Walsh Leads Hurricanes to Narrow Victory
LENOX, Mass. – Hannah Walsh finished 14th in a field of 50 runners Wednesday to lead the Hoosac Valley girls cross country team to a 27-28 win over Lee and a 2-2 day in dual meet competitions.
The Hurricanes got four top 25 finishes in the five-team meet at Lenox Memorial Middle High School.
Briannah Superneau was just behind Walsh, placing 16th. Taylor Garabedian and Reagan Shea were 21st and 22nd, respectively.
Hoosac Valley beat Mount Everett but dropped dual meets against host Lenox and Wahconah, the latter by just a two-point margin.
Natylee Martin led the way for Wahconahwith a first-place finish. Eighth-grader Brooke Thomas, who was 26th overall, placed ninth in the dual meet to provide the margin of victory.
Eight dual meets were contested by the girls and boys at Lenox on Wednesday.
The host Millionaires went 3-0 on both the girls and boys side.
Lenox’s girls placed an impressive seven in the top 10, led by a 1-2-3-4 finish from Alice Culver (21:22.00), Elyssa Scrimo, Norah Schoeny and Lila Kousch.
Wahconah’s girls went 2-1, adding a win over Lee to their narrow victory over the Hurricanes.
In the boys race, Lenox ninth-grader Benjamin Harwood paced the field with a time of 18:24.63, 11 seconds ahead of teammate Samuel Geller in second.
While they went 3-0 on the day, the Millionaires were pushed by Wahconah, who got third- and fourth-place finishes overall from Noah Wesley and Fritz Sanders and came within five points of the reigning state champions from Lenox.
Wahconah went on to a 2-1 day, beating Lee and Hoosac Valley, which had just four finishers.
Mount Everett’s boys beat Lee in the only other contested boys race behind Ben Vella, who placed eighth overall.
Boys Team Scores
Lenox 15, Hoosac Valley (no score)
Lenox 27, Wahconah 32
Lenox 15, Mount Everett 48
Wahconah 15, Hoosac Valley (no score)
Lee 15, Hoosac Valley (no score)
Mount Everett 15, Hoosac Valley (no score)
Wahconah 15, Lee 50
Mount Everett 16, Lee 45
Boys Top 25
1. Benjamin Harwood, Lnx, 18:24.63; 2. Samuel Geller, Lnx, 18:35.59; 3. Noah Wesley, W, 18:54.20; 4. Fritz Sanders, W, 19:03.21; 5. Owen Ames, Lnx, 19:16.64; 6. Cadighan Gladu, W, 19:20.03; 7. Aidan Garcia, W, 19:22.59; 8. Ben Vella, ME, 19:55.49; 9. Max Mozian, Lnx, 20:13.65; 10. Jolyan Tessier, Lnx, 21:25.39; 11. Jackson Carhart, Lnx, 21:41.66; 12. Jack Curtiss, W, 21:44.12; 13. Nicholas Moore, Lnx, 21:58.81; 14. Jonathan Fredsall, ME, 22:01.93; 15. Ivan Healey, Lnx, 22:02.18; 16. William Keefe, Lnx, 22:06.61; 17. Tatum Oates, ME, 22:52.34; 18. Christopher Sanders, Lnx, 23:01.97; 19. Xavier Mannix, Lnx, 23:03.78; 20. Dagan Brunette, Lnx, 23:05.26; 21. Brayden Ryan, W, 23:07.30; 22. Marshall Noyes, W, 23:08.68; 23. Gao Coleman, Lnx, 23:14.05; 24. Owen Tucker, W, 23:35.40; 25. Chase Candee, Lnx, 23:42.10.
Girls Team Scores
Lenox 15, Hoosac Valley 50
Lenox 25, Wahconah 31
Lenox 15, Mount Everett (no score)
Wahconah 27, Hoosac Valley 29
Hoosac Valley 27, Lee 28
Hoosac Valley 15, Mount Everett (no score)
Wahconah 15, Lee 50
Lee 15, Mount Everett (no score)
Girls Top 25
1. Alice Culver, Lnx, 21:22.00; 2. Elyssa Scrimo, Lnx, 23:47.57; 3. Nora Schoeny, Lnx, 24:00.93; 4. Lila Kousch, Lnx, 24:24.08; 5. Natylee Martin, W, 24:35.69; 6. Fiona Ward, Lnx, 25:03.99; 7. Allison Lefkowitz, Lnx, 25:14.10; 8. Kira Johnson, Lee, 25:15.54; 9. Ava Martin, Lee, 25:34.27; 10. Leah Basnet, Lnx, 25:38.74; 11. Gianna Love, Lnx, 25:39.17; 12. Ava Mozian, Lnx, 25:52.41; 13. Genevieve Collins, Lnx, 25:55.89; 14. Hannah Walsh, HV, 26:12.98; 15. Audra Tresp, Lnx, 26:20.12; 16. Brianna Superneau, HV, 26:45.89; 17. Sarah Cevalier, Lnx, 26:47.25; 18. Megan Tucker, W, 26:48.92; 19. Madeline Beatty, W, 27:16.65; 20. Taylor Garabedian, HV, 27:22.25; 21. Reagan Shea, HV, 27:33.77; 22. Rachel Phillips, Lee, 28:34.22; 23. Aryanna Bouchard, W, 28:51.87; 24. Hannah Carhart, Lnx, 29:07.90; 25. Sophia Puntin, Lee, 29:27.26.