Magicians hold own against best in state

Marblehead qualifiers make grade in postseason

BY JOE MCCONNELL

Marblehead High indoor track qualifiers participated in the AllState Meet against their peers throughout the rest of the state on Feb. 25 at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury.

In the 600, Ryan Thompson finished seventh with a time of 1:24.12.

“Great runners have their best races on the biggest stages, and that’s what Ryan did here at this year’s All-States,” said coach William Herlihy. “He got off to a perfect start, taking the lead at the end of the first lap, and never looked back. In doing so, he set a new school record by nearly a half of a second, while also running to a personal best, which is a tremendous jump at this level.”

Thompson is now getting ready for the New Balance Indoor National Meet on March 10, where he will be running in the 400 and 800.

In the 300, Cate Trautman’s impressive season continued when she shaved .01 off her personal best to finish in 42.02, placing her 16th in the state.

“Cate’s success in the 300 is beyond exceptional as it was her first season competing in the event,” said Herlihy. “This time also qualifies Cate for Nationals, but the event is already filled up. But she’s not done yet. She (went on) to the New England

Championship Meet to compete in the 4x200 (on March 3) before going to the aforementioned Nationals in the same event the following week.”

Keira Sweetnam built upon her fantastic indoor season in the high jump with an eighthplace All-State Meet finish after clearing 5-2.

“Competing in the high jump at a postseason meet is the definition of ‘go big or go home,’” said coach Nolan Raimo. “With an opening height