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Mt. Hope Cross Country Hall of Fame


	Victoria Pereira (Class of 2011)

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Victoria had an extremely successful three years of running cross country at Mt. Hope. Victoria made the RI State Championship all three of her years, qualifying individually as a sophomore and a senior and helping the team qualify for states her junior year. As a 10th grader Victoria finished 59th at the State Championship in 21:42, which ties the best time ever run by a girl from Mt. Hope on the famous Ponaganset Covered Bridge XC course. Victoria went on the finish 82nd at states as a junior and 108th as a senior. Victoria earned Academic All State as a senior and became one of just a handful of Mt. Hope runners to win a meet as she captured first place at Glen Farm in a Dual Meet versus Portsmouth and Moses Brown.


	2009 Girls Team

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The 2009 Team was arguably the strongest team ever in Mt. Hope history. The squad finished 8-4 in the difficult Metropolitan Division which is the best dual meet record ever for a Mt. Hope team. The team qualified for the state championship by finishing 6th at the Class B Championship to grab the first of two available state meet spots. Senior Meghan McMullen led the way placing 24th followed closely by Junior Victoria Pereira, 28th and Madelaine Dennis in 31st place. Mari Canders 45th, Kiley Quinn 48th, Andrea Pereira 64th and Jocelyn Alexandre 65th rounded out the finishers. The following week the team placed 15th of 18 teams at Ponaganset High School, The 15th place finish is the 2nd highest finish at states for a Mt. Hope team and marked the first time Mt. Hope had beaten multiple teams at the state meet. Meghan McMullen 74th, Victoria Pereira 82nd and Madelaine Dennis 98th led the way finishing in the top 100 with Kiley Quinn 126th, Mari Canders 131st, Jocelyn Alexandre 135th and Shealyn Davey 139th of 140 runners.

Pictured from left to right: Andrea Pereira, Kiley Quinn, Jocelyn Alexandre, Madelaine Dennis, Shealyn Davey, Mari Canders, Meghan McMullen, Victoria Pereira


	Meghan McMullen (Class of 2010)

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Meghan was the number one XC runner for Mt. Hope in every race she crossed the finish line in for Mt. Hope. However Meghan's greatest accomplishment was helping to keep the Mt. Hope girls team alive. As a freshman in 2006 Meghan was the only runner on the team, but by senior year she was leading the best team in Mt. Hope history. Meghan helped the 2009 team to its best ever dual meet record of 8-4, then finished 24th at the Class B Championship to lead the team to a State Meet berth. Meghan went on the finish 74th at the State Championship in 2009. Meghan also qualified for the state championship in 2007, finishing in 59th place. Meghan earned 3rd team all division in the always tough Metropolitan Division in both 2007 and 2009 and she earned 3rd Team All Class B in 2007.


	Eduardo Romanus (Class of 2008) Exchange Student

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Eduardo spent one year at Mt. Hope as an exchange student from Brasil and made the most of it. Eduardo immediately broke the 5K school record in his first meet and lowered it down to 17:07 by the end of the season. Eduardo was a pioneer for Mt. Hope cross country. He became the first Mt. Hope boy to win a dual meet (vs. LaSalle, St. Raphael's and Hope) and an invitational (Columbus Day Invitational). Furthermore Eduardo became the first runner to earn 1st team All Division as well as 1st Team All Class honors. Eduardo was the top of 15 individual qualifiers for the Rhode Island State Championship and went on to finish 24th, the highest finish ever by a runner from Mt. Hope. By virtue of that finish Eduardo earned the distinction of being the first Mt. Hope Cross Country runner to run in the New England Championships. Running the Ponaganset High School course for the third straight week Eduardo had a fine performance placing 100th of 286 runners and was the 18th best Rhode Islander. To this day Eduardo's accomplishments remain unmatched and his records are sure to last for years to come.


	David Shears (Class of 2007)

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David was a three year varsity runner for the cross country team. David steadily improved from year to year and was inducted into the Mt. Hope Hall of Fame based on his outstanding senior season. David was the number three runner all year for Mt. Hope, helping the team to a 6-3 dual meet record and its most successful season ever. David earned 3rd team All Division by virtue of four great dual meet performances. In the 2006 Class B Championship, David used a strong kick to place 21st in 18:14 to earn 3rd Team All Class. In addition David's time was good enough to qualify him for the Rhode Island State Championship as an individual. At the State Championship a week later David placed 101st with a time of 18:29.


	Alfredo Smith (Class of 2007)

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Alfredo completed a stellar three years of cross country for Mt. Hope in 2006. Alfredo was consistently first or second for the team throughout his career and helped the team to 6-3 dual meet seasons in both his junior and senior years. Alfredo is the only Mt. Hope boy to earn All Division twice, earning 2nd Team All Metropolitan Division his last two years. In addition Alfredo was named 2nd team All Class B in 2006 based on his 8th place performance in the Class Championships. Alfredo has the second fastest 5K time in school history, 17:13, and is still the only boy to compete in the Rhode Island Cross Country Championships more than once. Alfredo placed 57th in the state his junior year in 18:12 and improved his time by 34 seconds his senior year to earn 45th place out of more than 135 competitors.


	Katerina Forrest (Class of 2006)

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Katerina had the finest career of any Mt. Hope runner in the history of the school. Katerina was the first harrier from Mt. Hope to ever qualify for the State Championship for all four years. In addition Katerina was the Huskies number one runner in every single one of her high school races, an unbelievable achievement that only a select few runners from Rhode Island can say! Simply put Katerina never had an off day. Her consistency helped to lead the Huskies to many team accomplishments. Katerina helped Mt. Hope win their first Invitational as a freshman (the Central Falls Invitational), and led the team to their first two seasons with winning dual meet records in her final two years. In addition she guided the Huskies to just their second ever team berth in the Rhode Island State Championship in her penultimate year. Katerina also earned many individual awards over her career. She earned 3rd team all division her sophomore year, as well as 2nd team all division as a junior and senior, and earned 3rd team all class in her junior campaign. Katerina always knew when to step up her game. At the Class B Championships the meet that determines who will qualify for the State Championship, Katerina was always up to the task. Katerina surprised even coaches Lawson and Sabourin coming out of nowhere to qualify her freshman year. From there she never looked back, qualifying as one of the top individuals during her sophomore and senior years as well. At the State Championship Katerina finished in the top 100 every year, with her highest finish coming as a junior in 54th place. Her 5K personal best of 21:42 run at the Class B Championships her senior season still ranks as one of the best times ever posted by a Mt. Hope runner. Katerina went on to compete in collegiate cross country for Mt. Ida College.


	Joy Risko (Class of 2006)

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Joy had a stellar four year cross country career at Mt. Hope from 2002 to 2005. During that time she helped the girls team improve their record from 0-10 the year before she arrived to 6-4 her senior year. In addition she was a key part in the girls first place finish at the Central Falls Invitational in her freshman year. As well as the girls 7th place finish at Class B Championship during her Junior campaign, which earned the Huskies their second ever berth in the Rhode Island State Championship. Joy closed out her career in style, qualifying for the RI State Championship as an individual her senior year. Joy ran a 5K personal best by over a minute at the Class B Championship to snare one of the final qualifying spots. A week later Joy finished 99th place at the State Meet, 30 places higher than in her previous year. Joy went on to run cross country for four years at UMass Boston.


	2004 Girls State Championship Qualifying Team

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The girls finished the regular reason with a winning record of 5 wins 4 losses and 1 tie, which was the best record in school history. At the Class B Championship, the team finished in 7th place earning Mt. Hope a spot in the Rhode Island State Meet for just the 2nd time, the other being in 1993! The girls went on to finish 19th at the State Championship.

Pictured from left to right: Alyson Rego, Joy Risko, Rachel Forrest, Katerina Forrest, Claire Randall, Molly Randall, Renee Bilotti


	Dave Alfano (Class of 2003)

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Though he only competed in Cross Country for a whole season during his senior year, Alfano left as Mt. Hope's most accomplished male XC runner ever. Alfano had his best race when it mattered most. At the 2002 Class B Championship Alfano placed 35th and his time of 18:37 at Goddard Park earned him the last of 15 individual qualifying spots for the Rhode Island State Championship. At Bryant College the following week Alfano placed 114th in the State.


	1993 Girls Team

Team Members: Danielle Levesque, Jen Cavallaro, Judy Alves, Becky Reis, Jill Bullock, Julie Vedro, Nicole Darling, Holly Hanney

Coach: Jim Barnaby

The girls team qualified for the Rhode Island State Championship in the first year of Mt. Hope's existence, a huge accomplishment! Mt. Hope would go 11 years before qualifying as a team again. At the Class B Championship meet the team finished tied for 4th place with Westerly for the last state qualifying spot. Danielle Levesque 6th and Jen Cavallaro 7th led the way with Judy Alves taking 24th place. However 6th runner Julie Vedro's finish was the deciding factor as she beat Westerly's 6th runner to break the tie and send the huskies to states. At the State Championship at Bryant College the team placed 13th led by Levesque's 34th place finish. The team's places at states and class are still the highest to date for a Mt. Hope team.