Arlington's Bryn Ryan goes out in style during Day 1 of Division 2 track and field championship
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Ryan, who has only run two seasons of track, came in fifth at last year's D2 meet. But knowing it would be her final high-school race proved to be all the motivation she needed.
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'You don't want to regret anything, and I think that was just in my mind,' said Ryan. 'I just went all out.'
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Ryan's 10 points helped Arlington take early positioning after Day 1, the Spy Ponders finishing the day with 23 points to North Andover's 27. Peabody (20) is right behind in third.
Arlington's Nico Peukert has the finish line in his sights as he wins the 800.
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Minutes after Ryan won the hurdles, another Spy Ponder emerged victorious. Junior Nico Peukert smashed his personal best by four seconds in the 800, winning with a time of 1:53.03.
'I just felt like I had it in me today and I did,' Peukert said. 'The last few weeks have gone pretty well. I feel more present in the race.'
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Arlington's Nico Peukert celebrates with a teammate after winning the 800.
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Also on the boys' side, Quincy senior Jayden Francois chased down the leader on the final set in the 400 hurdles to win in 53.97 seconds, almost a three-second improvement from his previous best.
'I felt all my training kick in, all the extra days, all the extra workouts just all came together and I was able to finish that race strong,' said Francois, who is committed to UMass Dartmouth. 'Honestly super excited to get this win.'
Quincy senior Jayden Francois hugs a teammate after winning the 400-meter hurdles.
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Three-time defending champion North Andover (40 points) leads the boys' side as well after the first day of competition, with Peabody (37) and Algonquin (35) close behind. The host Scarlet Knights picked up 16 points in the boys' pole vault thanks to seniors Chris Ferris (second, 11-6), Patrick Nugent (third, 11-6), and Adam Bernat (seventh, 10-0).
Catholic Memorial sophomore Amar Skeete broke a 1981 Division 2 record in the boys' triple jump previously held by Jon Belanger of Scituate with a leap of 47 feet, 5 ¼ inches.
The Division 1 meet continues Saturday at Merrimack.
Plymouth North's Willow Herndon came in second in the 200.
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King Philip's Alex D'Amadio (second from left) and Whittier's Tech's Mariely Cepeda race to the finish line in the 200 prelims.
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In the 200 final, King Philip's Alex D'Amadio won by a tenth of a second.
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Marshfield senior Nathan Looney wins the boys' 200 final.
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The lead pack starts to form in the boys' 800.
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Marshfield Freshman Olivia Ravelo hugs goodbye to sophomore Kaydence Boreland after they competed in the 400-meter hurdles. After this school year, Ravelo will be transferring schools.
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Plymouth North senior Jacob Toledo competes in the 200 prelims.
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