Division I

Distance runners push Pinkerton boys past Bedford, Nashua North for D1 track title

HAMPTON - With only a handful of events to go at Sunday's Division I track championship, the Pinkerton Academy boys were a distant third, trailing Bedford and Nashua North.

Joe Marchilena

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Members of the Pinkerton boys track team celebrate after winning the Division I title. For more photos, go to the Photo Album.
Members of the Pinkerton boys track team celebrate after winning the Division I title. For more photos, go to the Photo Album.

HAMPTON - With only a handful of events to go at Sunday's Division I track championship, the Pinkerton Academy boys were a distant third, trailing Bedford and Nashua North.

That didn't last long, as the Astros took the top three spots in the 3,200-meter run to vault into first place and a win by 

Isaiah Backels in the pole vault and a win by the 4x400 relay team cemented Pinkerton's championship. Bedford took second and North came in third.

Here’s a look at the athletes who scored points in the Division I meet, plus the top six teams.

100-meter dash

  1. Zakari Jenkins, Nashua North, 11.14
  2. Nick Masella, Merrimack, 11.21
  3. Zach Cicio, Pinkerton, 11.22
  4. Angel Feliz, Concord, 11.24
  5. Ryan Hanley, Winnacunnet, 11.36
  6. Christian Seaver, Dover, 11.74

200-meter dash

  1. Zakari Jenkins, Nashua North, 22.64
  2. Ryan Hanley, Winnacunnet, 22.81
  3. Zach Cicio, Pinkerton, 22.83
  4. Angel Feliz, Concord, 23.31
  5. Adam Floyd, Merrimack, 23.35
  6. Davin Cross, Manchester Memorial, 23.58

400-meter dash

  1. Rob Flynn, Bedford, 50.05
  2. Christian Leefmans, Exeter, 50.42
  3. Connor Kwiecien, Pinkerton, 50.49
  4. Ryan Wittenberg, Bedford, 50.51
  5. Blake Williams, Merrimack, 51.05
  6. Tommy Harter, Winnacunnet, 51.45

800-meter run

  1. Joe Poggi, Pinkerton, 1:55.78
  2. Brett Hoerner, Manchester Memorial, 1:55.86
  3. Nolan Cooney, Pinkerton, 1:57.1
  4. James Busi, Timberlane, 2:00.6
  5. Jonathan Zalman, Nashua South, 2:03.18
  6. Brett Grady, Salem, 2:03.45

1,600-meter run

  1. Justin Carbone, Exeter, 4:24.37
  2. Liam Kimball, Timberlane, 4:28.45
  3. Ben Francis, Merrimack, 4:29.17
  4. Tyler Doveno, Nashua South, 4:30.12
  5. Scott Daly, Bedford, 4:30.66
  6. Dan McColley, Exeter, 4:32.37

3,200-meter run

  1. Nick Sevilla, Pinkerton, 9:43.88
  2. Tom Hanlon, Pinkerton, 9:44.46
  3. Phillip Parent, Pinkerton, 9:44.75
  4. Justin Carbone, Exeter, 9:45.13
  5. Tristam Winship, Bedford, 9:49.14
  6. Abram Gagnon, Manchester Central, 9:49.28

100-meter hurdles

  1. George Feliz, Concord, 15.29
  2. Nate Jaeger, Bedford, 15.33
  3. Starlin Ortiz, Londonderry, 16.01
  4. Andrew Dwyer, Nashua North, 16.05
  5. Shawn Case, Manchester Memorial, 16.1
  6. Isaiah Bolden, Dover, 16.36
Bedford's David Norfleet runs in the 300 hurdles.
Bedford's David Norfleet runs in the 300 hurdles.

300-meter hurdles

  1. Nick Masella, Merrimack, 39.56
  2. George Feliz, Concord, 40.04
  3. TJ Urbanik, Pinkerton, 40.12
  4. Nate Jaeger, Bedford, 40.42
  5. Isaiah Bolden, Dover, 40.83
  6. William Goulding, Nashua North, 41.0

4×100-meter relay

  1. Concord, 43.4
  2. Nashua North, 43.5
  3. Winnacunnet, 43.67
  4. Merrimack, 44.22
  5. Bedford, 44.29
  6. Manchester Memorial, 44.64

4×400-meter relay

  1. Pinkerton, 3:26.72
  2. Bedford, 3:30. 19
  3. Exeter, 3:32.38
  4. Nashua North, 3:32.86
  5. Londonderry, 3:33.07
  6. Merrimack, 3:33.71

4×800-meter relay

  1. Bedford, 8:15.09
  2. Londonderry, 8:22.62
  3. Pinkerton, 8:29.38
  4. Bishop Guertin, 8:33.68
  5. Keene, 8:34.75
  6. Merrimack, 8:36.32

High jump

  1. Keelan McCoole, Bedford, 6-4
  2. Starlin Ortiz, Londonderry, 6-4
  3. Joel Nkounkou, Dover, 6-2
  4. Alec Boucher, Winnacunnet, 6-2
  5. Max Medley, Exeter, 5-10
  6. Tyler Krause, Bedford, 5-10
Nashua South's Tyler Plourde competes in the pole vault.
Nashua South's Tyler Plourde competes in the pole vault.

Pole vault

  1. Isaiah Backels, Pinkerton, 13-3
  2. Marcel Laplante, Nashua North, 12-6
  3. Tyler Palmer, Manchester Memorial, 12-0
  4. Tyler Krause, Bedford, 12-0
  5. Shawn Case, Manchester Memorial, 12-0
  6. Tyler Plourde, Nashua South, 12-0

Long jump

  1. Starlin Ortiz, Londonderry, 21-0
  2. Tyler Cibotti, Bedford, 20-5.5
  3. Angel Feliz, Concord, 20-5
  4. Joel Nkounkou, Dover, 20-4.5
  5. Demitri Jackson, Nashua North, 19-11
  6. Michael Pagan, Nashua North, 19-5

Triple jump

  1. Demitri Jackson, Nashua North, 44-3
  2. Joel Nkounkou, Dover, 43-10
  3. Shawn Case, Manchester Memorial, 42-0
  4. Alex Arika, Bishop Guertin, 41-5.5
  5. Erik Goulet, Pinkerton, 40-2.25
  6. Michael Pagan, Nashua North, 39-3.75

Shot put

  1. Matt Lavallee, Nashua North, 45-8
  2. Brendon Keach, Exeter, 45-0
  3. Sean Brodeur, Bedford, 44-5
  4. Lukas Atwood, Bishop Guertin, 44-1
  5. Julian Rendon, Nashua North, 43-9
  6. John Davis, Pinkerton, 43-1.5

Discus

  1. Brendon Keach, Exeter, 138-7
  2. Brenton Dressel, Exeter, 133-6
  3. Austin Ribaudo, Salem, 126-9
  4. Danny Merchant, Winnacunnet, 126-0
  5. DeCory Francis, Manchester Central, 123-10
  6. Jacob Stanko, Manchester Central, 121-7

Javelin

  1. Jacob Stanko, Manchester Central, 163-3
  2. Kyle Faucher, Timberlane, 161-10
  3. TJ Urbanik, Pinkerton, 154-9
  4. Andrew Simmons, Keene, 151-11
  5. Mitch Herrington, Exeter, 151-2
  6. Dean Squires, Pinkerton, 145-6

Team

  1. Pinkerton, 100
  2. Bedford, 79
  3. Nashua North, 71
  4. Exeter, 59
  5. Concord, 42
  6. Londonderry, Merrimack, 34

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