埃塞克斯女队终结霸主纪录 夺佛蒙特州越野跑甲级冠军
2026年10月24日，佛蒙特州高中越野跑锦标赛在锡特福德学院举行，埃塞克斯高中女队以46比49的微弱优势击败四连冠得主尚普兰谷队，夺得甲级团体冠军，这也是该队自2008年以来的首个甲级冠军头衔。比赛恰逢埃塞克斯女队首夺冠军50周年，意义格外特殊。
尚普兰谷队此前23年里21次夺得甲级团体冠军，是佛蒙特州越野跑当之无愧的霸主，本场比赛两队缠斗至最后时刻才分出胜负。埃塞克斯队的制胜一刻来自二年级选手克莱尔·布拉泽斯，她在最后约800米处超越尚普兰谷队的第五名选手，并以总成绩第19名冲过终点，为球队锁定冠军。
埃塞克斯队的前四名选手分别是第三名的阿德里安娜·比博、第五名的艾米丽·达尔、第十名的露丝·诺克斯和第十五名的凯琳·麦克纳马拉。主教练凯蒂·怀特赛前曾说“压力即特权”，赛后她感慨球队“挖得很深”，并表示越野跑是一项团队运动，今天的胜利正是团队精神的最好证明。
来源：GSM·美国
Essex Girls End a Dynasty to Win Vermont Division I Cross Country Title
On October 24, 2026, at the Vermont high school cross country championships at Thetford Academy, the Essex High School girls' team edged four-time defending champion Champlain Valley 46-49 to win the Division I team title — the school's first Division I crown since 2008. The race came on the 50th anniversary of the Essex girls' first championship, making it especially meaningful.
Champlain Valley had won 21 of the previous 23 Division I team titles, the undisputed dynasty of Vermont cross country, and the two teams battled to the final moments. Essex's decisive move came from sophomore Claire Blathras, who passed Champlain Valley's fifth runner with about 800 meters to go and finished 19th overall to lock up the championship.
Essex's top four finishers were Adrianna Bibo in third, Emily Dahl in fifth, Ruth Knox in tenth and Kaylin McNamara in fifteenth. Head coach Katie White had said before the race that "pressure is a privilege"; afterward she marveled that the team "dug deep," adding that cross country is a team sport and today's win was the best proof of that team spirit.
Source: GSM News
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