Quick Glimpse Of Division 4 Championships


Quick Glimpse:The second of five divisional championships could be one of the more exciting meets of the week. Wakefield Memorial and Northampton appear to be the teams to beat on the boys' side, while Mighty Milton has the target on its singlet for girls with Tewksbury a worthy contender. One race not to miss is the boys' 600-meter run with red-hot Rodney Agyare-May of Burncoat. Agyare-May broke his own state record and the New England mark on Feb. 4 when he clocked a winning effort of 1 minute, 18.40 seconds at the Armory Track Invitational in New York, the fastest time in the country..  The gifted senior is nearly six seconds faster than his closest competitor so this race will more than likely be him against the clock. Milton sophomore Smith Charles has potential to win three individual titles. He's ranked No. 1 in the high jump (6 feet, 6 inches), the long jump (22-8) and tied with Northampton's Nikolas Smith in the 55m dash, where both have clocked 6.47. The short sprint will obviously be his toughest of the three and should generate some excitement inside the oval.  Speaking of Smith, he'll be looking to dip under 35 seconds in the 300m. He came mere strides from breaking the milestone at the Coaches Invitational a few weeks ago where he was timed in 35.03. Andrew Garfield of Medfield (36.16) and Milton's Koby Osazea (36.61) are two runners who could put some pressure on Smith in the two-lapper. There's potential for a meet record in the girls' 55m dash where Norton's Brooke-Lynn Williams will be looking to defend her title. She set the current MR last year of 7.0. Thus far this season she has a best of 7.01. The girls' 600m record could also be challenged. Milton's Elise O'Leary ranks No. 15 in the country with her best of 1:34.94. If she can match or exceed that effort she can etch her name in the books. The current meet record is 1:34.99. Distance-heavy Milton could also score some high points in the 1,000m and mile.  Bridget Mitchell owns the top seeds in both events with times of 2:55.70 (US #21) and 4:56.06 (US #15), respectively. Collette O'Leary of Milton ranks No. 2 in the 1,000m (2:58.19) and Tewksbury's Rachel Sessa is seeded second in the mile (5:05.36).