Wahconah Boys, Girls Move Up in Season's Second Nordic Race

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- The Wahconah boys and girls cross country teams Tuesday placed second in the Berkshire County League's second race of the 2022-23 season at Butternut Ski Area.

 

Mount Greylock's girls and boys took first as they did in the opener at Prospect Mountain.

 

But Wahconah's squads, which each placed a close third in Vermont, moved ahead of Lenox in the team standings.

 

In the girls race, Vienna Mahar placed second as an individual to pace Wahconah, which finished just four points behind the Mounties.

 

Wahconah placed four racers in the top 11, with Mars Rabuse, Olivia Langeheim and Paige Trager following teammate Mahar across the finish line.

 

For first-place Mount Greylock, Anne Miller was the fastest girl, crossing the line in 12 minutes, 33 seconds -- more than half a minute ahead of Mahar.

 

Mount Greylock's Oliver Swabey was the top boy, finishing in 10:18.

 

Wahconah's Fritz Sanders was just behind him in 10:24 after both started in the first wave.

 

Mount Greylock's Foster Savitsky, Jude Bakija, Declan Rogers and Quinn McDermott then placed third through sixth, respectively.

 

Girls Team Scores

1. Mount Greylock 24 points; 2. Wahconah, 28; 3. Lenox, 34; 4. Amherst, 85.

 

Girls Top 15

1. Anne Miller, MG, 12:33; 2. Vienna Mahar, 13:09; 3. Alice Culver, Lnx, 13:22; 4. Lauren Miller, MG, 13:23; 5. Cornelia Swabey, MG, 13:26; 6. Medeja Rudzinskate, Lnx, 13:29; 7. Mars Rabuse, W, 14:24; 8. Jane Elliot, Lnx, 14:32; 9. Olivia Langenheim, W, 14:44; 10. Paige Trager, W, 14:45; 11. Skylar, Rosier, W, 14:56; 12. Elizabeth Sawicki, A, 15:24; 13. Julia Langenheim, W, 15:31; 14. Mia Holmgren, MG, 15:32; 15. Charlotte Niswonger, Mohawk, 15:32.

 

Boys Team Scores

1. Mount Greylock, 13 points; 2. Wahconah, 34; 3. Lenox, 58; 4. Mohawk Trail, 69; 5. Amherst, 106.

 

Boys Top 15

1. Oliver Swabey, MG, 10:18; 2. Fritz Sanders, W, 10:24; 3. Foster Savitsky, 10:36; 4. Jude Bakija, MG, 10:56; 5. Declan Rogers, MG, 11:05; 6. Quinn McDermott, MG, 11:27; 7. Aidan Garcia, W, 11:39; 8. Nathan Gill, MG, 11:40; 9. Knowl Stroud, MG, 11:41; 10. David Scholz, Hoosac Valley, 11:51; 11. Vincent Gauthier, Mohawk Trail, 11:55; 12. Nathan Miller, W, 11:58; 13. Sean Cestone, Lnx, 12:07; 14. Patrick Holland, MG, 12:09; 15. Nicholas Moore, Lnx, 12:12.