After notching two dominant wins over Natick and Braintree on Thursday, Wellesley holds onto the top spot of the Globe’s girls’ cross-country Top 20 for the third consecutive week. No. 2 Cambridge held steady in a close contest against Concord-Carlisle to open the season, and sixth-ranked Arlington rolled to a 15-50 win over Watertown on Tuesday behind a dominant performance by senior Elise Kempf. Westford also held on for a tight 28-29 victory over Lincoln Sudbury to keep them inside the top 10. Wilmington is the only team to enter the top 20, after a season-opening 26-30 win over Reading highlighted by starring first and second-place finishes, respectively, by junior Addy Hunt and senior Hannah Bryson. Records based on scores reported to the Globe.
Globe’s Top 20 girls’ cross-country poll
The Globe poll as of Sept. 16, 2023. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
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1. Wellesley (3-0-0)
2. Cambridge (1-0-0)
3. Acton-Boxborough (0-0-0)
4. Oliver Ames (1-0-0)
5. Brookline (2-0-0)
6. Arlington (1-0-0)
7. Holliston (1-0-0)
8. Weymouth (2-0-0)
9. Westford (1-0-0)
10 .Needham (1-1-0)
11. Hopkinton (1-0-0)
12. Marshfield (1-0-0)
13. Billerica (1-0-0)
14. Barnstable (0-0-0)
15. Medfield (1-0-0)
16. Weston (1-0-0)
17. Newton North (0-1-0)
18. Newton South (0-0-0)
19. Central Catholic (1-0-0)
20. Wilmington (1-0-0)
Matty Wasserman can be reached at matty.wasserman@globe.com. Follow him @Matty_Wasserman.