PHOTO GALLERIESPHOTOS: 2024 D-I track and field state championshipsThe St. Johnsbury Hilltopper boys pose with the trophy after claiming the 2024 Division I track and field state championship at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressThe start of the boys 4x800 relay at the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressBFA St. Albans' Lily Foisy rcompetes in the early rounds of girl's discus during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressSouth Burlington's Samantha Chittenden jumps for the sand during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressCVU's Wade Nichols unleashes a discus throw during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressMount Mansfield's Vivian Halladay puts it all into the throw during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressEssex's Max Lesny makes a successful vault during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressThe Brattleboro girls 4x800 relay team completes the hand off during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressThe Burlington girls 4x800 winning relay team at the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressSt. Johnsbury and Mount Mansfield battle it out at the finish of the boys 4x800 relay at the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressThe St. Johnsbury boys 4x800 winning relay team at the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressMount Mansfield's Raphael Campaile competes in the long jump during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressThe runners negotiate the first set of hurdles in the boys 110 meter hurdles at the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressBurr and Burton's Carson Gordon leaps towards the long jump pit during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressThe CVU runners surge to the front in the girls 1500 meter run during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressCVU's Alice Kredell wins the girls 1500 meter run followed by three team members during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressCVU sweeps the first four places in the girls 1500 meter run during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressSt. Johnsbury's Andrew Thornton-Sherman wins the boys 1500 meter run during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressMount Mansfield's Avery Gilbert wins the boys 110 meter hurdles final during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressNorth Country's Sabine Brueck wins the girls 100 meter hurdles final during the Division l track and field state championships at the D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.AL FREY/Special To The Free PressMount Mansfield's Finley Barker heads for the finish line as the Cougar 4 x 100 relay team wins the event at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressColchester's Eliza Severin explodes out of the blocks during the girls 400 meter race at the Division I track and field state championship held at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSouth Burlington's John Jackson competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressCVU's Mahoune Felix crosses the finish line in first with a narrow win over St Johnsbury's Brooke White in the 400 meter race at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressEssex senior Kelton Poirier celebrates after winning the 400 meter race at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressColchester's Brinlee Gilfillan leans over the finish line on her way to winning her second consecutive 100 meter state title at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressNorth Country's Sabine Brueck competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressBurlington's Ahmed Diawara (left) narrowly beats Brattleboro's Sean Von Ranson in a photo finish at the finish line of the 100 meter eveent at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressNorth Country's Sabine Brueck clears a hurdle on her way to winning the 300 meter race at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressEssex senior Carl Laverty competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSt Johnsbury's Andrew Thorton-Sherman (Left) and Mount Mansfield's Avery Gilbert (right) are in a dead heat down the stretch of the 300 meter hurdle final. Thorton-Sherman edged Gilbert in a photo finish to claim the win at the Division I track and field state championship held at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressCVU's Deirdre Higgins in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSt Johnsbury's Emmett Johnson and South Burlington's Austin Simone battle for 1st place on the final turn of the 800 meter race at the Division I track and field state championship held at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Johnson won the race with a time of 1:56.81PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSouth Burlington's Regina O'Leary competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressColchester's Brinlee Gilfillan stretches her lead down the stretch on her way to winning the 200 meter race at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressRunners take the fine turn of the boys 200 meter race at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Burlington's Ahmed Diawara and Desmond Snyder finished 1-2 in the race.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSt Johnsury's Brooke White competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024. White won the event with a jump of 11.34 meters.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressMount Anthony sophomore Ella Palisano competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressA pack of runners make the first lap of the girls 3000 meter race at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSouth Burlington's Alisa Mclean clears the bar during the pole vault event at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressColchester's Ryan Fetters competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressCVU's Lydia Donahue passes Rutland's Erin Geisler at the finish line to claim the 3000 meter crown at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSt Johnsbury's Aidan Brody competes in the triple jump at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressEssex senior Henry Nasse celebrates after a last second pass to claim the boys 3000 meter race at the Division I track and field state championships at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressSt Johnsbury's Andrew Thorton-Sherman crosses the finish line 1st in the 4 x 400 relays. The Hilltoppers won the event and the boys Division I track and field state championship held at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free PressThe CVU Redhawk girls pose with the trophy after claiming the 2024 Division I track and field state championship at D.G. Weaver Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 1, 2024.PAUL LAMONTAGNE/Special To The Free Press