Amanda Kakoulias hid her face with a sweatshirt, trying to cover up the tears of joy.

The state track and field meet has both been kind and cruel to the Andover Central senior over the years. Before Saturday, she had qualified for state individually 11 times in five events and finished in the top four of an event seven times (including three second-place finishes).

That’s a lot of medals, but none of them gold.

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