There’s no question Altamo Aschkenasy had the coolest shades of the day.
On an unseasonably warm Saturday morning, the Brookline senior also had one of the hottest races.
Never leaving the outcome in doubt from the second the smoke cleared the starter’s gun, Aschkensay captured the boys’ race of the BAA Scholastic Mile in a near record time of 4:25.70 He won by a comfortable margin over runner-up Bilal Elhaji of Boston Latin, who was timed in 4:31.02. Aschkensay’s effort was mere strides from 2022 mark of 4:25.32 by former Framingham standout Sam Burgess.
Newton North’s Ciara Evans claimed the girls’ title. Running side-by-side with defending champion Sasha Lamakina of Framingham for most of the race, Evans broke from her rival with about 500m to go and crossed the line in a triumphant 5:12.02. Lamakina finished at 5:19.51 for second.
The high school races were two of a series of six that were held on Boston Marathon weekend near the finish line of the historic race.
In the women’s professional race, former Lynnfield and Boston College star Kate Mitchell was third overall. Mitchell, who competes for New Balance Boston, finished in 4:44.94 in a tactical race. Kenya’s Dorcas Ewel won with a time of 4:42.57.
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