Sure, all the top cross country teams enjoy having those one or two standout runners. But beyond the skill at the top, cross country is also a sport of depth. When you combine the skill with the depth, it’s a recipe for success, just as Hopkinton’s boys and girls teams showed at yesterday’s Tri-Valley League meet.
Shelby Aarden conquered the 3.1-mile course at McCarthy Park in a course record 19:06 to take first overall, Melissa Lodge placed third in 19:57, and the Hiller girls had five runners finish in the top 15 to win the meet with 35 points. Dover-Sherborn, which won the girls race the previous two years, finished second with 50 points followed by Westwood (80), Medfield (82), and Holliston (106).
