![Wayland High School Class of 2019 alum Devin Wong is the new assistant coach of Harvard University Nordic Ski Team. "I’m excited to be a part of a new team and coaching staff am motivated to learn from [head coach] Cate Brams and grow as a coach and wax tech," Wong said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/09-27-24-NSKI-Wong-Announcement-1920x1080-1-e1730466291327-1200x704.jpg)
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the nordic ski team traveled to Weston Ski Track to compete against six different towns in the Mass Bay West league. Because there hasn’t been much snow this winter, this was the first race of the season. Captain senior Amy McCormack finished fourth and junior Naomi Rice finished eighth in the girls race. In the boys race, there were also two top ten finishes, with captain seniors Daniel Narvaez and Jake Newton finishing in fifth and ninth place, respectively.
Credit: Marissa Mendoza
Before the race, junior Naomi Rice and freshman Ainsley Jay embrace each other. "I'm especially excited for states because it's a much different course than we race on at Weston and we get to compete with more skiers that we don't usually get to race with," Rice said.
