Sharon junior Jada Johnson has been selected as the HockomockSports.com Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, for Feb. 3 through Feb. 9. Johnson is the 19th player chosen as Player of the Week for the 2018-19 school year and the ninth player in the winter season.
Johnson put in a strong performance at the annual Hockomock League Indoor Track Championships this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. She took first place in three events: the 55-meter hurdles, long jump, and high jump, helping the Eagles take fifth overall (second among Davenport teams) with 60 points.
In the 55-meter hurdles, Johnson took first in a time of 8.43, which was 0.3 better than the second-place runner and 0.4 faster than her time at last year’s championship meet. Johnson then took first in the high jump, clearing five feet, seven inches. The next highest jump was five inches lower.
In her third event of the day, Johnson jumped 18 feet, 3-1/2 inches to win the long jump competition by nearly a foot. Her distance set a new Sharon record as well as a new meet record, breaking the record she set last year. It was also almost a foot longer than her jump at last year’s indoor championships and three inches longer than her jump at the outdoor championships last spring.
Johnson has been a strong performer for the Eagles in both indoor and outdoor track for several seasons. The Eagles were second in the state in Div. 3 last winter, with Johnson taking second in the long jump, fifth in the high jump and third in the hurdles at the state meet. She also finished second in both the long jump and the high jump at last year’s Div. 2 EMass Outdoor Track Championships, which the Eagles won.
The Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, is selected by the HockomockSports.com staff. Nominations can be submitted throughout the week up until Saturday night at midnight. There may be a poll posted on every Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision.
The Mansfield girls team claimed first place at the Hockomock Championship meet. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)
The Hockomock League Championships were held at the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday morning. Below are the team results and the top eight finishes for each event. Click here for complete results from Athletic.net.
1. Mansfield – 90
2. Franklin – 68
3. Stoughton – 59
4. Sharon – 57
5. North Attleboro – 51
6. Milford – 43.5
7. King Philip – 43
8. Oliver Ames – 30
9. Attleboro – 26.5
10. Taunton – 21
11. Foxboro – 13
12. Canton – 5
55M Dash
1. Chris Gong, Sharon – 6.61
2. Greg Waters, Mansfield – 6.67
3. Liam Conway, North Attleboro – 6.81
4. Junior Sainvil, Canton – 6.82
5. Sean Lehane, Milford – 6.83
6. Colin Levis, Attleboro – 6.86
7. Joe Cappelletti, Mansfield – 6.89
8. Patrick McManus, Sharon – 6.92
300M
1. Colin Levis, Attleboro – 36.66
2. Sebastien Celestin, Taunton – 36.95
3. Hugo Lopes, Milford – 37.04
4. Aaron MacDonald, Oliver Ames – 37.05
5. Dan Knight, Mansfield – 37.40
6. PJ Gilpatrick, North Attleboro – 37.46
7. Daniel Lowey, Foxboro – 37.54
8. Liam Pek, Franklin – 37.57
600M
1. Mike Hargadon, Mansfield – 1:24.80
2. Colin Rahaman, Stoughton – 1:25.03
3. Jason Windvogel, Mansfield – 1:25.13
4. Nathaniel Peters, Stoughton – 1:25.26
5. Camden Harrinton, Franklin – 1:25.32
6. Will Regan, Foxboro – 1:26.05
7. Mason Benton, Sharon – 1:26.34
8. Joey Madden, Milford – 1:26.52
1000M
1. Michael Griffin, King Philip – 2:31.15
2. Nicholas Calitri, Franklin – 2:37.47
3. Dylan Kehoe, Franklin – 2:38.03
4. Eric DeLorenzo, King Philip – 2:41.51
5. Michael Mullahy, Mansfield – 2:41.65
6. Jack Clarke, North Attleboor – 2:45.67
7. Nicholas Zaffino, Franklin – 2:47.47
8. Nathan Farkash, King Philip – 2:48.04
1 Mile
1. Tyler Brogan, Franklin – 4:26.69
2. Patrick Heavey, Mansfield – 4:29.02
3. Liam Monahan, North Attleboro – 4:35.57
4. Alexander Staraovoytov, Sharon – 4:39.03
5. Rory McLaughlin, Oliver Ames – 4:40.03
6. Ryan Proulx, Foxboro – 4:40.65
7. Nathan Reservitz, Oliver Ames – 4:44.44
8. Ty Cali, Taunton – 4:45.66
2 Mile
1. Tyler Brogan, Franklin – 9:44.56
2. Michael Hagen, Franklin – 9:47.58
3. Michael Norberg, King Philip – 9:51.73
4. Maxwell Manor, Milford – 9:57.32
5. Paxton Howard, Mansfield – 9:59.08
6. Kyle Sarney, Oliver Ames – 10:03.87
7. Alexander Staraovoytov, Sharon – 10:06.57
8. Cullen Lancaster, Mansfield – 10:16.07
55M Hurdles
1. Jada Johnson, Sharon – 8.43
2. Daniella Pierre, Franklin – 8.77
3. Elizabeth Lee, Sharon – 8.84
4. Ari Preacher, North Attleboro – 8.93
5. Victoria Gravel, Taunton – 9.08
6. Abigail Dunne, King Philip – 9.16
7. Sabrina Hauer, North Attleboro – 9.17
8. Victoria Priestley, King Philip – 9.69
Attleboro twins Ashley and Courtney Daggett (with Stonehill coach Dan Schwartz) started high jumping together in middle school and are now in the midst of their final season as college jumpers. (Stonehill College Athletics)
In middle school, twin sisters Ashley and Courtney Daggett took part in an after-school track program run by the Attleboro YMCA. At one of the sessions, they were given the opportunity to try high jumping for the first time. Nearly a decade later, they are still jumping together.
The Attleboro High grads are entering their final indoor and outdoor seasons at Stonehill College looking to extend the program’s dominance in the NE-10 (six straight conference championship meet titles) and taking advantage of a few more months competing with each other.
“It can get pretty competitive at times,” Courtney said in a phone call during their winter break, “but we’ve basically had now seven, going into our eighth year, competing at the same event. It’s changed into a respect for each other…to be better. Between Ashley and I, the competition just keeps pushing us to clear another bar and pushes us to improve our jumping.”
Ashley added, “We’re teammates but we’re also sisters, so to have the memories to look back on and we have each other to lean on when we have bad meets or good meets because we know everything we’ve been through to get to this point.”
High jump is definitely a family affair for the Daggetts. Their father Tim was also a jumper at Attleboro High and their grandfather competed at North Attleboro. So, when the YMCA offered the twins a chance to learn the event in the summer before freshman year of high school it was only natural that they jumped right in and, as it turned out, it was a perfect fit.
“It’s a very unique event and I think with all the sports I played growing up I never found that one I loved,” Ashley explained. The twins took part in gymnastics, softball, and dance. High jump combined aspects of each of those sports and the sisters were instantly hooked. “it was something that just came to us so easily that it would’ve been a missed opportunity if we didn’t see it through and see what we could do with it.”
She continued, “The feeling of going over the bar and landing on the mat and having the bar still be up is just indescribable. Everything just clicks in the moment and that’s the best feeling ever.”
The sisters joined the Bombardiers and became standouts. While Ashley was out with a stress fracture during their sophomore season, Courtney cleared four feet, 11 inches “out of nowhere,” breaking her personal record (PR) by three inches. It was the moment that she realized collegiate high jump was a possibility.
“That was the moment, for me, that I was like, ‘wow, I’m pretty good at this,’ and it started clicking,” she said. “It sort of gave me that confidence to give me the confidence to keep on going and know that there’s something in you to keep working towards.”
In their senior season, the duo finished one-two at the Hockomock League Track and Field Championships. “That was the icing for our careers in high school because that’s a really cool thing to do,” Courtney said. “Everything just happened perfectly.”
As would be expected for identical twins, there are a lot of similarities between their jumping styles. Ashley said, “We’re like a lot of power jumpers, using the speed to get up and then once our hips are over the bar we don’t have a lot of arch and snap. Courtney has more of a pop and is more fluid, but I have a little more arch and snap just not as much as most jumpers.”
When it came time to pick colleges, the twins didn’t initially plan to attend the same school but both wanted to compete in the NE-10 and Ashley explained, “We also thought that it wouldn’t be the best being in the same conference but on other teams. We’re as competitive as it is being on the same team, working towards the same goal, but being on separate teams would be a change.”
While the styles are the same, how the sisters have gotten to their results has been very different.
As she did in high school, Courtney makes massive gains on her PR and then works to get back up to that level. She landed five feet, 5.25 inches during the indoor season and then hit five feet, 7.25 inches during outdoor. Both stand as program records. Ashley is more of a consistent performer, who gradually builds up her PR (five feet, 4.25 inches for indoor and five feet, three inches for outdoor) at smaller increments.
Ashley said, “I challenge her to be more consistent and have confidence in each height and she challenges me not to underestimate myself and how high I could potentially go.”
The sibling rivalry is still there, but years of competing together (and as part of a team of six jumpers at Stonehill) has added perspective on how important it has been to go through this journey together.
“It’s made our bond a lot stronger,” Ashley reflected. “We’re a lot better understanding each other’s perspective. You’re part of their process in some way to help make them better.” A good example is that teammates typically avoid Courtney when she is preparing for her next jump. Ashley is the lone exception. She said, “Being twins, we really understand each other and when you need something the other one is there to give that confidence boost.”
Stonehill will be seeking two more NE-10 track titles in the coming months and the twins are focused on staying unbeaten in championship meets to close out their careers. Courtney said, “At Attleboro we weren’t really competitive as a team, so that’s been different having people depend on you to get points and to place and I’m just really grateful to have been a part of it.”
Through all their success, including being named to the USTFCCCA All-East Region teams last year (Ashley for indoor and Courtney for outdoor), all the struggles when jumps weren’t landed, or the injuries that slowed them down at various points in their careers, both sisters insist everything has been better because they have accomplished it together.
“We’ve been on this ride together since we learned to high jump,” Courtney explained. “So we can say things to each other that teammates wouldn’t be able to say. We can be brutally honest with each other but it just makes it all worth it. We’ve pushed each other to our limits.”
Stonehill will be back in action on Jan. 12 at the Beantown Challenge hosted by Harvard at the Gordon Indoor Track.
Below are the official 2018 Hockomock League Boys Indoor Track All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.
Hockomock League MVP
Jonathan Shultz, North Attleboro
Hockomock League All Stars
Tyler Brogan, Franklin
Dylan Kehoe, Franklin
Michael Griffin, King Philip
Kevin Crawford, Mansfield
Jared Dickmann, Mansfield
Jareme DiLorenzo, Mansfield
Mike Hargadon, Mansfield
Patrick Heavey, Mansfield
Nick Horn, Mansfield
Nick Hyland, Mansfield
Dan Knight, Mansfield
Sean Lanzillo, Mansfield
Kevin McCree, Mansfield
Jackson Murphy, Mansfield
Kalin Petrov, Mansfield
Aidan Sacco, Mansfield
Mike Shannon, Mansfield
Greg Waters, Mansfield
Patrick Brogioli, Milford
Jack Kalil, Milford
Joey Madden, Milford
Mario Bresko, North Attleboro
Jonathan Shultz, North Attleboro
Matt Tarantino, North Attleboro
Jack MacAdam, Oliver Ames
Jason Windvogel, Oliver Ames
Chris Gong, Sharon
Ritchy Laguerre, Stoughton
Jadin Bruneau, Taunton
Jacob DeAndrade, Taunton
Below are the official 2018 Hockomock League Girls Indoor Track All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.
Hockomock League MVP
Jessica Kroushl, Franklin
Hockomock League All Stars
Lexi Quinn, Foxboro
Halle Atkinson, Franklin
Nicole Clermont, Franklin
Emma Clifford, Franklin
Julia Fenerty, Franklin
Ella Gutkowski, Franklin
Katherine Hartnett, Franklin
Sydney Hawkins, Franklin
Lauren Jackson, Franklin
Jessica Kroushl, Franklin
Abby McKeown, King Philip
Bryn Anderson, Mansfield
Madison Haughey, Mansfield
Amanda Mangano, Mansfield
Leanne Kibbee, Milford
Kerry O’Connor, Milford
Christina Speliakos, Milford
Angela Kaiser, North Attleboro
Rachel LaBonte, North Attleboro
Julia Mechlinski, North Attleboro
Elizabeth Peckham, Oliver Ames
Avonia Hebert, Sharon
Jada Johnson, Sharon
Shira Stoller, Sharon
Ariadne Tolay, Sharon
Angela Wallace, Sharon
Veronica Wallace, Sharon
Olivia Dias, Taunton
Victoria Gravel, Taunton
Maggie Sullivan, Taunton
Samantha Tichelaar, Taunton
Franklin’s 4×200 team took second at the MIAA All State Meet (@FranklinHSXC/Twitter)
The MIAA held its All State championships at the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday. Below are the team results and individual results from Hockomock athletes.
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Teams
1. Newton North – 38
6. Mansfield – 19
25. North Attleboro – 7
37. King Philip – 5
47. Franklin – 4
600M
1. Theodore Burba, Newton North – 1:20.42
8. Mike Shannon, Mansfield – 1:23.06
1000M
1. Thomas Lingard, Lexington – 2:27.62
8. Kevin Crawford, Mansfield – 2:32.39
15. Joseph Madden, Milford – 2:36.77
1 Mile
1. Ryan Oosting, Arlington – 4:12.75
4. Michael Griffin, King Philip – 4:20.84
5. Tyler Brogan, Franklin – 4:20.90
2 Mile
1. Ryan Oosting, Arlington – 9:08.34
6. Kalin Petrov, Mansfield – 9:32.53
17. Jack Kalil, Milford – 9:51.19
55M Hurdles
1. Elisha George, Woburn – 7.70
8. Jonathan Shultz, North Attleboro – 7.94
4×200 Relay
1. Lexington – 1:31.12
7. Mansfield (Aidan Sacco, Greg Waters, Mike Shannon, Nick Horn) – 1:32.61
15. Milford (Neil Arquillano, Patrick Brogioli, Hugo Lopes, Zachary Browne) – 1:35.72
4×400 Relay
1. Newton North – 3:24.38
2. Mansfield (Nick Horn, Mike Shannon, Mike Hargadon, Kevin Crawford) – 3:34.43
17. North Attleboro (Griffin Wachowski, Dylan Weir, Josh Rodriguez, Jonathan Shultz) – 3:34.43
4×800 Relay
1. Lincoln-Sudbury – 7:54.09
10. Franklin (Tyler Brogan, Michael Hagen, Camden Harrington, Dylan Kehoe) – 8:11.43
12. Mansfield (Jackson Murphy, Sean Lanzillo, Kalin Petrov, Patrick Heavey) – 8:15.85
Shot Put
1. Kris Selanis, Athol – 56-01.75
5. Kevin McCree, Mansfield – 51-05.00
18. Patrick Brogioli, Milford – 45-10.00
High Jump
1. Alex Lemieux, Algonquin – 6-06.00
6. Mario Bresko, North Attleboro – 6-04.00
15. Aeden Angelone, King Philip – 6-00.00
15. Masid Kamara, Sharon – 6-00.00
Long Jump
1. Charles Smith, Milton – 22-07.75
6. Matt Tarantino, North Attleboro – 21-01.00
12. Omar Jasseh, North Attleboro – 20-02.25
19. Jareme DiLorenzo, Mansfield – 19-07.00
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Girls Team Results
Teams
1. Wellesley – 48
14. Sharon – 12
15. Franklin – 11
26. North Attleboro – 6
51. Milford – 2
55M Dash
1. Kyla Hill, Springfield Central – 7.14
6. Jessica Kroushl, Franklin – 7.34
The MIAA held its divisional state championships at the Reggie Lewis Center over the past four days. The Mansfield (D2) and North Attleboro (D3) boys indoor track teams each claimed a state title. Below are the team results and individual results from Hockomock athletes.
600M
1. Calvin Perkins, Belmont – 1:22.51
2. Mike Shannon, Mansfield – 1:23.02
6. Mike Hargadon, Mansfield – 1:25.19
14. Joshua Smith, King Philip – 1:26.83
1000M
1. Robert Roosa, Lincoln-Sudbury – 2:33.49
2. Kevin Crawford, Mansfield – 2:33.56
17. Eric DeLorenzo, King Philip – 2:48.35
18. Justin Miller, Mansfield – 2:50.84
1 Mile
1. Ryan Oosting, Arlington – 4:21.41
3. Michael Griffin, King Philip – 4:24.24
9. Patrick Heavey, Mansfield – 4:31.65
Two Mile
1. Ryan Oosting, Arlington – 9:19.41
5. Kalin Petrov, Mansfield – 9:38.94
16. Michael Griffin, King Philip – 10:04.22
17. Collin Rice, Mansfield – 10:06.65
18. Michael Norberg, King Philip – 10:07.59
1000M
1. William Bittrich, Duxbury – 2:35.68
2. Joseph Madden, Milford – 2:36.69
4. Jason Windvogel, Oliver Ames – 2:38.05
17. Colin Rahaman, Stoughton – 2:45.75
19. Sean Flaherty, Oliver Ames – 2:47.58
22. Will Eckhart, Stoughton – 2:49.27
23. Grant Fawcett, Sharon – 2:49.38
1 Mile
1. Alex Wengryn, Pembroke – 4:31.26
2. Liam Monahan, North Attleboro – 4:31.32
12. Rory McLaughlin, Oliver Ames – 4:48.11
14. Chris Berthrong, Milford – 4:51.90
17. James Kong, Sharon – 4:52.85
21. Robert MacInnis, Oliver Ames – 4:57.33
23. Alexander Starovoytov, Sharon – 4:58.43
24. Yichi Zhang, Sharon – 5:07.29
2 Mile
1. Sean Stefaniak, Billerica – 9:46.63
2. Jack Kalil, Milford – 9:46.96
13. Anthony DiStauro, Milford – 10:35.34
14. Jordan Saks, Sharon – 10:36.03
16. Jacob Dubin, Sharon – 10:42.64
17. Maxwell Manor, Milford – 10:45.96
21. Siddharth Reddy, Sharon – 11:00.78
22. Kyle Sarney, Oliver Ames – 11:04.45
55M Hurdles
1. Jonathan Shultz, North Attleboro – 7.79
3. Matt Tarantino, North Attleboro – 7.88
5. John MacAdam, Oliver Ames – 8.03
6. Marc Davanzo, Sharon – 8.15
4×200 Relay
1. Pembroke – 1:35.18
2. Milford (Neil Arquillano, Patrick Brogioli, Hugo Lopes, Zachary Brown) – 1:36.09
4. North Attleboro (Liam Conway, Ryan Gaumond, Omar Jasseh, PJ Gilpatrick) – 1:36.16
7. Oliver Ames (Chukwubuikem Akanegbu, John Galas, Aaron MacDonald, Kalil Matier) – 1:36.95
15. Stoughton (Savion Scott, David Peters, Nicholas Joyce, Ritchy Laguerre) – 1:42.39
4×400 Relay
1. Pembroke – 3:32.10
2. North Attleboro (Griffin Wachowski, Dylan Weir, Josh Rodriguez, Jonathan Shultz) – 3:33.33
5. Milford (Paul Speliakos, Kenny Duong, Joseph Madden, Anthony Ghalbouni) – 3:37.39
7. Oliver Ames (Jason Windvogel, Sean Flaherty, John Galas, Ryan Petrillo) – 3:40.97
10. Sharon (Marc-Kendy Paul, Dev Parikh, Ben Gunduz, Tieqi Sun) – 3:42.29
14. Stoughton (Ritchy Laguerre, Anthony Pizzano, David Peters, Colin Rahaman) – 3:46.65
4×800 Relay
1. Duxbury – 8:09.07
5. North Attleboro (Skyler Poirier, John Bradley, Jack Clarke, Liam Monahan) – 8:24.99
13. Sharon (Grant Fawcett, Bradley Weiss, Alexander Starovoytov, Yichi Zhang) – 8:58.99
Shot Put
1. Dylan Murad, Catholic Memorial – 54′ 1″
2. Patrick Brogioli, Milford – 51′ 0″
8. Jason Joseph Jr., Stoughton – 47′ 3.75″
13. Matthew McManus, Sharon – 43′ 11.5″
14. Sam Bullock, North Attleboro – 43′ 7.5″
15. Jack Mills, Oliver Ames – 41′ 8.5″
16. Jeffrey Thomas, Sharon – 40′ 9.5″
22. Jay Weygand, North Attleboro – 38′ 0.5″
High Jump
1. Charles Smith, Milton – 6′ 4″
2. Mario Bresko, North Attleboro – 6′ 2″
7. Matt Tarantino, North Attleboro – 6′ 0″
9. Jaden Falaise, Stoughton – 6′ 0″
10. Omar Jasseh, North Attleboro – 5′ 10″
11. Chukwudimma Ikoro, Stoughton – 5′ 10″
Long Jump
1. Charles Smith, Milton – 23′ 4.5″
2. Matt Tarantino, North Attleboro – 21′ 4″
4. Omar Jassheh, North Attleboro – 20′ 9.5″
5. Paul Speliakos, Milford – 20′ 3″
7. Kalil Matier, Oliver Ames – 20′ 0″
8. Jaden Falaise, Stoughton – 19′ 8.5″
10. John MacAdam, Oliver Ames – 19′ 6.5″
11. Masid Kamara, Sharon – 19′ 3″
12. David Peters, Stoughton – 18′ 7.75″
14. Aaron MacDonald, Oliver Ames – 18′ 4″
The Hockomock League Championships were held at the Reggie Lewis Center on Saturday morning. Below are the team results and the top six finishes for each event. Click here for complete results from Athletic.net.
1. Mansfield – 125
2. North Attleboro – 80
3. Milford – 43
4. Franklin – 42
5. Oliver Ames – 40
6. Stoughton – 36.5
7. Taunton – 36
8. Sharon – 35.5
9. King Philip – 31.5
10. Canton – 14.5
11. Foxboro – 11
12. Attleboro – 3
55M Dash
1. Jacob DeAndrade, Taunton – 6.74
2. Christopher Gong, Sharon – 6.80
3. Jadin Bruneau, Taunton – 6.80
4. Greg Waters, Mansfield – 6.80
5. Marquise Montes, Canton – 6.86
6. Hugo Lopes, Milford – 6.89
300M
1. Nick Horn, Mansfield – 36.00
2. Jonathan Shultz, North Attleboro – 36.48
3. Ritchy Laguerre, Stoughton – 36.54
4. Jacob DeAndrade, Taunton – 36.93
5. Jadin Bruneau, Taunton – 37.81
6. Owen O’Gara, Taunton – 37.86
600M
1. Mike Shannon, Mansfield – 1:23.69
2. Mike Hargadon, Mansfield – 1:25.30
3. Dylan Kehoe, Franklin – 1:25.73
4. Will Regan, Foxboro – 1:26.60
5. Griffin Wachowski, North Attleboro – 1:26.99
6. Joshua Smith, King Philip – 1:27.46
1000M
1. Jason Windvogel, Oliver Ames – 2:35.91
2. Kevin Crawford, Mansfield – 2:35.94
3. Joseph Madden, Milford – 2:37.75
4. Skyler Poirier, North Attleboro – 2:40.22
5. Sean Flaherty, Oliver Ames – 2:45.60
6. Nicholas Calitri, Franklin – 2:45.96
1 Mile
1. Tyler Brogan, Franklin – 4:25.83
2. Michael Griffin, King Philip – 4:26.78
3. Patrick Heavey, Mansfield – 4:30.11
4. Liam Monahan, North Attleboro – 4:32.23
5. Michael Hagen, Franklin – 4:42.49
6. Paul Linehan, Franklin – 4:43.71
2 Mile
1. Kalin Petrov, Mansfield – 9:45.45
2. Jack Kalil, Milford – 9:50.27
3. Collin Rice, Mansfield – 10:10.75
4. Michael Norberg, King Philip – 10:11.45
5. Luke Savoie, Mansfield – 10:27.97
6. Maxwell Manor, Milford – 10:33.93
