Westford Academy’s Elliana Tweedie will undoubtedly face the largest challenges of her highschool profession in her bid to defend her 100 and 200 titles this spring.
But don’t count on this proficient Ghost to get spooked by the competitors in an enormous meet.
Tweedie might be up in opposition to lightning-fast fields in each occasions. In the 100, Milford’s Kiyanni Simas, the defending lengthy leap champion, Pembroke’s Sarah Claflin, Abigail Lothian of Wellesley, Savanna Vargas of Peabody, Burlington’s Grace Hanafin and Jillian Strynar aren’t afraid of the massive stage and might be trying to transfer up on the rostrum. Tweedie will see Strynar once more within the 200, together with Norton’s Ali Murphy, Cambridge’s Kylee Bernard, Moriah Luetjen of Amherst-Pelham, Obi Akubude of Concord-Carlisle and Abigail Scott of Mansfield.
Bernard, one of the crucial electrifying skills within the state, returns because the 400 All-State champion and might be up in opposition to Murphy, Luetjen, Leominster’s Diamani Canuto and North Reading’s Giuliana Ligor.
One of the most effective showdowns might come within the 800 and/or mile between Amelia Everett of Newton South and Brookline’s Camille Jordan. Everett swept each occasions final 12 months, however Jordan had an enormous indoor season within the mile and 1000 and the 2 dealing with off might be one for the ages. The mile needs to be one of many deepest occasions with Katie Sobieraj of Oliver Ames, Carmen Luisi of Holliston, Sarah Divasta of Peabody, Billerica’s Anna McElhinney, Ava LoVuolo of Marshfield, Haverhill’s Finleigh Simonds and Plymouth North’s Macey Shriner.
Ava Criniti of Lexington outdueled McElhinney to take the All-State indoor 2-mile and people two needs to be on the rostrum once more. Defending champion Carmen Luisi of Holliston, Marshfield’s Eleanor Angeles-Whitfield of Marshfield, Aoife Shovlin of Cambridge and Barnstable’s Ava Bullock ought to all be on the entrance of the pack as nicely.
The 400 hurdles options two elite athletes in defending champion Abby Desmarais of Framingham and Franklin’s Sarah Dumas. Obi Akubude of Concord-Carlisle seems to be the favourite within the 100 hurdles, however Dumas, the 55 hurdle indoor champion, ought to make it an in depth race. Defending excessive leap champion Charlotte DiRocco of Concord-Carlisle should deal with Brianna Ewansiha of Peabody, Tantasqua’s Haley McCormack and Case’s Hannah Santos.
Westboro’s Melinda Haagensen is the early season favourite within the pole vault, whereas defending champion Shakira Cadet of Durfee heads a powerful triple leap subject.
In the shot put, Brooke Serak of Bishop Feehan was the indoor All-State champion and he or she’ll be up in opposition to Ronnie Jones of Lowell, the New England champion. Jones is the best returnee within the discus might be robust to beat. Nora Kobaly of Littleton might be defending her title in opposition to Fiona Rigby of Arlington, Franklin’s Elizabeth Hopkins and Weymouth’s Ainsley Weber.
The triple leap needs to be hotly contested with defending champion Shakira Cadet of Durfee heading a subject that features Norwell’s Liliana MacDonald, Lowell’s Annamaria Mbuyu, Kyah Montano of Nipmuc, Bridgewater-Raynham’s Nethica Auguste, Kathryn Cahill of Uxbridge, Reading’s Katie Caraco, Maya Drouillard of Waltham, Ashley Holbrook of Cardinal Spellman and Pembroke’s Catrena Ghattas.
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