Coming into the state meet, the Norton boys and girls teams were expected to do well, but no one thought every athlete would be at their top performances. The day of June 3rd, 2015 began at 12:00pm when the boys and girls teams packed their bags and left their high school for the biggest meet of the season for most of the individuals. The entire season was training and preparation for this meet. Every athlete going into their event wants the first place title. Both teams already had championship titles from the TVL Championship and the Division 4 State Relays, but the season would not be over until they put in their entire effort to be able to grasp the championship trophy knowing it's theirs.
As they arrived at Norwell, the three boys and three girls entered in the pentathlon began their 5 event race. After a long 5 events, a few athletes came out on the top. Alison Whitman placed 12th overall, Mary Diestel placed 8th, and Emily Carlson placed 7th. On the boys side, Wyatt Simmons placed 6th overall, Ian Pereira came in 5th, and Nick Reynolds in 4th. After the pentathlon ended, the regular state meet began. The team had already earned a large amount of points and the rest of the athletes were ready to add to the total.
As the meet went on, there was a sense of pride throughout the athletes. Spectators and other competing athletes felt this and everyone seemed as though they were having the time of their life. Junior hurdler, Molly Bieksha, placed 26th overall after a full week off. She exclaimed, "I know that I have not been competing my best lately, but I am proud of myself for coming out here and giving it my all." Bieksha also said, "I absolutely love this team, and I can't wait to witness my teammates run, jump, and throw their hearts out as the night progresses." The night went on and the placements continued to run in.
On the boys side, Cam Stalters placed 8th overall in the discus with a solid throw of 117'5". In 6th place, Justin Ireland ran the 110 meters with a time of 11.58 seconds and Camden Cleathero in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.13 seconds. 5th overall placements included Cam Stalters in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.81, Joey Annand in the 2 mile with a time of 10:12.15, and Joey Annand again in the 1 mile with a time of 4:35.81. 4th place finishers were Justin Ireland in the 200 meters with a time of 22.78 seconds,and the 4x400 meter team of Griffin McLaughlin, Sean Cappellini, Parker Cleathero, and Chris Wrenn with a 3:35.39. For the third place finishers,Mike Tierney ran the 400 meters with a time of 50.89 and Adam Winairz in the 200 meters with a time of 22.49. Now the second placements included Abu Ceesay in the 100 meters with a time of 11.07 and Camden Cleathero in high jump with a height of 6'0". Finally, the first placers were Mike Tierney in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 57.32, Cam Stalters in the javelin with a throw of 161'6", Abu Ceesay in the 200 meters with a time of 21.98, and the 4x100 meter relay of Justin Ireland, Camden Cleathero, Adam Winairz, and Abu Ceesay with a time of 44.02.
Now on to the girls... Sixth place finishers included Amy Pereira in the shot put with a throw of 31'6.5" and Kassidy Campbell in the long jump with a measurement of 16'2.5". The fourth place finishers were Katie Bradley in he 1 mile with a time of 5:13.95, Isabella Berardi in the 400 meters with a time of 60.78, and Ashley Pelletier in the javelin with a throw of 103'9". Third placers were Kassidy Campbell in he 400 meter hurdles with a time of 65.82 and the 4x400 meter relay consisting of Isabella Berardi, Julia Palin, Kambrynn Bowman, and Katie Bradley with a time of 4:10.21. Second placements were Isabella Berardi in the long jump with a jump of 17'3.75, Kassidy Campbell in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.82, and the 4x100 meter relay of Amy Pereira, Cece Browne, Ashlyn Hines, and Brook-Lynn Williams with a time of 51.38. And finally, Brook-Lynn Williams ran her heart out in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.19 and in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.01 which was good enough to win both events.
With the prodigious amount of placements for each team, the boy's team ended the meet with a total of 108 points and the girl's team with 80 points. Both teams had never won the state title before. After the meet finally finished, both teams knew they had met their season goals. The night ended for the squad with a police and fire escort home.
In 30 for 30's documentary, Marion Jones, Olympic gold medalist, was interviewed on her rise to fame, her fall, and the journey she has taken to come back into society. Marion was a sprinter for the United States National Track and Field Team. From the time she was around 9 years old, everyone knew there was something special about her. Marion could keep up with the fastest sprinters that were much older than she was. She was a great runner, but she did not want to be great. She wanted to be the best. With hours upon hours of training and a determined mind set,Marion was able to go on to become the fastest woman in the world. The problem with being the best in the world in anything is the amount of people that want to see you fail. Marion was always swarmed with people asking if she was using performance enhancing drugs and trying to get her to collapse under pressure. 
Unfortunately, an investigative team took down an enhancement drug facility. They took records and found Marion's name along with a few other star athletes. Marion took the professional stance towards this out coming and excepted all punishments and consequences. Her judge sentenced her to six months in prison. Six whole moths for using performance enhancing drugs is a bit much. She was placed in a cell with an inmate that attacked her. She had to defend herself and ended up punching the belligerent woman in the face. With this violence, Marion was put in solitary confinement for 45 straight days.
