ROXBURY – Acton-Boxboro senior Ajay Raina knew proper earlier than the 4×800 relay group took the observe throughout Thursday evening’s MIAA Div. 1 indoor boys observe and area state championship that it wanted a signature efficiency for the entire group to have a shot at profitable all of it.
What he didn’t notice within the moments after was that closing a couple of 40-meter hole on the final leg of the race to win the occasion additionally sealed the state title for the Revolution.
Between that relay, Raina’s repeat crown within the 600-meter run (1:20.85), Leonid Burlak’s win within the 55-meter sprint (6.45 seconds), and 4 different top-five finishes, the Revolution scored 51 factors to safe head coach DJ Brock’s first indoor state championship on the Reggie Lewis Center.
Lexington got here in second with 39 factors, Brockton took third with 38.33 and Brookline completed fourth (37).
“I saw (the leading runner) fading a bit, I just took advantage,” Raina stated. “We knew we were close with (the top teams), a win would be giant.”
Burlak added to his particular person win by inserting fourth within the 300-meter run (35.39) and Christoph Osselmann Chai positioned fifth within the 55-meter hurdles (7.75). Both helped the 4×200 relay group take second (1:31.56), setting the stage for the 4×800 group to ship the ultimate factors it wanted with a season-best 8:07.36 time.
“It’s special,” Brock stated. “I just remember when (former coach Brian Crossman) told me he retired, I wanted to go get a trophy for him. I wanted him to see we could do this. … (The team’s performance) was just amazing.”
Lexington collected 5 top-three finishes. Joseph Ryan led the way in which, taking second within the two-mile run (9:19.05), third within the one-mile run (4:23.14), and contributed to the 4×800 group’s third-place mark (8:12.73).
Lucas Andrade starred for Brockton, profitable the 55-meter hurdles (7.52) whereas inserting second within the excessive soar (6-06.00) and third within the 55-meter sprint (6.49).
As the Framingham women dazzled with a number of first-place finishes early on, Central Catholic knew it was inside placing distance within the second half. Once Veralie Perrier took second within the lengthy soar (17-07.00) and the 4×200 relay group ran a season-best 1:46.78 to win the occasion, the Raiders had been on their solution to their first indoor state championship in virtually 20 years.
Macy Daigle’s first-place end within the excessive soar (5-04.00) was crucial inside seven complete top-three placements en path to 64 factors. Framingham positioned second with 48 factors, Franklin took third with 44 and fourth-place Newton North had 39.
“Div. 1 is loaded, we know that. We’ve had a great year,” stated Central Catholic head coach Shawn Dumas. “Coming into this meet, we had a lot of confidence, but we still had to execute. … These girls went to the next level. They knew what they wanted, they know they belong here. And it takes that extra effort to be a champion.”
Other second-place finishes got here from Madeline Courtemanche within the two-mile run (11:03.90) and Laura Fennessy within the 600-meter run (1:37.46) for the Raiders. Anya Neira got here in third within the 300-meter run (40.55), as did the 4×400 relay group (4:02.22).
Framingham’s Abby Desmarais was the meet’s solely particular person double-winner, setting private information within the 55-meter sprint (7.03) and the 300-meter sprint (39.61) to guide the Flyers to a meet-best 4 occasion victories. Sasha Lamakina took the 600-meter run (1:36.43) and Emily Richardson gained the shot put (39-00.50).
“Super, super exciting (to win two events),” Desmarais stated. “Two big (personal records), I’m super happy about it.”
Sarah Dumas repeated her title within the 55-meter hurdles (8:44) for Franklin. Lily DeForge led the Panthers’ productive day in area occasions as properly, taking second within the shot put (38-05.25) as a part of three top-five finishes.
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