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Coginchaug High School Runner Earns Trip to New England Championships

A Blue Devil placed in the top five at the State Open cross country championships Friday to earn a berth in the six-state meet.

Coginchaug High School will be represented at the New England Cross Country Championships next weekend, as a senior runner will compete based on her outstanding showing in Friday’s State Open at Wickham Park in Manchester.

Samantha Drop placed third overall, covering the hilly 3.1 mile course in 19:13. SheΒ received an individual medal.

The top six teams and first 25 individuals at the State Open earned berths in the New Englands, to be run Saturday, Nov. 14 at Thetford Academy, just outside of White River Junction, VT.

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