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DyeStat Massachusetts
One Month until Grafton
Massachusetts Cross Country Rankings
10/17/00 - Division 1 - Division 2
by Jake Klim
Division 1
Individuals
1. Josh Palazola Gloucester 13:07 @Manhattan
2. Todd Glew St Johns Prep 16:12 @Grafton
3. Mike Piche Silver Lake 16:05 @Franklin Park
4. Sean Murphy Gloucester 13:33 @Manhattan
5. Dan Thirbeault St Johns Prep 16:18 @Grafton
6. Abdulgami Abdi Brockton 16:22 @Franklin Park
7. Zach Habtemichael Cambridge R & L 16:22 @Franklin Park
8. Dennis Sheehan St Johns Prep 16:39 @Grafton
9. George McArdle Brookline 16:44 @Grafton
10. Jeff Way Barnstable 16:19 @Franklin Park
11. Colby Monohan Dennis-Yarmouth 16:27 @Franklin Park
12. Jeff Bartoloni North Quincy 16:23 @Franklin Park
13. Bill Stanley Mansfield 16:22 @Franklin Park
14. Geoff Churchill Bridgewater-R. 16:48 @Grafton
15. Patrick Morasse Lowell 16:25 @Franklin Park
16. Eric Critzer Falmouth 16:31 @Franklin Park
17. Wade Gauthier Reading 16:34 @Franklin Park
18. David McMenamy Falmouth 16:37 @Franklin Park
19. Dan lounsbury Melrose 16:42 @Franklin Park
20. Dan Beardslee Newton South 16:44 @Franklin Park
Team
1. St Johns Prep
2. Gloucester
3. St Johns (S)
4. Brookline
5. Lowell
Commentary
There is only 1 month until the big meet at Tufts. Those who ventured to Baystates showed what they could do in the 'early' season while others ventured to the state meet site at Grafton to check out the course in style.
Some fine performances at Baystates including the races by Mike Piche and new comer Abdulgami Abdi. The McIntire Invitational was very slow this year but look for Mike Piche to roll with some competition (He had a 4:42 first mile during a duel meet at Falmouth and perhaps could be MA's greatest improvement since last season). Could Abdi be another Somalian sensation? Zach Habtemichael should not be over looked after matching Abdi's time in the Large School Race with 16:22.
Jeff Way, only a Junior, from Cape Cod does have the 3rd fastest time thus far at Franklin Park and will only get better as the season progresses.
Another underclassman, Todd Glew, rolled to a second place finish in Grafton behind Mohawk's Neil Graves. Teammates Dan Thirbeault and Dennis Sheehan were not far behind making St. Johns Prep the favorite for this years trophy.
Gloucester always seems to pull their army together near the end of the season but the ways things look right now, they can not take down the Prep. Josh Palazola represented MA at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx by winning the Section G race in the Manhattan Invitational with a time of 13:07, missing being put into the infamous Red Book (For breaking 13:00) by 8 seconds.
Division 2
Massachusetts State Schoolboy Ranking 10/18
Division Two
Individuals
1. Neil Graves Mohawk Trail 16:03 @Grafton
2. Adam Tenerowitz Blackstone Millville 16:19 @Grafton
3. David Burnham Mohawk Trail 16:23 @Grafton
4. Matt Griego Blackstone Millville 16:23 @Grafton
5. Matt Pimental Austin Prep 16:13 @F. Park
6. Chris Grange Central Catholic 16:18 @F. Park
7. Bill Stanley Mansfield 16:22 @F. Park
8. Ben Peisch Bromfield 16:35 @F. Park
9. Erich Fiedler Minnechaug 16:58 @Grafton 10. Joe Soul Carver 16:41 @F.
Park
Team
1. Mohawk
2. Mansfield
3. Blackstone Millville
4. East Bridgewater
5. Minnechaug
Commentary
Only going ten deep in the individual ranking because not many D2 runners have cracked under 16:45 at Franklin Park. Neil Graves guided Mohawk to a trophy at the Columbus Day Invitational as well as earning top individual honors. Look for Graves and Mohawk to repeat as champions, if Graves does lose it will be an upset of sorts. Bill Stanley, who shows signs of great improvement over last year, leads Mansfield.
Good Luck
-Jake Klim ([email protected])
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