NORTH ANDOVER – After the Wellesley out of doors women observe and discipline crew secured its fourth title in 5 years Sunday evening on the Div. 2 state championships, head coach John Griffith was about to reply a query asking how this system is ready to get a lot out of its depth yearly.
Raiders athletic director John Brown intervened.
“I can answer that,” he stated. “He’s the best coach in Massachusetts.”
By sweeping the three relays and receiving chunks of factors throughout 11 of the meet’s 19 occasions, Wellesley held off a late surge from star-studded Peabody for a first-place 84 factors.
The Tanners had been threatening late by profitable 5 occasions within the meet and ending fourth within the 4×100 relay, pulling dangerously shut. But a pair hours after Annie Comella broke a meet file within the lengthy bounce (19-02.00), the relay groups produced wins within the 4×800 (9:42.65), 4×100 (48.49 seconds) and 4×400 (4:01.96) to provide simply sufficient to repeat.
Add in second-place finishes within the 100-meter sprint (Abigail Lothian, 12.24), 200-meter sprint (Comella, 25.37) and 400-meter hurdle (Lillie Caiazzo, 1:03.73) to a formidable efficiency.
Peabody took second with 80.5 factors and Central Catholic scored 70 factors for third in a good ending. Woburn and Reading tied for fourth with 53 factors.
“To sweep the relays to close it out there was amazing,” Griffith stated. “(Peabody) came storming back. … I’m just so proud of all these girls. It’s an amazing feeling. I’ve never been so excited in my life.”
Savanna Vargas received the 100-meter sprint (12.19) for Peabody, whereas Lindsey Wilson took the 100-meter hurdles (14.79), Alessandra Forgione received the javelin throw (131-04), Aaliyah Callahan received the shot put (43-00.50), and Jessica Richards received the discus throw (115-05).
Macy Daigle’s 5-06 mark within the excessive bounce took gold for Central Catholic, pairing with Veralie Perrier’s win within the pole vault (11-00) and her second-place end within the 400-meter run (58.54). Lincoln-Sudbury’s Gabrielle Pierre additionally broke the meet file within the lengthy bounce (18-01.50), however completed second.
Wellesley wasn’t alone in repeating as state champions, however the North Andover boys wanted far much less dramatics.
After an in depth loss to Hopkinton within the MSTCA Div. 2 state relays in April, the Scarlet Knights acquired their revenge a month later. They scored in all however 4 of the 19 occasions, ending with a whopping 124 factors.
Hopkinton had 79 factors for second place, Wellesley completed third with 51 factors, and Peabody was fourth with 48.
“I’m speechless, I feel amazing,” stated North Andover head coach Steve Nugent. “For them to rebound and win our dual meet championship, our league championship, and now today. The way they responded, I couldn’t be prouder of them.”
North Andover led after the primary day, however manufacturing adopted.
Ryan Connolly doubled his win within the 800-meter run by taking the 1-mile run (4:21.37), whereas Camden Reiland (4:24.51) took third. The javelin throw noticed second and third-place finishes from Colby Carbone (166-09) and Keenan Gosselin (161-00). Zachary Traficante and Nathan Jacques tied for fourth within the excessive bounce (6-02), Jacques completed second within the 110-meter hurdles (14.48), and pentathlon champion Caleb Agbor took third within the lengthy bounce (22-09.50).
Sean Golembiewski led Hopkinton as a double-winner within the 110-meter hurdles (14.23) and 400-meter hurdles (54.71). The 4×800 relays noticed two faculties breaking the meet file, as Natick (7:56.67) edged Wellesley (7:58.11). The Raiders’ Christopher Brooks was additionally a double-winner within the 100-meter sprint (10.61) and 200-meter sprint (21.69), as was Peabody’s Alex Jackson within the shot put (55-06.50) and discus throw (163-00).
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