Bachman Leads Sweep for Lenox Girls at Mount Everett
SHEFFIELD, Mass. -- Freshman Ava Bachman led a sweep of the top four places for Lenox in Wednesday’s cross country race at Mount Everett.
Bachman crossed the line in 21 minutes, 34.30 seconds, 27 seconds ahead of teammate Grace Elliott. Millionaires Ellen Huth and Alice Culver then came home before Taconic’s Ahliya Phillips clocked a time of 24:43.44 to place fifth.
Lenox’s girls were scoring against the host Eagles, picking up an easy win with Mount Everett not able to post a team score.
Monument Mountain’s girls had a tougher time in their two dual meets but still earned wins against Taconic and Lee.
Monument’s Eliza Philip led the Spartans with a time of 25:43.82 to place eighth and ensure a 24-31 win over Taconic.
Lee was led by senior Olivia Johnson, who finished sixth in 25:04.04.
Monument Mountain’s boys also picked up a pair of dual wins on Wednesday, topping Taconic and Lee.
Diego Salinetti outkicked Taconic’s Jacob Paris to take first in the boys race by a margin of less than two seconds. Salinetti crossed the finish line in 18:06.67, just ahead of Paris in 18:08.21.
Salinetti was joined in the top four by teammates Peter Larochelle and Keegan Lynch.
Cole Duval placed fifth for the hosts in a time of 18:58.68, but Mount Everett lost its dual meet against Lenox.
The Millionaires were paced by Max Adam (19:07.72) and Colin Young in sixth and seventh places, respectively.
Lee’s Zach Bianco cracked the top 20, coming in 19th in 21:16.07.
Boys Team Scores
Lenox 20, Mount Everett 43
Monument Mountain 21, Taconic 37
Monument Mountain 15, Lee 50
Boys Top 20
Diego Salinetti, Monument Mountain, 18:06.67; 2. Jacob Paris, Taconic, 18:08.21; 3. Peter Larochelle, Monument Mountain, 18:38.77; 4. Keegan Leach, Monument Mountain, 18:41.51; 5. Cole Duval, Mount Everett, 18:58.68; 6. Max Adam, Lenox, 19:07.72; 7. Colin Young, Lenox, 19:14.32; 8. Chris Adams, Taconic, 19:25.62; 9. Caleb Pollard, Monument Mountain, 19:27.80; 10. Dennis Love, Lenox, 19:47.29; 11. John Broderick, Monument Mountain, 20:23.29; 12. Thomas Rabasco, Taconic, 20:26.31; 13. Mike LaFreniere, Taconic, 20:33.13; 14. Adam Boscarino, Monument Mountain, 20:39.61; 15. Nate Benz, Taconic, 20:44.74; 16. Sidney Broderick, Monument Mountain, 20:46.43; 17. Harry Touloukian, Lenox, 21:00.48; 18. Andrew McCarthy, Monument Mountain, 21:13.18; 19. Zach Bianco, Lee, 21:16.07; 20. Myles Gennari, Monument Mountain, 21:17.22.
Girls Team Scores
Lenox 15, Mount Everett DNS
Monument Mountain 24, Taconic 31
Monument Mountain 24, Lee 35
Girls Top 20
Ava Bachman, Lenox, 21:34.30; 2. Grace Elliott, Lenox, 22:01.82; 3. Ellen Huth, Lenox, 23:26.78; 4. Alice Culver, Lenox, 24:17.33; 5. Ahliya Phillips, Taconic, 24:43.44; 6. Olivia Johnson, Lee, 25:04.04; 7. Jessie Scrimo, Lenox, 25:29.39; 8. Eliza Philip, Monument Mountain, 25:43.82; 9. Aria Grossman, Monument Mountain, 26:24.51; 10. Brianna Kelly, Lee, 27:02.16; 11. Sarah Wohl, Monument Mountain, 27:19.72; 12. Julia Latura, Taconic, 27:35.77; 13. Evie Grossman, Monument Mountain, 27:36.42; 14. Ella Kelly, Lenox, 27:42.07; 15. Eva Lyon, Lenox, 28:00.49; 16. Amber MacDowell, Lee, 28:04.53; 17. Lily Powell, Taconic, 28:07.50; 18. Calie Champou, Taconic, 28:16.97; 19. Madison Mullen, Monument Mountain, 28:18.42; 20. Lila Ribero, Taconic, 28:19.21.
Complete individual results available here.