Thanks to dominant performances in three field events, there was no stopping the Pioneers’ boys and girls track teams Tuesday at The Track at New Balance. The Pioneers took eight of nine possible places in the shot put, long jump, and high jump to come from behind and complete a double sweep. The boys trailed 40-23 after the 2-mile, then outscored the Generals 31-6 the rest of the way to clinch a 54-46 win. The girls trailed 23-21 after the 300, but a sweep in the 300 sparked a 41-10 run to seal the deal, 63-33.
On the boys side, senior captain Eli Mendese was a triple-winner, taking the shot put (PR 40-03), high jump (5-10) and long jump (19-01.5). Senior captain Jesse Dorman and sophomore Brendan Reilly picked up two wins apiece. Dorman won the 300 and qualified for states with a PR 38.28 and also anchored the 4×200 relay (Brendan Reilly, senior captain Charlie Morgan, and senior Dillon Reilly) that qualified for states with a PR 1:37.21. He also finished third in the long jump (17-05.5). Brendan Reilly won the 55 with a PR 7.00 and placed second in the 300 (38.78). Senior Nick Groussis rounded out the winners with a victory in the 55 hurdles (8.99).
Senior Walter Radulski placed second in the shot put with a PR 36-01.5.
Also contributing points were the following: Dillon Reilly, second in the 55 (7.16) and second in the high jump (5-06); senior captain Michael Murphy, second in the long jump (17-06) and third in the high jump (5-04); sophomore Kenneth Waldron-Price, third in the 55 hurdles (PR 10.97); and Shea McCarthy, third in the 2-mile (10:59.63).
The girls team swept four events and won both relays. Sophomore Lauren Mattia led a sweep in the 600 (1:57.09), followed by senior Kaila George (2:02) and freshman Ava Ragusa (2:04.11). Sophomore Sophia Giardina won the 300 with a PR 48.85 with freshman Sophia Morgese (48.88) finishing second and junior Aislin McCormack (50.39) finishing third.
Sophomore Elliana Moretti won the shot put (25-08), sophomore Jamie Broady (21-03.8) finished second, and sophomore Meagan Sloan (18-08.5) snagged third.
Senior captain Clara Caulfield (4-08), sophomore Allison Madocks (4-08) and senior Lily White (4-06) swept the high jump.
Caulfield, Greeleaf, Giardina and senior captain Lily Rocco won the 4×200 relay (2:00.58), while Mattia, Morgese, senior Cairlin Buoniconti, and McCormack won the 4×400 relay (4:47.81).
Greenleaf (10.43) and Caulfield (10.70) finished second and third, respectively, in the 55 hurdles, while Rocco (8:09) and Giardina (8.14) followed suit in the 55 dash. Buoniconti (3:49.62) and junior Alex Schmidt (4:22.49) finished second and third, respectively, in the 1,000. Maddocks (14-02) and Greenleaf (12-11) took second and third, respectively, in the long jump. Junior Abby Lopez finished third in the mile (6:01.99).
With the wins, both teams improved to 2-0 and will be back on the track for the MSTCA Division 5 state relays on Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.