GLOUCESTER — The best of the best gathered for Saturday morning’s Northeastern Conference cross country championships at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester. The Peabody boys (56 points) and Marblehead girls (46) escaped victorious.
Peabody’s Mohamed Lhassouani clocked in at third place (16:22), only trailing the Beverly duo of Charlie Boissler (1st – 15:48) and Jason Provost (2nd – 15:51). The versatility of the Tanners was on full display. Osama Mishal (11th – 16:55), Matthew McCusker (13th – 17:08), Aiden Trainor (14th – 17:12), and Jackson Guerriero (15th – 17:17) all crossed the finish line within 22 seconds of each other.
The Tanners concluded their conference campaign as Dunn Division and meet champions.
As for the Marblehead girls, Marrietta O’Connell won the race with a dynamic time of 18:37 – just a split second before Swampscott’s Annabelle Averett (18:38). Two fellow Magicians finished in the top 10: Sarah Munroe (5th – 19:11) and Norah Walsh (10th – 20:14).
Swampscott’s Atticus Jakious (16:27) and Simon Brown (16:35) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, among boys. Also in the top 10 were Marbleheaders Will Cruikshank (8th – 16:44) and Henrik Adams (9th – 16:46), as well as Swampscott’s Anthony Colella (10th – 16:51).
For the girls, Peabody’s Lauren Foley (19:11) and Marblehead’s Sarah Munroe (19:11) were top-five finishers. Ella Braz of the Tanners clocked in at eighth with a time of 20:01, while Marblehead’s Norah Walsh placed 10th in 20:14.
Team results (boys): Peabody (56 points), Swampscott (63), Marblehead (72), Masconomet (80), Beverly (84), Danvers (189), Salem (203), Winthrop (207), Saugus (276).
Team results (girls): Marblehead (46 points), Peabody (62), Danvers (75), Masconomet (82), Swampscott (115), Beverly (118), Salem (209).
