Indoor track: Mohawk Trail’s Virginia Krezmien enjoys record-breaking PVIAC Meet No. 7

Mohawk Trail’s Virginia Krezmien, shown here during cross country season, set a new program record for most points scored during an indoor track season on Sunday at Smith College in Northampton.

Mohawk Trail’s Virginia Krezmien, shown here during cross country season, set a new program record for most points scored during an indoor track season on Sunday at Smith College in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

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Published: 02-05-2024 4:37 PM

It was a record breaking indoor track season for Mohawk Trail's Virginia Krezmien. 

The freshman placed second in the girls 1,000 meter run (3 minutes, 28.69 seconds), second in the 1 mile (5:41.86) and 12th in the high jump (four feet even) in the early session of PVIAC Meet No. 7 on Sunday at Smith College.

Those times helped the Warriors come away with wins over Commerce (57-14) and Hampden Charter East (66-8). Krezmien closed out the regular season with 219 points scored for Mohawk Trail. That makes her the highest scorer in program history, and she’s the first girl to surpass the 200-point mark. Megan Davis held the previous school record of 190 points.

Next up for the local teams is the PVIAC Championship meet, set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Springfield College.

Here are the remainder of the results from Sunday. Pioneer had a bye, and the girls’ team wrapped up a Valley League South championship the previous weekend with an unblemished 6-0 league mark. 

Mohawk Trail

The Warrior boys also picked up wins over Commerce (58-10) and Hampden Charter East (54-11). 

Chay Mojallali won the high jump (6-2) and placed seventh in the 55 hurdles (9.04), Peter Healy took seventh in the mile (5:08.13) while Rex Kuoppala placed 10th in the mile (5:17.90). 

On the girls side, Sophia Goodnow came in sixth in the shot put (25-6) while Avery Johnston took seventh in the shot put (25-3.5). 

Frontier

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The Redhawks also competed in the early session on Sunday, with both the Frontier boys (83-7) and girls (85-5) coming away with wins over Commerce. The boys’ had already secured an outright Valley League North title, finishing 6-0 in league dual meets.

On the boys side, Aidan Valderrama took second in the high jump (5-8), Ben Cachiguango took fourth in both the 55 (6.93) and the 55 hurdles (8.56), Charles Dennis took fourth in the mile (4:59.25), Adam Paul came in eighth in the 2 mile (12:13.51) while Jack Storm placed eighth in the long jump (17-4). 

On the girls side, Leah Gump won the 2 mile (12:59.37) and took fifth in the mile (6:11.65), Hannah Davis finished in second in the 55 hurdles (9.65), Josie Fosnot took ninth in the 300 (46.92), Nicole Plasse placed third in both the 600 (1:50.43) and the long jump (14-10), Addison Morrey came in third in the 1,000 (3:36.67), Mary Burt took fourth in the high jump (4-6) and Lilly Novak came in third in the shot put (27-11.75). 

Athol

Competing in the late session, the Athol girls suffered losses to Baystate (25-15), Greenfield (61-11), South Hadley (85-4) and Southwick (38-8). The Bear boys got a win over Baystate (33-12) but lost to Greenfield (65-25), South Hadley (56-12) and Southwick (33-17). 

On the boys side, Raydin Sousa placed 13th in the 300 (41.52), Elijah Etienne came in 15th in the shot put (29-6.5) and Enyert Arias Cepda took 14th in the 600 (1:51.52). 

On the girls side, Karleigh Chase placed 10th in the shot put (25-11.5), Ariana Lopez-Hippler took 20th in the 55 (8.34) and Sonia Arroya took 31st in the 300 (1:02.13). 

Greenfield

Competing in the late session, both the Green Wave boys (65-25) and girls (61-11) picked up wins over Athol. Greenfield’s win on the boys’ side secured a Valley League South championship thanks to a 6-0 league mark.

On the boys side, Jackson Caron took third in both the 1,000 (2:45.98) and the mile (4:42.57), Mason Youmell placed sixth in the 55 hurdles (9.10), seventh in the high jump (5-4) and ninth in the 600 (1:37.10), Alex Scotera took eighth in the 2 mile (11:51.66) while Jerry Ven came in third in the shot put (36-5). 

On the girls side, Suhani Patel came in third in the high jump (4-8) and 18th in the 55 hurdles (11.52), Lauren Helie took 17th in the 600 (2:05.41) while Holly Babineau took 16th in the 1,000 (4:01.79). 

Mahar

Competing in the late session, the Senator girls earned wins over Baystate (35-26) and Southwick (33-32) but fell to Hampshrie (76-18) and South Hadley (82-11). The Mahar boys earned wins over Baystate (67-12), South Hadley (51-37) and Southwick (58-30) but lost to Hampshrie (58-31). 

On the boys side, Mitchell Krasco took second in the 55 hurdles (8.27), Mathieu Soucy came in fifth in the 55 (6.87) and eighth in the 300 (39.66), Jeffrey LaPlante came in 10th in the 1,000 (3:12.68) and Jayden Dicato placed sixth in the shot put (33-10.75). 

On the girls side, Stellina Moore came in fifth in the 55 hurdles (10.18) and 10th in the long jump (14-3.5), Madilyn Moore placed ninth in the shot put (25-3.25) and Kathryn McGinnis took 17th in the high jump (4-2).