Westford Academy’s Elliana Tweedie will undoubtedly face the biggest challenges of her highschool occupation in her bid to defend her 100 and 200 titles this spring.
However don’t depend on this proficient Ghost to get spooked by the opponents in an unlimited meet.
Tweedie could be up in opposition to lightning-fast fields in every events. Within the 100, Milford’s Kiyanni Simas, the defending prolonged leap champion, Pembroke’s Sarah Claflin, Abigail Lothian of Wellesley, Savanna Vargas of Peabody, Burlington’s Grace Hanafin and Jillian Strynar aren’t afraid of the huge stage and could be making an attempt to switch up on the podium. Tweedie will see Strynar as soon as extra throughout the 200, along with Norton’s Ali Murphy, Cambridge’s Kylee Bernard, Moriah Luetjen of Amherst-Pelham, Obi Akubude of Harmony-Carlisle and Abigail Scott of Mansfield.
Bernard, one of many essential electrifying abilities throughout the state, returns as a result of the 400 All-State champion and could be up in opposition to Murphy, Luetjen, Leominster’s Diamani Canuto and North Studying’s Giuliana Ligor.
One of the crucial efficient showdowns may come throughout the 800 and/or mile between Amelia Everett of Newton South and Brookline’s Camille Jordan. Everett swept every events remaining 12 months, nevertheless Jordan had an unlimited indoor season throughout the mile and 1000 and the two coping with off could be one for the ages. The mile must be considered one of many deepest events with Katie Sobieraj of Oliver Ames, Carmen Luisi of Holliston, Sarah Divasta of Peabody, Billerica’s Anna McElhinney, Ava LoVuolo of Marshfield, Haverhill’s Finleigh Simonds and Plymouth North’s Macey Shriner.
Ava Criniti of Lexington outdueled McElhinney to take the All-State indoor 2-mile and other people two must be on the podium as soon as extra. Defending champion Carmen Luisi of Holliston, Marshfield’s Eleanor Angeles-Whitfield of Marshfield, Aoife Shovlin of Cambridge and Barnstable’s Ava Bullock should all be on the doorway of the pack as properly.
The 400 hurdles choices two elite athletes in defending champion Abby Desmarais of Framingham and Franklin’s Sarah Dumas. Obi Akubude of Harmony-Carlisle appears to be the favorite throughout the 100 hurdles, nevertheless Dumas, the 55 hurdle indoor champion, should make it an in depth race. Defending extreme leap champion Charlotte DiRocco of Harmony-Carlisle ought to cope with Brianna Ewansiha of Peabody, Tantasqua’s Haley McCormack and Case’s Hannah Santos.
Westboro’s Melinda Haagensen is the early season favorite throughout the pole vault, whereas defending champion Shakira Cadet of Durfee heads a strong triple leap topic.
Within the shot put, Brooke Serak of Bishop Feehan was the indoor All-State champion and she or he’ll be up in opposition to Ronnie Jones of Lowell, the New England champion. Jones is the perfect returnee throughout the discus could be sturdy to beat. Nora Kobaly of Littleton could be defending her title in opposition to Fiona Rigby of Arlington, Franklin’s Elizabeth Hopkins and Weymouth’s Ainsley Weber.
The triple leap must be hotly contested with defending champion Shakira Cadet of Durfee heading a topic that options Norwell’s Liliana MacDonald, Lowell’s Annamaria Mbuyu, Kyah Montano of Nipmuc, Bridgewater-Raynham’s Nethica Auguste, Kathryn Cahill of Uxbridge, Studying’s Katie Caraco, Maya Drouillard of Waltham, Ashley Holbrook of Cardinal Spellman and Pembroke’s Catrena Ghattas.
