ConVal’s William Simard wins state 5K championship
Published: 10-28-2024 11:47 AM |
ConVal High School William Simard won the state Division II boys’ 5,000-meter cross-country championship Saturday at Derryfield Park in Manchester, covering the course in 16 minutes, 49.6 seconds.
His teammate, senior Joshua Decker, finished 24th in a time of 18:26.3. Walter Stephens was 60th in 20:04.5, and Marcus Jordan was 89th in 20:54.3. Vincent Hollenback was 99th in 21:31.1, while Brian Alonso was 102nd in 22:17.1 and Van Stahlin was 106th in 23:05.
ConVal’s boys placed 11th overall.
Simard and Decker qualified for the Meet of Champions Nov. 2 at Alvirne High School in Hudson, as did ConVal’s Whitney Adair by finishing 18th in the girls’ 5K with a time of 22:07.6. Berkley Bates was 82nd in 29:08.4, while Kate Fraley was 92nd in 32:42.
Two other girls ran for ConVal, which finished 12th in the team competition. Norah McNamara was 94th in 33:21.7, and Brianna Bard came in one spot later with a time of 33:30.8.
Mascenic finished second in the boys’ Division III competition, led by Derek Somero, who was 12th in 18:39.7. Other Mascenic finishers were Reino Crawford (19th, 18:59.3), Dylan Buttrick (23rd, 19:20.8), Dylan Callahan (26th, 19:24), Donovan Griffiss (45th, 20:11.2), Logan Vaillancourt (78th, 21:33.7) and Kelson Whitehouse (79th, 21:34.1).
In the girls’ Division III race, Mascenic’s Erin O’Shea was second in 20:33.6, while Kaitlin O’Shea was fourth in 21:16.3.
Paisley Silva of Wilton-Lyndeborough was 59th in 26:13.2, Sydney Beam was 62nd in 26:32 and Lydia Vanderhoof was 139th in 36:43.5.
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The Conant girls finished 14th as a team behind Lily Mormando (42nd, 24:47.8), Amelia Hill (69th, 27:08.5), Sophia Battisti (74th, 27:45.5), Scarlett Griffitt (91st, 29:16) and Elizabeth Crespo (136th, 35:32.1).
The Conant High School boys were ninth in Division III, as Nathan Alajajian led the way with a 15th-place time 18:51.9. Other Conant finishers were Drake Parkerson (25th, 19:22.4), Aaron Graham (68th, 21:08.7), Roland Dumont (86th, 22 minutes), Joshua Demanche (153rd, 25:03.6) and Inaki Abasolo (154th, 25:08.5).
Jaden Ray of Wilton-Lyndeborough was 116th, with a time of 23:07.7.