Boardman boys continue success

The Boardman Boys Track Team improved its 2016 record to 7-1 and 3-1 in the AAC with a 70-62-31 victory over the Poland Bulldogs and the Warren Harding Raiders.

The Spartans opened the meet with a victory by junior Chris Butler, junior Nathaniel Ams, sophomore Nick Lascola and junior Nick Digiacomo in the 4x800 meter relay. In the next event, the 110-meter hurdles, senior Nick Cessna placed third. In the 100-meter dash, Spartan senior Brendon Lucas placed first in a time of 10.9 seconds. The 4x200 relay team of Lucas, junior Kobe Adu-Poku, freshman MannyPerez and sophomore Ethan Himes placed second.

In the 1600-meter run, senior Nathan Hadley took first. He was followed by Ams in third and Digiacomo in fourth. The Spartans were second in the 4x100 meter relay with the team of freshmen Che Trevena, Josh Rodriguez, Nick Torres and Perez. Cessna was third in the 300 hurdles.

In the 800-meter run, Hadley placed first and Ams was third, while in the 200-meter run Lucas finished first in a time of 22.0 seconds. The next event was the 3200-meter run which was won by Butler. The 4x400 relay team of Lucas, Himes, Adu-Poku and senior Tyler Kellam was second.

In the field events, senior Jason Jama won the shot put, junior George Wallace was second, sophomore Steven Amstutz was third and senior Markese Haynes was fourth. Senior Shawn Devlin placed second in the discus with Haynes in third and Wallace in fourth. In the high jump junior Richard Fisher was second and Trevena was third.

“This was a tough meet. Poland has some very talented athletes and they really performed well,” said Spartan Head Coach John Phillips. “We had some nice performances, but there are a lot of things we need to improve upon before postseason.”