The inaguaral Bradford Elementary 5K Road Race, 5K Fitness Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run for Kids took place on Sunday, Nov. 8 beginning at 12:30 p.m. There were fun activities on Bradford Common until 4 p.m., including live music, food, a bounce house and a dunk tank.
Registration was $20 for each of the 5K events and $10 for the Fun Run. All proceeds benefit Bradford Huskies Cross Country and Bradford Elementary School.
Haverhill youth runners break records
The Hunking Middle School girls and boys cross country teams, led by coaches Maria Godfrey and Jennifer Murphy, won the annual city cross country meet at Winnekenni Park on Oct. 5.
Runners from the girls team swept first- through fifth-place. The boys placed first, fourth and fifth. These finishes qualified them to earn the trophy for both events.
Middle school cross country races are 1.4 kilometers.
The top five girls times were:
Meghan Broderick, Hunking, 9 minutes, 31 seconds
Abby Nauffts, Hunking, 9:56
Riley Gilmore, Hunking, 10:09
Jacey Rowel, Hunking, 10:16
Avery Edy-Holmes, Hunking, 10:21
The top five boys times were:
Harrison Gigliotti, Hunking, 9:08
Kade Call, Whittier, 9:18
Tyler Gibbs, Hunking, 9:40
Brian McGlashan, Hunking, 9:43
Jared Zenga, Whittier, 9:53
Fourth- and fifth-grade cross country runners also competed in a city-wide meet on Sept. 30. Three boys from Bradford Elementary School each broke the course record of 7 minutes, 40 seconds. Bradford runners swept the top five times in the boys race. Two girls also broke the course record of 8:12 in the girls race.
The top five boys times were:
Troy Sliney, Bradford Elementary, 7:20
Joey Weston, Bradford Elementary, 7:29
Jacob Seavey, Bradford Elementary, 7:31
Griffen Woolbert, Bradford Elementary, 7:48
Cooper Gibbs, Bradford Elementary, 7:49
The top five girls times were:
Krystiana Swaize, Pentucket Lake, 7:58
Jenna Solimine, Silver Hill, 8:05
Madeline Buco, 9:14
Madison Craven, Bradford Elementary, 9:19
Abigayle Boiselle, Bradford Elementary, 9:22
