Dennis-Yarmouth senior Breanna Braham among three double-winners at New England track championship
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Braham was among three athletes to win multiple events, along with Uly Junker of Thetford Academy (Vt.) and D'Asia Duncan of Bloomfield (Conn.).
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Massachusetts swept the triple jump, with Catholic Memorial sophomore Amar Skeete (48 feet, 2 inches) claiming the boys' title and Holliston senior Kaitlyn Quealy (39-0.5) taking the girls' event.
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While Skeete fell just short of the distance that won him the Meet of Champions last week (48-5), Quealy improved upon her mark from the state meet (38-8), where she also won.
Marblehead senior Nate Assa edged out the field in the 3,200, winning in 9:04.57 and following up on last week's 2-mile triumph (9:14.52) at the Meet of Champions.
It marked the second season in a row where Assa swept the 2-mile at the Meet of Champions and New Englands, having also done so during the indoor season.
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Following a disappointing third-place discus finish (119-3) at the Meet of Champions, Arlington senior Meghan Prior bounced back with a winning toss of 137-9, a nine-foot personal best.
The final Bay State winner was Amherst-Pelham's 4x400 unit of seniors Skylar Fox, Ruby Austin, and Moriah Luetjen, plus sophomore Ololara Baptiste, who surged to an eight-second triumph in 3:52.36.
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