Westfield’s Ali Morin participates in the 2-mile run during the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships Friday at Holyoke High School’s Roberts Field Sports Complex. (Photo by Chris Putz)
HOLYOKE – If nothing else, the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference track and field championships were electric.
Thunderstorms rolled through the Holyoke area just a few short hours into the individual championship meet Friday at Holyoke High School’s Roberts Field Sports Complex, postponing all events until further notice. There was no word as to whether the championships would be continued at a later date.
Westfield’s Keri Paton tosses the javelin Friday at the PVIAC championships in Holyoke. (Photo by Chris Putz)
“We were doing really good when the rain hit,” Westfield girls’ track and field coach Linda Rowbotham said.
Prior to the postponement, Westfield senior Ali Morin had won the 2-mile, Keri Paton finished second in the javelin (a personal best of 118 feet) and was third in the shot put (with a throw of 33-feet-plus), and Jenna Rothermel had claimed third in the discus.
Westfield boys’ track star, Ben Doiron knocked nine seconds off his best time ever in the two-mile to finish runner-up.
Westfield girls’ track athletes, Emily Ann Andrews and Morgan Sanders qualified for the final heat of hurdles, but the event was never completed. Ann Andrews was second in long jump.
All results are unofficial.
