HOPKINTON — Kennett High sophomore Micah Stackpole ran “the race of his life,” finishing 58th overall at the prestigious NHIAA Cross-Country Meet of Champions at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds last Saturday afternoon.
Stackpole, the lone Eagle to qualify, set a new personal best time of 17:10.6 on the 5K course.
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