Mount Greylock Boys, Lenox Girls Strong at Reid
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Even without its No. 1 runner, the Mount Greylock boys cross country team was easily No. 1 in a four-team meet at Reid Middle School on Wednesday.
The Mounties took the top four places and seven of the top 10 in a meet that featured Lenox, Pittsfield and Lee.
Mount Greylock only was scoring against the Wildcats, who they beat, 15-50. Pittsfield picked up a pair of dual meet wins by the same score, against the ‘Cats and Millionaires.
The top boy in the 109-runner field was Sam Culver, who finished in 18 minutes, 11 seconds, a 5:51 mile pace.
Last week’s winner for the Mounties, senior Evan Arthur, sat this one out as coach Scott Burdick tries to keep the Western Massachusetts champions healthy for the big meets at the end of the season.
“You can only go to the well so many times,” Burdick said.
Culver Wednesday was closely followed by teammate and fellow junior Owen Brandriss in 18:15 and senior Cameron Castonguay in 18:16. Sophomore Josh Cheung was a little way back at 18:28.
Sophomores Jacob Fink, Jesse Seid and Jakin Miller were seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.
Pittsfield’s boys were led by seniors Greg Fournier and (18:37) and Lucas Godwin in fifth and sixth places. Paul Wales (19:13) was 10th as the Generals took places 10 through 15 on their home course.
In the girls meet, Lenox grabbed four of the top seven spots led by senior Emma Jourdain in 18:26.
Alice Najimy (20:22) and Marion Huth (20:30) were third and fourth, and eighth-grader Ellen Huth (20:49) was seventh.
Mount Greylock also was well represented in the girls top 10 with Margo Smith (18:56) placing second, and Alice Glab (20:33) finishing fifth. Niku Darafshi, Emily Lescarbeau and Hazel Scullin were eighth, ninth and 10th, respectively.
Pittsfield’s girls were led by Lessley Columna, who placed sixth in 20:49. Lee eighth-grader Amber MacDowell was 22nd in the 107-girl field, finishing in 22:59.
Mount Greylock’s girls picked up one dual meet win, topping Lee, 15-50. Lenox beat Pittsfield, 17-46, and Pittsfield topped Lee, 18-45.
In the boys race, Lenox was led by eighth-grader Ted Yee (20:48) in 16th place. Lee sophomore Sebastian Dowd-Smith was 17th in 20:51.