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Andover Golden Warriors Boys Track and Field '15

Tue, Jun 09, 2015 03:00 PM @ Andover
Team Final
Pentucket 2
North Andover 1
at Andover 0
Central Catholic 0

Runner-up Staudt smashes own record

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BURLINGTON — Joe Staudt had an impressive performance last year at the North Sectional decathlon, placing fifth with a school record 5,627 points.
Tuesday and Wednesday at Burlington High, though, was more than impressive. He smashed his North Andover record with 6,010 points to place second out of 75 competitors in the North.
He held the lead until the final event, but the 1,500 meters isn’t a natural fit for the husky 6-2, 210-pounder. Framingham’s David Welch (6,043 points) surpassed him for the narrow win. He ran a 4:54.98 to Staudt’s 5:27.13, good for a 175-point differential.
In the last 17 years, only multi-time N.H. state champions Freddie Wills and Tristan Hall of Londonderry have surpassed Staudt’s 6,010. Both were Division 1 college track recruits.
 Staudt, a Bowdoin recruit, also teamed with sophomore Matt Manteiga (26th, 4,307), sophomore Connor Grant (27th, 4,287) and senior Xavier Laguerre (37th, 3,923) to place second in the team competition. Their 14,240 points was another Scarlet Knight record.
Wilmington was tops among the 22 teams with 14,710 points.
“This is what Joe’s going to do in college,” said Knights coach Steve Nugent. “He’s going to Nationals, too. This is something he has been looking forward to, He’s just a competitor. He’s so multi-talented, He put it all on display.”
Staudt has totally rewritten the North Andover record books. Hall of Famer Jack McManus had the original mark back in 1978 but Staudt easily erased that last June.
Pentucket’s Alex Demeule (18th, 4,615) and Sam Coppola (20th, 4,615) were the next highest local scorers.
Massachusetts does its sectional decathlons and heptathlons a few days before New Englands so some top athletes opt to skip the events.

Sachems’ Kilian whips the field
In the North Sectional heptathlon, which was held Monday and Tuesday at North Reading High, Pentucket senior McKenna Kilian dominated the 68-competitor field.
The versatile and talented Kilian had a 101-point lead after Day 1 (2,366 to 2,265) and built on it in a big way with the three events Tuesday. She racked up 4,066 points to easily beat runner-up Katie Maehl of Waltham (3,624).
Kilian, who will compete at Central Connecticut, is now ranked fifth all-time in the area.
Julia Valenti of North Reading was fifth with 3,435 points.
 

Game Statistics:

North Sectional Decathlon

Team scores (22 teams): 1. Wilmington 14,710, 2. North Andover 14,240

Results (75 competitors): 1. David Welch (Framingham) 6,043, 2. Joe Staudt (NA) 6,010, 18. Alex Demeule (Pent) 4,665, 20. Sam Coppola (Pent) 4,615; 26. Matt Manteiga (NA) 4,307, 27. Connor Grant (NA) 4,287

Staudt scores: 

 

 100        LJ           SP             HJ         400           110H       DT           TJ           JT            1500
     —————————————————————————————————————————————————-
   11.96    6.32m   14.81m        1.78m    55.61         15.28      40.06m   12.48m     31.50m       5:27.13
                20-09      48-07.25     5-10                                       131-05   40-11.5    103-04    

  

 

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