Lebanon first at Coe-Brown
The Lebanon girls cross country team, led by four freshmen finishing in the top ten, won a three-team meet against Souhegan and Coe-Brown on Saturday. The Raider boys also took first with five runners placing in the top ten.
Raiders freshman Jill Campbell won the 5,000-meter race at Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood, N.H., in 20:44, followed by Brooke Nelson in second among 46 runners. Carolyn Campbell was the third Raider freshman across the line, finishing in fifth place. Senior Hannah Oliveira was sixth, and freshman Victoria Pomeroy came in seventh.
For the boys, Ian Kiefer was third in the field of 61 runners, followed by Brent Paige (fourth), Alistair Smith (seventh), Koen Christie (eighth) and Curran Poole (ninth)
Results: Girls – Lebanon 21, Souhegan 39, Coe-Brown 60. Boys – Lebanon 31, Souhegan 41, Coe-Brown 49.
Hanover boys, girls, capture Nashua North Invitational
Hanover’s Ben Groves won the 5,000-meter race in a time of 15:44, and teammate Isaac McNaughton placed second to lead the Bears to first place at the Nashua North Cross Country Invitational meet on Saturday. Hanover’s Dylan Faris was sixth, Teddy White 12th, and Rohan Novosad 29th in the field of 174 runners from 11 schools at the Nashua High School course. The girls also won the meet in a tiebreaker over Hopkinton.
“Ben, Isaac and Dylan settled in up front and felt out the fastest racers other teams had to offer,” Hanover coach Eric Picconi said in an email about the boys top three finishers. “Teddy and Rohan had to work in a few packs behind to get the math right for the squad, with Miles (Molina 71st) and Max (Brown 78th) rounding out the top 7.”
The Bears’ Aria Deeb was second in the race with 122 runners with teammates Ari Hirschler 11th, Grace Stewart 14th, freshman Edith Rojansky 16th, and Madelyn Berk 34th.
Picconi called the girls race “suspenseful” and the Bears had to work to overcome a Hopkinton squad that led early.
“Aria was controlled up front, and Ari and Grace found their space and held firm,” Picconi said. “Edie had a terrific varsity debut with teammates close behind. It came down to a classic tie-breaker by Hannah Eck (43rd) to earn the 1st place plaque.”
The Bears will next run at the Manchester Invitational on Saturday.
Results: Boys – Hanover 50, Pinkerton 60, Hopkinton 135, Nashua North 136, St. Johnsbury 136, Londonderry 167, Dover 184, Bedford 188, Nashua South 201, Winnacunnet 344, Windham 348. Girls Hanover 77, Hopkinton 77, Pinkerton 85, Alvirne 107, Winnacunnet 122, Bedford 164, Nashua North 194, Dover 213, Windham 222, Londonderry 235, Hollis-Brookline 285.
Mascoma’s Russell wins Eagles Nest Invitational
With a time of 17:24, Mascoma’s Carl Russell placed first among 67 runners at the Eagles Nest Invitational at Portsmouth Christian Academy in Dover, N.H., on Saturday.
“Carl Russell ran possibly the most dominant race of his high school career today, winning comfortably and missing the course record by .05 seconds,” Royals coach Rick Currier said in an email. “Ransom Donigian (seventh) and Karson Rogers (eighth) both secured top-10 finishes again and continued great starts to their season as well.”
The Mascoma girls were led by freshman Paige Reney, who finished fifth in the field of 45. Windsor’s Olivia Dube was third and teammate Isabella Ciccarelli was 14th.
“Paige Reney continued her impressive run for us and our girls on a whole went toe to toe with all the other teams today, without our number two runner today,” Currier said. “Freshmen Grace King (21st), Maddy Song (23rd) and Nobelee Cappetta (31st) really stepped up today as well.” Isabella Currier was 22nd for the Royals.
Results: Boys – Monadnock 72, Campbell 84, Mascoma 86, Newmarket 89, St. Thomas 98, Portsmouth Christian 98, Kingswood 133. Girls – Campbell 59, Kingswood 64, Windsor 67, Newmarket 69, Mascoma 72.
