Barnstable Track Stars Fare Well at MSTCA D1 Spring Relays

May 18, 2015

NEWTON – A trio of Barnstable High School Red Raider track and field stars took home the gold yesterday at the MSTCA Division 1 Spring Relays at Newton South High School.
The long jump relay team comprised of Barnstable High sophomore Chris Fawcett and seniors Malique Dickerson-Pells and Willie Brown joined efforts to win the long jump relay with a combined distance of 61’7.5″.

Barnstable High School’s Chris Fawcett, Malique Dickerson-Pells and WIllie Brown took home the gold yesterday at the MSTCA Div. 1 Spring Track & Field relays in the long jump.
Photo courtesy of Mike Merrill

The Barnstable High boys’ track & field team fared just as well in competing with the state’s top track stars.
The Red Raiders placed 11th overall out of 30 teams in the Sprint Medley which was led by Senior Chris Lovett with a personal best in the 800m race with a time of 2:05, followed by Willie Brown and Sophomore Will Cooke running 200 meters each and then anchored by Sophomore Lucas Lanzo in the 400m.
Other notable performances turned in by the Red & White harriers included the shotput trio comprised of sophomore Zach Morgan and juniors Nick Johnson and Joey Goncalves. Morgan, Johnson and Goncalves took 10th place ovwerall out of 16 teams in the competition with a combined throwing distance of 114’1.25″.
In the boys’ discus, Barnstable juniors Nick Johnson, Joey Goncalves and Tanner Banks took a respectable 8th place finish out of 18 teams with their combined throw of 312’7″.
– Sean Walsh is the sports editor for Capecod.com. His email is [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @coachwalshccbm.