Windham High School’s Cross Country team competed in its first 5K of the season during the Dan Dors Invitational at Lake Region High School in Naples on Friday, Aug. 29. Thunder and lightning delayed the race, but these athletes were ready to give everything they had.
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| Windham seniors Sydney Broadbent, left, Lila Stanley, back right, and Emma Fox run down a hill during the Dan Dors Cross Country Invitational at Lake Region High School in Naples on Friday, Aug, 29. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
GIRLS
“There was a lot of adrenaline buildup because of the rain, thunder and lightning delays ... that kind of added to the excitement on the start line, starting with boys and girls running together,” said Windham senior Sydney Broadbent who crossed the finish line first for Windham and fourth overall, with a 22:37-minute time. “It was a really exciting way to kick off the season. It feels good to run as a whole team, you can run with the boys and pace with them. I think we did amazing ... for it being the first 5K this season.”
Windham senior Lila Stanley was second to cross the finish line for Windham, fifth overall, also with a time of 22:37.
Emma Fox, a senior, finished third for Windham, sixth overall, with a time of 22:40. Fox set a personal record for herself with this time.
Fifth to cross the finish line for Windham and 12th overall was Demetria Nicholas with a time of 24:54.
BOYS
“We all did very good, we pushed ourselves,” said Windham senior Gavin Lawler who finished first for Windham, fifth overall, with a personal record of 18:45. “We had a meet two days ago as well, bouncing back from that was challenging. I had a good group to pace with, my teammates (junior) Mason (Bragdon) and (senior) Caleb (Saucier) with me. They pushed me as far as they could go and overall, I feel we did pretty good as a team. Running with the girls gave me more motivation to push further.”
Second to finish for Windham was Bragdon with an 18:56 time, seventh overall.
Saucier finished third for Windham, eighth overall, with a time of 18:58.
Reid VanDerburgh, a sophomore, finished fourth for the team with a time of 23:34.
Junior Morgan Willey finished fifth for Windham with a time of 24:15.
“We couldn’t do the course walk because of the weather,” said Windham Cross Country girls’ and boys’ coach Paula Pock. “Which I think a lot of the kids use to get mentally prepared. I told them to just trust it; if this isn’t exactly where you think you should be right now that’s ok. They ... rolled with it, so I was really proud of them. They all did a great job pacing. I know a lot of the girls got personal records, and we weren’t really gunning for that at all, so now they have a lot of confidence for the rest of the season and can use that as a building block for their next meet.”
Assistant coach Julia Parmakian said Windham looked really strong it was nice to see them pushing each other. <
Emma Fox, a senior, finished third for Windham, sixth overall, with a time of 22:40. Fox set a personal record for herself with this time.
Fifth to cross the finish line for Windham and 12th overall was Demetria Nicholas with a time of 24:54.
BOYS
“We all did very good, we pushed ourselves,” said Windham senior Gavin Lawler who finished first for Windham, fifth overall, with a personal record of 18:45. “We had a meet two days ago as well, bouncing back from that was challenging. I had a good group to pace with, my teammates (junior) Mason (Bragdon) and (senior) Caleb (Saucier) with me. They pushed me as far as they could go and overall, I feel we did pretty good as a team. Running with the girls gave me more motivation to push further.”
Second to finish for Windham was Bragdon with an 18:56 time, seventh overall.
Saucier finished third for Windham, eighth overall, with a time of 18:58.
Reid VanDerburgh, a sophomore, finished fourth for the team with a time of 23:34.
Junior Morgan Willey finished fifth for Windham with a time of 24:15.
“We couldn’t do the course walk because of the weather,” said Windham Cross Country girls’ and boys’ coach Paula Pock. “Which I think a lot of the kids use to get mentally prepared. I told them to just trust it; if this isn’t exactly where you think you should be right now that’s ok. They ... rolled with it, so I was really proud of them. They all did a great job pacing. I know a lot of the girls got personal records, and we weren’t really gunning for that at all, so now they have a lot of confidence for the rest of the season and can use that as a building block for their next meet.”
Assistant coach Julia Parmakian said Windham looked really strong it was nice to see them pushing each other. <
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