NK’s Mc Adams, Rebs’ Ethier, S’field’s Mattson claim girls’ individual championships;
Boys’ titles to Chargers’ Marsella, Mount’s Butler and Barrington’s Dylan Verner-Crist
By BOB LEDDY R.I. Track & Field Foundation Correspondent
29 Oct. - - Class Championships, the penultimate event in the RIIL cross country season, was doused in rain and pelted with wet snowflakes at the Ponaganset High School course Saturday. But the inclement weather - and the occasional mud patches - did little to deter the runners in posting impressive times.
Teamwise, Barrington captured the boys’ Class B and girls’ A championships. Hendricken’s scoring power provided it with the Class A boys’ title, while South Kingstown, and Smithfield teams took home prizes in the Girls’ Class B and C races, respectively. The boys’ C title went to East Greenwich.
A brief look at some individual performances:
Mc Adams looks strong in A win In the girls’ Class A run, North Kingstown junior Aisha Mc Adams led out of the pack and cruised to the finish in 19 minutes, 19.7 seconds. The Skipper runner said she planned a strategy contingent on going against La Salle’s Molly Keating, the two-time state champ. (The Ram coaches opted out of entering Keating in Saturday’s race. “She’s OK, and ready to run next weekend [State Meet],’’ said La Salle’s Kelly Martin).
But Keating’s absence didn’t stop Mc Adams from turning in a good performance. She saw the win as something of a vindication of her disappointing end to the ‘10 season. She collapsed at both the State Championship, and at the New England meet, held in Thetford, Vt. In both instances, Mc Adams did not finish. “That made me stronger and mentally tougher,’’ Mc Adams said. “I became a more mature runner after that.’’
In gaining the Class A team crown, the Eagles collected important points up front. Abby Livingston, Fiona Paine and Megan Verner-Crist went 2-3-4 behind Mc Adams, and received added points from Alice Burgess (11th) andf Julianna Portelli (14th).
Rebs’ Ethier posts top girls’ time The senior from South Kingstown clocked 19 minutes, 14.1 seconds in winning the Class B 3.1-miler, nearly a full minute ahead of teammate Brittney Laraway. What’s more, Ethier’s race took place in the steadiest precipitation of the afternoon; a cold, drenching rain intermingled with snow flakes. Teammate Kendall Feaster added points finishing fourth. Westerly sophomore Jackie Burr ran a strong second in the B race (20:06). Erica Johnson, the Bay View junior, placed fourth (20:42).
Smithfield rules in Class C The Sentinels, this season’s undefeated (11-0) Northern Division titlists, left no doubt Saturday as to who was boss in the Class C Championships. Smithfield’s 30 team points was good for the gold. The Sentinels put the finishing touches on their day by placing the first three runners over the line; all freshmen. Stephanie Mattson was the victor, hitting the tape in 19:58. She was followed in second by Becky Meinertz (20:07) and Madison Saliba (20:14).
Burrillville’s No. 1 - senior Anna Dumais - placed fifth in Class C. It was also a sibling affair in the Dumais family. Freshman Liz Dumais finished behind her older sister, and junior Danielle Dumais placed 15th. For Marsella, another accolade
Chariho senior Mike Marsella (No. 17 U.S./No. 1 in New England) smoked the boys’ Class A field on Saturday. He clocked 15 minutes,m 37.6 seconds, the fastest time of the day on the boys’ side.
“It was a great race,’’ said Marsella, who was impressive two weeks ago at the Brown University Northeast Invitational when he raced against New Jersey’s Edward Chenerek, the country’s top prep harrier. “My reward [will be] the [Ponaganset] course record,’’ Marsella said. “a sub-5:17.’’
The Charger “long ranger’’ was 4:57 at the one-mile checkpoint, and commented that he went 4:40 against Cheserek on the Goddard Park course.
“It’s been a fun year,’’ Marsella said.
Marsella’s senior teammate - Dan Kilcoyne - placed second on Saturday; he was timed in 16:09. And finishing third was Dan’s brother: junior Jake Kilcoyne (16:12). Mike Potter, Hendricken’s impressive freshman, finished fourth (16:14). Potter was followed into the chute by Cumberland junior Trevor Crawley (16:24), and the Hawks’ mark Vuono (16:27).
Mounties’ Butler is victorious All season, Pat Butler has been a workhorse for the Mount St. Charles program. He took the boys’ Class C run in 16:42, seven seconds in front of St. Raphael senior Bob Parker. Smithfield’s Ryan Pagliaro was a couple of seconds behind Parker (16:51), while Prout’s Vic Ricci finished fourth (16:53).
Course Notes: Hendricken’s Ryan Tierney won the boys’ JV Championship (17:22), while La Salle junior Hayley Roberts took the girls’ JV run . . . Next Sunday’s State Championship begins at 1:15 p.m. with the girls’ race. The boys’ championship goes off at 2:15.
GIRLS Class A Team scores 1, Barrington 34; 2, La Salle 40; 3, N. Kingstown 69; 4, Cr. West 121; 5, Cumberland 160; 6, Coventry 167; 7, Chariho 176; 8, Hope 265; 9, Woonsocket 268; 10, Classical 270. Top 21 finishers 1, Aisha Mc Adams, NK 19:19; 2, Abigail Livingston, Barr. 19:27; 3, Fiona Paine, Barr. 19:35; 4, Megan Verner-Crist, Barr. 19:51; 5, Alex Hackett, CW 19:54; 6, Caitlin Marino, LS 19:56; 7, Emily Papazian, LS, 20:00; 8, Caroline Falvey, LS 20:05; 9, Evie Jansen, LS 20:06; 10, Tiana Kibbe, LS 20:10; 11, Alice Burgess, Barr. 20:16; 12, Isabella Perrin, NK 20:17; 13, Emily Coughlin, LS 20:22; 14, Juilanna Portelli, Barr. 20:24; 15, Liz Hansen, Char. 20:29; 16, Jaxine Wolfe, NK 20:36; 17, Sophia Burgess, Barr. 20:37; 18, Vicky Varone, LS 20:39; 19, Allison Lomas, NK 20:49; 20, Maddy Soutter, Barr. 20:50; 21, Kelsey Spitalnic, NK 21:01. Dist. 3.1. Class B Team scores 1, S. Kingstown 24; 2, Bay View 60; 3, Westerly 65; 4, Toll Gate 106; 5, Mt. St. Charles 126; 6, Mt. Hope 151; 7, Portsmouth 175; 8, Warwick Vets 268; 9, W. Warwick 269; 10, Lincoln 298; 11, Mt. Pleasant 328; 12, Central Falls 348. Top 21 finishers 1, Paige Ethier, SK 19:14; 2, Britt Laraway, SK 20:04; 3, Jackie Burr, West. 20:06; 4, Kendall Feaster, SK 20:39; 5, Erica Johnson, BV 20:42; 6, Kely Reiss, SK 20:59; 7, Erika Paiva, TG 21:07; 8, Julia Watson, BV 21:10; 9, Adeline Hanssen, West. 21:35; 10, Britt Sarza, MSC 21:36; 11, Michaela Lawler, SK 21:38; 12, casey Soares, TG 21:40; 13, Tatianna Medina, BV 21:43; 14, Carlie Sisco, West. 21:51; 15, Amanda Della Grotta, BV 21:56; 16, Lauren Deguire, MSC 21:59; 17, Rachel Orlando, West. 22:03; 18, Katrina Hayden, MH 22:14; 19, Liz Morriseau, BV 22:16; 20, Alaina Coffey, SK 22:22; 21, Meghan Rainville, MH 22:23. Dist. - 3.1. Class C Team scores 1, Smithfield 30; 2, Burrillville 71; 3, E. Greenwich 79; 4, Ponaganset 101; 5, Prout 125; 6, Narragansett 177; 7, Scituate 186; 8, Moses Brown 249; 9, N. Smithfield 261; 10, Sanchez, 273; 11, Middletown 279. Top 21 finishers 1, Stephanie Mattson, Smith. 19:58; 2, Becky Meinertz, Smith. 20:07; 3, Madison Saliba, Smith. 20:14; 4, Casey McGrath, Pon. 20:18; 5, Anna Dumais, Burr. 20:22; 6, Liz Dumais, Burr. 20:26; 7, Jess Elliott, Prout 20:45; 8, Margaret McCaffrey, EG 20:52; 9, Fiona Beltram, Pon. 21:12; 10, Alexi Mangili, Scit. 21:18; 11, Emily Meinertz, Smith. 21:23; 12, Tara Sidhu, EG 21:26; 13, Cat Piper, SRA 21:31; 14, Caitlin Paredes, Smith. 21:40; 15, Danielle Dumais, Burr. 21:42; 16, Becky Tellier, Smith. 21:44; 17, Vicky Matrullo, Prout 21:57; 18, Vicky D’Agostino, Scit. 21:58; 19, Hannah Tighe, EG 22:03; 20, Cassidy Bowers, Burr. 22:03; 21, Lauren Smith, EG 22:19. Dist. - 3.1. JV Championship Team scores 1, La Salle 22; 2, N. Kingstown 41; 3, Barrington 74; 4, S. Kingstown 164; 5, Coventry 188; 6, Cr. West. 212; 7, Westerly 216; 8, Prout 229; 9, Bay View 259; 10, Smithfield 267; 11, Cumberland 316; 12, Toll Gate 346; 13, Portsmouth 352; 14, Mt. St. Charles 363; 15, N. Smithfield 434; 16, Ponaganset 484; 17, Pilgrim 512; 18, Sanchez, 548. Top 10 finishers 1, Hayley Roberts, LS 20:18; 2, Rachel Renzi, LS 20:24; 3, Melissa Coble, NK 21:04; 4, Ally reilly, NK 21:04; 5, Katie Maiorisi, LS 21:04; 6, Masddy Byrnes, LS 21:10; 7, Liz Sawyer, Barr. 21:13; 8, Erin Macomber, LS 21:16; 9, Melissa Viens, NK 21:17; 10, Grace Feisthamel, LS 21:19. Dist. - 3.1.
BOYS Class A Team scores 1, Hendricken 34; 2, Chariho 69; 3, N. Kingstown 86; 4, La Salle 90; 5, Cumberland 107; 6, Coventry 153; 7, Cr. West 227; 8, Cr. East 280; 9, Pilgrim 291; 10, E. Providence 295; 11, Hope 328; 12, Woonsocket 334; 13, Tolman 363. Top 21 finishers 1, Mike Marsella, Char. 15:37; 2, Dan Kilcoyne, Char. 16:09; 3, Jake Kilcoyne, Char. 16:12; 4, Mike Potter, BH 16:14; 5, Trevor Crawley, Cumb. 16:24; 6, Masrk Vuono, BH 16:27; 7, Colin Tierney, BH 16:30; 8, Tyler Henesler, BH 16:35; 9, Connor Doyle, BH 16:41; 10, Collin Manning, BH 16:45; 11, Andy Estrada, LS 16:48; 12, Mike Stephens, LS 16:53; 13, Austin Gaudreau, NK 17:01; 14, Dallin Smith, NK 17:03; 15, Matt Sutcliffe, Cumb. 17:04; 16, Greg Beaudette, BH 17:06; 17, Bob Wilkinson, NK 17:07; 18, Jake Grundy, LS 17:09; 19, Tom Fownes, Cumb. 17:13; 20, Mike Coleman, NK 17:16; 21, Dan Clarkin, Cov. 17:30. Dist. - 3.1. Class B Team scores 1, Barrington 21; 2, Toll Gate 72; 3, Lincoln 78; 4, S. Kingstown 120; 5, Portsmouth 156; 6, Mt. Hope 199; 7, Westerly 206; 8, N. Providence 237; 9, Classical 250; 10, W. Warwick 261; 11, Central Falls 304; 12, Warwick Vets 307; 13, Davies 309; 14, Johnston 401; 15, Shea 450. Top 21 finishers 1, Dylan Verner-Crist, Barr. 16:57; 2, Connor Royley, Barr. 17:00; 3, Will Casazza, Barr. 17:26; 4, Matt Olean, Linc. 17:31; 5, Alex Carlson, Linc. 17:37; 6, John Connolly, Barr. 17:40; 7, Henry Smithers, TG 17:44; 8, Brad Haggerty, NP 17:50; 9, Ryan Saeger, Barr. 17:53; 10, Josh Rosa, SK 17:55; 11, John Paquet, WW 17:55; 12, Tom Tallo, Linc. 17:58; 13, Tom Barry, Barr. 18:01; 14, Pat Rocchio, TG 18:03; 15, Brandon Golda, TG 18:06; 16, Joe Frost, TG 18:08; 17, Jake Manning, SK 18:18; 18, Joe Maiato, Ports. 18:19; 19, Scott Washburn, SK 18:24; 20, Ben Dinobile, TG 18:26; 21, Brock Massa, TG 18:30. Dist. - 3.1. Class C Team scores 1, E. Greenwich 46; 2, Prout 62; 3, Mt. St. Charles 72; 4, Smithfield 152; 5, Ponaganset 162; 6, Narragansett 166; 7, Scituate 168; 8, St. Raphael 217; 9, Ex./W. Greenwich 274; 10, Moses Brown 284; 11, Burrillville 285; 12, Sanchez, 339; 13, Middletown 350; 14, N. Smithfield 391; 15, Fatima 477. Top 21 finishers 1, Pat Butler, MSC 16:42; 2, Bob Parker, SRA 16:49; 3, Ryan Pagliaro, Smith. 16:51; 4, Vick Ricci, Prout 16:53; 5, Ben Fazio, EG 16:53; 6, Garrett Scanlon, EG 16:54; 7, Steve Conte, Prout 16:56; 8, Andy Knueven, MSC 16:57; 9, Chris Millman, EG 17:00; 10, Elijah Tousignant, MSC 17:01; 11, Luke Emby, Prout 17:07; 12, Scott Kulm, EG 17:10; 13, Sam Reinhardt, SRA 17:12; 14, Jon Contreras, EG 17:17; 15, Nate Steomberg, EWG 17:40; 16, Dave Jutras, Pon. 17:46; 17, Kurt Richardson, Narr. 17:47; 18, John Allard, Smith. 17:52; 19, Matt Peacock, Prout 17:55; 20, Scott Marcus, EG 18:00; 21, Zach Rusiloski, Prout 18:05. Dist. - 3.1. JV Championship Team scores 1, Hendricken 20; 2, N. Kingstown 55; 3, La Salle 72; 4, Barrington 119; 5, E. Greenwich 164; 6, Chariho 180; 7, Coventry 219; 8, Cumberland 239; 9, Prout 257; 10, Toll Gate 291; 11, Lincoln 296; 12, S. Kingstown 297; 13, Portsmouth 434; 14, Smithfield 429; 15, Mt. St. Charles 448; 16, Cr. West 492; 17, Narragansett 542; 18, Moses Brown 563; 19, Ponaganset 572; 20, Tolman 631; 21, Mt. Hope 684; 22, E. Providence 686; 23, Hope 718; 24, Sanchez 722; 25, Warwick Vets 724. Top 10 finishers 1, Ryan Tierney, BH 17:22; 2, Alex Doherty, BH 17:28; 3, Mike Toolin, NK 17:40; 4, Corey Palumbo, BH 17:42; 5, Jon Carney, NK 17:47; 6, Jacob Magiera, BH 18:00.2; 7, Chase Martin, BH 18:00.6; 8, Chris Notarianni, LS 18:01; 9, Anteneh Kutenplon, Barr. 18:06; 10, Matt Corio, LS 18:09. Dist. - 3.1.
