South Hadley junior Emma Sanford’s track career has been anything but ordinary. As a freshman who had just decided to make the switch from gymnastics to track in high school, the COVID-19 pandemic derailed what was supposed to be her outdoor track.
The best sprinters in the country couldn’t keep up with South Hadley senior Jonas Clarke over 200 meters.The South Hadley senior won the Nike Outdoor Nationals Championship division boys 200-meter dash at Heyward Field in Oregon on Sunday night..
WESTFIELD Emma Sanford’s day at the track took hours. Jonas Clarke’s lasted a matter of seconds.Both South Hadley stars were rewarded with state titles for their efforts on Thursday.Sanford blew away the competition in the girls pentathlon on Day 1.
HOLYOKE The Northampton girls track team has waited a long time to defend their Western Mass. title, but it was certainly worth the wait. The Blue Devils picked up their second consecutive title on a beautiful Friday night, taking home the Western.
Still only a junior, Emma Sanford has become a Swiss Army knife of sorts for the South Hadley track program. She can do just about any event you throw her in – high jump, hurdles, sprints, you name it – and she excells at all of them. It’s hard to.