Westminster Harriers Suffer Narrow Loss to Kent School

The Martlets traveled to Salisbury, Connecticut on Oct. 13 to compete against Kent School. After several days of rain, the traditional Salisbury course was rendered unusable. The coaches acted quickly to engineer a new course overnight, which brought runners around school buildings and through fields on the main part of Salisbury's campus (while still managing to include several hills). The resulting course measured just under 3.1 miles. The girls suffered a narrow defeat (27-30) to the Lions, despite competing with a smaller-than-usual squad. Annabelle Smith ’21 was Westminster’s top finisher, completing the course in a time of 21:39 to take second place. She was followed closely by Martlet Miranda Douglass ’21, who placed third overall in the girls’ race. Underformers Aleyna Baki ’21 and Bella Tawney ’22 made an excellent effort in the final 400m of the race to finish sixth and seventh, respectively, on the arduous course. After battling shin splints for several weeks, Allie Masthay ’21 made an impressive return, rounding out the top five finishers for Westminster. The Martlets will look to compete against Miss Porter's School next week in their last home meet of the season. The team has a dual meet record of 1-2.