THETFORD, Vt. - Six team and six individual state titles were handed out Saturday, the first championships of the fall season.
Essex's Markie Palermo repeats as the Division I girls Individual winner, crossing first in a time of 19:15.3. The CVU girls repeat as DI team champs. The Redhawks had 7 of the top 11.Harwood dominated the Division II girls race. The Highlanders win a team title led by overall individual winner Jaime Thomas. She crosses first in 20:43.0. Randolph gets the DIII girls team title while Richford's Elle Purrier gets the individual win.
On the boys side Mount Mansfield, is the Division I team champ while South Burlington's Malcolm Plunkett takes the individual win. Harwood takes the DII team title as Montpelier's Daniel Grosvenor is the DII individual winner. The host team gets a victory in the DIII boys race as Thetford's Zach Chatot crosses first in 18:04.7. Bellows Falls wins the DIII team title thanks to a second place finish from John Punger.
