The Bromfield girls track and field team claimed its second win of the season May 13, beating Clinton High School 83-57. The boys lost 86-59. Both teams are coming off a shortened “indoor” track season of four dual meets and no postseason competition.
Molly Squire swept up big points for her team on both the track and the field Thursday. The sophomore took first in the shot put and discus, throwing 24 feet, 5 inches, and 76 feet, respectively. She then placed second in the 400-meter dash in 1 minute, 8.6 seconds, before finishing out the day as a leg of the winning 4×400-meter relay team alongside eighth-grader Emma Squire, freshman Arpi Mirzabegian, and senior Hannah Beckman.
Also performing on the field was senior Claire Stoddard, who took first in the long jump (15 feet, 3.5 inches) and the triple jump (32 feet). Senior Lauren Walling-Sotolongo was second in the shot put (23 feet, 1.5 inches) and senior Allie Donahue was second in the discus (61 feet, 10 inches). Donahue also took second in the javelin (67 feet, 5 inches), followed by freshman Sanjana Shukla (59 feet, 5 inches).
Sophia Purcell competes in the girls high hurdles. (Photos by Jen Manell)
Junior Paris Eang Lee won the high jump, clearing 4 feet, 6 inches and Dharma Cooper cleared 7 feet, 6 inches to win the pole vault.
The Trojans swept all three scoring places in the 200-meter dash. Eang Lee led in 29.2 seconds, followed by Cooper (31.5) and freshman Gretchen Day (32.1). Senior Marley Ferguson won the 800 (2:42.5) and freshman Sienna Ruark was second (3:04.0).
Emma Squire was first in the 2-mile, running 13:11.9, Beckman and Mirzabegian took first and third in the mile, with 5:39 and 8:04.4, respectively. Freshman Sophia Purcell was third in the 100-meter hurdles.
Clinton took first through third in the 400-meter hurdles and won the 4×100-meter relay.
Nathan Woolcock easily clears the bar in early rounds of the boys high jump..
On the boys side, senior Nathan Woolcock scored in three events, both on and off the track. He was first in the shot put (41 feet, 5 inches) and the javelin (131 feet, 10 inches) and third in the 110-meter hurdles (22.1 seconds).
Sophomore Liam Morrison won discus (80 feet, 8 inches) and took third in the javelin (104 feet, 9 inches). Also on the field, freshman Colin Harte won the triple jump with 36 feet, 4.25 inches, and senior Jack Yu picked up third in high jump, clearing 5 feet. Clinton took all three scoring spots in the long jump and pole vault.
Senior Jordan Colon and Harte were second and third in the 100, crossing the finish line stride for stride, each in 11.5 seconds. The two duked it out once again in the 200, finishing first and second in 23.6 and 23.7 seconds respectively.
Bromfield took first and second in one of the most grueling events on the track. Yu ran 1:14.3 in the 400 hurdles to win and was followed by senior Gavin Maddalone in 1:18.6.
The 400 was won by senior Cole O’Neil in 51.3, with sophomore Sam Secor coming through in 55.6 to claim third. In the 800, senior Freddie Curtis was second in 2:08.5 and freshman Jack Stahl was third in 2:16.7. Freshman Diesel Whitten was second in the 2-mile in 13:28.4.
The Trojans also won the 4×400 relay with Secor, Stahl, sophomore Gavin Holt, and freshman Demetrois Kekis. They fell to Clinton in the 4×100 and missed scoring points in the 1-mile as well.
vs. Tyngsborough
Bromfield began its competitive season May 6 with a home meet against Tyngsborough High School. Both teams started out with a win, the girls taking down the Tigers 74-66 and the boys finishing ahead 86-58.
Stoddard was a great asset to the girls team, winning the long jump (15 feet, 10.5 inches), the triple jump (31 feet, 11 inches), and the 400 hurdles (75.3). Eang Lee contributed a hefty share of points as well, winning the 100 (14.10) and taking second in both the 200 (29.2) and the high jump (4 feet, 2 inches).
On the boys side, Harte enjoyed a sampling of events and excelled in all. He took first in the 100 (11.4) and long jump (19 feet, 1 inch); entertained spectators with a close finish in the 200, finishing a hair behind Colon (23.3) in 23.9 seconds; and accepting third in the triple jump (35 feet, 11 inches). Likewise, Morrison picked up first in three events: pole vault (9 feet, 6 inches), 400 hurdles (71.9), and 110 hurdles (17.3). He rounded out his day with third in discus, throwing 84 feet, 6.5 inches.
The girls won the 4×400 in 4:40 but fell to the Tigers by 8 seconds in the 4×100. The boys won both relays, running 3:56.7 in the 4×400 and 51 seconds in the 4×100.
Both varsity teams were scheduled to race again at Gardner High School May 19, and Bromfield was scheduled to host Groton-Dunstable for a middle-
school-only meet Thursday afternoon.
Left: Hannah Beckman competes in the 800m. Right: Claire Stoddard leaps for a win in the long jump against Tyngsborough.
Jordan Colon (37) competes in the 100m against Tyngsborough.
