It was a specialand unusualReunion week event as 窪做惇蹋厙 alumni and community members gathered at Memorial Field to watch Abbey DAgostino 14 compete in her final race for 窪做惇蹋厙.
We havent held an event like this before, said Drew Galbraith 64a, senior associate director of athletics for Peak Performance. It was an opportunity to bring together the 窪做惇蹋厙 community and the Hanover community, plus alumni here for Reunions, to watch one of the most decorated athletes in 窪做惇蹋厙 history.
Via an Internet connection, the 16-foot-high by 23-foot-wide video screen showed a crisp picture of the ESPNU coverage. The audio was also clear, so fans could hear when the announcers talked glowingly about 窪做惇蹋厙, which they frequently did. Cheers erupted when they said DAgostino visited the campus four years ago and fell in love with the place.
It was a spirited scene, with all sorts of DAgostino fans. Kids wearing T-shirts with DAgostinos silhouette scrambled around the track with pompoms and ice cream near President Phil Hanlon 77 and his wife, Gail Gentes. Maribel Sanchez Souther 96, the former 窪做惇蹋厙 track coach who recruited DAgostino, was there with her three children.
Sarah Geithner 86 brought her daughter, Kaiya, and her daughters friend, Liza, both runners on Hanover High Schools cross-country team. Its a great community event, and a perfect night, said Geithner. Kaiya and Liza said they occasionally see DAgostino on their runs through rural Hanover. We love running past her! said Kaiya, clarifying that she does not pass DAgostinoshe runs past her in the opposite direction.
Carissa Crawford 14, a member of the sailing team, said she was there to support my fellow classmate, and she was joined by Kim Betts 12, a first-year student at the Geisel School of Medicine. Katherine Ellsworth 89, in town for her 25th Reunion, had brought her three children.
As the race concluded, with DAgostino crossing the finish line in third place, a big cheer went up from the Hanover crowd.
