During post-meet festivities, the U-32 boys track and field team posed with a banner celebrating the East Montpelier school's 100th state title.
About 30 minutes later, U-32 officially secured championship No. 101: The girls team polished off a record-setting afternoon for a Raider sweep at Friday's Division II high school state meet at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex.
"It's really exciting to be a part of that," U-32 boys senior Cyrus Hansen said. "All the hard work has paid off."
For the U-32 boys, it's their ninth title since 2013; the U-32 girls hammered the scoring books for their fourth straight crown and seventh overall over the last 12 seasons.
The U-32 girls racked up 230.5 points to second-place Peoples' 73. U-32's point total is the most ever by a D-II girls team at states; the margin of victory is also a divisional record. The U-32 boys, meanwhile, held off Hartford 148-135.
[Editor's note: See below story for full team scores and top-six individual results].
U-32 girls dominate D-II competition for four-peat
The Raider girls scored points in all but one of the 18 events (javelin). They copped six individual events, paced by Isabel Moustakas' three wins, and swept all three relays for a commanding four-peat.
Moustakas motored to victories in the 100-meter hurdles (16.02 seconds), 300 hurdles (49.79) and high jump (4 feet, 9.75 inches). The senior was also a member of the victorious 4-by-100-meter relay squad along with Mollie Mislak, Adeline Cannella and Maia Pasco.
Ginger Long (1,500, 4:52.90), Alex Weller (discus, 99-11) and Morgan Towne (triple jump, 33-1.75) also claimed events for the Raiders.
Additional depth for U-32 came from Pasco's trio of second-place finishes (long jump, pole vault, 100 hurdles), Cannella's 16 individual points and Mislak and Madison Beaudoin's 14 individual points apiece. Long added a runner-up medal in the 400 and was on the winning 4x400 with Beaudoin, Clara Maker and Mislak.
U-32's winning 4x800 quartet consisted of Amy Felice, Rheia Schall, Elsie Koger and Josie Haley.
U-32 boys hold off Hartford for D-II crown
Entering Friday's state meet, U-32 and Hartford appeared headed for a nip-and-tuck battle. While the team race did not come down to the final event, U-32 and Hartford both produced championship performances.
Runner-up Hartford saw Bennett Moreno sweep the 400 (51.64) and 800 (1:59.53) in a 26-point individual day, Jordan Davis collect 28 points with two firsts in discus (144-1) and javelin (164-10) and a second in shot put and Ayodele Lowe winning high jump (6-0) and long jump (22-3.75).
The Hurricanes also won the 4x400, anchored by Moreno, and pole vault with Benjamin Lang's 10-11.5 clear. But it wasn't enough to overcome U-32's depth and consistency.
The Raiders had at least two top-six finishers in eight of the 18 scored events, led by Hansen's double win in the 1,500 (4:10.63) and 3,000 (9:09.89) and Eddie Sawyer's 18-point effort in claiming shot put (49-6.25) and taking second in discus.
"Depth is really important to us and we get as many points as we can," Hansen said.
Middlebury's Jazmyn Hurley races to three state titles
After racing to victory in the 400 with a personal-best time of 58.01, Jazmyn Hurley "hobbled" over to check in for the 100 final. The junior had less than 10 minutes to recharge before she was back in the starting blocks for the dash.
What did she do for recovery?
"I ate some applesauce, I ate a lot of energy chews and I did a lot of glute exercises," Hurley said.
Hurley had plenty of energy for the 100, cruising to a comfortable margin in 12.86. Hurley then completed a three-win performance by rolling in the 200 (26.48).
"I want to be the best I can," said Hurley, who also won the 200 and 400 at last year's state meet. "I'm so proud of myself. It was a big day."
Peoples junior Kenique Josephs impressed in his 100-200 double win. Josephs ran two fluid finals, claiming the 100 in 11.26 and the 200 in a personal-best of 22.80.
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DIVISION II TRACK AND FIELD STATE MEET RESULTS
Friday at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex (Burlington H.S).
Team score totals
GIRLS: 1. U-32 230.5; 2. Peoples 73; 3. Montpelier 46; 4. Rice 43; 5. Mount Abraham 35.5; 6. Middlebury 30; 7. Lyndon 28; 8. Milton 21; 9. Fair Haven 20; T10. Harwood, Missisquoi 9; 12. Hartford 6; 13. Lamoille 5; 14. Spaulding 2.
BOYS: 1. U-32 148; 2. Hartford 135; 3. Peoples 79; 4. Montpelier 56; 5. Lyndon 36; 6. Fair Haven 26; 7. Mount Abraham 20; 8. Rice 16; T9. Lamoille, Missisquoi 15; 11. Spaulding 12.
Girls top-six finishers
100-meter dash:1. Jazmyn Hurley, Midd 12.86; 2. Adeline Cannella, U-32 13.04; 3. Mollie Mislak, U-32 13.16; 4. Olivia Thomas, Milt 13.28; 5. Karra Pike, PA 13.40; 6. Clara Maker, U-32 13.50.
200:1. Jazmyn Hurley, Midd 26.48; 2. Adeline Cannella, U-32 27.44; 3. Ruby Connell, MTA 28.21; 4. Brooke Hailey, PA 28.41; 5. Ellia Spears, PA 28.45; 6. Olivia Thomas, Milt 28.52.
400:1. Jazmyn Hurley, Midd 58.01; 2. Ginger Long, U-32 1:01.34; 3. Madison Beaudoin, U-32 1:02.29; 4. Samantha Hensel, Lyn 1:02.76; 5. Anna Wetherell, Mont 1:04.08; 6. Brooke Hailey, PA 1:04.17.
800:1. Elizabeth Cunningham, Rice 2:16.72; 2. Madison Beaudoin, U-32 2:29.35; 3. Isobel Koger, U-32 2:30.11; 4. Lydia Matson, PA 2:33.03; 5. Evey Slavik, Rice 2:33.44; 6. Falon Forrest, PA 2:35.06.
1,500:1. Ginger Long, U-32 4:52.90; 2. Siena Stanley, MTA 4:58.50; 3. Isobel Koger, U-32 5:01.34; 4. Sara McGill 5:15.92; 5. Leah Jourdan, Lam 5:16.39; 6. Hailey Porter, Lam 5:20.25.
3,000:1. Siena Stanley, MTA 10:47.93; 2. Elizabeth Cunningham, Rice 11:12.12; 3. Amy Felice, U-32 11:16.02; 4. Josie Haley, U-32 11:53.07; 5. Elsie Koger, U-32 11:55.92; 6. Celia Wing, Har 11:58.39.
100 hurdles:1. Isabel Moustakas, U-32 16.02; 2. Maia Pasco, U-32 16.16; 3. Lucy Nigro, PA 17.09; 4. Zoe Martinez, Rice 17.38; 5. Sage Norsworthy, PA 17.45; 6. Isabella Tomasi, Milt 18.20.
300 hurdles:1. Isabel Moustakas, U-32 49.79; 2. Mollie Mislak, U-32 50.27; 3. Clara Maker, U-32 50.33; 4. Sophie Beck, PA 51.17; 5. Ayame Merkel, FH 51.80; 6. Adara Morris, U-32 53.68.
4x100:1. U-32 (Mislak, Cannella, Pasco, Moustakas) 50.65; 2. Peoples; 3. Fair Haven; 4. Milton; 5. Spaulding; 6. Montpelier.
4x400:1. U-32 (Beaudoin, Long, Maker, Mislak) 4:14.51; 2. Peoples; 3. Lyndon; 4. Rice; 5. Montpelier; 6. Lamoille.
4x800:1. U-32 (Felice, Schall, Koger, Haley) 10:21.16; 2. Montpelier; 3. Harwood; 4. Peoples; 5. Lyndon; 6. Lamoille.
High jump:1. Isabel Moustakas, U-32 4-9.75; 2. Hazen Stoddard, MTA 4-7.75; T3. Sophie Beck, PA; Clare Pritchard, Mont 4-6; 5. Ruby Connell, MTA 4-6; 6. Danielle Pulling, Milt 4-6.
Pole vault:1. Clare Pritchard, Mont 8-11.5; 2. Maia Pasco, U-32 8-5.5; 3. Morgan Towne, U-32 7-11.5; 4. Jakobi Kmiecik, U-32 7-5.75; T5. Hazel Stoddard, MTA; Maeve Daloz, U-32 6-11.75.
Long jump:1. Olivia Thomas, Milt 16-7.75; 2. Maia Pasco, U-32 16-2.25; 3. Morgan Towne, U-32 15-6.75; 4. Sadie Baranyay, PA 15-0.75; 5. Ayame Merkel, FH 14-11.5; 6. Lucy Nigro, PA 14-9.75.
Triple jump:1. Morgan Towne, U-32 33-1.75; 2. Madison Perry, FH 32-10.25; 3. Sage Norsworthy, PA 32-2.75; 4. Macey Mawhinney, Lyn 31-9.25; 5. Maeve Daloz, U-32 30-10.5; 6. Hannah Crowley, PA 29-3.75.
Shot put:1. Onyx Baird, PA 34-4.75; 2. Alex Weller, U-32 33-1; 3. Elizabeth Curry, Rice 28-9.75; 4. Elise O'Brien, U-32 28-5; 5. Heidi Haraldsen, Har 28-4.25; 6. Dora Gagne, Miss 25-5.25.
Discus:1. Alex Weller, U-32 99-11; 2. Marie Voisin, Mont 98-9; 3. GiGi Goodwin, Hart 94-11; 4. Molly McGibney, Rice 89-0; 5. Streeter Middleton, Lyn 85-5; 6. Christin Haynes, U-32 80-0.
Javelin:1. Streeter Middleton, Lyn 106-3; 2. Alexandra Bourdeau, Miss 91-3; 3. Gemma Pello, Mont 89-8; 4. Molly McGibney, Rice 88-1; 5. Lily Briggs, FH 80-0; 6. Elizabeth Curry, Rice 77-4.
Boys top-six finishers
100-meter dash:1. Kenique Josephs, PA 11.26; 2. Adam Lloyd, Lyn 11.52; 3. Joao Elias, Miss 11.57; 4. Jeonghun Jin, Rice 11.59; 5. Drew Frostick, U-32 11.59; 6. Ayodele Lowe, Hart 11.60.
200:1. Kenique Josephs, PA 22.80; 2. Jeonghun Jin, Rice 23.36; 3. Joao Elias, Miss 23.84; 4. Gabe Guillette, Hart 23.86; 5. Drew Frostick, U-32; 6. Landon Morris, Miss.
400:1. Bennett Moreno, Hart 51.64; 2. Luke Page, U-32 51.91; 3. Elliot Rowe, Lam 52.76; 4. Gabe Guillette, Hart 53.62; 5. Adam Dusek, Lyn 53.75; 6. Rupeni Mara, PA 54.32.
800:1. Bennett Moreno, Hart 1:59.53; 2. Noah Rivera, Mont 2:01.68; 3. Tennessee Lamb, U-32 2:03.14; 4. Wyatt Malloy, U-32 2:03.78; 5. Cole Page, U-32 2:04.89; 6. Oliver Laxer, Mont 2:06.42.
1,500:1. Cyrus Hansen, U-32 4:10.63; 2. Cody Young, U-32 4:12.21; 3. Cole Page, U-32 4:14.02; 4. Nicholas Kidder, Spa 4:15.26; 5. Mason Porter, Lam 4:18.14; 6. Jay Borland, Mont 4:20.83.
3,000:1. Cyrus Hansen, U-32 9:09.89; 2. Nicholas Kidder, Spa 9:16.52; 3. Jay Borland, Mont 9:20.68; 4. Enzo Delena, PA 9:21.02; 5. Ben Warfield, U-32 9:37.1; 6. Samuel Brondyke, Mont 9:39.58.
110 hurdles:1. Kleo Bridge, Mont 17.64; 2. Malcolm Rose, U-32 17.71; 3. Cavan Farrell, U-32 17.85; 4. Cooper Shove, PA 17.88; 5. Liam Nichols, PA 18.20; 6. Max Kuhnle, PA 18.37.
300 hurdles:1. Max Kunhle, PA 43.47; 2. Cavan Farrell, U-32 43.50; 3. Cooper Shove, PA 43.85; 4. Daniel Manning, PA 44.46; 5. Steven Supan, Mont 44.51; 6. Malcolm Rose, U-32 44.89.
4x100:1. U-32 (Pearson, Parton, Page, Frostick) 45.01; 2. Peoples; 3. Lyndon; 4. Hartford; 5. Rice; 6. Missisquoi.
4x400:1. Hartford (Fournier-Stephens, Bessette, Guillette, Moreno) 3:34.63; 2. U-32; 3. Montpelier; 4. Lyndon; 5. Rice; 6. Peoples.
4x800:1. Montpelier (Rockcastle, Supan, Laxer, Rivera) 8:40.11; 2. U-32; 3. Peoples; 4. Fair Haven; 5. Hartford; 6. Lamoille.
High jump:1. Ayodele Lowe, Hart 6-0; 2. Luke Page, U-32 5-10; 3. Myles Marcoux, U-32 5-10; 4. Zackary Parton, U-32 5-10; 5. Aiden McKenzie, Lyn 5-8; 6. Atif Milak, Mont 5-6.
Pole vault:1. Benjamin Lang, Hart 10-11.5; 2. Tyler Noyes, Lyn 10-11.5; 3. Bennett Moreno, Hart 10-5.5; 4. Hayden Hewitt, Hart 9-5.75; 5. Jace Hetrick, Hart 9-5.75; 6. Patrick Tester, Lyn 9-5.75.
Long jump:1. Ayodele Lowe, Hart 22-3.75; 2. Joseph Darlington, MTA 21-7.5; 3. Elliot Rowe, Lam 20-1; 4. Max Kuhnle, PA 19-9.5; 5. Aiden McKenzie, Lyn 19-4.75; 6. Landon Morris, Miss 19-1.5.
Triple jump:1. Atif Milak, Mont 42-8; 2. Ayodele Lowe, Hart 42-5.25; 3. Truman Sawyer, MA 39-8.5; 4. Jordan Davis, Hart 39-7.75; 5. Jayden Forbes, Hart 39-3.75; 6. Noah Kopsco, U-32 38-10.5.
Shot put:1. Eddie Sayers, U-32 49-6.25; 2. Jordan Davis, Hart 44-10.25; 3. Brady Niklasson, FH 39-2.25; 4. Chase Clark, U-32 38-0; 5. Sulton 'El Dallas, U-32 37-0.5; 6. Dan Palmer, PA 36-5.5.
Discus:1. Jordan Davis, Hart 144-1; 2. Eddie Sayers, U-32 141-7; 3. Joseph Darling, MTA 126-4; 4. Patrick Stone, FH 125-8; 5. Chase Clark, U-32 144-9; 6. Benjamin Kraus, Lyn 100-11.
Javelin:1. Jordan Davis, Hart 164-10; 2. Matthew Tsouknakis, Hart 147-8; 3. Patrick Stone, FH 144-0; 4. Asa Young, FH 136-10; 5. Aiden McKenzie, Lyn 134-0; 6. Micha McDonald, PA 129-5.
