Ursuline coach David Swanson took a moment to absorb the scene as his team took a victory lap around the track at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center on Saturday in the Division 5 state championships.

“I always miss the victory lap,’’ he said. “It’s nice to see it this time around.’’

Victory laps have become something of the norm for Ursuline, which earned its fourth consecutive state ­title by scoring 51 points, far ahead of Littleton (35) and Hamilton-Wenham (33).

“Each one is special. Every time you work just as hard and it is just as surprising,’’ said Erin Grela, who topped her 2-mile meet record from last year with a time of 11 minutes, 10.57 seconds.

“Every year it has been pretty close. This year wasn’t as close but it was still just as exciting.’’

Grela’s win was one of three first-place finishes for the Bears, who also got wins from Kaia Corthell in the 600 (1:38.12) and the 4 x 800 relay team of Delia Ryan, Jillian Skerry, Grela, and her younger sister Lauren (10:09.40).

“This year was very different from previous ones in that we weren’t as top-heavy as a team,’’ said Swanson. “We needed more contributions from more people. As you can see, a lot of the girls have medals around their necks.’’

Ursuline earned points in nine of the 12 events in which it participated.

Cardinal Spellman’s Adriana Forcucci edged Ashland’s Alyssa Zee in the 55-meter dash by .03, setting the meet record at 7.34.

Zee set the meet record in the long jump at 17 feet 9 inches.

Hamilton-Wenham posted a meet record in the 4 x 200-meter relay (1:48.28) and Bellingham’s Sarah Edwards set the mark in the 1,000 (2:54.33).

On the boys’ side, Newburyport narrowly edged Littleton, 43-40, to earn its sixth straight state champ­ionship, its third straight in Division 5, which debuted in 2014.

The Clippers got a 1-2 finish in the high jump from Alec Reduker and Nick Fay to help clinch the title. Reduker set a meet record with a 6-8 leap.

Newburyport also got wins from Jack Carleo in the mile (4:26.15) and the 4 x 800 relay team of Sam Acquaviva, Carleo, and brothers Jackson and Sean Kealey (8:27.93).

Despite the long success for the Clippers, a 6-4 record in dual meets made their title a bit of a surprise.

“This is probably the biggest upset of the year for us,’’ said Newburyport coach Tim Foley. “But we had the front-liners, who really stand out in big events like this.’’

Bishop Stang’s Garrett Morris improved on his record with a 6.58 in the 55.

Shawn Carlson took home a meet record for Bishop Fenwick in the 600 (1:22.34).