The season wrapped up for WHS cross country yesterday at the EMass Division 4 Championships. Held on the Wrentham Developmental Center course, the conditions were clear and cold but not as severe as originally forecast. The ground, which had absorbed rain from two storms within the previous five days, was soft and in places chewed up by foot traffic from the previous divisional races held on the same course earlier in the day.
The boys team capped off a season of across the board improvement by finishing 7th overall out of 26 teams. The team was led by co-captain Kyle Chen who joined the sub-18 minute club, one of only nine WHS athletes to have done so since the current course was established in 2010. Keys to the team success were smart pacing early on with the soft footing and the narrow time spread of just over 30 seconds between the first and fifth scoring runner. This result is the first time the boys team has finished in the top 10 at the EMass Championship since 2004, when the Wayland boys also finished seventh. The point total of 250 is the lowest since 2003.
The girls team, led by co-captain McKenna Kelemanik finished 18th of 22 teams. The team's point total of 403 was the lowest since 2012; the average time for the top five finishers was the fastest since 2013 and the time spread between the first and fifth runner was the smallest since 2012. McKenna wrapped up her high school cross country career by finishing 20th overall.
Overall Results
Splits for WHS Athletes
All time performance list for WHS athletes at Wrentham Developmental Center
Historical list 1997-present of WHS results at DCL Championship and EMass D4 Championship
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