By Josh Schafer
NEW BEDFORD — As two other runners jockeyed for position in Lanes 4 and 5 in what appeared to be a race for first, Woburn junior Marcus Qualls surged ahead in Lane 3, flexing out his chest at the finish to win the 100 meters Monday afternoon in the EMass Division 2 Track & Field Championship at Greater New Bedford Vocational Tech.
His 11.13 clocking edged Somerville’s Elijah Jeffreys (11.25) and Sharon’s Christopher Gong (11.27), one of three victories for Qualls, helped propel Woburn to its first D2 title with 91.5 points, edging Central Catholic (69).
“I was kind of a little tired,” said Qualls, who also won the 200 (22.21) and was part of the Tanners’ victorious 4×100 relay (43.45).
“I was thinking in my mind like ‘ah, this isn’t good.’ Then I kind of just stepped it up and got the first place.”
According to Woburn coach Mike Fowle, “A lot of the guys that had a good chance to win their event had great days.
“And then we talked to a bunch of the guys that were kind of on the borderline and being able to score points and how if they stepped up and compiled points we’d have a chance at it, and those guys did a great job.”
There were a handful of very impressive performances.
Arlington junior Ryan Oostling dominated the long-distance races, winning both the mile (4:18.31) and two-mile (9:23.93). Somerville senior Phillips Magre narrowly beat Belmont’s Calvin Perkins in the 400, with Magre regaining the lead in the final 100 meters. His time (48.50) set a new meet record, eclipsing the old mark by .33 seconds.
Standout sophomore Jada Johnson led the Sharon girls’ squad (92 points) to what was believed to be the program’s first title, sprinting past Beverly (57). Johnson was the runner-up in the pentathlon on Thursday, and leaped to a first in long jump (17-6) and placed second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.99) on Monday.
Senior Shira Stoller won the javelin (144-06) and placed third in the discus throw (112-08). Avonia Herbert finished second in the triple jump (37-01.25).
“We scored a lot of throwing and jumping points today which was great because that’s the strength of the team, our field events,” Sharon coach Alan Conway said.
BOYS
EMass Division 2 Championship
at Greater New Bedford
100m — 1. Marcus Qualls, Woburn, 11.13; 2. Elijah Jeffreys, Somerville, 11.25; 3. Christopher Gong, Sharon, 11.27.
110m hurdles — 1. Jackson Anderson, Somerville, 14.93; 2. Elisha George, Woburn, 14.98; 3. Brendan Tumwesigye, Woburn, 15.12.
200m — 1. Marcus Qualls, Woburn, 22.21; 2. Angelo Monsini, Plymouth North, 22.61; 3. Trevor Nassar, North Andover, 23.01.
400m — 1. Phillips Magre, Somerville, 48.5; 2. Calvin Perkins, Belmont, 48.74; 3. Dejury Amado, Greater New Bedford, 49.39.
400m hurdles — 1. Brendan Tumwesigye, Woburn, 55:23; 2. Gregory Desrosiers, Central Catholic, 55:47; 3. Jonathan Shultz, North Attleborough, 56:49.
800m — 1. Kevin Crawford, Mansfield, 1:57.61; 2. Joseph Madden, Milford, 1:58; 3. James Riley, Plymouth North, 1:58.04.
Mile — 1. Ryan Oosting, Arlington, 4:18.31; 2. Michael Griffin, King Philip, 4:21.04; 3. Shane Grant, Walpole, 4:27.49.
2-mile — 1. Ryan Oosting, Arlington, 9:23.93; 2. Zander Kessler, Concord-Carlisle, 9:31.06; 3. Kalin Petrov, Mansfield, 9:32.1.
4 x 100 — 1. Woburn, 43.45; 2. Plymouth North, 43.59; 3. Central Catholic, 43.87.
4 x 400 — 1. Belmont, 3:27.27; 2. Plymouth North, 3:28.85; 3. Mansfield, 3:28.9.
4 x 800 — 1. Marshfield, 8:01.68; 2. Central Catholic, 8:07.57; 3. Plymouth North, 8:08.42.
High jump — 1. Mario Bresko, North Attleborough, 6 feet 6 inches; 2. Phillips Magre, Somerville, 6-4; 3. Terrell Jones, Woburn, 6-2.
Long jump — 1. Omar Jasseh, North Attleborough, 21 feet 2 inches; 2. Jareme DiLorenzo, Mansfield, 21-0; 3. Max Shirikjian, Silver Lake, 20-8.
Pole vault — 1. Kolbe Shannon, Plymouth North, 12 feet 0 inches; 2. Gregory Desrosiers, Central Catholic, 11-6; 3. Keirin Kittler, North Andover, 11-6.
Triple jump — 1. Elie Kalambayi, Lynn Classical, 45 feet 2.5 inches; 2. Tau Preacher, North Attleborough, 44-2; 3. Kayden Kelley, Milford, 43-10.75.
Shot put — 1. Patrick Brogioli, Milford, 48 feet 7 inches; 2. Kalvin Guillermo, Central Catholic, 47-9.25; 3. Chris Chaisson, Duxbury, 46-10.5.
Discus — 1. Chris Chaisson, Duxbury, 156 feet 5 inches; 2. Dylan Davis, Hingham, 143-5; 3. Patrick Brogioli, Milford, 135-4.
Javelin — 1. Peter Kitsakos, Masconomet, 171 feet 7 inches; 2. Matthew McManus, Sharon, 169-4; 3. Samson Srey, Lynn Classical, 159-10.
Pentathlon — 1. Jacob Casey, Woburn, 3262 points; 2. Gregory Desrosiers, Central Catholic, 3251; 3. Terrell Jones, Woburn, 3131.
Team results — 1. Woburn, 91.5; 2. Central Catholic, 69; 3. North Attleborough, 62; 4. Plymouth North, 57; 5. Somerville, 49.
GIRLS
EMass Division 2 Championship
at New Bedford Voc. Tech.
100m — 1. Amanda Mangano, Mansfield, 12.41; 2. Julia Harrison, Mansfield, 12.58; 3. India Ingemi, Beverly, 12.74.
100m hurdles — 1. Anoush Krafian, Belmont, 14.69; 2. Jada Johnson, Sharon, 14.95; 3. Elizabeth Lee, Sharon, 15.66.
200m — 1. Claudia Koontz, Concord-Carlisle, 25.72; 2. Kerry O’Connor, Milford, 26.06; 3. Vanessa Ibrahim, North Attleborough, 26.34.
400m — 1. India Ingemi, Beverly, 56.94; 2. Nicole Anderson, Billerica, 58.46; 3. Jahphia Gillard, West Roxbury, 58.54.
400m hurdles — 1. Caitlyn Halloran, Hopkinton, 1:03.54; 2. Shelby DeGenier, Beverly, 1:06.05; 3. Avery Leydon, Woburn, 1:06.08.
800m — 1. Avery Leydon, Woburn, 2:18.76; 2. Alexina Hurley, Woburn, 2:19.07; 3. Iris Bergman, Concord-Carlisle, 2:19.18.
Mile — 1. Emma Kerimo, Concord-Carlisle, 5:05.9; 2. Eve Feuerhach, Gloucester, 5:08.02; 3. Schuyler Gooley, Hopkinton, 5:09.53.
2-mile — 1. Ashley Foley, Beverly, 11:11.63; 2. Alexina Hurley, Woburn, 11:17.28; 3. Caroline McGrath, Walpole, 11:21.31.
4 x 100 — 1. Mansfield, 49.35; 2. Plymouth North, 49.65; 3. Milford, 50.41.
4 x 400 — 1. North Attleborough, 4:05.51; 2. Beverly, 4:08.23; 3. Milford, 4:08.25.
4 x 800 — 1. Billerica, 9:37.07; 2. Concord-Carlisle, 9:37.73; 3. Woburn, 9:47.86.
High jump — 1. Zoe Dainton, Hingham, 5 feet 8 inches; 2. Sarah Lavery, North Attleborough, 5-6; 3. Lila Belsher, Hingham, 5-2; 3. Aislinn Cannistraro, Somerville, 5-2.
Long jump — 1. Jada Johnson, Sharon, 17 feet 6 inches; 2. Haley Lightbody, Reading, 17-1.25; 3. Victoria Goon, Hingham, 17-1.
Pole vault — 1. Haley Lightbody, Reading, 11 feet 6 inches; 2. Amanda Gollaher, Hopkinton, 9-6; 3. Peyton Belsher, Hingham, 9-0.
Triple jump — 1. Christina Speliakos, Milford, 37 feet 6 inches; 2. Avonia Herbert, Sharon, 37-1.25; 3. Tyler Orlandella, Beverly, 36-10.5.
Shot put — 1. Vanessa Attaya, North Attleborough, 36 feet 1 inches; 2. Shira Stoller, Sharon, 36-0; 3. Shannon Parks, Reading, 33-9.5.
Discus — 1. Grace Fallon, North Andover, 124 feet 7 inches; 2. Julia Mechlinski, North Attleborough, 116-3; 3. Shira Stoller, Sharon, 112-8.
Javelin — 1. Shira Stoller, Sharon, 114 feet 6 inches; 2. Olivia Valianti, Marshfield, 119-11; 3. Julia Feid, North Attleborough, 119-3.
Pentathlon — 1. Anoush Krafian, Belmont, 3409 points; 2. Jada Johnson, Sharon, 3196; 3. Abigail Dunne, King Philip, 2626.
Team results — 1. Sharon, 92; 2. Beverly, 57; 3. Hingham, 52.5; 4. Woburn, 50; 5. North Attleborough, 45.
Josh Schafer can be reached at joshua.schafer@globe.com.