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MERRIMACK — Having already won New Hampshire’s Meet of Champions high jump title, clearing 6-foot-4, Matt Dionne appeared a little addled on what to do next.

“I don’t even know,” Dionne replied when asked what height he wanted to try next.

MERRIMACK — Melissa Higgins needed some help coordinating her day, but the Salem senior ended up doing all the hard work herself.

Running from one event to another, Higgins defended her New Hampshire Division 1 300-meter hurdle title and also placed in three other events yesterday afternoon at Merrimack High School. Her 22-point effort helped Salem finish fifth with 45 points, far behind girls winner Bishop Guertin’s 94. Londonderry was third with 62 and Pinkerton was fourth with 58.

Melissa Higgins was a force in Salem's 79-53 track victory over Pinkerton, winning the long jump, triple jump and both hurdles.

Melissa Higgins won four events and Amy Desrosiers broke her own school record by six inches with a big 129-5 throw in the discus as Salem downed Manchester Central 89-52.

Amy Desrosiers' big 126-2 discus throw was the highlight as Salem beat Concord 95-50. That toss ranks her tied for eighth all-time in the area. Melissa Higgins was a triple winner and Leah Morelli captured the 100 and 200.

Pinkerton's Danielle Cole finished first in the 300 hurldes with a time of 50.84 and teammate Katy Ebner earned first place in the Javelin with a toss of 10-6, both helping the Astros to a first place finish at the Nashua North Invitational.