There was a time, not that long ago, when Tripp Dowd struggled to break into the varsity lineup in just one event for powerhouse North Andover track. “I was a very small, weak sophomore, who couldn’t even hold a shot put,” remembered Dowd, now a senior. “But my coaches thought that I had lots of potential. I trained like my future depended on it.” kAms@H5’D E2=6?E 2?5 G6CD2E:=:EJ H6C6 @? 7F== 5:DA=2J @? uC:52J[ H96? 96 C@==65 E@ E96 A6?E2E9=@? E:E=6 5FC:?8 s2J ` @7 E96 |xpp s:G:D:@?