The Meet of Champions has come and gone, and now it’s time for some of our state’s top athletes to take on the best the region has to offer.
That happens Saturday at the 79th annual New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships. This year’s meet will be held at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. Field events begin at 9 a.m., with running events scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m.
Massachusetts will be well represented at the regional competition, boasting the top seed in 14 events.
On the girls’ side, the Bay State’s top seeds include Natick’s Emmanuella Edozien in the 100-meter hurdles (14.07), Sharon’s Nina Kyei-Aboagye in the 100m dash (11.83), Natick’s Chloe Elder in the 400m (53.96), Oliver Ames’ Lavender Kozaka in the long jump (19 feet, 10.75 inches), Newton North’s Blake MacNeal in the triple jump (39-8.25), and Taunton’s Sophia Olaniyan in the discus (140-1).
For the boys, Massachusetts’ No. 1 seeds include Clinton’s Sean Blaze in the 100m (10.64), Reading’s Ryan Pulpi in the 200m (21.06), Catholic Memorial’s Amar Skeete in both the long jump (24-1) and triple jump (51-2), Cohasset’s Nicholas Askjaer in the shot put (61-7) and javelin (187-1), and Abington in the 4×400-meter relay (3:16.06).
Our State Running Team will provide live-stream coverage of the meet from start to finish, complete with commentary. Below are links to the performance lists, Massachusetts entries and meet schedule.
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PERFORMANCE LISTS
SCHEDULE
FIELD EVENTS
9 a.m.
Pole Vault, girls followed by boys
Long Jump, boys and girls at the same time
High Jump, boys, followed by girls
Shot, boys, followed by girls
Discus, girls; followed by boys
Javelin, girls, followed by boys
RUNNING EVENTS
Girls first except 100m/110m hurdles finals
10:30 a.m.
4x800m relay
110m/100m hurdles, preliminary heats
100m dash, preliminary heats
110m/100m hurdles, finals
100m dash, finals
1,600m
4x100m relay
400m
300m hurdles
800m
200m dash
3,200m
4x400m relay
