WESTFIELD — Entering second day of the MIAA Division 1 track & field championship meet with a three-point lead, Franklin’s historic senior class could feel the state title within their grasp.
On Friday’s opening day of competition, star Sarah Dumas achieved the rare feat of winning the pentathlon and 400-meter hurdles on the same day. Her fellow senior teammates had risen to the occasion in the shot put and discus throw.
With one final afternoon to finish the job as a group, the seniors delivered.
Behind victories Sunday from Dumas in the 100 hurdles (14.29) and senior Elizabeth Hopkins in the javelin (137 feet, 2 inches), Franklin tallied 74 points at Westfield State to top runners-up Lowell and Westford (62 points each) and capture the program’s first Division 1 title.
“Winning a Division 1 championship has been a goal of ours since freshman year. And we’ve been working so hard, especially the senior class, for four years to make this happen,” said Dumas, who will run next year at Penn. “I sensed early in this season we had enough to do it … This ultimately is the culmination of all that hard work.”
While Dumas’s 30 individual points led the way, the Panthers elite group of throwers played an equally critical role. In addition to Hopkins’s key victory, senior Lily DeForge won the discus (133-9) and placed third in the shot put (41-3).
“Our throwers were just tremendous today, and what more can you say about Sarah Dumas,” Franklin coach Paul Trovato said. “After all that these girls have done to uplift this program, this would’ve been a little bit of a letdown had we not finished it off today.”
On the boys’ side, Acton-Boxborough capped off its dominant season with an outdoor title, fending off a late comeback from runner-up St. John’s Prep to win by nine points, 70-61. The victory marked the Revolution’s first time since 2011 they won both the indoor and outdoor state title in the same year.
“Winning the indoor and the outdoor trophies was something we talked about all year,” said A-B coach DJ Brock. “We knew the job was not done until now, and I’m just so proud of everybody.”
The Revolution earned 23 team points in pole vault, with senior Christoph Osselmann Chai winning the event (14-6) and junior Diego Harris taking second (13-0).
“The [pole vaulters] knew they had a big job and had to perform seeding-wise, and they went out there and probably even overperformed,” Brock said. “We just have a lot of guys who are great at pole vaulting, and they focus on it because they know the team needs it.”
While defending champions Lexington fell just shy in third place (with 56 points), senior McKenna O’Hare Gibson had a highlight-packed weekend. After setting a state record in Friday’s 400 hurdles (53.19), he completed the hurdle double by taking the 100 in 49.39, another personal best time.
“I definitely struggle with my confidence at times. It can hold me back,” said O’Hare-Gibson, who will run at Northeastern. “So to come in here and see what I was able to do, even more than I thought I could do, it makes a big difference [going forward].”
MIAA Division 1 Championship
BOYS
at Westfield State University
100m — 1. Lucas Andrade, Brockton, 0:10.58; 2. Jason DeJesus, Andover, 0:10.69; 3. Max Deane, Boston Latin, 0:10.81.
110m hurdles — 1. Khai Yin, Lowell, 0:14.19; 2. Ryan Kyle, Westford, 0:14.37; 3. Maxwell Crawford, Attleboro, 0:14.56.
200m — 1. Nico Begic, Lincoln-Sudbury, 0:21.65; 2. Natanael Vigo Catala, Haverhill, 0:21.7; 3. Dmitrius Shearrion, Taunton, 0:21.74.
400m — 1. McKenna O’Hara Gibson, Lexington, 0:49.39; 2. Nico Begic, Lincoln-Sudbury, 0:49.46; 3. Andrew Bamberg, Brookline, 0:49.54.
400m hurdles — 1. McKenna O’Hara Gibson, Lexington, 0:53.19; 2. Noah Stegmeier, Acton-Boxborough, 0:54.15; 3. Mitchell Kisgen, Xaverian, 0:55.
800m — 1. Dylan Brenn, Wachusett, 1:55.72; 2. Ajay Raina, Acton-Boxborough, 1:55.77; 3. Cameron Walter, Brookline, 1:55.82.
Mile — 1. Colin Fisher, Boston Latin, 4:14.85; 2. Shamus Larnard, BC High, 4:16.95; 3. Alex Friedman, Newton South, 4:17.63.
2-mile — 1. Paul Bergeron, Westford, 9:00.89; 2. Jack Graffeo, Westford, 9:04.07; 3. Chris Larnard, BC High, 9:11.19.
4 x 100 — 1. Needham, 0:42.24; 2. St. John’s Prep, 0:42.45; 3. Lexington, 0:42.82.
4 x 400 — 1. Xaverian, 3:19.51; 2. Newton North, 3:20.18; 3. Acton-Boxborough, 3:21.09.
4 x 800 — 1. Brookline, 7:56.47; 2. St. John’s Prep, 7:56.74; 3. Cambridge, 7:56.97.
High jump — 1. Lucas Andrade, Brockton, 6 feet 8 inches; 2. Derek Shimer, Shrewsbury, 6-6; 3. Suuna Kalemera, Central Catholic, 6-4.
Long jump — 1. Antonio Wiafe, St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 23 feet 5.75 inches; 2. Christopher Adamchek, Acton-Boxborough, 23-1; 3. Ethan Thevenin, Lowell, 22-6.25.
Pole vault — 1. Christoph Osselmann Chai, Acton-Boxborough, 14 feet 6 inches; 2. Diego Harris, Acton-Boxborough, 13-0; 3. Adam Boulay, Shrewsbury, 13-0.
Triple jump — 1. Matthew Acquah, Natick, 46 feet 7.75 inches; 2. Kenny JeanMichel, Taunton, 45-5; 3. Adrian Rivera, Attleboro, 44-5.
Shot put — 1. Connor Chmieleski, Haverhill, 53 feet 4.5 inches; 2. Myles Robertson, Haverhill, 51-1.25; 3. Thomas Galusha, Central Catholic, 50-3.25.
Discus — 1. Ancil Alexander, Taunton, 176 feet 7 inches; 2. Argenis Luciano, Lawrence, 148-9; 3. Franz Schroeder, Lexington, 139-7.
Javelin — 1. James Scott, Franklin, 165 feet 2 inches; 2. Drew Alsup, Central Catholic, 157-6; 3. Kye McClory, St. John’s Prep, 151-11.
Pentathlon — 1. Aithan Bezanson, St. John’s Prep, 3384 points; 2. Antonio Wiafe, St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 3369; 3. Lincoln Massaro, St. John’s Prep, 3226.
Team results — 1. Acton-Boxborough, 70; 2. St. John’s Prep, 61; 3. Lexington, 56; 4. Brockton, 51; 5. Brookline, 43.
MIAA Division 1 Championship
GIRLS
at Westfield State University
100m — 1. Abby Desmarais, Framingham, 0:11.93; 2. Lauren Quarm, Methuen, 0:11.97; 3. Emmanuella Edozien, Natick, 0:12.38.
100m hurdles — 1. Sarah Dumas, Franklin, 0:14.29; 2. Emmanuella Edozien, Natick, 0:14.53; 3. Gabrielle Pierre, Lincoln-Sudbury, 0:14.92.
400m — 1. Quinn Petzold, Lowell, 0:56.71; 2. Rahma Giwa, Wachusett, 0:57.13; 3. Chloe Elder, Natick, 0:57.41.
400m hurdles — 1. Sarah Dumas, Franklin, 1:03.16; 2. Ashley Vinith, Westford, 1:06.55; 3. Ava Conroy, Lowell, 1:06.65.
800m — 1. Abigail Hennessy, Westford, 2:10.17; 2. Emersyn Deponte, Taunton, 2:13.34; 3. Emily Frawley, Newton South, 2:13.63.
Mile — 1. Abigail Hennessy, Westford, 4:59; 2. Aoife Shovlin, Cambridge, 5:03.99; 3. Audrey Seeger, Brookline, 5:07.71.
2-mile — 1. Aoife Shovlin, Cambridge, 10:47.86; 2. Greta Hammer, Needham, 10:55.45; 3. Emily Wedlake, Westford, 10:57.2.
4 x 100 — 1. Newton North, 0:49.83; 2. Lexington, 0:49.92; 3. Acton-Boxborough, 0:50.03.
4 x 400 — 1. Lowell, 3:57.82; 2. Wachusett, 4:00.71; 3. Needham, 4:01.75.
4 x 800 — 1. Weymouth, 9:27.21; 2. Newton South, 9:30.47; 3. Brookline, 9:44.37.
High jump — 1. Macy Daigle, Central Catholic, 5 feet 4 inches; 2. Bronte Gow, Newton North, 5-4; 3. Theresa Thompson, Boston Latin, 5-2.
Long jump — 1. Gabrielle Pierre, Lincoln-Sudbury, 19 feet 2 inches; 2. Aubrey Deardorf, Lexington, 18-2; 3. Blake MacNeal, Newton North, 18-1.
Pole vault — 1. Emerson Gould, Acton-Boxborough, 11 feet 6 inches; 2. Katelyn Atkins, Lexington, 11-0; 3. Elsie Opdyke, Wachusett, 10-6.
Triple jump — 1. Gabrielle Pierre, Lincoln-Sudbury, 43 feet 0 inches; 2. Jadyn Grant, Newton North, 36-10.25; 3. Elsie Opdyke, Wachusett, 35-10.
Shot put — 1. Skye Petrie-Cameron, Newton North, 45 feet 2 inches; 2. Madeline Goncalves, Haverhill, 41-5; 3. Lily Deforge, Franklin, 41-3.
Discus — 1. Lily Deforge, Franklin, 133 feet 9 inches; 2. Kyrah Mar, Newton South, 111-11; 3. Sophia Olaniyan, Taunton, 111-8.
Javelin — 1. Elizabeth Hopkins, Franklin, 137 feet 2 inches; 2. Franchesca Thurston, Central Catholic, 122-8; 3. Ainsley Weber, Weymouth, 122-4.
Pentathlon — 1. Sarah Dumas, Franklin, 3346 points; 2. Sydni Chandler, Natick, 2857; 3. Annelys Baez, Latin Academy, 2855.
Team results — 1. Franklin, 74; 2. Lowell, 62; 2. Westford, 62; 4. Newton North, 58.5; 5. Central Catholic, 41.
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