By HockomockSports.com Staff
Oliver Ames sophomore Mitchell Callender has been selected as the HockomockSports.com Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, for May 26 through June 1. Callender is the 37th athlete chosen as Player of the Week for the 2024-25 school year and 10th in the spring season.
Callender continued his breakout season with a strong performance at the MIAA Div. 3 Outdoor Track and Field Championships that were held over the weekend at Westfield High. He took home the shot put title and finished second in the discus and third in the javelin.
“Mitchell Callender has established himself as one of the elite throwers in Massachusetts,” said Oliver Ames head coach Kyle Sousa. “With an undefeated Hockomock season in both the shot put and the discus, he was primed for a big showing when the competition heated up at the state meet. Even so, no one could have anticipated the 59-foot throw he produced to win the shot put title. Mitchell is testing some of the best marks ever produced in the Hock, and coming away from Divisionals with top three placements in three different events was incredible both for Mitchell himself and for the team.”
Callender came into the state meet on the back of an impressive showing at the annual Hockomock Championships held at Mansfield High. He won the shot put and discus titles and finished second in the javelin. At states, Callender won the shot put title with a throw of 59-5.25, which was four feet farther than he threw at Hocks and three feet farther than second place. In the discus, Callender recorded a throw of 164-4, seven feet farther than his winning throw at Hocks and just two feet behind the first-place finisher. The top two were more than 10 feet better than the next closest competitors. Callender finished third in the javelin with a throw of 165-1 (slightly farther than his throw at Hocks).
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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 8:00 PM. There may be a poll posted on Sunday with the nominations. The results of the poll influence the selection but do not strictly dictate the decision.
Mitchell Callender
Mitchell Callender 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. Mitchell Callender 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. Mitchell Callender 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. Mitchell Callender 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. Mitchell Callender 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. Mitchell Callender 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. Mitchell Callender 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. Mitchell Callender 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.
