BOSTON – Many athletes from the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire displayed their talents at Saturday’s New England Track-and-Field Championship Meet held at the New Balance Track.
Andover’s Jason DeJesus was the lone champion as he captured the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.42 seconds. That came after he finished fourth in the preliminary heat with a time of 6.53.
In the finals, he defeated Windham’s Kevin Brooks, who was third in 6.49 seconds and Pinkerton Academy’s Matt Morrison, who was eighth in 6.62 seconds. Brooks was also seventh in the 300 in 35.48. Morrison was busy on the day as he was fourth in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.69 and was also 18th in the 300 (36.31).
On the female side, Methuen’s Lauren Quarm and Central Catholic’s Macy Daigle both came home with third places. Quarm was clocked at 7.65 seconds in the 55-meter dash, while Daigle cleared 5-5 in the high jump.
North Andover’s Erika Wojcik was fourth in the 1,000-meters (2:56.88) and Haverhill’s Maddie Goncalves was sixth in the shot put throwing 38-08.00. Finally, for top eight places, the Pinkerton Academy 4×800 relay team of Sarah Rzasa, Parker Knowlton, Isabelle Groulx and Contessa Silva finished fourth in a collective time of 9:27.27.
Silva was also ninth in the two-mile in 11:18.18.
Haverhill’s Natanael Vigo Catala was scratched from the 300-meters.
Boys
Pinkerton Academy: 11. Caden Michaud, long jump, 20-10.7515. John Child, 55-meter hurdles, 8.02; 15. Jason Rzasa, 1,000-meters, 2:36.99; 17. Aiden Dowd, 600-meters, 1:25.88; 22. 4×400 relay (Aiden Dowd, Zackary Smith, Jamisen Isaac and Nathan Binda) 3:33.01; 23. Jordan Chick, shot put, 46-08.00; 28. Luke Delangie, shot put, 44-01.50.
North Andover: 17. Mickey Valentino, shot put, 48-09.75.
Haverhill: 19. Myles Robertson, shot put, 48-03.25; 20. 4×400 relay (Joel Ishiimwe, Hannon Wipff, Stephane Fevry and Natanael Vigo Catala) 3:32.42; 23. Connor Chmieleski, shot put, 47-08.00.
Andover: 19. Harvey Lys, high jump, 6-01.
Girls
Salem: 17. Leanny Ortiz-Blanco, 55-meter dash, 7.36; 19. 4×200 relay (Jenny Olson, Leanny Ortiz-Blanco, Avery Aliberti and Fareedah Adigun), 1:49.31.
Windham: 22. Katherine Klinger, mile, 5:27.73.
Timberlane: 16. Charlotte Beaudoin, 600, 1:40.71.
Pinkerton Academy: 14. Eva Roberts, long jump, 16-09; 17. 4×400 (Isabelle Groulx, Parker Knowlton, Isabella Sippel, Hannah Sippel), 4:13.23.