COACH OF THE YEAR

MIKE MISCHOLynnfieldFor the first time in his 23-year tenure, the Pioneers took home a state championship ? is also an art teacher at the Lynnfield Middle School ? he credits his team’s success in this year’s tournament to the presence of several qualified assistants who were able to give his runners more specialized instruction.RUNNERS OF THE YEAR4 x 100 RELAY TEAMLynn ClassicalSaffie Bangura, Rebecca Potter, Tashanna Brown and Hulerie McGuffie competed in the nationals in Greenville, N.C., finishing 13th out of 25 and breaking the 50-second barrier ? In addition, McGuffie competed in the 400-meter run, finishing sixth in a time of 57.49. Both ran in the emerging elites category.Click here for all-star photosThe TeamASHLEY ALDRED, Saugus – Senior ? NEC all-star ? third overall and first in NEC South in 400 ? undefeated in 100 during regular season with a best time of 12.8 ? also did the high jump and the long jump.SCOUT BENSON, Lynnfield – Junior ? Cape Ann League champ in high hurdles and second in the state meet (just a shade off the pace) to help Pioneers capture the title ? finished fourth in the 400.LEXI BUONFIGLIO, Lynnfield – Sophomore ? fourth in the 800 in the states ? “ran well all year for us all year,” coach Mike Mischo said. “She gave us depth and versatility ? fastest time in 800 was 2:21.CAROL DIMAITI, St. Mary’s – Qualified for states in the 100 and 200 in her freshman year with personal bests of 12.9 and 28.2 ? also impressed in the triple jump with a distance of 28-2.MIMI GOETZ, Marblehead – Sophomore ? NEC champion in the javelin ? NEC all-star ? Qualified for the state Division 3 meet in the javelin.ZUZU HEAFNER, St. Mary’s – Freshman ? qualified for states in both the high jump and long jump? She had personal bests of 4-11 (high jump) and 16-551/2 (long jump).LEAH HALL, Lynn English – Senior captain ? ran the 200 meter and part of the 4×100 relay ? also did the long jump ? NEC all-star ? fifth in 200 in NEC meet ? qualified for the states ? Most Versatile Runner ? will run at Merrimack.CARLEY HAYES, Swampscott – Senior ? qualified for states in the high jump, long jump, 4×100 relay, 100 and hurdles ? competed in the 100 hurdles in the states, taking third in the class meet and ninth in the states ? second in the NEC meet in the hurdles ? will attend URI.MEGHAN GOODWIN, Lynnfield – Senior ? Cape Ann League MVP ? scored close to 200 points ? state champion in 400 ? also took fourth in the triple jump ? heading to Harvard.SHAKIRA LLEWELLYN, Lynn English – Senior ? ran the 100 dash and anchored the 4×100 relay ? also did the shot put and discus? won the NEC meet in the 100 dash ? qualified for the state meets ? captain ? team MVP ? NEC all-star .SARAH MAY, Peabody – Won the NEC championship in the 400-meter hurdles after going undefeated throughout the season? finished second in D1 in the same event and finished 12th at the all-state meet.EMMA McGUIRK, Marblehead – Senior ? NEC champion in 200 ? NEC all-star ? all-state qualifier ? team MVP ? leaves with seven school records and a state title in the 400.TINA MORAN, Bishop Fenwick – Moran, a senior, finished her third straight outdoor season going undefeated in both the shot put and the discus.ARTHINA ROBERT, Tech -Senior ? finished eighth in the all-state meet in the 100 dash (12.69) ? took third in the 100 in the Division 3 Class Meet and was named the Commonwealth Conference Most Valuable Player after taking first in the 100 (12.25) and the 200 (24.8) in the league meet ? also took third in the discus and fifth in the long jump at the league meet ? captain ? will attend Fitchburg State where she plans to run.CATARINA ROCHA, Peabody – Won the D1 Championship in the 2-mile after with a time of 10:55.76? ran the same time in the state championships and qualified for New England’s where she placed third.KELLY ROLAND, Marblehead – NEC all-star in the high jump ? jumped 5-0 and qualified for the states ? also qualified for the states in the javelin.MELINDA WILSON