MONTPELIER – The Craftsbury Academy (CA), Hazen Union and Danville track and field teams were back in action at U-32 and Lake Region last week as they barrel towards the Division III State Championships at Burlington High School.
Sophomore Linsey Allen continued to ride the momentum of her first individual title (discus at Lyndon Institute) with another strong performance for the Chargers in the field events at U-32. She placed fourth in the discus and seventh in the shot put against a crowded and competitive field in Montpelier.
Isabella Pockoski bested the field in both events for Harwood.
Freshman Aemilia Terrone and Eliza Bunten each ran personal best times in the 800m, qualifying them both for States. Terrone’s time was good enough for a seventh-place finish, behind event winner Isobel Koger of U-32. Terrone also qualified for States in her first attempt of the season in the 300m hurdles.
Junior Kosmos Gletsos posted a top ten finish in the discus for CA and also had personal records in both the long jump and shot put events.
Senior Soren Stelma-Leonard ran his best time of the season in the 800m, good enough for a top ten finish. Cody Young of U-32 bested that field by nearly six seconds.
Charger junior Theodore Alexander finished tenth in the javelin, behind event winner Que Horace of Paine Mountain.
Danville freshman Landon Garrand finished ninth in the 1500m, with a personal record time. Stowe’s Nico Delena took home first-place honors. Hazen junior Daniel Pougnier finished fifteenth in a crowded field.
Danville senior Alijah Andrews finished ninth in the long jump and fourth in the high jump.
At the High School 9th-10th Grade meet in Essex, CA’s Anson Magoon (1500m) and Eden Boggs (800m) both qualified for States.
At the Pete Davis Invitational in Orleans (Lake Region), Hazen freshman Chris Tongolei recorded a personal best and fourth-place finish in the shot put and finished sixth in the discus event.
Freshman teammate Alden Pougnier recorded a top-five finish in the 800m.
Alexander continued his solid season for the Chargers, with a fourth-place finish in the 1500m and a sixth-place finish in the javelin.
“Almost all of our underclassmen are heading to States in individual events, and the others are on the verge. It’s an incredibly hard-working group of young runners and throwers, and they’ve been invested in learning how to approach their events and training. I’m looking forward to seeing how they close out their seasons,” said Charger head coach Kyle Anderson.
All three schools were back in action for last chance meets at St. Johnsbury and MMU earlier this week as they prepare for the Division III Track and Field State Championships on Thursday.
