Cross Country GV at Choate

Andover Falls to Choate in Dual Meet; Team Looks Ahead to Family Weekend Home Meet

Saturday 10/8 was the perfect Fall day for a Cross Country race on Choate’s course, which winds around a meadow, through wooded trails, across a bridge, and up some steep hills. Despite the busy-ness of midterms this past week, PAXC nevertheless approached the meet with upbeat attitudes and focused poise.

Although the Choate Girls’ team took the victory by a narrow margin of 3 points—26 to 29—there were still several positive takeaways from PAXC’s performance at the meet. Emma Hagstrom ’25 continues to impress, earning 2^nd overall as a Lower. PAXC’s other Varsity scorers—Tasha Bohorad ‘26, Maya Tang ‘23, Vanessa Fan ‘23, and Yasmine Tazi ‘24—claimed 3^rd, 5^th, 9^th, and 10^th respectively. Out of the twelve athletes who raced for Andover, 11 ran season-best times.

Overall the Girls’ side of PAXC continues to struggle with injury and sickness setbacks. In the coming weeks, the team hopes to see the return of at least four athletes who will vie for spots in the top varsity seven. PAXC looks forward to having many more athletes line up on the starting line next Saturday, when we host St. Paul’s and Austin Prep at home for family weekend.