It was a banner day for several athletes at Monday's Eastern Massachusetts Division 1 Championships, held at Andover High.
Samantha Friborg clocked a PR and the No. 2 time in the country to capture the 800-meter run. The Acton-Boxborough senior finished with a time of 2 minutes, 7.75 seconds. Natick's Grace Connolly placed second overall with a best of 2:13.41. Franklin's Julia Fenerty was third in 2:13.87.
As expected, Connolly didn't go empty-handed, making it to the top of the podium in an impressive way. The talented junior dominated the mile run with an all-time best of 4:50.96 (US #14). Brookline's Vivian McMahon was a distant second at 5:08.07.
In a competitive, and lightning-fast girls' 200m race, Andover's Delia Barbanti edged Anna Jordahl-Henry of Wellesley with a time of 24.85. Jordahl-Henry crossed the line in 24.93.
It was an impressive display at the boys' long jump where the top four distances in the state were achieved. Ikechukwu Irabor of Xaverian Brothers became the first athlete over 24 feet this season with a state No. 1 of 24 feet, 4 inches (US #3). St. John's Prep's Nate Hobbs took runner-up honors with a leap of 23-7.75. He was followed by Lowell's Richmond Kwaateng (third, 23-7) and Acton-Boxborough's Adam Yang (fourth, 23-3).
Yang clocked a state best in the 110m hurdles where he broke the tape in 14.48.
Andover's Alec Pascoe cruised to a state-leading 54.48 to capture the 400m hurdles. Right behind was Brockton's Jordan Williams, who was timed in 55.15.
Tristan Shelgren of St. John Prep got the best of familiar rival Andrew Mah in the two mile run. Both came through with PR performances with Shelgren taking gold in 9:10.21 and Mah securing second in 9:11.25.
Girls Highlights
- 100H -
- Jayla Kitchings - Haverhill High School 14.98
- 200m -
- Delia Barbanti - Andover High School 24.85
- Anna Jordahl-Henry - Wellesley High School 24.93
- 2Mile -
- Olivia Sheffield - Lowell High School 11:10.67
- Nicole Clermont - Franklin High School 11:16.25
- 400m -
- Abby Comella - Wellesley High School 56.92
- 4x800m -
- Andover High School 9:32.26
- Newton North High School 9:38.07
- 800m -
- Samantha Friborg - Acton-Boxborough High School 2:07.75
- Grace Connolly - Natick High School 2:13.41
- Julia Fenerty - Franklin High School 2:13.87
- Julie Tassinari - Boston Latin School 2:15.79
- Sara Fragione - Methuen High School 2:16.53
- Avery Mohan - Wellesley High School 2:18.79
- Nia Mainer-smith - Taunton High School 2:18.97
- Stephanie Mittaz - Needham High School 2:19.15
- Mary Corcoran - Brookline High School 2:19.53
- Kylie Oblak - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 2:19.82
- HJ -
- Natalie Marshall - Newton North High School 5-05.25
- Anna Jordahl-Henry - Wellesley High School 5-06.00
- Julia Jordahl-Henry - Wellesley High School 5-06.00
- Stephanie Simon - Chelsea High School 5-04.00
- LJ -
- Saman Tichelaar - Taunton High School 18-04.00
- Natalie Marshall - Newton North High School 18-05.75
- Natalie Marshall - Newton North High School 18-01.50
- Jayla Kitchings - Haverhill High School 17-07.50
- Karoline Cunico - Chelmsford High School 17-06.50
- Mile -
- Grace Connolly - Natick High School 4:50.96
- Vivian Mcmahon - Brookline High School 5:08.07
- Katelyn Pease - Boston Latin School 5:09.98
- Kather Hartnett - Franklin High School 5:14.34
- Ana Keene - Needham High School 5:15.97
- TJ -
- Kassie Brink - Andover High School 38-01.50
- Stephanie Simon - Chelsea High School 38-00.50
- Sophie Wright - Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School 37-08.50
- Eunice Tabea - Lowell High School 36-11.25
- Sarah Pillone - North Quincy High School 36-10.00
- Victoria Gravel - Taunton High School 36-06.50
- 110H -
- 200m -
- Davonte Burnett - Needham High School 21.90 p
- 2Mile -
- Tristan Shelgren - St. John's Prep 9:10.21
- Andrew Mah - Newton North High School 9:11.25
- Lucas Aramburu - Brookline High School 9:23.37
- John Mariano - Xaverian Brothers High School 9:24.48
- Shane Braz - Peabody 9:28.25
- Colin Fitzpatrick - Lowell High School 9:37.34
- Benjamin Burgess - Framingham High School 9:37.45
- Carlos Rivera - Lowell High School 9:38.39
- Connor Giersch - Natick High School 9:38.72
- James Ensley - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 9:38.88
- Marcus Lespasio - Boston College High School 9:39.01
- Claudio Rocha - Peabody 9:41.32
- 400H -
- Alec Pascoe - Andover High School 54.48
- Jordan Williams - Brockton High School 55.15
- 4x800m -
- Newton North High School 8:00.90
- Lowell High School 8:01.12
- Wellesley High School 8:02.73
- Franklin High School 8:04.04
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 8:04.06
- Brookline High School 8:09.33
- 800m -
- Thomas Lingard - Lexington High School 1:54.89
- Theo Burba - Newton North High School 1:56.22
- Devin Connell - Andover High School 1:56.44
- Keith May - Haverhill High School 1:56.70
- John Mieszczanski - Chelmsford High School 1:57.95
- Robert Roosa - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 1:58.00
- D -
- Matt Mcdermott - Andover High School 159-09
- Josh Cohen - Wellesley High School 158-02
- Connor Ramos - Peabody 155-08
- HJ -
- Julian Silva - Boston College High School 6-06.00
- LJ -
- Ikechukwu Irabor - Xaverian Brothers High School 24-04.00
- Nate Hobbs - St. John's Prep 23-07.75
- Richmond Kwaateng - Lowell High School 23-07.00
- Adam Yang - Acton-Boxborough High School 23-03.00
- Mile -
- Jason Dolan - Westford Academy 4:18.77
- Tyler Brogan - Franklin High School 4:19.92
- Andrew Mah - Newton North High School 4:21.82
- Owen Chase - Natick High School 4:22.26
- Colby Zarle - Wellesley High School 4:23.09
- Ethan Rothenberg - Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School 4:24.58
- William Cole-french - Boston College High School 4:26.14
- Nasir Gibson - Lowell High School 4:26.19
- Anderson Shew - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 4:26.51
- S -
- Tom Aicardi - Boston College High School 53-02.00
- TJ -
- Nate Hobbs - St. John's Prep 46-11.75
- Nathan Sleiman - North Quincy High School 45-07.00
- John Curtin - St. John's Prep 45-06.75