2008 Woodie Awards
XC running for championship
Alex Matthews
Issue date: 10/20/05 Section: Sports
Whether sprinting up Beacon Hill, enduring interval workouts in the Common or taking longer runs around the Charles River, the cross country men's and women's teams practice hard in their surroundings.
Head Coach John Furey, who leads both teams in training with the help of Assistant Coach Jennifer Finn, said the athletes are unique because they like to train, which makes for a pretty dedicated crew.
This fall marks Furey's seventh season coaching Emerson cross country and his teams have proved their competitiveness in the past.
Since the beginning of the women's team seven years ago, Furey has led it to victory in three Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) championships, the most recent title coming from last season's squad.
"The women are still a good, solid team," Furey said about the women's team that finished its last meet in seventh place out of 12 in the Regis College Invitational earlier this month.
As for the men, Furey said this season holds "by far the best team" in Emerson's three-year history of having men's cross country.
"The men's team is right in the thick of things," Furey said. "Hopefully [the team will] win the GNAC."
The men's team has finished in the top three in its last three meets.
The championship meet will be held at Western New England College (WNEC) on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Furey said he expects both the women's and men's teams to place at least in the top four at this event.
So far this season, the women have competed against 28 teams and beaten 15, Furey said. The men have successfully defeated 30 out of 40 teams.
"We're doing well," Furey said.
Junior Nate Larkin-Connolly, a Co-Captain of the men's squad, agreed with his coach, saying the team has grown much stronger during the course of the season.
"We've all been training really hard," he said. "We should all peak during [the GNAC championships]."
At this point, however, both teams have their eyes on the prize-especially junior Lindsey Chabot, the women's team captain.
Head Coach John Furey, who leads both teams in training with the help of Assistant Coach Jennifer Finn, said the athletes are unique because they like to train, which makes for a pretty dedicated crew.
This fall marks Furey's seventh season coaching Emerson cross country and his teams have proved their competitiveness in the past.
Since the beginning of the women's team seven years ago, Furey has led it to victory in three Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) championships, the most recent title coming from last season's squad.
"The women are still a good, solid team," Furey said about the women's team that finished its last meet in seventh place out of 12 in the Regis College Invitational earlier this month.
As for the men, Furey said this season holds "by far the best team" in Emerson's three-year history of having men's cross country.
"The men's team is right in the thick of things," Furey said. "Hopefully [the team will] win the GNAC."
The men's team has finished in the top three in its last three meets.
The championship meet will be held at Western New England College (WNEC) on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Furey said he expects both the women's and men's teams to place at least in the top four at this event.
So far this season, the women have competed against 28 teams and beaten 15, Furey said. The men have successfully defeated 30 out of 40 teams.
"We're doing well," Furey said.
Junior Nate Larkin-Connolly, a Co-Captain of the men's squad, agreed with his coach, saying the team has grown much stronger during the course of the season.
"We've all been training really hard," he said. "We should all peak during [the GNAC championships]."
At this point, however, both teams have their eyes on the prize-especially junior Lindsey Chabot, the women's team captain.