Lenox Harriers Start Season Strong
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – After dealing with an injury most of last year, Pittsfield senior Kellie Harrington made a successful return to competition on Wednesday.
Harrington covered the cross country course at Mount Greylock Regional School in 20 minutes, 39.31 seconds to finish well ahead of the field in the Berkshire County League’s season-opening meet.
“I have not run since last October when I stopped running because of my foot injury,” she said. “So this is my first race. Obviously, I’ve been mountain biking all spring and summer.
“I’m getting into running a little bit slower this year just to make sure my feet are OK.”
Harrington looked anything but slow as she pulled away from the field for the individual win.
The fastest teams on the course Wednesday wore the maroon and gold of Lenox Memorial.
Alice Culver was the runner-up on the girls side but led four Millionaires in the top 10 as Lenox’s girls went 5-0 in dual meet competition, including a three-point win over homesteading Mount Greylock.
Lenox’s boys also beat the Mounties on the way to a 5-0 day, and Lenox’s Maxwell Adam and Dennis Love finished 1-2 in the individual standings.
Adam said the race went according to plan.
“It felt really good to go out there and show what I could do,” Adam said. “It’s definitely a tough course. I’ve run this before. I knew it was going to be hard.
“But the plan that I talked about with my coach was just going out hard, separating from the group and seeing where I’m at from there. I felt like that’s what I was able to do today.”
Adam finished in 17:22.74, more than 35 seconds ahead of his teammate Love.
Mount Greylock’s boys lost the showdown with the Millionaires but earned four wins of their own on the day behind Ezra Holzapfel, who placed third overall.
Mount Greylock’s girls also pulled out four team wins. Ainsley Abel, in third, led a group of four Mounties in the top 10.
The other big winner on the team side Wednesday was the Lee girls, who went 4-0 with Emily Holian leading the way with a 14th place finish, the first among runners not from Lenox, Mount Greylock or Pittsfield.
Video: Girls winner Kellie Harrington of Pittsfield assesses her race in Wednesday’s season-opening cross country race at Mount Greylock.
Video: Lenox Memorial senior Maxwell Adam talks about what he did this summer to get ready for the high school cross country season he began with a win on Wednesday at Mount Greylock.
Video: The boys teams head into the woods on opening day at Mount Greylock on Wednesday. Pittsfield’s Kellie Harrington finished first in the girls race. Lenox’s girls had a big day in dual meet competition, including a three-point win over the reigning state champs from Mt. Greylock. Lenox’s Maxwell Adam was the first finisher in the boys race.
Video: The girls teams are on the course at Mount Greylock and the Berkshire County high school cross country season officially is underway.
GIRLS TOP 25
1. Kellie Harrington, P, 20:39.31; 2. Alice Culver, Lnx, 21:24.55; 3. Ainsley Abel, MG, 22:50.28; 4. Grace Ungewitter, P, 23:18.02; 5. Adriana Carasone, MG, 23:23.02; 6. Elyssa Scrimo, Lnx, 23:35.24; 7. Jessie Scrimo, Lnx, 24:00.83; 8. Sarah Polumbo, MG, 24:07.51; 9. Genevieve Collins, Lnx, 24:14.42; 10. Annie Art, MG, 24:28.20; 11. Fiona Ward, Lnx, 24:34.76; 12. Rae Geddes, MM, 24:51.26; 13. Katherine Goss, MG, 25:05.96; 14. Emily Holian, Lnx, 25:11.73; 15. Kaelin Havens, MM, 25:14.36; 16. Zoe Holmes, MM, 25:50.86; 17. Hannah Walsh, HV, 26:07.57; 18. Taylor Garabedian, HV, 26:15.74; 19. Lily Powell, T, 26:18.56; 20. Emma Ranzoni, Lee, 26:33.21; 21. Ava Lopez, Lee, 26:47.24; 22. Paige Tudor, MG, 26:49.43; 23. Addison Eakin, MG, 26:52.65; 24. Lillian Howe, MG, 26:53.63; 25. Francesca Stanmeyer, MM, 26:58.68.
Girls Team Scores
Lenox 26, Mount Greylock 29
Lenox 15, Mount Everett 46
Lenox 24, Pittsfield 34
Lenox 15, Monument Mountain 40
Lenox 15, Wahconah 40
Lee 17, Wahconah 38
Lee 17, Mount Everett 44
Lee 24, Taconic 31
Lee 23, Hoosac Valley 35
Mount Greylock 15, Hoosac Valley 46
Mount Greylock 24, Pittsfield 37
Mount Greylock 15, Taconic 48
Mount Greylock 15, Wahocnah 50
Monument Mountain 19, Hoosac Valley 42
Monument Mountain 25, Pittsfield 36
Pittsfield 24, Hoosac Valley 31
Taconic 19, Mount Everett 42
Taconic 25, Hoosac Valley 36
Wahconah 23, Mount Everett 38
BOYS TOP 25
1. Maxwell Adam, Lnx, 17:22.74; 2. Dennis Love, Lnx, 17:58.24; 3. Ezra Holzapfel, MG, 18:03.91; 4. Everett Pacheco, MM, 18:29.37; 5. Andrew Petropulos, MG, 18:43.77; 6. Ryan Keating, MG, 18:43.96; 7. Fritz Saunders, W, 18:44.51; 8. Cadigan Gladu, W, 18:58.96; 9. Cormac Mathews, Lnx, 19:03.01; 10. Samuel Geller, Lnx, 19:08.08; 11. Riley Gladu, W, 19:11.46; 12. Aidan Garcia, W, 19:22.25; 13. Lucas Wildrick, W, 19:35.70; 14. Benjamin Harwood, Lnx, 19:40.05; 15. Andrew McCormack, Lnx, 19:53.70; 16. Rafa Mellow-Bartels, 19:57.18; 17. Jude Bakija, MG, 19:59.38; 18. Zeke Singer, MG, 20:05.53; 19. Jacob Bianco, Lee, 20:17.30; 20. Andrew Larochelle, MM, 20:30.18; 21. Shaine Dowd Smith, W, 20:46.76; 22. Ben Vella, ME, 20:47.60; 23. Asa Chard, P, 20:55.49; 24. Lucas Faggioni, MM, 21:02.86; 25. Dagan Brunette, Lnx, 21:09.25.
Boys Team Scores
Lenox 24, Mount Greylock 33
Lenox 15, Mount Everett 49
Lenox 15, Pittsfield 49
Lenox 18, Monument Mountain 43
Lenox 24, Wahconah 31
Mount Greylock 15, Pittsfield 49
Mount Greylock 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Mount Greylock 15, Taconic 50
Mount Greylock 25, Wahconah 30
Taconic 20, Mount Everett 41
Taconic 25, Lee 36
Monument Mountain 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Monument Mountain 22, Pittsfield 35
Taconic 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Wahconah 15, Mount Everett 49
Wahconah 15, Lee 47
Hoosac Valley 15, Pittsfield 50
Lee 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Lee 26, Mount Everett 30