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Medfield Boys' and Girls' Indoor Track Competes in State Meet
Girls' finish ninth in Division 3 State Meet; Boys' tracksters place in several events.
Editor's Note: Video of Medfield High School girls' and boys' indoor track teams was created by Ken Winokur from footage of the TVL Championships on Feb. 6.
BOSTON – On this past Saturday, 35 towns competed in the Division 3 state meet at the Reggie Lewis Center, including Medfield.
MHS' Alex Stanton won first place gold in her two events, the 55 meter hurdles and the 600 meters. The senior, who has committed to run division I for Brown University next year, currently holds nine Medfield High School track records. The girls' team placed ninth overall, racking up more points with a fourth place finish in the 4x200 relay run by Kate Piersak, Mekenzie Smith, Taylor Worthy and Kristina Gustafson.
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Gustafson, a freshman, also had a strong showing with a seventh place finish in the 55m dash. Other medal winners on the boys' side at the division meet were senior James Marvel-Coen who came in fifth in the 55 meter hurdles, Ben Lester came in fifth in the 1000. The team of Ben Lester, Arthur Lewis, Connor Heaney and Joey Smith placed sixth in the 4x800 relay.
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