Chalk up a third straight title for Lowell.
The Red Raiders ran away with the team title with a gaudy 84 points to win their third consecutive Div. 1 title last night at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Lowell's Richard Kwaateng and Samuel Mutiso didn't know what the meet records were in their respective events , but they most surely did after as they dominated the infield.
Kwaateng tied the meet record in the 55-meter dash in his preliminary heat and then went on to break it with a frighteningly easy 6.37-second win in the final. Mutiso wasn't pleased with what he called a "sloppy" race, technique-wise, in the 55 hurdles, but still came up an easy winner in 7.47.
Kwaateng, who set a personal best of 6.30 last week at the Merrimack Valley Conference championships, rode out the momentum that he has built in the last couple of meets. "I didn't know what the meet record was," Kwaateng said. "It wasn't my fastest time, but it carried on to the finals. I feel like I definitely can go faster."
Kwaateng came back later in the meet to win the long jump with another meet record of 23-1/4 and, along with Mutiso, was part of the winning 4x200 squad that blazed to a 1:30.41.
Mutiso is looking for a clean race at All-States after clipping a hurdle in the final. "It was pretty sloppy," he said. "I have more to do at practice. We haven't run our best races to be honest. The goal was to run clean, which I didn't, and to stay focused."
Defending mile champion Lucy Jenks was out to repeat, but also help pull freshman teammate Amelia Everett to a personal best. Jenks, who will attend Stanford, accomplished both. The blond with the smooth stride ran with Everett on her shoulder before switching gears and crossing the finish line in 5:00.88 for the easy win. Everett pushed hard over the final 200 to break her personal best by four seconds in 5:11.36 for third. Ava Criniti of Lexington took the silver medal in 5:10.92.
Jenks may take a run at the meet record at next Saturday's All-State championships. "I was running with my teammate, pacing her for the first 1000 and then went," said Jenks. "I'm usually not the best at pacing at practice. It was nice being able to help Amelia out."
Jamie Chamberlain of Brookline had a big night with a win in both the 55 hurdles (8.31) and long jump (18-1/2). The Warriors defeated Lexington in the 4x400 to clinch the team title with 62 points. Lexington was second with 60.12 points. Sarah Schlosberg captured the 55 for Brookline in 7.46 and Sonja Nagle also earned a win in the 1000 in 2:59.27.
Jolene Murphy of Peabody sprinted to a sizzling personal best of 39.70 to win the 300. "I wanted to attack the race," she said. "The start wasn't my best, but I was able to hit that second gear and pull through."
Div. 1 Championships
(at Reggie Lewis Center)
BOYS
Team: 1. Lowell 84, 2. Newton North 64, 3. Acton-Boxboro 44, 4. Lexington 43, 5. St. John's Prep 30, 6. Lawrence 28, 7. Brockton 24, 8. Franklin 22, 8. Brookline 22, 8. Xaverian 22, 8. Franklin 22
Individual
55: 1. Richmond Kwaateng, Lowell, 6.37; 2. Amik Watterson, Brockton, 6.49; 3. Jerimil German, Lawrence, 6.50
55 hurdles: 1. Samuel Mutiso, Lowell, 7.47; 2. Jordany Volquez, Lawrence, 7.56; 3. Otis Love, Newton North, 7.62
300: 1. Jacob Kao, Acton-Boxboro, 35.06; 2. Stanley Hanci, Methuen, 35.34; 3. Ryan Forrest, Acton-Boxboro, 35.66
600: 1. Joshua Backert, Lexington, 1:21.16; 2. Justin Levy, Newton South, 1:21.38; 3. James Ibrahim, Brookline, 1:22.71
1000: 1. Myles Liss-Riordan, Brookline, 2:33.67; 2. Antonio Craveiro, Peabody, 2:34.41; 3. Andrew McGovern, Lexington, 2:34.55
Mile: 1. Stephen Jackson, St. John's Prep, 4:18.05; 2. Tyler Brogan, Franklin, 4:21.22; 3. Alexander Ivanov, Newton North, 4:25.37
2 mile: 1. Ian Horsburgh, Newton North, 9:32.48; 2. Thomas Flanagan, Needham, 9:34.43; 3. Micah Benson, Lexington, 9:34.44
High jump: 1. Mike Mazzocca, Xaverian, 6-6; 2. Michael Makiej, Andover, 6-4; 3. Nathan Gill, Shrewsbury, 6-4
Long jump: 1. Richard Kwaateng, Lowell, 23-1/4; 2. Harry Portorreal, St. John's Prep, 21-6-1/4; 3. Eddy Gonzalez, Lawrence, 21-1
Shot put: 1. Luis Cadime, Lowell, 52-5-1/4; 2. Sam Maloof, Xaverian, 51-10-1/4; 3. Ronan Folan, Weymouth, 50-10-1/4
4x200: 1. Lowell 1:30.41, 2. Lawrence 1:30.56, 3. Acton-Boxboro 1:30.92
4x400: 1. Newton North 3:25.60, 2. Acton-Boxboro 3:26.93, 3. BC High 3:28.75
4x800: 1. Franklin 8:07.81, 2. Newton North 8:09.26, 3. Lowell 8:09.28
GIRLS
Team: 1. Brookline 62, 2. Lexington 60.12, 3. Newton North 55.25, 4. Wachusett 42, 5. Peabody 37, 6. Newton South 33.5, 7. Brockton 31, 8. Andover 25.25, 9. Boston Latin School 21, 10. Franklin 19
Individual
55: 1. Sarah Schlosberg, Brookline, 7.46; 2. Annabel Cloney, Brookline, 7.50; 3. Kendra Malcolm, Lynn English, 7.51
55 hurdles: 1. Jamie Chamberlain, Brookline, 8.31; 2. Jodi Parrott, Andover, 8.51; 3. Susan Takang, Brockton, 8.57
300: 1. Jolene Murphy, Peabody, 39.70; 2. Aleia Gisolfi-McCready, Lexington, 40.80; 3. Sadai Headley-Mawasi, Peabody, 41.22
600: 1. Amyah Santana, Wachusett, 1:36.00; 2. Olivia Dias, Taunton, 1:37.45; 3. Kiera Hurley, Shrewsbury, 1:37.60
1000: 1. Sonja Nagle, Brookline, 2:59.27; 2. Charlotte Kouroriez, Newton North, 2:59.93; 3. Annie Jackson, Boston Latin School, 3:00.75
Mile: 1. Lucy Jenks, Newton South, 5:00.88; 2. Ava Criniti, Lexington, 5:10.92; 3. Amelia Everett, Newton South, 5:11.36
2 mile: 1. Molly Kiley, Andover, 11:28.61; 2. Sophia Price, Cambridge, 11:35.14; 3. Bailie Falla, Wachusett, 11:35.42
High jump: 1. Sophie Albright, Framingham, 5-6; 2. Tessa Bostwick, Newton North, 5-4; 3. Lindsey Morse, Franklin, 5-2
Long jump: 1. Jamie Chamberlain, Brookline, 18-1/2; 2. McKenzi Manigault, Brockton, 17-4; 3. Keena Gao, Lexington, 17-2
Shot put: 1. Kennedy Johnson, New Bedford, 37-11-1/2; 2. Iyonna Dinsmore Jr., Durfee, 37-0; 3. Tyra Felton, Wachusett, 360-8-1/2
4x200: 1. Peabody 1:44.76, 2. Lexington 1:46.73, 3. Brookline 1:46.74
4x400: 1. Newton North 4:03.22, 2. Wachusett 4:04.32, 3. Brookline 4:07.84
4x800: 1. Newton South 9:29.32, 2. Boston Latin School 9:38.89, 3. Newton North 9:41.61