Lenox Boys, Pittsfield's Harrington Lead Way at Hoosac Valley
CHESHIRE, Mass. -- For much of Wednesday’s Berkshire County girls cross country race, it looked like the leaders were heading for another photo finish.
But this time, Pittsfield’s Kellie Harrington painted a different picture.
Harrington pulled away down the stretch to beat the field by more than 12 seconds and help the Generals go 3-0 in dual meets at Hoosac Valley.
It was the second time this year that all the Berkshire County League schools got together at the same venue. In the season-opening meet at Monument Mountain, Harrington placed third in a tight contest that saw the top three runners separated by less than 2 seconds.
This time around, Harrington crossed the line in 19 minutes 1.95 seconds, comfortably ahead of the Week 1 winner, Lenox’s Grace Elliot, who finished in 19:14.56.
“We go up that big hill in the woods twice -- first lap and second lap,” Harrington said. “Grace was still behind me tight going up the hill, and the strategy I used was just to go up the hill super fast and make sure you press the top. Do a nice fast 10 steps to the top.
“That’s where I put a lot of effort, and it definitely worked out.”
Harrington paced Pittsfield to dual meet wins over Mount Everett, Wahconah and the host Hurricanes.
Elliot and Alice Culver (fifth overall) led Lenox to a pair of wins over Wahconah and Hoosac Valley.
The Mount Greylock girls, who placed four runners in the top seven positions, easily won their duals against Mount Everett, Lee and Hoosac Valley by perfect scores of 15-50. Grace Malone (19:23.76) and Katherine Swann (19:33.06) placed third and fourth, respectively, for Mount Greylock.
In the boys race, once again it was all Lenox, which took the top three places with Dennis Love (16:55.11) coming home first ahead of teammates Harry Touloukian (17:17.54) and Maxwell Adam (17:21.33). A pair of Millionaires also finished 11th and 12th: Cormac Mathews and Renzo Vargas.
Pittsfield’s Jack Archey was the first non-Lenox runner across the finish line, coming in fourth in 17:26.47. He was followed by Hoosac Valley’s Justin Levesque (18:04.25) and Wahconah’s Riley Gladu (18:18.46).
Mount Greylock’s top boy was Ezra Holzapfel (18:29.81) in seventh as the Mounties went 3-0 in their duals with wins over Mount Everett, Lee and Hoosac Valley.
The day’s closest boys team race was between Wahconah and Pittsfield. Gladu anchored his team to a 24-44 win over the Generals.
Boys Team Scores
Mount Greylock 15, Mount Everett 50
Pittsfield 20, Mount Everett 36
Pittsfield 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Lee 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Mount Greylock 17, Lee 44
Lenox 17, Wahconah 39
Wahconah 16, Monument Mountain 45
Mount Greylock 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Wahconah 15, Mount Everett 45
Wahconah 24, Pittsfield 44
Lenox 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Mount Everett 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Lee 27, Taconic 28
Boys Top 20
1. Dennis Love (Len) 16:55.11; 2. Harry Touloukian (Len) 17:17.54; 3. Maxwell Adam (Len) 17:21.33; 4. Jack Archey (P) 17:26.47; 5. Justin Levesque (HV) 18:04.25; 6. Riley Gladu (W) 18:18.46; 7.Ezra Holzapfel (MG) 18:29.81; 8. Asa Chard (P) 18:32.86; 9. Andrew Petropulos (MG) 18:33.58; 10. Ryan Keating (MG) 18:34.48; 11. Cormac Mathews (Len) 18:36.36; 12. Renzo Vargas (Len) 18:38.73; 13. Aidan Garcia (W) 18:39.56; 14. Lucas Wildrick (W) 18:51.91; 15. Josh Perrier (Lee) 19:00.57; 16. Cadighan Gladu (W) 19:05.85; 17. Andrew McCormack (Len) 19:09.23; 18. Jude Bakija (MG) 19:16.23); 19. Parker Winters (MG) 19:22.68; 20. Cam Bencivenga (T) 19:26.27.
Girls Team Scores
Mount Greylock 15, Mount Everett 50
Pittsfield 15, Mount Everett 50
Pittsfield 17, Hoosac Valley 42
Lee 23, Hoosac Valley 36
Mount Greylock 15, Lee 50
Lenox 26, Wahconah 30
Monument Mountain 24, Wahconah 32
Mount Greylock 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Wahconah 15, Mount Everett 50
Pittsfield 20, Wahconah 35
Lenox 21, Hoosac Valley 38
Hoosac Valley 15, Mount Everett 50
Taconic 24, Lee 34
Girls Top 20
1. Kellie Harrington (P) 19:01.95; 2. Grace Elliot (Len) 19:14.56; 3. Grace Malone (MG) 19:23.76; 4. Katherine Swann (MG) 19:33.06; 5. Alice Culver (Len) 20:53.51; 6. Madeleine Rocheleau-Holmes (MM) 21:27.35; 7. Ainsley Abel (MG) 21:42.54; 8. Josephine Smith (MG) 21:54.41; 9. Grace Ungerwitter (P) 22:12.21; 10. Sydney Ferris (P) 22:15.29; 11.Vera de Jong (MG) 23:08.80; 12. Anne Miller (MG) 23:14.54; 13. Cornelia Swabey (MG) 23:22.19; 14. Annie Art (MG) 23:23.29; 15. Ahliya Phillips (T) 23:35.65; 16. Jessie Scrimo (Len) 23:42.74; 17. Olivia Langenheim (W) 23:45.09; 18. Emily Nolan (Lee) 23:48.93; 19. Chase Hoey (MG) 23:56.52; 20. Madison McCarthy (W) 24:03.04.