Caroline Johannes Selected for Prestigious Race

Caroline Johannes (far left above) has been chosen to compete in the prestigious Tommy Cochary High School Mile.  The race is run in memory of Tommy Cochary, a local Falmouth runner who was killed by a drunk driver.  According to the Falmouth Road Race website “The goal of the selection process is to invite the best athletes in Massachusetts who also embody the underlying values of the race and Make Smart Choices in their lives.”

The Hingham XC/Track family is incredibly proud to have one of our own chosen for this amazing race.  Adding to the excitement Boston Marathon Champion Desi Linden will be meeting with the High School athletes and spending time with them!  Please see the press release below about the girl’s event.

Defending champs among those in Cochary High School Mile

Grace Connolly of Natick High School and Mike Griffin of King Philip Regional will return to defend their 2017 titles in the Tommy Cochary High School Mile on August 18 in Falmouth.

The race will be held the day before the New Balance Falmouth Road Race at the James T. Kalperis Track at Falmouth High School.

The participants in the mile run were announced Monday.

The high school mile began in 2010 as part of the Falmouth Road Race weekend and was renamed seven years ago after Tommy Cochary, a Falmouth runner killed in a drunk-driving accident in 1990.

Connolly, whose family summers in Falmouth, broke the meet record last year with a time of 4 minutes, 56.33 seconds, and is coming off a junior season in which she won the 1 mile at the All-State meet and went on to place second at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor mile…

The girls’ mile will also see the return of 2017 entrants Kaitlyn and Sarah Roffman (Littleton), Sarah placing sixth and Kaitlyn 19th at All-State. The field also includes Ashley Foley (Beverly), Sarah Freeman (Central Catholic), Meg Hughes (Old Rochester), Caroline Johannes (Hingham), Sarah Reichheld (Concord-Carlisle), Emily Vivanco (Nashoba Regional) and Gabriella Walsh (Middlesex)….

The Saturday Track Festival begins at 4 p.m. with the SBLI Fun Run, followed by the Elite Mile and then the Tommy Cochary Mile.