Boys’ Track Wins Meet by 100 Points

Big Red Varsity Track gave a whole new meaning to the phrase “caught that dub” when they demolished Worcester this past Saturday 121-21. The star-studded squad also sent Governor’s Academy home utterly defeated with a final score of 121-39.

“It’s definitely a confidence booster to have our first meet be such a successful one,” said prep Bradley St. Laurent. He noted that “the team came off of a great winter season with a lot of wins and this meet showed that we are carrying that same energy and competitiveness with us into this spring season.”

One athlete who stood out to many of his teammates was prep Ethan Aguilar. “I wasn’t on the winter track team, so watching Ethan run super fast for the first time was stunning. Young athletes performing sports at that degree is always impressive,” senior Chimenum Tasie-Amadi said.

Lower JD Jean-Jacques highlighted the stellar performance of lower Croix Mikovsky in the 800 meter. “He must have been second or third going into the final stretch but I could see it in his face that he wanted to be in front and he pushed it and came in first,” said Jean-Jacques. St. Laurent agreed with Jean-Jacques, stating “[Mikovsky] executed his run perfectly and shattered his previous personal record.”

Lower Jeremiah Swett dominated the throwing events for Big Red. Upper AK Kosoko pointed out that “[Although Swett] is naturally gifted at throwing. He is constantly lifting and working to improve his game.” Jean-Jacques added that when the team traveled to Nationals, “even against the best throwers in the country, [Swett] was still at the top.”

Tasie-Amadi claims that the reason he still does track is because of the team’s atmosphere: “If I had one word to describe the team, it’s ‘high-energy.’ Oh wait that’s two words.” St. Laurent says that during pre-meet warm-ups, everyone is “high fiving each other and getting everyone pumped up. Every group of athletes––sprinters, distance, throwers––hypes each other up and cheers each other on throughout the whole meet.”

This Saturday, Big Red Track hosts Exeter High School in the battle to claim the coveted title of best in Exeter.

Tasie-Amadi said that, because it was their first meet, the team did not have high expectations. “However the results we put up are very exciting,” he said.

Big Red will be dominating on the track for yet another season.