Witches Track Teams Drop First Meet

It was a rocky to start to the 2010-11 winter track season, as both the boys and girls track teams lost to Peabody on Monday, Dec. 13.

The girls scored 11 points to the Lady Tanners' 75, but there were a few runners that posted promising finishes. Casey Lavoie claimed second place in the 300, with a time of 46.1 seconds. The brightest moment for the Lady Witches was in the hurdles, where Devyn Ryan and Khrisna Corpuz finished first and second respectively in times of 7.3 and 7.6 seconds on the 45 yard track at Peabody High.

The boys managed slightly better results, with seven top three finishes, but it was still not enough to catch the Peabody runners, who won 19-67.

Leading the charge for the Witches was Chris Bozarjian, who took first place in the 300 with a time of 36.0 seconds. Earning second place spots were Fernando Cabrera (shot put, 36'10"), Kyle Florence (hurdles, 6.7 sec.), Josh Gillooly (45 yd. dash, 5.3 sec.), and Kinnon Church (one-mile, 5:08.4). Danny Collins (1000, 2:48.6) and Joe Nguyen (two-mile, 13:13.1) both finished in third place.

"I think all of our kids did great against Peabody," said head coach Gary Lavoie. "They are a tough team to start the season with; Peabody is a track powerhouse."

"We have Lynn Classical next week and the meet should be more competitive. I am hopeful we will get stronger with every meet," he continued.

The Salem track teams' next meet is on Monday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. against the Rams at Lynn Classical High School.