Lenox Girls' Depth Prevails in Battle at Monument Mountain
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – The Lenox girls cross country team Wednesday placed four runners in the top six as they overcame a 1-2 finish for host Monument Mountain to earn a 27-28 dual meet win.
Elyssa Scrimo, Gianna Love, Nora Schoeny and Leah Basnet placed second through sixth, respectively, and Halle Koenig rounded out the scoring for the Millionaires, placing 10th overall and ninth in the battle between the two teams.
Monument Mountain’s Amelia Desilets and Rae Geddes again took the top two individual finishes. Desilets crossed the finish line in 19 minutes, 43 seconds, more than a minute ahead of the field.
The Spartans did pick up a pair of dual meet wins against Taconic and Lee in the girls race. Lenox went 4-0.
The Thunder earned a narrow 27-30 win behind Shelby Tart, who placed 14th overall.
Lenox’s boys matched their girls team with a 4-0 head-to-head record.
Ben Harwood, Samuel Gellar and Owen Ames led the Millionaires, finishing in third, fourth and fifth places, respectively.
The top boy in the field at Monument Mountain was Everett Pacheco of the host Spartans, who finished in 16:37, 39 seconds ahead of runner-up Cohen Zahn of Pittsfield.
Taconic, which went 3-1 in dual meets, was led by Quinn Ives and Collin Norton, who placed sixth and seventh, respectively.
Boys Team Scores
Taconic 15, Lee 50
Lenox 15, Lee 50
Taconic 20, Monument Mountain 42
Monument Mountain 15, Lee 49
Lenox 20, Monument Mountain 43
Lenox 20, Pittsfield 48
Taconic 22, Pittsfield 39
Pittsfield 16, Lee 47
Lenox 20, Taconic 39
Girls Team Scores
Taconic 27, Lee 30
Lenox 15, Lee 48
Monument Mountain 16, Taconic 47
Monument Mountain 16, Lee 47
Lenox 27, Monument Mountain 28
Lenox 16, Pittsfield 46
Pittsfield 17, Taconic 42
Pittsfield 19, Lee 36
Lenox 15, Taconic 50
Boys Top 20
1. Everett Pacheco, MM, 16:37; 2. Cohen Zahn, PHS, 17:16; 3. Ben Harwood, Lnx, 17:38; 4. Samuel Gellar, Lnx, 17:42; 5. Owen Ames, Lnx, 18:42; 6. Quinn Ives, Tac, 18:47; 7. Collin Norton, Tac, 19:11; 8. Ivan Healey, Lnx, 19:12; 9. Nick Berkeley, Tac, 19:15; 10. Williams Keefe, Lnx, 19:17; 11. Max Mozian, Lnx, 19:22; 12. Jackson, Carhart, Lnx, 19:35; 13. David Bernal, PHS, 19:37; 14. Alec Ginsberg, Tac, 20:01; 15. Xavier Mannix, Lnx, 20:18; 16. Sean Reynolds, Tac, 20:30; 17. James Smith, PHS, 20:38; 18. Ari Weiner, PHS, 20:46; 19. Logan Soule, Tac, 20:50; 20. Aiden Martin, MM, 21:15.
Girls Top 20
1. Amelia Desilets, MM, 19:43; 2. Rae Geddes, MM, 20:53; 3. Elyssa Scrimo, Lnx, 21:25; 4. Gianna Love, Lnx, 21:25; 5. Nora Schoeny, Lnx, 21:27; 6. Leah Basnet, Lnx, 22:47; 7. Anna Desilets, MM, 22:51; 8. Yasmine Oubtrou, PHS, 23:32; 9. Elise Pacheco, MM, 23:34; 10. Halle Koenig, Lnx, 23:43; 11. Ava Lopez, Lee, 23:54; 12. Sophia Lamalfa, PHS, 23:58; 13. Isabella Williams, PHS, 24:17; 14. Shelby Tart, Tac, 24:18; 15. Myah Bailly, MM, 24:30; 16. Hannah Carhart, Lnx, 24:31; 17. Nina Martin, MM, 24:36; 18. Fiona Ward, Lnx, 24:51; 19. Ellish Travis, PHS, 24:52; 20. Ava Mozian, Lnx, 25.25.