Ariel Chacon-Arena sets new record in shot-put, breaking
Lew Perkins’s 1963 mark
Although the Chelsea High boys outdoor track and field team dropped an 89-46 decision to Revere last week, a number of Red Devils came through with superb performances.
The highlight of the day was a new school record in the boys shot-put from Ariel Chacon-Aracena, who uncorked a huge throw of 52’-10”, shattering the old mark of 51’-3/4” that was set in 1963 by Red Devil legend Lew Perkins. Ariel’s throw was a ridiculous 11 feet further than his closest Revere competitor.
“Ariel had an up-and-down indoor season and started the outdoor season extremely motivated to throw well,” said CHS head coach Matthew McCormick. “His hard work paid off and he broke a mark that had stood since 1963 by almost two feet. I am excited to see where he can take this record since he has many more meets this season where he can try to improve his mark.”
Ariel also won the discus event with a toss of 119’-10”, a throw that was 3’-7” further than his nearest Revere rival.
Xavier Guzman was a first-place finisher for the Red Devils, winning the 400 dash with a clocking of 54.4, a time that was 3.3 seconds ahead of the runner-up from Revere.
Carlos Perez-Acosta scored five points for Chelsea with a first-place performance in the mile with a time of 5:17.7
Contributing three points to the Red Devil scoresheet with second-place efforts were: Adonis Alvarez-Umana in the javelin; Leaandro Castro in the long jump; Bryan Amaya-Yanes in the 800; Ivan Irias in the mile; Kyle Leong in the two-mile; and Sherwin Kim in the 400 hurdles.
Adding single points wit third-place efforts were: Adonis Alvarez-Umana in the shot-put; Kevin Romero-Molina in the discus; Nathanyel Ramos Quijada in the high jump; Juan Portillo in the 200 dash; Eric Anderson in the 800; Sherwin Kim in the 110 hurdles; and Leaandro Castro in the 400 hurdles.
McCormick and his crew will travel to Manning Field in Lynn next Tuesday for a tri-meet vs. two GBL rivals.
Simon, Serrano Ramirez-Villata shine for girls track
Although the Chelsea High girls outdoor track and field team came out on the short end of an 84-51 decision to undefeated Revere last week, a number of Lady Red Devils turned in outstanding performances.
Sophomore star Thania Simon grabbed first place in three events, the 200 dash in a time of 27.3, the long jump with a leap of 15’-8”, and the triple jump with a final landing of 32’-8.25”. Thania also took second place in the 100 dash, finishing behind teammate Lilly Serrano, to tally a meet-high 18 points.
Serrano, who also is an outstanding sophomore, took first place in both the 100 dash with a sprint of 12.8 and the 400 dash with a clocking of 1:04.1. Lilly also grabbed a third place in the high jump to finish with 11 points on the day.
Senior Kiara Ramirez-Villata also was a double-winner. Kiara took first-place in the shot-put with a throw of 28’-8” and the discus with a toss of 82’-4”, a distance that was 28 feet further than her closest Revere rival.
Lady Red Devils who took second places and scored three points were Hazel Hatleberg in the 800 and Aly Perez in the two mile.
Chelsea girls who tallied one point with third-place performances were: Katherine Benitez in the 800; Angely Mejia-Martinez in the mile and the shot-put; Lauren Nadow in the 100 hurdles and the javelin; and Ashley Gomes in the 400 hurdles.
“Revere has strong teams on both the girls and boys sides, so we knew this was going to be a tough meet going in,” said CHS head coach Matthew McCormick. “Although the scores didn’t go in our favor, competing against stiff competition led to a lot of personal bests.”
The Lady Red Devils will travel to Manning Field in Lynn next Tuesday for a tri-meet vs. two GBL rivals.