Bears girls finish first in CVC Championships

During the CVC Championships in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday, May 11, 2024, Hanover's Alexander Valentino, left, Lebanon's Nicholas Engert and Ben Hourdequin and Jian Nandeesh, both of Hanover, are about to start the boys 3200 meter race. Hourdequin finished 10th in the finals, Valentino 11th and Engert 12th. Hanover placed second overall, Lebanon finished sixth. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Thetford's Sebastian Perdrizet competes in the triple jump during the CVC Championships in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Perdrizet placed second in the meet, with a jump of 39' 2.25". The team placed third overall. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Jennifer Hauck

Hanover's Lea Perreard leads the pack in the 3200 meter race with her teammate Megan Faris just behind her during the CVC Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2024. in Hanover, N.H. Perreard finished first in the final with a time of 11:23.24 and Faris was second at 11:29.57. The team was first overall in the meet. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Jennifer Hauck

Hartford's Flynn Moreno clears the bar in the pole vault during the CVC Championships in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Moreno placed fifth in the meet, clearing the seven-foot mark. The team placed 11th in the meet. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Lebanon's Katherine Herring hands the baton off to Sophia Mladek during the 4x800 meter relay race at the CVC championship meet on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Hanover, N.H. They finished third in the finals with a time of 11:32.89. Lebanon placed fifth overall. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Hanover's Millie Larrick braids teammate Heidi Kauffman's hair during the CVC Championships in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Jennifer Hauck

Published: 05-13-2024 4:14 PM

Modified: 05-13-2024 5:24 PM

At Saturday’s CVC Championships in Hanover High, the host Bears ran away with a first-place overall finish in the girls meet and second overall for the boys.

Hanover distance runner Lea Perreard swept the distances, winning the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Lebanon’s Jenney Lutz ran to a second place in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters and also leaped to second-place finishes in the long jump and triple jump. Newport’s Maddox Lovely won both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles.

Thetford speedster Ulysses Junker-Boyce won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes and placed first in the long jump as well. Hanover runner Lucian Gleiser swept the 800 and 1,600, and Hartford’s Jordan Davis won the javelin and was second in the shot put and discus events.

Boys team scores (out of 15): 1. Keene 119, 2. Hanover 110, 3. Thetford 76, 4. Hartford 56, 6. Lebanon 32, 9. Newport 17, 12. Sharon 9, 12. Windsor 9, 15. Stevens 1.

Girls team scores (out of 13): 1. Hanover 107, 2. Keene 94.5, 3. Thetford 59, 4. Newport 58, 5. Lebanon 56, 8. Stevens 24, 10. Sharon 10, 11. Hartford 9.5, 13. Windsor 1.