Saturday, December 3, 2016

Nike Cross Country Regionals





The girls at the Crown Plaza in Warwick a few days before the trip



We thought this might be a good fortune of events to come and worth a group picture
Someone at the rest stop was booted from the spelling bee



The guys hanging out the day before the meet on the course

Now we're moving!!

The girls are also out on the course the day before the meet

Chillin by Pavilion 3
Hey, signage is important! 


Yes that is Katy up there
Coach McNeiece's cat "sneakers"


We only got one hotel room.  We ran out of O2

Survivors gather for breakfast before the meet

The girls warm up moments before their race


Wyndom makes her presence felt up in the front pack. Lily is just a few spots behind her. The duo would finish in the top five 
Here we see Jamie making a strong move  

Julia and Katelyn looking tough


Katy and Maddy at the front end of the sea of runners
Keara makes her way through the traffic

Mycarthy moving fast at the mile oblivious to the rain

Erin at the mile looking strong
The girls take 1st place out of 21 teams!

Is that Dave Wottle?  No that's J.P. warming up

Guys are getting ready to go at the line

This is the front group with Noah and JP up front.  Noah would go on to finish in third overall


Alex and John at the front of the large pack
 
Kyle cruising in the first mile. The guys finished in tenth in the combined Northeast meet with 400+ runners in the race and over thirty teams



The girls team

The guys team

Lily and Wyndom in the top 10

The girls team wins the open race!
First place trophy

Go Rhody!!

This was the first time we saw the sun in two days.  The guys were enjoying the moment
A little POW! coffee to stay alert for the drive home
The paper picked up on NKXC with an article