Mount Greylock Girls Shine at Quad Meet
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Friday night lights are not just for football anymore -- not in Berkshire County, anyway.
Mount Greylock's track and field team hosted three other schools for a quad dual meet on Friday at Williams College's Lee Track.
The college allowed the high schools to take advantage of the new facility's lights, giving area fans a chance to see the meet start in sunshine and end under the stars.
Some of the evening's biggest stars wore the colors of the host Mounties, who swept three girls duals, beating Wahconah, Lenox and Monument Mountain -- the last by a narrow margin of 72-69.
Jackie VanSlycke provided big points for Mount Greylock, turning in the day's best performances in the shot put (29 feet, 3 inches) and the discus (90-6). Margo Smith also helped the Mounties' cause with a win in the 3,200 meters (11:50.3) and a second-place showing in the mile, where he time of 5:33.8 was just off the pace set by Lenox's Emma Jourdain (5:30.1).
Smith's showing in the two-mile run prompted Mount Greylock coach Brian Gill to take a rare break from his duties as head official and jump onto the track to hug her at the finish line.
"It was a [personal record] by six seconds," Smith said. "Last week was MSTCAs, and I got [11:]56 there.
"I felt really excited. My mile was also a PR, so I came in really pumped up for this. The Lenox girl [Nicole Gamberoni] was pushing me the first few laps, which was really nice. And I kept carrying that pace for the rest of the time."
Lenox's girls team had its usual assortment of strong performances on the track. Amber Shove won the 400 (1:01.0) and the 200 (:27), and the Millionaires' 4-by-800 relay team placed first.
In the boys' duals, it was a good day for Monument Mountain, which picked up wins over Lenox and Mount Greylock. The Mounties lost to Wahconah and defeated Lenox in the other two scored meets.
Terrance Powell led the Spartans with a win in the 100 dash (11.6), a second in the long jump (18-6) and a third in the javelin (121-4).
For Mount Greylock, Nico Clarke set a school record in the discus, winning with a throw of 126-0.
GIRLS RESULTS
TEAM SCORES: Monument Mountain 90, Lenox 51; Mount Greylock 85, Wahconah 56; Mount Greylock 72, Monument Mountain 69; Mount Greylock 96, Lenox 45.
3200 METER RELAY -- 1. Lenox (A), 10:27.60; 2. Mt. Greylock (A), 10:33.50 (Laura Galib, Thalia Hardman, Octavia Crowell, Niku Darafshi); 3. Monument Mt. (A), 10:41.70; 4. Wahconah (A), 11:16.40.
100M HURDLES -- 1. Gianna Moncecchi, Wahconah, 16.40; 2. Shannon Meisberger, Lenox, 16.70; 3. Sydney Gurek, Mt. Greylock, 17.40; 4. Paige Gray, Monument Mt., 18.00; 5. Brandi Gill, Mt. Greylock, 18.70; 6. Delanie Rybacki, Monument Mt., 18.80.
100 METER DASH -- 1. Julia Szczepaniak, Mt. Greylock, 13.50; 2. Hannah Cohen, Monument Mt., 13.80; 3. Ruthie Lee, Monument Mt., 13.80; 4. Ericca Broderick, Monument Mt., 13.80; 5. Anna Lane, Monument Mt., 13.81; 6. Shelby Tonelli, Wahconah, 14.30.
1600 METER RUN -- 1. Emma Jourdain, Lenox, 5:30.10; 2. Margo Smith, Mt. Greylock, 5:33.80; 3. Alice Najimy, Lenox, 5:35.30; 4. Arden McKnight, Wahconah, 5:44.20; 5. Kayla Dillon, Monument Mt., 5:54.50; 6. Emily Lescarbeau, Mt. Greylock, 6:00.00.
400 METER RELAY -- 1. Monument Mt. (A), 53.50; 2. Mt. Greylock (A), 55.30; 3. Wahconah (A), 56.30; 4. Lenox (A), 1:03.60.
400 METER DASH -- 1. Amber Shove, Lenox, 1:01.00; 2. Maddie Albert, Mt. Greylock, 1:02.40; 3. Maddie Sprague, Wahconah, 1:03.70; 4. Hannah Flynn, Monument Mt., 1:05.80; 5. Anika Helmke, Monument Mt., 1:06.20; 6. Emma Sinkoff, Monument Mt., 1:07.20.
400 METER HURDLES -- 1. Gianna Moncecchi, Wahconah, 1:07.40; 2. Allison Kinne, Monument Mt., 1:07.60; 3. Brandi Gill, Mt. Greylock, 1:12.40; 4. Niku Darafshi, Mt. Greylock, 1:14.80; 5. Zufan Bazzano, Monument Mt., 1:15.90; 6. Faith Pudlo, Wahconah, 1:17.80.
800 METER RUN -- 1. Arden McKnight, Wahconah, 2:31.00; 2. Emily Tibbetts, Lenox, 2:32.10; 3. Ella Dudley, Mt. Greylock, 2:32.30; 4. Halle Hassett, Monument Mt., 2:39.30; 5. Emma Carchedi, Monument Mt., 2:39.90; 6. Bella Carchedi, Monument Mt., 2:45.20.
200 METER DASH -- 1. Amber Shove, Lenox, 27.00; 2. Maddie Sprague, Wahconah, 28.10; 3. Julia Szczepaniak, Mt. Greylock, 28.30; 4. Anna Lane, Monument Mt., 28.30; 5. Jasmin Johannsdottier, Monument Mt., 28.40; 6. Milly Hernandez, Lenox, 28.40; 7T. Payton Wojtkowski, Monument Mt., 29.20; T. Kiley Subklew, Monument Mt., 29.20.
3200 METER RUN -- 1. Margo Smith, Mt. Greylock, 11:50.30; 2. Nicole Gamberoni, Lenox, 12:20.40; 3. Hayley Bowers, Lenox, 12:43.00; 4. Kayla Dillon, Monument Mt., 12:56.10; 5. Masho McAlister, Monument Mt., 13:41.70; 6. Eleanor Stewart, Monument Mt., 14:21.40.
1600 METER RELAY -- 1. Monument Mt. (A), 4:22.50; 2. Mt. Greylock (A), 4:24.50 (Ella Dudley, Hannah Locklear, Laura Galib, Maddie Albert); 3. Wahconah (A), 4:42.70; 4. Lenox (A), 5:11.20; 5. Wahconah (B), 5:30.60; 6. Lenox (B), 6:25.10.
SHOT PUT -- 1. Jackie VanSlycke, Mt. Greylock, 29-3; 2. Paige Gray, Monument Mt., 27-3; 3. Dagny Albano, Mt. Greylock, 26-6; 4. Rachel Burgess, Wahconah, 26-6; 5. Shenna Tyer, Lenox, 25-8; 6. Samie Mitchell, Monument Mt., 25-8.
DISCUS -- 1. Jackie VanSlycke, Mt. Greylock, 90-6; 2. Elizabeth Bernardy, Mt. Greylock, 84-3; 3. Hannah Cohen, Monument Mt., 75-4; 4. Serena Guthrie, Wahconah, 74-7; 5. Micha Haftl, Lenox, 74-4; 6. Samantha Keyes, Monument Mt., 74-3.
JAVELIN -- 1. Paige Gray, Monument Mt., 97-11; 2. Dagny Albano, Mt. Greylock, 86-9; 3. Anika Helmke, Monument Mt., 85-5; 4. Jenna Herrmann, Wahconah, 84-11; 5. Bethany Houle, Wahconah, 76-9; 6. Zufan Bazzano, Monument Mt., 74-4.
HIGH JUMP -- 1. Kayla Aberdale, Monument Mt., 4-6; 2. Delanie Rybacki, Monument Mt., 4-6; 3. Laura Galib, Mt. Greylock, 4-4; 4. Serena Chow, Mt. Greylock, 4-4; 5T. Stacey Tutela, Wahconah, 4-4; T. Serena Guthrie, Wahconah, 4-4.
LONG JUMP -- 1. Maddie Sprague, Wahconah, 16-3; 2. Ruthie Lee, Monument Mt., 14-8.50; 3. Lily Pudlo, Wahconah, 14-5; 4. Gianna Moncecchi, Wahconah, 14-1; 5. Sydney Gurek, Mt. Greylock, 13-11.50; 6. Shannon Meisberger, Lenox, 13-11.25.
TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. Lily Pudlo, Wahconah, 33-2.75; 2. Sydney Gurek, Mt. Greylock, 31-6; 3. Ruthie Lee, Monument Mt., 31-5; 4. Maddie Sprague, Wahconah, 30-6.75; 5. Morgan Butler, Wahconah, 29-8.75; 6. Delanie Rybacki, Monument Mt., 29-6.50.
BOYS RESULTS
TEAM SCORES: Monument Mountain 99, Lenox 38; Wahconah 85, Mount Greylock 54; Monument Mountain 87, Mount Greylock 54; Mount Greylock 82, Lenox 59.
3200 METER RELAY -- 1. Mt. Greylock (A), 8:44.60; 2. Wahconah (A), 8:47.10; 3. Monument Mt. (A), 9:22.30; 4. Lenox (A), 11:38.80.
110M HURDLES -- 1. Ryan Benoit, Mt. Greylock, 17.30; 2. Jacob Weiner, Monument Mt., 17.70; 3. Faolan Sugarman-Lash, Monument Mt., 17.90; 4. Spencer Villinski, Lenox, 19.00; 5. Dan Newey, Monument Mt., 20.40; 6. Tom Reynolds, Lenox, 20.80.
100 METER DASH -- 1. Terrance Powell, Monument Mt., 11.60; 2. Matt Lighten, Wahconah, 11.70; 3. Willie Serkin, Monument Mt., 11.90; 4. Nick Cervone, Wahconah, 12.20; 5. Brocque Tonini, Monument Mt., 12.30; 6. Jack Campbell, Mt. Greylock, 12.60.
MILE RUN -- 1. Eric Klem, Wahconah, 4:27.60; 2. Carter Stripp, Mt. Greylock, 4:29.00; 3. Jake Kobrin, Mt. Greylock, 4:50.50; 4. Joseph Gais, Mt. Greylock, 4:55.90; 5. Jesse Seid, Mt. Greylock, 5:07.40; 6. Ethan Mazursky, Monument Mt., 5:21.10.
400 METER RELAY -- 1. Monument Mt. (A), 46.10; 2. Wahconah (A), 47.20; 3. Mt. Greylock (A), 47.50.
400 METER DASH -- 1. Matt Lighten, Wahconah, 53.20; 2. Jeff Pullano, Wahconah, 53.90; 3. Alex Cami, Monument Mt., 55.60; 4. Connor McNinch, Lenox, 55.90; 5. Cameron Castonguay, Mt. Greylock, 56.20; 6. Matt Weston, Monument Mt., 56.40.
400M HURDLES -- 1. Faolan Sugarman-Lash, Monument Mt., 1:03.40; 2. Quincy Heon, Wahconah, 1:04.80; 3. Ryan Benoit, Mt. Greylock, 1:06.90; 4. Devon Mikaniewicz, Wahconah, 1:07.30; 5. Dan Newey, Monument Mt., 1:07.50; 6. Tom Reynolds, Lenox, 1:11.80.
800 METER RUN -- 1. Dalton Hill, Wahconah, 2:02.10; 2. Carter Stripp, Mt. Greylock, 2:02.70; 3. Rowan Myers, Monument Mt., 2:04.00; 4. Dan Brainerd, Wahconah, 2:09.30; 5. Christopher Najimy, Lenox, 2:11.50; 6. Silas Lane, Monument Mt., 2:14.10.
200 METER DASH -- 1. Shamus White, Wahconah, 23.80; 2. Mike Hedges, Lenox, 24.00; 3. Ben Herrick, Lenox, 24.10; 4. Willie Serkin, Monument Mt., 24.30; 5. Justin Broderick, Monument Mt., 24.60; 6. Taylor Carlough, Mt. Greylock, 24.80.
2 MILE RUN -- 1. Tucker McNinch, Lenox, 9:46.80; 2. Thomas. Kirby, Mt. Greylock, 9:58.40; 3. Sam Kobrin, Mt. Greylock, 10:03.30; 4. Moses Greenspan, Wahconah, 10:40.60; 5. Own Brandriss, Mt. Greylock, 11:02.30; 6. Jaryd Massaro, Wahconah, 12:21.20.
1600 METER RELAY -- 1. Monument Mt. (A), 3:39.40; 2. Wahconah (A), 3:43.90; 3. Lenox (A), 3:44.40.
SHOT PUT -- 1. Juri Kiin, Monument Mt., 41-8; 2. Matt Bourdon, Wahconah, 39-1; 3. Troy Baroli, Wahconah, 35-7; 4. Nico Clarke, Mt. Greylock, 34-7.50; 5. Mike Hruby, Wahconah, 33-10; 6. Jacob Paul, Mt. Greylock, 33-7.
DISCUS -- 1. Nico Clarke, Mt. Greylock, 126-0 (NEW MG School Record); 2. Juri Kiin, Monument Mt., 111-6; 3. Matt Bourdon, Wahconah, 110-10; 4. Ryan Benoit, Mt. Greylock, 99-8; 5. Andrew Whitaker, Mt. Greylock, 93-3; 6. Pat Amuso, Wahconah, 85-6.
JAVELIN -- 1. Jordan Piepho, Monument Mt., 138-3; 2. Mike Hruby, Wahconah, 122-8; 3. Terrance Powell, Monument Mt., 121-4; 4. Alden Wansor, Monument Mt., 118-4; 5. Tucker McNinch, Lenox, 116-5; 6. Jacob Paul, Mt. Greylock, 111-9.
HIGH JUMP -- 1. Rowan Myers, Monument Mt., 5-8; 2. Mike Hedges, Lenox, 5-6; 3. Alden Wansor, Monument Mt., 5-4; 4. Jordan Piepho, Monument Mt., 5-4; 5. Eric Klem, Wahconah, 5-4; 6T. Taylor Carlough, Mt. Greylock, 5-0; T. Spencer Villinski, Lenox, 5-0; T. Tristan Alston, Monument Mt., 5-0.
LONG JUMP -- 1. Mike Hedges, Lenox, 18-9.75; 2. Terrance Powell, Monument Mt., 18-6; 3. Caleb Cimini, Mt. Greylock, 18-0.75; 4. Devon Mikaniewicz, Wahconah, 17-9.25; 5. Alex Cami, Monument Mt., 17-8; 6. Carter Stripp, Mt. Greylock, 17-3.25.
TRIPLE JUMP -- 1. Devon Mikaniewicz, Wahconah, 38-2.50; 2. Tristan Alston, Monument Mt., 36-8; 3. Connor McNinch, Lenox, 35-8.50; 4. Ben Herrick, Lenox, 35-0; 5. Alex Cami, Monument Mt., 34-4.75; 6. Tucker McNinch, Lenox, 34-4.25.