Fall

Cross Country – Girls Varsity

The Girls Varsity Cross Country aims to compete at the highest levels, both on the course and in the classroom, building skills that will help students succeed in school and beyond.

Team Highlights

ALL NEPSAC: Scarlett Hawkins ’27, Zaria Wellesley ’28, Caroline Kovacs ’26
NEPSAC Honorable Mention: Amelia Blake ’29, Griffin MacDonald ’28, Naomi Hammerschlag ’25

All ISL: Griffin MacDonald ’28, Scarlett Hawkins ’27, Leila Blake ’27, Hannah Bernstein ’24
ISL Honorable Mention: Olivia Baker ’29, Naomi Hammerschlag ’25

Scarlett Hawkins ’27: ISL MVP, Boston Globe All-Scholastic, Boston Herald All-Scholastic

Schedule
Coaches

Date	Opponent	Time	Home/Away	Type	Result
Upcoming Games
9/19/26	Girls Cross Country @ Governor’s w/ Tabor	2:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/19/26 Opponents: Governor’s Academy, Tabor Academy Time: 2:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Governor's Academy	Regular	TBD
9/26/26	Girls Cross Country @ Nobles w/ St. Mark’s	–	Away i ✕ Date: 9/26/26 Opponents: St. Mark’s School, Noble & Greenough School Time: – Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Noble & Greenough School	Regular	TBD
10/3/26	vs. Groton School	2:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/3/26 Opponent: Groton School Time: 2:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
10/10/26	Girls Cross Country vs Milton w/ Lawrence & St. Georges	2:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/10/26 Opponents: Milton Academy, St. George’s School, Lawrence Academy Time: 2:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
10/17/26	Girls Cross Country @ St. Mark’s w/ Rivers & Brooks	–	Away i ✕ Date: 10/17/26 Opponents: St. Marks, Rivers School, Brooks School Time: – Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: St. Mark's School	Regular	TBD
10/24/26	@ Middlesex School	–	Away i ✕ Date: 10/24/26 Opponent: Middlesex School Time: – Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Middlesex School	Regular	TBD
10/31/26	Girls Cross Country @ Brooks w/ Thayer	–	Away i ✕ Date: 10/31/26 Opponents: Brooks School, Thayer Academy Time: – Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Brooks School	Regular	TBD
11/6/26	Tournament	–	Neutral i ✕ Date: 11/6/26 Opponent: Time: – Home/Away: Neutral Type: Regular Location: Wrentham	Regular	TBD
11/14/26	Tournament	–	<None Specified> i ✕ Date: 11/14/26 Opponent: Time: – Home/Away: <None Specified> Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
11/21/26	Girls Cross Country in NEPSTA DII	–	Neutral i ✕ Date: 11/21/26 Opponents: Time: – Home/Away: Neutral Type: Regular Location: St. Mark's	Regular	TBD

Charles O’Rourke

Bus Driver, Head Varsity Cross Country Coach

Coach Charlie O’Rourke began coaching Cross-Country at BB&N in 1987. He has led the Knights to the ISL Championship in 1997 and to numerous top three finishes at the New England Championships. He is the Head Coach of both Boys and Girls XC Teams and Coach of the Boys Track Teams. He has coached 2 National Track Champions, the latest was Kitso Paulson (BB&N) who won the Javelin at the New Balance Nationals at the University of Pennsylvania in June of 2023. Coach O’Rourke restarted the BBN Boys and Girls Spring Track Teams in 2019 and after two seasons the Boys team finished with a 13-7 record and the Girls Track Team was 20-0. Since the restart of the Spring Track Program the Boys Team has broken every record that was previously set in past years. O’Rourke was inducted into the Massachusetts Track Coaches Hall of Fame in was also Boston Globe Coach of the Year in 2010. He is a USA Track & Field Level 1 and M.I.A.A. certified Track Coach. O’Rourke is on the Board of Trustees for the Massachusetts Track Coaches Association, member of the Massachusetts Track Coaches Finance Committee and the Meet Director of the Indoor State Coaches Meet. He has been the Meet Director of the NEPSTA XC All Star Meet since 2011.

Rachel Hyland

Spanish Teacher, Athletic Coach

Matthew Turnbull

History Teacher, Athletic Coach

Hannah Muse

Middle School Spanish Sub Teacher Ay 2024 – 2025 / Coach

hmuse@bbns.org

The Girls Varsity Cross Country team look forward to the end of the season and are currently sitting undefeated in the ISL. They are looking forward to doing better than the year before in ISL’s and D2 New Englands with this talented team of runners. We finished 4th in the ISL’s and 3rd in D2 New Englands in 2023.

Season Recap

Highlights of the 2025 Girls’ Varsity Cross Country (GVXC) and BVXC seasons were sweeping Brooks, 15-50 with the best possible score. The teams also competed at the Division II NEPSTA Championships. Scarlett Hawkins ’27 was named the ISL MVP, a Boston Globe All-Scholastic, and a Boston Herald All-Scholastic.