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NASHUA, N.H. — It took Londonderry senior Becca Parascandola exactly 14.48 seconds to show her 54 rivals at the New Hampshire Heptathlon that they’d be competing for second place.

That is how long it took her to run the first event Saturday, the 100-meter high hurdles. That established a new area mark, smashing the 14.61 she ran at the Class L championships.

It was a momentous day for some top local tracksters highlighted by a national title by Andover’s Moira Cronin. The junior has gone higher a few times but she won a pressure-packed jump-off to claim the championship at the New Balance Nationals yesterday in Greensboro, N.C. Her winning height was 5-8 3/4 to edge Chelsea Utley of Virginia, who cleared 5-8 1/2. Cronin won the jump-off by clearing 5-8 on her first try. “It was a terrible day for high jumping and Moira just came through. She was amazing,’’ said coach Peter Comeau. Methuen’s talented distance corps closed out their seasons with a bang, demolishing the five-year-old state record by 17 seconds in the infrequently run 4xmile with a 17:33.79 clocking. Haddonfield, N.J., won the race in 17:20.21. Bishop Guertin of Nashua, led by Windham’s Francis Hernandez, was fourth in the 17:29.35. Andrew Stamatopulos (UMass Lowell) ran a 4.25.2 opening leg, Jared Reddy (UMass Amherst) ran a big 4:20.7 leg then Ranger valedictorian Ben Pare (BC) ran a terrific 4:19.8. Junior Cam Kelley came through with a career best 4:27.3 to bring it home. “They have wanted this for two years,’’ said an overjoyed Methuen assistant Scott Ouellet.  “They knew that 17:50 was out there and they knew they could get it. When we learned they were in the seeded heat that gave them a shot of adrenaline. They knew they could run with those guys.’’ In the 100, Andover’s Christopher McConnell placed 14th in 10.82 while Andover’s 4x200 team of Pat Farnham, McConnell, Troy Cayon and Mark Vetere took fourth in 1:28.23 and Andover vaulter Mark Vetere broke his own school outdoor record with a 15-0 1/4 for 14th. Vetere, his brother Adam Vetere, Kerrick Stevens and Connor O’Neill placed 12th in the 4x400 in 3:18.08, slicing nearly a full second off their area record from earlier in the season. Haverhill’s Rebecca Stabile broke her own area mark with a 63.59 for 23rd in the 400 hurdles and she ran a season best 58.30 to place 22nd in the emerging elite 400. Emerging elite is the unseeded performers. Several locals shined in the emerging elite races. The Andover girls (Kayla Baldwin, Terra Organisciak, Vanessa Singleton, Eve Bishop) were third in the 4x200 in 1:42.30 and Andover’s boys 4x800 was runner-up in 7:57.25 and Eve Bishop was 13th in the 200 in a speedy 25.31, one of the top times ever in the area. North Andover’s Darryl Varney placed 10th in the mile in 4:21.89. Pentucket’s Alanna Poretta had an off day and was 19th in the girls mile in 5:24.30.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Andover junior high jumper Moira Cronin (5-9), Salem junior discus thrower Amy Desrosiers (123-10) and Lawrence's 4x100 relay team of Jean Zorilla, Francesco Cuesta, Christian Reyes and Francis Nova (43.06) won their specialties at the 65th annual New England Track Championships.

Brittany Angiolillo earned two thirds, in the long jump (16-3 1/2) and the triple jump (34-3) to help North Reading to a 10th-place finish (out of 36 teams) at the Eastern Mass Division 4 meet.  Kristina Martin won the pole vault with a 9-0.

Victoria Castigione won the pole vault with a career-best 8-6 for Pentucket at the Eastern Mass. Division 3 meet. Alanna Poretta added a second in the mile for the Sachems.

Ginny Lavallee won the 100 hurdles with a meet-record 15.35, was third in the 100 meters (13.26) and ran on the 4x100 that was third as Sanborn finished 10th at the Class M and S Meet.

One week after winning the New England Prep Class A Meet,  the Phillips Academy girls track team completed a perfect season with an 86-59victory over Phillips Exeter. Allie Morrison won the 300 hurdles, long jump and high jump to lead the way.

Salem's Melissa Higgins was unstoppable, winning the long jump, 300 hurdles and 200 meters, but the heroics weren't enough for the Blue Devil girls, who fell to Pinkerton, 87-58.

Julia Mehlman won the high jump, Krista Perryman took the 100 and they teamed with Alexa Duffy and Alison Pronovost to win the 4x100 as North Andover bested Masconomet 83-62.

The Central girls track and field team took second place at the Massachusetts relays with 44 points. Tewksbury finished in first with 54 points while North Andover came in eighth with 25 points. Ashleigh Marks, Mackenzie Arndt, Melissa Mackey and Katie LaFrance led Central to a victory in the 4x100 hurdles.