Courtesy of Bob Leddy, Rhode Island results from Saturday's New England Cross Country Championships:

La Salle’s Jeanne Mack and East Greenwich’s Nick Ross were Rhode Island’s top finishers Saturday at the New England Cross Country Championships at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland, Maine. The Rams were third in girls’ team scoring (195), with Coventry fourth (274). On the boys’ side, the Avenger team placed second with 148 team points. La Salle finished ninth (321).

Mack, the state’s 2007 champion, finished second in a field of 265 runners with a time of 18 minutes, 29.4 seconds over 3.1 miles. The race was won by New Hampshire’s Georgia Griffin in 18:06. Mack’s teammate, Jean Christensen, was the second Rhode Islander over the line (12th overall) in 19:12, and Barrington freshman Abigail Jones was the third local runner to finish (20th overall) in 19:27.

Ross, (11th overall) was clocked in 16:16.4. Teammate Mark Feigen was the second Rhode Islander to finish (14th overall) in 16:21. Westerly’s Tim O’Loughlin was the third local finisher (28th overall in 16:37).

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
New England Championship
At Cumberland, Me.
R.I. results Saturday
Team scores
3, La Salle 195; 4, Coventry 274; 11, Cr. West 324; 19, N. Kingstown 428; 22, E. Greenwich 519; 23, Westerly 529

Top 30 R.I. finishers (with overall finish)
1 (2), Jeanne Mack, LS 18:29; 2 (12), Jean Christensen, LS 19:12; 3 (20), Abigail Jones, Barr. 19:27; 4 (26), Nicolle Cocozza, LS 19:30; 5 (28), Alyssa DeQuattro, CW 19:31; 6 (39), Hope Nelson, SK 19:46; 7 (66), Kaitlyn Grimshaw, Cov. 20:18; 8 (67), Allison Stasiuk, NK 20:20.0; 9 (68), Tasi Rittling, Cumb. 20:20.5; 10 (80), Arianna Colella, CW 20:30; 11 (96), Jenna Riley, Cov. 20:43; 12 (98), Susan O’Connell, EG 20:45; 13 (101), Eryn Wheeler, Cov. 20:45; 14 (102), Lindsay Paiva, Cov. 20:46; 15 (105), Emily Doucette, West. 20:47; 16 (106), Erin Brennan, NK 20:48; 17 (109), Vicki Lima, West. 20:49; 18 (110), Michon Dinwoodie, West. 20:50; 19 (111), Alexandra Hollenbeck, Cov. 20:51; 20 (116), Cassie Clarke, CW 20:55; 21 (118), Stephanie Beaudette, BV 20:56; 22 (120), Rebecca Morley, NK 20:57; 23 (123), Brile Anderson, EG 21:00; 24 (133), Vicky Beardwood, LS 21:05; 25 (134), Daria Braboy, BV 21:05; 26 (138), Cassie Pederzani, LS 21:07; 27 (147), Spencer Dean, EG 21:14; 28 (157), Monica Black, NK 21:17; 29 (164), Lynn Pesola, Cov. 21:23; 30 (178), Aileen Cole, Scit. 21:33. Dist. - 5,000 meters.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
New England Championship
At Cumberland, Me.
R.I. results Saturday
Team scores
2, E. Greenwich 148; 9, La Salle 321; 13, Hendricken 363; 17, N. Kingstown 459; 22, S. Kingstown 479; 23, Chariho 485.

Top 30 R.I. finishers (with overall finish)
1 (11), Nick Ross, EG 16:16; 2 (14), Mark Feigen, EG 16:21; 3 (28), Tim O’Loughlin, West. 16:37; 4 (34), Akash Chougule, EG 16:45; 5 (35), Sid Griffin, Barr. 16:45; 6 (40), Conor Mercurio, LS 16:49; 7 (53), Nate Wigton, NK 16:55; 8 (56), Dave Hurley, Char. 16:56; 9 (59), Matt Macedo, Pon. 17:00; 10 (65), Mike Pezzullo, EG 17:06; 11 (69), Pat Erban, LS 17:09; 12 (70), Mitch Leveille, NK 17:10; 13 (74), Bronson Venable, BH 17:13; 14 (80), Ryans Sullivan, EP 17:16; 15 (87), Brian Doyle, BH 17:20; 16 (94), Conor McCloskey, SK 17:24.1; 17 (96), Tom McLaughlin, BH 17:24.5; 18 (97), Craig Johnson, NK 17:24.6; 19 (99), Tim Calcagni, Char. 17:25; 20 (103), Matt Mercurio, LS 17:27.4; 21 (104), Dan McCloskey, SK 17:27.7; 22 (113), Matt Colavita, EG 17:32; 23 (134), Shawn Stadnick, SK 17:40; 24 (135), Dylan Leazes, LS 17:41; 25 (136), Mike Ericson, Linc. 17:42; 26 (146), Kevin Carey, SK 17:48; 27 (150), Andrew Glod, EG 17:49; 28 (151), Jake Sienko, BH 17:50.0; 29 (153), Jayson McVeigh, LS 17:50.8; 30 (158), Jim Desmarais, BH 17:54. Dist. - 5,000 meters.