Theo Burba's nation best in the 600-meter run was short-lived.
Just a day after the Newton North sophomore put himself at the top of the rankings, Rodney Agyare-May took it away. The Burncoat senior claimed the 600m title in the Small School division of the Coaches Invitational on Sunday with a nation-leading and state record time of 1:18.75. That's a clocking that ranks No. 2 all-time in New England and the No. 6 all-time in the U.S.
The meet also featured a record-breaking performance by Norton's Brooke-Lynn Williams in the 55m dash. Williams again flirted with a sub seven-second effort by winning her specialty with a time of 7.05. Milton's Smith Charles, last year's state champion as a ninth-grader, won the boys' 55m race with a season best of 6.47.
Old Rochester's Danny Renwick manufactured a superlative double by winning the high jump with a personal-best leap of 6 feet, 7 inches, a height that ranks No. 15 in the country and ties him with Nikolas Reardon of St. John Prep for the best in the state. Renwick also moved to No. 1 in the 55m hurdles with his first-place time of 7.74.
In one of the more exciting races of the afternoon, Benjamin Gordon Sniffen of Northampton edged Marblehead's Oliver Jacobs in the 1,000m with a time of 2:36.92, just .05 ahead of Jacobs.
Medway's Ava Vasile ran the state's second fastest time in the 300m dash with a winning 40.57. Nicholas Smith of Northampton just missed a meet mark in the boys' 300m with a state No. 2 of 35.03.
Isabelle Giordano clocked the Bay Sate's second best time in the 1,000m, breaking the tape in 2:59.93.
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Girls Highlights
- 1,000 Meter Run - Isabelle Giordano (Hopkinton High School) 2:59.93; Gianna Mastromatteo (Saint Peter Marian High School) 3:01.38; Pearl Vercruysse (Marthas Vineyard Regional High School) 3:04.75; Emily Sessa (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 3:05.01; Erin Giugno (Marlborough High School) 3:05.23; Madisen Martin (Old Rochester Regional High School) 3:06.41; Alexandra Bettez (Nashoba Regional High School) 3:06.90; Emily Desmond (Westborough High School) 3:07.44; Alexis Mejia (Holliston High School) 3:08.41;
- Two Mile Run - Sarah Cavanaugh (Auburn High School) 11:13.82; Stephanie Casaletto (Austin Prep School) 11:19.13; Madaket Nobili (Nauset Regional High School) 11:24.46; Ashley Walker (Westwood High School) 11:25.88; Meghan Davis (Mohawk Trail Regional High School) 11:28.30; Abigail Hamilton (Grafton High School) 11:34.19; Megan Scott (Adv. Math and Science Academy) 11:39.53; (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 11:42.90; Lexi Quinn (Foxboro High School) 11:46.46;
- 300 Meter Dash - Ava Vasile (Medway High School) 40.57; Alexcia Luna (Wilmington High School) 41.56; Chloe Alfieri (Bromfield School) 42.15; Elena Pellegrini (Ashland High School) 42.24; Lauren Polimeno (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 42.32; Alyssa Zee (Ashland High School) 42.48; Lauren Sablone (Austin Prep School) 42.63; Emily Mastroianni (Hopkinton High School) 42.67; Julia Cella (Belmont High School) 42.90; Kiara Felix (Randolph High School) 42.92; Alexia Allard (Murdock High School) 43.09; Saralynn Spear (Blackstone Millville Regional High School) 43.11; Mackenzie Meads (Nauset Regional High School) 43.15;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Ashland High School 1:47.50; Norton High School 1:48.25;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Littleton High School 9:39.94; Belmont High School 10:01.95;
- 55 Meter Dash - Brooke-lynn Williams (Norton High School) 7.05; Brooke-lynn Williams (Norton High School) 7.21; Kiara Felix (Randolph High School) 7.39;
- 600 Meter Run - Hannah Neilon (Fitchburg High School) 1:39.25; Anna Madden (Winchester High School) 1:39.69; Leah Rudolph (Gloucester High School) 1:40.09; Kambrynn Bowman (Norton High School) 1:40.33; Scarlet Sands Bliss (Northampton High School) 1:40.35; Julia Palin (Norton High School) 1:40.39; Kaylin Ciesluk (Oakmont Regional High School) 1:40.54; Grace Desmond (Westborough High School) 1:41.03; Abigail Harrington (Wakefield Memorial High School) 1:41.12; Jade Cromwell (Manchester Essex Reg. High School) 1:42.77; Heidy Benson (Winthrop High School) 1:42.78; Gretchen Saveson (Northampton High School) 1:42.87;
- High Jump - Isabel Bruno (Winchester High School) 5-5;
- One Mile Run - Emily Koufos (Watertown High School) 5:16.05; Ashley Walker (Westwood High School) 5:19.12; Ella Affanato (Milton High School) 5:19.23;
- Shot Put - Chloe Eressy (Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School) 41-5.5; Mikaylah Schwartz (Dracut High School) 40-4;
Boys Highlights
- 1,000 Meter Run - Benjamin Gordon Sniffen (Northampton High School) 2:36.92; Oliver Jacob (Marblehead High School) 2:36.97; Matt Greatorex (Wakefield Memorial High School) 2:37.47; Alex Carr (Bellingham High School) 2:37.89; Kyle Dempsey (Milton High School) 2:38.10; Sean Conlan (Melrose High School) 2:38.79;
- Two Mile Run - Kevin Wheelock (Melrose High School) 9:26.76; Brandon Hall (Hopedale High School) 9:30.73; Kyle Cloutier (Nashoba Regional High School) 9:47.73; Ethan Mathews (Ayer-Shirley High School) 9:50.89;
- 300 Meter Dash - Nicholas Smith (Northampton High School) 35.03; Angel Figueroa (Fitchburg High School) 36.64;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Northampton High School 3:30.25;
- 55 Meter Hurdles - Danny Renwick (Old Rochester Regional High School) 7.74;
- 55 Meter Dash - Smith Charles (Milton High School) 6.47; Smith Charles (Milton High School) 6.52; John Caouette (Oakmont Regional High School) 6.62;
- 600 Meter Run - Rodney Agyare-may (Burncoat High School) 1:18.75; Shawn Carlson (Bishop Fenwick High School) 1:22.89; Ethan Cooper (Northampton High School) 1:24.08; Patrick Forrest (Norwood High School) 1:24.58; Mason Barrieau (Athol High School) 1:24.96; Anthony Magazzu (Stoneham High School) 1:25.56; Jacob Cofer (Tewksbury Memorial High School) 1:25.61; Nevin Wallis (Marthas Vineyard Regional High School) 1:26.22; Alec Goldenberg (Douglas High School) 1:26.41; Patrick Quinlan (Northampton High School) 1:26.44; Riley Patten (Groton Dunstable Regional High School) 1:26.52;
- High Jump - Danny Renwick (Old Rochester Regional High School) 6-7; Smith Charles (Milton High School) 6-5;
- One Mile Run - Connor Schoen (Westborough High School) 4:26.01; Steven O'Driscoll (Norwell High School) 4:27.90;
- Shot Put - Manny Teo (Marlborough High School) 54-3;