Track Teams Run, Throw to Strong Finish at MVC Meet

Tewksbury High School left last weekend’s Merrimack Valley Conference meet with six individual league championship wins and a pair of strong team finishes, as the Redmen are finding their stride at the right time of year.

Leading the way for the girls team was Chelsee Porcaro, who won first place in the discus and javelin throws. Jess Amedee ran to first place in the 100-meter hurdles and Kelly Quigley was first in the 400-meter hurdles.

For the boys team, John Fiorello won the shot put while Eddie Matovu took first place at the 110-meter high hurdles.

Overall, the Lady Redmen snagged 75 points and took third place in the league meet while the boys team notched a sixth-place result with 46 points.

“All of our boys had tremendous efforts,” said boys head coach Bill Meuse. “They are all peaking at the right time. I love all of these kids and what they did on the track and field makes me and the rest of the coaching staff very proud of them.”

Similarly, girls head coach John Byrnes was thrilled with his tema’s performance in the meet, which took place on Saturday, May 18.

“Overall, it was an awesome day,” said Byrnes. “The Merrimack Valley Conference has become the best conference in the state in the last few years. To put up 75 points and grab third place, and the top small school finish, was great. Our staff was really proud of the kids.”

Lindsey Monti and Sara Semenza also had strong meets for the Redmen, finishing in second place in the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter run, respectively.

On the boys side, Cory Cataldo was among the top performers during the meet. He was second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.14 seconds in addition to his third-place finish in the triple jump, where he recorded a measurement of 41 feet, 8.50 inches.

“Cory has had one of the greatest senior track seniors that I can remember,” said Meuse. “This kid is a tremendous athlete. I would say he is the most athletic kid in the school without a doubt.”