There were few surprises at Saturday's Eastern Massachusetts Division State Championships with most of the expected results happening on a cold and blustery day at the Wrentham Developmental Center.
Tristan Shelgren of St. John's Prep posted the fastest time of the day. In a tight battle with Newton North's Andrew Mah in the Division 1 race, Shelgren pulled away from his rival in the closing stages to win with a season best of 15 minutes, 14.75 seconds. Mah took runner-up honors at 15:21.76. Four more dipped under 16 minutes for the 5K course, inclduing Brookline's Lucas Aramburu (third, 15:47.54), Newton North's Ian Horsbugh (fourth, 15:49.52), Needham's Cameron McLeod (fifth, 15:50.98) and Westford's Jason Dolan (sixth, 15:56.29).
Arlington's Ryan Oosting held back early and then breezed to a winning 15:51.52 effort in the Division 2 race. Wellesley's Tom Weiss (second, 15:56.18) and Concord-Carlisle's Timothy McClure (third, 15:57.62) also cracked 16 minutes.
As expected, Natick's Grace Connolly was a convincing winner in the Division 2 race. In a solo effort from the start, Connolly navigated the course in 17:40.87. Wellesely's Margaret Donahue was a distant second in 18:30.98.
MileSplit MA will have more on the EMass State Meet, including photos, race footage and more video interviews coming soon.
Girls Highlights
- 5000m -
- Grace Connolly - Natick High School 17:40.87
- Bridget Mitchell - Milton High School 18:22.23
- Caroline Barry - Newton South High School 18:26.95
- Madaket Nobili - Nauset Regional High School 18:30.85
- Eve Feuerbach - Manchester Essex Reg. High School 18:42.52
- Stephanie Casaletto - Austin Prep School 18:46.61
- Margaret Donahue - Wellesley High School 18:30.98
- Olivia Sheffield - Lowell High School 18:36.07
- Ashley Walker - Westwood High School 18:40.71
- Rachel Sessa - Tewksbury Memorial High School 18:44.28
- Mari Avola - Stoneham High School 18:55.28
- Rachael Johnson - Coyle & Cassidy High School 18:58.95
- Einat Gavish - Newton North High School 18:49.68
- Hannah Doherty - Billerica Memorial High School 18:50.34
- Tara Ellard - Nauset Regional High School 18:53.52
- Lauren Grela - Ursuline Academy 19:00.49
- Elise O'leary - Milton High School 19:01.64
- Sarah Reichheld - Concord Carlisle High School 18:53.80
- Sydney Mccann - Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School 18:59.31
- Ella Affanato - Milton High School 19:03.75
- Vivian Mcmahon - Brookline High School 19:06.91
- Emily Koufos - Watertown High School 19:11.95
- Sophi Defreitas - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 18:56.44
- Sarah Conant - Westwood High School 19:06.39
- Abigail Tenreiro - Seekonk High School 19:12.54
- Makayla Paige - Tewksbury Memorial High School 19:14.75
- Nicole Dunbury - Brockton High School 19:16.84
- Ashley Foley - Beverly High School 18:58.15
- Abby Hassman - Foxboro High School 19:07.61
- Ellie Gay-killeen - Triton Regional High School 19:13.86
- Lily Robinson - Tewksbury Memorial High School 19:15.00
- Sara Fragione - Methuen High School 19:19.38
- Loren Andrews - Wellesley High School 19:18.41
- Siobhan O'keefe - Pentucket Regional Senior High School 19:18.60
- Nell Haney - Needham High School 19:20.97
- Elizabeth Peckham - Oliver Ames High School 19:21.00
- Isabella Pietrasiewicz - Norton High School 19:33.65
- Rebecca Erhard - Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School 19:20.83
- Maya Barrett-Tzannes - Lexington High School 19:22.92
- Alexina Hurley - Woburn High School 19:23.26
- Mia Costa - Walpole High School 19:23.32
- Jillian Callahan - Plymouth South High School 19:35.18
- Emma Francis - Dedham High School 19:23.94
- Olivia Jones - Hopkinton High School 19:24.94
- Eline Laurent - Concord Carlisle High School 19:25.01
- Lindsey Ahern - Lowell High School 19:30.96
- Izzy Nobili - Nauset Regional High School 19:43.17
- Ella Aldrich - Winchester High School 19:25.42
- Schuyler Gooley - Hopkinton High School 19:27.56
- Holly Fossa - Manchester Essex Reg. High School 19:28.00
- Nicole Clermont - Franklin High School 19:34.12
- Nicole Anderson - Billerica Memorial High School 19:26.61
- Holly O'leary - Tewksbury Memorial High School 19:30.15
- Emma Eastman - Sandwich High School 19:33.27
- Ana Keene - Needham High School 19:35.95
- Sarah Burns - Billerica Memorial High School 19:27.15
- Katie Cass - Duxbury High School 19:33.34
- Maria Marques - Lowell High School 19:36.18
- Catherine Cherry - Marthas Vineyard Regional High School 19:42.94
- Elizabeth Marshall - Plymouth North High School 19:27.66
- Slap Mirambeaux - Lowell High School 19:37.75
- Nicole Norve - Whitman Hanson Regional High School 19:41.57
- Sofia Lovuolo - Marshfield High School 19:29.29
- Abby Murphy - North Quincy High School 19:40.29
- Iris Bergman - Concord Carlisle High School 19:31.17
- Sarah Cain - Andover High School 19:42.21
- Ellen Su - Concord Carlisle High School 19:31.48
- Emma Kerimo - Concord Carlisle High School 19:32.76
- Mackenzie Galvin - Woburn High School 19:35.50
- Nora Bannon - Wellesley High School 19:37.96
- Bridget Ulian - Wellesley High School 19:41.49
- Julia Hershelman - Wellesley High School 19:42.58
- 5000m -
- Tristan Shelgren - St. John's Prep 15:14.75
- Ryan Oosting - Arlington High School 15:51.52
- Sam Acquaviva - Newburyport High School 15:59.78
- Matt Greatorex - Wakefield Memorial High School 16:09.01
- Steven O'Driscoll - Norwell High School 16:14.51
- Andrew Mah - Newton North High School 15:21.76
- Thomas Weiss - Wellesley High School 15:56.18
- Alex Wengryn - Pembroke High School 16:13.07
- Zach Conant - Westwood High School 16:16.77
- Andrew Corbett - Norwell High School 16:19.77
- Lucas Aramburu - Brookline High School 15:47.54
- Timothy Mcclure - Concord Carlisle High School 15:57.62
- Justin Gaiser - Pembroke High School 16:13.45
- Brian Brooks - Nauset Regional High School 16:17.39
- Peter Lopata - Pentucket Regional Senior High School 16:22.45
- Ian Horsbugh - Newton North High School 15:49.52
- Matt Cervon - Wellesley High School 16:00.32
- Christopher Spellman - Pembroke High School 16:16.85
- Jake Luongo - Stoneham High School 16:25.30
- Cameron Mcleod - Needham High School 15:50.98
- Nick Mcnamee - Plymouth North High School 16:00.96
- Joey Forest - Tewksbury Memorial High School 16:21.88
- Tyler Morris - Weston High School 16:26.54
- Jason Dolan - Westford Academy 15:56.29
- Zander Kessler - Concord Carlisle High School 16:00.97
- Rishabh Prakash - Burlington High School 16:22.68
- Sean Kay - Arlington Catholic High School 16:28.22
- Eli Gappelberg - Lexington High School 16:00.36
- Mike Griffin - King Philip Regional High School 16:01.82
- Jack Kalil - Milford High School 16:24.09
- Colin Fitzpatrick - Lowell High School 16:02.34
- Anshel Isles - Woburn High School 16:03.23
- Benjamin Burgess - Framingham High School 16:02.78
- Kalin Petrov - Mansfield High School 16:08.55
- Jadiel Pinales - Lowell High School 16:07.88
- John Mariano - Xaverian Brothers High School 16:09.15
- Ben Keegan - Needham High School 16:09.03
- Connor Giersch - Natick High School 16:12.70
- Zach Jarnagin - Chelmsford High School 16:12.81
- Thomas Lingard - Lexington High School 16:14.24
- Sean Stefaniak - Billerica Memorial High School 16:13.11
- Shane Braz - Peabody 16:14.61
- Kevin Crawford - Mansfield High School 16:15.22
- Tyler Brogan - Franklin High School 16:16.12
- Nasir Gibson - Lowell High School 16:16.72
- Colby Zarle - Wellesley High School 16:17.11
- Joe Joyce - Marshfield High School 16:17.17
- Chris Galarza - Lowell High School 16:17.84
- Carlos Rivera - Lowell High School 16:18.18
- Bryan Ryder - Plymouth North High School 16:18.57
- Claudio Rocha - Peabody 16:20.76
- Anderson Shew - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 16:23.66
- Ilai Gavish - Newton North High School 16:22.10
- Cameron Leonard - Central Catholic High School 16:24.95
- Marcus Lespasio - Boston College High School 16:25.59
- Matthew Kleiman - Concord Carlisle High School 16:26.96
- Drew Fottler - Chelmsford High School 16:28.11
- Jeb Jacob - Lexington High School 16:29.58
- Zach Barry - Wellesley High School 16:29.29
Boys Highlights
There were few surprises at Saturday's Eastern Massachusetts Division State Championships with most of the expected results happening on a cold and blustery day at the Wrentham Developmental Center.
Tristan Shelgren of St. John's Prep posted the fastest time of the day. In a tight battle with Newton North's Andrew Mah in the Division 1 race, Shelgren pulled away from his rival in the closing stages to win with a season best of 15 minutes, 14.75 seconds. Mah took runner-up honors at 15:21.76. Four more dipped under 16 minutes for the 5K course, inclduing Brookline's Lucas Aramburu (third, 15:47.54), Newton North's Ian Horsbugh (fourth, 15:49.52), Needham's Cameron McLeod (fifth, 15:50.98) and Westford's Jason Dolan (sixth, 15:56.29).