Pohl, Brackett the Big Winners as Weston Takes a Strong Eighth Place at Division 4 Girls Track and Field Championships

The Weston girls track team sparkled with an eighth place finish out of 39 teams at the Division 4 State Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center this past weekend.

Sophomore Abigail Pohl and junior Olivia Brackett were the big winners for the Wildcats, crossing first and second, respectively, in the one mile run. Pohl won the event with a stunning time of 5:08.30, while Brackett followed at 5:11.27. Sophomore Edom Wessenyeleh also contributed with a time of 5:43.48

Junior Julia Kee and senior Emeilia Barron also shined for Weston. Kee finished the 55 meter dash in 10th place out of 24 entries in a time of 7.78. Barron placed 13th in 7.79.

Barron also finished 12th of 23 in the long jump with a leap of 14 ft., 10 inches.

As a team, Weston finished with 22 points. Old Rochester won the event with 40 points, while Bromfield finished second with 38. Coyle-Cassidy and Narragansett finished third and fourth with 36 and 32 points, respectively, while Hamilton-Wenham and Lunenberg tied for fifth with 24.

For the boys, sophomore Matt Herzig led the day for Weston with a solid seventh place finish in the two mile run. Herzig finished in 10:10.67. Junior David Freeman followed in 15th place for the Wildcats in a time of 10:23.75.

Senior Connor Mahoney finished the 1000 meter in ninth place in 2:46.75. Sophomore Craig Shytle placed ninth in the long jump with a leap of 19 ft., 2.75 inches, while senior Spencer Shea finished 11th  with a jump of 19 ft., 2 inches. Junior Jorge Castro also contributed with a leap of 17 ft., 10 inches.

Shea and senior Nicky Packs placed 13th and 14th in the 300 meter in times of 37.89 and 37.91, respectively.