ATHLETE OF THE YEARPETER HALESwampscottHale was a Northeastern Conference champion in the 2-mile as well as the winner at the Division 3 meet ? the Big Blue senior won his section of the Emerging Elites competition at Nationals (9:15) and finished runner-up at the All-State meet (9.25) ? was named NEC South co-MVP for the spring season. Hale will continue his career at the college level, when he laces up his running shoes for Williams College.COACH OF THE YEARRAY CAREYSt. John’s PrepCoached two of the state’s best throwers in Evan Dombrowski and David Roy, who finished first and second respectively in the state ? consistently has the Eagles among the top of Division 1 track ? has coached track at the school for more than 30 years.THE TEAMJOSH BELOFF, Marblehead – The Magicians’ senior captain had a stellar campaign that saw him win co-MVP of the NEC South ? went undefeated in the dual-meet season in the 100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump, and the 4×100 relay ? the all-star was a conference champion in the long jump and 200m ? is committed to Sacred Heart.ALEX BONITTO, English – An NEC all-star, Bonitto placed second in the discus throw at the NEC meet and qualified for the Division 1 State tournament in the same event as well as the 800m ? the senior served as a Bulldogs captain for three seasons and has committed to Franklin Pierce where he plans to run track and cross-country.CHRIS CENNAMI, Peabody – A senior, Cennami was an NEC league meet champion in the 100m and ran the fastest time on the North Shore this season at 10.6 ? senior ? finished fifth at the States and qualified for Nationals as well. Cennami was the winner of the Andover Boosters Invitational in the 100m (10.99).PATRICK CORCORAN, Bishop Fenwick – The Crusaders finished 17-1 and their senior captain was nothing short of sensational ? finished undefeated in the league with the shot put (48-11/2) and in the discus (126-3) ? finished sixth and eighth respectively at States and also qualified for Nationals in the 12-pound hammer throw (140). He’s committed to throw at Lafayette College.D.J. DeGEORGE, Lynnfield – DeGeorge specialized in throwing for the Pioneers, particularly excelling in both the shot put and discus throw ? the senior placed second in both events at the Cape Ann League meet with bests of 51-31/4 (shot put) and 131-6 (discus). DeGeorge has committed to Assumption College, where he will play football.ANDREW DiMAITI, St. Mary’s – The junior captain won both the 200 hurdles and 400 hurdles at the Catholic Central League meet and was voted the Outstanding Performer by the coaches ? DiMaiti became the first Spartan to win a state title when he topped the Division 4 400 hurdles with a best time of 55.5 ? also placed fifth in the event at all-states and competed at New Englands as well.EVAN DOMBROWSKI, St. John’s Prep – Set the St. John’s school record in the shot put with a 57-6 mark, solidifying his place as the best thrower in school history as just a junior ? won the Division 1 State meet, with a personal best, and qualified in the discus as well ? A Catholic Conference all-star, Dombrowski was named the team’s outstanding performer.DREW FOSSA, Peabody – The junior middle and distance runner went undefeated in NEC meets in the 800m and 2-mile, as well as the mile where he was a league champion (4:27) ? the NEC all-star finished fifth at States in the mile and ran the fourth fastest 2-mile in the state this season (9:22) ? qualified for Nationals in the 5000m and two-mile.DON GOMEZ, Classical – The versatile Rams senior qualified for States in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4×100 relay ? won the NEC North title in the 200m (22.9) and long jump (20-9) and placed ninth at the Division 2 State meet in the 200m. He will run at Regis College next season.MIKE KSANDER, St. Mary’s – The Spartans’ senior captain placed fourth in the 2-mile at the CCL Championships with a time of 11:20 ? voted to the league all-star team by the coaches, and is described by coach
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