Norton Boys Have Best Relay Meet in History Placing 4th Overall at Division 4 State Relays and Win 2 Individual State Championships!!

State Champions - Shuttle Hurdle Relay (John Sicard, Ramzi Bechara, James Sicard, & Ben Donovan) photo courtesy of Steve Sicard

State Champions - Javelin Relay (Joe Colley, Shawn Ferrini, & Joey Hallgren) photo courtesy of Mr. Ferrini

A very big congratulations to the Norton boys track team who placed 4th as a team at the Division 4 State Relays. This is Norton's best finish in history. They had first place for a majority of the meet until the end.

5 School Records were broken in today: the javelin relay, the triple jump relay, the long jump relay, the shuttle hurdle relay, and the 4x200!!

Norton won 2 individual state championships today as well. The Javelin Relay won with ease throwing for a total of 414'2" by Shawn Ferrini (with a huge toss of 146'0"), Joe Colley, and Joey Hallgren. The Shuttle Hurdle Relay won with ease as well with a total time of 1:08.18 with team members Ben Donovan, Ramzi Bechara, John Sicard, and James Sicard.

Norton also had 5 other top 6 finishes:
2nd Overall: 4x200 -John Sicard, Tim Johansmeyer, Brian Gannon, Brian Acker
2nd Overall: Triple Jump Relay -Tim Johansmeyer, Ben Donovan, Tom Hanlon
5th Overall: 4x100 -Kevin O'Leary, Brian Gannon, Cody Powers, Scott Coleman
5th Overall: 4x800 -Matt McPherson, Tyler Anderson, Mason Rouillard, Kevin Rogers
6th Overall: Long Jump Relay -Tim Johansmeyer, Scott Coleman, John Sicard

The Norton boys should feel EXTREMELY PROUD of what they accomplished today. This team has made Norton Track and Field one of the premier track teams in the state.

The Norton boys travel to TVL perennial powerhouse Medfield on Monday 5/2.