The Bromfield girls track and field team placed first out of 20 teams with 130 points in the District E Class C meet this past Saturday, May 13, at Lunenburg High School.
Bromfield had a solid effort from all participants, who earned 14 medals toward the title. Junior Chloe Alfieri won Athlete of the Meet after winning gold in the 100-meter with 12.71 seconds, the 200-meter at 25.91 seconds, and the long jump with a distance of 16 feet 10 inches, earning 30 points for Bromfield. The relay teams were also successful. The 4×800-meter team of senior Hannah LoChiatto, senior Eva Tsun-Tsun, freshman Tess McClain, and eighth-grader Hannah Beckman placed a surprising third after being seeded sixth. The 4×400-meter team of seniors Sarah Doben, Maddie Steele, and Hannah LoChiatto, and eighth-grader Claire Stoddard placed first, beating Littleton’s team, which had previously dominated in this event. Bromfield’s 4×100-meter team of senior Sarah Doben, senior Natalie O’Leary, junior Anya Begue, and freshman Liza Toll took home first place to secure Bromfield’s overall win. Senior Maddie Steele, who placed second in the 400-meter hurdles, said the team was not expecting to win because it had lost to Littleton and Lunenburg in dual meets at the beginning of the season. However, Steele said, “Everybody showed up to run and had really good races to help us win.”
Front row, from left: Claire Stoddard, Maddie Steele, Hannah Lochiatto, Natalie O’Leary, Sarah Doben, and Anya Begue. Back row, from left: Tessa McClain, Sam Schoenberg, Liza Toll, Eva Xue, Hannah Beckman, Chloe Alfieri, Grace Turnbull, and Coach Greg Bourque.
(Courtesy photo)
The Bromfield boys track and field team earned third out of 18 teams with 52 points in the District E Class C meet on Saturday at Shepherd Hill High School. Two Bromfield runners broke outdoor school track records at the meet. Senior Tristan Cronin ran the 400-meter in 51.45 seconds, earning him second place and breaking the previous record of 51.97 held by Patrick Griffin from 2013. Senior Jamie Barrett broke the 400-meter hurdles record with a time of 59.35. Jair Cruikshank held the previous record with a time of 59.91 from 2009. Senior Alec Jones was close behind Barrett with a time of 1 minute 15 seconds, earning him second place in the 400-meter hurdles. The boys pole vault team members each placed, earning Bromfield much-needed points. Barrett came in second with a vault of 12 feet; freshman Will Armstrong earned fourth place with 9 feet; and freshman Will Squire placed fifth at 9 feet. The 4×400-meter relay team is still working to break the school record but has not done so yet. Injuries have called for changes in the lineup. In this meet it was seniors Tristan Cronin, Jamie Barrett, Alec Jones, and junior Luke Jones who earned first in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:35.01 minutes.
Bromfield was scheduled to compete in the Mid-Wach League meet at Lunenburg High School on Wednesday, May 17, and Thursday, May 18, and has one more dual meet against Oakmont before the District E championships Saturday, May 27, at Westfield State.
Girls Placement Statistics
District E Class C
- 100-meter—1, Chloe Alfieri, 12.71 seconds; 2, Liza Toll 13.31
- 100-meter hurdles—1, Anya Begue, 17.10
- 200-meter—1, Chloe Alfieri 25.21
- 400-meter—2, Claire Stoddard, 1:03.11 minutes
- 400-meter hurdles—2, Maddie Steele, 1:11.12
- 1-mile—3, Tessa McClain, 5:31.42; Hannah Beckman, 5:53.19
- Discus—Izzi Barton, 76 feet 9 inches
- High jump—2, Sam Schoenberg, 5 feet 2 inches; 4, Hannah LoChiatto, 5 feet; 5, Grace Turnbull, 4 feet 10 inches
- Long jump—1, Chloe Alfieri, 16 feet 10 inches; Maddie Steele, 14 feet 3.25 inches
- Pole vault—1, Arielle Sclar, 9 feet 6 inches; 3, Dharma Cooper, 7 feet 6 inches; 4, Leila Grant, 7 feet 6 inches
- 4×100-meter—1, Sarah Doben, Anya Begue, Natalie O’Leary, Liza Toll, 53.13
- 4×400-meter—1, Sarah Doben, Claire Stoddard, Maddie Steele, Hannah LoChiatto, 4:22.48
- 4×800-meter—3, Hannah LoChiatto, Hannah Beckman, Eva Tsun-Tsun, Tessa McClain, 10:29.33
Boys Placement Statistics
District E Class C
- 400-meter—2, Tristan Cronin, 51.45 seconds; 6, Luke Jones, 53.95
- 400-meter hurdles—1, Jamie Barrett, 59.35; 2, Alec Jones, 1:00.15 minutes
- 1-mile—Will Day, 4:49.66
- High jump—6, Will Squire, 5 feet 6 inches; Ryell deReuijter, 5 feet 4 inches
- Pole vault—2, Jamie Barrett, 12 feet; 4, Will Armstrong, 9 feet; 5, Will Squire, 9 feet
- 4×400-meter—1, Tristan Cronin, Jamie Barrett, Alec Jones, Luke Jones, 3:35.01
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4×800-meter—Will Day, Cole Stecyk, Tucker Banios, Will Squire, 8:56.68
Three track and field athletes earn
individual accolades at District meet
Left: Junior Chloe Alfieri was named Outstanding Female Athlete at the all-class meet, May 13 in Lunenburg. She won three events in District E Class C and scored the most individual points.
Right: Seniors Tristan Cronin (left) and Jamie Barrett both turned in great performances on Saturday, May 13 at the Shepherd Hill School in Dudley during the District E Class Meet. Tristan set a new school record of 51.45 seconds in the 400-meter dash, and Jamie set a new record of 59.35 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles. (Courtesy photos)
Hannah LoChiatto is a Bromfield senior.
