It was twice as nice for Grace Connolly at Saturday's MIAA All State Championships.
The Natick High junior made quick work of her competition and cruised to her second straight individual title, covering the 5K course at the Wrentham Developmental Center in a time of 17 minutes, 50.18 seconds. Connolly was hoping to break the 2012 course record of 17:27.40 by former Peabody standout Catarina Rocha, but the slippery conditions due to Friday's rainfall made footing difficult on the rolling, dirt trails.
Finishing second overall was Wellesley's Margaret Donahue with a time of 18:07.53. Milton's Bridget Mitchell placed third at 18:08.39. In the team competition, Concord-Carlise provided a mild upset by taking the plaque with a 116-122 win over second-place Wellesley.
St. John's Prep's Tristan Shelgren beat a stacked field to capture the Division 1 boys' title. Eventual second-place finisher Andrew Mah (15:37.94), took the pace out hard after the first mile, passed in 4:45. Shelgren pulled alongside Mah by the midway point and took the lead for good just after two miles. Finishing third overall was Brookline's Lucas Aramburu in 15:45.86. Arlington's Ryan Oosting, one of the top contenders, finished sixth overall in 15:59.41. It was reported that Oosting had been battling a sickness all week and was not 100 percent at the starting line. Pre-meet favorite Saint John's claimed the school's first state title, defeating runner-up Lowell, 81-104.
Sam Acquaviva of Newburport broke the tape in the Division 2 boys' race, finishing with a time of 15:58.81. Placing second was Westwood's Zach Conant with a time of 16:07.77. Nico Agosta led Parker Charter to its school first-ever team crown, by placing third overall in 16:09.30.
Parker Charter slipped by Pentucket, 90-95, to take the top prize. Acquaviva's individual triumph was the fourth time in the last six years that a Newburyport runner has won at the All States. Last year, Jack Carleo was the first across the line. His older brother, Nick Carleo, won in 2013 and 2014.
Littleton's Sarah Roffman got it all right in her first season of cross-country by winning the Division 2 girls' race with a time of 18:12.40. Nauset Regional's Madaket Nobili placed second at 18:26.98. Manchester Essex's Eve Feuerbach placed third in 18:28.73. Mount Greylock took the team title with an 87-125 decision over Nauset Regional.
MIleSplit MA will have more coverage coming soon.
Girls Highlights
- 5000m -
- Grace Connolly - Natick High School 17:50.18
- Sarah Roffman - Littleton High School 18:12.40
- Margaret Donahue - Wellesley High School 18:07.53
- Madaket Nobili - Nauset Regional High School 18:26.98
- Bridget Mitchell - Milton High School 18:08.39
- Eve Feuerbach - Manchester Essex Reg. High School 18:28.73
- Sophia Jacobs-townsley - Amherst-Pelham Regional High School 18:19.12
- Ashley Walker - Westwood High School 18:35.20
- Rachael Johnson - Coyle & Cassidy High School 18:38.49
- Rebekah James - Shepherd Hill Regional High School 18:48.12
- Stephanie Casaletto - Austin Prep School 18:39.79
- Caroline Barry - Newton South High School 18:49.17
- Kaitlyn Roffman - Littleton High School 18:40.84
- Sophi Defreitas - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 18:51.77
- Mari Avola - Stoneham High School 18:49.80
- Einat Gavish - Newton North High School 18:51.99
- Ashley Foley - Beverly High School 18:53.92
- Meghan Davis - Mohawk Trail Regional High School 18:54.64
- Tess Reyes - Algonquin Regional High School 18:56.42
- Sarah Conant - Westwood High School 18:57.15
- Abby Hassman - Foxboro High School 18:59.29
- Rachel Sessa - Tewksbury Memorial High School 19:02.43
- Emily Koufos - Watertown High School 18:59.43
- Jamie Falla - Wachusett Regional High School 19:03.33
- Tara Ellard - Nauset Regional High School 19:02.32
- Loren Andrews - Wellesley High School 19:03.36
- Jackie Wells - Mount Greylock Regional High School 19:05.14
- Gabrielle Lawrence - Shepherd Hill Regional High School 19:05.30
- Mary Yount - Northampton High School 19:06.20
- Sophia Masciarell - Holy Name High School 19:08.19
- Alexina Hurley - Woburn High School 19:06.28
- Abigail Tenreiro - Seekonk High School 19:13.90
- Sarah Reichheld - Concord Carlisle High School 19:08.37
- Ellen Huth - Lenox Memorial High School 19:26.51
- Vivian Mcmahon - Brookline High School 19:11.13
- Holly Fossa - Manchester Essex Reg. High School 19:27.53
- Nicole Dunbury - Brockton High School 19:13.57
- Sophie Campbell - Tyngsborough High School 19:33.33
- Sydney Volpe - Groton Dunstable Regional High School 19:14.08
- Ellie Gay-killeen - Triton Regional High School 19:36.90
- Katie Cass - Duxbury High School 19:14.87
- Rebecca Erhard - Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School 19:38.02
- Sara Fragione - Methuen High School 19:18.02
- Lilly Wells - Mount Greylock Regional High School 19:40.50
- Emma Forde - Natick High School 19:18.43
- Sydney Mccann - Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School 19:40.63
- Eline Laurent - Concord Carlisle High School 19:20.47
- Phoebe Von Conta - Parker Charter Essential School 19:41.18
- Emily Willson - Groton Dunstable Regional High School 19:20.75
- Tessa Mcclain - Bromfield School 19:41.44
- Ella Affanato - Milton High School 19:21.11
- Emma Francis - Dedham High School 19:42.53
- Nell Haney - Needham High School 19:21.44
- Hannah Doherty - Billerica Memorial High School 19:23.25
- Olivia Sheffield - Lowell High School 19:23.30
- Elizabeth Peckham - Oliver Ames High School 19:28.27
- Meghan Ostertag - Tewksbury Memorial High School 19:29.10
- Genevieve Connolly - Milton High School 19:29.69
- Elizabeth Marshall - Plymouth North High School 19:30.71
- Nora Bannon - Wellesley High School 19:31.10
- Mia Costa - Walpole High School 19:32.65
- Olivia Jones - Hopkinton High School 19:33.48
- Ellen Su - Concord Carlisle High School 19:33.85
- Emma Sullivan - Shepherd Hill Regional High School 19:34.89
- Iris Bergman - Concord Carlisle High School 19:34.94
- Lily Robinson - Tewksbury Memorial High School 19:35.41
- Schuyler Gooley - Hopkinton High School 19:36.29
- Emma Kerimo - Concord Carlisle High School 19:38.44
- Julia Hershelman - Wellesley High School 19:40.43
- Julia Hopley - Amherst-Pelham Regional High School 19:42.06
- Abby Murphy - North Quincy High School 19:42.91
- 5000m -
- Tristan Shelgren - St. John's Prep 15:15.82
- Sam Acquaviva - Newburyport High School 15:58.81
- Andrew Mah - Newton North High School 15:37.94
- Zach Conant - Westwood High School 16:06.77
- Lucas Aramburu - Brookline High School 15:45.86
- Nico Agosta - Parker Charter Essential School 16:09.30
- Patrick Craemer - Saint John's High School 15:48.35
- Brandon Hall - Hopedale High School 16:12.05
- Joshua Rahn - Saint John's High School 15:52.28
- Steven O'Driscoll - Norwell High School 16:17.24
- Ryan Oosting - Arlington High School 15:59.41
- Trevor Mungeam - Douglas High School 16:17.97
- Cameron Mcleod - Needham High School 15:59.79
- Ethan Matthews - Ayer-Shirley High School 16:18.95
- Nasir Gibson - Lowell High School 16:00.34
- Kellan Waters - Ipswich High School 16:20.32
- Colin Fitzpatrick - Lowell High School 16:00.74
- Sean Kay - Arlington Catholic High School 16:20.55
- Gabriel Medina - West Springfield High School 16:01.96
- Quinn Cantrill - Parker Charter Essential School 16:21.39
- Thomas Lingard - Lexington High School 16:03.32
- Andrew Corbett - Norwell High School 16:27.40
- Kalin Petrov - Mansfield High School 16:03.45
- Ian Horsbugh - Newton North High School 16:05.50
- Mike Griffin - King Philip Regional High School 16:06.53
- Timothy Mcclure - Concord Carlisle High School 16:06.89
- John Mariano - Xaverian Brothers High School 16:07.99
- Thomas Weiss - Wellesley High School 16:10.03
- Matt Cervon - Wellesley High School 16:11.31
- Justin Gaiser - Pembroke High School 16:12.21
- Joe Walsh - Saint John's High School 16:12.58
- Jadiel Pinales - Lowell High School 16:12.70
- Carlos Rivera - Lowell High School 16:13.68
- Jack Kalil - Milford High School 16:15.05
- Rishabh Prakash - Burlington High School 16:15.84
- Rohan Singhvi - Wakefield Memorial High School 16:16.85
- Zach Jarnagin - Chelmsford High School 16:21.79
- Brian Oram - Marlborough High School 16:21.88
- Andrew Kaye - Shrewsbury Senior High School 16:21.89
- Jack Yanko - Amherst-Pelham Regional High School 16:22.38
- Matthew Kleiman - Concord Carlisle High School 16:22.47
- Zander Kessler - Concord Carlisle High School 16:22.73
- Ilai Gavish - Newton North High School 16:23.62
- Colby Zarle - Wellesley High School 16:23.81
- Benjamin Burgess - Framingham High School 16:24.16
- Marcus Lespasio - Boston College High School 16:26.32
- Anshel Isles - Woburn High School 16:26.67
- Zach Barry - Wellesley High School 16:27.29
- Claudio Rocha - Peabody 16:28.88
- Tyler Griffin - Saint John's High School 16:29.32