Mount Greylock Girls, Boys Lead County Contingent at State Qualifier
WRENTHAM, Mass. -- Six Berkshire County high school cross country teams are headed to the Division 3 State Championship meet next Saturday at Fort Devens.
On Saturday afternoon at the Wrentham Developmental Center, the Mount Greylock and Lenox boys and girls teams, along with the Wahconah boys, qualified in their respective races at the qualifying meet.
In the next-to-last race of the day, the Wave C girls, the Mounties and Millionaires placed second and third, respectively to easily make the seven-team cut to advance to the state meet.
Lenox's Nora Schoeny was the fastest local runner in the field, covering the 5,000-meter course in 20 minutes, 1 second to place seventh.
Mount Greylock was led by Josephine Bay, who placed 15th in 20:24.
In the final of six races on Saturday, the Mount Greylock's and Lenox's boys placed third and fourth, respectively.
The Mounties were paced by Rafa Mellow-Bartels, who finished fourth in 16:15. Benjamin Harwood led the Millionaires, placing seventh in 16:26.
Wahconah's boys placed fifth in the Wave B race behind Noah Wesley, who finished in 12th place.
Monument Mountain's girls punched their ticket with a fourth-place finish in Wave B. Amelia Desilets placed third to lead the Spartans.
Taconic's Collin Norton qualified as an individual from the first wave after placing 14th in a 200-runner field in Wave A. The top 10 individuals in each wave not on a qualifying team advance to the state meet.
Other individual qualifiers from Saturday's meet included: Pittsfield's Yasmine Oubtrou, Mount Everett's Ben Vella and Monument Mountain's Everett Pacheco, who placed second in Wave B.
Boys Results
Wave A
Top 10
1. John Doherty, Norwell, 16:12; 2. Cassidy McBee, Triton, 16:22; 3. Andrew Klinedinst, Hudson, 16:26; 4. Simon Brown, Swampscott, 16:32; 5. Aarav Mehta, Weston, 16:33; 6. Ben Tavares, Weston, 16:34; 7. Anthony Colella, Swampscott, 16:39; 8. Joshua Edelman, Norwell, 16:40; 9. Ben Levesque, East Bridgewater, 16:45; 10. Seamus Tully, Greater Lowell Tech, 16:52.
Teams (top seven qualify for states)
1. Weston, 70 points
2. Greater Lowell Tech, 82
3. Swampscott, 156
4. Hudson, 165
5. Norwell, 185
6. Triton, 197
7. Belchertown, 203
12. Taconic (Q-14. Collin Norton, 17:00; 55. Quinn Ives, 18:04; 96. Sam Tremblay, 19:03; 107. Alec Ginsberg, 19:16; 108. Sam Reynolds, 19:17; 137. Nick Berkeley, 19:54; 143. Logan Soule, 20:00), 365
Wave B
Top 10
1. Ben Rich, Hamilton-Wenham, 15:37; 2. Everett Pacheco, Monument Mountain, 15:38; 3. Evan Hedlund, Frontier, 15:57; 4. James Regan, Hamilton-Wenham, 16:04; 5. Cole Regan, Hamilton-Wenham, 16:15; 6. Luke Howard, Frontier, 16:19; 7. Sokari Jenkins, Gardner 16:20; 8. Josiah Fugate, Amesbury, 16:38; 9. Oscar Schiff, Hampshire, 16:39; 10. Seth Glidden, Hamilton-Wenham, 16:46.
Teams (top seven qualify for states)
1. Hamilton-Wenham, 35 points
2. Hampshire Regional, 101
3. Frontier, 117
4. Littleton, 192
5. Wahconah (12. Noah Wesley, 16:53; 21. Fritz Sanders, 17:17; 29. Lake Drieu, 17:31; 53. Cadighan Gladu, 18:16; 82. Brayden Ryan, 19:00; 92. Jack Curtiss, 19:12; 121. Owen Tucker, 19:48), 193
6. Uxbridge, 266
7. Southwick, 271
12. Pittsfield (18. Cohen Zahn, 17:13; 23. Erick Harrington, 17:19; 62. David Bernal, 18:29; 127. Ariel Weiner, 19:58; 130. Sam Glockner, 20:24; 180. Oliver Smith, 22:01), 349
21. Monument Mountain (Everett Pacheco, 15:38; 93. Quin Meyers, 19:13; 109. Aiden Martin, 19:35; 168, Frederick Dignard, 21:28; 172. Autumn Higa, 21:40; 199. Michael Meagher, 23:01), 518
Wave C
Top 10
1. Henry Jacobsen, Parker Charter, 15:47; 2. Nathaniel Henshaw, Parker Charter, 15:58; 3. Ben McWaters, Bromfield, 16:13; 4. Rafa Mellow-Bartels, 16:15; 5. Danny Garrison, Parker Charter, 16:22; 6. Cypress Lance, Parker Charter, 16:24; 7. Benjamin Harwood, Lenox, 16:26; 8. Sam Tudryn, Innovation Academy, 16:28; 9. Harrison Binnick, Bromfield, 16:29; 10. Jake Leone, Ayer Shirley, 16:29.
Teams (top seven qualify for states)
1. Parker Charter, 25 points
2. Bromfield, 82
3. Mount Greycock (4. Rafa Mellow-Bartels, 16:15; 21. Patrick Holland, 16:59; 22. Finnegan Noyes, 17:02; 23. Finnegan Voisin, 17:02; 26. Luke Irwin, 17:13; 40. Benmamin Mandel, 17:43; 54. Ezekiel Singer, 18:17), 92
4. Lenox (7. Benjamin Harwood, 16:26; 17. Owen Ames, 16:53; 30. Ivan Healey, 17:18; 42. Samuel Geller, 17:45; 49. William Keefe, 18:03; 50. Max Mozian, 18:26; 62. Connor McCormack, 18:29), 139
5. Hopedale, 152
6. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, 211
7. Maynard, 244
8. Ayer Shirley, 269
9. Narragansett, 272
10. Innovation Academy, 276
11. Mohawk Trail, 281
12. Douglas, 318
13. Greenfield, 361
14. Sutton, 372
15. Tahanto, 389
16. Murdock, 395
17. Mount Everett (36. Ben Vella, 17:36; 101. Jonathan Fredsall, 19:47; 107. J. Hunter Jeffries, 19:54; 108. Nico Bruno, 19:56; 129. Joseph Roskidany, 21:26; 131. Tatum Oakes, 21:28; 144. Ethan Robles, 22:29), 430
18. Salem Academy Charter, 518
19. Gateway, 557
20. Lee (Noah Hassmer, 20:16; 119. Christopher Ayala, 20:54; 122. Sam Cashman, 21:11; 125. Matthew Santoro, 21:21; 149 Kevin Chen, 22:43; 161. Ian Fennelly, 24:19; 168. Gavin Bilodeau, 25:26), 559
21. Holbrook, 629
Girls Results
Wave A
Top 10
1. Katherine Murray, Norwell, 18:50; 2. Annabelle Averett, Swampscott, 18:53; 3. Gabrielle Holdsworth, East Bridgewater, 19:13; 4. Jessica Bourne, Weston, 19:18; 5. Teagan Galvagni, Greater Lowell Tech, 19:20; 6. Ava Burl, Triton, 19:25; 7. Olivia Pendleton, Dennis-Yarmouth, 19:28; 8. Lily Beland, Greater Lowell Tech, 19:31; 9. Collette Heil, Swampscott, 19:34; 10. Anne Moser, Weston, 19:39.
Teams (top seven qualify for states)
1. Norwell, 78 points
2. Greater Lowell Tech, 108
3. Dennis-Yarmouth, 181
4. Seekonk, 182
5. Triton, 205
6. Norfolk Aggie, 219
7. Weston, 236
23. Taconic (53. Shelby Tart, 22:04; 100. Mia Ives, 23:50; 154. Kylie Duhamel, 27:11; 156. Evellyn Croce, 27:28; 165. Kaitlyn Timoney, 30:03; 166. Chantel Evans, 30:11), 574
Wave B
Top 10
1. Krista Bettez, Gardner, 18:29; 2. Grace Rich, Hamilton-Wehnam, 18:34; 3. Amelia Desilets, Monument Mountain, 18:45; 4. Katelyn Massey, Advanced Math and Science Charter, 18:49; 5. Asa Labell, Hamilton-Wenham, 19:10; 6. Charlotte Madden, Hamilton-Wenham, 19:21; 7. Kathleen Barry, Hampshire Regional, 19:54; 8. Yasmine Oubtrou, Pittsfield, 19:54; 9. Hannah Levesque, Tyngsborough, 20:03; 10. Jillian Dionne, Lunenburg, 20:04.
Teams (top seven qualify for states)
1. Hamilton-Wenham, 40 points
2. Hampshire Regional, 102
3. Advanced Math and Science Charter, 111
4. Monument Mountain (3. Amelia Desilets, 18:45; 18. Rae Geddes, 20:40; 24. Anna Desilets, 21:16; 33. Myah Bailly, 21:44; 44. Nina Martin, 22:15; 55. Elise Pacheco, 22:38; 77. Seren Brown, 23:36), 119
5. Sturgis Charter East, 163
6. Gardner, 179
7. Tyngsborough, 190
9. Pittsfield (Q-8 Yasmine Oubtrou, 19:54; 58. Sophia LaMalfa, 22:46; 62. Reagan Supple, 22:56; 71. Mia Hiltpold, 23:21; 79. Elish Travis, 23:51; 85. Isabella Williams, 24:22; 114. Chloe Potash, 25:59), 266
16. Wahconah (64. Megan Tucker, 23:03; 74. Matty Beatty, 23:25; 92. Isabelle Duquette, 24:31; 103. Liliana Penna-Ward, 25:28; 116. Aryanna Bouchard, 26:08; 118. Lucy Grant, 26:16), 418
Wave C
Top 10
1. Cameron Davis, Oxford, 17:53; 2. Emma Genovese, Millis, 18:24; 3. Evelyn Wool, Bromfield, 18:27; 4. Rosie Bradley, 18:42; 5. Annabella Lamoreaux, Sutton, 19:27; 6. Sylvie Dibartolomeo, Frontier, 19:32; 7. Virginia Krezmien, Mohawk Trail, 19:50; 8. Nora Schoeny, Lenox, 20:01; 9. Shealin Conroy, Millis, 20:09; 10. Shayla Massicotte, Narragansett, 20:11; ... 82. Abby Reinders, Mount Everett, 23:31.
Teams (top seven qualify for states)
1. Bromfield, 87 points
2. Mount Greylock, (15. Josephine Bay, 20:224; 17. Vera De Jong, 20:29; 20. Chase Hoey, 20:40; 23. Elly Wilkinson, 20:52; 24. Katherine Goss, 20:53; 28. Riley Dickinson, 20:58; 50. Coralea Lash-St. John, 21:57), 94
3. Lenox (8. Nora Schoeny, 20:01; 16. Elyssa Scrimo, 20:26; 18. Gianna Love, 20:31; 27. Halle Koenig, 20:55; 68. Hannah Carhart, 23:04; 72. Fiona Ward, 23:09; 77. Ava Mozian, 23:27), 130
4. Hopedale, 166
5. Parker Charter, 170
6. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter, 185
7. Mohawk Trail, 209
8. Frontier, 211
9. Sutton, 212
10. Millis, 264
11. Ayer Shirley, 271
12. Granby, 290
13. Easthampton, 303
14. Narragansett, 348
15. Maynard, 388
16. Murdock, 407
17. Lee (85. Ava Lopez, 23:38; 93. Sophia Puntin, 24:17; 96. Allie Puntin, 24:29; 99. Amia Buratto, 24:35; 112. Ryleigh Fillio, 25:27; 129. Rachel Phillips, 26:42; 130. Zoe Mertinooke, 26:48), 445
18. Gateway, 457
19. Tahanto, 503