Saturday was a banner day for Peabody girls track team despite the cold, damp weather, as the Tanners saw their 4×100-meter and 4×200-meter track teams both set new records at the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association (MSTCA) Division 1 State Relays on their home track at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School.
The relay team — which is made up of Savanna Vargas, Sadai Headley-Mawasi, Dado Nasso and Jolene Murphy — took first place in the 4×100 after breaking both a Div. 1 state relay record and a Peabody school record with a time of 49.05 seconds. In the 4×200, the group took first place and set a new Tanners record with a time of 1:44.06. The group’s performances in the two relays helped push Peabody to a sixth place finish as a team with a total of 34 points.
Also performing well for the Tanners on the day was Arlene Davila, who finished first in the discus with a distance of 97 feet, 8 inches. Davila also finished second in the shot put with a distance of 33 feet, 9 1/4 inches.
GIRLS TRACK
MSTCA Division 4 Relays
Lynnfield – 6th place (28 points)
The Pioneers got strong performances from April Luders and Lauren Braconnier in the triple jump, with Luders finishing second (31-3 3/4) and Braconnier finishing third (31-2 1/2).
Bishop Fenwick – 7th place (28 points)
Nasha Arnold had a solid day for the Crusaders, finishing second in the javelin (87-6) and third in the discus (81-7). Julia Loescher finished second in the discus (82-2) and fourth in the javelin (84-10).
BOYS TRACK
MSTCA Division 1 Relays
St. John’s Prep – 1st place (74 points)
The Eagles blew away the field on Saturday, scoring 18 points more than any other team in Division 1. The Prep got relay wins from the 4×1600 sprint medley team of Dylan Aliberti, Steph Patrick, Jarrett Young and Nathan Lopez (3:37.25) as well as the 4×110 shuttle hurdle team of Aliberti, Harry Portorreal, Tyler Hughes and Jason Bois (1:05.88).
Individually, Quinn Curtin took first in both the high jump (5-9 3/4) and the triple jump (43-3 1/4), while Portorreal won the long jump (20-5 1/4).
Peabody – 10th place (20 points)
The Tanners got a strong performance from Peter Gardikas, who finished sixth in the discus (118-9) and 10th in the shot put (42-5 1/2). Shea Lynch placed fifth in the javelin (133-11).
MSTCA Division 4 Relays
Bishop Fenwick – 5th place (32 points)
The Crusaders were buoyed by the first-place finish of the 4×800 relay team of Wyatt Burr, Tyler DeClercq, Matt Gerdenich and Matt Cinelli, who won with a time of 9:04.95. Fenwick also took the top three places in the discus, with Matt Juneau finishing first (119-3), Max Gibbs finishing second (110-0) and Franklin Quintin finishing third (103-4).
BOYS LACROSSE
St. John’s Prep 10, Hingham 5
After going into halftime knotted at 3-3, the Eagles had a big second half en route to another victory.
Michael Kelly led the way with three goals and one assist, while Jimmy Ayers and Michael Ayers each scored two goals. Tyee Ambrosh, Tommy Sarni and Charlie Wilmot each scored one goal. Kaden Quirk made eight saves in net, while Graham Tyson (8-for-12) and Owen Umansky (6-for-7) had great days in the faceoff circle.
St. John’s Prep (8-0) travels to Xaverian Tuesday (6).