Your Norton Boys are the STATE CHAMPIONS in Division 4 For the First Time in School History!

For the first time in indoor track state and school history, the Norton boys team won the division 4 state title!! They did so in convincing fashion, outdistancing second place Burlington by 32.5 points with a staggering 78 points!

Lead by seniors Abu Ceesay, Camden Cleathero, Justin Ireland & Chris Wrenn, the  Lancer boys had 4 first place finishes and 3 second place finishes.  Abu Ceesay BROKE 2 MEET RECORDS (55 Meters & 300), while the 4x200 relay team of Justin Ireland, Camden Cleathero, Andrew Raneri, & Abu Ceesay broke their own meet record set last year.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM SCORES 

Norton Boys Placements & Scorers: 

1st OVERALL: Abu Ceesay: 55 Dash-6.47 **NEW MEET RECORD & SCHOOL RECORD

Abu Ceesay in the 55 Dash 

1st OVERALL: Abu Ceesay: 300 Meters-34.84**NEW MEET RECORD & SCHOOL RECORD

Abu Ceesay in the 300 Meters - State Champion & New Meet Record Holder

1st OVERALL: Camden Cleathero: 55 Hurdles -8.00 (7.99 Prelim)**NEW SCHOOL RECORD

State Champion Camden Cleathero Wins the 55 Hurdles & Breaks the School Record 

1st OVERALL: 4x200(Justin Ireland/Camden Cleathero/Andrew Raneri/Abu Ceesay): 1:30.61**NEW MEET RECORD & SCHOOL RECORD

4x200 on the Podium 

4x200 D4 State Championship Record Breakers - Justin Ireland, Abu Ceesay, Andrew Raneri, & Camden Cleathero 

4 x 200 Holding the State Championship Trophy 

2nd OVERALL: Camden Cleathero: High Jump - 6' 2" 

Camden Cleathero on the Podium for the High Jump

2nd OVERALL: Chris Wrenn: 600 Meters - 1:23.40

Chris Wrenn Places 2nd Overall in  the 600 Behind USA #1 

600 Meters - Chris Wrenn 2nd Overall, Sean Cappellini 6th Overall 

2nd  OVERALL: 4x400(Nick Reynolds/Sean Cappellini/Parker Cleathero/Chris Wrenn): 3:33.49

4 x 400 On the Podium

4 x 400 Team of Sean Cappellini, Chris Wrenn, Nick Reynolds, & Parker Cleathero Holding the State Championship Trophy

4th OVERALL: Justin Ireland: 300 Meters - 36.43

6th OVERALL: Joey Annand: 1 Mile - 4:40.80

Joey Annand Running the 1 Mile 

7th OVERALL: Justin Ireland: 55 Meters - 6.78 

8th OVERALL: Alex Carignan: 55 Hurdles - 8.44 

Other Norton Qualifier Performances: 

32nd OVERALL: Brodey Tinkham: 55  Hurdles - 10.11

26th OVERALL: Eddie Mercado Jr.: 300 Meters - 38.88 

14th OVERALL: 4x800(Austin Carroll/Jordan Lach/Thomas LeClaire/DJ Nihill): 9:15.15 

Thank You to Norton Police & Fire for State Championship Escort Into the School!! 

Herald, Globe, & Sun Chronicle Articles on the State Championships 

The Norton team will continue to train this week and compete at the ALL-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP this coming Saturday at 9:30 at the Reggie Lewis Center.