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Spinu, Ashley Lead Rams XC at FCIACs
The Rams take a run through Waveny Park for the regional cross country championship.
Seventeen teams from across Fairfield County competed in the FCIAC Cross Country Championships at Waveny Park on an unseasonably warm, clear Thursday. The pool house was abuzz with student athletes stretching and joking, parents running hard to keep pace with and watch their children compete, and New Canaan police and EMTs at the ready.
It was sometimes tough to tell the difference between the brilliant fall foliage and the rush of bright jerseys as runners sprinted and kicked their way to the finish line.
The girls team finished tenth overall. Senior Hillary Ashley was New Canaan's top finisher, coming in 52nd overall, covering 4,000 meters in 17:30.
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The boys from Danbury took their fifth consecutive FCIAC title. Ridgefield's Richard Hume was the individual winner with a time of 16:20, a new course record.
Fairfield Warde Senior Meg Ryan won the girl's race in 14:03, beating the next closest competitor by 44 seconds, shattering the course record in the process, and leading her team to victory.
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