Samantha Chace When Chace embarked on her second season of cross country last fall, her primary goal was to position herself among the top seven runners in the state.Erin Carmone Making her first appearance on the All-State team, Carmone kicked off her season with a win (20:07.6) in the Sullivan Race of the Injury Fund Carnival.Arianna Colella Continuing her steady progression this season, Colella makes a return appearance on the All-State first team.Jean Christensen Christensen concludes her high school cross-country career with a fourth All-State honor, her third on the first team.Emily Siskind Siskind helped lead Barrington to a perfect dual-meet record and its first Metropolitan Division title in four yearsAllie Stasiuk Enjoying a top-five finish for the third straight year at the Rhode Island Interscholastic League state championship, Stasiuk made her final attempt the best, as she placed second only to Coventry’s Jenna Riley with a time of 18:40.63.Jenna Riley Despite dealing with Osgood-Schlatter Disease as well as a stress fracture in her leg, Riley worked her way back to the point that she not only was able to compete in her first full season of cross country, but also run well enough to be crowned the individual state champion.
Andrew Springer Springer made his only season of high school cross country a most memorable one.Mark Feigen Setting a superb example for a young East Greenwich team with his solid work ethic and commitment to excellence, Feigen helped the Avengers successfully defend their Class C crown with his winning time of 16:35.15.Tim O'Loughlin O’Loughlin concludes his high school cross-country career with a third All-State selection, his second on the first team/Connor Mercurio Making a repeat appearance on the All-State first team, Mercurio led the way for La Salle this season, as the Rams extended their dual-meet winning streak to 47-0 and secured their fifth-straight Metropolitan Division title.Robert Allen Allen established himself as one of the top runners in the state in just his second season of high school cross country.Nick Ross Once again part of the Avengers’ talented 1-2 punch along with Mark Feigen, Ross enjoyed yet another stellar cross-country season that included a victory at the Woods Trail Run in Thetford, Vt. (16:53), a runner-up finish (17:08.84) to Feigen at the Class C meet and a sixth-place showing (16:11.42) at the state championships.Jake Sienko Hendricken regained the Suburban Division, Class A and state championships this season, and Sienko contributed to the Hawks’ success with one strong performance after another.
