WHS Boys Cross-Country Should be 'Very Competitive' This Season

The Westborough High School boys cross-country team should be "very competitive" this season, head coach Rick Hebert says.

"We've got some returning people, some new people that are looking real good," says Hebert, who's in his 14th season as the Rangers' head coach.

"We're always in the mix of the league. Our main goal is to do as well as we can within the league."

Westborough finished 2012 at 4-1 in the league, second in the league overall, Hebert notes.

Westborough opens its 2013 season at 4 p.m. Tuesday, hosting Hudson at Veteran's Freedom Park.

Senior co-captains Brendan Murphy and Riley Taylor will lead Westborough this year.

Both Murphy and Taylor are in their third year with the team, and are "good leaders, solid kids, and just excited about the sport," Hebert says.

The Rangers' roster is:

• Seniors: Brian Bernard, Brendan Murphy, Caleb Ricardi, Jadon Sullivan and Riley Taylor.
• Juniors: Julian Binici, Ryan Cunningham, Oren Dennett, Navdeep Dhanjal, Tim Forrest, Mike Laughlin, Ben Lazarine, Dan Mckay, Vishnu Prasad, Carlos Santom and Nick Schur.
• Sophomores: Tim Askew, Isaac Grosner, Pat Lampi, Eric Latimer, Eric Nie and Quinton Wong.
• Freshman: Kevin Chen, Brayden Lung, Ryan Lung, Eamonn Mazur, John O'Connell, Max Polich, William Savage, Connor Schoen and Anthony Wang.