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On Saturday Feb. 18 qualifying athletes from the Acton-Boxborough indoor track teams participated in the MIAA Division 1 championships at Bostons Reggie Lewis Center. Competing against all Division1 schools from across Massachusetts, the A-B boys placed second, and the girls tied for fifth.

Highlighting the meet for the girls was junior Samantha Friborg who won the 600 meters in 1 minute, 33.69 seconds, 3.47 seconds ahead of the second-place runner. Friborg broke the A-B school record that she set last year and also set Division 1 record.

Friborg was also the anchor for the 4x400 relay team (with Samantha Cannarozzi, Sara Mitchell, and Stella McDermott), which placed second behind Andover at 4:05.47, their best time of the season. Cannarozzi placed fifth in the long jump at 16-6, and fourth in the 55-meter dash at 7.47.

In the 1,000, Mitchell placed seventh at 3:04, and Ellen Malloy placed 11th at 3:14. Danielle Beerman tied for sixth in the high jump (4-10) by making the height on her first attempt. McDermott was 18th in the long jump at 14-7.

Senior Annika Maas had a personal best time in the 55-meter dash at 7.85. Friborg, Cannarozzi, and Mitchell in their individual events, as well as the 4x400 relay team, advance to the All-State meet on Sunday to compete against athletes from all Massachusetts divisions.

Coach Kenneth Feitsaid, We had another outstanding meet. Everyone performed great, and again came to compete. We are looking forward to next Sunday.

The A-B boys earned 47 points to place second behind Newton-North. Contributing to the teams second-place team finish were four second-place medal earners: Colin Grip in the 1,000 at 2:29 (a school record), Matt Antes in the 300 at 35.71, Adam Yang in the 55-meter hurdles with a seasonal best time of 8.01, and the 4x200 relay team (Antes, Will Collins, Brendan Flaherty, and Grip) at 1:31.

The 4x400 relay team (Collins, Flaherty, Gabe Lundy, and Grip) earned a third-place medal with a season-best time of 3:26. In the 2-mile, Patrick Nero placed fifth at 9:45, and Jackson Hamilton ran a personal best at 10:05. Lundy placed seventh in the 600 at 1:26.

In addition to the relays, Collins ran the 300 at 37.20, and Antes placed sixth in the 55-meter dash at 6.77.

Coach Brian Crossman said, The boys were strong and brave in the way they competed at the D1 meet. Just about every boy did their seasonal best. The 4x800 team of Winston Thompson, Brent Wang, Justin Klatt, and Otis Robb ran hard.

The 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams, Nero in the 2-mile, Antes in the 300, Grip in the 1000, and Yang in the 55-meter hurdles advance to the All-State meet on Sunday.

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Acton-Boxborough boys track places 2nd in Div. 1, girls 5th - Wicked Local Acton