In a thrilling meet at Elm Bank Park Wednesday, the Newton North girls XC team defeated Natick in a race that was closer than the score -- and the score was 27-28!
As expected, Natick's Becca White won the race, setting another course record (14:21 on Elm Bank's 2.5-mile course). But Natick was denied its usual 1-2 finish, as North's Carolyn Ranti took second ahead of Anya Price (3rd in 15:03). Franca Godenzi finished fourth for the Tigers.
But the race was decided by the next wave of finishers. After battling the entire race, North's Adina Hemley-Bronstein pulled away from Natick's third runner in the last 400 meters to take fifth. That still wouldn't have been enough to win, but Nora Barnicle (16:03) used a terrific kick to overtake Natick's third runner in the final meters to reverse the advantage onthe course that Natick had enjoyed throughout the race.
Although Nora Seymour (7th, 16:04), Dorothea Letner (8th, 16:25), and Kim McGill (9th, 16:34) ran well, when Newton took 10th, the Tigers had won their closest meet of the year.
The Tigers ran their record to 9-1, as they also defeated Milton 15-40.
The Newton North boys had no trouble sweeping Natick (15-48) and Milton (15-50), and also stand at 9-1 with only their meet against Brookline remaining.
Boys Results (from Jim Blackburn):
1. Putzeys (NN) 13.19
2. Hamilton (NN) 13.35
3. Krasnow (NN) 13.48
4. Forman (NN) 13.52
5. Chebot (NN) 13.55
6. Lichtman (NN) 13.56
7 Vitale (Nat) 13.57
8. Zanchi (Nat) 14.07
9. Perry (NN) 14.32
10. Ranti (NN) 14.33
11. Dorfman (NN) 14.34
12. Weinfeld (NN) 14.39
13. Perry (Nat) 14.42
14. Gleason (NN) 14.43
15. Harris (NN) 14.47
16. Blute (Nat) 14.49
17. Goldenberg (NN) 14.59
18. Corley (M) 15.03
19. Keefe (NN) 15.06
20. Cohen (NN) 15.09
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Does the Natick course have the hill like the Wellesley course at elm bank?
No, the Natick course was a very flat course that went across a field, down a road, two laps of the forest, then back on the road and across the field again. The hill is not a part of the course.
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