High Jump Relay of O'Leary, Durocher, & Tierney Top in Massachusetts; Boys Break 3 School Records, Place 4th as a Team at State Relays

Congrats to the Norton boys track team who placed 4th overall at the State Championship Relays.

High Jump Relay State Champs! (O'Leary, Tierney, & Durocher)

On the way to the 4th place finish, the boys set/broke 3 school records: the High Jump Relay of Kevin O'Leary, Mike Tierney, & Brandon Durocher set a new mark of 5.06 meters, the Long Jump Relay of Kevin O'Leary, Brandon Durocher, & Justin Ireland broke the old school record of 16.07m with a 17.11m previously held by Tim Johansmeyer, Keegan Campbell, & Kevin Rogers (2009-2010), and Kevin O'Leary bested Ben Donovan's (11-12) old Long Jump record of 19'5.25" with a jump of 19'7".

Chris Wrenn hands off to Mike Tierney in the 4x400

The boys also qualified for states in the 4x200 and the 4x800.

Overall placements from the Norton team were as follows:
1st Place Overall - High Jump Relay - O'Leary, Tierney, & Durocher - 5.06m
3rd Place Overall - 4x800 - Sullivan, Marcotte, Tierney, & Wrenn - 8:27.81
4th Place Overall - 4x400 - Sullivan, Marcotte, Tierney, & Wrenn - 3:39.19
4th Place Overall - Long Jump Relay - O'Leary, Durocher, & Ireland - 7.11
5th Place Overall - Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Stalters, Durocher, Eykel, & Carignan - 29.46

Kevin O'Leary in the Shuttle Dash

Top 10 Overall Team Scores (for extended results see: http://www.mstca.org/Winter_Season/Winter%202014/ResultsDiv4Relays.htm)

1.) Randolph - 40
2.) Pembroke - 36
3.) Danvers - 26
4.) Norton - 25
5.) Dighton-Rehobeth - 24
6.) Weston - 20
7.) Burlington - 16
8.) Watertown - 16
9.) Wilmington - 14
10.) Marblehead - 13

Max Marcotte Hands off to Chris Wrenn in the 4x800

Norton will next compete against MILLIS on Monday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) at Wheaton College on SENIOR DAY at 3:30 in the afternoon.