Foxcroft runners compete in State Championship

Sophomore Jordan C led seven Foxcroft runners with a time of 24:24.56 over a hilly 5K course at Woodberry Forest School Friday when the Cross-Country Team competed in the VISAA State Championship Meet. Competing in Division I (for schools with 161 or more female students), Foxcroft's young runner worked hard but finished 16th among 16 schools.

Several of Foxcroft's top runners did not compete: Senior co-Captain Gabriella D, was out with an injury and junior Sibylle has returned to France, having completed her exchange term.

Still Foxcroft was game. Jordan's run was good for 86th place among 160+ runners and freshman C.J.  placed 127th with a time of 26:48.84 Jessa, a sophomore, finished 129th while juniors Irene B and Meaghan H also scored for the 'Crofties. Lia '09 and Sohee '11 were the team's "pushers." For complete results, please click here

Foxcroft dominates second TSEL Meet

Riding in a refurbished arena which just opened Friday, Foxcroft's Equitation Team walloped the opposition Sunday in the first Tri-State Equitation League meet on campus this year. Every Foxcroft rider earned at least one ribbon and the team collected 20 in all -- four of them blue -- to score 62 1/2 points to Columbia Horse Center's 47 and Madeira School's 14 1/2.  It was the team's second victory in as many meets this year.

Freshman McKenzie C. led the home-team effort, winning both flat and over-fences competitions in the Intermediate Class. In the Advanced Class, Rachel C, a junior, won the flats and placed second over fences, while senior co-captain Kate A. took first  over fences and a third on flats. 

Newcomers Rebecca M '10, and Kim K '12 nabbed two seconds and two fourths, respectively, in the Walk-trot/Walk-trot-canter competition. Other double-ribbon winners were Lillibet '10 (Advanced),  Sophie G '10 (Intermediate) and Carlee K '11 and Louisa F '09 (Novice), while Ansley '09 (Intermediate) and Margarite'09 (Novice) each earned one.

Foxcroft took the lead in the very first class, Advanced flats, and never relinquished it in a dominating performance. Complete results follow.

FULL RESULTS of TSEL Meet
Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at Foxcroft School

Advanced (flats and over fences):
Kate A –     1/3rd and 1/1st
Rachel C. – 1/1st and 1/2nd 
Lillibet M. – 1/1st

Intermediate (flats and over fences): : 
McKenzie C –2/1sts
Ansley S. –   1/3rd (flats)
Sophie G –   1/5th and 1/3rd

Novice (flats and over fences): 
Carlee K. – 1/6th and 1/2nd
Louisa F. – 1/3rd and 1/5th
Margarite – 1/2nd (flats)

Beginner (W-T and W-T-C): 
Rebecca M – 2/2nds
Kim K –     2/4ths