Mount Greylock Boys' Depth Leads to Three Wins
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Jude Bakija and Zeke Singer gave the Mount Greylock boys cross country team the depth it needed to complete a 3-0 day in dual meet action in a five-team meet at Monument Mountain on Wednesday.
The Mounties were led by Ollie Swabey, who finished second in 16 minutes, 55.81 seconds. And Andrew Petropulos and Rafa Mellow-Bartels placed in the top six.
But points wise, the 14th- and 15th-place finishes from Bakija and Singer allowed Mount Greylock to earn a 23-34 win over Wahconah to stay unbeaten in duals this fall.
The Mounties also raced against the host Spartans, who were led by individual winner Everett Pacheco (16:33.67).
Lenox’s boys also went 3-0 in duals behind a third-place finish by Cormac Mathews. Wahconah’s and Pittsfield’s boys each earned a pair of wins.
Seth Aitken placed fifth to lead Pittsfield. Wahconah had a strong pack of finishers with Noah Wesley, Fritz Sanders, Aidan Garcia and Cadighan Gladu placing eighth through 13th with less than a minute between them.
The Lenox and Mount Greylock girls also went 3-0 on Wednesday.
The Millionaires got another first-place finish from Alice Culver (19:25.24), who finished 53 seconds ahead of the field. Teammates Nora Schoeny and Lila Kousch backed her up by placing eighth and ninth, respectively.
The Mounties placed five finishers in the top 10. Third-place Adriana Carsone led the way with Vera De Jong, Paige Tudor, Chase Hoey and Elly Wilkinson helping Mount Greylock to a solid team score.
Monument Mountain’s Amelia Desilets placed second on her home course and helped the Spartans pick up a team win.
Pittsfield also won a dual meet behind a fourth-place finish by Yasmine Oubtrou.
Girls Team Scores
Mount Greylock 19, Pittsfield 44
Mount Greylock 15, Wahconah 48
Mount Greylock 20, Monument Mountain 43
Lenox 19, Pittsfield 39
Lenox 16, Wahconah 47
Lenox 19, Monument Mountain 42
Pittsfield 23, Monument Mountain 35
Monument Mountain 25, Wahconah 30
Girls Top 25
1. Alice Culver, Lnx, 19:25.24; 2. Amelia Desilets, MM, 20:18.76; 3. Adrianna Carasone, MG, 20:26.80; 4. Yasmine Oubtrou, PHS, 20:54.60; 5. Vera De Jong, MG, 21:12.64; 6. Paige Tudor, MG, 21:50.46; 7. Chase Hoey, MG, 22:08.77; 8. Nora Schoeny, Lnx, 22:15.70; 9. Lila Kousch, Lnx, 22:22.29; 10. Elly Wilkinson, MG, 22:30.71; 11. Fiona Ward, Lnx, 22:48.28; 12. Natylee Martin, W, 22:51.21; 13. Riley Dickinson, MG, 22:53.04; 14. Katherine Goss, MG, 22:53.36; 15. Coralea, Lash-St. John, MG, 23:20.09; 16. Avery Wied, MG, 23:33.57; 17. Elizabeth Spellman, MG, 23:34.37; 18. Gianna Love, Lnx, 23:37.73; 19. Grace Ungewitter, PHS, 23:38.61; 20. Cora Pacheco, MM, 23:40.19; 21. Mya FIlson, MG, 23:45.68; 22. Genevieve Collins, Lnx, 23:51.44; 23. Jada Siv, PHS, 23:59.92; 24. Sophia Lamalfa, PHS, 24:00.50; 25. Bella MacDonald, PHS, 24:02.02.
Boys Team Scores
Mount Greylock 18, Pittsfield 45
Mount Greylock 23, Wahconah 34
Mount Greylock 22, Monument Mountain 39
Lenox 19, Pittsfield 41
Lenox 25, Wahconah 31
Lenox 22, Monument Mountain 39
Pittsfield 24, Monument Mountain 37
Wahconah 22, Monument Mountain 39
Boys Top 25
1. Everett Pacheco, MM, 16:33.67; 2. Ollie Swabey, MG, 16:55.81; 3. Cormac Mathews, Lnx, 17:31.76; 4. Andrew Petropulos, MG, 17:31.92; 5. Seth Aitken, PHS, 17:34.45; 6. Rafa Mellow-Bartels, MG, 17:35.10; 7. Samuel Geller, Lnx, 17:50.50; 8. Noah Wesley, W, 17:57.67; 9. Fritz Sanders, W, 18:05.60; 10. Owen Ames, Lnx, 18:21.16; 11. Aidan Garcia, W, 18:31.48; 12. Autumn Higa, MG, 18:42.16; 13. Cadighan Gladu, W, 18:44.97; 14. Jude Bakija, MG, 18:45.34; 15. Zeke Singer, MG, 18:57.89; 16. Patrick Holland, MG, 18:58.50; 17. Max Mozian, Lnx, 18:58.64; 18. Finnegan Noyes, MG, 19:01.86; 19. Luke Irwin, MG, 19:12.79; 20. Connor McCormack, Lnx, 19:22.51; 21. David Bernal, PHS, 19:38.18; 22. Jolyan Tessier, Lnx, 19:38.94; 23. Jack Curtiss, W, 19:39.36; 24. Cohen Zahn, PHS, 19:39.63; 25. Ivan Healey, Lnx, 19:39.94.