Wahconah's Perenick Wins State Pentathlon Title

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Wahconah’s Alex Perenick won the pentathlon on Thursday at the Division 6 Track and Field Championship at Westfield State University.

 

Perenick won the 110-meter hurdles (16.11 seconds), long jump (20 feet, 8.5 inches) and 1500 run (4:36.35). He placed second in the shot put (39-3) and fourth in the high jump (5-5.75).

 

He finished with 3,202 points to beat out eight other competitors. Littleton’s Max Thouy placed second with 2,763 points.

 

Other Berkshire County highlights from the first day of the two-day meet, which ends on Saturday, included:

 

Girls

Discus: 3. Lily Catelotti, MG, 103-1; 4. Hanna Shea, 99-7; 7. Gabby Billetz, HV, 97-7; 8. Taylor Garabedian, HV, 94-9.

200 meters: 2. Maggie Nichols, MG, 26.58.

400 hurdles: 4. Lily McDermott, MG, 1:08.53; 5. Katherine Goss, MG, 1:09.91; 8. Rue Starsja, Tac, 1:11.18.

800 meters: 6. Polly Geddes, MM, 2:24.95.

Triple jump: 8. Chase Hoey, MG, 34-1.5.

Pentathlon: 6. Tiffin Martin, Tac, 2,206 pts; 9. Kathryn Perrone, Wah, 1,916 pts.

 

Boys

Discus: 2. Daniel Warren, MG, 159-2; 4. Eamon Hetherington, MG, 157-2; 5. Payton Shippee, Wah, 152-0.

Pole vault: 4. Noah Klompus, MG, 10-0.

400 hurdles: 4. Chase Doyle, MG, 59.71; 6. Andrew Peprah, Tac, 1:01.07.

800 meters: 3. Quinn McDermott, MG, 1:57.74.

2-mile run: 5. Everett Pacheco, MM, 9:57.21.