Girl's
Spring Track:
Now
it's party time: Mansfield rolls
From
the Boston Globe;
Well-rested
Hornets run away with title
By
Peter Martin, Globe Correspondent, June 7,
2009
FITCHBURG
- The seniors on the Mansfield track team
had to miss their class overnight party to
rest up for the All-State girls' meet
yesterday at Fitchburg State.
After
winning four events and taking the team
title by 19 points over Newton South, it
turns out that missing the party was worth
it.
"It
was totally worth it," said Michelle
Jenssen, who won the 400-meter hurdles and
helped the Hornets win the 4 x 400-meter
relay. "We missed out on our last
party of senior year but this was
better."
Meet
and state records were established in both
of Jenssen's events. First, in the 400
hurdles, Jenssen did not have much
competition given that this was the first
year the event was run. But the 4 x 400
team's time of 3:53.01 topped the record
set by Hopkinton in 2000 that many thought
was untouchable.
"We
didn't expect the record at all,"
said Jenssen. "We were just hoping to
go under four [minutes] and when I
finished and looked at the clock it felt
great."
Underclassmen
contributed to Mansfield's win as well, as
sophomore Emily Broyles won the 400-meter
run in 56.54 and also was part of the 4 x
400 team.
Senior
Meghan Ferreira took first in the 100
hurdles in 14.54, just one-10th of a
second off the state record, but after the
race she was quick to credit the team's
success over her own.
"We
knew we weren't far behind [Newton South]
based on qualifiers," she said.
"But we knew that we needed to do
better than we were seeded to win, and so
far we have been doing it."
Perhaps
no Mansfield athlete exhibited that more
than Kelly McCabe, a senior triple jumper.
Seeded 10th, she jumped out of her shoes
to set a personal best and place fourth
with a leap of 36 feet 8 inches.
"Kelly
is a great example of what the whole team
did today," said coach Derek Ellis.
"We needed great performances to win
and the girls went out and did it."
From
the Attleboro Sun Chronicle:
GIRLS
TRACK: MHS wins States
Sunday,
June 7, 2009
FITCHBURG
- First it was the Hockomock League, then
it was the Division 2 Championship.
Now,
the Mansfield High School girls' track
team can call itself state champions.
The
Hornets ran away from the field on
Saturday at the All-State meet at
Fitchburgh College, winning the team
standings by 19 points. Mansfield had 62
points while second-place Newton South had
43.
The
Hornets had three individual state
champions in sophomore Emily Broyles in
the 400 meters., senior Meghan Ferreira in
the 100 hurdles and senior Michelle
Jenssen in the 400 hurdles and another
relay champions en route to the blowout
win.
"I
told the girls you just have to be perfect
today, these girls were just on
today," Mansfield coach Derek Ellis
said. Last year the Hornets finished in
third, just two points away from first.
This year Mansfield left no doubt about
who would come home with the trophy.
The
Hornet 4x400 meter team of Katie Jenkins,
Broyles, Erica Unger and Jenssen shattered
their own school record and set a new meet
record, while Kelly McCabe turned in a
personal best jump of 36-8 in the triple
jump to take fourth place. McCabe also
took third in the shot put while Jess
Eason took sixth.
Sophomore
Kristen McDonagh improved upon her school
record in the high jump with a leap of
5-6, one of four Hornets to improve on a
school record.
The
Hornets placing in the top six advanced to
the New England Meet to be held on
Saturday in Burlington, Vermont.
Girls'
Team Results: 1-Mansfield 62 points,
2-Newton South 43, 3-Pembroke 22.5,
4-Newton North 21, 5-Lincoln Sudbury 20.5,
6-North Attleboro 20, 7-Andover 18,
7-Triton 18, 9-tie, Wachusett and
Springfield 15.
Mansfield
placements: 400 hurdles 1-Michelle
Jenssen 62.82; 400 1-Emily Broyles 56.54;
Triple jump 4-Kelly McCabe 36-8; 16-Meghan
Ferreira 33-111/2; Shot put 3-Kelly McCabe
41-03/4; 6-Jess Eason 39-13/4; 100 Hurdles
1-Meghan Ferreira 14.54; High jump
2-Kristen McDonagh 5-6, 22-Colleen Copley
5-0; 4x400 1-Katie Jenkins, Emily Broyles,
Erica Unger, Jenssen, 3:53.01.
Boy's
Spring Track
From
the Boston Globe
BOYS
TRACK: Hornets third
FITCHBURG
- Led by a second-place performance by
senior Dan Glavin, the Mansfield High
School boys' track team finished in a tie
for third place overall at the All-State
Meet held Saturday at Fitchburgh High
School.
The
Hornets, who finished in third place last
year, totaled 26 points to tie them with
BC High.
Glavin
took second place in the shot put with a
throw of 57-111/4 and also took seventh in
the discus.
On
the running side, Patrick Grimes set a new
school record in the mile, running 4:22.69
to finish in sixth place. The time beat
Ryan Collins' previous record of 4:23.1
set in 2007.
The
Hornet 4x800 relay also broke a school
record with a time of 8:01.15, while the
4x400 relay, which finished in fourth
place, missed the school record by two
tenths of a second. Pat McGowan, who will
join Grimes at the New England meet in
Burlington, Vermont next weekend, finished
fourth in the two mile with a time of
9:19.65, a personal best time by seven
seconds that now ranks him the second
fastest performer in the event in
Mansfield history.
MIAA
All-States
Boys'
team results: 1-Andover 38.5, 2-Lawrence
29, 3-tie, BC High and Mansfield 26,
5-Nashoba 25, 6-New Bedford 23, 7-tie,
Newton South, Whitman Hanson and Westboro
21, 10-North Attleboro 20.
Mansfield
placements: Shot put 2-Dan Glavin
57-11/4; 20-Chris Fong 46-6; Discus
7-Glavin 152-6; Two mile 4-Pat McGowan
9:19.65; Mile 6-Patrick Grimes 4:22.69;
4x800 6-Chris Harney, Josh Lampron,
McGowan, Grimes, 8:01.15; 4x100 12-Brycen
Dowd, Dan Sperrazza, Kyle Allen, Matt
Johnson, 44.21; 4x400 4-Chris Szrom, Ryan
Patrella, Ian Cauldwell, Kyle Kilduff,
3:24.24.
