Betsy Garnick apparently wasn’t satisfied with breaking the state record in the 100-meter hurdles just once.

Instead, she figured she would do it three times this year.

The junior standout from Bishop Guertin of Nashua placed second in the 67th New England Interscholastic Track and Field Championships, in 14.09, at Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine, on Saturday. Garnick’s previous state record was set in this year’s Meet of Champions in 14.27 seconds.

Alison Poulin of Oyster River of Durham (14.52) had set the state record in 1981 before Garnick broke it in the Division I meet with a 14.48 mark.

“I asked Betsy if she realized what she had accomplished and her response back to me was a smirk followed by a smile,” said Cardinals head coach Steve Hunt. “She’s the most humble person I’ve ever met.”

Hunt said Garnick is training for the New Hampshire Heptathlon. “Maybe that’s why her legs seemed fresher,” said Hunt. “She’s been training in other events like the high jump, javelin, shot put and distance running. I kept wondering how in the world is this girl holding up. But the interesting thing is all the training kept her legs fresher and she was getting faster in the hurdles.”

Keene High junior Jacilyn Briggs was the lone New Hampshire athlete to win a New England title. She won the pole vault at 12 feet 9 inches, setting a state record and a New England record by nine inches, according to Keene coach William Derry.

Her mark was six inches better than runner-up Newtown, Conn.’s Lauren O’Connell, whom Derry credited for pushing Briggs. “It was competition at its very best,” said Derry. “O’Connell cleared the bar at 12 feet, three inches and Jacilyn just took it another level. Jacilyn needed competition because she easily won the Meet of Champions by a foot.”

Derry said the conditions, weather and competition were just right for Briggs. “I had seen her reach the marks she set at the New Englands in practice,” said Derry.

Two other New Hampshire girls who placed second were Souhegan of Amherst senior Isabella Stuopis in the shot put (40 feet 11 inches), and Exeter senior Hillary Holmes in the long jump (17 feet 11.25 inches) and triple jump (38 feet 3 inches).

Of Stuopis’ mark, coach Derry said “that’s impressive. I mean we all remember Olympian Laura Gerraughty, who was in a class by herself when she was throwing the shot put over 50-feet. But even throwing it over 40 feet is rare and that’s why Isabella’s mark stands out for me.”

Coach Hunt said what Holmes did was “tremendous because her marks were very good. She’s similar to Betsy in that she’s very workmanlike and she will go down as one of the greatest athletes from our state. I wish her well when she goes off to Cornell.”

Holmes, who was a three-event winner in the Meet of Champions and is the defending champion in the New Hampshire Heptathlon, finished fourth in the New Englands in both hurdles events, the 100 meters (14.41) and 300 meters (45.38).

Kara Duffy of Dover finished fourth in the javelin throw with a 124-11 heave.

The state’s top finisher in the boys’ events was Kearsarge of Sutton junior Gabe Carter. He finished second in the long jump at 21 feet, 9.5 inches.

In the 200-meter dash, Romario Bailey of Stevens of Claremont was third in 22.23 and fourth in the 300-meter hurdles in 39.83

Dylan Lafond of Manchester Central was fourth in the 1600-meter run in 4:21.96. Kevin Shea of Nashua South was fourth in the high jump (6-5). Chris Bohi of Merrimack Valley of Penacook was third in the javelin throw with a 184-3 mark.

Also among the top girls’ finishers were Alex Archambault of Coe-Brown of Northwood, who was sixth in the 3,200 (11:14); Bedford’s Jenny Mara and Salem’s Victoria Rozumek, who tied for fifth in the high jump at 5-3.

Julianah Adejuyigbe of Merrimack Valley posted a pair of seventh-place finishes, in the shot put (37-8.5) and discus (123 feet).

Somersworth’s Miranda Gagnon fired the javelin 121-10 to claim sixth.

On the boys’ side, Salem’s Eric Tahtamoni ran to fifth place, with a 49.32, in the 400. Jeremy Brassard of Coe-Brown grabbed sixth in the 1,600, in a time of 4:22.67. Colton Ham of Merrimack Valley placed fifth in the 3,200, in 9:30.23.