Recent state champion Bishop Hendricken finished third at New England meet.
With five finishers among the top 10, Rhode Island girls made a strong presence at Saturday's New England Championships, held in Belfast, Me.
Three-time state titlist Ellie Lawler of South Kingstown was second overall with a time of 17 minutes, 48.55 seconds. Portsmouth's Nikki Merrill was third, also cracking 18 minutes with a PR of 17:50.68. La Salle's Emily Kane (seventh, 18:08.84),Portsmouth's Elizabeth Sullivan (eighth, 18:09.22) and Westerly's Randi Burr (tenth, 18:14.61) also earned All-New England honors. The race was won by New Hampshire's Julia Robitaille of Manchester West, who was timed in 17:31.65. La Salle placed sixth as a team with 238 points.
La Salle sophomore Max DiMuccio Turned in an impressive fourth-place performance to finish as the top Rhode Islander in the boys' competition. Hendricken's Aidan Tierney was 20th overall in 16:06.73. As a team, the Hawks were third overall with 126 points. La Salle was fourth with 159.
Recent state champion Bishop Hendricken finished third at New England meet.
With five finishers among the top 10, Rhode Island girls made a strong presence at Saturday's New England Championships, held in Belfast, Me.
