The Belmont Hill Cross Country team opened their season by attending the Bobcat Invitational in Lee, NH. Returning for their second year at the race, the varsity squad finished second with two runners in the top ten overall—Will Trautz ’27 in fourth and Eita Fuse ’26 in ninth. The junior varsity team took first place as well.
The team went to Brooks two weeks after, taking the JV race by a landslide, taking the top 15 places. The Varsity team also showed a strong performance, losing by only one point. The week after, Belmont Hill lost narrowly to RL in both the JV and Varsity races but expects a strong comeback in their next race against BB&N, Govs, and Nobles.
Led by captain Davis Woolbert ’25, anchored by a strong underclassmen core, and bolstered by newcomers such as Samuel Leviton ’28, the cross country team is looking to once again challenge for the top steps of the podium at the ISL Championship as well as the NEPSTA Championship. The JV team is also aiming to build upon the success that it saw last season, winning the ISL junior varsity race.
JV runner Eli Norden says, “As bottom dog on JV, I can say we’ve been working really hard every day and improving every day. I’ve been enjoying first season so far, the sport is gritty and really represents BH character. We’re gonna take JV and V championship.”
