Indoor track teams have fine finishes at States

AMONG THOSE who medaled at the Div. 3 Indoor Track State Finals was senior captain Ellis lurilli-Hough. (courtesy photo)

By JENNIFER GENTILE

BOSTON—The Melrose High indoor track teams were well represented at the Div. 3 State final at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston on Feb. 19.

Both the boys and the girls teams had qualified many athletes to the Div. 3 Final on Feb. 19, and a few brought home medals on the day.

On the boy’s side, medalists included Ellis lurilli-Hough who was 6^th in the mile, Josh Grant who was 7^th in the long jump and Caleb Barnes who was 8^th in the 2 mile.

Also running the mile were freshmen Adam Caldwell and Jonah Tully.

Russell O’Donnell also had a great outing in the 600, placing tenth in the state.

Field events were covered admirably by Sam Madden (12^th in the high jump) and Melrose showed some speed in the 55 dash with best times from Tyler Lecomte (17^th) and Josh Grant (21^st).

Melrose’s speedy 4×200 relay team of Josh Grant, Tyler Lecomte, Brendan Radzick and Gabe Buffonge placed a solid 11^th. Others running in relay included 4×800 team of Jonah Tully, Peter Story, Henry McCormack and John Strong.

Melrose placed 24^th overall.

Girls’ team finds podium

The Melrose High girls indoor track team also sent qualified athletes to the event and was able to secure a medal thanks to the work of Cadence L’Heureux, who landed on the podium with an 8^th place finish in the 600 dash. She was busy all day as a leg on the 4×400 relay team of Darby Thompson, Amy Rowe and Jillian Bakey (11th) and also competed in the long jump where she placed 18^th.

Melrose almost reached the podium with the work of their 4×800 relay team, Jillian Bakey, Addy Lawlor, Ava Picone and Maizie Frakt.

Melrose also saw strong work from senior Jillian Bakey who placed 11^th in the 2 mile, while teammate Darby Thompson came in 24^th. Melrose saw nice efforts in the 600 dash by Ava Picone and Amy Rowe, and a solid 16^th place finish in the high jump by Scarlet Timm.

Placing 18^th in the 4×200 relay was Sophia McElligott, Meghan Radzick, Paige Crovo and Chloe Mahoney.

Look for many of these runners to compete in the upcoming spring season.