Three Canton High athletes make it to NE Track Championships
By Mike BergerCanton High will be sending three members of its boys’ and girls’ indoor track teams — junior high jumper Matt Sidney, senior shot-putter Amarachi Njoku and senior sprinter Samantha Smith — to the New England Track Championships this Friday night at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston.
The trio qualified for the New England Championship as a result of their performances in Friday’s Massachusetts Championships.
Sidney continued his consistent streak with a 6’4” jump that placed him fourth overall among 23 finalists. He just missed on his third attempt at 6’6” — which would have earned him second place, one inch behind the winning jump.
Njoku, a newcomer to winter track this season, will be competing in the shot put after her fourth-place throw of 38’4” — a personal best.
Smith, a veteran sprinter, will be competing in the 55-meter dash after her fifth-place finish, with a personal best time of 7.30.
Congratulations also go to the other members of the CHS indoor track teams who competed at the All States. Jon Vaughn continued to show improvement in the 55-meter hurdles. He finished in 12th place with a personal best 8.05 seconds. Coach Chris Elgar noted, however, that Vaughn finished second among juniors — an indicator of success for next winter, he said.
Elgar said the 4×200 relay (Vaughn, junior Tyler Briggs, senior Marty Fauche, and senior Jordan Guyton) ran what would have been a fine performance if not for a disqualification for a lane violation.
“This can happen even at the Olympic level,” Elgar said. “Team USA has unfortunately had a history of this numerous times of late. “[The Bulldogs] would have finished around the top ten if it were allowed.” For the girls, the 4×200 team of senior Colleen Healey, junior Anna Amico, sophomore Vicky Tondre and Smith placed seventh overall out of 19 teams with a time of 1:47.96. Amico also competed in the 55-meter dash and placed 22nd with a time of 7.63 seconds, and Smith placed 12th in the high jump with a jump of five feet.
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Posted by Mike Berger
on Mar 4 2010. Filed under High School, Sports.
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