New England Track Championships
MEN’S TEAM: 6th Place out of 20
WOMEN’S TEAM: 17th Place out of 20
The men’s and women’s track teams traveled to our sister school (Hyde-Woodstock) for the New England NEPSTA Division III Track & Field Championship. The sun was finally out and it was a perfect day for a championship meet.
Like most of our meets this year, we had a solid performance with several medalists and a number of season PR’s. Overall meet results are attached.
Senior Wes Freston `11 sported three silver medals on the day with second place finishes in the long jump, 100m and 200m. Also the men’s side, Chris Moulton `12 placed 4th in the javelin and Ted Cercos `11 placed 5th in the 300m hurdles. On the women’s side, sophomore Katie Comeaux `13 placed 6th in the discus and Dexie Cercos `12 matched her brother by placing 5th in the 300m hurdles
Seasonal personal records (PR’s) on the day included the women’s 4x400m relay (4:53.61… Emeline Ferguson `11, Madi Preece `13, Katie Comeaux `13 and Dexie Cercos `12), Wes Freston `11 in the long jump (22’ 06.5”), Ted Cercos `11 in the 300m hurdles (44.25), Dexie Cercos `12 in the javelin (81’ 4”) and in the 300m hurdles (52.66), Chris Moulton `12 in the javelin (147’ 9”), Evan Preece `12 in the javelin (106’ 4’), the boys 4x100m relay (50.20… Matt Landry `13, Ben Webber `12, Kevin Ou `11, and Nero Chai `11), Matt Landry `13 in the pole vault (8’ 6”… one-and-a-half feet higher than his previous best!!!),
Women’s Meet:
1 St. George’s 141
2 Kingswood-Oxford School 91
3 Middlesex School 62
4 Bancroft School 57
5 Canterbury School 28
6 Portsmouth Abbey 27
7 Concord Academy 18
7 Moses Brown 18
9 Hyde School-CT 14
9 Pingree School 14
11 Cheshire Academy 10
11 Lawrence Academy 10
13 Providence Country Day 8
13 Vermont Academy 8
15 Wilbraham and Monson Academy 7
16 Rivers School 6
17 Hyde School-ME 3
18 Groton School 2
18 Wheeler School 2
20 Hebron Academy 1
Men’s Meet:
1 Roxbury Latin School 105
2 Cheshire Academy 98
3 St. George’s 85
4 Kingswood-Oxford School 44
5 Moses Brown 32
6 Hyde School-ME 30
7 Middlesex School 29
8 Bancroft School 24
9 Groton School 17
10 Hyde School-CT 14
11 Wilbraham and Monson Academy 13
12 Canterbury School 11
13 Vermont Academy 8
14 Wheeler School 6
15 Concord Academy 4
15 Portsmouth Abbey 4
17 Hebron Academy 2
18 Providence Country Day 1
It has been a wonderful track season for the Hyde men and women. As I sign off for the season, I want to thank all those parents who came to support of efforts. I have attached for all of you the spreadsheet of individual season-long performances.
Until next spring…