Pomperaug Runner Makes Top 5 at New England Championships

BELFAST, ME — Connecticut runners in general, and a Pomperaug High School freshman in particular, turned in impressive performances Saturday at the New England Cross Country Championships at Troy Howard Middle School.

Xavier High School of Middletown won the boys team division with 74 points, outdistancing the 103 posted by runner-up Staples of Westport. Four other boys teams from Connecticut finished in the top 10.

Individually, State Open champion Drew Thompson duplicated that success at the New Englands, covering the 3.1 mile course in 15:16.66 to leave runnerup Riley Fenoff of the Danville School (VT) behind by nearly 32 seconds.

Pinkerton (NH) won the girls team title with 163 points, with Glastonbury placing third with 212. Two other Connecticut schools placed in the girls top 10.

Two-time State Open winner Morgan McCormick of Wilton was the first girl from the Nutmeg State across the finish line, 19 seconds behind winner Julia Robitaille of Manchester West (NH) to claim fourth place.

A total of 22 Connecticut boys and 12 girls placed in the top 50. The boys race had 256 competitors, while 267 athletes ran in the girls race.

Here are the winners and top Connecticut finishers in each race. Click the boys and girls headers for complete results.

BOYS

Teams
1. Xavier, 74 points
2. Staples, 103
6. Fairfield Warde, 212
7. Fairfield Prep, 224
8. Haddam-Killingworth, 266
9. Hall, 328

Individuals
1. Drew Thompson, Fairfield Prep, 15:16.66
3. Brendan Murray, Cheshire
5. Benjamin Seiple, Staples
6. Robert Dillon, Shelton
7. Christian Myers, Staples
9. Maximillian Sparks, Canton
11. William Landowne, Staples
12. Dillon Selfors, Xavier
13. Owen Curran, Xavier
15. Joe Pearl, Manchester
17. Trey Cormier, Hall
21. Killian McNamee, Tolland
22. Alex Mocarski, Fairfield Warde
23. Robbie Cozean, Xavier
27. Andrew Meredith, Haddam-Killingworth
30. Peter Schulten, Xavier
31. William Curran, Xavier
38. James Maniscalco, Fairfield Warde
42. Danny Jagoe, Fairfield Warde
44. Mackinnon Sheldon, Fairfield Prep
45. Daniel Schumann, Haddam-Killingworth
48. Mayo Smith, Staples

GIRLS

Teams
1. Pinkerton (NH), 163 points
3. Glastonbury, 212
8. Danbury, 251
10. Pomperaug, 293

Individuals
1. Julia Robitaille, Manchester West (NH), 17:31.65
4. Morgan McCormick, Wilton
5. Katherine Wiser, Pomperaug
13. Meredith Bloss, Guilford
21. Angela Saidman, Immaculate
24. Kylie Raymond, Somers
26. Kate Hedlund, Manchester
34. Lauren Moore, Danbury
37. Alexandra Chakar, Danbury
43. Alexandra Ross, Glastonbury
44. Elizabeth Stockman, Rocky Hill
45. Angela Braga, Glastonbury
50. Celia Chacko, Aerospace

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