The Somerville Boys and Girls Cross Country teams both rolled to victory at the Greater Boston League (GBL) League Championship meet held at MacDonald Park in Medford last Thursday. Somerville took home the title on both the girls’ and boys’ sides in the eight team conference. In the boys’ race the Highlanders came in the top three spots. Somerville junior Sam Buckley claimed the individual conference title, covering the 2.85-mile course in 15:03. The Boys team captured the first three spots in a dominant performance, totaling 27 points, with senior Calvin Wicks finishing 10th to claim All Star honors. Runner up Medford came in second with 60 points.
The Somerville girls team won in close battle with Medford, tying the Mustangs at 51 all to both be awarded GBL co-champions. Medford phenom Anna Casey won the race with a time of 17:18, with fellow mustang Jasmine Viera in second. The Lady Highlanders were led by freshman Charlotte Johnson in 4th, sophomore Anna Siebler 5th, and senior Cindy Luxama in 10th place.
Top ten finishers in both races are designated GBL All League All Stars. Somerville claimed four Boys and three Girls All Star slots.
Girls:
1. Anna Casey Medford 17:18
2. Jasmine Viera Medford 17:49
3. Gizelle Rodriguez Chelsea 18:38
4. Charlotte Johnson Somerville 19:08
5. Anna Siebler Somerville 19:45
6. Rocio Gonzalez Revere 20:01
7. Rikita BK Medford 20:17
8. Cindy Luxama Somerville 20:48
9. Yasmine Riuzi Revere 20:53
10. Mia Kebreau Lynn Classical 20:59
Boys:
1 Sam Buckley Somerville 15:03
2. Atticus Kaye Somerville 15:04
3. Atticus Borggaard Somerville 15:08
4. Marcus Riuz Malden 15:10
5. Sam Orcutt Medford 15:20
6. Ian Padilla Chelsea 15:27
7. Chris Hunt Medford 15:28
8. Eamon McHale Lynn English 15:32
9. Nick Wong Malden 15:37
10 Calvin Wicks Somerville 15:50
Congratulations and Best of Luck to both Somerville Boys and Girls Teams.