Varsity Cross Country Team

The Westmoreland Boys and Girls Varsity Cross Country teams competed in the Section III Championship Meet at VVS High School on November 5 – and both teams made great strides.  

Team photo

The girls’ team placed fifth out of 15 teams in Section III Class D. However, perhaps most impressively, Juliana Acee, Carlie LaShure, Marlee Shafer and Kiel Strife all recorded their best times ever on the 3.1-mile course – beating their marks from the first race of the season, also at VVS. Westmoreland’s Emma Szarek placed second overall with a time of 20:30.4, and advanced to the New York State Championship Meet at VVS High School on Saturday, November 12.

The boys’ team placed 21st out of 22 teams in Section III Class D. Like the girls’ team, several runners beat their previous course best. William Ballou was five minutes faster, Gavin Haggerty was four minutes quicker and Anthony Valenzano shaved off three minutes.

Congratulations to all runners!

For complete results of the Section III Championship Meet, click here.