Hampton Academy Congratulates Athletes Involved In Championship Meet

HAMPTON, NH — Both the SAU 90 school superintendent and an interim principal are congratulating students at Hampton Academy who were involved in a championship meet last month.

On June 7, students from the boys and girls track team competed in the state track championship at Manchester Memorial High School alongside 60 schools. To attend the state meet, athletes had to finish in the Top 2 of their regional league championship meet.

Lois Costa, the district’s superintendent, and Kennith Hawkins, the interim principal, both congratulated the students.

"They have achieved so much from personal bests to school records to winning the boys regional championship,” Costa said. “They should be so proud of all that they have accomplished."

Eighth grader Ryan Jamison and seventh graders Nathan Dillion, Derek Finnegan, Sheamus Rafferty, Ethan Roy, and Spencer Zigler represented the boys team.

The boys team placed in the following races:

100-Meter Hurdle

Jamison placed second; Zigler placed eighth. He was the top placing seventh-grader.

400-Meter Race:

Dillon placed 12th with a personal best of 59.74

High Jump

Finnegan placed fourth. He was the top placing seventh grader with a jump of 5’02”

Discus

Rafferty placed ninth. He was top placing seventh grader and set a personal best throw of 95’06”

Shotput

Finnegan placed 12th

4×200-Meter Relay Race

Roy, Zigler, Dillion, and Jamison placed fifth with a time of 1:54.29

"As coaches, we have witnessed tremendous growth in all of our athletes over the course of the season," Pamela Thompson, a coach, said. "We were so impressed by the hard work and dedication that they put into each of their races. Congratulations to all of our students."

Eighth graders Taylor Burness and Moxie Clifford, and seventh graders Julia Bryan, Sydney Heestand, and Ayden Perigny represented the girls team.

The girls teams placed in the following races:

100-Meter Hurdle

Burness placed sixth

400-Meter Race

Clifford placed 12th with a personal best of 67.8

Shotput

Perigny placed 11th

4×200-Meter Relay Race

Bryan, Heetstand, Burness, and Clifford placed third. The team achieved a new girls team school record with a time of 2:02.16

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