Both CHS indoor track teams finish 5th at D3 Championships
By Mike BergerBoth the girls’ and boys’ CHS indoor track teams finished a very respectable fifth place in last weekend’s Division 3 Indoor Track Championships, held at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston. Because of their excellent performances, several Canton individuals will continue on to the All-State Championships scheduled for Friday, February 26, also at the Reggie Lewis Center.
For the boys’ team, junior Matt Sidney, who set a league and school record last week in the high jump with a best jump of six feet, nine inches, placed second with a jump of six feet, four inches — two inches below the winning jump.
The 4×200 boys’ relay team finished second out of 15 teams and almost won the event, finishing at 1:34.5, 0.25 seconds away from the Randolph relay team. Canton relay members included junior Jon Vaughn, senior Jordan Guyton, junior Tyler Briggs, and senior Marty Fauche. Vaughn also finished third in the 55-meter hurdles with a best time of 8.1 seconds. He also finished second in the preliminaries in the 55-meter dash (8.6 seconds) and went on to finish third in the finals.
Other boys’ track team members who competed included: Guyton, 300 meter dash, 12th, 39.05 seconds; senior Christian Bates, 14th, 1,000-meter, 2:46.61; and the members of the 4×800 relay team — seniors Chris Ha, Joey Ward, Nikita Amelchenko and junior Vladimir Leopard — who finished seventh out of 12 teams.
For the girls, the 4×200 relay team set a new school record of 1:47.15 and placed second overall out of 18 teams. The team included senior captain Colleen Healey, sophomore Vicky Tondre, junior Anna Amico, and senior Sam Smith.
Smith had an outstanding day, placing second overall in the high jump at five feet, two inches, and also fifth in the 55-meter dash at 7.51 seconds.
Senior Amarachi Njoku, a first-time track and field athlete, placed second in the shot put with a best throw of 35 feet, 6.75 inches.
All of the above athletes will continue on to the All-State Championships on Friday.
Other girls’ team members who placed but did not score included: Amico, seventh in the 55-meter dash with a personal record of 7.57 seconds; Healey, 14th in the 55-meter hurdles with a personal best of 9.43 seconds; Tondre, 10th in the 55-meter dash with a personal best of 7.62 seconds and ninth in the long jump with a season best of 15’9.5”; and junior Chidimma Nwankwo, 11th in the shot put, 32’6”. Unfortunately, due to an injured runner, the girls’ 4×400 relay team did not participate.
“It was a great day overall, and I am really proud of the girls,” head coach Kerri Oldmixon said. “They are very accomplished and it is a wonderful team to coach because they are not only great athletes but also great people. They have made the season lots of fun.”
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Posted by Mike Berger
on Feb 25 2010. Filed under High School, Sports.
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