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DyeStat Massachusetts
State Meet Preview and final Klim Poll of 2000
by Jake Klim
Rain, muck, mire, mud and wind; all elements associated now a day at the Class Meets. I think this makes it 3 out of 4 years where terrible weather has hindered the Class XC meet. In Eastern MA, runners were reporting up to 4 inches of slop in certain areas, in Central MA they claimed to have the same soggy conditions while in Western MA only a few puddles dampened the course.
The weather hindered many while it helped others. Some runners can rough their way through horrendous conditions while others get eaten by it. The biggest meet of the year is less than a week away, after this it is either rest or footlocker regional at Van Cortland. Speaking of Van Cortland while you guys are all battling it out at Tufts on Saturday I will be battling it out at Vanny during IC4As, but without further ado here it is�
DIVISION 1
Pre-race favorites Todd Glew (and St. Johns Prep) and Josh Palazola (and Gloucester) all won their respected titles while the rain battered down the park in Jamaica Plain and are without a doubt going to be battling it out next weekend: Individual vs. individual, team vs. team. Perhaps the runner who had the race of the day, or who at least I think stepped up, is Brookline's George McArdle. We have not heard too much about him, but in the back of my mind I knew that if he is any thing like his brother (Tom McArdle-#1 runner for Dartmouth and #2 or so in the Ivy League, 14:30ish for indoor 5k as a frosh) he could be a factor at Class As, and he most certainly was.
What is up with Said Ahmed? Every time I think he is going to have a breakthrough race he doesn't. He did manage to qualify by the skin of his teeth, could his breakthrough race be next weekend? Expect Mike Piche to rebound and place in the top 5 at Grafton. Unless the OCL champ has seriously peaked, look for him to run with the leaders next week. What can be known about Jeff Bartoloni, who rises, falls then rises again from race to race? I see him up in the heat of the action as well. Rich Downing of the other St Johns (at Shrewsbury) once again defeated fellow rival Tim Creedon of Wachusett at the golf course in Gardner. What is this quote from the Globe mean when Coach Dunsky of G'Town says that the "other 14 schools will be racing for 3rd"? I believe that the race is going to be for 2nd, between the (insert mascot name here) of SJS and the Fishermen of Gloucester. Gloucester's lack of a 5th man will really hurt in their quest for another State Championship.
How I constructed Ranking
50% Performance last weekend
25% Previous races (State Coaches, Wachusett Invite, Brown, CMI, Baystates, others)
25% Other factors (Basic knowledge, Coming off injury, weather, etc)
Josh Palazola 12 Gloucester HS
Todd Glew 11 St Johns Prep (Danvers)
Owen Washburn 11 Amherst Regional
Sean Murphy 11 Gloucester HS
Mike Piche 12 Silver Lake Regional (Kingston)
Rich Downing 12 St Johns (Shrewsbury)
Tim Galebach 12 Andover HS
George McArdle 11 Brookline HS
Chris Grange 12 Central Catholic -Lawrence
Said Ahmed 12 Boston English HS
Ryan Burke 12 St. Johns Prep (Danvers)
Abdulqani Abdi 11 Brockton HS
Patrick Morasse 11 Lowell HS
Zekarius Hebtemichael 10 Cambridge Ridge and Latin
Chris Hayes 11 St. Johns Prep (Danvers)
Tim Creedon 12 Wachusett Regional
Jeff Bartoloni 12 North Quincy HS
Anthony Vitale 11 Natick HS
Dan Thibeault 11 St. Johns Prep (Danvers)
Tim Goulter 11 St. Johns Prep (Danvers)
James Catano 12 Catholic Memorial W.Roxbury
Eric Fiedler 12 Minnechaug Regional
Jon Korhonen 12 Gardner
Drew Wiechnicki 11 Monument Mountain
Steve Meinelt 12 Masconomet Reg. (Topsfield)
Peter Smallcomb 11 Whitman Hanson Regional HS
Dennis Sheehan 12 St. Johns Prep (Danvers)
Robertson Matt 12 Wahconah Regional
Brian McNeil 12 St Johns (Shrewsbury)
Daniel Rice 11 St Johns (Shrewsbury)
Paul Noone 11 St Johns (Shrewsbury)
Ian Marcus 9 Amherst Regional
Luke Tarbi 12 St Johns (Shrewsbury)
Mike Ryan 11 Chelmsford HS
Bryan Marrotta Fitchburg
Jim Brady 11 Beverly HS
Dan Beardslee 10 Newton South HS
Eric Smith 12 GloucesterI
Ian Hunt 12 Woburn HS
Joe Brancaleone 10 Gloucester HS
St Johns Prep 67
St. Johns (Shrewsbury) 129
Gloucester 136ish
Amherst
Wachusett
Lowell
Minechaug
DIVISION 2
Austin Prep's Matt Pimentol recorded the fastest time of the day during the first race of the day at Franklin Park. His 16:12 earned him an individual berth at Grafton. It is going to be a battle between he and Graves for the title. Do not underestimate Pimentol, he hasn't had competition and it will be a very interesting race. If Pimentol falls off pace it will be during the last mile. Sophomore Eric Burgess was Cape Cod's #1 finisher getting the runners up title in the EMASS D4 race behind. As a freshman last year he ran close to 10 flat on the track, watch out for him this weekend and for the next 2 years. Oh and it is Rob Santoro not Steve. Rob's brother graduated, and I have been ranking his name where I should be ranking Rob's. Mohawk will win the title but East Bridgewater won't be far behind. The race for 2nd will be a battle though between 2 EMASS schools, a topic that was started a eons ago on the New England Dyestat forum. East Bridgewater simply has a better pack than Oliver Ames and therefor will place 2nd, I expect their top 5 to all be in the top 50, something that OA simply can not do. Whittinsville Christian will be the team that OA has to worry about, I see them possibly sneaking into 3rd, like EB, they have a number of runners who can break into the top 50.
Neal Graves 12 Mohawk Trail Regional
Matt Pimentel 12 Austin Prep HS - Reading
Bryan Dragon 12 Hoosac Valley High
David Burnham 11 Mohawk Trail Regional
Adam Paicos 12 Oliver Ames (N. Easton)
Jeffery Engbers 12 Whitinsville Christian
Rob Santoro 11 Oliver Ames (N. Easton)
Adam Tenerowicz 10 Blackstone Millville
Matt Griego 12 Blackstone Millville
Matt Pieroway 12 King Phillip Regional (Wrentham)
Ben Peisch 12 Bromfield
Bill Stanley 12 Mansfield HS
Andrew Pitts 10 Southwick-Tolland
Matt Moss 12 Mohawk Trail Regional
Brian Finn 11 Foxboro HS
Joe Soul 11 Carver HS
Eric Burgess 10 Harwich HS
Shawn White 12 East Bridgewater HS
Brandon Fournier 10 Athol High School
Sean Quigley 10 Archbishop Williams (Braintree)
Dennis Sheppard 11 East Bridgewater HS
Tom Morgan 09 East Bridgewater HS
Brian Finn 11 Foxboro HS
Drew Wotton 12 Bedford HS
Ken Buron 12 Millbury
SeanMcKeyon 12 Millbury
Edward Camp 12 Whittinsville Christian
Josiah White 10 Athol High School
Andrew Keel 12 Milton HS
Ken Wayman 12 NarragansettK
Kurt Tavares 12 Seekonk HS
Logan Jones 11 Weston HS
Chris Dunn, 12 Mt. Greylock Regional
Simon Taylor 10 Mohawk Trail Regional
Daniel MacKay 9 Whittinsville Christian
Mathew Skudera 11 Whittinsville Christian
Owen Kiely 10 Athol High School
Judah Trabulsi 11 Northbridge
Ryan Pinsoneault 12 King Philip Regional (Wrentham)
J.J Pruner Gateway Regional High School
Mohawk Trail Regional 98
East Bridgewater HS 105
Oliver Ames
Whittinsville Christian
Mansfield HS
Blackstone Millville
Good Luck to all�
Jake Klim ([email protected])
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