NORTH SHORE (Podcast) Thanks to their outstanding achievements both athletically and academically, Newburyport’s Parker McLaren and Beverly’s India Ingemi have been honored as the Moynihan Lumber Student-Athletes of the Month for February. For McLaren Interview Click Here
India Ingemi – Moynihan Lumber Student Athlete of the Month with Bill Newell
Ingemi was among the top track and field athletes in all of New England this winter, starring in the sprints, jumps and relays against the best competition the region had to offer.
The Princeton-bound senior was the All-State champion in the 300-meter run (39.49) who went on to finish third at New Englands (39.73), and she also placed fifth in the 4×400 relay (4:03.85) and 12th in the 55-meter dash (7.53) at All-States. Prior to that she won the Division 2 state title in the 300 (39.44) and 55-meter dash (7.37), setting a new school record after running a 7.35 in the preliminary heat, and overall she finished her Beverly indoor track career with 11 school or class records.
“She’s the whole package,” Beverly coach Dave Jellerson told The Salem News. “India is a student-athlete who believes in team and works for the team.”
Over the course of the season Ingemi was named Beverly’s team MVP and All-Northeastern Conference while winning titles at the Coaches Invitational, Boston Holiday Challenge and MSTCA Northeast Invitational. She also led Beverly’s sprint medley relay to a championship finish at the Division 2 state relays (4:14.07) as well as a second place finish in the high jump relay (school record 14-9 1/2).
In the classroom she maintains a 4.74 GPA and is ranked seventh in her class, and between her prolific achievements on and off the track, she has earned the opportunity to run at Princeton next year.
Managing such a heavy workload has been a challenge, she said, but it’s gotten easier as high school has gone along.
“It’s hard, but it’s definitely been a little bit easier this year than in the past, seniors get senior privilege, so I get the last period off which gives me an extra hour to get work done before practice,” Ingemi said. “I’ll have some really late night sometimes but I try to keep to a schedule for the week.”
