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Volume CXXXIII, Number 5 |
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XC captains have high aspirations for season
ALISON MCCONNELL
ORIENT STAFF
It's been over a month since the women's cross country squad started training together for the 2003 season, and the motivation displayed by seniors Lynne Davies, Kala Hardacker, and Chelsea Spector indicates that the women are prepared for tough competition this year.
"We have had a few weeks off from racing since NYU, and have gotten in some quality workouts," Hardacker said. "Half the team will race at Open New Englands this weekend, and the entire team will be racing next weekend as we vie for the state title."
Spector said that an early-season win against Colby on September 13 and a strong finish at NYU three weeks ago have provided a lot of momentum for the team.
"It was great to start off the season strong, and we're trying to keep that going into the rest of the year," she said.
The women set three goals for themselves at the beginning of the year, and appear to be on their way to achieving all of these.
"Being state champions is the first of the objectives we have for the season," Hardacker said. "We also want to be in the top three of New England and make a return trip to NCAAs. We are really going after these team goals as we head into five weeks of championship meets."
"The whole team is really gearing up for the state meet next week against our biggest rivals, Colby and Bates," Davies said. "We beat Colby earlier in the season, but we are faster and stronger now than we were in September. I think we have a great chance at becoming state champs again this year."
As in any sport, health and dedication are crucial factors to the women's success. Hardacker has confidence in the team's chances if those two factors are maintained.
"If all of our women stay healthy and continue to train and compete
at the level we are at, we will definitely meet these goals," she
said.
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