Mount Greylock Boys Prevail at Hoosac Valley

CHESHIRE, Mass. – The Wahconah boys cross country team took the top two places, but Mount Greylock’s depth gave the Mounties a 26-33 win in a four-team meet at Hoosac Valley on Wednesday.

 

Noah Wesley (18 minutes, 3 seconds) and Cadighan Gladu (18:04) finished 1-2 for Wahconah, but the next four racers across the finish line wore Mount Greylock red and black.

 

Rafa Mellow-Bartels was right on Gladu’s heels, hitting the line in 18:05. He was joined in the top six by teammates Patrick Holland, Finnegan Noyes and Luke Irwin.

 

Mount Greylock’s and Wahconah’s boys each picked up a dual win against Mount Everett, which was led by Ben Vella in eighth place.

 

Host Hoosac Valley saw four of its runners complete the race. Preston Hnatonko led the Hurricanes with a time of 31:31.

 

Hoosac Valley’s Reagan Shea cracked the top 20 on the girls side, placing 18th.

 

Most of that top 20 was taken up by Mount Greylock runners, who posted the top eight finishes.

 

Vera DeJong ran the day’s fastest time among the girls, 21:50. She finished 16 seconds ahead of teammate Josephine Bay.

 

Wahoncah’s Matty Beatty was the lone non-Mountie in the top 10 after running 25:44 to finish ninth.

 

For Mount Everett, Abby Reiners led the way with a 23rd place finish and a time of 30:06.

 

Boys Team Scores

Mount Greylock 26, Wahconah 33

Wahconah 11, Mount Everett 30

Mount Greylock 16, Mount Everett 47

Wahconah 17, Mount Everett 47

 

Girls Team Scores

Mount Greylock 15, Wahconah 50

Wahconah 10, Mount Everett 36

Mount Greylock 15, Mount Everett 50

Wahconah 15, Mount Everett 50

 

Boys Top 20

1. Noah Wesley, Wah, 18:03; 2. Cadighan Gladu, Wah, 18:04; 3. Rafa Mellow-Bartels, MG, 18:05; 4. Patrick Holland, MG, 18:39; 5. Finnegan Noyes, MG, 18:40; 6. Luke Irwin, MG, 18:45; 7. Fritz Sanders, Wah, 18:47; 8. Ben Vella, ME, 19:27; 9. Finnegan Voisin, MG, 19:28; 10. Benjamin Mandel, MG, 20:03; 11. Zeke Singer, MG, 20:08; 12. Lake Drieu, Wah, 20:13; 13. Owen Koamaya, MG, 20:18; 14. Brayden Ryan, Wah, 20:25; 15. Boaz Slater Lee, MG, 20:35; 16. Nico Bruno, ME, 20:41; 17. Andrew Holland, MG, 20:42; 18. Arthur Millet, MG, 21:06; 19. Jonathan Fredsall, ME, 21:17; 20. Ashby Edmunds-Warby, MG, 21:38.

 

Girls Top 20

1. Vera DeJong, MG, 21:50; 2. Josephine Bay, MG, 22:06; 3. Coralea Lash-St. John, 23:40; 4. Riley Dickinson, 23:43; 5. Nellie Swabey, MG, 24:23; 6. Maya Filson, MG, 24:50; 7. Avery Wied, MG, 25:25; 8. Ava Lau, MG, 25:37; 9. Matty Beatty, Wah, 25:44; 10. Evy Clairmont, MG, 26:08; 11. Gemma Quinto, MG, 26:09; 12. Elizabeth Spelman, MG, 26:09; 13. Megan Tucker, Wah, 26:09; 14. Ani Koamaya, MG, 26:38; 15. Lucy Gregg, MG, 26:40; 16. Nina Rather, MG, 26:41; 17. Natylee Martin, Wah, 27:32; 18. Reagan Shea, HV, 28:14; 19. June Holzapfel, MG, 28:22; 20. Lucy Grant, Wah, 29:18.