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TRACK TEAMS PULL OFF FIRST EVER DOUBLE WINS AT DIVISION 3 STATE RELAYS
Above is the winning hurdles team: Cecily Boyce, Kelly O'Connor, Dana Cavedon and Samantha Prescott
by Linda Clancy January 25, 2009 — In what has to have been one of the most exciting track meets of the season, the Hopkinton Boys and Girls track teams won the Division 3 State Relays this past Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center. Both teams clinched the titles with amazing performances in the last event the 4X 400. The Girls tallied 54 points topping Bishop Feehan’s 45, Hingham’s 30 and 30+ other schools from around the state. The boys edged Oliver Ames by 1 point totaling 31 on the day.
In the words of the Girls Head Coach, Brian Hall, “This is a very big deal. Many coaches consider this the real state championship because you need a team and not just 2-3 talented individuals to pull it off. Hopkinton hasn’t accomplished this since they moved us from Division 4 (small schools) to Division 3 four years ago. Making this even more special is that the boys pulled off the feat as well.”
The Girls won 1st place in the 4X400, Shuttle Hurdles and the 4x200. Samantha Prescott, Kelly O’Connor, Dana Cavedon and Cecily Boyce exhibited agility and strength as they posted a winning time of 30.8 seconds in the hurdle relay.
In the 4x 200, always a very fast relay, Molly Morningstar (27), Dana Cavedon (27.5), Caitlyn Dourney (27.2) and Cecily Boyce (26.1) flew around the track with the winning time of 1:48.25. This was the 2nd fastest time in the state so far.
In the very last and most exciting race of the day the 4x400, the girls ran a 4:09.98. Team members for this relay were Kim Bolick (62.8), Caitlyn Dourney (62.86), Molly Morningstar (61.38) and Molly Kessler (62.4). In a perfect finish to the day, Molly Kessler passed her Bishop Feehan opponent in the final 20 meters of the race.
The girls captured 2nd place in the Long Jump, Sprint Medley (800-200-200-400) and the 4x 800. The team of Boyce, Prescott and Morningstar jumped for a combined total of 44’ 1 inch. In the Sprint Medley, the team ran a 4:18.27. Molly Kessler (2:18.7), Sheena Dupuy (28.8), Courtney Onofrio (28.7) and Emily Jarvis (62) ran a fast and strategic race narrowly edged out by Bishop Feehan.
In the 4x800, Tamara Mills (2.27.6), Brianna Roche (2:30.5), Kim Bolick (2.27.38) and Kelly Lodge (2.25.2) ran incredibly fast and posted a time of 9:50.68, a time which could be good enough to advance to All States next month.
In other races, although the teams did not earn points, the performances were excellent. The team of Erica Normandeau (4.04), Kellie Lodge (65), Jaclyn Perrault (2:35) and Lauren Shultz (5:39.5) ran a 13.30.42 for 10th place, in the Distance Medley (1200-400-800-1600). The B team in this event placed 14th with a time of 14.04.58. This team included Haley Anderson (4:14), Jenn Lynds (65), Andrea Gendron (2:38) and Becca Govoni (5:57)
In the sprint medley, the B team of Abigail Perrault (2:37.5), Kaelyn Maloney (30), Kelly O’Connor (29.5) and Andrea Gendron (68.5) ran a 4:44.5. In the 4x200 B team, Hannah Krueger (30.9), Sam Bond (31.2), Abigail Perrault (31.8) and Mirelle Raza (30.6) ran 2:05.13. In the dash, Mirelle Raza, Courtney Onofrio, Sheena DuPuy and Samantha Bond ran a 26.82.
The girls turned in good performances in the High Jump relay. Jenn Lynds (4’9”), Marissa Mahoney (4’6”) and Hannah Krueger (4’4”) jumped for 9th place. In the shot put, Maggie Olney, Georgia Kramer and Meredith Tuite finished with a combined total of 22.79 meters. |
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