ConVal’s boys and girls track and field teams competed in the Saber Invitational at Souhegan High School in Amherst on Saturday, April 15. The girls team finished in 9^th place with 24 points, led by junior Tasha MacNeil’s 12 points (2^nd place in the javelin with a 103’6” throw and 4^th place in the shot put with a 29’ throw) and junior Elise Robbins’ 10 points for winning the pole vault with 9’3”. The girls’ 4x100-meter relay team of senior Sophie Hatmaker, juniors Aida Davis and MacNeil, and sophomore Eliza Bull earned 2 points for their 5^th-place finish in 54.59 seconds.

The boys team finished in 11^th place with 22 points. Sophomore Kendrick Edwards led the way with 10 points, including a 20’7” long jump that was good for second place and a 100-meter run of 11.73 seconds, which earned him a fifth-place finish. Sophomore William Simard’s 4:36.92 1600-meter earned him a 3^rd-place finish and 6 points, while junior Jack Harris had a 9’6” pole vault, good for 5^th place and 2 points. The boys 4x100-meter relay team of juniors Harris and Anthony Cadwallader along with sophomores Edwards and Elliot Featherstone finished in 4^th place with a time of 45.74 seconds.