Division 1 state track: Westford Academy’s Ryan Kyle shatters state hurdles record

MEDFORD The conditions were perfect Thursday on the track A mild afternoon was just what the medical professional ordered for Ryan Kyle The Westford Academy star shattered his own state record in the boys -meter hurdles placing first overall with a time of seconds to kick-start this year s Div outdoor track and field championships in style at Tufts University I didn t know it was achievable that I could go quicker reported Kyle But my goal is just to win This is the meet that I had circled on my calendar for the last year since last Divs So I didn t care about the time Whether it was seconds or I just sought to win As the evening wore on Brookline began to build a lead in the boys rankings accumulating a team-high points The Warriors won two major events including the -meter run as UMass Amherst commit Altamo Aschkenasy placed first out of the second heat with a stunning time of His teammate Harry Flint clocked in second during the final heat at Boston Latin s Chisom Jones competes in the long jump during the Division state track meet at Tufts University Photo By Matt Stone Boston Herald I didn t run as well as I could have last week at the Bay State Conference meet Aschkenasy revealed So I just had to come here run in the slow heat and show the boys what s up Later in the night Brookline registered another preeminence in the two mile competition as Theodore Butty pulled away in the final lap to place first with a time of Last year I was kind of in the same situation Butty explained I hit a big PR at the end of my outdoor season But what I learned from last year was to keep going with the training Trust the training That was the biggest part I think it was perfectly tuned to the racing nowadays Led by a - finish in the girls discus throw Lexington was able to construct a lead in the girls rankings accruing points as a club During the event Ainsley Cuthbertson placed first with a distance of feet eight inches Evelyn Radcliffe finished second - feet Newton South s Teli Papaionnou misses as he competes in the boys pole vault during the Division state track meet Thursday Photo By Matt Stone Boston Herald The Div outdoor track and field championships are set to resume Saturday During one of the final events of the evening Greta Hammer sprinted to her latest win placing first in the girls two-mile for Needham with a mark of The junior outpaced Lexington star Jane Conrad for the crown by seconds I went into it kind of nervous commented Hammer I m inevitably kind of nervous but I had a pretty good plan I was just going to hit even-splits throughout the race Tried to execute that as well as workable Central Catholic s Drew Alsup competes in the boys pole vault during the Division state track meet at Tufts University Photo By Matt Stone Boston Herald