Pittsfield Boys Cross Country Earns Pair of Wins

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DALTON, Mass. -- Emanual Brown led five Pittsfield Generals in the top 10 as their team picked up a pair of dual meet wins in Wednesday’s cross country race at Wahconah.
 
Brown placed fourth with a time of 18 minutes, 17.03 seconds. He was joined in the top 10 by teammates Tony Hunt, Jack Archey, David Babineau and Quinten Walton.
 
Pittsfield earned wins against Mount Greylock and Wahconah thanks to their efforts.
 
Mount Greylock and Wahconah each picked up a boys win of their own -- against Hoosac Valley in each case.
 
The Mounties also went home with the top individual finish of the day as eighth-grader Ollie Swabey crossed the line in 17:41.11, 26 seconds ahead of runner-up Justin Levesque of Hoosac Valley.
 
Wahconah’s Hayden Kendell was third in 18:14.83. 
 
In Wednesday’s girls race, Mount Greylock earned team wins against Pittsfield and Hoosac Valley while the Generals edged the hosts.
 
Pittsfield freshman Kellie Harrington was the top finisher, edging Mountie Katherine Swann by a margin of less than five seconds -- 19:35.39 to 19:40.16.
 
Mount Greylock proceeded to place five more runners in the top 10: Jacqueline Wells, Erin Keating, Grace Malone, Lily McDermott and Miriam Bakija.
 
Wahconah’s top finisher was Haley Crosier, who placed seventh in 21:25.97.
 
Hoosac Valley was led by eighth-grader Hannah Walsh, who finished 38th in 25:23.06.
 
Boys Team Scores
Pittsfield 25, Mount Greylock 30
Pittsfield 20, Wahconah 35
Wahconah 20, Hoosac Valley 43
Mount Greylock 19, Hoosac Valley 44
 
Boys Top 20
Ollie Swabey, Mount Greylock, 17:41.11; 2. Justin Levesque, Hoosac Valley, 18:07.41; 3. Hayden Kendell, Wahconah, 18:14.83; 4. Emanual Brown, Pittsfield, 18:17.03; 5. Parker Winters, Mount Greylock, 18:22.15; 6. Tony Hunt, Pittsfield, 18:27.66; 7. Jack Archey, Pittsfield, 18:30.96; 8. David Babineau, Pittsfield, 18:40.43; 9. Charlie McWeeny, Mount Greylock, 18:43.01; 10. Quinten Walton, Pittsfield, 18:43.11; 11. Corban Miller, Mount Greylock, 19:13.15; 12. Brandon Fahlenkamp, Mount Greylock, 19:20.70; 13. Jude Bakija, Mount Greylock, 19:27.74; 14. Owen Tucker-Smith, Mount Greylock, 19:59.42; 15. Ethan Nesbit, Wahconah, 20:06.05; 16. Ezra Holzapfel, Mount Greylock, 20:12.49; 17. Peyton Webb, Wahconah, 20:13.73; 18. Lucas Wildrick, Wahconah, 20:14.68; 19. Riley Gladu, Wahconah, 20:25.35; 20. Patrick Aliberti, Mount Greylock, 20:27.41.
 
Girls Team Scores
Mount Greylock 23, Pittsfield 35
Pittsfield 18, Wahconah 43
Mount Greylock 15, Hoosac Valley DNS
 
Girls Top 20
Kellie Harrington, Pittsfield, 19:35.39; 2. Katherine Swann, Mount Greylock, 19:40.16; 3. Jacqueline Wells, Mount Greylock, 20:28.69; 4. Cami Diehl, Pittsfield, 20:38.59; 5. Erin Keating, Mount Greylock, 21:05.01; 6. Grace Malone, Mount Greylock, 21:08.16; 7. Haley Crosier, Wahconah, 21:25.97; 8. Lily McDermott, Mount Greylock, 21:39.13; 9. Miriam Bakija, Mount Greylock, 21:52.47; 10. Abby Kittler, Pittsfield, 21:54.84; 11. Isabella Penna-Ward, Pittsfield, 21:56.10; 12. Megan Francoeur, Pittsfield, 21:56.74; 13. Olivia Gamberoni, Wahconah, 21:59.26; 14. Emelyn Theriault, Pittsfield, 21:59.37; 15. Sarah Polumbo, Mount Greylock, 22:30.90; 16. Ceclia Malone, Mount Greylock, 22:50.83; 17. Sydney Ferris, Pittsfield, 22:50.85; 18. Juliet Kornell, Mount Greylock, 23:09.11; 19. Juliann Lawson, Mount Greylock, 23:09.11; 20. Fiona Williams, Mount Greylock, 23:22.97.
 
Complete individual results available here.
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