Track Notebook: Chicopee Comp's Alex Niemiec wins bronze at New England Track & Field Championships

Niemiec was the regions top finisher at the New England Championship, placing third in the high jump.

Chicopee Comp's Alex Niemiec won a bronze medal in the high jump at the New England Track & Field Championships, Saturday. - (File photo by David Molnar)

Western Massachusetts had one athlete bring home a bronze medal, Saturday at the New England Track & Field Championship at ThortonAcademy in Maine, and had many others turn in solid performances.

Chicopee Comp’s Alex Niemiec was the big winner of the day, placing third in the high jump with a height of 6-07. He added an inch to his second place state championship height and three inches to his height at the Western Mass championships.

Greenfield’s Kory Breiwick also competed in the high jump with Niemiec, he placed eighth overall with a height of 6-03.

Longmeadow’s Camille Blackman earned a fourth place finish in the two mile run, finishing in 11:04.51 and Mahar’s Sabrina Silva grabbed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 40-02.75.

Belchertown’s Madison Granger, the states’ reigning one mile champion, finished fifth in New England in the event with a time of 5:02.01 to cap off a solid four year career.

Chicopee’s Kyle Tereso took sixth in the pole vault (13-03).

Westfield’s Jaun Maysonete, who was crowned the state champion in the 110 hurdles last week, placed seventh in New England in the event, finishing in 14.94. He was ranked third in the preliminaries.

East Longmeadow’s Lauren Kennedy, the state champ in the javelin, placed eighth in New England with a distance of 120 feet, one inch.

Northampton’s 4x400 relay team of Adrienne Pascucci, Mia Toffoli, Khaila Ramirez and Alexandra Dibrindisi earned a ninth placed finish in 3:58.31. Ramirez also took 13^th in the 400 meter with a time of 59.78 and Pascucci finished 14^th in the high jump with a leap of five feet even.

Other notable finishers were Mount Greylock’s Jenna Phelps with 10^th in the 300 hurdles (46.25), Mohawk’s Lauren Avery with 11^th in the triple jump (35-10), Northampton’s Alex Sullivan with 14^th in the 800 meter (2:00.66), Wahconah’s Marisa Sprague who finished 12^th in the triple jump (35-07) and 16^th in the long jump (16-03.25) and Holyoke’s Rachel Brochu with a 26^th place finish in the shot put (33-03.50).

‘HAMP WINS HEPTATHLON: Northampton’s Adrienne Pascucci won the Western Mass Heptathlon last week, hosted by AmherstRegionalHigh School.

The Blue Devils finished first overall in the team standings. Pascucci beat out MountGreylock’s Oona Wood in second and fellow Blue Devil Leah Tompkins in third. Mohawk’s Tess Forton and Lauren Avery rounded out the top five.

WMASS DECATHLON: Frontier’s Brad Tremblay won the boys Western Mass Decathlon last week, hosted by LudlowHigh School.

Chicopee Comp’s Ray Pelter finished second overall with Mahar’s Ray Grasso, Amherst’s John Latour and Mohawk’s Jeremiah Jones rounding out the top five. Mahar finished first overall in the team standings.