It’s four in a row for North Reading girls, two straight for Weston boys at Division 5 track championships

BRIDGEWATER — Leading by 1 point after Day 1 of the Division 5 outdoor track and field championships, the North Reading girls had a lot to prove in Sunday’s finale.

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Sophia Gallivan, runner-up in the pentathlon, and long jump champion Kate Denehy put on their sprinting spikes and helped the Hornets blaze to a season-best time of 51.06 second in the 4×100 relay.

The relay win was the difference, propelling North Reading (64.5 points) past runner-up Weston (62) for the title, its fourth straight, at Bridgewater State University.

“We came into the meet confident but we didn’t know what to expect,” said Pintzopoulos. “The pentathlon definitely set the tone . . . then we won the 4×100 and I was like, ‘Wait a minute, we’re going to win this meet.’ ”

Denehy did not compete in the triple jump Friday (she attended the prom).

“I just had the wanting to constantly push myself to do better,” said Denehy, the Cape Ann Athlete of the Year. “Not being able to go to the first day was kind of a letdown, but it just gave me more motivation to do better today.”

The junior girls feel the pressure to continue on the legacy their teammates have and will leave behind but are determined to take the leap.

“I feel like we were just waiting for our moment to come up and represent our town,” said Gallivan.

In the boys’ meet, Weston (101.5 points) repeated, outdistancing Old Rochester (60). Matthew Fitzgibbon won the mile (4 minutes, 24.2 seconds) and anchored the 4×800 meter relay win (8:10.41).

“I know we lost some good talent last year but this shows that we can come back and win,” said Fitzgibbon, whose anchor leg helped Weston smash its season-best time by six seconds. “I just really wanted to do that for the team and secure another first place [finish].”

The Wildcats placed fourth in both the 4×100 (44.32) and 4×400(3:29.29).

“We scored in so many different events but it was really the distance kids who drove the bus,” said Weston coach John Monz.

Weston’s Solana Varela won the girls’ 100 hurdles (14.62) and the 400 hurdles with a state-best time of 1:00.22. Freshman teammate Leksi Sullivan won the 800 (2:13.8), cutting five seconds off her personal best, as well as the mile (5:02.85), and helped Weston take first in the 4×400 relay.

“I feel [nervous] every time, but it’s a good thing, it means I care,” said Varela, who is committed to Boston College. “So I try to channel that into my game plan.”

BOYS

at Bridgewater State

 100m — 1. Ta’Qaire Bell, Cathedral, 0:10.95; 2. Owura Ankoma-Mensah, Quabbin, 0:11.11; 3. Seamus Sullivan, Dighton-Rehoboth, 0:11.25.

 110m hurdles — 1. Malik Washburn, Old Rochester, 0:14.5; 2. Dylan Priest, Cardinal Spellman, 0:15.11; 3. Jinxi Zou, Quabbin, 0:15.19.

 200m — 1. Ta’Qaire Bell, Cathedral, 0:22.16; 2. Owura Ankoma-Mensah, Quabbin, 0:22.2; 3. Romeo Yankey, Taconic, 0:22.55.

 400m — 1. Jiai Gonzalez, Blue Hills, 0:49.36; 2. Emmanuel Anwomeah, Pittsfield, 0:50.04; 3. Romeo Yankey, Taconic, 0:50.1.

 400m hurdles — 1. Ben Deady, Joseph Case, 0:56.45; 2. Ryan Calderone, Old Rochester, 0:56.53; 3. Dylan Priest, Cardinal Spellman, 0:56.85.

 800m — 1. Jayden Brostrom, Oakmont, 1:57.57; 2. Matthew Fitzgibbon, Weston, 1:59.17; 3. Aarav Mehta, Weston, 1:59.31.

 Mile — 1. Matthew Fitzgibbon, Weston, 4:24.2; 2. Jayden Brostrom, Oakmont, 4:26.07; 3. Aarav Mehta, Weston, 4:26.91.

 2-mile — 1. Benjamin Barron, Whitinsville Christian, 9:42.63; 2. Cassidy McBee, Triton, 9:43.71; 3. Hunter Waechter, Weston, 9:45.49.

 4 x 100 — 1. Joseph Case, 0:43.83; 2. Quabbin, 0:43.91; 3. Cathedral, 0:44.02.

 4 x 400 — 1. Old Rochester, 3:23.86; 2. Pittsfield, 3:28.81; 3. Joseph Case, 3:28.94.

 4 x 800 — 1. Weston, 8:10.41; 2. Pentucket, 8:12.97; 3. Hudson, 8:15.73.

 High jump — 1. Holden Choma, Pentucket, 6 feet 6 inches; 2. Zack Reisenberg, Weston, 6-4; 3. Weston Bunnell, Stoneham, 6-2.

 Long jump — 1. Oscar Torres, Weston, 21 feet 10.5 inches; 2. Jerry Desronvilles, Medway, 21-8.5; 3. Jaiden Johnson, Cardinal Spellman, 21-5.5.

 Pole vault — 1. Jeremiah Berrios, Chicopee, 13 feet 0 inches; 2. Damian Andrusyshyn, North Reading, 12-6; 3. Jack Smith, Dover-Sherborn, 12-6.

 Triple jump — 1. Nick Kelter, Lynnfield, 45 feet 1 inches; 2. Malik Washburn, Old Rochester, 45-0; 3. Leo Renzette, Pope Francis, 43-7.

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 Shot put — 1. Thomas Wood, Stoneham, 56 feet 5.5 inches; 2. Cole Maguire, Norwell, 51-9.5; 3. Dash Correia, Nipmuc, 49-11.5.

 Discus — 1. Eben Consigli, Nipmuc, 158 feet 11 inches; 2. Dash Correia, Nipmuc, 134-9; 3. Joseph Bangalie, Weston, 133-4.

 Javelin — 1. Liam Prendergast, Triton, 162 feet 4 inches; 2. Jacob Gear, Old Rochester, 159-6; 3. Pierce Burnham, North Reading, 155-10.

 Pentathlon — 1. Ben Deady, Joseph Case, 3207 points; 2. Jayden Brostrom, Oakmont, 2989; 3. Bryan De Almeida, Bellingham, 2912.

 Team results — 1. Weston, 101.5; 2. Old Rochester, 50; 3. Joseph Case, 49; 4. Quabbin, 43.5; 5. Oakmont, 42.5.

GIRLS

at Bridgewater State

 100m — 1. Audrey Bernazzani, Ursuline, 0:12.27; 2. Aiyana Massie, Joseph Case, 0:12.51; 3. Annaikiah Donahue-Wilfred, Cardinal Spellman, 0:12.54.

 100m hurdles — 1. Solana Varela, Weston, 0:14.62; 2. Abigail Clark, Cardinal Spellman, 0:14.87; 3. Destiny Okoye, Saugus, 0:15.61.

 200m — 1. Audrey Bernazzani, Ursuline, 0:25.76; 2. Aiyana Massie, Joseph Case, 0:26.43; 3. Tahirah Suragdeen, Nantucket, 0:26.48.

 400m — 1. Julia Ritchey, Dover-Sherborn, 0:58.75; 2. Yasani Thompson, Holyoke, 0:58.82; 3. Phoebe Cowles, Old Rochester, 0:59.89.

 400m hurdles — 1. Solana Varela, Weston, 1:00.22; 2. Abigail Clark, Cardinal Spellman, 1:02.66; 3. Ivette Burgos Vellon, Chicopee, 1:07.68.

 800m — 1. Leksi Sullivan, Weston, 2:13.8; 2. Susan Wisniewski, Pentucket, 2:16.89; 3. Annabelle Averett, Swampscott, 2:17.79.

 Mile — 1. Leksi Sullivan, Weston, 5:02.85; 2. Susan Wisniewski, Pentucket, 5:04.45; 3. Emily Flagg, Whitinsville Christian, 5:05.74.

 2-mile — 1. Emily Flagg, Whitinsville Christian, 10:30.9; 2. Kelsey Kwiatek, St. Mary’s, 11:01.08; 3. Katherine Murray, Norwell, 11:16.34.

 4 x 100 — 1. North Reading, 0:51.06; 2. Wilmington, 0:51.48; 3. Triton, 0:51.87.

 4 x 400 — 1. Weston, 4:04.36; 2. Old Rochester, 4:12; 3. Pentucket, 4:15.72.

 4 x 800 — 1. Bishop Fenwick, 9:57.18; 2. Oakmont, 10:07.39; 3. St. Mary’s, 10:10.07.

 High jump — 1. Destiny Okoye, Saugus, 5 feet 4 inches; 2. Nadja McNaney, Medway, 5-2; 3. Sophia Schnackenberg, Pittsfield, 5-2.

 Long jump — 1. Kate Denehy, North Reading, 17 feet 5 inches; 2. Annaikiah Donahue-Wilfred, Cardinal Spellman, 17-4.75; 3. Aiyana Massie, Joseph Case, 17-1.

 Pole vault — 1. Jocelyn Cleaves, Oakmont, 9 feet 0 inches; 2. Audyn DeWeerd, Whitinsville Christian, 9-0; 3. Lindsey Cook, North Reading, 9-0.

 Triple jump — 1. Annaikiah Donahue-Wilfred, Cardinal Spellman, 39 feet 3.5 inches; 2. Nailani Ridore, Blue Hills, 36-5.5; 3. Michelle Hayes, Swampscott, 41-3.36.

 Shot put — 1. Kameron Getman, Nipmuc, 37 feet 1.5 inches; 2. Abigail Falconi, Quabbin, 36-8.25; 3. Abigail Howie, Wilmington, 33-0.5.

 Discus — 1. Kameron Getman, Nipmuc, 116 feet 0 inches; 2. Lea Ahmad-LeBlanc, Arlington Catholic, 9-4; 3. Julia Heller, Wilmington, 98-5.

 Javelin — 1. Aubrey Klingensmith, Belchertown, 117 feet 1 inches; 2. Peyton DiBiasio, Saugus, 113-1; 3. Cadence Calarese, Whitinsville Christian, 107-0.

 Pentathlon — 1. Abigail Clark, Cardinal Spellman, 3068 points; 2. Sophia Gallivan, North Reading, 2429; 3. Kate Shanahan, Dover-Sherborn, 2328.

 Team results — 1. North Reading, 64.5; 2. Weston, 62; 3. Cardinal Spellman, 50; 4. Whitinsville Christian, 33.5; 5. Oakmont, 28.

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