Higgins leads Avon High girls at State Open cross country

MANCHESTER, Nov. 6 – Avon senior Ryley Higgins finished 34th at the CIAC State Open girls cross country championships Friday at Wickham Park to lead the Falcons to a top 15 finish. Rachel Martin finished 50th with a time of 21 minutes.

Avon, the two-time Class MM champions, finished 14th in the field of 21 teams with 327 points. Tolland outlasted CCC rival Glastonbury, 97-131 to win its third straight State Open championship.

On the boys side, Canton finished 21st in the field, led by Jake Whittingslow, who finished 61st with a time of 17:45. Canton finished second in Class SS a week earlier.

GIRLS
Avon runners: 34. Ryley Higgins 20:30, 50. Rachel Martin 21:00, 73. Christina Martin 21:32, 81. Carolina Luby 21:49, Gabriella Colletti 21:57, 103. Sarah Leavens 22:30, 118. Ashley Martin 23:02

Canton runners: 90. Emily Briggs, 21:13

BOYS
Canton runners: 61. Jake Whittingslow 17:45, 101. Ethan Porter 18:31, 110. Zachary Oliver 18:39, 133. Matthew Sullivan 20:14, 137. Nicholas Lagonigro 20:38, 139. Peter Royer 21:20, 140. Cameron Neeley 21:40