West Tisbury girls, Edgartown boys win interscholastic track meet

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Daniel Gaines (second from left) of Edgartown sprinted to a win in the 100-meters. — Photo by Ralph Stewart

The West Tisbury girls and the Edgartown boys were the big winners in the five-school interscholastic track meet last Friday afternoon at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. The event is the finale of the fall junior high track season.

The Lady Hawks took five of eight events, winning the shot put, long jump, high hurdles, 100 meters, and the 4 x 100 meter relay.

Edgartown placed first in six boys events: shot put, long jump, discus, high hurdles, 100 meters, and the relay.

Daniel Gaines had a big day for victorious Eagles, winning the shot put, discus, and 100 meters. For the Lady Hawks, Livy Smith won in the long jump and high hurdles. She also anchored the winning relay team. Juniper Ezanno won the shot put and the 100 meters.

The top five finishers in each event were as follows:

Girls meet

Shot put: 1. Juniper Ezanno, WT, 21′ 8″; 2. Natalija Lakis, OB, 20′ 2″; 3. Julia Bettencourt, OB, 19′ 6″; 4. Lacey Dinning, OB, 18′ 6″; 5. Julia Crocker, EDG, 18′ 3″.

Long Jump: 1. Livy Smith, WT, 13′ 7″; 2. Juniper Ezanno, WT, 13′ 0″; 3. Addy Hayman, EDG, 12′ 7″; 4. Natalija Lakis, OB, 12′ 0″; 5. Amanda Bernard, TIS, 11′ 9″.

Discus: 1. Julia Reagan, EDG, 51′ 7″; 2. Rebeca Lima, EDG, 43′ 6″; 3. Julia Crocker, EDG, 41′ 8″; 4. Kelsey Fiske, EDG, 40′ 8″; 5. Elizabeth Williamson, TIS, 391 1″.

High Hurdles: 1. Livy Smith, WT, 13.68; 2. Madison McBride, WT, 14.14; 3. Tamara Nash, OB, 14.86; 4. Mackenzie Condon, EDG, 14.66; 5. Suzanne More-Straton, Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School (MVPCS).

100-Meters: 1. Juniper Ezanno, WT, 13.72; 2. Addy Hayman, EDG, 14.22; 3. Tamara Nash, OB, 15.52; 4. Amanda McKenzie, MVPCS, 14.83; 5. Rebeca Lima, EDG, 15.20.

200-Meters: 1. Natalija Lakis, OB, 31.45; 2. Kelly Klaren, WT, 32.65; 3. Amanda Bernard, TIS, 33.53; 4. Kathleen Alves, OB, 33.97; 5. Julia Peters, OB, 34.25.

Mile: 1. Rose Engler, OB, 5:57; 2. Mary McCarthy, WT, 6:07; 3. Madison McBride, WT, 6:20; 4. Maggie Mayhew, WT, 7:07; 5. Ava Thors, EDG, 7:15.

4 x 100 Relay: 1. West Tisbury, 60.0; 2. Edgartown, 62.3; 3. Oak Bluffs, 63.5; 4. MVPCS, 63.7.

Boys meet

Shot put: 1. Daniel Gaines, EDG, 29′ 6″; 2. August Engler, MVPCS, 28′ 8″; 3. Nevin Wallis, OB, 25′ 5″; 4. Mercer Kelly, EDG, 24′ 11″; 5. August Pizzano, EDG, 24′ 7″.

Long Jump: 1. Daniel Gaines, EDG, 14′ 3 1/4″; 2. John Goncalves, EDG, 13′ 11 1/2″; 3. Nevin Wallis, OB, 13′ 7″; 4. Owen Porterfield, TIS, 12′ 3 1/2″; 5. Lohen Goodwin, WT, 12′ 2″.

Discus: 1. Mercer Kelly, EDG, 74′ 9″; 2. John Goncalves, EDG, 71′ 1″; 3. Christopher Mayhew, WT, 71′ 0″; 4. Gabriel Bellebuono, WT, 68′ 7″; 5. Mikey Courtney, EDG, 61′ 9″.

High Hurdles: 1. John Goncalves, EDG, 13.56; 2. John Morris, EDG, 14.26; 3. Owen Bresnick, WT, 15.06; 4. Ryan Scanlon, WT, 15.45; 5. Camden Emory, EDG, 15.53.

100 Meters: 1. Daniel Gaines, EDG, 14.45; 2. Ricardo Andrade, MVPCS, 14.75; 3. Owen Porterfield, TIS, 14.76; 4. Christopher Mayhew, WT, 15.06; 5. Doug Debettencourt, OB, 15.22.

200 Meters: 1. Aivaras Gedivilas, OB, 29.85; 2. Gabriel Bellebuono, WT, 30.39; 3. Auguste Pizzano, EDG, 30.75; 4. Owen Bresnick, WT, 33.40; 5. Benny Binder, EDG, 33.70.

Mile: 1. Nevin Wallis, OB, 5:46; 2. Gabriel Bellebuono, WT, 5:52; 3. Lohen Goodwin, WT, 6:14; 4. Charlie Fenske, EDG, 6:22; 5. Aivaras Gedivilas, OB, 6:25.

4 x 100 Relay: 1. Edgartown, 60.0; 2. Oak Bluffs, 62.4; 3. West Tisbury, 68.1.