By Taylor Mola – Social Media Editor

The Law girls cross country team is already off to a strong start this fall.

The team had its first meet on September 2 at Wesleyan University. They went against the top-ranked girls team in that state, Mercy.

“They have been putting in a lot of miles during the off-season, preparing them for a great upcoming season,” Coach Beler said. ”The girls had a great opener meet to start off. They were the top finishers in the first race, and the first finisher for our team was sophomore Emma Heinmiller.”

Heinmiller was proud of her performance in the season-opening race.

“I didn’t expect to do that good, but I put my full effort in and tried my best, not caring about how I placed,” Heinmiller said. “This is my first year doing cross country I ran during the summer to just start running and then decided to do it as a sport.”

Leading the team are two senior captains, Sophia Wang and Dulce-Paz Gomez

“This is my fourth year on the girls cross country team, and I have run varsity all four years, demonstrating my dedication and commitment to the sport, I love being involved with my team as we have weekly meets and team pasta parties,” Wang said. “As a captain this year I felt prepared as I have gained a lot of experience from my previous captains, and time on the team, I consider myself a good leader as I make sure my team is up to date on all team events, and I make sure everyone feels involved and a part of the team.”

When last season ended, the team graduated several seniors and is now excited to see how some of the underclassmen perform and what they will bring to the team.

Junior Jackie Rivera, is ready to see how the rest of the season plays out and is hoping for the team to do well at their big meet of the year – the Milford City Championships.

“This season, I’m excited for the Milford Championships,” Rivera said. “It’s a meet where the cross country teams in Milford compete to win, and the winner of the meet gets a trophy and bragging rights for the year. We got super close last year but missed it by a bit, so this year we really want to try and get there.”

As the season goes on, the team will help push each other to their best for the outcome of a great season.

“We all grow together and run together,” sophomore Sophia Tovar said. “Even if some are faster than others, we still all help each other to get faster.”