Photo: Joy He finished fifth in the sprint hurdles. Jumping over things was Belmont High athletes speciality at the MIAA Division 2 Indoor Track Championships held Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Boston. Junior Joy He strode over five 33-inch high barriers in 9.05 seconds to take 5th in the 55 […]
Photo: The Belmont “Hurdle Squad”: Joy He, Knar Krafian, Sam Lu and Sarah Firth. Talk about hitting the mark. Belmont High School’s “Hurdle Squad” – junior Joy He, sophomores Knar Krafian, Sam Lim and Sarah Firth – had one chance to reach the qualifying time in the unique 4×55 meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay to qualify […]
Photo: Belmont’s All-State Champions; Calvin Perkins (left) and Anoush Krafian. A pair of Belmont senior track athletes raced to the top of the winner’s podium at the 33rd annual MIAA Indoor Track & Field All-State Championship held at Boston’s Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center on Saturday, Feb. 24. Calvin Perkins broke the 80-second barrier in the 600 meters, taking […]
Photo: Calvin Perkins at the 2017 Massachusetts All-State outdoor meet. Don’t tell Calvin Perkins to slow down; he’s got more records to break. The Belmont High senior all-star has taken down his second school indoor track record, turning in a stellar 35.67 second in the 300 meters last Thursday, Dec. 28 at Boston University in […]
Photo: Calvin Perkins after his record-breaking run. (William Brotchie, photo) According to Belmont High School Head Cross Country and Track Coach William Brotchie, there was actually a 13th Labor of Hercules that was specific to Belmont: to break one of Victor Gras‘ Belmont High School track records. Gras’ name dominates the record books in the […]