Westborough’s Nguyen places at state track and field meet

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Westborough’s Nguyen places at state track and field meet
Algonquin’s Rafael Knapp dominated Chelmsford’s Jack Walsh to claim the Division 1 State championship at 170 pounds Feb. 18 in Methuen. (Photo/Bill Gilman)

BOSTON – Westborough High’s Alan Nguyen turned in a sensational performance at the  Annual All-State Indoor Track and Field Championships last Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Nguyen, a senior, earned all-state honors in two events. He placed second in the long jump with a best leap of 22-06.50. Nguyen was also fourth in the 55-meter hurdles. 

The performance wrapped up an outstanding indoor season for Nguyen, who won the D3 boys title in the 55-meter hurdles one week earlier.

A pair of Saint John’s high jumpers earned all-state honors. Junior Antonio Wiafe placed third with a best leap of 6-4, matching the best jumps of champion Rowan McConkey of Arlington and runner-up Camren Allain of Carver. The top three spots were determined by misses.

Pioneer senior Callum Brown placed seventh with a best jump of 6-2.

Saint John’s distance runner Nathan Lopez turned in a strong race in the 2-mile, placing second in a time of 9:01.32. Teammate Chris McDonough earned all-state honors with a fifth place finish in the 55-meter dash in 6.50 seconds.

The Shrewsbury High team of seniors William Jiang, Chase Orciuch, Declan Daley and Niko Manolakos also garnered all-state honors, placing eighth in the 4×800-meter relay in a time of 8:12.35. 

Knapp claims All-State wrestling championship

Algonquin Regional’s Raphael Knapp made history last weekend, becoming the first wrestler in school history to win an all-state championship.

Knapp, a senior, was utterly dominant en route to the 170-pound title. He pinned Central Catholic’s Caden Chase in the semifinal, then overwhelmed Norton Gabe Thomasson, 15-5, in the title match.

Knapp is now 47-1 this season, 127-14 in his career with state Division 1 and all-state championships under his belt. The only remaining piece of business for Knapp to take care of is the New England Championships this weekend in Providence, R.I.

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