News and Recaps

This past Monday, the Hyde Track & Field teams hosted fellow MAISAD schools Kents Hill, Hebron, Seacoast Christian, and Bradford Christian in the MAISAD Championship. In true Hyde fashion, the Pack showed up and showed out in full force, leading to many championship performances throughout the day.

On the boy’s side, the Pack would accomplish their goal of retaining the team championship for the fourth consecutive year, totaling 179 points to Hebron’s 110. On the girl’s side, the Pack saw their season long efforts pay off scoring 82 points to finish in third place, their most points scored in decades, despite missing a few key athletes.

On the boy’s side, the Pack was led by senior captain Ben ‘25 who secured four gold medals on the day in the 110m HH, 300m IH, 4x100m, and 4x400m. His time of 15.1 in the 110m HH would also set a new school record in the event, breaking the previous 36 year old time. This effort would lead him to being recognized as the Most Outstanding Performer for the meet. 

On the girl’s side, the Pack was led by senior captain Koda ‘25 who secured three gold medals and a silver in the 100m, javelin, 4x100m, and 4x400m, respectively. Hall had a truly heroic effort as the anchor in the 4x100m, hunting down the Kents Hill runner to secure the gold medal in the most exciting race of the day.

In the throwing events, senior captain Phil ‘25 continued his dominance earning 18 points, competing in each of the throwing events which included a new p.r. in shot put. Thomas ‘27 would also p.r. in the shot put to finish the season strong. Max ‘25 would take 3rd in discus with a new p.r. followed by Alidar ‘27 finishing in 4th. Erbol ‘28 would finish in 7th place in javelin with a new p.r., narrowly missing an opportunity to score.

Savannah‘28 had a big day in shot put with a new 2ft. p.r. securing 3rd place along with a nice 4th place finish in discus. Kendra ‘27 would also have herself a championship performance in shot put with a new p.r. Junior Makenzie ‘26 would also have a championship performance in shot put and discus with two new p.r.s. Daniela ‘26 finished 2nd in javelin with a new p.r., securing 8 huge points for the pack in the event.

In the jumping events, the Pack found success in numbers on both sides of the field. On the boy’s side, Baraka ‘26 would secure 2nd place in both long and high jump. Zakaria ‘25 took care of business in the long and triple jump, securing 3rd and2nd place honors respectively. In high jump, Gustaw ‘26 would tie with Baraka for 2nd place, followed by Naythan ‘26 in 4th, and Jerry ‘27 in 6th. Senior Pedro ‘25 battled sickness all day long and still managed to achieve a championship performance with a huge 4 ft. p.r. and 3rd place finish in the triple jump.

Junior Raya ‘26 would have a championship performance with a new p.r. in long jump for 3rd place. Competing for the first time in both long and triple jump, Daniela ‘26 would take 4th place in triple jump, contributing valuable points for the team. Also competing for the first time in high and triple jump, Valentina ‘26 showed tremendous effort and grit as she selflessly fought to help the team.

On the track, Eli ‘26 would take 2nd in the 100m and 4th in the 200m. Jalik ‘25 would take the silver medal in the 200m followed by Joey ‘25 who finished in 6th place. Filippo ‘25 would continue to contribute in the 400m with a 2nd place finish along with senior Pedro ‘25 who finished in 6th place. 

In the distance events, Filippo ‘25 ran to a 3rd place finish in the 800m followed by Jacopo ‘27 who finished in 5th place. Sergio ‘27 led the way in the 1500m securing 3rd place followed by Keran ‘28 who finished in 5th place after competing in the event for the first time. Keran would continue to contribute to the Pack point total with a championship performance in the 3000m for 3rd place along with Roman ‘25 who also achieved a championship performance with a new p.r. and 4th place finish.  

The Hyde Track & Field teams came together when it mattered most and reminded the rest of the league why Hyde is the top dog. Each member of the team saw growth this season, a testament to their hard work and dedication. Despite being considered an “individual sport” by some, the student-athletes bought into the concept that each individual adds to the collective strength of the team and holds each other accountable accordingly. This mindset helped pave the way for the Pack to secure their fourth consecutive MAISAD championship. 

This Saturday, the Pack will travel down to Regis College in Weston, MA to compete in the DIII New England Track & Field Championship.