State Relays Wrap Up This Weekend


The final two meets of the State Relays will be held this weekend with schools from Division 4 at Reggie Lewis on Saturday and Division 5 wrapping things up on Sunday.

Like we did last week, we're going to take a brief look back at what occurred last year at Reggie with these two meets.

North Reading earned Division 5 plaques in both the boys and girls competition; although the boys had to do some sharing. They tied with Oakmont Regional, each scoring 42 points, three ahead of third-place Old Rochester. The girls also won by a three=-point margin over Old Rochester, collecting a winning total of 38.

Several meet records were set in the meet. 

Ashland established a new mark in the girls' 4x200-meter relay with a first-place time of 1:48.02. Littleton has two records, clocking 9:56.35 for the 4x800m and 12:38.52 for the distance medley relay. Five were under the MR in the 50-yard shuttle hurdle relay with Newburyport winning the overall title in 24.97. Newburyport also broke the boys' DMR record with a time of 10:51.15. 

The Division 4 girls-meet turned into a thriller with Milton securing a two-point win over Tewksbury by winning the final event of the day, the 4x400m relay. Milton's Elise O'Leary was the difference-maker, anchoring her squad with a 57-second leg, an effort that brought her from fourth to first by the finish.

In a thrilling boys' 4x200m race, Holliston managed the hold off a flock of worthy contenders with a combined time of 1:35.07. Just .57 of a second separated the top seven teams!

The Milton girls broke the meet record in the 4x800m relay by clocking a nation No. 8 at the time of 9:31.93. The Wildcats were also a narrow winner over Tewksbury in the DMR with a time of 12:41.18 to the Redmen's 12:41.45.

Dennis Yarmouth broke the girls' shot record with a MR of 110-1.25. Melrose had a record-setting team in the boys' DMR, running 10:40.20.

Division 4 Performance List

Division 5 Performance List


TIME SCHEDULE

Field Events:
10:00 a.m.
SHOT PUT (two throwing areas)
LONG JUMP (Girls before Boys)
HIGH JUMP (one pit for boys and one pit for girls after Hurdles and Dash)
Running Events On the Infield (rolling) (Girls before Boys)
10:00 a.m.
4 x 50 yard Shuttle Hurdles
4 x 50 yard Shuttle Dash
Running Events on the Oval (rolling) (Girls before Boys)
10:30 a.m. 
4 x 800 Meter Relay *
Sprint Medley Relay * (800-200-200-400)
4 x 200 Meter Relay *
Distance Medley Relay * (1200-400-800-1600)
4 x 400 Meter Relay