Griswold and East Lyme put two runners in the top six of the boys’ New England Interscholastic Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 14, at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast, Maine.
Griswold’s entry finished third in 15:05.68, just 0.60 seconds behind second place and 1.94 seconds behind the winner, Colby Flynn of Rhode Island’s Bishop Hendricken. East Lyme’s entry finished sixth in 15:19.65, according to Brewer Timing Services.
Both runners had finished in the top three at Connecticut’s State Open on November 5, where Griswold won the individual title and East Lyme took third. Bishop Hendricken won Saturday’s team championship.