Big Blue Track Shines at NEC Championships

On Saturday, May 16th, the Swampscott High School track and field teams headed to Manning Field in Lynn for the Northeast Conference League Championship. The day ended very well for the Big Blue, who left with four individual champions in five events, a third place finish for the boys, and a fifth place finish for the girls.

The NEC Meet actually began on Friday, with the javelin being contested at Peabody High School, due to the lack of field space at Manning Field. Aidan Brawley surprised everyone by throwing a huge throw of 174'11", a personal best by thirty feet. On the track Saturday morning, the distance duo of senior Peter Hale and junior Matt Mahoney dominated the two mile, working together to earn the top two spots. Hale has now won four NEC two mile titles: two during indoor track and two during outdoor track. Robert Seymour won the shot put with a toss of 52'-1.25". Seymour also won the shot put title during the indoor season.

Senior Melinda Wilson also had a huge day for the Big Blue Girls, winning titles in the discus (118') and the 400 hurdles (68.24). Wilson also teamed up with teammates Miranda Nocera, Tess Gorman, and Allison Carr to place 4th in the 4x800 meter relay (10:57). The following Big Blue student-athletes scored points for Swampscott on Saturday with their top six finishes:

First Places: Aidan Brawley (javelin, 174'-11"), Robert Seymour (shot put, 52'-1.25"), Peter Hale (two mile, 9:44), Melinda Wilson (discus, 118'; 400 hurdles, 68.24). 

Second Places: Zach Blonder (100 meters, 11.49), Matt Mahoney (two mile, 9:49), Declan McClung (400, 51.40), 4x800 meter relay (Peter Hale, Matt Mahoney, Bennett Smith, Noah Conti; 8:38), Aisling Dennehy (400, 61.46), 4x400 meter relay (Aisling Dennehy, Shauna King, Taylor Gateman, Sara Martin; 4:20.64), Haley Irwin (triple jump, 32'-09").

Third Places: Maleek Newsome (200 meters, 23.86), Tiara Smith-Mathews (shot put, 32'-3.75").

Fourth Places: Justin Chasse (shot put, 47'-7.25), Tiara Smith-Mathews (100 meters, 13.12), 4x100 meter relay team (Tiara Smith-Mathews, Nancy Do, Mackenzie Faulkner, Lauren Moran; 53.20), 4x800 meter relay team (Alison Carr, Miranda Nocera, Tess Gorman, Melinda Wilson). 

Fifth Places: 4x100 meter relay (Maleek Newsome, Neil Lahrizi, Jordan James, Zach Blonder; 46.09); 4x400 meter relay (Marco Scibelli, John King, Ethan Smith, Declan McClung; 3:49), Shauna King (400 meters, 63.97), Alison Carr (high jump, 4'10").

Sixth Places: Barry Tevrow (discus, 105'-01"), Lauren Moran (200 meters, 28.10), Alison Carr (800, 2:29.15), Ny'cole Young (shot put, 31'-2.25").

Also on Saturday, senior Danny Duff qualified for the MIAA Eastern Mass. Championships in the shot put with a throw of 42'-2.25".

Full results can be found here.