Amy Wilfert has continued to firmly entrench herself at the top of the women's cross country team's ladder, and is racking up accolades along the way.
Wilfert was named the NESCAC Performer of the Week yesterday on the heels of another fantastic effort for the Jumbos. The junior led Tufts with an 11th-place finish at the All-New England championships this past Saturday, good enough for tops in the NESCAC and second in Div. III, behind only senior Jacqui Wentz of MIT, who finished third. Wilfert's time of 18:18 was just two seconds — and two places — ahead of Amherst senior Sophia Galleher for the top performance in the conference at the race, which was run at Franklin Park in Boston and featured Div. I and Div. II teams.
Wilfert improved 10 spots on her finish from last year in this race and also was 11 seconds faster on Saturday. Her strong individual effort helped the Jumbos finish 22nd out of the 49 teams at the meet.
Wilfert will look to continue her strong form next weekend at the Plansky Invitational at Williams, where she is sure to encounter more top-notch NESCAC competition against which to prove herself.
