Nordic Lead Makes Third Straight Trip to Vermont

WOODFORD, Vt. -- Mount Greylock’s Brandi Gill edged Wahconah’s Gabby Orlando by five seconds to claim first place in Saturday’s Berkshire County Nordic Ski League race at Prospect Mountain.

 

Gill finished in 22 minutes, 8 seconds, just ahead of Orlando.

 

Mount Greylock’s girls put six finishers in the top 10 with Jackie Wells (22:35) placing third and Hazel Scullin, Lainey Gill, Miriam Bakija and Elizabeth Dupras each finishing in the top 10.

 

Saturday’s boys race saw the third different individual titlist in three races this season.

 

Northfield Mount Hermon’s Adam Carlisle finished first by an eight-second margin ahead of last Saturday’s winner, Jakin Miler (17:37) of Mount Greylock. Lenox’s Herkus Rudzinskas, who won the opener on New Year’s Eve, finished third in 17:45.

 

Mount Greylock placed five boys in the top 10. Col McDermott (18:31) was fourth. Foster Savitsky, Gabe Gerry and Michael Maruk placed sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.

 

Girls Team Scores

Mount Greylock 16; 2. Lenox 39; 3. Wahconah 58; 4. Mohawk 61; 5. Hoosac Valley 101; 6. Simsbury 147.

 

Girls Top 20

Brandi Gill (MG), 22:08; 2. Gabby Orlando (W), 22:13; 3. Jacqueline Wells (MG), 22:35; 4. Erika Looman (M), 23:02; 5. Hazel Scullin (MG), 23:36; 6. Aidan Burns (L), 23:37; 7. Lainey Gill (MG), 23:38; 8. Mary Elliot (L), 23:55; 9. Miriam Bakija (MG), 24:20; 10. Elizabeth Dupras (MG), 24:22; 11. Margo Smith (MG), 24:34; 12. Isabelle Viner (W), 24:36; 13. Maggie Sorrentino (L), 24:59; 14. Annie MIller (MG), 25:12; 15. Marion Huth (L), 25:13; 16. Holin Keyser-Parker (NMH), 25:28; 17. Lily McDermott (MG), 25:31; 18. Katarzyna Wisnauckas (M), 25:33; 19. Mia Gale (HV), 25:34; 20. Ava Bachman (L), 25:50.

 

Boys Team Scores

Mount Greylock 19; 2. Lenox 41; 3. Hoosac Valley 67; 4. Amherst 85; 5. Wahconah 96; 6. Berkshire School 108; 7. Simsbury 131.

 

Boys Top 20

Adam Carlisle (NMH), 17:29; 2. Jakin Miller (MG), 17:37; 3. Herkus Rudzinskas (L), 17:45; 4. Col McDermott (MG), 18:31; 5. Corben Craig (HV), 19:44; 6. Foster Savitsky (MG), 19:46; 7. Gabe Gerry (MG), 19:48; 8. Michael Maruk (MG), 19:51; 9. Colin Young (L), 20:03; 10. Emmet McDonnell (BS), 20:11; 11. Owen Tucker-Smith (MG), 20:12; 12. Justin Levesque (HV), 20:26; 13. Corban Miller (MG), 20:33; 14. John Skavlem (MG), 20:41; 15. Ollie Swabey (MG), 20:42; 16. Josh Cheung (MG), 20:50; 16. Guy Rice-Lesure (M), 20;50; 18. Theo Sandstrom (MG), 21:04; 19. JT Novitsky (L), 21:10; 20. Robert Carotenuto (L), 21:13.