Miller Time Gives Wahconah Boys Win
But his performance gave Wahconah a dual meet win over Taconic and a 2-0 day.
Miller was the sixth Wahconah runner across the finish line, and when the matchup of the teams’ top five finishers ended in a 28-28 tie, the sixth runners were used as a tie-breaker, and Miller’s time of 21 minutes, 56.03 seconds made the difference for Wahconah, which also earned a dual meet win over Hoosac Valley, which had no team score.
Taconic’s Cam Bencivenga placed second in 18:58.74.
Lee’s Josh Perrier (19:13.34) and Aiden Fennelly were third and fourth, respectively, as the Wildcats earned a dual win over Hoosac Valley.
Cooper Calvert led the Wahconah boys with a fifth-place finish, crossing the line in 19:52.17.
Lee’s girls won a dual meet victory over Hoosac Valley in the only contested girls dual as Anna Martin (23:04.88) led a pack of four Wildcats in the top six.
Emily Holian, Brianna Kelly and Emma Ranzoni placed third, fourth and sixth, respectively.
Taconic’s Ahliya Phillips crossed the finish line 22 seconds ahead of the field with a time of 22:42.04.
The Hurricanes were led by Hannah Walsh, who placed fifth in 24:31.57.
Boys Team Scores
Wahconah 28, Taconic 28 (tie broken by sixth runner)
Wahconah 15, Hoosac Valley no score
Lee 15, Hoosac Valley no score
Girls Team Scores
Taconic 15, Wahconah no score
Hoosac Valley 15, Wahconah no score
Lee 19, Hoosac Valley 39
Boys Top 25
1. Justin Levesque, HV, 18:07.18; 2. Cam Bencivenga, Tac, 18:58.74; 3. Josh Perrier, Lee, 19:13.34; 4. Aiden Fennelly, Lee, 19:29.27; 5. Cooper Calvert, Wah, 19:52.17; 6. Jacob Bianco, Lee, 20:04.61; 7. Simeon Mercier, Tac, 20:05.93; 8. Shane Dowd, Wah, 20:50.84; 9. Alex Pierce, Tac, 21:01.58; 10. Dylan Smith, Wah, 21:02.46; 11. Ben Cooper, Lee, 21:07.68; 12. Logan Kunde, Wah, 21:16.59; 13. Joey McGovern, HV, 21:30.93; 14. Dillan Norton, Tac, 21:41.81; 15. Jack Diccico, Wah, 21:44.76; 16. Nathan Miller, Wah, 21:56.03; 17. Max Pierce, Tac, 22:15.50; 18. Connor Sultaire, Tac, 22:30.26; 19. Emmett Krantz, Tac, 22:47.70; 20. Matt Kinney, Lee, 23:00.75.
Girls Top 25
1. Ahliya Phillips, Tac, 22:42.04; 2. Anna Martin, Lee, 23:04.88; 3. Emily Holian, Lee, 23:22.85; 4. Brianna Kelly, Lee, 24:30.46; 5. Hannah Walsh, HV, 24:31.57; 6. Emma Ranzoni, Lee, 24:36.26; 7. Simira Hanger, Tac, 25:10.12; 8. Isabella, Tac, 25:15.02;9. Lila Ribero, Tac, 25:44.24; 10. Taylor Garabedian, HV, 25:49.38; 11. Lily Powell, Tac, 25:49.91; 12. Reagan Miller, Tac, 25:53.82; 13. Molly McNeil, Tac, 25:55.20; 14. Natalie Pomp, HV, 26:27.04; 15. Elliana O’Leary, Wah, 26:27.04; 16. Raeanne Hickson, Lee, 26:53.83; 17. Gabby Starsja, Tac, 26:59.56; 18. Ava Lopez, Lee, 27:02.09; 19. Jane Wong, Tac,27:22.42; 20. Alyssa Garabedian, HV, 27:36.46.