For the longest time, the school record in the Girls Long Jump Relay was re-established in 2004. Christine Graham, Erika Graham and Kara Budd held it, then they co-held it in 2009 when Jenise Everett, Ali McMahon and Erin Rybacki TIED it ( the latter three held both Indoor and Outdoor records simultaneously).
We tried to break it a number of times, but could not. UNTIL 2017.
Pally Borrello who is pictured here with the current school individual record holder, the legendary Devonia Long ( 18 feet 3 inches) is seen accepting her award after the Spartan Invitational.
We called her THE TAKER, because she would take the heart out of her opponents. She also excelled in the 100 dash as well as the Javelin throw. Her 4 by 100 relay team also won Western Mass.
Kelsey Chartier is also another member of this team. She was a sprinter and a part time hurdler, but we decided to focus solely on the long jump her senior year, and she did not disappoint as she won a State title in the Long Jump. This is a picture of her in college as I could not find any high school pictures of her...we called her THE PUNSTER, but apparently we should have named her CAMERA-SHY! She ended up competing for Westfield State.
Madison McMahon is the first and ONLY person in the history of this sport to win a sectional championship in the Long Jump, Triple Jump and the High Jump at the SAME MEET on the SAME DAY! This picture of her is from the last Spartan Invitational when she won the Dave Smith Awards: Took the Triple Jump and the Long Jump. We ended up calling her SKYWALKER. I guess you can all figure out why!
Their combined performance won the Steele Relays and helped us dominate in the field.
REMEMBER that the sport IS Track and FIELD!
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