Rollins claims Founders League cross country title

Rollins claims Founders League cross country title

Copey Rollins became The Hotchkiss School’s 5K course record holder earlier this year and then won the Founders League title on Nov. 1

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AVON — Copey Rollins, senior at The Hotchkiss School, placed first overall in the Founders League cross country championship meet at Avon Old Farms Saturday, Nov. 1.

Rollins completed the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes and 11 seconds. The second place finished was Loomis Chaffee School’s Miles Gackstetter with a time of 16:36. In third place was Hotchkiss’s Bastien Sever with a time of 16:50.

In team scores, Loomis placed first, Hotchkiss placed second and Avon placed third.

Rollins worked as an intern at The Lakeville Journal in 2024 and 2025. He plans to continue running cross country at Wesleyan University next year.

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