Bromfield distance runners collect gold, silver, and bronze at Mid-Wach D league championship

Senior Rosie Bradley wins the 1-mile race. (Photos by Kate Wool)

Bromfield’s track and field athletes made their presence felt at the Midland-Wachusett Division D Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet on May 20 at Gardner High School, with the girls team placing third among six schools in the league with 95.33 points.

Ayer Shirley Regional dominated the girls competition, winning with 153.33 points, but Bromfield’s distance runners performed impressively on the track. Rosie Bradley, a senior, won both the 800-meter and 1-mile races, posting times of 2 minutes, 28.16 seconds and 5:13.10. Sophomore Abby Wool captured first place in the 2-mile with a time of 12:24.03.

The girls 4x800-meter relay team of Gabriella Temps, Jacquie Wilkins, Vivienne Cogan, and Flora Poutasse was also first in its event with a time of 10:57.88.

In the sprints, Ashley Aftosmis placed third in the 100-meter with a time of 13.74, while Sienna Schulz placed fourth at 13.85.

Christina Kekis (#4), senior, and Helen Holzmann, senior (back left, #5) race in the 2 mile where they came in third and fourth for their last senior race—Holzmann with a personal record.

The boys team finished sixth overall with 38 points, with Clinton taking the championship title with 174.5 points. Bromfield’s boys squad saw strong performances from the Kemeza brothers in distance events, with Kai Kemeza placing third in the 800-meter and second in the 1-mile, while the 4x800-meter relay team of Harrison Binnick, Liam Kemeza, Mathias Holzmann, and Micah Wiebe secured second place with a time of 8:43.57.

Next up for Bromfield’s qualifying athletes is the state championship at Westfield State University scheduled for Thursday, May 28, and Saturday, May 30.

Seniors from left: Wally Johannesen (#7), Liam Kameza (#5) along with sophomore Kai Kameza (#3), battle opponents’ arms at the start of the 800-meter race.

Mid-Wach D Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet, May 20

Boys

• 100-meter: Jonathan LeGrand, eighth, 12.03 seconds; Fifer Rehm, 12th, 12.48 (PB); Blake Aftosmis, 14th, 14.66
• 200-meter: LeGrand, ninth, 24.80; Cole Maddalone, 11th, 25.08 (PB)
• 400-meter: Micah Wiebe, seventh, 54.76; Mathias Holzmann, 16th, 1 minute, 0.30 seconds (PB)
• 400-meter hurdles: Binnick, seventh, 1:02.32 (PB); Isaac Wiebe, ninth, 1:06.91 (PB); Callan Slavin, 13th, 1:16.00 (PB)
• 800-meter: Kai Kemeza, third, 2:02.41 (PB); Liam Kemeza, fourth, 2:02.62 (SB); Christian Johannesen, 10th, 2:14.36 (SB)
• 1-mile: Kai Kemeza, second, 4:36.93 seconds; Ben McWaters, fourth, 4:41.32; Jack Curtis, eighth, 4:53.23 (PB)
• 2-mile: Johannesen, third, 10:31.08; Duncan Charles, seventh, 11:26.71 (PB)
• High jump: Rehm, 12th, 5 feet, 4 inches (PB)
• Pole vault: Maddalone, seventh, 10-06; Isaac Wiebe, 11th, 10-00 (PB)
• Shot put: LeGrand, seventh, 36 feet, 8.50 inches
• Discus: Curtis, 12th, 80-07 inches (PB); Holzmann, 13th, 69-07 (PB); Som Dwivedi, 14th, 54-11
• Javelin: LeGrand, seventh, 120-01; McWaters, 12th, 97-01; Curtis, 14th, 89-08 (PB)
• 4x100-meter relay: Aftosmis, Dwivedi, Evren Kinayman, Ward, sixth, 48.65
• 4x400-meter relay: McWaters, Curtis, Isaac Wiebe, Maddalone, sixth, 3:57.40
• 4x800-meter relay: Binnick, Liam Kemeza, Holzmann, Micah Wiebe, second, 8:43.57

Girls

• 100-meter: Ashley Aftosmis, third, 13.74; Sienna Schulz, fourth, 13.85; Amelia Kennedy, 11th, 14.71 (SB)
• 200-meter: Rowan Moran, ninth, 30.69; Samantha Dalbec, 11th, 31.22 (PB)
• 400-meter: Marielle Phillips, 11th, 1:9.51 seconds (PB); Molly Jackson, 14th, 1:10.72 (PB); Yana Li, 15th, 1:11.45 (PB)
• 100-meter hurdles: Katie Boutelle, sixth, 18.68; Erika Douglas, 10th, 20.39 (PB)
• 400-meter hurdles: Flora Poutasse, fifth, 1:15.86 seconds (PB); Boutelle, sixth, 1:20.96; Temps, seventh, 1:21.45 (PB)
• 800-meter: Rosie Bradley, first, 2:28.16(PB); Abby Wool, fifth, 2:40.49; Vivienne Cogan, 10th, 2:50.79
• 1-mile: Rose Marie Bradley, first, 5:13.10 (SB); Jacquie Wilkins, third, 5:46.16; Skylar Van Cleef, fifth, 6:11.51 (PB)
• 2-mile: Wool, first, 12:24.03 seconds; Christina Kekis, third, 13:23.32; Helen Holzmann, fourth, 13:24.54 (PB)
• High jump: Schulz, fourth, 4-08
• Pole vault: Laci Ostaszewski, third, 8-06 (SB); Callia Sintros, eighth, 7-06 (PB); Poutasse, 10th, 7-00 (PB)
• Long jump: Kennedy, 12th, 11-10.50 inches; Li, 13th, 9-05
• Discus: Schulz, fifth, 80-6 inches (PB); Aftosmis, sixth, 75-02
• Javelin: Aftosmis, fifth, 81-05 inches
• 4x100-meter relay: Aftosmis, Dalbec, Moran, Schulz, third, 55.02
• 4x400-meter relay: Chloe Bradley, Douglas, Grace Mcwaters, Sintros, fifth, 5:02.46
• 4x800-meter relay: Temps, Wilkins, Cogan, Poutasse, first, 10:57.88

Editor’s note: (PB) indicates the result was an athlete’s personal best; (SB) is a seasonal best.