By Shane Ball
In 1993, Jeff Leclere set the school record with a discus throw of 166 feet 4 inches. For 32 years, this record would go untouched.
On Tuesday, May 13, Alvirne Senior Shawn Boudreau claimed the title for the longest discus throw in Alvirne High School history. Boudreau threw for a hefty 174 feet, reaching the New Balance National automatic standard. This qualifies Boudreau for the New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet in Franklin Field, Philadelphia, from June 19-22, which Boudreau confirmed he will be attending.
Boudreau also threw for 153 yards, 2 inches in the javelin throw. This was 11 feet in front of second place, and 35 ahead of third.
It was a great day for the hosting Broncos on Tuesday, with the boys placing first and the girls placing second against Manchester Central and Nashua South.
The boys’ 4×100-meter relay team also set a school record at 44.26 seconds. Sam Oquist, Joey Marcotte, Jaden Taylor, and Shane Plumley now hold the record.
Taylor also placed first on the day with an 11.56-second 100-meter dash, barely beating Manchester Central’s Kaedin Gagne. Gagne ran just a step behind Taylor with an 11.60-second dash.
Marcotte also led the day with a 20-foot 4-inch long jump.
Broncos Freshman Logan Hould won the 1,600 meter run by nearly 10 seconds with an impressive 5:22.38 mile time.
The boys earned first place with 80 points, 20-points ahead of Manchester Central.
Just two days later at the Merrimack Invitational, Boudreau broke his own record in discus, tying the meet record at 174 feet 4 inches. Dominic Filiano has stood alone with this record since 2010.
The strong-arm also placed second in shot put and fourth in javelin.
Along with Boudreau outdoing himself on Thursday, the 4×100 group of Oquist, Marcotte, Taylor, and Plumley beat their previous record-setting performance with a new school record of 44.04.
Marcotte was just a tenth of a second shy of the school and meet record of 39.4 seconds in the 300-meter Hurdles.
The boys finished fourth out of the 16 teams at the Merrimack Invitational behind Pinkerton, Nashua North, and Nashua South.
It was a busy week for Alvirne’s record keeper, with two records being broken twice in back-to-back meets. We’ll see how long these records stand with less than a month left in the season.