HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Local athletes compete in state championships

ConVal’s Jamie Post finished ninth in the 55-meter hurdles at the Division II state indoor track championships, running a personal-best time of 8.77 seconds. —COURTESY PHOTO

ConVal’s William Simard finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the state Division II indoor track championships. He also competed in the 1,500 meters. —COURTESY PHOTO

Kaden Colby of Conant High School finished seventh in the 55-meter hurdles at the state Division II indoor track and field championship. —PHOTO BY ANNIE COLBY

Conant High School’s Alexis Kulczyk competes in the shot put at the state Division II indoor track and field championships. —PHOTO BY ANNIE COLBY

Conant High School's Kaden Colby and Alexis Kulczyk at the state Division II indoor track and field championships. —PHOTO BY ANNIE COLBY

Published: 02-14-2024 8:16 AM

Two members of the ConVal boys track team participated in the Division II state indoor track and field championships at Plymouth State University on Sunday.

Junior William Simard medaled and finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9 minutes, 9.05 seconds. Simard also ran 1,500 meters in 4:28.88.

Senior Jamie Post ran a personal best 8.77 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles and finished ninth overall.

Conant High School also sent a pair of athletes to the event. Senior Kaden Colby made it to the finals of the 55-meter hurdles after clocking a time of 8.68 seconds in the preliminaries. He finished seventh overall.

Junior Alexis Kulczyk made her first appearance in the state meet, representing the Orioles in the shot put.

ALPINE SKIINGConVal girls finish ninth at states

ConVal finished ninth out of 12 teams in the girls’ Division 2 Alpine skiing championships Monday at Crotched Mountain.

Jen Hopkins turned in the top performance for ConVal, as her combined time of 1:30.71 was good for 19th overall.

Izzy Jobin was 36th in 1:46.75, and Campbell Maggs was 48th in 2:11.19.

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