Earning Greater Boston
League all star status was senior Kyler Evitt, who competed in the mile
run, while Verly Jean delivered in the hurdles. Other all-stars
included Keenan Augusts in the shotput, Nathaniel Evers in the 600 and
Marcello Ciampa in the dash.

"Keenan and John won at the GBL
Championships," said coach Dave Dickerson. "And the others owned the
top time in their events during the season."

Emerging as the
outstanding field event athlete event award was sophomore John Thomas
at the high jump. Thomas who cruised to a victory in the freshman and
sophomore championships, also captured the top spot in the league meet,
clearing the bar with a state qualifying score of 5'10".

Sophomore
Edward Chen, who won the both the league and freshman/sophomore meet in
the hurdles, qualified for the Division 1 state championships, also
placed third in the dash at the freshman/sophomore meet.

Recording
the outstanding distance award was sophomore Tim Sullivan, who captured
the two mile at the freshman/sophomore meet. In addition, he posted a
time of 4:46, to grab fourth place at the league championship meet.

After
suffering a quad injury playing baseball in the off-season, Augustus
earned comeback of the year honors, while winning the shotput at the
league championships.

"He was hurt in the baseball season with
an ugly looking injury to his right quad," said Dickerson. He won the
shotput with a league best throw at the GBL Championships."

Earning
the most improved award was senior Scott Fitzgerald in the two-mile,
who was the fourth leading scorer on the team. While placing second in
the league championships, Fitzgerald earned a 12th place result with a
time of 4:40.

Senior Bendhjy Naziare and freshman Andryc Evich
received rookies of the year award while leading the Highlanders to
several strong finishes in a number of events.

"A first season
impact athlete, (Nazjare) improved as the season progressed in the 600
and 300 meter run and then moved up to the 4x800m relay at the Division
1 State Championships," said Dickerson. "We'll get him for one more
season outdoor before he heads off to college next year.

(Evich)
started inconspicuously but just kept on building up to being a
competitive athlete in the GBL. Not afraid to practice on Saturdays, he
ran his best at the end of the season with a strong 1000 yard run at
the GBL Junior Varsity meet."

Notching the unsung hero award was senior Robby Lyons, who emerged as the fifth leading scorer on the team.

"Robby
has great leadership and practice habits," said Dickerson. "He
constantly reminded everyone what was needed in practice and at meets,
placed third in the 1000 meters at the GBL Championships in qualifying
for the D1 State meet. He was the 5th leading scorer on a team of
all-stars."

Emerging as a proud recipient of the coaches' award
was senior standout Kyler Evitt, who delivered one of the school's top
times at 4:32 in a meet against league champions Cambridge.

"There
was quite an over the top write up about all this guy has accomplished
in his years at SHS," said Dickerson. "The real truth is that Kyler
shows up every day because he wants to; not because he has to. He is
the real deal and he did everything from organizing the team warm-up to
putting away the equipment at the end of meets and practice. He always
had a few encouraging and commanding comments prior to meets. Pushed
the Highlanders to the lead against Cambridge with two events remaining
while running one of the top 3 times ever run on the SHS indoor Track
(4:32 equivalent of a sub 4:26 mile on a 200 meter track), while
defeating the eventual Division 1 two-mile State Champion in our house.
It would have been great to see him display the fruits of all the hard
work at the GBL & State meet, but the Flu won out at an inopportune
time. Anyone else would be devastated, but Kyler will be back."

After
leading the Highlanders in points, Jean received the honors as the
team's Most Valuable Player, posting solid and consistent performances
in both the hurdles and the high jump.

"(Jean) picked up the
mantle as the GBL's best hurdler in only his second full year on the
team, went undefeated during the season in the hurdles and scored key
points in the high jump. He was the top seed at the GBL Championships
with the best time in the preliminary round but caught the penultimate
hurdle in the final allowing an Everett running to sneak by."

Also
picking up the Donald Kirton Memorial Award was senior Israel
Rodriguez, who not only shined in the spotlight on the track, but off
of it with his tireless commitment of community service at the YMCA.

"The winner of this award encompasses many great characteristics that
we look for in our athletes and he has worked through some obstacles to
be where he is today (accepted to attend Salem State next fall)," said
Dickerson. "He'll run any event asked and actually wishes we had a
three-mile run in high school track."

Following a team vote, next year's senior captains will be John Thomas, Augustus, Tim Sullivan and Chen.