With the score tight and the meet on the line, Charlie Jarvis ‘15 gritted her teeth and raced past an Exeter runner to give Andover Girls Track the 4×400 lead. The Exeter runner elbowed her, elbowed Jarvis as she ran by, almost causing her to trip. Jarvis, however, did not fall and stayed strong, passing on the baton to Co-Captain Diana Tchadi ‘14, who would anchor Andover’s 4×400 meter race en route to an undefeated season. Jarvis scored the most points for Andover during the Indoor Track Season.
Andover Girls Track’s undefeated 3-0 season was an improvement on last year’s 2-2 record.
Andover Boy’s Track finished the season at .500 with a 2-2 record.
Camille Little ‘16 scored the most points for Andover. Little won every 50-yard dash in which she competed and was named Andover’s Most Valuable Player.
Aly Wayne ‘14 held down the fort in the Girls 1000-yard dash and Girls One-Mile. Shanice Pimentel ‘14 was Andover’s stalwart in the Girls Long Jump. 2013 Girls Cross Country Captain Graydon Tope ’14 lettered with outstanding performances in the Girls One-Mile.
“Just being able to have people who love [running] as much as you do [means] a lot,” said Tope.
Tchadi was a strong presence in the Girls Hurdles events.
“Diana is such a committed athlete and such a passionate person. I always try to be like her in the sense of her hard work, dedication and passion towards the team,¨ said Little.
On the Boys side, Co-Captains Fischetti and Jonathan Arone ‘14 led the way with strong character and results on the track.
“They [the Captains] have all been fantastic. Kids look up to them. They are great role models and have great work ethic,¨ said Head Coach Corbin Lang.
Matt Fischetti said, “I think my favorite part about being Indoor Track Captain was watching each athlete improve as the season progressed. Everyone comes in to the first day of track at different skill levels, but everyone gets better over the course of the season. Even during the cold, short days of winter each person comes to practice ready to work hard, which I really appreciated.”
“As [Captains we] really did try to make the Cage into a home where people could count on being able to go, and the team into a family that everyone could feel accepted into, whether or not they have another safe haven like it on campus,” said Arone.
Continued Arone, “I’ll never forget how the classes of ‘11, ‘12 and ‘13 gave me long-lasting friendships and a great start to high school. I hope ‘14 will be remembered just as fondly by our underclassmen.”
Scott Diekema ‘14 was Andover’s lead runner in the Boys One-Mile all season long. Tyler Marshall ‘14 was Andover’s go-to man in the Boys 300-yard dash.
Ian Whittall ‘14 won every Boys Two-Mile race in which he competed. Josiah Legaspi ‘14 was Andover’s leading Shot Put thrower.
“One thing about Winter track is it is a smaller, close knit team. There are fewer events, so you really feel like every event means a lot more. That’s definitely something special you don’t often get on a lot of teams,” said Legaspi.
Jarvis and John Gorton ’15 will Co-Captain the team next winter.
