One week after winning her second straight Class A title on the 5,000-meter Covered Bridge Trail, La Salle senior Jeanne Mack came back and shattered the course record with her time of 18:14.56 to win the individual crown and in the process help La Salle secure its first team state title at the R.I. Interscholastic League Girls Cross Country State Championship, today at Ponaganset High School.

Taking a firm hold on the lead shortly after the 2-mile mark, Mack went on to post a 32-second margin of victory over teammate and defending champion Jean Christensen, shaving 16 seconds off the previous course mark of 18:31, set by 2006 New England cross country champion Georgia Griffin of New Hampshire.

In addition to the valuable points provided by Mack and Christensen’s 1-2 finish, La Salle received scoring contributions from senior Nicole Cocozza (9th in 19:52.37), sophomore Victoria Beardwood (21st in 20:22.65) and Colleen McKenna (26th in 20:27.50).

After being crowned the freshman state champion a week and a half ago and the Class B champion last Sunday, Barrington rookie Abigail Jones looked nothing like a rookie, as she finished third in 19:10.45.

South Kingstown sophomore Hope Nelson improved 10 places and about 25 seconds from last year’s performance, taking fourth in 19:25.83.

North Kingstown junior Allie Stasiuk was fifth in 19:30.76, helping the defending champion Skippers to a second-place team finish (89 points).

Rounding out the top seven were sophomore’s Stephanie Beaudette of Bay View (19:32.50) and Arianna Colella of Cranston West (19:37.42).

Coventry – which is headed by Larry Gallogly Award winner and Girls’ Coach of the Year Michaela Thompson – finished third with 99 points, with junior Kaitlyn Grimshaw (8th in 19:37.91) and senior Lindsay Paiva (14th in 20:03.79) leading the way.