Newton North and Weymouth are similar teams: both schools have legions of enthusiastic athletes, great coaches, and some bona fide stars. In the indoor season, Weymouth prevailed over the Tigers and went on to win the league title; yesterday, North turned the tables, winning 78-58 over the host Wildcats.
Not to diminish the importance and excitement of many close races, but the difference between the two teams came down to jumping. North outscored Weymouth 24-3 in the three jumping events, and that was the difference in the meet. The Tigers were led by senior Michelle Kaufman, who won the long jump (16-1) and triple jump (35-9), as well as the 200 (26.9). Emily Hutchinson won the high jump (4-11), as well as the javelin (80-1). Amy Ren took a pair of seconds in the long jump and triple jump, and Lucia Grigoli took second in the high jump.
Other outstanding performances for North included an impressive double from sophomore Margo Gillis, who won the 2-mile (11:27), and came back an hour later to win the 400 in 60.7, Carolyn Ranti gave the Tigers and early boost by winning the mile in a personal best 5:12.8, and North's 4x100 relay team of Stephanie Brown, Kayla Wong, Ari Sanchez and Emily Denn won a key matchup with Weymouth, running 52.4.
Overall, the Tigers outscored Weymouth 44-38 on the track, but it could easily have been the other way around. North's strength in the field events, and especially the jumps, carried the day.
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Freshmen Maggie Heffernan and Kayla Wong qualified for D-1's.
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