On a mostly sunny and dry afternoon, a group of WHS athletes including most of the 9th graders visited Lincoln-Sudbury for a non-scoring scrimmage style meet on a 2 mile course. In addition to the hosts, Concord-Carlisle and Waltham also took part. All but one of the Wayland runners were making their season debut, with many running their first high school race. Despite this, the sound racing tactics were impressive from runners in all three races that Wayland contested. The course, which featured a flat first mile followed by a second mile that included a short but steep climb in the woods, required discipline early on.
The first race of the day was the JV girls, who were led by 9th grader Brynn Andrus finishing in the top 10 overall with an impressive effort. Sophomore Ava Miller and 9th grader Henrietta Schoeffler, both in their first high school race, were close behind in 12th and 13th. Rounding out the group was senior Abbie Conley who ran a well-paced effort.
The next race was the Varsity boys which was very competitive. Senior captain Noah Goldstein ran well staying within himself throughout. Finally, in the boys JV race, which had the most finishers of any race on the day, a contingent of nine WHS runners took part. Wayland was led by 9th grader Thomas Conley who stormed to the finish to finish 7th overall. Close behind was 10th grader Elliot Hopper in 10th. Junior Rayan Salahuddin picked his way through the field to have an impressive second mile and be Wayland's third finisher. 9th grader Alex Doxopoulos and junior Mustafa Kheir weren't far behind him. The Wayland contingent was rounded out by 9th graders Griffin Jorgensen, Drake LeBaron, and Jack Ricci, as well as junior Alex Jacob.
The next race on the schedule is in 10 days, with the Frank Kelley Invitational on the fast-running course at Wrentham Developmental Center.
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