The talented athletes of Somerville High School’s girls track squad continue their winning ways. – Photo by Sasha Garczynski

The North Section Heptathalon held last week at North Reading High School saw Nicole Genard place 1st with 4478 points, outdistancing Karla Ganley of Wellesley High School, who had 4417. Last year Nicole finished 2nd with 4121, so she improved by over 300 points, which is a substantial gain.  The winner of the South Section of the Heptathalon was Kristin McDonough of Mansfield High School with 4011 points.

Nicole adds another state title to the numerous ones that she has accumulated. The breakdown of her performances, which all equaled or bettered her previous performance were: Javelin-134’1-new SHS record; 100m hurdles-14.6-better; long jump-16’8-better; 200m-26.4-better; high jump-4’7″-same; shot put 31’8″-better; and 800m -2:43.1-better.

Nicole earned the title of the best all-around track athlete in Massachusetts by winning the Heptathalon by such a wide margin and posting the best score in the state.

The next competition for her is the New England Championships on Saturday at Burlington High School in Burlington, VT.

The girls who were selected by the coaches to the GBL all-star team are Melissa Baptista, Gelynne Berger, Taija Clark, Natalie David, Nicole Genard, Michel-le Meranda, Iaritza Menjivar, Ashley Murphy, and Emma Youte.