Mount Greylock Girls, Boys Too Swift for Field at Western Mass

BUCKLAND, Mass. – There hardly is anything new about the Mount Greylock track and field teams cleaning up at the Western Massachusetts Division 2 Championships.

 

But each did it in a slightly new way this year.

 

Senior Chase Doyle, who did not even compete in the sport until this spring, won two events on Friday at Mohawk Trail, and sophomore Noah Klompus, who took up the event of pole vaulting a few weeks ago, soared to a first-place finish to add 10 points to the Mounties’ dominating performance.

 

Mount Greylock’s girls, who traditionally come at the competition with waves of strong performers, had to shake off the absence of a few key performers who were lucky enough to score tickets to a concert in Foxborough on Friday but still scored 29 points more than the rest of the field.

 

On the boys side, Doyle won the high jump and took the 110-meter hurdles with a dominating time of 15.38 seconds that was .6 seconds ahead of the field and would have placed third in the state at last year’s Division 6 Championships.

 

Klompus cleared 10 feet with room to spare to win a five-team field and add 10 points to the team total in an event that has not been contested in Berkshire County in years.

 

“I run kind of fast, and I have enough upper body strength to kind of brute force myself over the pole, and coach said, ‘Do you want to score at States?’ and I said, ‘Sure,’ “ Klopmus said after his win.

 

Friday was Klompus’ sixth time on a pole: four post-practice sessions with Mount Greylock coach Blair Dils, a trial run at last week’s Berkshire County Individuals meet and Friday’s win at the PVIAC/Berkshire County championships.

 

“I really like that it’s simultaneously a mix of all the events, where you’re running fast, you’re jumping high, you’re throwing far – but it’s also totally different,” Klompus said of the pole vault. “It’s it’s own thing, and every single motion is just different. So it’s fun.”

 

Mount Greylock’s boys also got strong jumps and throws from Dan Warren and Jenner Kittle, who took first in the long jump and javelin, respectively, to help the team win a fifth straight Western Mass title.

 

On the track, the Mounties won the 4-by-400 relay, one of two Berkshire County relay wins on Friday.

 

Lenox’s boys won the 4-by-800 relay to help their team place sixth overall.

 

Wahconah was the second-highest finishing county school at the regional championships, coming in fourth behind victories from Alex Perenick in the 400 hurdles and Payton Shippee in the discus.

 

Taconic’s Josh Stevens won the shot put to help the Thunder finish fifth in the 21-team boys field.

 

Monument Mountain placed fifth in the girls competition thanks in part to wins from its 4-by-800 relay and high jumper Lily Haskins-Vaughan.

 

Mount Greylock’s girls ended up with four first-place finishers, led by sprinter Maggie Nichols, who doubled in the 100 and 200.

 

The Mounties’ Nora Lopez won the javelin, and Lily Catelotti won the discus.

 

Their points plus the team’s depth equaled a 21st Western Mass crown and third in the last five championships (no meet in 2020).

 

Mount Greylock girls coach Dils said he was a little nervous early on Friday afternoon because the team was without several seeded athletes – one lost to injury and four to the Taylor Swift concert.

 

Catelotti indicated it was a good kind of nervousness.

 

“I think sometimes [it adds pressure], but also, not too much pressure because we all support each other, and it’s awesome,” she said. “I think people showed up today, and that pressure was good. We haven’t had that pressure yet this spring.”

 

Along with Lopez and Catelotti, Hoosac Valley’s Gabby Billetz gave Berkshire County a clean sweep of the throws, winning the shot put to help the Hurricanes place sixth in a 20-team girls field.

 

Lenox’s girls were eighth, anchored by Alice Culver’s late kick to take the 2-mile run, passing Pope Francis’ Jessica Kenyon in the last 200 meters after the two battled at the front of the lap for eight laps.

 

“She was on me for the first five or six laps, and I was kind of nervous, because I knew she was planning on passing me,” Culver said. “Then once she passed me [on lap seven], I knew all I had to do was stick with her. I think, at that point, it’s really easy to fall behind and get discouraged, but I knew I just had to stick with her.

 

“Then, coming around the last quarter, 150 meters to go, I knew I could do it. I knew I had that kick in me, and I just had to give it all I had. And it paid off.”

 

Photos from this meet to come.

 

GIRLS

Team Scores: 1. Mount Greylock, 107 points; 2. Frontier, 78; 3. Pope Francis, 77; 4. South Hadley, 57; 5. Monument Mountain, 55; 6. Hoosac Valley, 45; 8. Lenox, 41; t-15. Wahconah, 11; t-15. Taconic, 11; 17. Pittsfield, 8.

100 meters: 1. Maggie Nichols, MG, 12.80; 7. Randi Duquette, PHS, 13.71.

200 meters: 1. Maggie Nichols, MG, 26.26; 4. Lily Haskins-Vaughan, MM, 27.48.

400 meters: 1. Maeve O’Sullivan, Pope Francis, 1:01.18; 3. Savannah Reber, Lnx, 1:03.23; 6. Addison Eakin, MG, 1:06.07; 7. Jane Elliot, Lnx, 1:06.07.

800 meters: 1. Brenna Sears, Pope Francis, 2:25.28; 2. Alice Culver, Lnx, 2:28.02; 3. Polly Geddes, MM, 2:28.62; 6. Elyssa Scrimo, Lnx, 2:32.88.

Mile: 1. Brenna Sears, Pope Francis, 5:30.69; 2. Amelia Desilets, MM, 5:31.9.

Two mile: 1. Alice Culver, Lnx, 11:32.02; 4. Adriana Carasone, MG, 12:52.76.

100 hurdles: 1. Emma Sanford, South Hadley, 15.23; 3. Katherine Goss, MG, 16.43; 4. Tiffin Martin, Tac, 17.08; 6. Chase Hoey, MG, 17.47; 8. Kathryn Perrone, Wah, 18.44.

400 hurdles: 1. Emma Sanford, South Hadley, 1:07.81; 2. Katherine Goss, MG, 1:07.90; 3. Rue Starsja, Tac, 1:10.78; 4. Kathryn Perrone, Wah, 1:11.00; 6. Paige Tudor, MG, 1:15.49.

4-by-100 relay: 1. Pope Francis, 52.13; 2. Monument Mountain, 52.15; 3. Mount Greylock, 52.49.

4-by-400 relay: 1. Pope Francis, 4:14.42; 2. Lenox, 4:23.41; 3. Monument Mountain, 4:29.20; 7. Mount Greylock, 4:39.84.

4-by-800 relay: 1. Monument Mountain, 10:57.38; 2. Mount Greylock, 11:08.41.

High jump: 1. Lily Haskins-Vaughan, MM, 5-20; 2. Chase Hoey, MG, 5-2; 5. Sophia Schnackenberg, Lnx, 4-8.

Long jump: 1. Emma Sanford, South Hadley, 17-0; 6. Phoebe Barnes, MG, 15-0.75; 7. Caroline Becker, MM, 14-10.

Triple jump: 1. MacKenzie Loudon, Southwick, 34-3; 3. Elena Caplinger, MG, 32-2.5; 5. Ellen Muller, PHS, 31-9; 6. Chase Hoey, MG, 31-7.5.

Shot put: 1. Gabby Billetz, HV, 31-1; 2. Hanna Shea, HV, 29-10.75; 7. Lily Catelotti, MG, 27-1.

Discus: 1. Lily Catelotti, MG, 104-3; 2. Gabby Billetz, HV, 97-9; 3. Hanna Shea, HV, 95-7; 5. Taylor Garabedian, HV, 92-11; 8. Olivia Scholz, HV, 81-5.

Javelin: 1. Nora Lopez, MG, 109-3; 2. Abby Scialabba, HV, 102-0; 4. Adelyn Furlong, Wah, 92-3; 7. Grace Ungewitter, PHS, 80-11; 8. Olivia Cook, MG, 77-3.

 

BOYS

Team Scores: 1. Mount Greylock, 131 points; 2. Frontier, 63.5; 3. Springfield International Charter, 56; 4. Wahconah, 51; 5. Taconic, 48; 6. Lenox, 47; 12. Monument Mountain, 22; 15. Pittsfield, 17; 21. Hoosac Valley, 1.

100 meters: 1. Aidan Clancy, Belchertown, 11.26; 7. Jasean Davis, Tac, 11.76; 8. Elijah Harewood, Tac, 11.77.

200 meters: 1. Winston Lewis, SICS, 22.71; 4. Matthew McIntosh, Tac, 23.47; 7. Elijah Harewood, Tac, 23.65; 8. Ian Bridges, Lnx, 23.65.

400 meters: 1. B.B. Tauscher, Easthampton, 51.68; 2. Quinn McDermott, MG, 51.85; 3. Ian Bridges, Lnx, 52.05; 8. Brandon Miller, HV, 56.60.

800 meters: 1. Emmett Johnson, Mohawk Trail, 1:59.45; 3. Everett Pacheco, MM, 2:04.51; 4. Oliver Swabey, MG, 2:05.19; 7. Declan Rogers, MG, 2:09.96; 8. Devan Patel, Lnx, 2:11.03.

Mile: 1. Emmett Johnson, Mohawk Trail, 4:28.12; 2. Maxwell Adam, Lnx, 4:34.95; 3. Andrew Petropulos, MG, 4:41.72; 7. Cormac Mathews, Lnx, 4:43.83; 8. Ryan Keating, MG, 4:44.70.

Two mile: 1. Andrew Linkenhoker, Monson, 9:52.51; 2. Everett Pacheco, MM, 9:55.18; 3. Dennis Love, Lnx, 10:05.88; 5. Rafa Mellow-Bartels, MG, 10:32.64.

110 hurdles: 1. Chase Doyle, MG, 15.38; 4. Liam Furlong, Wah, 17.44; 6. Will Apotsos, MG, 17.88.

400 hurdles: 1. Alex Perenick, Wah, 57.82; 2. Liam Furlong, Wah, 1:00.79; 3. Andrew Peprah, Tac, 1:00.99; 4. Ben Ames, Lnx, 1:01.59; 5. Vincent Welch, MG, 1:01.86; 7. Adain D’Aniello, PHS, 1:04.67; 8. Dominique Billups, PHS, 1:04.80.

4-by-100 relay: 1. Springfield International Charter School, 44.48; 2. Taconic, 44.73; 3. Mount Greylock, 45.33; 4. Wahconah, 45.72; 5. Pittsfield, 45.91.

4-by-400 relay: 1. Mount Greylock, 3:33.24; 3. Monument Mountain, 3:49.67; 7. Wahconah, 3:54.98.

4-by-800 relay: 1. Lenox, 8:45.46; 4. Mount Greylock, 9:02.10; 8. Wahconah, 9:48.56.

Pole vault: 1. Noah Klompus, MG, 10-0.

High jump: 1. Chase Doyle, 6-0; 2. Owen Klatka, PHS, 5-10; 5. Matt McIntosh, Tac, 5-8; 7. Sean Scarbro, MM, 5-8; 8. Logan Soule, Tac, 5-6.

Long jump: 1. Dan Warren, MG, 20-8.5.

Triple jump: 1. Matthew Coviello, Southwick, 41-3.25; 2. Ian Bridges, Lnx, 40-7.75; 3. Jesean Davis, Tac, 39-7.25.

Shot put: 1. Josh Stevens, Tac, 47-2.5; 3. Judge Martin, MG, 41-2.25; 5. Julius Kalban, Wah, 37-8; 7. Edgar Vergara, PHS, 36-8.25.

Discus: 1. Payton Shippee, Wah, 148-0; 2. Eamon Hetherington, MG, 143-0; 3. Dan Warren, MG, 137-4; 6. Josh Stevens, Tac, 115-11.

Javelin: 1. Jenner Kittle, MG, 159-10; 3. Payton Shippee, Wah, 154-3; 4. Judge Martin, MG, 142-4; 7. Parker Smith, MG, 132-1.