2017 New England Champions
Welcome to Deerfield Girls’ Cross Country! Nestled in a bucolic New England setting of mountains, forests, rivers, fields, and orchards, the Deerfield campus is the ideal cross country training ground where every day we enjoy Emerson’s “perfect exhilaration”. Indeed, the Deerfield girls have taken full advantage of the Academy’s location, negotiating hilly trails that stretch for many miles, running distance on shaded dirt roads that traverse rivers with covered bridges, and winning some New England Championships along the way. There is a history of success here because the team’s immense work ethic is balanced by a true sense of community and an always entertaining, collective sense of fun.
Team celebrates winning New England Championship!!!
Nowhere can a runner be more in touch with their inner self and yet be an integral part of a vibrant and welcoming group. The girls’ cross country team at Deerfield embraces a growth mindset, marking their individual and team progress by internal as well as external measures. Because of this, every runner on the team is a valued member of the family with their own personal aspirations, but also the collective goals of the team in mind. The team has ranged from Foot Locker Nationals qualifiers to the girls who never ran a competitive step before coming to Deerfield, and they are all equally valued, receive personal coaching attention, and share in our successes.
Apart from an elite, world-class academic institution, Deerfield is also very much a place of community where people care about, support, and challenge one another to be better. We hope you will agree when you first set foot on campus. Please consider joining us here at the Academy as we defend our 2017 New England Championship title. Come run with us, share a story or two as you crisscross the prettiest running country anywhere, share lots of laughs together, sing embarrassingly cheesy pop tunes at the top of your lungs, and even find time to win races, here and there.
Any student-athletes interested in running for Deerfield should send an email to Dennis Cullinane, Head Coach of Girls’ Cross Country.
Click HERE to view the picture album of the team training along the Deerfield River!
News
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Fall 2018 Athletic Awards
The Deerfield community gathered for School Meeting yesterday to celebrate the achievements and efforts of our fall teams and to recognize this fall’s thirty-one sub-varsity and varsity award winners at the Athletic Awards ceremony. Before delivering his seasonal Top 10, Mr. Howe reflected on what it means to be...
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Three Girls Cross-Country Runners Earn Division I All-New England Honors
At the 2018 New England Prep School Track and Field Association Division I Cross-Country Championships this fall hosted by Avon Old Farms School on Saturday, November 10th, the Deerfield girls cross-country team concluded their fall season finishing 4th out of all competing Division I teams in New England. In...
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Patterson ‘20 Earns Place on Foot Locker National Cross Country Team
The Deerfield girls varsity cross-country team capped off their 2018 season at the New England Championship race on Saturday, November 10 at Avon, but the cross country season did not end there for junior co-captain Victoria Patterson ’20. On Saturday, November 24, Victoria competed in the South Region Foot...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week! JV Girls Soccer: Kikka Giudici ‘20 Kikka Giudici ’20 is the JV soccer AOTW for her steady presence in the midfield as both an offensive and defensive threat against our game vs. Choate. She was always hustling back to support the...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week! Boys Jr. B Soccer: Tysean Price ’22 Tysean Price is our AOTW. Despite not having a lot of experience playing soccer, Tysean has the best energy and attitude on the team. He shows up at practice every day ready to learn...
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Choate Day Schedule
Choate Day is less than 48 hours away! On Saturday morning, eleven Deerfield teams will travel to Wallingford, CT for the 96th edition of the annual Deerfield-Choate rivalry. In last year’s match-up between the two schools, the Big Green held the advantage over the Wild Boars with a record...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to the Athletes of the Week! Varsity Volleyball: Aoife Bruce ‘22 For this week, Aoife Bruce ’22 is our athlete of the week. Aoife has continually improved throughout the season and it really showed in her play against Amherst last Wednesday. Her hits, court awareness, and serves were...
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Girls Cross-Country Defeats Andover for 6th Win of the Season
On Sunday, the girls varsity cross-country team earned their sixth win of the 2018 season by defeating the Big Blue of Andover, 23-33. Running in her usual position at the front, Captain Victoria Patterson ’20 jumped out to take an early command of the race, with Noelle Abeyta ’21...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week! Girls JV Soccer: Grace Arcoleo ’22 Grace was able to come back from a nagging injury to save the game for Deerfield as our goalkeeper. She made twenty-two saves for a shut out and made some truly unbelievable point blank saves,...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week! Varsity Field Hockey: Sharon Kereke ‘19 The varsity field hockey athlete of the week is Sharon Kereke ’19. From the first day of preseason, Sharon has brought a tremendous work ethic and a positive attitude to every practice and game. Her...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week! Girls JV Soccer: Kate Hickey ‘19 Kate Hickey is the JV soccer athlete of the week for her outstanding performance in the game vs. St. Paul’s. She laid out her body to block shots, and made several key defensive plays that...
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Preview: St. Paul’s Day 2018!
Tomorrow, October 6th, eleven Deerfield teams will welcome the Big Red of St. Paul’s to the Pioneer Valley. This marks the second Deerfield vs. St. Paul’s day and will be the first time the Big Green will host the event. In addition to these 11 games, three more Deerfield...
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Athletes of the Week
Meet this week’s Athletes of the Week. Congratulations! Varsity Field Hockey: Caroline Skillman ‘19 The varsity field hockey athlete of the week is Caroline Skillman ’19. Caroline has brought a tremendous work ethic and a great attitude to every practice and game this season. She earned a shout out...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week! Girls Cross Country: Grace Russell ’21 & Victoria Patterson ‘20 A dual award this week, the athletes of the week for Girls’ Cross Country are Grace Russell and Victoria Patterson. Grace ran an incredibly smart race with boundless determination that sealed...
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Girls Cross-Country Repeats as Canterbury Invitational Champions
Written by head coach Dennis Cullinane The Big Green girls varsity cross-country team returned to Canterbury to defend their title on a race-perfect day with temperatures in the low 70s, partly cloudy skies, and just enough fragrant wind to remind us we were in the country. Despite the textbook...
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Fall 2018: A Fast Start for the Big Green!
A week into the fall sports seasons and the doors are off to a great start. The boys varsity soccer team kicked off this fall’s early success with a home field 3-3 tie vs. visiting Avon on Wednesday, September 12. The remainder of the Big Green varsity teams kicked-off...
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Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our first fall 2018 Athletes of the Week! Varsity Field Hockey: Christina Halloran ‘20 The varsity field hockey athlete of the week is Christina Halloran ’20. Christina returned to campus this fall in great shape, and her speed, strength, and stamina have made her a force in...