Fast times were contagious at the Amherst Invitational on Saturday.
In the boys' Varsity race, five runners dipped under 16 minutes for the five-kilometer course at Hampshire College. It was just as impressive for girls as four broke 18 minutes.
Brookline High junior Lucas Aramburu posted the fastest time of the day with his winning clocking of 15 minutes, 43 seconds. Aramburu held off Concord-Carlisle's Zander Kessler, who was timed in 15:51 for second.
Kessler and his Patriot teammates claimed the team title, defeating Brookline, 49-94. Concord-Carlisle had all five of it scoring runners among the first 17 placements. Timothy McClure was fifth for C-C in 16:03.6.
Amherst Pelham junior Sophia Jacobs-Townsley captured the girls' crown with a time of 18:33.1. Shepherd Hill's Rebekah James took runner-up honors at 18:42.
Averaging 19:58.60 by its scoring runners, Danbury (CT) won the team prize with 67 points. Shepherd Hill collected 82 points for second.
More Race Videos
Girls Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Sophia Jacobs‑Townsley (Amherst-Pelham Regional High School) 18:33.00; Rebekah James (Shepherd Hill Regional High School) 18:42.00; Lauren Moore(Danbury High School) 18:54.00; Tess Reyes (Algonquin Regional High School) 18:54.00; Jamie Falla (Wachusett Regional High School) 19:10.00; Gabrielle Lawrence (Shepherd Hill Regional High School) 19:15.00; Sarah Reichheld (Concord Carlisle High School) 19:16.00; Emma Whitehead (Shepherd Hill Regional High School) 19:31.00; Nell Haney (Needham High School) 19:37.00; Alexandra Chakar (Danbury High School) 19:41.00; Emily Vivanco (Nashoba Regional High School) 19:45.00;
Boys Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Lucas Aramburu (Brookline High School) 15:43.00; Zander Kessler (Concord Carlisle High School) 15:51.00; Cameron Mcleod (Needham High School) 15:53.00; Dan Nichols (Danbury High School) 15:57.00; Izaien Lugo (Holyoke High School) 15:57.00; Timothy Mcclure (Concord Carlisle High School) 16:03.00; Andrew Derry (Keene High School) 16:09.00; Jake Velazquez (Keene High School) 16:09.00; Gabriel Medina (West Springfield High School) 16:11.00; Andrew Kaye (Shrewsbury Senior High School) 16:19.00; Matthew Kleiman (Concord Carlisle High School) 16:23.00; (Northampton High School) 16:27.00; Christopher Ratcliffe (Concord Carlisle High School) 16:28.00; Tim Weighart(Brookline High School) 16:29.00;