St. John's Prep, Newton North girls repeat as Division 1 Relays champions
'Respect the competition, because Division 1 is so freaking competitive. It's so hard.'
Junior Ahmir Hykel, sophomore Dayvian Sullivan, and juniors Aaron Radke and Andrew McManmon set a meet record with a blazing finish in the 4x100-meter relay (41.89). The Eagles were first in the sprint medley (3:31.78), and senior Anthony Ragosa won the shot put (53 feet, 2¾ inches).
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BC High's 4x1600 team opened the day with a meet-record 17:47.58 with the quartet of John Wilson, Owen Geagan, Theo Weiss, and Greg McGrath. It was the 23rd fastest time in the country, according to the MSTCA.
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John Wilson (left cemter) is congratulated by his relay mates after finishing off BC High's victory in the 4x1600 race, setting a new Division 1 relay meet record of 17:47.58.
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In the girls' meet, Newton North defended its title with 82 points, followed by Lexington (74) and Weymouth (60).
'We have a deep roster of jumpers and sprinters, and they all performed to expectation today,' said Newton North coach Mike Travers. 'We practiced hard for the last 10 days. They knew what they wanted to do and they performed.'
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In the 4x200, sophomores Sophie Finkelstein and Mia Mescher, and juniors Bella Mangada and Brooke Bennett won the relay with a school-record finish in 1:43.95. Travers said that time qualifies them for the National Championship meet in Philadelphia.
Central Catholic's Kyla Breslin has the lead on Newton North's Ciara Evans here, but the Tiger runner tracked her down to capture victory in the sprint medley relay in 4:08.30.
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'Going in, we were a bit nervous because it's normally head-to-head with Lexington. They're a really good team,' said Bennett. 'But we had a lot of confidence.'
'Lexington pushes us the most,' added Mangada. 'Having them as competition helps us run faster times.'
Lillian Hayduk provided an exciting stretch for Weymouth. First she ran third in the 4x100 shuttle hurldes. Teammates Leah Goodine, Christina Marshall, and Ainsley Weber joined in for a time of 1:06.02 to win by two-hundredths of a second over Natick. Hayduk then went from the finish line to her next event, the long jump, where she tied for 26th in an event won by Lexington junior Aubrey Deardorf (19-0).
'Lillian probably had the best hurdle race of her life, and five minutes later, she had to get on the board and jump big for us,' said Weymouth coach Mike Miller. 'All four of those girls ran incredible. I couldn't be prouder of them. They were amazing today.'
The Lexington girls 4x1600 relay team celebrate their win, after clocking a combined time of 21:02.02, some 55 seconds ahead of second-place Weymouth.
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