Boys Track

CONCORD- CARLISLE

The senior waged a fierce duel with Newton North's Theo Burba on the final straightaway at All-States to come away with second in the 800 in 1:54.59. Battista handily won the Division 2 title in his specialty with a 1:57.08. Undefeated in both indoor and outdoor track in the regular season, Battista was Concord-Carlisle's Most Valuable distance runner. Battista will do a post-graduate year at Deerfield Academy.

NEWTON NORTH

The sophomore legged out a first-place finish in 1:54.50 to capture the 800 at the All-State meet and then raced to a strong fourth-place showing against a talented field at the New Englands. Burba also captured the Division 1 and Coaches Invitational titles in the 800. A Bay State Conference All-Star and honor student, he helped lead the Tigers to the team All-State championship.

NEEDHAM

The junior sprinted to gold in both the 100 and 200 at AllStates as well as the 100 at the New Englands. Burnett clocked a best of 10.48 and 21.36 in the 100 and 200, respectively, during the spring, and ran a 47.7 split in the 4x400. Burnett was victorious in both sprints at the Division 1 state meet and was a Bay State Conference AllStar. Burnett owns eight school records.

BILLERICA

The senior clocked a 55.05 to win the 400 hurdles at the Division 1 meet and then claimed gold at All-States in 55.54. Billerica's team captain and MVP, Carlson took seventh against a deep, talented field in the 300 hurdles at New Englands. Third in the MSTCA Pentathlon, Carlson is a member of the National Honor Society and will play football at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

MILTON

One of the most electrifying tracksters in Massachusetts, this sophomore had a big day at the Division 3 championships, where he took home gold medals in the 100, 200 and long jump. Charles was the All-State champion in the long jump and finished second to Needham's Davonte Burnett in the 100. He went on to capture the New England title in the long jump and was fourth in the 100.

XAVERIAN

Dillow captured the All-State discus title with a personal best throw of 149-11 after a sixthplace showing in the Division 1 championships. He finished second in the Catholic Conference meet and was a conference All-Star. An honor roll student, the junior also plays football, is involved in Peer Ministry and the Politics Club, and will compete in the Bay State Games.

NORTH ANDOVER

The senior went out in style by winning the pole vault at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals with a leap of 17-1, bettering his state record by 6 inches. The All-State champion in the pole vault and 110 hurdles, he also captured the New England title in the pole vault and the silver medal in the 110 hurdles. Duffy, who swept both events at the Division 1 state meet, will compete for Harvard University next season.

BRIGHTON

Francois was second to Needham's Davonte Burnett in the 200 at both the Division 1 championship meet and the All-States. He owns the school record in both the 200 and 400 and was the MVP of the South Shore Principals meet. Francois was a Boston City League All-Star and is training for the World Championships where he hopes to compete for Haiti.

NEWTON NORTH

A big reason for Newton North's win at AllStates, Klein was second in the shot put with a toss of 53-51⁄ 2. The Division 1 shot put champion, the senior had a personal best toss of 54-6 and was the Bay State Conference champion. Klein helped lead Newton North to the shot put title in the Div. 1 Relays as well. An honor student who also played football, Klein will attend Middlebury College.

ARLINGTON

The New Balance National Outdoor champion in the 5,000, Oosting was clearly the best distance runner of the spring. The sophomore captured the mile (4:14.44) and 2-mile (9:05.85) at All-States after sweeping both events at the Division 2 state meet. He won the 1,600 at New Englands and the 2-mile at the Middlesex League meet, where he was named MVP. He will captain the crosscountry team in the fall.

BELMONT

Perkins was a strong second in the 400 at the All-States in a sizzling 48.65. The junior clocked 49.13 to defend his Division 3 title in the event and moved up to the 800 in the Middlesex League championships for a 1:58.96 win. A member of both the cross country and indoor track teams, as well as the National Honor Society, Perkins is a trumpet player with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra.

BC HIGH

The senior leaped 45-1 to capture the All-State championship in the triple jump and placed seventh in the long jump as well. Pichay was the bronze medalist in the triple jump at the Division 1 meet and fourth in the long jump. He owns a personal best of 45-71⁄ in the triple 4 jump and 21-8 in the long jump. Pichay will continue his track & field career and study pre-law at the College of the Holy Cross in the fall.

READING

Porter capped his senior year off in fine fashion by winning the All-State title in the javelin with a school-record throw of 194-7. Porter was the bronze medalist at the Division 2 meet and also won the Middlesex League championship (181-0) and the Andover Boosters Invitational (171-6). Porter will attend Penn State in the fall and major in plant science.

OLD ROCHESTER

The All-State and New England champion in the high jump, the multi-talent was also the All-State pentathlon winner with a state record of 3,592 points. He was the South Coast Conference champion in the 400 hurdles, 110 hurdles and high jump. Renwick holds the school record in the long jump and was an All-American in the pentathlon. Renwick will major in math at Williams College in the fall.