As expected, US #4 Danbury (CT) won the boys race at the New England Championships, while New Hampshire powerhouse Hanover won the girls race. Both squads used dominant pack races as each won by over 100 points. Hanover's Georgia Griffin (Sr.) won the individual title in the girls race and Donn Cabral (Sr., Glastonbury, CT) won the boys race.
New England Championships - Meet Summary
Results: Boys Champs. / Girls Champs.
Boys
Danbury continued their dominance of the Northeast, winning the New England Championships Saturday in grand fashion. The squad used a strong pack of 28 seconds to beat the field by over 100 points. Danbury beat East Greenwich (RI) by a 43-148 margin. Senior Matt Terry and Willie Ahearn led the team to victory, placing fourth and fifth overall respectively.
Behind Danbury the race for second was extremely close. Con-Val (NH) entered the day hoping to give Danbury a run, but a sub-par race by a couple of their athletes left them battling for second. However, the squad faltered in the final minute of the race, losing to East Greenwich 148-149. Senior Alex McGrath led Con-Val in twelfth.
Girls
Hanover (NH) looks like a team on a mission. In the girls race Saturday the team placed five in the top fifteen team places, dominating the field. Hanover beat second place Glastonbury 43-175, as the squad put seven runners ahead of every other teams fifth runner. This type of dominance sets the team up for a fantastic run at NTN Northeast Regional.
Georgia Griffin leading Hanover
(photo by Glendon Rand www.sub5.com)
Senior Georgia Griffin led the way for Hanover with her first place finish. Griffin ran 18:06 on the challenging 5k layout, breaking the course record (which she set last year) by 25 seconds. Griffin beat the field by 23 seconds, while runner-up Jeanne Mack (Sr., LaSalle, RI) also beat Griffin's course record with a time of 18:29.