Nashua North's Olivia Mazerolle ;poses with Elks official Al Savage after finishing secondi in last year's New Hampshire Heptathlon at the North track. (Telegraph photo by TOM KING)

NASHUA – One of the city’s best sporting traditions, the New Hampshire State Decathlon-Heptathlon Championships, is set for this weekend with most of the events at Nashua High School North.

It will be the 65th Decathlon and 45th Heptathlon. The competition is open to all high school athletes from around the state, including incoming 2022 freshmen.

Both events are two-day competitions. The Decathlon will begin Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m., and the events include 100 meter ash, 110 meter hurdles, long jump, discus, shot put, pole vault, high jump, javelin, 400 meter run and 1500 meter run. The pole vault and discus events will be held at Nashua South.

The Heptathlon will begin Saturday at 10 a.m.and Sunday at 9 a.m. Events include 100 meter hurdles, long jump, high jump, javelin, shot put, 800 meter run, 200 meter dash.

Results will be available live at northstartiming.com. Campbell’s Tori Allen, who graduated last year, won the 2021 Heptathlon, just beating out Nashua North’s Olivia Mazerolle, who is eligible to compete this year having just graduated this past week. Sanborn Regional 2021 senior Max Lussier won the Decathlon, so there will be new champions this year for both.

The list of competitors is expected to be finalized today.