McMillan beats more than 75 percent of the field at NXN

Emma McMillan of Barrington High put the finishing touch on her outstanding sophomore season Saturday afternoon by taking 45th overall at the Nike Cross-Country Nationals in Oregon. McMillan, who won her second straight state title last month, finished the five-kilometer, European-style course at Portland Meadows in 18 minutes, 19.8 seconds. She was the 14th fastest tenth-grader in the field.

The Eagle standout, a fourth-place finisher at the NXN-NE regionals, was the third New Englander across the line. Vermont’s Autumn Eastman of Champlain Valley Union was 16th among the 198 runners with a time of 17:56.9. Cumberland native and Bishop Feehan (Mass.) senior Abbie McNulty placed 25th at 18:05.

In the boys’ race, Ridgefield (Conn.) senior Trevor Hopper was 37th overall at 15:37. Just two-seconds behind was Christian Stafford of Pembroke (Mass.) with a time of 15:39, good for 41st overall.

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