Norton Boys Track Runner-Up at D4 Relays; Best Finish in History; 5 State Championship Teams, Multiple School Records!

 Norton Boys Track is the Division 4 State Relay Runner-Up Team

 

James Sicard - Member of Two-Time Shuttle Hurdle Relay D4 State Champion Team!

 

Members of the Two-Time Shuttle Hurdle Relay D4 State Champion Team!

 Ryan Lapadula - Member of Two-Time Shuttle Hurdle Relay D4 State Champion Team!

 Ben Donovan - Member of Two-Time Shuttle Hurdle Relay D4 State Champion Team!

 

 Mason Rouillard has the Crowd Going Coming From 100 Meters Back to Win the 4x800!!

 

 Members of the 4x1 Mile: David Aranjo, Billy Sullivan, Mike Tierney, & Cam Eisnor

 Members of the 1st Place 4x800 Meter Relay Team: Max Marcotte, Mason Rouillard, Brian Acker, & Danny Lenihan

 Brian Gannon Runs a Lightning Fast Leg in the 2nd Place 4x200 Relay

 Kevin O'Leary Anchors the 2nd Place 4x200 Relay

 Members of the Division 4 State Championship Triple Jump Relay: Ben Donovan, Josh Kelleher, & Danny Rafuse

 Ben Donovan Jumps for the 3rd Place Long Jump Team

 Danny Rafuse Triples to Victory!

 Josh Kelleher PR's in the Triple to a Victory!

 ShotPut Relay D4 State Champions! (Jack Keane, Steve Hudson, & Josh Jenkins)

 The New Hurdles Socks Unveiled!  SuperFast, SuperFly, SuperWinners!

Congrats to the Norton boys track team who had their best finish in school history at the Division 4 State Relays.  The boys placed 2nd place overall and lost by a very narrow margin.  The difference in the meet was Weston by 4 points and the pole vault played a part.  The Tri-Valley League does not permit pole vault due to safety issues, so Norton does not have any pole vaulters.  Weston's 10 points in the pole vault put them over the top.  

I want to personally say that today was one of the highlights of my coaching career, and I have very dedicated and hungry athletes who want to win and give everything of themselves to this team and program and I would not want to coach any other athletes or be anywhere else.  This team is very special and where this team has come in the past 4 years has been a sight to see and today was a testament to all of your hard work.  

Overall Top 20 Placements: 

1st: Weston - 78 

2nd: Norton - 74 

3rd: Old Rochester Regional - 56

4th: East Bridgewater - 30 

5th: North Reading - 28 

6th: Newburyport - 27 

7th: Hamilton-Wenham - 24

8th: Amesbury - 22 

9th: Cardinal Spellman - 18.5 

10th: Dedham - 17 

11th: Medway - 16 

12th: Martha's Vineyard - 16 

13th: Watertown - 13 

14th: Seekonk - 11 

15th: Arlington Catholic - 9 

16th: Marion - 6

17th: Bedford - 5

18th: Norwell - 4

19th: Archbishop Williams - 3 

20th: Carver - 2.5

Norton captured FIVE 1st place finishes to be the 2012 Division 4 State Relay Champs: 

1st: 2 Time Champs Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Ramzi Bechara, James Sicard, Ryan Lapadula, & Ben Donovan**BROKE School Record

1st: 2 Time Champs Javelin Relay - Joe Colley, Joey Hallgren, & Kevin O'Leary**BROKE School Record  

1st: Shotput Relay - Steve Hudson, Jack Keane, & Josh Keane**NEW School Record 

1st: Triple Jump Relay - Ben Donovan, Danny Rafuse, & Josh Kelleher **NEW School Record 

1st: 4x800 - Brian Acker, Dan Lenihan, Max Marcotte, & Mason Rouillard 

Norton captured ONE 2nd place finish: 

2nd: 4x200 - Jon Plummer, Brian Gannon, Scott Coleman, & Kevin O'Leary 

Norton captured TWO 3rd place finishes:

3rd: Long Jump Relay - Scott Coleman, Ben Donovan, & Josh Kelleher**NEW School Record 

3rd: High Jump Relay - Jon Plummer, Steve Burrill, & Kevin O'Leary**NEW School Record 

Norton captured ONE 4th place finish: 

4th: Discus Relay - Paul Schleicher, Tyler Durocher, & Nick Jenkins**NEW School Record

Other Norton performances on the day: 

9th: 4x1600 - Mike Tierney, Billy Sullivan, Cam Eisnor, & David Aranjo 

10th: Sprint Medley - Tyler Anderson, Brian Gannon, Jon Plummer, & Ryan Lapadula 

11th: 4x400 - Brian Acker, Danny Lenihan, Tyler Anderson, & Mason Rouillard

A very special congrats to all of the Norton boys for a historic day for this program. 

Norton next takes on ASHLAND in the first ever "twilight meet" in Norton on Tuesday at 5:00!!