RESULTS - Complete Results to come.

Bob Gardners Photo's
Jim Sharps Photo's

New School Records:
Ramirez - 200 - 8th All Time - 26.70
Pascucci - HJ - 4th All Time - 5'2.5"
Pascucci - 100H - 6th All Time - 16.1
Sector - 400H - 5th All Time - 1:14.20

Adrienne Pascucci is a talented enough athlete to compete in virtually any track and field event. But it’s the supreme dedication and focus the Northampton standout puts forth in her training that allowed her to stand out from the crowd this indoor season.

And after an impressive senior season leading the Blue Devils in total points, including a team-high 26 at the PVIAC championship in February, Pascucci has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Girls Indoor Track and Field Player of the Year.

“I’m very honored to be named athlete of the year, I think that’s great,” Pascucci said. “This year I went against a lot of good people, and you always see people have very strong meets, so that means a lot.”

Pascucci, a captain, showed once again this winter why she is one of the most talented and well-rounded athletes in the region. She excelled at a wide array of events, including the 55-meter hurdles, 4x400 relay, high jump and long jump, which was a relatively new skill for her.

She helped lead Northampton to a second-place finish at the PVIAC meet, placing first in the 55 hurdles and second in the high jump and long jump. It was her showing in the long jump — a personal best of 16 feet, 6 inches — that caught the eye of her first-year coach Brian Frodema.


“To see her long jump, especially with her height,” Frodema said, “to go out there, get down the runway and put down a 161∕2-foot jump off of very minimal practice repetitions was one of those things that kind of took me back a little bit.”

Added Pascucci, “I think some things finally clicked and fell together pretty well.”

Frodema said he was impressed with every aspect of Pascucci’s performance this season, but that the approach she brought to the day-in, day-out grind of the season is what he appreciated most.

“She came out and worked hard every single day,” he said. “I think that’s one of the traits that sets her apart from everyone. Her focus in her training and her ability to work multiple events in a given day.”

Pascucci prides herself in her ability to perform at a high level in multiple events. She credited the Blue Devils’ new coaching staff for helping her prepare for the rigors of such varied competition.

“This year with our new coaches, I think I was able to work more strongly on technical aspects of training,” she said. “So, I got more skill help with high jump and long jump. (Coach) Brandon Palmer, he did hurdles himself, so he was a lot of help with hurdle form, especially my start.”

Pascucci has also proved to be a strong leader for her younger Blue Devils teammates. By letting her work ethic and actions on and off the track speak for themselves, she hoped she could leave a lasting impression on the underclassmen.

“I think that leading by example is the best way to be a captain,” she said. “Because in track, I think a lot of it is innate talent, but then it’s the effort that comes with it that really makes you better. So, if you see your captain trying their hardest, it makes you want to do the same.”

That senior leadership wasn’t lost on Frodema.

“I think most of all with Adrienne, it’s the way she leads by example,” he said. “She’s the type of athlete that any type of coach would be grateful to have on their team.”


While her time at Northampton is drawing to a close, Pascucci is looking forward to continuing her athletic career at the collegiate level as a pentathlete and heptathlete at Boston University next fall.

“I’m really excited about it,” she said. “In college, I’ll just get to get a lot more skill training like I did this past season. I think with that kind of coaching I’ll be able to do better in all the events.”

Frodema said his goal as coach is to prepare athletes for the next level of competition, but that losing a star like Pascucci will be difficult.

“You can’t replace an athlete like Adrienne,” he said. “You can only hope to have somebody as gifted and as hard working and with that same attitude come out again.”

GIRLS INDOOR TRACK

First Team

Aryn Banas, sophomore, South Hadley

Kanya Brown, sophomore, Amherst Regional

Mel Devoney, senior, Amherst Regional

Alex Dibrindisi, sophomore, Northampton

Rachel Harrington, junior, South Hadley

Anna Kaplan, junior, Amherst Regional

Adrienne Pascucci, senior, Northampton

Serena Sarage, sophomore, South Hadley

Sophie Sharp, sophomore, Northampton

Angela Thibault, sophomore, South Hadley

Mia Toffoli, senior, Northampton

Sara Vannah, senior, Amherst Regional

Hope Werenski, junior, South Hadley

Katherine Zombik, senior, Holyoke Catholic



Second Team

Emma Biggs, senior, Amherst Regional

Juliana Brissette, sophomore, Amherst Regional

Ariel Christie, freshman, Amherst Regional

Emma Gonzalez, sophomore, Amherst Regional

Althea Schenck, senior, Amherst Regional

Leah Tompkins, senior, Northampton

Freshman/Sophomore Results
Weston Twilight Results

Top 10 additions:
Mariel Lutz - 1 Mile - 10th - 5:31.54
Tori Laverdiere - 2 Mile - 9th - 12:06.33

I would like to personally thank all of the athletes, coaches, and teams for coming out to Northampton for the Steele Relays. It was an exciting event with some very fast times and an experience that I will never forget. 

We could not have made the day a success without all of the parents and volunteers that came out. My gratitude for your time and effort can not be reflected with words but THANK YOU!

COMPLETE BOYS RESULTS

COMPLETE GIRLS RESULTS

Jim Sharp's Photos

I am working on the individual field event results so coaches can use these marks for qualifying.

*Results Correction: the Northampton Girls won the 3xLong Jump with a team distance of 14.47m. The girls went 1,2,3 in this event and set a new school record 47'0.5"





Noteworthy Northampton Performances:
3 x Long Jump: Pascucci, Sharp, Dibrindisi - 47'0.5" - NEW SCHOOL RECORD
3 x High Jump: Pascucci, Tompkins, Lutz - 14'6" - NEW SCHOOL RECORD
3 x Javelin: Moore, Mahoney, Ness - 233' - NEW SCHOOL RECORD
3 x Discus: 188'3" 5th All Time
3 x Shotput : 61'9" 5th All Time
4 x 800m: Dean, Loomis, Moore, Lutz - 10:01.9 - 3rd All Time
4 x 200m: Ness, Sharp, Dibrindisi, Ramirez - 1:47.2 - NEW SCHOOL RECORD
4 x 200m: Rizzo, Narkewicz, Aaron, Sector - 2:21.4 - 10th All Time
DMR: Mahoney, Aaron, Messeck, Laverdiere - 14:09.8 - 3rd All Time

Dibrindisi - Long Jump - 16'5.5" - 4th All Time 

The Girls will have a meet tomorrow against Sabis and New Leadership at home 4:00pm.
You never know when a meet will come your way this season so stay on your toes!

The Boys will have a meet Thursday (we think) against Holyoke at home 4:00pm.

Coach Frodema and the 4x100 and 4x400 will be leaving for the Penn Relays tomorrow morning at 7:30am from the Stadium Parking Lot.

Penn Relays Itinerary 2013

Monday: 
Practice at NHS 3:00pm
Tuesday: 
Boys - Meet @ East Longmeadow 11:00am- Bus departs from Stadium Lot at 9:00am
Girls - Practice at NHS 3:00pm
Wednesday: 
Boys - Practice at NHS 2:00pm
Girls - Longmeadow @ Home 4:00pm - Be at the track 3:00pm
Thursday: 
Boys - Meet @ Amhest 4:00pm - Bus departs from Stadium Lot at 2:30pm
Girls - Practice at NHS 3:00pm
Friday: 
Practice at NHS 3:00pm

RESULTS

Girls Place 5th