Cheltenham Girls' Cross Country Preview

 

CHELTENHAM GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW

Coach:  Tom Hasty (5th season)

Last year’s record:  4-2

Notable losses:  Tabatha DeHart, Ally Gardiner, Liz Ellis, Kendra Rucker

Key returnees:  Maria Papacostas (Jr.), Francine Marquis (Sr.), Azure Rucker (Jr.)

Others to watch:  Beth Morgan (Soph.), Sandy Lu (Sr.)

Strength:  “Our new varsity runners have distance experience from spring track, which should help them progress fast through the season.”

Question marks:  “As of now, we are a small team of about 10. Will we have seven girls ready to run varsity level races? Time will tell.”

Overall outlook:  “With such small numbers and so early in the season, it is too hard to tell. Based on our limited summer miles, it will take the team a good part of the season to be able to run strong races.”

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