Eveillard, Nunez smash records to lead their Tide boys indoor track teammates in the annual state coaches meet

By Joe McConnell

The Everett High School indoor track teams met up with their state counterparts in the annual Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association (MSTCA) Meet, which took place at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury during the second weekend of the new year.

“Our athletes ran personal bests (all over the place) that included two school records throughout this popular invitational meet,” said coach Jehu Cimea.

Senior captain Kayshaun Eveillard didn’t waste any time to get back into the swing of things after recovering from an injury.

“(Eveillard) had an amazing performance,” Cimea said after the state coaches meet. “He broke his own school record in the 300 on the first day to finish third among his state’s peers in 35.59 seconds, which was considerably less than his previous best of 36.14. He then finished second in the 200 (22.52) the very next day, which was another personal best. By the end of that weekend, Kayshaun moved up to third in Division 2 in the 300, or seventh overall in the entire state. He’s also No. 1 in the GBL (Greater Boston League).”

It was then time for senior captain Lucas Nunez to make his mark in this meet. “(Nunez) also had a great weekend,” said Cimea. “He broke the school record in the 1,000 with a time of 2:46.95. The previous record was 2:47.28, which was set by Aimen Salih in 2018. Lucas then ran a personal best in the 800 the next day, finishing up at 2:09.41.”

Nunez came in 25^th throughout the state in the 800, and 30^th in the 1,000.

Christopher Portillo Cruz (3:06.44, 91^st, personal best), Carlos Pagan Landeo (3:07.15, 96^th), Jeremy Whitlow (3:08.88, 102^nd, personal best), Anthony Whitlow (3:14.25, 130^th, personal best), Bryan Lewis (3:20.14, 145^th), Domenico Delle Rosa (3:23.45, 148^th), Dante Gell (3:27.29, 159^th), Pratyush Darai (3:29.20, 163^rd), Jose Lemus Palacios (3:43.80, 182^nd) and Miguel Ventura (3:55.23, 190^th) were the other Everett runners in the 1,000.

Pagan Landeo (2:22.81, 68^th, personal best), Jeremy Whitlow (2:25.01, 73^rd), Delle Rosa (2:33.13, 81^st, personal best), Darai (2:33.82, 82^nd, personal best), Lewis (2:34.41, 84^th, personal best), Anthony Whitlow (2:38.69, 92^nd), Lemus Palacios (2:42.85, 95^th) and Ventura (2:48.23, 97^th) also competed in the 800 for Everett.

Kervens Joseph (6.84) was the top Everett runner in the 55-meter dash, coming in 17^th overall. Ian Herrera (10.29, 69^th) was the lone Everett participant in the 55-meter hurdles. Santiago Turizo Escorcia (1:49.99) ended up in the Top 100 among the state’s boys in the 600, 99^th overall.

Gaetano Foster (40-06.25, 21^st), Christopher Roberts (34-10.50, 71^st) and Rudy Renderos (34-09.75, 72^nd) were the top Everett finishers in the shotput.

Girls enjoy individual success statewide

In the girls 55-meter dash, Shinead Riley (7.85, personal best) crossed the finish line in 26^th place. Riley (28.53) also finished 35^th in the 200.

Adrianna Figueroa (11.4, 100^th) exceeded her best time ever in the 55-meter hurdles. Akanksha Neupane (2:58.25, 77^th, personal best), Shashi Pokhrel (3:11.68, 89^th) and Nathalia Dos Santos (3:19.73, 91^st) competed in the 800.

Lina Serrar (4:11.59, 133^rd) had a personal best performance in the 1,000, while Dos Santos (4:23.47) was close behind, 141^st overall. Graziella Foster (27-09.50, 27^th), Olivia Dresser (24-07.50, 45^th) and Kaylyn Rivera (21-01, 83^rd) ended up in the Top 100 in the shotput.