Oliver Ames Girls' Cross Country Places 9th at State Championships
The Oliver Ames team exceeded expectations and placed 9th on Saturday.
Submitted to Easton Patch: The Oliver Ames High School Girls Cross Country Team finished 9th at the All-State Championships this past Saturday. The meet was held at Northfield Mountain, located in Western Massachusetts. The race featured the top teams from across the state. Those teams qualified in last week’s State Divisional Championships. In that meet, the lady Tigers finished 4th Coming into Saturday’s race, the experts had Oliver Ames ranked 19th out of 19 teams. Competing as one of the smallest schools in division one, the Tigers blew away those experts. “I figured we could go as high as 15th” said Oliver Ames Head Coach Neil Levine. “I knew we ran well. When I saw the results I jumped out of my sneakers." Leading the charge for …
