Two Mansfield Athletes to Race in Elite Mile at Falmouth Road Race

Two Mansfield distance runners will be among 20 athletes who will face off in the Tommy Cochary High School Mile as part of this weekend’s activities for the Falmouth Road Race.

Dan Romano and Julie Romano have both been invited to the elite race, which includes some of the best high school runners in the area.

A recent Mansfield graduate, Dan Romano won the state title in the 2 mile earlier this year, running 9:21, a second off his personal best of 9:20.

An emerging athlete, Julie Romano enters her junior year after running 2:37 in the 800 during the outdoor season.

High school students in Massachusetts and 2015 graduates are qualified to apply for the race. During the application process, 10 boys and 10 girls are chosen to partake in the race..

The winners of both the boys’ and girls’ miles will have a grant of $2,500 awarded to their school in their name to be used in a way that implements change in athletics or wellness, such as new equipment, team uniforms, or after-school wellness activities according to a press release.