March 29, 2024

Martin MS Girls Win State Track Championship

"A Privilege to Coach These Athletes" - Coach Mike Almeida

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First Title In School History for Girls
The Martin Middle School Girls track team won their first state title in school history scoring 48 points. MMS Boys finished in 13th place scoring 13 points. The Martin Boys and Girls took part in the RI State Championship on May 19th. The girls squad also are the Eastern Division champs, scoring 147 points. The MMS boys finished 2nd in the division scoring 134 points.

"I am proud of both boys and girls," said Martin coach Mike Almeida. "All athletes did well and some standout performers were Makiah Denson, who won the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, and 4th in Long Jump. Esmeralda Ortega placing 2nd in the hurdles and 5th in the 200. The 4x100m relay also broke a state record with a time of 53.1 FAT time, consisting of Denson, Ortega, Jazmya Harris, and Jamilet DeJesus. Harris placed 6th in the 100. Chantel Reis placed 6th in the 800m and Aniya Ruffin placing 6th in the Shot Put," said Almeida.

"On the boys side Corey Monteiro placed 3rd in the 400m. The 4x100m relay placed 6th in one of the toughest fields I've ever seen. They ran a 49.9 which was faster than last year's Martin relay team which won 1st place." The team consisted of Corey Monteiro, Cameron Monteiro, Dainte Silva, and Kendrick Faria. The 4x400m relay finished 4th and breaking a school record with a time of 4:06.18. The team consisted of Kendrick Faria, Colin Capelo, Effran Garcia, and Adam Marchant. "Coming in this season I knew we had an excellent chance to win a girls State title with all of the young talent we have," said Almeida.

"I also feel that we have a chance to repeat next year because Makiah is only a 7th grader with potential to score 40 points in a meet. Some of our 8th graders will join and young and talented high school team with a bright future. I'm overly excited to have the privilege of being the coach for both teams and watch all the hard work these girls put into practice pay off," said an elated coach Andrade.

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