The girls and boys four by four hundred relay teams lapped two of their opponents to win first place.
The girls team consists of captain Shannon Adams ’12, Diana Tchadi ’14, Becca Wagman ’13 and Kinsey Yost ’15, while the boys team has runners Izzy Davila ’12, Matt Fischetti ’14, Demetri Papageorgio ’13 and Michael Frasco ’12.
With an exceptional year in 2011, the team continues to be successful this season. Wednesday’s meet was an opportunity for both the upperclassmen to sustain their success and newcomers to show their own talent. “There are a lot of new faces this year,” said Adams before the season began, “along with a tight-knit, solid group of returners, amped up and ready to lead the team on the track and in their respective events.”
From the 2-mile run to shot-put, Andover dominated in all aspects of the meet and has definitely solidified this group as one of the premiere teams in New England. Winning 16 out of 22 total events, Andover beat Wilbraham, Hyde, Governor’s and Tabor fairly handily in the majority of the events.
One of the standout performances of the meet was that of Michael Garai ’13 in the 50 yard dash with a time of 5.99 seconds, beating the second place competitor’s time by 0.07 seconds. On the girl’s side, Wagman blew away the competition in the 50-yard dash, finishing in 6.8 seconds, crushing second place by .29 seconds and displaying her individual dominance on the track.
Anoush Shehadeh ’15 blew away her competition in the two-mile event, running the race in 11:58 and lapping her opponents multiple times.
Boys captain James Lim ’12 earned first place in the 300 yard dash finishing in 37.57 seconds, winning by .57 seconds against his competition.
Andover Indoor Track hopes to continue its winning ways and fulfill its expectations for an undefeated season as they face Wilbraham and cross town rival Andover High School this Saturday in the cage.
