ST. ALBANS – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) and Hazen Union varsity track and field teams officially kicked off their seasons last week under first year head coaches Kyle Anderson and Maxfield English.
Junior Adelina Augsberger was the local star of the week for the Chargers last Tuesday, posting a top ten and a pair of top five finishes. Augsberger finished third in the 200m event, with Hazen Union senior Chloe Dyer finishing just outside the top ten. Montpelier’s Anna Wetherell clipped teammate Leyla Milak by less than two tenths of a second to claim first place honors. Augsberger also posted a fifth-place finish in the 400m and a seventh-place finish in the 100m, with Mount Mansfield Union’s (MMU) Lily Waterhouse and Mallory Chicoine besting the field in each event. CA freshman Nora Van Gulden finished ninth in the 1500m and thirteenth in the 800m in her first varsity competition. Freshman teammate Linsey Allen also didn’t shy away from the big stage, posting a pair of impressive fifth place finishes in both the discus and shot put events. Junior Soren Stelma-Leonard finished ninth in the 1500m event, with sophomore Charger teammate Theo Alexander crossing the line five spots behind. Jacoby Soter took home the hardware for BFA-St. Albans in both the 1500m and 800m. Sophomore Kosmos Glestos posted a solid fourth place finish in the discus behind event winner Sebastian Hogle (BFA). Glestos also came in sixth in the javelin for the CA, Alexander finished one spot behind, with Hazen Union junior Lewis Lapierre finishing eighth. BFA’s Levi Dalmer finished first.
Fresh off winning his fourth straight Division II basketball state title for Montpelier, 1,000-point scorer Carter Bruzzese bested the field in the 100m. Lamoille’s Elliot Rowe took home titles in both the 200m and 400m events.
Craftsbury is scheduled to compete in their second event of the season at Essex today, Wednesday. Hazen will have a full week of practice before traveling to Lyndon Institute next Wednesday.
