NN Girls Score Early and Often at DI State Relays

Did Newton North's team team of destiny really almost show up late to the State Relays yesterday, thinking that the girls were on the oval in the morning and the field in the afternoon (Boston Globe story, 5/16/10)? Did JT, the master of all details, really not know the schedule for the meet he considers the most important of the season? I refuse to believe it. In any case, the only team that could have possibly stopped the Newton North juggernaut yesterday was Newton North, and they had no intention of not showing up.

The Tigers won six events (LJ, TJ, SP, Discus, shuttle hurdles, SMR), and in none of those events was the second place team close. It is a remarkable fact that North could have finished as the runner-up team relying only on its 45 points in the field events. The final point total was 81, and that was plenty to open distance on a strong Andover team (58), as well as Newton South (40.5), and Weymouth (40).

The triple jump relay set a state record of 32.37m (106-02.50). I wasn't there and don't know individual results, but perhaps one of my readers can identify the jumpers and their marks.

The following girls results were culled from the complete meet results on CoolRunning:

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
  3 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                               50.08   5   6   
 22 Newton North  H.S.  'B'                               55.09   2 
 
Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
 10 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                             1:50.08   5 
 31 Newton North  H.S.  'B'                             2:08.78   1 
 
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
 22 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                             4:41.83   2 
 
Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
  4 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                             9:51.17    4   
 
Girls 4x1600 Meter Relay
  7 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                            23:36.52  
 
Girls 1600 Sprint Medley
  1 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                             4:12.55   4  10   
 
Girls Distance Medley
  3 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                            12:44.89    6   
 
Girls 4x100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle HH
  1 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                             1:05.24   4  10   
 
Girls High Jump
  4 Newton North, Girls          Newton North             4.27m   14-00.00   4   
  
Girls Long Jump
  1 Newton North, Girls          Newton North            15.37m   50-05.25  10   
 
Girls Triple Jump
  1 Newton North, Girls          Newton North            32.37m  106-02.50  10   
 
Girls Shot Put
  1 Newton North, Girls          Newton North            29.03m   95-03.00  10   
 
Girls Discus Throw
  1 Newton North, Girls          Newton North            88.69m     291-00  10   
 
Girls Javelin Throw
  6 Newton North, Girls          Newton North            70.90m     232-07   1   

Boys Win Two

The Newton North boys won two events, accounting for all of their points at the meet. The Tigers won the sprint medley and the shot put. It's a shame they didn't get a mark in the discus; on paper they had an excellent chance to be in the top three of that event.

Results:

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
  7 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                             3:34.25   5 
 
Boys 4x1600 Meter Relay
 10 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                            19:19.06  
 
Boys 1600 Sprint Medley
  1 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                             3:35.92   4  10   
 
Boys Distance Medley
 10 Newton North  H.S.  'A'                            11:24.53  
 
Boys Triple Jump
  8 Newton North, Boys           Newton North            35.53m  116-07.00 
 
Boys Shot Put
  1 Newton North, Boys           Newton North            42.66m  139-11.50  10   
 
Boys Discus Throw
 -- Newton North, Boys           Newton North              FOUL