Article by Phoenix writer Angelo Tsassis ’22:
On Sunday, October 31st, Kathleen Healy won the 2021 girls championship in 16 minutes, 44.72 seconds on the 2.5-mile course at Sunken Meadow State Park, battling down the stretch to keep two hard-charging St. Anthony’s runners behind her. It was the result of years spent trusting the process and trusting the training. “I knew that if it came down to a sprint at the end, I could trust my training, and it worked.”
Earlier in the season, the Girls’ Cross Country team attended Ed JJ Bowes Invitational, and almost every Kellenberg athlete that competed earned some hardware.
The Freshman Team started off the day with a 3rd place finish, led by Sienna Pimentel and Shannon Pulis, who finished 6th and 7th respectively, leading the way for the Lady Firebirds.
The JV Team was up next, finishing in 2nd place to Mary Louis Academy by one point. Juniors Mackenzie Casey and Saniya Hayden, and Sophomore Danielle Tercynski led the way with terrific 5th, 7th and 9th place finishes. 9 other Lady Firebirds also medaled in the race.
Closing out the day was the Varsity Team, who finished 6th place in the team standings. Kathleen Healy led the way with a 10th place finish. Also earning medals were Seniors Tess Rundo and Lauren Tarpey as well as Juniors Caleigh Hopkins and Brooke Hoffman.
