BOYS FINISH 4TH AT ALL-STATES, LI QUALIFIES FOR NEW ENGLANDS
Meet Information
MIAA All-State Championships
February 24, 2018
Reggie Lewis Track & Field Center - Boston, MA.
Complete Results
BOSTON, MA - On the boys side, the Minutemen collected 23 points at the MIAA All-State Championships, good enough for 4th in the state of Massachusetts.
The Lexington girls had two competitors on the day. Senior Vivian Li leaped 17'4" in the Long Jump, which placed her 6th overall and automatically advanced her to the New England Championships next week. In Shot Put, the youngest competitor in the field, Chrisondra Awomah's throw of 35'7.25" placed her 10th in a 21 athlete field.
Individual Winners
Other Highlights from the Track
Final Team Scores - Top 10
1. Newton North - 38
2. Milton - 26
3. Woburn - 25
4. Lexington - 23
5. Arlington - 20
6. Mansfield- 19
7. Brockton - 16
8. Andover - 13
8. Fitchburng - 13
10. Medfield - 12.50
Up Next
The Minutemen will be back at Reggie Lewis next Saturday to compete at the New England Championships. The meet will go off at 10:30am.
MIAA All-State Championships
February 24, 2018
Reggie Lewis Track & Field Center - Boston, MA.
Complete Results
BOSTON, MA - On the boys side, the Minutemen collected 23 points at the MIAA All-State Championships, good enough for 4th in the state of Massachusetts.
The Lexington girls had two competitors on the day. Senior Vivian Li leaped 17'4" in the Long Jump, which placed her 6th overall and automatically advanced her to the New England Championships next week. In Shot Put, the youngest competitor in the field, Chrisondra Awomah's throw of 35'7.25" placed her 10th in a 21 athlete field.
Individual Winners
- Thomas Lingard successfully defended his 1000m crown with a personal best and state best time of 2:27.62. His time placed him at US #7, and qualified him for the Championship Division of the 800m at New Balance Indoor Nationals in two weeks.
- The team of Riley Walsh, Lucas Honohan, Cameron Hofland, and Kazu Uda-Thach combined to capture the 4x200m title, clocking a season best time of 1:31.12.
Other Highlights from the Track
- Honohan added to the Minutemen's total picking up two points (7th overall) in the 300m with a time of 35.62 seconds. He was followed closely behind Uda-Thach, who finished 9th with a time of 35.71 seconds.
- Honohan, Uda-Thach, and Lingard combined with Matt Stevens to score the last of the Minutemen's points on the day. Their 4x400m relay ran a time of 3:28.76, was good enough for 8th.
- Alex Hiser finished 22nd in the 55m dash prelims with a time of 6.79 seconds.
- Eli Gappelberg came in 18th in the 2 Mile run with a time of 9:52.02.
- Selvin Backert, Josh Backert, Jeb Jacob, and Nick Porter's 4x800m team came in 19th with a time of 8:31.08.
Final Team Scores - Top 10
1. Newton North - 38
2. Milton - 26
3. Woburn - 25
4. Lexington - 23
5. Arlington - 20
6. Mansfield- 19
7. Brockton - 16
8. Andover - 13
8. Fitchburng - 13
10. Medfield - 12.50
Up Next
The Minutemen will be back at Reggie Lewis next Saturday to compete at the New England Championships. The meet will go off at 10:30am.