Swampscott’s Averett, Reames Advance to MIAA Meet of Champions

Track athletes faced Marblehead and Danvers. ||. Brendan Cassidy

Two Swampscott High School track athletes will move on to the 2026 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)  outdoor track and field Meet of Champions on June 4 and 6.

Annabelle Averett qualified for the 800-meter race after placing third at the state qualifier with a personal-best time of 2:17.79. Alex Reames also qualified for the Meet of Champions in the high jump after finishing fourth with a jump of 5 feet.

The Big Blue also recorded several personal records and season-best performances at the state qualifiers. Averett posted a season-best time of 5:13.07 in the mile and teamed with Katalina Oviedo Donis, Michelle Hayes, and Madison Marsh to record a season-best 4×400 relay time of 4:16.64.

Hayes also set a personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 35 feet, 3.75 inches.

Hayes, Marsh, Laurel Howard, and Lucy Reilly recorded a season-best time of 53.16 seconds in the 4×100 relay.

Kiran Fitchman, Lillian Kimbro, Kathleen Nohelty, and Julianne Sheehan competed in the 4×800 relay and finished in 11:39.37.

Sheehan also completed the mile in 5:54.09.

Chloe Pitts placed eighth in the discus with a throw of 87 feet, 9 inches

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