Girls' track
Runner of the year
Lauren Barber, New Bedford
 Triple jump/100 hurdles, Sr. |
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A state champion in both events, and
New England champion in the triple
jump, the senior accomplished about
as much as an athlete could in her
four-year career. What's the next
challenge for Barber? Princeton.
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Coaches of the year
Mel Gonsalves, Lincoln-Sudbury
 DIVISION 1 |
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No stranger to this list, Gonsalves
saw his team capture the D1 state
championship after an 8-0 regular
season. Gonsalves offers thanks this
season to Wayland and Weston, who
allowed L-S to train at their tracks
while L-S's was being renovated.
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John Byrnes, Tewksbury
 DIVISION 2 |
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Taking over after two years as an
assistant, Byrnes captured a Division
2 state championship in his first year.
The Holy Cross grad saw 12 of his
athletes place in the top five in the D2
meet, edging MVC rival Central
Catholic by a point for the title.
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Stephen Schlicting, Hingham
 DIVISION 3 |
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Schlicting admits this year's team
exceeded his expectations, going 8-0
and capturing the Patriot League
title, brining his record in the last
three years at Hingham to 41-1. The
BC grad hails his coaching staff as the
best he's ever worked with.
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Sotirios Pintzopoulos, North Reading
 DIVISION 4 |
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The 2001 North Reading alum saw
his team rebound from a 5-5 regular
season to capture the D4 state championship,
as the Hornets grabbed
first-place finishes in five events. The
Cape Ann coach of the year, he enjoys
traveling, reading, and hiking.
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The All-Scholastics
Candace Bailey, Newton South
 100, Jr. |
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The D1 state champ in the 55 meters
for the winter season, Bailey returned
in the spring in the 100 meters.
The junior's time of 12.56
earned her a second-place finish in
the state and N.E. championships.
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Sarah Trotman, Cambridge
 200, Jr. |
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A member of last year's state and
New England record-setting 4 x 200
relay team, the junior was this year's
state champion in the 200, winning
with a time of 25.48. The honors
student was also a GBL champion
and team MVP.
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Dana Jamieson, Lincoln-Sudbury
 400, Jr. |
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A constant presence on the Warriors' vaunted relay teams, Jamieson makes an
individual appearance after winning the 400 meters at the All-State meet in
55.8. The junior also posted a second-place finish in the long jump as L-S
captured the state title.
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Molly Binder, Lincoln-Sudbury
 800, Jr. |
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Binder did her part in retaining the Warriors championship form, winning the 800 meters with a time of 2:11.88. The junior also won the 1,000 meters at states in the winter, and is an integral piece of L-Ss championship relay teams.
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Bridget Dahlberg, Newton South
 Mile, Soph. |
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Dahlberg warmed up for the state meet with a Division 1 winning time
of 5:07.55. At states, she recorded a 4:58.77 to take top honors. The
sophomore anchored Newton South's mile relay team to a fourth-place finish
at Nationals in North Carolina.
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Jenna Davidner, Oliver Ames
 2-mile, Fr. |
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The freshman makes her second
All-Scholastic appearance, following
her fine cross-country season. Davidner
finished third in the 2-mile at
this year's state meet. The Hockomock
League champ is a National
Junior Honor Society member.
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Stephanie Reusch, Old Rochester
 300 hurdles, Sr. |
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Finishing first is something of a habit
for this URI-bound senior. A of 43.7
at the SCC Championship's was a
school and a meet record. A first
place finish at the state championships
was followed by a 43.65 time
to capture New England's.
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Kayla Littig, Carver
 Discus, Jr. |
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The junior placed second in the state
and eighth in New England, and had
a school record throw of 120-10. She
also had a throw of 34-9 in the shot
put. A league all-star in field hockey,
the honors student hopes to play
both sports in college.
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Mary Silvia, Reading
 Javelin, Sr. |
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She set a school record with a throw
of 130-0. Silvia finished second at the
state championships and fifth at the
New England meet, and was a league
all-star in basketball and track in her
final two years. She'll play basketball
at Hartford.
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Arantxa King, Medford
 Long jump, Sr. |
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An obvious choice as the state's Gatorade track and field athlete of the
year, King won the state championship with a record 20-31/2 jump, going along
with her state and New England record in the triple jump. The Bermuda
native will attend Stanford on a track scholarship.
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Jermai Harrison, Brockton
 Shot put, Sr. |
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Harrison's throw of 37-6 1/2 was good
for second in New England this year.
The high honors student was also a
member of the volleyball team, and
enjoys singing in her church's choir
with her mother. She will study psychology
at UMass-Dartmouth.
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Olga Ponomarenko, Concord-Carlisle
 High jump, Sr. |
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The 5-foot-8-inch senior was the state
champion after taking second place
last year. She posted a season-high
jump of 5-8, and was the New England
champ in the long jump last
year. She also skis and will attend
UConn.
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The relays
Andover
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Muccio, and Vanessa Singleton did was set a school
and state record in the 4x100 relay, capturing the
state and New England championship along the way.
And with no seniors among them, they will be looking
to improve upon this year's success.
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Lincoln-Sudbury
 4X400 |
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It's the same quartet that captured the state title in 2006, and the
competition cannot be pleased by the fact that they are all still juniors,
and will be adding to L-S's extensive trophy cabinet next year as well. The
group ensured the Warriors' repeat in the state championship, beating last
year's winning time by more than three seconds, posting a 3:57.01.
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Newton North
 4X800 |
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| Jess Barton, Kat Chiong, Emma Kornetsky, and
Carolyn Ranti combined to set a meet record in the
D1 state championships, and won the New England
meet by better than 27 seconds, with a time of
9:15.13. Seniors Barton and Chiong will attend Wake
Forest and Holy Cross, respectively.
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The all-stars
ATLANTIC COAST: Amanda Canepari, Colleen Wetherbee, Sandy Fitzsimmons,
Sarah Romano, Kristina Lundquist, and Sarah Burke; Kim
Cardeiro and Sarah Cross, Falmouth; Julie McCauley, Maggie McGill,
Katelyn Allen, Ali Polcari, Molly Shanley, and Amanda Bilas, Marshfield;
Ashley Ottino, Plymouth South; Briley Morrill, Shauna McCarthy,
Laura Cunningham, and Jill Alves, Whitman-Hanson; Smma Riedel,
Carline Warren, and Ellery Gould, Sandwich; Katrina Messersmith,
Nauset; Virginia Wong, North Quincy.
BAY STATE: Jackie Hull and Amy Caldwell, Braintree; Amodhi Weeresinghe,
Brookline; Julianne Warren, Dedham; Jessica Johnson, Framingham;
Mary Kate Driscoll and Kelly Madigan, Milton; Rebecca
White, Anya Price and Kim Perry, Natick; Jess Barton, Carolyn Ranti,
Emma Kornetsky, Hester Breen and Lily Brown, Newton North; Meghan
Underhill, Norwood; Kate Bethony, Walpole; Luci Laffitte, Mekah McIntosh,
Alex DeAmicis, Lindsay Marcil, Majauna Muschetta and Hanna
Muir, Wellesley; Emily Clark, Samantha Sacchetti, Carolyn Connolly,
Samantha Bennett and Kristen Mahoney, Weymouth.
BIG THREE: Chelsea Metivier, Lauren Barber, Linee Mello-Frost, Kelsey
Medeiros, Shelly DePina, Annifreed Sinjour, Joanna Silva Jones,
Maggie Poyant, Ashley Gelinas, Megan Oliver and Hayli Victor, New
Bedford; Jermai Harrison, Stephanie Saint Paul, Angela Miller, Theresa
Alphonse, Nathalie Victoria, Laurie Joseph and Domingas Gomes and
Melanie Harris, Brockton; Jessica Oliveira and Brie Xavier, Durfee.
BOSTON CITY: Nia Howard, Madison Park; Nerlande Mintor, Mikayla
Hasberry, Roksana Kozab, Andreanish Powell and Kelsie Norman,
Charlestown; Kayla Henry, East Boston; Katherin Gil, Christian Dennis
and Maria Centeio, Boston Latin; Nakiesha Jones and Monte Johnson,
O'Bryant
CAPE ANN: Alicia Garofalo, Katy Magill and Abbey D'Agnostino, Masconomet;
Maghann Ronan, Newburyport; Casey Bowe and Kristen
Kasper, North Andover; Shannon Conway, North Reading; Rachel
Rourke, Rachel Bourque, Nikki Wurdeman, Deanna Latham and Keeley
Maguire, Triton.
CATHOLIC CENTRAL: Laura Walsh, Archbishop Williams; Laura Dinn
and Alexa Siegel, Arlington Catholic; Lauryn Granara, Austin Prep;
Maddie Bissaillion, Lexis Culkeen and Britney Martin, Bishop Fenwick;
Jennifer Collins and Alanna Vargas, Cardinal Spellman; Christi Gallagher,
Julia Martinez and Erin McPherson; Shantall Richards, Matignon;
Brianna Anderson, Saint Mary's; Cienna Wesley, Trinity Catholic.
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE: Christine Meagher and Brittany Potter,
Fontbonne; Kate Speck, Mount Alvernia; Ashley Daniel, Mount Saint Joseph;
Janey Battaglia, Diedre Grzybinski, Rebecca Gwaltney, Kristie
Hadley, Stephanie Invernizzi, Bonnie Jordan, Julianne Kelley, Ashley
Mason, Elizabeth McManus, Lauren Muise, Corey Reddington and Joanna
Timmons, Notre Dame Academy; Kim Lee, Kim Schlesinger and
Ashley Sullivan, Ursuline.
DUAL COUNTRY: Kate Warwick, Jill Cauwley, Cara Shory, Casey
Hjung and Kirsten Carlson, Acton Boxboro; Hope Bigda-Peyton, Bedford;
Olga Ponomarenko, Kyla Cook, Kathleen Dreher, Sara Zueendorfer,
Kathie Nyholm, Syd Holloman-Pressley and Laura Cote, Concord
Carlisle; Olivia Grant, Jane Cui, Tamika Reid, Alexandra Williams and
Meisha Brooks, Boston Latin; Emily Cacciatore, Karen Naller, Ailish
Hanly and Cassie Ryding, Westford; Molly Binder, Dana Jamieson, Emily
Mepham, Olicia Reed, Sophia Romeri, Jackie Jarmulowicz, Maggie
Fleming, Claire Arthur, Calli Pappas, Sarah Freeman, Eli Hylton, Lincoln
Sudbury; Bridget Dahlberg, Kelsey Karys, Elisabeth Jeyaraj, Candace
Bailey, Azeezah Gray, Katie Sandson, Pebbles Banks, Diana Braver, Juliet
Ryan-Davis and Madeleine Reed, Newton South; Sophie Leung, Carina
Clifford, Elyse Oglefree and Katarina Kroll, Wayland; Jessica Gottleib,
Dayorsha Collins and Alexandra Wheaton, Weston.
EASTERN ATHLETIC: Caitlin O'Donnell, Elaine Martin, Janelle McNell,
Meghan Looney, Mary Effler, Jennifer Thomas, Julie Tarallo, Trenna
Schmidt, Kelly Rand, Suzanna Kelley and Laura McNulty, Bishop Feehan;
Katie Dormody and Caitlin McQueen, Bishop Stang; Priscilla Trojano,
Caitlin Walsh, Joan Keyes and Amanda Kelley, Coyle-Cassidy; Chantelle
Howard, Karen Quinn, Holly Goulet, Shaina Petit, Helena
Monteiro, Julie Desrosiers and Chelsea Vest, Somerset.
GREATER BOSTON: Jasmin Washington, Sabrina Zottola and Krista
Gladman, Waltham; Andrea Saccardo, Pinky Ratanajit, Casia Terenzoni,
Lauren Ward, Taysia Barnes, Britney Creamer, Laura Ferrara, Caitlyn
Pinkham and Rachel Orlowski, Peabody; Tanisha Duchatelier, Antoinette
Toussaint and Courtney Sheehan, Somerville; Charmine BienAime,
Sarah Trotman, Kayla Mayhew, Zipporah Guerin and Nia Jarvis,
Cambridge; Shamone Allien, Medford; Susan Choy, Courtney Invernizzi
and Ketchia Mathieu, Malden; C. Mayer, K. Wassam and H. Briner, Arlington.
HOCKOMOCK: Alyse Rocco, Canton; Melissa Allard, Shannon Cunningham,
Carley Martyniak and Olivia Parsons, Foxboro; Kate Beksha,
Lindsey Booth, Mary Cole, Kat Dixon, Becky Galasso, Lea Godfrey, Katie
O'Koven, Kathleen Ryan and Liame Swanson, Franklin; Colleen Davis,
Meghan Ferreira and Kate Johnston, Mansfield; Kathleen Hennessey,
Kristen McLoughlin, Stephanie McNamara and Elizabeth Malone,
North Attleboro; Jenna Davidner, Katelyn Fortes, Michelle Sirois and
Laura Weeks, Oliver Ames.
MERRIMACK VALLEY: Colleen Shannon, Christine Muccio, Bizzy Detora,
Melissa Knapp, Malory Cayon, Vanessa Singleton, Sarah York and
Kaylee Petterutto, Andover; Sydney Fitzpatrick, Billerica; Danielle Diodati,
Haley O'Sullivan, Katie O'Donnell, Sara Missert, Allison Shawcross
and Lauren Berg, Central Catholic; Alyssa Pisarik, Katherine Tang, Sarah
Shanahan, Tricia Brice and Casey Schulze, Chelmsford; Lauren Lesniak,
Dracut; Samantha Stabile and Devon O'Brien, Haverhill; Kate Lanoue,
Lowell; Kristen Judge, Ashley Smith and Nikki Cuhna, Tewksbury.
MIDDLESEX: Jessica Carter, Jessica Drevins and Grace Watson, Belmont;
Amy Pflanz, Kelli McMillan, Melissa Karlen, Jenessa Redfern, Michele
Langone and Lindsey Tigges, Burlington; Menemsha MacBain,
Martha Zimmerman, Ana Kaori, Anna Sheridan, Lucille Cancre and Milana
Mensah, Lexington; Melanie Monroe and Lauren Bonta, Melrose;
Julia Perry, Gwen Teutsch, Tara Greichen, Heather Crocker, Nicole Cusolito,
Mary Silva, Chelsee Cheek, Catherine Gregorowicz, Olivia Dyson
and Madeline Nally, Reading; Elaina Zizza, Meghan Flynn, Emily Nardone,
Natalia Gatta, Ali Simeone, Kimberly Trant, Chelsey Canavan,
Christina Izzicupo, Rachel Mondello, Lindsey Kennedy and Lindsay
Manfra, Stoneham; Molly McGrath, Amberlyn Beninati, Leanne Goodwin,
Jennifer Trant, Jill Custodio and Ella Merullo, Wakefield; Amy Sallese,
Alison Holland and Laura Orloff, Watertown; Kristen Gagalis, Samantha
Engle, Emma Spencer, Meghan Cleary and Krista Woodward,
Winchester; Aimee Rideout, Sarah Kelley, Michelle Angelo, Courtney
Brothers and Molly Hurkett, Woburn.
TRI-VALLEY: Samantha Otten, Ashland; Shannon Bailey, Lauren Perini,
Molly Storer, Janna Bubley, Jackie Carroll and Cara Giaimo, Dover-
Sherborn; Dana Butler, Rosie Keogh, Rachel Morris, Emmaline Berg,
Marissa Bynoe and Kristen Kelleher, Holliston; Cecily Boyce, Molly
Kessler, Lauren Lodge, Erica Normandeu, Nicole Driscoll, Caitlin Dourney,
Micah Ulrich, Corinne Flieger, Mary Bumiller, Nikki Somadelis,
Sarah Smith and Smy Bettina, Hopkinton; Rory Cellucci, Katy Howard
and Stephanie Danehy, Medway; Karyn Moss, Anna Garrison, Casey
Armstrong, Caitlin Barrett and Funmi Adebayo, Medfield; Molly Duffy,
Jessica LaCroix, Shena Parand, Kristina Landeau and Jessica Lee, Millis;
Kelly Allen, Norton; Victoria Koutris, Westwood.