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Salem's Melissa Higgins placed in three events at the Division 1 state track and field meet to help the Salem girls take fifth overall with 38 points.

Higgins won the 300 in 41.98 seconds. She took third in the 55 hurdles (8.66) and third in the long jump (16-4 3/4).

Salem's Victoria Rozumek was commanding in the high jump, winning by three inches with a leap of 5-5, but came up an inch shy of qualifying for the state meet.

Abbey Smith placed third in the 55 meter dash (7.4) and the 55 hurdles (8.7) to lead Pinkerton to second place at the New Hampshire qualifying standards meet at UNH.The Pinkerton girls finished with 46 points. 

Winning a nine-school meet had its own reward for Pinkerton, but "it's been a long time since we've beaten Bishop Guertin," according to head coach Ann Bienvenue as the Astros got past the runners-up by 12 points. Chelsey Pepin beat out Timberlane's Torri Plank and Kate Estep to win the 1,500 and qualify for the state meet. Bethany Labossier (600) and Abbey Smith (hurdles) akso qualified for Pinkerton. Besides a 2-3 finish in the 1,500, the Owls took four of the top six places in the 300 led by Taylor Ordway (second in 43.9). 

Timberlane's superior depth allowed it to edge Salem and take second place in an eight-team indoor meet. Kristen Swanson scored in the 55 and 300 meters as well as running the anchor leg of the Owls' winning 4x160 relay team. The Blue Devils, who placed third, got stellar performances from Steph Cabral (won the 3,000, second in the 1,500) and Melissa Higgins (won the 55 hurdles, second in the 300).