WILMINGTON, MA — The WHS Boys Varsity Track Team opened their season with a 48-38 loss to Melrose at the Reggie Lewis Field House on Wednesday.
Despite the defeat, the Wildcats performed well, with several standout performances.
“Our 4×400 relay team (Ray Russell, Justin Ekstrom, Ryan Aldrich, and David Bell) and Ray Russell (1000 meter) qualified for the state meet against a tough Melrose team led by some of the best distance runners in the state,” said Head Coach Mike Kenney.
The meet results are below:
One Mile
- Jason Dunn — 05:03.08 — 2nd place
- Greg Adamek — 05:07.89 — 3rd place
- Tom Goodwin — 05:13.98
1000 meter run
- Ray Russell — 02:46.30 — 2nd place
- DJ Kenney — 03:00.17 — 3rd place
- Vincent Delacruz — 03:00.59
600 meter run
- Justin Ekstrom — 01:31.32 — 2nd place
- Ryan Aldrich — 01:33.94
- Jesse Valente — 01:37.52
300 meter dash
- Dave Bell — 39.37 — 1st place
- Tom Hogan — 40.70 — 3rd place
- Frankie Melanson — 42.43
Two Mile
- Ben Packer — 11:20.08 — 2nd place
- Kevin Elderd — 11:46.54
- Patrick McCarthy — 11:49.62
55 meter hurdles
- Sam Vince — 10.15 — 1st place
- Jon Sears — 10.49 — 2nd place
- Jake Luz — 10.52 — 3rd place
- Max Duong — 10.77
55 meter dash
- Jordan Olatilu — 7.24 — 3rd place
- Peter Marino — 7.27
- Joe Dumolin — 7.30
- Jared Magliozzi — 7.73
High Jump
- Jordan Olatilu — 5′ 05″
- Joe Dumolin — 5′ 03″
- Sam Vince — 5′ 01″
Shot Put
- Nick Gorham — 36′ 00″ — 1st place
- James Sheehan — 35′ 08″
- Conor Kilbride — 32′ 09.5″
4 x 400 Relay
- Ray Russell — 56.0
- Justin Ekstrom — 56.7
- Ryan Aldrich — 56.0
- Dave Bell — 56.8
- Team — 03:45.74
Long Jump
- Jon Sears — 15′ 01″
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