Meet Notes: 2007 - 2008 Season
MIAA All-State Championship Meet: The B-R Girls Winter Track Team concluded an excellent winter season this past week. On Monday, the girls traveled to Roxbury, Massachusetts for the MIAA All-State Championship Meet. The Lady Trojans went above and beyond, finishing 5th overall as a team. Leading the way for B-R were Melanie Fazier, Samantha Bissonnette, Molly Pomroy, and Amy Delgado. Melanie and Samantha continued their individual success, as both young ladies finished 3rd in their individual events. Melanie in the long jump, with a leap of 16'10.5", and Samantha in the 600 meter run, with a time of 1:36.85. Amy finished 11th in the 300 meter dash with a season best time of 41.73. These three young ladies teamed with Molly in the 4-400 meter relay to finish in 4th place with a scintillating time of 4:04.53. However, these fine young student-athletes were not done yet as they stepped up and had a great meet at The New England Track Championship Meet at The Reggie Lewis Center on Friday evening. Mel finished tied for 7th in the long jump with a season best jump of 17'01.5". Sam had her best time in the 600, as she ran 1:36.82, which was good for 8th place. Finally, the girls ended a great night, when they sent Amy out on a highnote in her last high school race at Reggie Lewis. They went above and beyond, running a fantastic time of 4:01.92 in the 4-400 relay, which was good for 5th place in all of New England. It was a fitting end to a sucessful season for all the fine young people involved with our Track Program.
MIAA Division 1 State Championships: the girls had an outstanding meet and finished in 8th place overall as a team. Just to qualify for this prestigious event is quite difficult, as the best athletes from the whole state are the only people invited. We are very fortunate to have dedicated young ladies striving to be the best they can be, thus we had 15 girls fortunate enough to compete. They all made the B-R Community proud, as they all competed very hard, and showed class in doing so. The girls whom qualified and competed in events were, Amy Delgado, Leslie Dias, Jessica Correia, Samantha Bissonnette, Melanie Frazier, Colleen Buckley, Molly Pomroy, Kassandra Aveni, Jill Wyman, Sarah Cote, Elisabeth Bodensieck, Kim Gabriele, Reilly Lindsey, Jacqui Perkins, and Aliya Rosenberg. We were very fortunate to have four of the young ladies place in the top six in events, and qualify for the MIAA All-State Championships this coming Friday. Molly Pomroy was on the 4-400 meter relay team which finished in 5th place. Amy Delgado was also on the 4-400 meter relay team, and also finished in sixth place in the 300 meter dash. Melanie Frazier was part of the relay team, as well as, finishing 3rd in the Long Jump, and sixth in the 55 meter dash. The 4th member of the 4-400 relay was Samantha Bissonnette. However, Sam also became a State Champion when she was able to beat an outstanding field of athletes in the 600 meter run. All the young ladies made the coaching staff proud, and we are all looking forward to Friday. The team would also like to congratulate all the other winter teams, and wish them luck in the upcoming tournaments.
Janiak Freshman-Sophomore Invitational:The Girls Winter Track Team has been busy winding down a very enjoyable and successful season. Recently, the girls traveled to Greater New Bedford Voc.-Tech for the annual Janiak Freshman-Sophomore Invitational. The young ladies made everyone involved with the program quite proud, as they had numerous outstanding performances. Katie Ayers was the lone 1st place finisher for the Lady Trojans, but numerous girls finished in the top six, and received medals. 2nd place awards went to Elisabeth Bodensieck, Samantha Macmillan, and Jacqui Perkins. Receiving 4th place awards were Andrea Murray, Erin Desrochers, Kassandra Aveni, and Sarah Cote. Placing in 5th place in events were, Kim Gabriele, Alicia Roberts, Aliya Rosenberg, Lydia Kern, Olivia Coakley, Kassandra Aveni, Jill Wyman, Reilly Lindsey, and Jacqui Perkins. Jill Wyman was our lone 6th place finisher. Many other athletes competed and had great results, but did not place in the top six in their events, yet they represented our school, communities, and team very well. The coaches are ecstatic with our young athletes, as the future looks very bright.
OCL Meet and Division I State Relays: The B-R Girls Track Team finished a busy two days on Friday and Saturday, competing in the Old Colony League Championship Meet on Friday, and the Division 1 State Relays on Saturday. Once again the girls made B-R proud, as they had many outstanding performances. On Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center they won the League Meet Championship scoring 127 points, Dartmouth was second with 109 points, followed by Attleboro, Taunton, and Barnstable. Winners included: Melanie Frazier, Amy Delgado, Samantha Bissonnette, and Colleen Buckley. Second Place Finishers were: Elisabeth Bodensieck, Kassandra Aveni, Jacqui Perkins, Reilly Lindsey, Erin Desrochers, Alicia Roberts, Samantha Torpey, Lauren Monahan, Lydia Kern, and Aliya Rosenberg. Third place finishers were: Aliya Rosenberg, Katie Ayers, and Jessica Correia. Other scorers for the Trojans included: Molly Pomroy, Sarah Cote, Jill Wyman, Andrea Murray, and Samantha MacMillan. On Saturday, the girls traveled back to the Reggie Lewis Center for the relays. We decided to participate in only five of the events considering we had a difficult meet just a few hours earlier. The girls exceeded all expectations placing in three of the five events, Amy Delgado, Samantha Bissonnette, and Melanie Frazier placed 4th in the Long Jump Relay. Amy Delgado, Melanie Frazier, Elisabeth Bodensieck, and Kim Gabriele placed 4th in the Shuttle Dash Relay. While the 4-400 Relay placed 6th, and included Melanie Frazier, Samantha Bissonnette, Molly Pomroy, and Amy Delgado. Also, the 4-800 Relay qualified for the State Meet, and included Samantha Bissonnette, Kassandra Aveni, Jill Wyman, and Colleen Buckley. Finally, the 4-200 Relay with Elisabeth Bodensieck, Kim Gabriele, Leslie Dias, and Molly Pomroy also qualified for the State Meet. The girls finished in 10th place overall as a team which is fantastic considering we only competed in five events, and competed on tired legs. The girls are looking forward to a make-up meet on Wednesday at Wheaton College.
vs Barnstable: The B-R Girls Track Team defeated Barnstable High School on Tuesday January 15 at Wheaton College 82 to 18. The win makes the girls 2-1 in the O.C.L. and 4-1 Overall. Event winners for the Trojans included Melanie Frazier in the Long Jump and the 55 meter Dash, Amy Delgado in the 300 meter run, Jill Wyman in the 600 meter run, Samantha Bissonnette in the 1000 meter run, Kassandra Aveni in the Mile, Samantha MacMillan in the 2 mile, Jess Correia in the Shot Put, and Jacqui Perkins in the High Jump. The Trojan relay teams also were victorious, as the 4-200 relay consisting of Selina Harris, Reilly Lindsey, Jacqui Perkins, and Elisabeth Bodensieck won. As did the 4-400 relay with Melanie Frazier, Samantha Bissonnette, Molly Pomroy, and Amy Delgado leading the way. Other girls to score in the meet for the Trojans were, Sarah Cote, Katie Ayers, Leslie Dias, Elisabeth Bodensieck, Colleen Buckley, Aliya Rosenberg, Alicia Roberts, Erin Desrochers, Reilly Lindsey, Lauren Monahan, and Courtney Allen. The girls will compete on Friday January 18 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury in the OCL League Meet.
vs New Bedford, Durfee and Attleboro summary: On Monday, January 7, the girls defeated a strong New Bedford High School Team, 56 to 44. Friday the girls traveled to The Reggie Lewis Center to take on an outstanding Attleboro High School Team. They also competed against a solid Durfee High School Team. The girls split Friday's meets defeating Durfee 88 to 12, and coming up just a hair short against Attleboro 49 to 51. The girls record now stands at 1-1 in the OCL, and 3-1 overall. Event winners included: Amy Delgado, Leslie Dias, Jessica Correia, Melanie Frazier, Colleen Buckley, Samantha Bissonnette, Kassandra Aveni, Molly Pomroy, Samantha MacMillan, Reilly Lindsey, and Katie Ayers. Other scorers for B-R were: Courtney Allen, Selina Harris, Sarah Cote, Jill Wyman, Andrea Murray, Kellie Desrochers, Melissa MacDonald, Jacqueline Lynch, Elisabeth Bodensieck, Kim Gabriele, Jacqui Perkins, Aliya Rosenberg, Samantha Torpey, Elisabeth Baird, and Alicia Roberts. The girls travel to Wheaton College Tuesday January 15, for a 3:30 P.M. meet with Barnstable High School.
vs Taunton: The B-R Girls Winter Track Team got off to a great start on Tuesday 12/18 @ Wheaton College beating Taunton H.S. 73 to 27. Triple winners for B-R included, Amy Delgado, and Melanie Frazier. Double winners were, Leslie Dias, Colleen Buckley, Kassandra Aveni,and Jill Wyman. Other winners were, Molly Pomroy, Reilly Lindsey, and Katie Ayers. A few other scorers for B-R were, Andrea Murray, Jessica Correia, Samantha MacMillan, Jacqui Perkins, and Alicia Roberts. Many other young ladies had outstanding performances, as it was a total team effort. The next meet for the girls is the Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore Meet @ The Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday 01/05/08.