As with each week, we list several shout outs to those who stood out this past weekend at all meets involving NH athletes beginning with the Winter Track League Meets at Plymouth State and UNH. We want to begin this week though by sending a HUGE shout out to the folks responsible for moving both UNH sessions scheduled for Sunday, to Saturday to avoid the inevitable cancelation and loss of competition opportunities for half the league! Not only did they move both sessions, but they combined them into 1 session because they had a tighter window of time to provide the opportunity. What organizers, officials, and volunteers achieved in 4.5 hours was remarkable! So a hearty THANK YOU to names like Amy Sanborn, Mike Lyford, UNH and all of those who rolled up their sleeves and found a way! You exemplified the spirit of NH Track and Field!
As always, this is meant to be a community post, please comment below on any and all others you feel should be recognized!
WTL Meets
Oyster River’s Talon Ouelette was a double winner in the PM session at Plymouth, sweeping the Dash and 30 in 6.86 and 38.30.
State leader in the 300 (41.44), Central’s Harriet Barber held off Bedford’s Mikita Barry who popped the state’s #2 time in 43.13. Portsmouth Jenkins had a great one here as well with a 43.50, good for 4th rank in the state. For good measure, Barry doubled back to the 1500 for a state #2 4:58.80!
Dover’s Clayton Johnson went off in the 600 dropping the fastest time in the state along the way. Johnson crossed in 1:26.23 after racing like veteran strategically gunning for the win.
Oyster River distance girls pretty much reestablished themselves as the tops in NH. Not only did Mackenzie Cook drop a state leading 1500 time of 4:53.64 (she also ran 10:07 in the 3k in a December BU meet), but Haley Kavanagh was a double winner in the 3k and 600 (talk about range) in 10:26.0 and 1:43.91, both tops in the WTL!
A few hours after placing second at Dartmouth Relays, CBNA’s Jamie Lano took the win in the 1k at UNH in 2:35.73, tops in D2 and 2nd in the state.
Leading from gun to tape, Dover’s Anique Poulin won the afternoon session at PSU in 3:04.63, great for #2 in the state!
Bedford’s Christopher Chong took back the top time in the High Hurdles at UNH winning in 7.82, while the winner at the afternoon session at PSU, Winnacunnet’s Oliver Duffy crossed in 8.20 good for 3rd in the state. Duffy also took over the top spot in the Long Jump leaping 21’8.75″! Spaulding’s Chris Santana was second with a fantastic mark of 21’0″!
On the girls side of things, Oyster River’s Erin Carty and Portsmouth’s Mariam Nada had a battle resulting in the #3 and #4 times in the state. Carty won in 8.92 to Nada’s 8.95.
Bedford’s Anika Scott continues to improve with the Long Jump with a mark of 17’1.25″ to win at UNH. Best of Merrimack was second with a 16’8.5″ jump! Thanks to competition!
Coe-Brown’s Elias Warner took over the top spot in D2 and the second spot in the state with a PR throw of 46’7.75″ in the shot put.
Mascoma Valley sophomore Georgia Kondi tossed the shot 34’8″, the top mark in the state, to win the morning session at PSU, while Bedford’s Maggie Fox won at UNH with a D1 leading toss of 33’7.5″.
Dartmouth Relays
Concord’s Ella Goulas won the High Jump with state leading 5’4″ and the Triple Jump with a hop, skip, and a jump of 34’3.25″. John Stark’s Sam Kinsey-Turner won the High Jump clearing 6′. Keene’s Isaac Nelson won the the Triple 44’2.25″
Concord’s Morgan Doherty won the High Hurdles out-leaning Newport’s Maddox Lovely 8.97 to 8.98.
NH boys took the top 4 places in the Dash with upstart Hollis-Brookline’s Samuel Bruneau taking the win with a 6.52. PCA’s Tim Kelm was 2nd in 6.55, Keene’s Chris Stevens placed 3rd in 6.57, and Windham’s Kevin Brooks placed 4th in 6.62. What a race! Brooks came back to win the 300 in 35.46 with Keene’s Stevens 2nd in 35.83
Concord’s Caroline Cooper won the Dash in 7.52 and the 300 in 42.67
NH boys also swept the top 3 places in the Mile as Bedford’s Jacob Redman won in 4:19.31 to Coe-Brown’s Lano’s 4:20.68 to BG’s Matthew Giardina’s 3rd place 4:27.00.
Concord’s Josiah Conley won the 2 mile in 9:40.53
Inaugural Marathon Sports Winter Classic
Newmarket’s Allison Burke took 3rd in the 400 crossing in 1:03.3.
Milford’s Keely Giordano placed 6th in the 60 meters in 8.14.
Newmarket’s Alanna Hagen placed a close 2nd in the 800 crossing in 2:17.31
Hanover’s Lucian Gleiser placed 3rd in the 800 crossing in 1:56.72.
2 Responses
Also, while not part of the WTL this season, Newfound’s Emerald Briggs finished second in the 3K at the Marathon Sports Winter Classic in 11:22.
Great photo, but you forgot to mention Exeter’s girls 4 x 400 took the state lead with a 4:23.34 at PSU, just barely outleaning Bedford’s 4:23.46 at UNH!