Millis 8th grade track and fielders compete in nationals
Above, from left: Millis Middle School track members Dillon FitzGerald, Jayden Montero, Stone DeLuca.
During Millis Middle School’s spring 2024 track season, Jayden Montero, Stone DeLuca, and Dillon FitzGerald qualified for the New Balance Nationals meet at UPenn’s Franklin field in Philadelphia and attended the meet June 13 and 14.
Jayden competed in the 200m sprint and long jump. Stone competed in the long jump, and Dillon competed in the 400m sprint and shotput.
From left: Some of the middle school championship team: John Abraham, Jayden Montero, Stone DeLuca, Dillon FitzGerald, Xander Hafford, Tyler Shepard, Andrew August. Courtesy photo
The boys are now rising freshmen. In 8th grade, they qualified throughout the regular season meets and also during the D3 middle school state championship meet. The boys team won the D3 State Championship this year for the first time ever.
These three boys had big accomplishments at the state meet before heading to Nationals:
• Stone was 3rd in state for the long jump and 1st in the state as part of the 4x400m team.
• Jayden was 1st in the state for the 200m, 2nd in the state for the long jump.
• Dillon was 1st in the state for shot put and 4th in the 400m.
Dillon was also 1st in the state, with a time of 3:57, as part of the 4x400 team that included Xander Hafford and Tyler Shepard.
The boys’ middle school team won its first ever state championship earning a total of 59 points competing against 32 other teams.
During the New Balance Nationals Meet, the boys met many future stars and future Olympians. One of the most amazing for them was meeting Quincy Wilson and getting some good advice from him. He is a 16-year-old national champion for the 400m and is now on the 2024 Olympics roster to compete in the 4x400m. He is the youngest Olympian to be on the roster for the 4x400m Olympics.
