Harwood boys' and girls' cross-country teams were recognized by the Vermont House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 8.
Both teams swept the Vermont Division II titles this past fall. It was the fourth straight for the boys and the sixth straight for the girls.
Harwood cross-country has been arguably the most successful team in Vermont scholastic history, according to coach John Kerrigan.
Harwood boys' cross-country has been Vermont Division II champion for seven of the past eight years for a total of 13 state titles. Harwood girls have won nine state titles. That gives Kerrigan's teams an amazing total of 22 Vermont state championships.
Harwood boys were led by two-time Gatorade All-American Sam Nishi who finished first. He was followed by the Palmerio brothers (Jacob, Anthony and Nathan) and by Morgan Baughman, Colin Fennelly and Kyle Dash.
Harwood girls placed third, fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth. The Harwood girls included four freshmen: Erin Magill, Phoebe Sweet, Jordy Kulis and Isabel Jamieson. The sophomores were Anneka Williams and Lily Clark. Junior and co-captain Charlotte Boyden was the lone upper classman in the predominantly very young stable of runners.
