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Flyer Eric Mellusi Wins Bay State Title in Both Shot Put and Discus
Sophomore Mike McDonald finished in third in the mile and sophomore Marc Umumbo took third in both the discus and shot put at the Bay State League Championships.
Framingham Flyer Eric Mellusi won the Bay State Championship in both the shot put and the discus this week.
Mellusi, a senior captain on the boys track team, won the shot put with a throw of 47-feet and 10-inches, said Coach Chris Collins.
Mellusi won the discus field event with a throw of 151-feet, said Collins.
The Bay State League Conference Championship was held in Braintree on May 21.
Two sophomores had an outstanding meet.
Mike McDonald finished third in the mile with a personal best time of 4:27.34.
Sophomore Marc Umumbo finished in third in both the shot put and the discus field events. He threw 132 feet, 8 inches in the discus.
Other top performers for the Framingham High Flyers were:
Junior captain David Welch finished in fifth place in the triple jump with a leap of 40-feet, 3-inches. He missed qualifying for the state meet by two inches, said Collins.
Senior captain Emmanuel Kalamu, with a height of 6-feet, finished in fifth place in the high jump.
Senior captain Luke Halberstadt, with a time of 23.59 seconds, finished in 7th place in the 200 meters.
Matt Gramigna, another senior captain, finished in 7th place in the 800 meters, with a time of 2:02.79 minutes.
Junior Chris Elliott, at 11.91 seconds, finished in 8th pace in the 100-meter dash.
"The 4x100 relay had a great effort squandered by a hand off just inside the extended hand-off zone unfortunately," said Collins.
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