Stoughton High Track Teams Start Season with Win

Led by indoor track standouts Greg Boursiquot and Jade Paul, the Stoughton High boys’ and girls outdoor track teams pulled out close victories at Foxborough Wednesday afternoon in their respective season openers.

The boys’ won 69-67 with Boursiquot winning in three events: the 100-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles and the long jump. He accounted for 15 of the team’s 69 points, pacing the Black Knights.

“I was very pleased with the boys’ performance today and thought they exhibited great heart. We have some top of the league upperclassmen, but also a great mix of freshmen and sophomores who will be key to our future,” boys’ coach Harvey Blonder wrote in an email. “[It’s] always nice to start off the season on a winning note.”

Also scoring for the boys’:

• Steffan Jackson won the 400-meter hurdles, came in second in the high jump and placed third in the long jump.
• Nick Green won the 2-mile run and finished second in the mile run.
• Brandon Alves won the shotput event.
• Malachi Baugh won the 400-meter race.
• Marlon Crome placed second in the 800-meter race and second in the triple jump and third in the mile run.
• Jordan Ricci came in second in the javelin and third in the 400-meter hurdles.
• Other second place finishes include Marcus Middleton in the 100-meter dash; Joe Bunce-Grenon in the 200-meter run; Francis Ike in the shot put; and Paul Solem in the 400-meter race.
• Matt Mack added two third place finishes and James Brauneis and Mark Phan also scored with third place finishes.

Blonder also gave credit to juniors Paul Comeau, Jonathan Charles and Nolan Fraine, sophomores Robert Allen, Andrew Valle, Aaron Mack, Cory Greenblatt, Jack D'Addieco and Adam Leonard, and freshmen Alec DeNapoli, Samir Sofi, Nick Kampouris, Joey Wilder and Tevin Afonseca.

The captains for the boys’ spring track team this year are seniors Marlon Crome, Alex Lorius, Jordan Ricci and Paul Solem. “All are key contributors for the Black Knights in their events,” Blonder said.

According to Blonder: Crome and Solem specialize in the distance events, but are counted on to run anything from the 400-meters to the 2-mile run. Crome also high jumps and triple jumps. During the winter he qualified for the state meet in the high jump.

Lorius also high jumps and is a sprinter/hurdler. During the winter he ran a state qualifying time in the 55-meter hurdle event and is “looking good” for the longer 110-meter hurdles event. Ricci has been one of the team’s top discus and javelin throwers. He ran on the hurdle relay team last year and this year is running the 400-meter hurdles.

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Meanwhile the girls’ beat Foxborough 73.5 to 62.5. Paul won the 400-meter race in 59.3 seconds and the 200-meter race in 27.7 seconds.

Also performing well, according to girls’ coach Bob Clarke:

• Lauren Pinchieri won the 400-meter hurdles event (74.2 seconds)
• Julia Quattrucci won the 800-meter run (2:36.9)
• Nobrina Seng won shot put (25'2")
• Haley Ellertson won the high jump (4'6")

The captains for the girls’ outdoor team this season are seniors Lauren Pinchieri and Julia Quattrucci and juniors MacKenzie Hudson and Jade Paul.

Other key contributors include: Rachel Berkowsky, Kelly Collins, Haley Ellertson, Christal Holland, Ariene Ohimor, Ifeoma Okeke, Nobrina Seng, Deirdre Simms, Leesa Snyder, Sydnee Jackson, Shaybre Davis and Lianna Tilton.

“This is a veteran roster with a few younger freshman mixed in. The strength is in the distance runners who can run in a number of events, and have the most experience,” Clarke wrote in an email.

Both the boys’ and girls’ outdoor teams (each 1-0) travel to Sharon for their next meet Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.