Crimson Tide boys indoor track earns three GBL championships at league meet

Everett senior captain Kayshaun Eveillard qualifies for nationals next month in the 300

By Joe McConnell

The annual Greater Boston League (GBL) indoor track championship meet was held at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury on Feb. 5, and by meet’s end, the Somerville Highlanders took first place in both the boys and girls divisions, while the Everett boys came in fourth, and the girls sixth.

By all accounts, Everett coach Jehu Cimea had nothing but good words for the performances of both his teams.

“It was a great meet for both teams with lots of personal bests,” Cimea said. “The teams were so focused. They left everything on the track, and it showed in the results. I couldn’t be prouder of them.”

The Crimson Tide took home three championships in the dash, 300-meters and the 4×200 relays, and they belonged to senior captain Kervens Joseph (6.65, 55-meter dash), senior captain Kayshaun Eveillard (35.20, 300) and the relay team of junior Sandesh Pun, Joseph, senior Saymon Silva and Eveillard (1:35.03). Eveillard’s efforts in the 300 also earned him an invitation to the national championship meet next month.

After the Highlanders racked up 112 points on the boys side, Revere (83), Medford (74), Everett (58), Chelsea (32), Malden (23), Lynn Classical (11) and Lynn English (4) followed them across the finish line in the final league meet standings.

On the girls side, Somerville led the way with 124 points, with rivals Medford (76), Revere (73), Chelsea (56), Malden (46), Everett (14), Lynn English (9) and Lynn Classical (4) trailing them in the standings.

Beyond Everett’s league champions, Ian Herrera (9.3) and Adrianna Figueroa (10.95) placed fifth in their respective 55-meter hurdle races. Lucas Nunez (2:47.2) was third in the 1,000. Joseph (19-10.50) came in second in the long jump.

Graziela (29-7.50) and Gaetano Foster (41-10.25) secured matching third place shotput finishes in their respective divisions.

The girls 4×200 relay team of Isabella Mitrano, Marissa Cadet, Zoe Massiah and Shinead Riley (2:02.27) accounted for a fourth-place finish, along with the boys 4×400 quartet of Bentley Pyram, Herrera, Pratyush Darai and Jonathan Hernandez (3:59.7).

The boys 4×800 relay squad of Christopher Portillo Cruz, Carlos Pagan Landeo, Jeremy Whitlow and Nunez (9:29.27) finished fifth, as did the girls 4×400 relay foursome of Sofia Chavez Velasquez, Deysi Blanco Suchite, Amina Mekic and Adrianna Figueroa (5:13.81).