It was a fast day for racing at the Wrentham Developmental Center and a select group of WHS athletes took full advantage at Saturday's Frank Mooney Invitational. The team arrived to find the fields covered in a thick layer of frost which took a while to burn off in the weak November sun. The foot traffic from hundreds of athletes over the course left a few spots slick and borderline treacherous. There were multiple athletes slipping and falling but none from Wayland that I saw. Having spiked shoes made a big difference for those that wore them.
Conditions underfoot notwithstanding the weather was just about perfect for this time of year, chilly and crisp without a breath of wind to speak of. The first race of the day was the 10th grade boys 5k race with three WHS runners all running as fast as they've ever run for the 5k distance, led by Kyle Reece who ran under 20 minutes. Next was the 9th grade boys race where the dynamic duo of Luke Chisum and Owen Williams kept the leaders close early on and eventually consolidated their spots in 2nd and 3rd. Luke now has the fastest time run for a WHS male athlete on the 3k course at Wrentham and Owen the 3rd fastest. The athlete in between them on the list, Graham Macklin '17, wound up a multiple time DCL All-Star and State Meet qualifier in cross country. Wrapping up the day for Wayland was Arya Samaratunga in the girls 9th grade 3k race who smartly moved her way into the top five by the 800 meter mark and stayed there the rest of the way finishing fifth. She improved on her time which is the third fastest by a WHS female athlete on the 3k course which was first used in 2010.
All time performance lists for the Wrentham course since 2010
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