High School SportsFriday, November 6
Pinkerton's boys win a second straight Division I cross country title at Derryfield Park
The 5AM Manchester team
Pinkerton Academy put five runners in the top eight at last Saturday's Division I championships in Manchester. The Astros finished with 24 points for the program's 13th overall D-I team title. Exeter's girls won their first state title since 1978.
Pinkerton won with 24 points, far ahead of Keene's 79
Source: New Hampshire Union Leader
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pinkerton | 24 pts |
| Keene | 79 pts |
| Exeter | 130 pts |
| Dover | 201 pts |
| Bedford | 216 pts |
Senior Jason Robie took second in 16:09, behind Bishop Guertin junior Ethan Fischer's 15:52.4. It was only Robie's third race, after an injury kept him out most of the season. Coach Mike Clark had called this squad a "dream team" back in the preseason.
“These kids just work hard and they're gamers.”
- Next: Meet of Champions, Sat., Nov. 7, Hopkinton Fairgrounds
- Then: New England Championships, Nov. 14, Belfast, Maine
- Girls winner: Exeter's Lexi Paterna, 18:21.5
Pinkerton's repeat, by the numbers
- 24
- points for Pinkerton's winning team score
- 5
- Pinkerton runners in the top eight
- 13th
- Division I team title for the Pinkerton boys
- 45th
- year Mike Clark has led the Pinkerton boys
Source: New Hampshire Union Leader
Sources: New Hampshire Union Leader, The Derry News