Nick Steele (left) takes the baton from Sam Dyer in the 4x400m relay in a meet with Littleton. (Photo by Lisa Aciukewicz)
Despite cold and blustery conditions, the Bromfield outdoor track teams performed well in their away meet at Gardner last Thursday, with the girls winning their meet by a score of 79-65 and the boys tying theirs 72-72.
The Lady Trojans had a strong showing across the board, scoring in every event except for the 4 x 400m relay and the javelin throw. They also placed first in 10 out of 17 events.
The team did particularly well in the one mile and the high jump, sweeping both events. In the one mile, sophomore Kate Toll led the group with a strong first-place finish, closely followed by eighth-grader Sophie Beckman and freshman Eva Xue, who placed second and third, respectively.
In the high jump, freshman Grace Turnbull took first place, and freshman Maddie Steele and eighth-grader Alex Saganich tied for second. The Trojans were awarded all nine points in high jump.
The boys’ team also fared well against Gardner, matching the girls in placing first in 10 out of 17 events. The team had stellar races in the mid-distance and distance events, sweeping the 800m and one mile and placing first and second in the two mile.
In the two mile, freshmen Jamie Barrett and Paul Chapman took an early lead over their Gardner opponents and kept up a strong pace throughout the entire eight laps of the race. They finished within a second of each other, with Barrett placing first and Chapman placing second.
Girls’ results
100-meter–2, Amy Hunter, 13.1 seconds
100-meter high hurdles–2, Deirdre Kennedy, 17.6, 3, Anya Begue, 20.2
200m–1, Suzy Opalka, 30.9, 3, Grace Turnbull, 31.7
400m–1, Emma Borton, 1 minute 11.4 seconds, 2, Brianna Harte, 1:14.1
400m hurdles–2, Deirdre Kennedy, 1:12.7, 3, Maddie Steele, 1:18.1
800m–1, Sophia Collins, 2:46.4, 3, Arielle Sclar, 2:51.0
1-mile–1, Kate Toll, 6:13.6, 2, Sophie Beckman, 6:27.2, 3, Eva Xue, 6:31.3
2-mile–1, Kate Toll, 12:45
Discus–1, Brianna Harte, 89 feet 0 inches, 3, Julia LeBlanc, 70-8
Javelin throw–No places scored.
High jump–1, Grace Turnbull, 4-8, 2, Maddie Steele, 4-6, 2, Alex Saganich, 4-6
Long jump–2, Emma Borton, 13-7
Pole vault–1, Carlisle Ferguson, 8-0, 3, Arielle Sclar, 6-6
Shot put–1, Brianna Harte, 28-9
Triple jump–2, Amy Hunter, 32-1
4 x 100m relay–1, Bromfield, Alex Saganich, Julia Stoddard, Anya Begue, Amy Hunter, 57.7
4 x 400m–No places scored.
Boys’ results
100-meter–1, Hunter Ashley, 11.9, 3, Eddy Zhong, 12.7
100-meter high hurdles–3, Alvin Li, 23.1
200m–3, Eddy Zhong, 26.5
400m–1, Price Day, 57.0, 3, Tristan Cronin, 1:06.0
400m hurdles–3, Kyle Route, 1:25.8
800m–1, Nick Steele, 2:06.2, 2, Will Day, 2:26.0, 3, Paul Chapman, 2:27
1-mile–1, Price Day, 5:30.4, 2, Will Day, 5:33.0, 3, Ryell deRuijter, 5:34.9
2-mile–1, Jamie Barrett, 11:53, 2, Paul Chapman, 11:54
Discus–1, Beck Peterson, 115-3
Javelin throw–3, Hunter Ashley, 86-10
High jump–No places scored.
Long jump–1, Price Day, 16-10, 3, Eddy Zhong, 15-1
Pole vault–1, Sam Dyer, 9-6, 3, Ian Rowatt, 8-0
Shot put–1, Ryan Byrne, 34-7.5
Triple jump–3, Eddy Zhong, 32-2
4 x 100m relay–No places scored.
4 x 400m relay–1, Bromfield, Sam Dyer, Hunter Ashley, Triston Cronin, Nick Steele, 4:05.6
A new record
In a meet against Littleton, April 14, sophomore Beck Peterson broke the school record in discus despite difficult wind conditions. The old record, also set by
Peterson, was 110 feet 9 inches; his new mark is 122 feet 4 inches.
Carlisle Ferguson is a sophomore at the Bromfield School.
