Eastern Massachusetts High School XC Championships

(Qualifying meet for state meet; also meets in Central & Western Mass.)

Saturday, November 9, 1996

Franklin Park, Boston

Timing By: ABMAC Race Services

Steady morning rain turned the multiple-loop Franklin Park cross country course into a mud-slicked raceway through the eight race event.

Brookline's Jonathan Riley amazed with a course record of 15:23 in the fourth race of the day. He pulled away with Boston English junior Abdirizak Mohamed (via Somalia) in the second mile and then left him 25 seconds back (but still a top 5 HS course time) at the mucky finish.

Lauren Matthews, Riley's distaff teammate, gave Brookline a sweep of the individual titles, winning the girls' DI race in 19:10. Top girls time was a second faster by Shara Miller in 19:09, as only a baker's dozen broke 20:00. Miller's Newton South team and cross-town rival Newton North impressively won team titles in divisions II and I, respectively.

BOYS
Div I: 1.Riley, 15:23; 2.Mohamed, 15:48 3.Hebert, Brookline, 16:39; 4.Duncan
    Smith-Rohrberg, Falmouth, 16:44; 5.Scott Ouellett, Lowell, 16:50
    1.Brookline 90; 2.Barnstable, 170; 3.Lowell, 179
Div II: 1.Ben Wessenyeleh, O'Bryant(Boston), 16:06; Scott Wisnaskas, W-H,  
    16:31; 3.Ken Asaro, Gloucester 16:32; 4.Nathan Buttrick, Beverly, 16:33;
    5.Shawn Wallace, Wakefield, 16:38.
    1.Gloucester,  35; 2.Whitman-Hanson, 78; 3.Malden Catholic, 152
Div III: 1.Andy Powell, OA 16:21; 2.Anthony Rabucci, Stoneham 16:36; 3.Brian
    Conner,  4.Chris Johnson, OA 17:08; 5.Brian Labriola, Stoneham 17:09
    1.Sharon, 72; 2.Oliver Ames (Easton), 82; 3.Duxbury, 146.
Div IV: 1.Bill Sperdowis, Foxboro 16:42; 2.Kevin Galagher, Seekonk 16:59;
    3.Andy Skorka, Seekonk 16:59; 4.Justin Wilson, Weston 17:14; 5.Dan
    Borowy, Nbypt, 17:21
    1.Seekonk, 80; 2.Weston, 89; 3.Newburyport, 121.
GIRLS
Div I: 1.Lauren Matthews, Brookline, 19:10; 2.Jessica Johnston, 20:06; 
    3.Caroline Occean, NN 20:12; 4.Senta Burton, NN, 20:16; 5.Liz Aronin,
    NN, 20:27.
    1.Newton North, 43; 2.Durfee (Fall River) 127; 3.Chelmsford, 150.
Div II: 1.Miller, NS 19:09; 2.Anna Beardsley, NS 19:55; 3.Emily Estey,
    N.Attleboro 19:56; 4.Julie Murray, W-H 20:08; 5.Maura Murray, W-H 20:08
    1.Newton South, 35; 2.Danvers, 97; 3.Masconomet, 142
Div III: 1.Ellen Dwyer, Walpole 19:21; 2.Rebecca ALdrich, Winchester, 19:24;
    3.Sheela Agrawal, Case, 19:31; 4.Kate O'Neil, Milton, 19:34; 5.Julie   
    Polidaro, Duxbury, 19:37
    1.Milton, 83; 2.Tewksbury, 129; 3.Hamilton-Wenham, 169
Div IV:  1.Melissa Henderson, Abington, 20:07; 2.Allison Ward, Bourne,   
    20:20; 3.Barbara Swallow, Seekonk, 20:35; 4.Sharyn Claffey, Nbypt,
    20:53; 5.Tracy Buxton, Amesbury, 20:58
    1.Newburyport, 37; 2.Seekonk, 92; 3.Foxboro, 100
(Order of races: Boys II, III, IV, I, Girls II, III, IV, I)


Steve Vaitones
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