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GIRLS HARRIERS REPEAT AS STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS
The La Salle Girls Cross Country team made it two in a row as they captured the 2014 Rhode Island Interschoalstic League's State Girls Cross Country Championship. Coach Kelly Martin's girls, the 2013 champs, used their superior depth to take this year's title. Karina Tavares, Eliza Rego, Sheridan Wilbur, Audrey O'Neill, Elise Papazian, Cianna Lynch, and Michele Renzi all finished in the top 22 to lead the Lady Rams to the win. Tavares lead the way with her second place finish.
The La Salle Girls Cross Country team made it two in a row as they captured the 2014 Rhode Island Interschoalstic League's State Girls Cross Country Championship. Coach Kelly Martin's girls, the 2013 champs, used their superior depth to take this year's title. Karina Tavares, Eliza Rego, Sheridan Wilbur, Audrey O'Neill, Elise Papazian, Cianna Lynch, and Michele Renzi all finished in the top 22 to lead the Lady Rams to the win. Tavares lead the way with her second place finish.
Tavares, Rego, and Wilbur have all taken turns being La Salle's top runner this year. In the states, it was Tavares' turn. She beat her time from last week's Class A Championships by 27 seconds. Rego and Wilbur ran controlled races and finished in 4th and 8th, respectively. Papazian and O'Neill really stepped up to finish 13th and 14th. Those finishes gave La Salle 39 points to easily outdistance second place Barrington's 95 points.
The girls have now won six of the past eight Rhode Island state championships.
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Tavares, Rego, and Wilbur have all taken turns being La Salle's top runner this year. In the states, it was Tavares' turn. She beat her time from last week's Class A Championships by 27 seconds. Rego and Wilbur ran controlled races and finished in 4th and 8th, respectively. Papazian and O'Neill really stepped up to finish 13th and 14th. Those finishes gave La Salle 39 points to easily outdistance second place Barrington's 95 points.
The girls have now won six of the past eight Rhode Island state championships.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
