Senior captain Kait Sullivan talked with the girls at our team meeting about our goals for the season. Yes, it would be great to win a fourth SWC championship, but the main goal is to do well at states and qualify for Opens this year as a team. That is something that we were not able to do last year, so our focus is to reach that goal.

Doug Russell

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The girls set individual goals. We fulfilled those goals.

I feel that this group of girls, the entire team, has already come together as a unit.

— Doug Russell

We have goals set higher for ourselves. But I'm not changing anything we're doing. And this (Fairfield Hills) is probably the toughest course we've run this year, which will be good preparation for the states.

— Doug Russell

I do believe this year that the fifth, sixth and seventh spots will be challenged by other Newtown girls this year, ... which is a wonderful thing to have in cross country. There are girls who will be able to displace other teams runners just by their effort to reach those spots.

— Doug Russell

We've always struggled to score goals. That's why it's been so exciting to see the girls put these type of games together.

— Greg Nasello