Southwick’s John Collins competes in the high jump during Wednesday’s meet with visiting South Hadley. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
SOUTHWICK – Jon Collins won four events to pace Southwick in a rout in boys’ track and field at home Wednesday. The Rams steamrolled the South Hadley Terriers, 108-23.
Collins tossed the javelin 140 feet, 6 inches; recorded a high jump of 5 feet, 8 inches; and sprinted to times of 56.81 and 23.97 in the 400 and 200 meter races, respectively, all first-place marks.
Three other Southwick track and field athletes managed two top finishes apiece – Nick Peterson (long jump, 19-9; triple jump, 40-7), Chris Roy (2 mile, 11:36; mile, 5:10), and Danny Lane (100 meter hurdles, 17.66; 400 hurdles, 103.1).
Juan Fuentes (100 meters, 11.56) and Walden Demotheo (800 meters, 2:32) also won for the Rams.
Fuentes, Mike Fleming, Darius Webb, and Peterson won both relays – the 4×100 (47.59) and 4×400 (4:25).
GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD
South Hadley 74, Southwick-Tolland 57
SOUTHWICK – Baker won the 100 meter hurdles (23.0), Wheeler took first in the 400 meters (70.66), Consolini captured gold in the 400 hurdles (1:19.38), and McKinney won the 800 meters (2:50) for Southwick.
The Rams’ 4×100 relay team – Wheeler, Howe, Merritt, Perrusse – also won in 4:56.12.
