As Bona Bradshaw made the ultimate flip in his opening race, he noticed nothing however daylight in entrance of him. The Littleton observe star was effectively on his approach to a victory, an ideal begin to his day.
While assured at that time, even he would have had a tough time envisioning simply how his night would pan out. The senior went on to put first in a pair of occasions, successful the boys mile (4:31.15) in addition to the 1,000-meter run (2:34.33), pacing his group as Littleton captured its third consecutive MIAA Div. 5 boys indoor observe and area title Wednesday evening on the Reggie Lewis Center.
“It’s pretty amazing,” stated Littleton boys Casey Kaldenberg. “This group of kids here, I’ve been with them for five years now as head coach. These are my kids, I didn’t inherit them. I brought them along with me, and they’re an amazing group of kids to coach.”
Bradshaw additionally completed third for the Tigers within the two mile (9:56.35), as they completed with 56 factors. Tyler Castillo took first within the 55-meter sprint (6.51 seconds). Timothy Rank additionally helped Littleton, ending runner-up to Bradshaw within the mile (4:34.65).
Helmed by Giuliana Ligor, North Reading’s ladies observe and area crew managed to maintain its personal dynasty rolling. The junior set the quickest time recorded in Massachusetts this season for the 600-meter run, blazing to a successful mark of 1:35.41. She additionally positioned first within the lengthy leap (17-04.25 ft), whereas ending second within the 300 (40.11 seconds), because the Hornets received their third straight ladies indoor observe and area title, and first since shifting to the Div. 5 degree.
“The key is that these girls worked hard all season,” stated North Reading coach Sotirios Pintzopoulos. “They came in confident. They came in knowing what they had to accomplish. Some things didn’t go our way, but we didn’t let that hold us back from the victory. It could have gone better, but we still won this meet, and I couldn’t be happier.”
Other stars included Carver’s Camren Allain, who dazzled the group on the boys excessive leap competitors with a mark of 6-08 ft. It was the best mark recorded within the Commonwealth this season, and tenth nationally.
Pentucket’s Kaylie Dalgar completed first in the course of the ladies mile (5:06.13) and likewise anchored her relay crew to a win within the 4×800 (10:00.06).
During probably the most intense race of the day, Dennis-Yarmouth’s Breanna Braham edged Ligor for first place within the ladies 300 by .03 seconds, a heartstopping end to an unimaginable battle. The junior rallied to shut the hole down the stretch, then lunged ahead to finish the comeback on the end line.
“Honestly, I was just trying to get out there,” Braham stated. “Pace things off of (Ligor) as much as I can. Then, just give it my all at the end.”
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