girls' track

Athlete of the Year

100 hurdles, triple jump, Jr.

Meghan Ferreira, Mansfield

A double champion in the 100-meter hurdles (Division 2, 14.95; All-State, 14.90), Ferreira also won the Division 2 triple jump title and was part of the Hornets’ 4 x 400 relay team that took first at All-States with a time of 3:56.98.

Coaches of the Year

Division 1

Steven McChesney, Newton South

The 27-year veteran led his team to titles in the Dual County League, Division 1 meet, and All-States. With six state championships between cross-country and indoor/outdoor track, he called 2008 ‘‘the greatest year in our program’s history.’’
Division 2

Kim Huffer, Chelsea

Huffer’s Red Devils went 9-0 to win the Commonwealth Athletic Conference championship. She felt several things went into her team’s season, saying that ‘‘through dedication, hard work, and the support of each other, they were able to succeed.’’
Division 3

Joseph Colbert, Triton

A 10-0 season that featured Cape Ann League and Division 3 titles helped Colbert earn the league’s coach of the year honor for the third time in six seasons. He called his team ‘‘one of the most talented groups of athletes I’ve ever seen.’’
Division 4

Gregory Zopatti, Pembroke

Zopatti said that his group of runners this year ‘‘put Pembroke track and field on the map.’’ The stellar season included a division title in the Patriot League and the Division 4 state championship, so his team’s accomplishments back up his words.

All-Scholastics

Shot put, Jr.

Emmaline Berg, Holliston

Last winter’s All-State indoor champion nearly doubled up with the outdoor title as well, placing second (38-9æ). Berg, a junior, finished seventh in the shot put at the New England championships with a throw of 38-9OE.
100, Soph.

Charmine Bien-Aime, Cambridge

The Division 1 champion (12.47 seconds) placed second at All-States (12.39) and finished sixth at the New England championships. She also ran the opening leg of the Falcons’ 4 x 100 relay team that won the Division 1 title.
400, Sr.

Shannon Conway, North Reading

Conway capped a fantastic year with a victory in the 400 meters at the New England championships (55.92 seconds). Before that, she won at the State Coaches meet (57.18) and became the Division 4 and All-State champion. She will attend Harvard.
Pole vault, Jr.

Samantha Dweck, Concord-Carlisle

A Dual County League all-star, Dweck had a high of 10 feet, captured the league title, and came away with the Division 2 championship with a vault of 9-6. She is a member of the school’s honor roll and National Honor Society chapter.
Triple jump, Sr.

Nakeisha Jones, O'Bryant

In addition to her three triple jump titles (State Coaches, 38-9; Division 3, 37-1Æ; All-State, 38-9), Jones also broke school records in the triple jump, high jump, 55-meter hurdles, and 100-meter hurdles. She’ll be going to Tufts.
High jump, Sr.

Kristen Judge, Tewksbury

In addition to the Division 2 title (5-6) and All-State crown (5-6), Judge also won all-conference honors and the Merrimack Valley Conference’s Most Valuable Field Event Performer award. She plans to attend the University of Pennsylvania.
2 mile, Jr.

Kelsey Karys, Newton South

Leading the pack all season was Karys, who won the Division 1 title (10:52.95) and placed second at All-States (10:55.23). She also cracked the 11-minute mark seven times. In her free time, she enjoys horseback riding and art.
Mile, Sr.

Kirsten Kasper, North Andover

Kasper won the Division 2 state title with a time of 4:58.37, then proved to be the best at All-States by clocking 4:59.45. At the New England championships, she came within two seconds of a victory, settling for runner-up.
Long jump, Soph.

Deanna Latham, Triton

Latham also made a mark in the triple jump, 100-meter high hurdles (Cape Ann League champion), and 200-meter dash (league and Division 3 state champ), but she pulled off the trifecta of Cape Ann, Division 3, and All-State titles in the long jump.
Discus, Sr.

Kayla Littig, Carver

Littig improved her throws in each of her three major wins this season: the State Coaches meet (117-1), the Division 4 championships (117-7), and the All-States (127-9). Also a star in field hockey, Littig will attend UMass-Lowell.
300 hurdles, Sr.

Karyn Moss, Medfield

Despite sustaining an ACL injury while playing field hockey in the fall, Moss won the Division 3 title with a time of 46.23 seconds, then followed up with a victory at All-State with a blistering 45.0. The Tri-Valley League MVP will attend Williams.
Javelin, Sr.

Elyse Ogletree, Wayland

The University of Vermont-bound star nearly won three titles, with firsts in the State Coaches (121-5) and Division 3 meets (124-5) and a runner-up at All-States (128-1). She also placed fifth at the New England championships.
800, Jr.

Carolyn Ranti, Newton North

A victory at All-States (personal-best 2:13.0) was just one highlight in a year that featured a Bay State Conference all-star berth and wins in the sprint medley and distance medley at the State Relays. Off the track, she plays the cello and goes biking.
200, Jr.

Samantha Stabile, Haverhill

Stabile won the 100 meters in the Merrimack Valley Conference championships, and captured the 200 in the Division 1 (25.56) and All-State (25.41) meets. She was undefeated in the high jump, 100, 200, and 400 during dual meets.

Relays

4x100 meters

North Attleboro

The Rocketeers’ foursome of (from left) Carolyn Udall, Kristen McLoughlin, Kathryn Flannery, and Julianne Cappadona took first place at the Division 2 championships (49.29 seconds), then nipped Division 4 champ North Reading for the All-State title.


4x400 meters

Mansfield

Meghan Ferreira, Michelle Jenssen, freshman Emily Broyles, and Colleen Davis broke their school record at All-States (3:56.98), then with the help of fill-in runner Katie Jenkins, the team placed fifth at the New Englands.


4x800 meters

Lincoln-Sudbury

The team (from left) of Ellie Hylton, Emily Mepham, Molly Binder, Andrea Keklak , and Claire Arthur cruised to the Dual County League crown, and also earned victories in the Division 1 championships (9:25.19) and All-States (9:22.84).

All-Stars

Atlantic Coast -- Megan Barry, Sarah Burke, Caitlyn Crosby, Sandy Fitzsimmons, Signe Hardigan, Rachael Hathaway, Kristina Lundquist, Megan Maloney, Sarah Romano and Alexa Sullivan, Dennis-Yarmouth; Kristine Bunker, Sarah Cross and Kim Cadeiro, Falmouth; Meg Landry, Julie Mc- Cauley, Molly Shanley and Laura Wilson, Marshfield; Jess Wagner, Plymouth South; Julie Lynch, Quincy/North Quincy; Jill Alves, Marissa D’Angelo, Janet Dempsey and Emily Regan, Whitman-Hanson; Caroline Conena, Emma Riedel and Caroline Warren, Sandwich.

Bay State -- Jackie Hull and Adrienne Lutz, Braintree; Nika Ouellette, Brookline; Alexia Marmanides, Dedham; Alissa Howell, Jess Johnson, Amanda Egesi, Hannah Pearl, Sarah Bowhill, and Camille Murphy, Framingham; Kelly Madigan and Brianna Butlin, Milton; Rebecca White, Kim Perry, Anya Price, and Maggie Webster, Natick; Michele Kaufman, Bonny Guang, Margo Gills, Emily Hutchinson, Emma Kornetsky, Monet Lowe, and Carolyn Ranti; Cory Ryan, Katie Bernazzani, and Meghan Underhill, Norwood; Erica Hawley, Walpole; Luci Laffitte, Alyssa Corrigan, and Wendy West, Wellesley; Sam Bennett, Carolyn Connolly, Jill Corcoran, Kayla Sullivan, Jenn Bell, and Emily Clark, Weymouth.

Big Three -- Joanna Silva Jones, Hadley Patten, Maura Manley, Danielle England, Keila Dos Santos, Hayli Victor, Chelsea Metivier, Kelsey Medeiros, Annifreed Sinjour, and Maggie Poyant, New Bedford; Shannon Singletary, Darcell Hood, Channel Crawford, Maegan Mency, Natalie Victoria, Abasi-ODU Etim, and Laurie Joseph, Brockton; Brie Xavier, Silvia Cabrera, Aileen Caceres, and Jessica Olivera, Durfee.

Boston City -- Kelsie Norman, Dorchester; Tanya Jones, E. Boston; Eva MacDonald and Chrystian Dennis, Latin Acad.; Nia Howard, Madison Park; Kamilah Rowe, Ticarmel Cherisme, Lili Wondwoosen, Nakiesha Jones, Jade Arnold- Scott, Nia Richardson, and Adrienne Thornton, O’Bryant.

Catholic -- Brittany Potter, Kim Kilroy, and Amy Connolly, Fontbonne; Kate Speck, Mt. Alvernia; Chareese McIntosh, Mt. St. Joseph; Joanna Timmons, Ashley Mason, Elizabeth McManus, Lauren Joyal, Ellen Callahan, Sophia Wojtasinski, Lauren Muise, Kara Dunford, and Elizabeth Arens, Notre Dame; Kim Lee, Jill Lawler, Liann Deveraux, Adrienne Watkins, Taylor Phelan, and Taylor Raftery, Ursuline.

Dual County -- Casey Hsuing, Cara Shorey, Kirsten Carlson, Val Sans, Kate Warwick, Courtenay Boland, Acton-Boxboro; Rachel Dushman, Bedford; Olivia Grant, Boston Latin; Samantha Dweck and Kathleen Dreher, Concord-Carlisle; Emily Mepham, Ellie Hylton, Andrea Keklak, Claire Arthur, Maggie Flemming, Jess Marsh, Lea Allen, Leah Sax, Cecilia Igwe-Kalu, Molly Binder, Rachel Potter, Lincoln-Sudbury; Christie Lee, Ezra Banks, Nalis Mbianda, Azeezah Gray, Juliet Ryan-Davis, Kathy O’Keefe, Melanie Fineman, Kelsey Karys, Madeline Reed, Cora Visnick, Bridget Dahlberg, Candace Bailey, Newton South; Brittany Goodman, Tyngsboro; Elyse Ogletree, Katharina Kroll, Leah Jacques, Tory Jones, Marta Lefevre-Levy, Kathryn Washek, Wayland; Cassie Ryding, Karen Nallen, Ailish Hanly, Natalie Sullivan, Rebecca Webb, Westford; Jessica Gottlieb, Erica Gottlieb, Aquene Reed, Alley Wheaton, Dayorsha Collins, Weston.

Greater Boston -- Charmaine Bien-Aime, Sarah Trotman, Zipporah Guerin, Shaquila Anderson, and Melissa Thevenin, Cambridge; Katherine Sexton, Ivy Watts, Kara Walsh, Jessie Booner-Hendrick, Nadja Kerns, Trish Vasqueszi, Erika Shay, and Sabrina Zottola, Waltham; Tanisha Duchatelier, Alexandra Garczynski, Antoinette Toussant, and Rose Mathieu, Somerville; Carolyn Mayer and Zoe Norcross, Arlington; Winnie Hien, Thanh Nguyen, Kethia Mathieu, and Brandie Desimone, Malden.

Hockomock -- Meghan Ferreira, Emily Broyles, Colleen Davis, Jessica Eason, Katie Jankins, Michelle Jenssen, and Kelly McCabe, Mansfield; Alyse Rocco, Canton; Shannon Cunningham, Foxboro; Mary Cole, Katie O’Koren, Megan Ross, Kathleen Ryan, and Lianne Swanson, Franklin; Kathleen Ellen, King Philip; ; Juliann Cappadona, Katherine Flannery, Christy Dieninger, Kristin McLoughlin, Amanda Parker, Carolyn Udall, and Rachel Whiting, North Attleboro; Jenna Davidner, Michelle Sirois, Kristin Taylor, and Laura Weeks, Oliver Ames; Andra Norvaisa, Sharon.

Mayflower -- Emma Lee Iverson, Maddy Penicaud, Kim Carlomagno, Meagan Dreyer, Emma Lee Iversen, and Bre Anne Russell, Martha’s Vineyard; Tessa Vercollone, Emily Bracken, Kristen Lawlor, Mary Donovan, and Haley Reddington, Sacred Heart; Azinga Ming, Tri-County; Jess Hurst, West Bridgewater; Southeastern, Ja’chelle Comer, Southeastern; Shannon Maloney, Blue Hills.

Middlesex -- Lauren Kennedy, Lindsay Manfra, Ali Simeone, Rennee O’Brien, Christina Izzicupo, Lucia DeRosa, Emily McCular, Kim Trant, Stoneham; Emily DeBaie, Jasmine Holland, Jessica Doggett, Taylor Connor, Amy Sallese, Watertown; Johanna Eidman, Tessa Medicas, Krista Woodward, Winchester; Menemsha McBain, Allison Crooke, Olivia Burger, Ana Kouri, Martha Zimmerman, Caroline Hammond, Lucile Cancre, Shereen Salem, Lexington; Jill Custodio, Kim Luciano, Molly McGrath, Hannah Merullo, Angela Bognanno, Wakefield; Aimee Rideout, Crystina Currier, Molly Hurkett, Jill Cidato, and Michelle Angelo, Woburn; Olivia Dyson, Chelsee Cheeks, Victoria Perez, Elyssa Dorenfeld, Catherine Gregorowicz, Julia Perry, Laura Williams, Melanie Sidman, Tara Greichen, and Joan Kwiatek, Reading; Jasmine Halidy Bertrand, Melanie Monroe, Maeve Downey, Melrose; Jessica Carter, Krista Muzzioli, Belmont; Michelle langone, Kelly Hoarty, Jordan Steinberg, Melissa Carlan, Kelli McMillan, Burlington.

Patriot -- Starr Nathan, Keisha Johnson, and Cachet Chesson, Randolph; Allison Muirhead, Middleboro; Emily Zaccardi, Scituate; Kathryn Nathan, Amanda Claflin, Audrey Sturtevant, Berkely Hall, Michelle Coate, and Katy Holt, Pembroke; Julia Nee, Duxbury; Nicole Gilbert, Hanover; Sarah Rogers, Silver Lake; Molly O’Dea, Shauna McNiff, Maggie O’Connell, Jennalyn Plouffe, Brigid Keonen, McKenzie Lussier, Julie Nielsen, Julia Mironchnick, Alyssa Lumbert, and Stephanie Invernizzi, Hingham; Amanda Panaro and Linda Hickey, Rockland.

Old Colony -- Meghan Hathaway, Alex Neville, Emily Lukin, Sarah Jennings, Dara Edge, Teresa Pelletier, Danielle Clifford, Michelle Peck, Megahan Cutler, Desiree Edge, Emilie Ouelette, and Marie Gulino, Attleboro; Rachel Hapenny, Barnstable; Molly Pomroy, Katie Ayers, Cortney Allen, Ashley Gracia, Jacqui Perkins, Melanie Frazier, Amanda Brown, Elisabeth Bodensieck, Kim Gabriele, and Amy Delgado, Bridgewater-Raynham; Molly Rouillard, Samantha Bissonnette, Brittany Cole, Leah Mello, and Keanna Santos, Dartmouth.

Tri-Valley -- Molly Kessler, Lauren Lodge, Caitlin Dourney, Kim Bolick, Nikki Somadelis, Courtney Testa, Micah Ulrich, Elaina Collins, Amy Bettina, Sarah Smith, Meghan Kessler, Leslie Brown, and Elise Burnham-Fay, Hopkinton; Dana Butler, Rosie Keough, Anna Hilton, Emaline Berg, and Amanda Siriani, Holliston; Karen Moss, Caitlin Barrett, Courtney Egan, and Miki Aristorenas, Medfield; Courtney Williams and Kelly Allen, Norton; Kathryn Martin and Laura Teehan, Westwood; Jaclyn Carroll, Dover Sherborn; Sheena Parand and Jessica Lee, Millis; Rory Cellucci, Justine Kramer, and Stefanie Danehy, Medway; Erica Iosue, Bellingham; Sam Otten, Kate Dreyer, Caroline Knyoch, Meredith Daly, Hilda VanderSchijff, and Allison Waterhouse, Ashland.

Late additions:

Cape Ann: Shannon Conway and Alexis Capozzi, North Reading; Nikki Wurdeman, Rachel Bourque, and Deanna Latham, Triton; Stephanie Baima, Wilmington; Maghann Ronan, Newburyport; Emily Lanois, Hamilton-Wenham; Kirsten Kasper, North Andover.

Catholic Central Large: Lexi Culkeen, Maddie Bissaillion, Joanna DiLorenzo, Brittany Dolan, and Alison Trainor, Bishop Fenwick; Nicole Hanlon and Brianna Anderson, St. Mary's; Cienna Wesley, Trinity Catholic; Casey Cappello, Erica Gagnon, Jill Lafond, Akilah Mateen, and Danielle Medico, Archbishop Williams; Shantall Richards, Matignon; Lauren Reis and Harriett Gabbidon, Arlington Catholic; Lauryn Granara, Austin Prep; Serene King, Kelly Egan, Mary Hazen, Marie Littlefield, Hillary McAllister, Micaela Connor, Megan McPherson, Lindsay Garrahan, and Maura O'Riordan, Marian.

Eastern Athletic: Joan Keyes, Priscilla Trojano, Brenna Gonsalves, Christine Talbot, and Amanda Dilley, Coyle-Cassidy; Elaine Martin, Janelle McNeil, Meg Looney, Jen Thomas, Annisa Arsenault, Alyssa Rizzo, and Trenna Schmidt, Bishop Feehan; Caroline Bancroft, Sara Murphy, Katie Darmody, and Jaquelynne Muma, Bishop Stang; Emily Travis and Bethany Barrar, Somerset.