Historic win for Duxbury girls, Mohoric paces Newburyport boys to Division 4 outdoor track championship
BRIDGEWATER — With only 3 points separating first and third place in the girls’ standings, the final heat of the 4×400 meter relay set to begin, and the skies clearing up after a drizzle of rain, one couldn’t ask for a more dramatic finish at the Division 4 track and field championships at Bridgewater State.
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The roar of the crowd was near deafening as Riley Earle leaned across the finish line for Duxbury. The Dragons’ time of 3 minutes, 54.73 seconds was not only a meet record and new top time in the state, it, most importantly, gave Duxbury its first outdoor state title in program history with 52 points. Amherst Pelham was runner-up with 49 points.
“No one competes harder than these four girls right here on the line,” said Duxbury coach Kathy Earle, whose team recently won its first Patriot League title in 40 years. “They never even questioned it. They just went out and got it.”
It’s the Dragons’ first season in Division 4 after a move down from D3, and they only had 8 points after Day 1 of competition Thursday. After battling into pole position, Kathy Earle explained the stakes to her 4×400 relay with only a 1-point lead over Amherst-Pelham, and Liv Coperine, Madeline MacKinnon, Emma MacDonald, and her daughter, Riley, made history.
Duxbury’s other winner was Addie Bjorness, who won the high jump at 5 feet, 2 inches. All members of the 4×400 relay placed in the 400, crossing the line 4-5-6-7.
“It was so surreal when I [crossed] the finish line and I heard [the announcer] say ‘the Dragons won’t be slayed,” said Riley Earle, who will join the same group again next season as the three juniors and MacDonald, a freshman, look to repeat. “My teammates gave me a great lead . . . they worked as hard as they could to get me to have such a lead, and so I knew I wanted to pay them back by holding it.”
“We all know our limits, so if we could push and have those times, if not faster, then we knew we had it,” said leadoff leg Madeleine Callahan.
Newburyport took the boys’ title with 78 points over runner-up Pembroke (69 points). Standout senior Michael Mohoric championed all three of his events, taking the 800 in a three-second personal best of 1 minute, 51.99 seconds, the mile (4:13.19) and anchoring the 4×800 meter (8:6.12).
“The most meaningful thing training at Newburyport has been a culture of enjoying hard work,” said Mohoric, who will run at MIT.
A photo finish in the girls’ 4×800 meter saw anchor Sophia Warnetski help Ashland set a meet record of 9:26.65, smashing the previous time, set in 2011, by 13 seconds.
BOYS
at Bridgewater State
100m — 1. Jake Medeiros, Pingree, 0:10.79; 2. Gustavo Varela, Greater Lawrence, 0:10.8; 3. Ryan Haller, Longmeadow, 0:10.95.
110m hurdles — 1. Kevin Leonard, Pembroke, 0:14.79; 2. Kyle Lisauskas, Newburyport, 0:14.93; 3. Alex Pucillo, Nashoba, 0:15.44.
200m — 1. Ian McNeil, Duxbury, 0:21.98; 2. Gustavo Varela, Greater Lawrence, 0:22.38; 3. Patrick Cadogan, Archbishop Williams, 0:22.44.
400m — 1. Joshua Moret, Ludlow, 0:49.74; 2. Ben Willis, Hanover, 0:50.71; 3. Ben Peplau, Bedford, 0:50.77.
400m hurdles — 1. Kyle Lisauskas, Newburyport, 0:55.8; 2. Seamus Wade Linehan, Gloucester, 0:56.33; 3. Colin Hart, Marblehead, 0:56.42.
800m — 1. Michael Mohoric, Newburyport, 1:51.99; 2. Nicolas Lisle, Amherst-Pelham, 1:53.75; 3. Andrew Kosiba, Groton-Dunstable, 1:56.59.
Mile — 1. Michael Mohoric, Newburyport, 4:13.19; 2. Andrew Kosiba, Groton-Dunstable, 4:19.66; 3. Zachary Mazzaferro, East Longmeadow, 4:25.3.
2-mile — 1. Nate Palmieri, Pembroke, 9:26.27; 2. Max Harrington, Holliston, 9:30.13; 3. Calvin Miller, Amherst-Pelham, 9:31.68.
4 x 100 — 1. Greater Lawrence, 0:42.86; 2. Pembroke, 0:42.82; 3. Archbishop Williams, 0:43.87.
4 x 400 — 1. Amherst-Pelham, 3:27.24; 2. Gloucester, 3:28.47; 3. Westfield, 3:32.41.
4 x 800 — 1. Newburyport, 8:06.12; 2. Amherst-Pelham, 8:06.58; 3. Pembroke, 8:14.34.
High jump — 1. Jackson DiFiore, Grafton, 6 feet 6 inches; 2. JaMauri Belmer, Wakefield, 6-4; 3. Altonio Royster, Hanover, 6-2.
Long jump — 1. JaMauri Belmer, Wakefield, 22 feet 6 inches; 2. Mekhi Volcy, Bedford, 21-11; 3. Altonio Royster, Hanover, 21-7.5.
Pole vault — 1. Ryan McCormack, Wayland, 13 feet 6 inches; 2. Braden Dolan, Dracut, 12-0; 3. Mason Little, Ludlow, 11-6.
Triple jump — 1. JaMauri Belmer, Wakefield, 45 feet 9.5 inches; 2. Remy Anderson, Grafton, 43-1; 3. Adrian Morales Cruz, Greater Lawrence, 42-9.5.
Shot put — 1. Nick McCarthy, Pembroke, 54 feet 1 inches; 2. Morghan Cox, Westwood, 52-7; 3. Cole Lashua, Fitchburg, 49-2.5.
Discus — 1. Alex Larson, Tri-County, 141 feet 10 inches; 2. Luka Pimenta, Pembroke, 141-8; 3. Ethan Tedesco, Burlington, 140-4.
Javelin — 1. Ryan Brooks, Burlington, 177 feet 8 inches; 2. Carter Jefferson, Wakefield, 174-3; 3. Brady Mignault, Nashoba, 172-4.
Pentathlon — 1. Ryan McCormack, Wayland, 3335 points; 2. Ryan Brooks, Burlington, 3195; 3. Leon Sekandi, Burlington, 3164.
Team results — 1. Newburyport, 78; 2. Pembroke, 69; 3. Wakefield, 61; 4. Burlington, 46.5; 5. Greater Lawrence, 42.
GIRLS
at Bridgewater State
100m — 1. Lauren Bober, Foxborough, 0:12.13; 2. Ellie Drummond, Pembroke, 0:12.14; 3. Jayzelle Florival, Fitchburg, 0:12.17.
100m hurdles — 1. Nessa Gibson, Westfield, 0:14.82; 2. Sophia Nazzaro, Tewksbury, 0:15.43; 3. Tessa Long, Duxbury, 0:15.54.
200m — 1. Jayzelle Florival, Fitchburg, 0:25.26; 2. Lauren Bober, Foxborough, 0:25.3; 3. Lilly Serrano, Chelsea, 0:25.44.
400m — 1. Olalara Baptiste, Amherst-Pelham, 0:57.14; 2. Ella Austin, Amherst-Pelham, 0:58.02; 3. Xion Rondo, Notre Dame (Hingham), 0:58.26.
400m hurdles — 1. Sazie Wrentmore, Wayland, 1:04.39; 2. Nessa Gibson, Westfield, 1:06.3; 3. Madeline MacKinnon, Duxbury, 1:06.31.
800m — 1. Lucy Downin, Holliston, 2:14.6; 2. Sophia Warnetski, Ashland, 2:15.83; 3. Meghan McEleney, Groton-Dunstable, 2:17.45.
Mile — 1. Lucy Downin, Holliston, 5:01.26; 2. Sophia Warnetski, Ashland, 5:04.95; 3. Meghan McEleney, Groton-Dunstable, 5:05.29.
2-mile — 1. Marrietta O’Connell, Marblehead, 11:10.03; 2. Mairead O’Neil, Northampton, 11:14.72; 3. Marit MacDonald, Amherst-Pelham, 11:35.99.
4 x 100 — 1. Pembroke, 0:49.06; 2. Fitchburg, 0:49.16; 3. Dedham, 0:49.81.
4 x 400 — 1. Duxbury, 3:54.73; 2. Amherst-Pelham, 4:00.19; 3. Bedford, 4:06.01.
4 x 800 — 1. Ashland, 9:26.65; 2. Northampton, 9:27.56; 3. Marblehead, 9:48.36.
High jump — 1. Allison Bjorness, Duxbury, 5 feet 2 inches; 2. Allison Flynn, Archbishop Williams, 5-2; 3. Violet Roche, Nauset, 5-0.
Long jump — 1. Maia Iorgulescu, Bedford, 18 feet 2 inches; 2. Sazie Wrentmore, Wayland, 18-0.25; 3. Carla Kasera, Gloucester, 17-9.25.
Pole vault — 1. Serenity Fryns, Dracut, 9 feet 7 inches; 2. Abby Stebbins, Dracut, 9-0; 3. Eleanor Garceau, East Longmeadow, 9-0.
Triple jump — 1. Thania Simon, Chelsea, 36 feet 11.75 inches; 2. Ella Hoogendyk, Northampton, 36-7.75; 3. Claire Fortin, Amherst-Pelham, 36-4.75.
Shot put — 1. Isabel Zukowski, Auburn, 39 feet 2.75 inches; 2. Abigail Donelan, Dracut, 37-11.25; 3. Arianna Aiello, Westwood, 35-2.5.
Discus — 1. Reis Pirelli, Holliston, 116 feet 9 inches; 2. Arianna Aiello, Westwood, 115-4; 3. Lillian Ojuolape, Dedham, 107-5.
Javelin — 1. Brendia Diaz, Wakefield, 106 feet 7 inches; 2. Rey Polsinelli, Grafton, 100-3; 3. Diana Illusinova, Nauset, 97-6.
Pentathlon — 1. Allison Flynn, Archbishop Williams, 2802 points; 2. Faith Bober, Foxborough, 2745; 3. Xion Rondo, Notre Dame (Hingham), 2725.
Team results — 1. Duxbury, 52; 2. Amherst-Pelham, 49; 3. Foxborough, 44; 4. Holliston, 39; 5. Dracut, 34; 5. Northampton, 34.
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