Record holders and more: Cape High School Girls Indoor Track & Field All-Stars Team
The girls indoor track season on Cape Cod proved that records are meant to be broken, and that the talent level is only getting better.
As a team, the Nauset Warriors won the Cape and Islands League, but individually, so many of the people on this team had incredible years.
This season saw school records get broken, individual state champions and everything in between.
These athletes were the best of the best on the track, and equally some of the best throwers and jumpers.
Presenting the Cape Cod Times Girls Indoor Track All-Stars:
Lilly DeDecko, Barnstable
DeDecko was a senior captain for the Red Hawks and ends her indoor career as one of the best runners in the school's history, holding indoor records in both the mile (5:14.85) and two mile (11:20.18). She finished the league season undefeated in both of those events for the Red Hawks and was the leading point scorer for the team this season.
Chloe Dibb, Barnstable
Dibb wraps up her Barnstable indoor career as a five-year varsity letter winner, and holder of the school record in the 1000m with her time of 2:56.48. This season she competed in the state championships in that event after winning it in 2023. She went through the entire league season undefeated in both the 600m and the 1000m. Dibb will be continuing her running career at Holy Cross University next year, where she'll run cross country and track and field.
Breanna Braham, Dennis-Yarmouth
Braham is already one of the best sprinters in Dennis-Yarmouth history, and holds school records in the 55m, 60m, 200m, 300m and the 400m. This season, she claimed MIAA Division 5 State Title wins in the 55m (7.26) and 300m (40.08). She also won the Cape and Islands League title in the same two events.
Brianna Haniford, Dennis-Yarmouth
Haniford finished her Cape and Islands League season undefeated in the 55m hurdles. She claimed a Cape and Islands League title, which she said was her favorite memory, and qualified for the MIAA Division 5 State Championships. She's most likely headed to Northeastern in the fall.
Tiana Jacques, Dennis-Yarmouth
Jacques was the lead runner of D-Y's 4x200 team that finished eighth at the MIAA Division 5 State Championships (1:51.68), and won a Cape and Islands League title. She said her favorite memory of the year was her teammates "being together and cheering each other on."
Rose Anna Joachim, Dennis-Yarmouth
In her final indoor season for the Dolphins, Joachim was one of the team's best sprinters and best hurdlers. She qualified for the MIAA Division 5 State Championships in both events, and qualified for the Dolphins 4x200 team. The senior said her favorite memory of the season was "creating a close bond with and mentoring my girls." She's attending Yale in the fall and plans to pursue a career in law and politics.
Olivia Pendleton, Dennis-Yarmouth
Pendleton ran the two mile for the Dolphins and recorded a time of 11:55.3, which qualified her for the MIAA Division 5 State Championships. She said her favorite memory from the season was, "achieving my goals myself and with my team." She's also a member of the marching band.
Camille Brand, Martha's Vineyard
For the second consecutive season, Brand claimed the MIAA Division 4 State Championship in the high jump, with a personal best of 5'4". That jump broke her own school record, and she said that it was her favorite moment from this season. She also finished 23rd out of 44 competitors at the New Balance National Indoor Qualifiers, competing in the Championship Division. She also runs cross country, is part of the school newspaper, Women of Martha's Vineyard Club, and the Service Trip Club.
Rebecca Cahill, Nauset
Cahill was one leg of the relay team that helped break the Nauset school record in the 4x50m Shuttle Hurdle Relay (52.09). She was also a member of two other teams that took a pair of first place finishes at the Division 4 Relay Meet. Cahill also finished third in the 55m Hurdles.
Haley Labdon, Nauset
Labdon was a member of the Warriors record-breaking 4x50 relay team. She also finished fourth in the 55m hurdles at the Cape and Islands League Championship Meet. She said her favorite moment of the season was "winning the Division 4 Relay Meet with my hurdle team and bringing so much joy to our awesome coach." Her plan for after graduation is to double major in health sciences and music and become a pediatric music therapist.
Madeline Mahoney, Nauset
This season, Mahoney took victories in the 1000m at both the Cape and Islands League Championships, and at the Coaches Invitational. Mahoney finished second in the league in the two-mile. She qualified for the MIAA Division 4 State Championships in both events, finishing in fourth in the 1000m and fifth in the two mile.
Liz Mayer, Nauset
Mayer recorded a 30-11.25 in the shot put to claim a Cape and Islands League title, and help the Warriors claim the overall team title. She also qualified for the State Championship Meet.
Violet Roche, Nauset
Roche claimed the 2024 Cape and Islands League MVP following a sophomore season that saw her set two school records, win a Cape and Islands League title, and have two top-five finishes at the MIAA Division 4 State Championships. The records were set in the long jump (16’10”), and the high jump (5’2”). She claimed her league title in the high jump, and came in second in both the long jump, and the 300m.
Mackenzie Still, Nauset
Still also claims a leg in the Warriors 4x50 relay team, and said winning the Division 4 Relay Meet was her favorite memory of the season. She also plays soccer for the Warriors, and her plan for after she graduates is to major in nursing at Northeastern.
André Simms covers high school sports for the Times. Contact him at asimms@capecodonline.com. Follow him on X/Twitter: @that1guyandre.
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