The Swampscott High School unified track and field team made the journey to Lincoln Sudbury High School on Wednesday and came home with third place honors in the Division 2 North sectional meet.

Unified sports follow all the regulation rules of Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) sports, with modifications for students with and without disabilities to be able to play together in a safe and fun environment. In the spring, student can participate in track and field, and basketball is offered in the fall. Teams are made up of both students with and without disabilities.

This is the fifth season of unified sports being offered in Swampscott and the first time the track and field program placed as a team at sectionals. Head Coach Emily Borden called the performance a big win for the team.

In the sectional competition, each player competes in one track and one field event. There are also two team relays that four athletes per team run. At Wednesday’s event, the relay team of Sam Stahnke, Colby Bosken, Amari Finocchiaro and Mia Collins took home first place in the 4×400 event.

“Our team is 16 members, composed of students from all grades, genders, races and abilities,” said Borden.

The competition is scored on a tiered system, which allows athletes to compete against others at their skill level in each event.

Bosken took home first place in his tier within the individual 400-meter race. In the 100-meter race, Abi Ramirez Vaquerano and Sophia Gatchell finished in second and third in their respective tiers.

In the long jump competition, Stahnke, Francesco DeVito and Jesus Rodriguez each finished in third place in their tiers.

Dominic Reynolds took home first place, throwing a javelin further than anyone else in his tier. Amari Finocchiaro and Anna Kanders finished second in their respective tiers.

Emilia Bereaud finished in first place in her tier in the shot put, while Johann Gallagher and Leo DeVito finished in second place.

“We had 13 players compete at sectionals, all placing within the top 6 of their tiered group,” Borden said.

Athletes’ scores will be compared to the other sectionals held, and top 12 finishers of each tier per event will move on to the state championship on Wednesday, May 27 in Natick.

“Our school is a ‘Unified Champion School,’ meaning we have made a conscious decision to incorporate the three pillars of Unified Special Olympics into everyday life at Swampscott High School,” said Borden. “These three pillars are engaging in Special Olympics Unified Sports, inclusive youth leadership opportunities and whole school engagement.”