At the Junior Olympic Cross Country Regional Meet, the Flyers were represented in a wide variety of age categories. The youngest Flyer was Jack Murray in the 8 and Under category, who completed the 2000m course with a time of 9:47.3 in a field of 104 finishers. Guhan Vel ran for the Flyer boys in the 9-10 year-old group on a 3000m course in 15:05.8 against 132 other finishers. The 9-10 year-old Flyer girls also ran a 3000m course. The first Flyer girl to cross the finish line was Daniella Spratt in 16:10.1, followed by Kayla Murray in 16:16.7, Corinne Whelchel in 16:21.9, and Victoria Batista in 17:41.3. The Flyer girls competed in a field of 133 finishers.
Also running a 3000m course were the 11-12 year-old Flyer girls. Madelaine Sweeney was the fastest lady Flyer to finish the race with a time of 12:20.9, closely followed by Gabriella Teixeira with a time of 12:24.9. Other Flyer girls who competed in a field of 153 finishers included Sophia Guervara (13:01.1), Maya Gawley (13:47.6), Sophia Whelchel (13:56.2), Marianna Teixeira (14:03.6), Emily You (15:07.8), and Zoe Bowman (15:47.6).
Competitors in the 13-14 year-old category ran on a 4000m course. Valerie Fox completed the race against 112 finishers for the lady Flyers in 17:29.5. Ryan Caldwell, who represented the Flyer boys against 139 other boys, finished the 4000m race with a time of 13:45.4 in 29th place. Caldwell earned a medal and qualified for the Junior Olympic National Cross Country Meet.
Three Flyer boys competed in a field of 58 finishers in the 15-16 year-old category. Each of them earned a medal and qualified for the Junior Olympic National Cross Country Meet. Spencer Mead completed the 5000m course in 17:06.4 (9th), while Daniel Raya finished in 24th place (17:32.2) and Christian Morais finished in 27th place (17:38.6). Christopher Margres competed in a field of 27 finishers on a 5000m course; Margres ran a time of 17:32.7, which netted him the 12th place medal and qualified him to compete at the National Meet as well.
At the Nike Future Stars Meet, all of the athletes ran on a 3000m course, which traversed extremely hilly terrain. The strong showing by the Flyers transcended all age groups.
Representing the 9-10 year-old-girls was Danbury Flyer Victoria Batista, who finished with a time of 18:15.40 and took the 8th place medal. Elias Alvarado ran for the Flyers in the 9-10 year-old-boys group; he was clocked at 18:12.10, which earned him a 14th place medal.
Three Flyer girls ran in the 11-12 year-old group. Gabriela Teixeira finished with a time of 13:57.30 and secured the 11th place medal; Marianna Teixeira completed the course in 15:12.60 and in 16th place. Emily You took 19th place with a time of 16:25.40. In this age category, the Flyers were represented by Steven Confesor-Chable, who ran away with the 9th place medal by finishing the race in 16:32.20.
In the 13-14 year-old age group, the Flyers girls took the 8th and 10th place medals. Valerie Fox ran a time of 13:21.20, while Sarah Johnson crossed the finish line at the 14:39.70 mark. The Flyer boys took 20th place in this age category, thanks to Adam Fox, who completed the course in 13:24.30.
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