Cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid- to high 60-degree range on Sunday greeted the participants at Norwell High, site of the MIAA Eastern Division 4 State Championships.
Norton' senior Brooke-Lynn Williams was her usual dominant self in the sprint events. Williams breezed to the 100m crown with a time of 12-seconds flat. Earlier, she claimed the 200m title with a time of 25.09.
Underclassmen ruled the 400m dash. The boys' race was captured by Weston' freshman Peter Diebold, who clocked a personal best and state No. 11 of 50.23. Ninth-graders went 1-2 in the girls' race with Old Rochester's Meg Hughes racing to a winning time of 58.22. She was followed by Bishop Stang's Amber Lattuca, who also went under a minute with a time of 59.58. The versatile Hughes was also second in the mile where she ran 5:13.19.
Old Rochester's Danny Renwick was a triple winner. Renwick won the 110m HH at 14.55. He also was first in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 4 inches and collected 3,373 points to win the outdoor pentathlon.
In a very-competitive 800m race, four runners dipped under 1:58 with Bishop Fenwick's Shawn Carlson outlasting the field with a PB of 1:56.02. Finishing second was Ipswich's Kellan Waters at 1:56.68. Close behind was Dover-Sherborn's Erik Linden (third, 1:56.72) and Bellingham's Alex Carr (fourth, 1:57.12).
Dover-Sherborn's Peter Boyle unleashed the javelin a state-leading 183-11. East Bridgewater's Dan Lovell clocked the state's fifth fastest time in the the 400m hurdles where he was timed in a winning time of 55.72.
Newburyport's Jack Carleo cruised to a first-place time of 9:33.96.
Meet Results
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Brooke-lynn Williams (Norton High School) 12.00;
- Two Mile Run - Michaela Halloran (Amesbury High School) 11:16.15;
- 800 Meter Run - Kate Mitchell (Lynnfield High School) 2:15.92; Pearl Vercruysse (Marthas Vineyard Regional High School) 2:18.54; Julia Palin (Norton High School) 2:19.02;
- Javelin - Katie Landry (Ashland High School) 123-1;
- Long Jump - Olivia Smith (Marthas Vineyard Regional High School) 17-8;
- One Mile Run - Pearl Vercruysse (Marthas Vineyard Regional High School) 5:08.93; Meg Hughes (Old Rochester Regional High School) 5:13.19;
- Shot Put - Cameron Garabian (Seekonk High School) 39-6; Jenna Piatelli (Coyle & Cassidy High School) 37-9.75;
- Triple Jump - Juliette Nadeau (North Reading High School) 37-1; Bharathi Subbiah (Weston High School) 36-2;
Boys Highlights
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Danny Renwick (Old Rochester Regional High School) 14.55; Danny Renwick (Old Rochester Regional High School) 14.56; Danny Renwick (Old Rochester Regional High School) 14.66;
- Two Mile Run - Jack Carleo (Newburyport High School) 9:33.96; Steven O'Driscoll (Norwell High School) 9:43.00;
- 400 Meter Hurdles - Dan Lovell (East Bridgewater High School) 55.72;
- 800 Meter Run - Shawn Carlson (Bishop Fenwick High School) 1:56.02; Kellan Waters (Ipswich High School) 1:56.68; Erik Linden (Dover Sherborn Regional High School) 1:56.72; Alex Carr (Bellingham High School) 1:57.12;
- Javelin - Peter Doyle (Dover Sherborn Regional High School) 183-11;