Girls' track
(Jay Connor / Globe Photo)
Mansfield's Meghan Ferreira leads in the 55 hurdles.
Runner of the Year
junior / 55 meters
Molly O'Dea, Hingham
O’Dea was just too fast this season,
taking first in the 55 at the New
England championships, All-States
(7.28), and Division 3 (7.28). O’Dea is
the only female Hingham track athlete
to win three straight titles in the
same season.
Coaches of the Year
division 1
Michael Meagher, Boston Latin
In only his fourth year at Boston
Latin, Meagher led the Wolfpack to a
fourth-place finish at the Division 1
state meet, a 10th-place finish at the
All-State meet, and an eighth-place
finish at the New England Championship
meet.
division 2
Derek Ellis, Mansfield
Ellis’s squad went 8-0 in the Hockomock
League. The North Attleboro
graduate coached the Hornets to a
Division 2 state relay title, Division 2
state title, and a share of first place
with DCL power Newton South in the
All-State meet.
division 3
Brian Hall, Hopkinton
Hall has compiled a 51-1-1 record in
three years at Hopkinton. He led the
Hillers to a 7-0 record in dual meets,
winning the Tri-Valley League and
Division 3 relay titles. Hopkinton was
runner-up at the Division 3 state
meet.
division 4
Gregory Zopatti, Pembroke
Under Zopatti, Pembroke went 9-1 in
the Patriot League and captured the
Fisher Division championship. Zopatti
also led his squad to a runnerup
finish at the Division 4 state meet.
Zopatti was named Coach of the Year
in 2008 in the outdoors.
All-Scholastics
senior / 600
Courtney Baldwin, Lowell
Baldwin finished first in the Division
1 meet, winning in 1:36.36, and was
the runner-up at the All-State meet.
Baldwin also holds school records in
the 600 yards, and 600-, 800-, and
1,000-meter races. She will attend
UMass-Amherst this fall.
senior / shot put
Emmaline Berg, Holliston
Headed to Dartmouth this fall, Berg
collected many accolades this winter,
winning the Elite Coaches Invitational,
Tri-Valley League Champion,
Division 3, and New England titles.
Berg also finished third at the Nike
Indoor National meet (42-2OE).
junior / 300
Meisha Brooks, Boston Latin
Brooks finished first at the New
England championship meet in
40.46 seconds. She also took first at
the Division 1 state meet in 40.68
and was fourth at the All-State meet.
A Dual County League All-Star, she is
also an honor roll student.
sophomore / 300
Emily Broyles, Mansfield
Broyles set a school record in the 300
meters (40.46). She also won the
Hockomock League title and captured
Division 2 state and All-State
crowns. Broyles helped lead Mansfield
to a share of the All-State title
and she was fifth at New Englands.
senior / mile
Bridget Dahlberg, Newton South
Dahlberg won the Division 1 state
meet (4:58.37) and All-State meet
(4:56.16). She anchored the Lions’
4x800 team that placed second in the
Nike Indoor National meet in
8:58.63, the fastest time in New
England history.
junior / mile
Jenna Davidner, Oliver Ames
Davidner cracked the 5-minute barrier
in the mile when it counted most,
capturing the New England Championship
in 4:59. Davidner also went
undefeated in the Hockomock
League and finished second at the
All-State meet.
senior / 55 hurdles
Meghan Ferreira, Mansfield
Ferreira wrapped up her senior year
by winning the Hockomock, Division
3, and All-State titles. Ferreira, headed
to Harvard this fall, also placed
third at the New England Championship
meet. Led by Ferreira, Mansfield
won a share of the All-State title.
junior / long jump
Deanna Latham, Triton
Latham was quite successful on the
long jump runway this season. She
won the State Coaches meet with a
leap of 18 feet 3 1/2 inches. Latham
also captured the Division 3 title
(18-3) and the All-State meet
(18-2 1/2).
senior / shot put
Nalis Mbianda, Newton South
Mbianda won the Division 1 state
championship (39-11OE) and also the
All-State title with a put of 41-9. The
Dual County League All-Star holds
the school record in the shot put
(41-9) and has broken the mark five
times in her high school career.
senior / 1,000
Camille Murphy, Framingham
Murphy, a Bay State League All-Star
and team MVP, won the Division 1
state title and the All-State title
(2:51.99). Murphy finished fourth in
the mile in the Nike Indoor National
meet in 4:52.9, her first race at that
distance this season.
senior / high jump
Laura Weeks, Oliver Ames
Weeks won the Division 3 state and
All-State titles with a jump of 5 feet 6
inches. Weeks, the Hockomock
League champion and All-Star, also
finished second at the New England
Championship meet. She will attend
Bryant University this fall.
Relays
4x200 meters
North Attleboro
The Rocketeers cruised to victories in the State
Coaches Invitational, Division 2 state, and All-State
meets. Lauren Goldberg, Christy Deininger, Carolyn
Udail, and Julianne Cappadona also set a school
record with the seventh fastest time in state history
(1:44:52). (Photo: The members of North Attleboro’s 4x200 relay
team, from L-R, Christy Deininger, Carolyn
Udall, Lauren Goldberg, and Julianne
Cappadona.)
4x400 meters
Mansfield
Meghan Ferreira, Emily Broyles, Michelle Jenssen,
and Katie Jenkins were tops in the 4x400 relay,
winning the State Coaches Invite, Division 2 state,
and All-State titles. The Hornets also placed second
at the New England championships. Mansfield was
co-champs at the All-State meet. (Photo: The members of Mansfield’s 4x400 relay team,
from L-R, Meghan Ferreira, Emily Broyles,
Katie Jenkins, and Michelle Jenssen.)
4x800 meters
Lincoln-Sudbury
Andrea Keklak, Ellie Hylton, Jessica Griffin, and
Claire Arthur set a school record at the Nike Indoor
National meet, winning in 9:07.61. L-S also won
the All-State meet (9:15.17), the Division 1 state
meet (9:16.43), and the State Coaches Invitational. (Photo: The members of Lincoln-Sudbury’s 4x800
relay team include, from L-R, Ellie Hylton,
Jessica Griffin, Claire Arthur, and Andrea
Keklak.)
All-Stars
- Atlantic Coast: Megan Barry, Sarah Burke, Michaela Butler, Bridget Dunbar, Rachael Hathaway, and Alexia Sullivan, Dennis- Yarmouth; Kristine Bunker and Kim Cardeiro, Falmouth; Cammie Brown, Taryn Doherty, Jocelyn Hubbard, Julie McCauley, and Amanda Megnia, Marshfield; Shannon Ferguson, Alli Weiler, and Nicole Weiler, Norwell; Ali Kopp, Plymouth South; Caroline Conena, Emma Riedel, and Caroline Warren, Sandwich.
- Bay State: Siobhan Flaherty, Jacky Hull, and Kellyann Ring, Braintree; Leah Gellineau, Brookline; Melissa St. Preux, Dedham; Sarah Bowhill, Alissa Howell, Camille Murphy, Hannah Pearl, and Jessica Whitfield, Framingham; Emily Hughes, and Cheryl Tran, Milton; Hannah Carson, Ally Ferrera, Rebecca White, Natick; Margo Gillis, Emily Hutchinson,Michele kaufman, Carolyn Ranti; Meghan Underhill, Norwood; Erica Hawley, Walpole; Alyssa Corrigan, Hannah Muir, Sarah O’Brien, Wendy West, Wellesley; Sam Bennet, Jenn Bell, Carolyn Connoly, Jill Corcoran, Melissa Kimball, Felicia Hopkins and Kayla Sullivan.
- Big Three: Keila Dos Santos, Maggie Poyant, Hadley Patten, Courtney Neves, and Paije Jones, New Bedford; Vannessa Clereaux, Annifreed Sinjour, Nathalie Victoria, Kayla Alvarado, Aponi Washington, and Kelsey Pomerleau, Brockton; Bianca Roberts and Silvia Cabrara, Durfee.
- Boston City: Jade Arnold-Scott, Ticarmel Cherisme, Kemi Selako, Keeja Paisley, and Adrienne Thornton, O’Bryant; Eva Mc- Donald and Emil Kilbourn-Shear, Latin Academy; Maria Colaman, South Boston; Tayana Jones, East Boston.
- Cape Ann: Molly Miller and Melyssa McFayden, Ipswich; Deanna Latham, Triton; Meghan Goodwin, Lynnfield; April O’Brien and Alanna Poretta, Pentucket; Alison Lanois, Hamilton-Wenham; Candice Waldie, North Andover; Alyssa Harrison, Amebsury.
- Dual County: Sierra Zambrano, Kelsey McGovern, Amy Dao, Kathryn Purinton, Katie Morris, Kristen Carlson, Val Sans and Amy Margolius, Acton-Boxboro; Rebecca Robinson, Lauren Willey, Corrine Buurman and Emily Chicojay, Arlington; Marina Boebel, Bedford; Meisha Brooks, Olivia Grant, Alexandra Williams, Kathy Mello and Tamika Reid, Boston Latin; Kathleen Dreher, Concord-Carlisle; Maggie Flemmin, Jess Griffin, Cecilia Igwe-Kalu, Andrea Keklak, Emily Rudder, Ellie Hylton, Jennifer Gossels, Claire Arthur, Lea Sax, Lea Alton and Madison Acton, Lincoln-Sudbury; Ezra Banks, Juliet Ryan-Davis, Bridget Dahlberg, Kelsey Karys, Dani Pensack, Katie Sandson, Andrea Braver, Kathy O’Keefe, Melanie Fineman and Nalis Mbianda, Newton South; Ellen Callahan, Elizabeth McManus, Ashley Mason, Julianne McGowan, Ariel Kenyon and Elizabeth Arens, Notre Dame; Isabel Stern, Kathryn Washek and Cassie Dean, Wayland; Cassie Ryding, Ailish Hanly, Annie Keys, Karen Nallen, Lexie Brearly, Caitlin Sheridan and Emily Cacciatore, Westford; Alley Wheaton, Weston.
- Eastern Athletic: Trenna Schmidt, Katherine Barrett, Annisa Arsenault, Elaine Martin, Janelle McNeil, Viviana Hanley, Jennifer Thomas, and Hannah Cote, Bishop Feehan; MacKenzie Roderick, Katie Darmody, and Cara Murphy, Bishop Stang; Joan Keyes, Caitlyn Fahey, and Amanda Dilley, Coyle-Cassidy; Rahcel Blauner, Sarah McNeill, and Kylene Carey, East Bridgewater; Alex Livingston, Mashpee; Mary Brinkman, West Bridgewater.
- Greater Boston: Nicole Genard, Rose Mathieu, Sasha Garczynski, Tayla Plett, Jessica Masse, and Thethe Selenga, Somerville; Anya Pierre-Louis, Katherine Picard, and Ariana Fiorello, Medford; Charmine Bien-Aime, Nisa Chamblin, Cambridge; Jessica Vo and Thannh Nguyen, Malden; Jaclyn Buonopane, Everett.
- Middlesex: Jessica Carter, Anna Dooley and Rebecca Russo, Belmont; Melissa Mancini and Jessica McCarthy, Burlington; Lucille Cancre, Shareen Salem, Allison Crooke, Martha Zimmerman, Erika Chan, Caroline Hammond, Sarah Heingartner and Anna Kouri, Lexington; Kelli Halligan, Emma McGowan and Melanie Monroe, Melrose; Olivia Dyson, Lauren Almeida, Chelsee Cheek, Julia Perry, Kelly Cusolito and Elyssa Dorenfeld, Reading; Allie Simeone, Lauren Kennedy, Taylor Havican and Renne O’Brien, Stoneham; Sarah DiTonno, Molly McGrath and Lisa De- Guglielmo, Wakefield; Alison Holland, Watertown; Bethany Crowe and Tessa Mediano, Winchester; Aimee Rideout, Nicole Rideout, Kayla Galvin, Abby Connors, Jill Cidado and Molly Hurkett, Woburn.
- Patriot: Shauna McNiff, MacKenzie Lucier, Molly O’Dea, Julie Nielsen, Danielle McNiff, Kathleen O’Neill, Lauren Arcement, and Julia Mirochnick, Hingham; Julia Nee, Duxbury; Katie Sheehan, Scituate; Amanda Clafin, Kathryn Nathan, Heather Connick, Mary Scanlon, Michelle Coate, and Becky Stoyle, Pembroke; Ashley Pitts and Starr Natham, Randolph; Juliana Morris, Silver Lake; Nicole Gilbert, Hanover; Kristie Mewis, Emily Regan, and Kelcie Sullivan, Whitman-Hanson; Erin Collins, Quincy/ North Quincy.
- Tri-County: (Division 2) Emily Dell, Lauryn Granara, Austin Prep; Brittany Dolan, Kristina Moran, Elly O’Leary, Bianca Gallo, Christina Vellucci, Emily O’Leary, Marial Quezada, Bishop Fenwick; Katie Powers, Alannah Vargus, Meaghan O’Donnell, and Katelyn Hickey, Cardinal Spellman; Kelly Egan, Mary Hazen, and Serene King, Marian.
- Tri-Valley: Tayla Allen, Sarah Matthews, and Kathryn Martin, Westwood; Jessica Lee, Millis; Rosie Keogh, Emmaline Berg, and Marissa Bynoe, Holliston; Maddie Howard, Callie Nixon, Alex Stanton, and Allie Hunter, Medfield; Kate Dryer, Ashland; Courtney Williams and Kelly Allen, Norton; Molly Morningstar, Cecily Boyce, Caitlin Dourney, Molly Kessler, Lauren Schultz, Kellie Lodge, Erica Normandeau, Kim Bolick, Jennifer Lynds, and Emily Jarvis, Hopkinton.