DJ Principe made it back-to-back titles at the New England Championships on Saturday. The La Salle Academy senior broke away from eventual second-place finisher, Patrick O'Brien of Oyster River (NH), after the first mile and cruised to a winning time of 15 minutes, 13.39 seconds for the five-kilometer course at Ponaganset. O'Brien finished in 15:20.93.
In the team competition, Staples (CT) earned its first team crown since 1989 with a 72-103 victory over three-time defending titlist La Salle.
Jackie Gaughan of Exeter led a 1-2-3 finish by New Hampshire to capture the girls' title. She was timed in 17:34.11. Placing second was Leya Salius of Bedford (17:54.9) and Bishop Guertin's Caroline Fisher, a freshman, was third (18:00.60). RI state champion Ellie Lawler of South Kingstown was fourth (18:01.1) and taking fifth was Westerly's Randi Burr (18:07.93).
Pre-meet favorite Champlain Valley (VT) took the team prize, defeating runner-up Souhegan (NH), 121-163.
MileSplit RI will have more on the New England meet coming soon.
RESULTS
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RACE FOOTAGE
Elite performances from this session
Girls Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - Jacqueline Gaughan (Exeter High School) 17:34.11; Leya Salis (Bedford High School) 17:54.90; Caroline Fischer (Bishop Guertin High School) 18:00.60; Ellie Lawler (South Kingstown High School) 18:01.10; Randi Burr (Westerly High School) 18:07.53; Julia Robitaille (Cranston West HS-RI) 18:10.13; Katherine Deloreto (Tolland High School) 18:21.34; Madeleine Hunt (Souhegan High School) 18:22.73; Abigail Hamilton (Yarmouth High School) 18:23.20; Danielle Slavin (Oyster River High School) 18:23.53; Delaney Bullock (The Putney School) 18:23.69; (Greely High School) 18:24.04; Carolyn Todd (Greely High School) 18:29.58; Malaika Pasch (Falmouth High School) 18:29.87; Bridgid Selfors (Mercy High School) 18:30.94; Angela Saidman (Immaculate High School) 18:34.54; Kristie Schoffield (Merrimack Valley High School) 18:35.21; Sophia Gorman (Champlain Valley Union High School) 18:35.86; Hayley Collins (Tolland High School) 18:35.87; Susie Poore (Windham High School) 18:36.16; Tiara Tardy (Mt. Desert Island High School) 18:38.14; Emily Kane (La Salle Academy) 18:38.37; Grace Connolly (La Salle Academy) 18:41.19; Anneka Murrin (Yarmouth High School) 18:44.12; Katelynn Romanchick (Trumbull High School) 18:46.49; Morgan Mccormick (Wilton High School) 18:48.02; Elizabeth Sullivan (Portsmouth High School) 18:48.57; Arielle Zlotnik (Souhegan High School) 18:51.65; Katherine Leckbee (Mt. Ararat High School) 18:51.80; Meghan Cross (Pinkerton Academy ) 18:53.23; Emily Sienna (Nathan Hale-Ray High School) 18:56.12; Louise Holway (Kennebunk High School) 18:57.89; Jane Leighton (Souhegan High School) 18:58.57; Maeve Daily (Simsbury High School) 19:00.60; Shayna Cousineau (Cranston East High School) 19:01.35; Danielle Marcone (Immaculate High School) 19:01.54; Ella Whitman (Champlain Valley Union High School) 19:03.07; Alli Pratt (Coe Brown Academy) 19:03.62; Caroline Towle (Bishop Guertin High School) 19:06.52; Elise Symon (North Haven High School) 19:07.15; Meredith Bloss (Guilford High School) 19:08.85; Emma Farrington (Essex High School) 19:09.36; Alex Matsis (Milford High School) 19:10.67; Lucy Glueck (Hanover HS) 19:12.51; Jor Vaillancourt (Pinkerton Academy ) 19:13.40; Sarah Leatherwood (Fairfield Ludlowe) 19:15.98; Michaela Caron (Tolland High School) 19:16.57; Ciara April (Pinkerton Academy ) 19:16.61; Rebecca Durham (Milford High School) 19:17.10; Sarah Umphlett (Mount Anthony Union High School) 19:17.78; Kassidy Dill (Orono High School) 19:18.75; Kate Zitzmann (Barrington High School) 19:19.62; Maison D'amelio (Pinkerton Academy ) 19:20.44; Rosalie Lacroix (Champlain Valley Union High School) 19:20.49; Claire Hanlon (St Mary Academy-Bay View High School) 19:21.79; Willow Bertrand (Champlain Valley Union High School) 19:22.38; Maddie Villa (Pomperaug) 19:23.32; Gwendolyn Geisler (Conard) 19:23.35; Lauren Daddi (Cheshire High School) 19:23.67; Gabi Galetta (Fairfield Warde) 19:24.37; Alyson Walsh (La Salle Academy) 19:24.94; Kaitlyn Stevens (Killingly High School) 19:25.18; Jennifer Ireland (Champlain Valley Union High School) 19:27.19; Alexandra Ross (Glastonbury High School) 19:28.51; Shaylyn Saunders (Alvirne High School) 19:30.13; Gaelyn Kattman (Glastonbury High School) 19:30.29; Bailey Carillo (Merrimack High School) 19:30.59; Erin Magill (Harwood Union High school) 19:31.39; Isabella Giesing (Oxbow High School) 19:31.85; Kelsey D'amico (Haddam Killingworth High School) 19:32.82; Annemarie Martell (Essex High School) 19:33.30; Rebecca Green (St. Johnsbury Academy) 19:33.32; Tess Pisanelli (Ridgefield High School) 19:33.33; Wyndom Chase (North Kingstown High School) 19:34.28; Zoe Harris (Greenwich High School) 19:34.91; Sarah Dupuis (Coe Brown Academy) 19:34.98; Ami Beaumier (Bonny Eagle High School) 19:35.07; Nina Koobatian (Pomperaug) 19:35.80; Jessica Fontaine (Alvirne High School) 19:36.04; Rachel Maue (Ridgefield High School) 19:36.60; Iris Kitchen (Gorham High School) 19:37.40; Susannah Martin (Staples High School) 19:38.73; Katie Bellomo (Alvirne High School) 19:39.05; Bethany Sholl (Scarborough High School) 19:39.64; Haley Greene (Ridgefield High School) 19:40.82; Kata Cummings (Westerly High School) 19:40.98; Una Treanor (Smithfield Senior High School) 19:41.14; Kaylen Hughes (Glastonbury High School) 19:42.86; Emily Carty (Fryeburg Academy) 19:43.22;
Boys Highlights
- 5,000 Meter Run - David Principe Jr. (La Salle Academy) 15:13.39; Patrick O'brien (Oyster River High School) 15:20.93; Zakeer Ahmad (Staples High School) 15:30.81; Tyler Marshall (Champlain Valley Union High School) 15:40.97; Max Dimuccio (La Salle Academy) 15:50.36; Cameron Starr (Pelham High School) 15:50.93; Jeremiah Sands (Falmouth High School) 15:51.76; Jonathan Allard (Keene High School) 15:52.11; Stephen Looke (U-32 High School (Uhsd #32)) 15:52.51; William Brisman (Fairfield Warde) 15:53.82; Jackson Cronin (East Greenwich High School) 15:55.87; Tucker Barber (Mt. Blue High School) 15:56.54; Matt Hynes (Montpelier High School) 15:56.91; Sam Toolin (North Kingstown High School) 15:57.22; Kyle Beaudette (Amity High School) 15:57.54; Eli Nahom (New Milford High School) 15:58.00; Benjamin Seiple (Staples High School) 15:58.37; Mars Bishop (Barrington High School) 15:58.85; Henry Jaques (Freeport High School) 15:59.40; Jacob Hickey (Winthrop High School) 16:01.15; Benjamin Drezek (Cumberland) 16:02.52; Riley Fenoff (Danville High School) 16:03.75; Christopher Reeves (Glastonbury High School) 16:04.05; Chris Zaino (Londonderry High School) 16:04.47; Jackson Brannen (Goffstown High School) 16:04.83; Maximillian Sparks (Canton High School) 16:05.59; William Landowne (Staples High School) 16:05.98; Aleksei Bingham (North Country Union) 16:06.37; Sunil Green (Staples High School) 16:07.70; Andrew Meredith (Haddam Killingworth High School) 16:08.34; David Vorbach (Nashua North High School) 16:09.77; Connor Muise (Nashua North High School) 16:10.21; Bradford Demassa (Ridgefield High School) 16:11.08; Joseph Dos Reis (La Salle Academy) 16:11.69; John Hassett (George Stevens Academy) 16:12.51; Cameron Meier (Mt. Ararat High School) 16:13.73; Noah Bellomo (Alvirne High School) 16:16.66; Herlandt Lino (New Milford High School) 16:17.05; Christian Myers (Staples High School) 16:17.40; Josh Lombardo (Westbrook High School) 16:17.68; Paul Casavant (Hampden Academy) 16:17.97; Baxter Bishop (Champlain Valley Union High School) 16:18.31; Calvin Graves (Pinkerton Academy ) 16:18.59; Trevor Reed (Danbury High School) 16:18.91; Tyler Granja (Danbury High School) 16:19.18; Dan Nichols (Danbury High School) 16:19.53; Robert Dillon (Shelton High School) 16:19.88; Matthew Walker (Westerly High School) 16:21.42; Josh Bedard (Tolland High School) 16:22.50; Daniel Schumann (Haddam Killingworth High School) 16:23.70; Andrew Derry (Keene High School) 16:24.39; Jeff Venter (Bishop Hendricken High School) 16:26.03; Ben Ruffing (Joel Barlow High School) 16:28.04; Domenic Campagna (La Salle Academy) 16:28.91; James Wilkes (Concord High School) 16:29.65;