WILMINGTON, MA — The Wilmington High School Boys Cross Country team (0-2) fell to Arlington High, 17-45, on Tuesday, September 20 at home.
“We knew that going into the meet that it was going to be a tough situation,” explained Head Coach Brian Schell. “Arlington is potentially one of the top four teams in the entire league. I geared today’s race more towards teamwork and working together. Each athlete was paired up and worked off each other every half mile. For a lost of them, they set new personal records.”
Senior captain Jason Dunn (17:41) and sophomore Kevin Elderd (17:58) led the way for the Wildcats, finishing 4th and 8th respectively.
Schell was especially proud of junior Jesse Valente (19:00) and freshman Greg Adamek (19:09) for buying into the importance of teamwork and working off one another every half mile perfectly. Both accomplished personal records of 19:00 and 19:09.
Schell also praised sophomore Ben Packer for a solid performance, clocking in at 19:48, a personal best Schell attributed his success, in part, to being more consistent with his splits.
Other times included: Brian Elderd 20:02 (20th), Thom Goodwin 20:32 (21st), Vincent De La Cruz 21:08 (22nd), Jake Danieli 21:23 (23rd), Jimmy Velente 21:26 (24th), Dan Maienza 22:09 (25th) and Dillon Greenhalgh 22:37 (26th).
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