Cross Country v. Cardigan Mountain School

Students from Cardigan Mountain School traveled down to Eaglebrook for the annual Cardigan Day on October 4. While it happened to be pouring rain, the weather could not dampen the boys’ spirits. If last year's race was any indication, we knew it would likely be another close race this year as well, since Cardigan is always strong and prepared to compete. Ryan P. quickly shot out to the lead and would prove uncatchable on the day. After the boys emerged from the woods at the 1-mile mark, it was Ryan followed by a whole sea of green from Cardigan and we were sure it was going to be a close one. The boys timed their moves well, and were able to pick off enough Cardigan runners on the final two hills to secure for us a very tight 3-point victory. After Ryan came Chance in 4th, Declan in 6th, Finn in 7th, Teddy in 8th, and Tom in 13th. Teddy made a spectacular move down the final stretch passing 3 Cardigan runners and securing our crucial 5th, and final, scoring place. Eaglebrook squeaked out a 26-29 victory and all the coaches were very proud of the sportsmanship displayed by both the runners from Eaglebrook and Cardigan on a day where the conditions were less than ideal.