Barrington M.S. girls and boys capture Eastern Divisional XC titles
Despite cold weather conditions that included wind gusts that reached 30 m.p.h., the Barrington Middle School girls cross country team extended its unbeaten streak and the boys team enjoyed yet another successful outing, as both secured victories at the Eastern Divisional Meet, held Oct. 24 at Colt State Park in Bristol.
The Barrington girls, who are also the defending state champs, captured 6 of the top 10 spots in a field of 151, with Abigail Jones, Alexandra August and Molly Malinowski finishing 1-2-3, as they have in every meet this fall.
Jones once again led the way, traversing the 2.1-mile course in 12:51, followed by August in 13:30 and Malinowski 5 seconds later. Catherine Coogan finished 7th overall in 14:29 and Raechel Tomaselli 9th in 14:50.
On the boys side, Drew Beck paced Barrington with a second-place finish in 12:24. Teammate Scott Clemens was close behind, taking third in 12:30. Ryan Saeger placed seventh in 13:31, Max Axelrod 10th in 13:56 and Barrett Weiss 18th in 14:22.
Saturday's heavy wind and rain forced the postponement of the State Middle School Cross Country Championships. A new date has not yet been set for that meet, which will be held at Goddard State Park in Warwick.
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EASTERN DIVISIONAL MEET
At Colt State Park
Oct. 24, 2006
BOYS RACE
(109 Runners - Winning Time: 12:24)
Team scoring
1, Barrington, 40 points; 2, Portsmouth, 43; 3, Gaudet, 77; 4, Jamestown, 107; 5, Martin, 124; 6, Thompson, 210; 7, Kickemuit, 283; 8, Riverside, 395.
GIRLS RACE
(151 Runners - Winning Time: 12:51)
Team scoring
1, Barrington, 22 points; 2, Gaudet, 82; 3, Bay View, 91; 4, Martin, 157; 5, Portsmouth, 165; 6, Kickemuit, 242; 7, Thompson, 298; 8, Jamestown, 395.