Ryan Connolly of North Andover felt no urgency to drive the tempo early on towards a deep mile subject. That all modified when he hit 800 meters and determined to make a protracted push for house.
Connolly surged all the best way to the tape for the win in 4 minutes, 20.06 seconds at Saturday’s Div. 2 Championships on the Reggie Lewis Center.
That time bettered the varsity report within the indoor mile and makes the Scarlet Knight expertise a robust contender at All-States subsequent Saturday.
“The first 800 was good because someone was leading but after that I tried to control the race,” mentioned Connolly. “I think my kick has gotten better over the last year and a half and I’m confident I can kick with most anyone.”
Wellesley’s Charlotte Tuxbury lowered her private finest within the mile by 4 seconds with a decisive 5:02.67 victory. Tuxbury pressured the tempo and regarded weak going into the final lap, however runner-up Macey Stringer of Plymouth North (5:03.45) was unable to shut floor on the sophomore.
“I definitely wanted the first 800 to be faster and I definitely pushed the last 800 harder,” mentioned Tuxbury. “It was good to have her (Stringer) right behind me pushing me.”
Wellesley additionally bought an enormous efficiency from Annie Comella, who unleashed a leap of 18-7 for the win and a brand new meet report. “I’ve been working on my approach a lot and was able to put it all together today,” mentioned the sophomore.
The two victories by Tuxbury and Comella, together with a win by Abigail Lothian within the 55 (7.17), fueled Wellesley to a rout within the group competitors with 78 factors. Concord-Carlisle was within the combine early and wound up second with 48 factors.
Delaney Dyer picked up factors for the Raiders along with her second-place end within the 1000 (3:00.52) and the lineup of Lillie Caiazzo, Gaia Jacobs, Caleigh Renzella and Lothian completed a robust second within the 4×200 with a time of 1:46.99. The group of Dyer, Tuxbury, Emma Tuxbury and Lauren Caughey clinched the gold medal within the 4×800 at 9:45.76. And within the remaining occasion of the day Comella, Caizzo, Jacobs and Kayla Bohlin took the silver medal in 4:07.82 to wrap up Wellesley’s sixth Div. 2 title in a row.
There was a cluster of groups on the high of the boys’ standings via the meet and North Andover was the final squad standing with 53 factors to edge out Reading’s 50.5 factors. Connolly’s mile win, coupled by second-place finishes by Camden Reiland within the 1000 (2:32.15) and Caleb Agbor within the lengthy bounce (21-6 1/2) pushed North Andover up the standings.
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