Lady Rams CC Varsity Team Win 2nd Place At Farmington Meet 9-23-23

CHS GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS COMPETE AT WINDING TRAILS CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023. VARSITY TEAM WIN 2ND PLACE.
ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY FRANK LOGIUDICE

Not even the stormy weather on Saturday, September 23, 2023, prevented the Lady Rams Cross Country Varsity Team from winning 2nd Place at the Winding Trails Cross Country Invitational in Farmington. Their score was 54. They were sandwiched between 1st Place Glastonbury 50 and 3rd Place New Canaan 69.

Tri-Captain & Senior Alexa Ciccone finished the 3.1 mile course 2nd with a time of 19:04. Next up was the Rams Eva Curran coming in 10th place with a time of 20:39, #12 Emily D’Souza 20:48, #14 Ava Ciccone 20:59, #16 Sage Falcone 21:06, #23 Julia Gonzalez 21:48 and #38 Abby Cortigiano 23:27.

Head Coach Rob Schaefer commented about his varsity team winning 2nd Place on Saturday. “What a great day for the CHS Rams. Outracing state powerhouse New Canaan is going to build our confidence as the season progresses. Running only a step behind Glastonbury, last year’s state champion, is also a huge step in the right direction. Our girls are running great. Stepping it up big time are Eva Curran, Emily D’Souza, and Ava Ciccone. They are such a solid core for our team. They are improving each time we race.” “Throwing freshman Sage Falcon into the varsity race was a challenge for one so new to high school cross country , yet she handled the pressure with poise and courage. She is such a difference maker for us.”

On the JV side his team also finished well. Seven of his student-athletes finished in the Top 5, Top 10, Top 15 & Top 20 but that did not mean his other student-athletes did not do well, they did. Coming in at #1 Sarah Curran time 21:39, #2 Alexa Tirado 22:39, #4 Eva Morse 23:13, #10 Madeleine Tessier 23:53, #14 Sara Danese 24:02, #16 Jocelyn Grace 24:05, #17 Tri-Captain Kathleen Hall 24:07, #40 Victoria Brin 26:05, #52 Matalyn Tabor 27:48, #53 Lydia Ghally 27:49, #55 Dipti Rajbongshi 28:45, #59 Ava Watts 29:56, & #62 Evie Johnson 30:25.

Schaefer stated this about his JV Team. “We ran really well on the jv level. I was so excited for Sarah Curran winning the race, but all the girls ran well.
Many set personal records today. So proud of these girls.”

The next event for the CHS Girls Cross Country Teams will be the SCC Divisional Championships at the Guilford Fairgrounds on Thursday, September 28, 2023 for the varsity team. On September 30th will be the Nonnewaug Invitational at Nonnewaug High School for the junior varsity team in Woodbury.