida Padgett hugs one of her teammates after finishing her race coming in eighth place with a time of 18:51.8. Photo by Amelie Wong
