Division 2 state track: North Andover boys, girls rule the field

BRIDGEWATER Sometimes the bulk memorable track events happen in the evening As nightfall encapsulated the stadium Friday North Andover was able to keep two dynasties alive in various respect Trevor Hunter Brendan Dee Aidan McGarry and Josh Quijada registered a achievement in the -meter relay as the Scarlet Knights captured the boys Div track and field relay crown with a complete unit effort at Bridgewater-Raynham Memorial High School This is our favorite meet of the year noted North Andover boys track coach Steve Nugent This is the one where we can take as several guys as we want to It s something that we circle on the calendar first It s something that is major for our band practices The Scarlet Knights also registered a win in the pole vault relay led by an -foot leap from Chris Ferris Patrick Nugent and Adam Bernat also performed well in the event However the meet came down to the discus relay for North Andover Ethan Jacques placed second with a toss of meters as the Scarlet Knights edged Peabody for the title by just six points Ultimately the school s A crew compiled as a group while its B company added seven to put them over the top with as a squad Wellesley s Fin Ainge clears the Barr at feet while competing in the boys high jump relay during the Division State Track Relays on Friday Photo by Paul Connors Media News Group Boston Herald We had to wait for those discus results to come in Nugent revealed This meet s all about the depth of your gang We got second and we got seventh That s what put us over the top I couldn t be more proud of these guys Meanwhile North Andover also was able to capture its second straight Div girls crown with points Luna Prochazkova Hannah Shea Julia Kroon and Nicole Kroon paced the Scarlet Knights to a win in the as they knocked off Wellesley in a heated race We ve been in the mix every year for the last five at least declared North Andover girls coach Rick DelleChiaie This was a nice one In a meet like this you re looking at all the events total and one place makes all the difference in the world Other noteworthy performances included Hopkinton s association in the boys -meter shuttle hurdles as Lean Augusto Burg Max Keeler Jacob Logan and Harry Millar blazed to a meet-record time of besting the prior mark set in by ticks Patrick Kenneally Anderson Cheung Nico Peukart and Daichi Collins cruised to a winning time of in the boys seconds better than the original record placed in Alex Jackson continued his historic high school career in the boys shot put relay with an impeccable toss of meters as he teamed up with Areno Saint-Victor and Jackson O Brien for a meet record distance of over feet Wellesley s Brian Mix left accepts the baton from teammate Martin Draganov while competing in the boy s -meter relay during the Division State Track Relays Photo by Paul Connors Media News Group Boston Herald