Milton's Elise O'Leary ran a state best in the 400m at Sunday's meet.
It was a banner day for several athletes at the Eastern Division 3 Championships, held Sunday in Burlington.
In the girls' competition, three state best were established in the five-plus hour meet.
Milton's Elise O'Leary held off Plymouth-North's Caitlin Haley to win the 400-meter dash in a state-leading 56.85 seconds. Haley secured runner-up honors with a 57.53 clocking.
Tewksbury's Lauren Polimeno beat the field in the 400m hurdles where she ran a No. 1 of 1:03.26.
Chloe Eressy of Dennis Yarmouth heaved the discus a distance of 126 feet, 2 inches, tops in MA.
Other highlights included:
- Tewksbury's Rachel Sessa captured the mile and the 800m. She was timed in 5:03.17 for the mile and a quality 2:14.17 for the two-lapper.
- Dracut's Mikaylah Schwartz and D-Y's Eressy both exceeded 40 feet in the shot with tosses of 40-5 and 40-3.5, respectively.
- Foxboro's Shraeya Srinvason continued her strong season in the triple jump with a leap of 39-11.75.
- Milton's Smith Charles leaped 23-6.75 in the long jump. He also took care of both sprint events, taking the 100m in 11.02 and the 200m in 22.03.
- Melrose Kevin Wheelock beat the field in the two mile with a time of 9:26.33.
- Wakefield Memorial won a tight race in the 4x800m where the top 3 teams were separated by less than two seconds. Wakefield was timed in 8:12.96. Pembroke finished second in 8:13.04 and Melrose secured third at 8:14.87.
- Burlington's Fernando Lamin cleared a PB of 6-8 in the high jump.
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Meet Results
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Anoush Krafian (Belmont High School) 14.95;
- Two Mile Run - Katie Fisher (Plymouth North High School) 11:15.43; Ella Affanato (Milton High School) 11:17.92;
- 400 Meter Hurdles - Lauren Polimeno (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 1:03.26; Caitlyn Halloran (Hopkinton High School) 1:03.49; Elise O'leary (Milton High School) 1:04.14;
- 400 Meter Dash - Elise O'leary (Milton High School) 56.85; Caitlin Haley (Plymouth North High School) 57.53;
- 800 Meter Run - Rachel Sessa (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 2:14.17; Isabelle Giordano (Hopkinton High School) 2:15.49; Elizabeth Marshall (Plymouth North High School) 2:16.22; Colette O'leary (Milton High School) 2:16.82; Emily Sessa (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 2:16.84; Julia Hovasse (Burlington High School) 2:18.71;
- Discus - Chloe Eressy (Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School) 126-2;
- High Jump - Jessy Iwuala (Milton High School) 5-6; Rebecca Stevens (Holliston High School) 5-4; Katie Giusti (Pentucket Regional Senior High School) 5-4;
- Javelin - Erin Mcmeniman (Dracut High School) 131-1; Julia Campezato (Dighton Rehoboth Regional High School) 130-10;
- Long Jump - Julianne Watts (Pembroke High School) 18-4.75; Saige Tudisco (Pentucket Regional Senior High School) 18-4.5; Allie Corcoran (Duxbury High School) 17-10.5; Abigail Jean-bapt (Milton High School) 17-8; Anoush Krafian (Belmont High School) 17-6.5;
- One Mile Run - Rachel Sessa (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 5:03.51; Madaket Nobili (Nauset Regional High School) 5:12.25; Genevieve Connolly (Milton High School) 5:13.43; Bridget Mitchell (Milton High School) 5:13.88;
- Shot Put - Mikaylah Schwartz (Dracut High School) 40-5; Chloe Eressy (Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School) 40-3.5; Kelly Alves (Holliston High School) 37-11.25; Tiana Blazie (Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School) 37-7;
- Triple Jump - Shraeya Srinivasan (Foxboro High School) 39-11.75; Alexis Daly (Milton High School) 37-5.5; Kate Huebner (Hopkinton High School) 36-7;
Boys Highlights
- Two Mile Run - Kevin Wheelock (Melrose High School) 9:26.33; Adam Cook (Melrose High School) 9:42.74;
- 400 Meter Hurdles - Brandon Amello (Triton Regional High School) 54.58;
- 400 Meter Dash - Calvin Perkins (Belmont High School) 49.13;
- High Jump - Fernando Lamin (Burlington High School) 6-8;
- Long Jump - Smith Charles (Milton High School) 23-6.75; Mackenzie Alloith (Middleboro High School) 22-11.75;
- One Mile Run - Matt Greatorex (Wakefield Memorial High School) 4:22.63; Alex Wengryn (Pembroke High School) 4:26.29;