The Phillips Academy girls' track and field team put together an incredible performance at Choate Rosemary Hall yesterday to repeat as NEPSAC Division 1 champions. The program has won eleven NEPSAC Division 1 titles since 2006 (2026, 2025, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2006).
Guiding the team to victory was Shalise Manza Young, in her first year as Director of Track & Field at Andover.
This year's victory was characterized as a "complete team victory" by
Coach Shalise Manza Young recapped the victory:
Andover became back-to-back champions at the Division 1 New England championship, totaling 125 points to second-place Milton Academy's 105. Thirteen schools competed on the girls' side of the meet.
Underscoring how complete the team is, Andover scored in 16 of 17 events.
Amelia Alvazzi '26 and Corinne Spade '27 essentially sealed the win for Big Blue, finishing first and fifth, respectively, in the penultimate race of the day, the 3000m. The 12 points gained gave Andover a 10-point lead over Milton, meaning the top-seeded 4x400m team only needed to score one point even if Milton pulled off a relay upset.
But Jenna Robertson-Palmer '27, Ela Budzinski '28, Lauren Signoriello '27, and Eden Dunleavy '29 left no doubt, winning the relay in 3:56,06, lowering their school record by over 3 seconds.
Earlier in the meet, Alvazzi won the 1500m in a personal best 4:36.63; she also won the 1500-3000 double last year. Anya Budzinski '26 finished fifth in the 1500 at 4:48.49, also a personal best.
Other event winners were Julie Chan '27 in the 100m (12.31) and the 4x100m team of Chan, Dunleavy, Ela Budzinski, and Caitlin Ly '27.
Silver medalists included:
Dunleavy in the 400m with a class record 57.19;
Ela Budzinski in the 800m in a class record 2:16.16;
Hailey Piasecki '26 in pole vault (10'6);
And Ly in long jump (17'1.75)
In all, 19 girls contributed to Big Blue's point total.
Full results can be found here.
The mighty girls of Big Blue's running program have now won four consecutive New England crowns: in cross country in 2024 and 2025, and in outdoor in 2025 and 2026.