March 15: Lorenzo Atocha of Vermont skated his way to a victory in the men's 1.3k freestyle sprint on Day 2 of the Eastern High School Championships in Rumford. Atocha crossed the finish line in 3:21.06 to capture the title. Finishing in second place was Isaac Novosad of New Hampshire with a time of 3:22.05. Third place went to Sam Currie of Massachusetts, who had a time of 3:23.31.
Taking fourth place was Vermont's Sisu Lange with his time of 3:24.27. New Hampshire's Will Putnam finished in 3:24.37 to take fifth place, and Matias Citarella of Vermont came in sixth with a time of 3:25.65.
Other skiers finishing in the top ten were Vermont's Samuel Brondyke (3:28.87), Jared Rife of Massachusetts (3:29.07), James Crowley of Maine (3:30.77) , and Henri McCourt of Maine (3:33.38).
Closing out the afternoon winning the women's sprint was Clara White of Orono High School in Maine. White took the top podium spot with a time of 4:09.77. New Hampshire's Skyah McLaughlin of New Hampshire took second place with her time of 4:21.22. Holland Calcutt of New Hampshire came in thrid with a time of 4:21.81.
Elli Englund of New Hampshire took fourth place, finishing in 4:23.02. Fifth place went to Seven Bowen of Vermont. She had a time of 4:23.04. New York's Kai McKinnon, Friday's Classical Champion, came in sixth place with a time of 4:24.64.
Completing the top ten finisher list were Nora McCourt of Maine (4:24.67), Priscill Richardson of Vermont (4:24.82), Adele Pritchard, also from the Green Mountain State (4:25.13) and New York's Abigail Dorn (4:26.40).
The Championships conclude Sunday with the Mixed Medley Relay. Because of the challenging condidtions, the start/finish location and couse hae changed. View course map.
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