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Results
- Performance List - John
Carroll highlights - James Breen's report
158 Best Marks - qualifying
for DyeStat Elite national rankings
Freshman girls star
Dennis-Yarmouth MA freshman
Kate Sherman completes her double (41.28 300m and 5-8
HJ)
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Manchester Central NH freshman Chantelle
Dron 4:53.15 stuns veteran field in 1600.
Six girls under 5:00, all break old meet record. |
Kate Sherman clears 5-8 easily
photos by Mike Boucher
Undefeated Christopher Bonner
is US#1 in 600 meters
by John Carroll
BONNER RUNS FAST
Christopher Bonner (Xaverian Bros. H.S./ Westwood) ran his way into
history
as he capped an h.s. undefeated season winning the N.E. 600 meters
in
1:20.11. Bonner’s time was a meet record, a N.E. HS best ever
600m, the # 1
600 in the U.S., and the # 6 performance on the All-time U.S. list.
Bonner took the lead right away building up about 4 yards at 400.
He then
held his lead as other cut it inch by inch. By the distance ran
out and
Bonner ran into history. Russel Brown (Hanover, NH) ran 1:20.82
(# 3 US);
John Doherty Jr (Dartmouth, MA) ran 1:21.71 for third; Aaron Reed
(Wayland,
MA) was 4th in 1:21.37.
1000m: Logan Jones won as he pleased building up a big lead and
then coasting
home in 2:32.59.
1600m: Joe Mohn (Immaculate, CT) kicked in big time to win in 4:18.39
for a
five yard win over Steve DeWitt (Ellsworth, ME) who ran 4:19.18.
3200m: David Murphy (Bish. Hendrickon, RI) ran away from the field
with an
800 to go. His last three laps made the field look like they were
running in
quicksand. Murply was very impressive in the last 300 meters opening
up a
large gap.
4 x 400 Relay: Newton North (MA) kept it’s streak alive as
is battled for
first in a season quick time of 3:23.97. St. John’s (Shrewsbury,
MA) and
Dartmouth (MA) ran PR’s by more than several seconds with St.
John’s at
3:24.45 and Dartmouth in 3:24.74.
4 x 800 Relay: St. John’s Prep (Danvers, MA) and Franklin
(MA) staged a
classic battle with both teams separated by less than a second.
The Prep
winning in 8:04.01 and Franklin at 8:04.99.
GIRLS
SHOT PUT: Megan Frederick (Ipswich, MA) had the early lead with
a 41’05"
throw in round two, while winner Lacey-Ann Parker (Ledyard, CT)
threw
41’06.5" on her third throw. On the her last throw Allison
Bradshaw
(Pomoraug, CT) split them with a toss of 41’06"
LONG JUMP: Aquila Judge won the event with her 18’ 11"
jump. Kara Dickham
Jr. (Westborough, MA) also hit 18’11" on her first jump.
Judge was awarded
first based on her 18’ 9.75" jump in round four.
HIGH JUMP/300m: Dennis-Yarmouth (MA) freshman Kate Sherman began
a good day
as she cleared 5’ 8" on her second attempt to win the
meet. She had two good
attempts at 5’10. About an hour later Kate won the 300m in
a quick :41.28 to
win by three yards.
1000m: Framingham (MA) Jen Perry had her way with the 1000 field
as she
cruised to an easy four second victory in 2:58.52
1600m: Chantelle Dron (Central-Manchester, NH) kicked big time
to get abreast
with Megan Owen (Killingly, CT) and the two battled right to the
wire. The
NH frosh was the winner in 4:53.15, with Owen 2nd in 4:53.50. Dron’s
teammate Villanova bound Liz Gesel was 3rd in 4:57.00. Catie Markesich
(Weymouth, MA) was 4th in 4:59.04, and Bromfield’s Ari Lambie
(running 60
minutes after anchoring her Bromfield 4x800 team –2:13.6) was
5th in 4:59.05.
Sixth was Oliver Ames (MA) Jr. Sara Powell (younger sister to Stanford’s
Andy) in 5:01.31. Dron held the lead at 200 and did not get back
there again
until the last several meters. The first five were not more than
five meters
apart the whole race.
Leaders: Gesel :72.2-2:28.2-3:43.9
3200m: Lindsay Vieira (North Kingstown, RI) lead all the way. Lindsay
passed the 1600 in 5:22, and then increased her tempo to opened
up the big
lead .
4 x 800 Relay:
The 4 x 8 was the 2nd event in the program and Bromfield School
(Harvard, MA)
left no doubt of their intentions – go for the record. Nora
Sullivan
(Cambridge, MA) moved to the lead with a 2:19.5 first leg. Bromfield’s
Pam
Rosato ran 2:22.1 and the race was on. Yanlowski blasted into the
lead with
her PR of 2:20.8 and Bromfield was on the way to a fast time. Diane
Morse
kept up the pressure with her solo 2:21.3. Morse gave Jr. Ari Lambie
a 30
yard lead. Lambie took off, hitting her 400 in 65 and lapped four
teams as
she split a 2:13.6. Bromfield’s time – 9:18.17 - was a
meet record, a N.E.
best, and the # 3 time in the U.S. this winter. (#1 and # 2 were
also run
tonight in NY). Cambridge was 2nd thanks to a 2:15.2 anchor split
by Jr Sara
Isbitz.
4 x 400 Relay:
Ispwich kept up there winning ways as they dipped under four minutes
with a
quick 3:59.01. The team split: 59.9 – 58.7 – 60.7 –
59.2.
Best Marks - qualifying for
DyeStat Elite national rankings
Event Mark By
BOYS
B-55 6.49 Walker, Kenneth, , Bloomfield CT
B-55 6.5 Groce,. Eric, 2002, Rutland VT
B-55 6.59 Harding, Timothy, 2003, Rindge-Latin Cam MA
B-300 35.61 Saltzman, Dan, 2003, Foxboro MA
B-300 35.66 Barber, Jameson, 2002, New Bedford MA
B-300 35.66 Greigre, Hafiz, 2003, Attleboro MA
B-300 35.97 Swift, Doug, 2002, Souhegan NH
B-600 1:20.11 MR Bonner, Christopher, 2002, Xaverian MA
B-600 1:20.82 Brown, Russell, 2003, Hanover NH
B-600 1:21.17 Doherty, John, 2003, Dartmouth MA
B-600 1:21.37 Reed, Aaron, 2003, Wayland MA
B-600 1:21.5 Stoddard, Marc, 2002, King Philip MA
B-600 1:21.83 Karngor, Emmanuel, 2002, Shea RI
B-600 1:22.89 Ramos, Tiemarcie, 2002, Wilbur Cross CT
B-600 1:23.74 Koestner, Eric, , Immaculate CT
B-600 1:24.54 Laguerre, Brian, , Griswold CT
B-600 1:24.83 Torres, Elias, , E. Hartford CT
B-1000 2:32.59 Jones, Logan, 2002, Weston MA
B-1000 2:34.33 Fortin, Matt, , N. Yarmouth ME
B-1000 2:34.34 Rigali, Chris, 2002, Holyoke MA
B-1000 2:34.72 Wright, Christopher, 2002, S. Kingstown RI
B-1000 2:34.9 Drake, Don, 2003, Deering Port ME
B-1000 2:36.16 Walsh, Colin, , NotreDame W.H. CT
B-1000 2:36.19 Helveston, Blake, , E. Hampton CT
B-1000 2:36.96 Scully, Chris, 2002, Malden Cath MA
B-Mile 4:19.89 c Mohn, Joe, 2002, Immaculate Heart CT
B-Mile 4:20.68 c Dewitt, Steven, 2002, Ellsworth ME
B-Mile 4:23.82 c Bloom, Alex, 2002, Guilford CT
B-Mile 4:24.89 c Anastasia-Murphy, Sean, 2002, Gloucester MA
B-Mile 4:24.98 c Hughson, David, 2002, N. Middlesex MA
B-Mile 4:25.83 c Walsh, Steve, 2003, Bish Hendricken RI
B-Mile 4:25.88 c Morasse, Patrick, 2002, Lowell MA
B-Mile 4:26.98 c Courchesne, Bill, 2002, Manchester Mem NH
B-Mile 4:27 c Goodman, Nicholas, 2003, Watertown MA
B-2Mile 9:22.77 c Murphy, David, 2003, Bish Hendricken RI
B-2Mile 9:26.71 c Burnham, David, 2002, Mohawk Trail MA
B-2Mile 9:27.71 c Laboy, Andre, 2002, Danbury CT
B-2Mile 9:28.2 c Abdi, Abdulgani, 2002, Brockton MA
B-2Mile 9:31.57 c Norton, Aaron, 2002, Morse Bath ME
B-2Mile 9:32.72 c Haji, Ahmed, 2004, Conard CT
B-2Mile 9:33.75 c Critzer, Eric, 2003, Falmouth MA
B-2Mile 9:34.34 c Killian, Dermot, 2002, Cheverus ME
B-2Mile 9:35.52 c O'Loughlin, Danny, 2002, Danbury CT
B-2Mile 9:36.46 c Truax, Tony, 2002, Dover NH
B-2Mile 9:39.62 c Mandelburg, Jon Paul, , Norwich Free MA
B-2Mile 9:40.38 c Coombs, Gavin, 2004, Griswold CT
B-55H 7.41 Moreira, Luis, 2002, Somerville MA
B-55H 7.44 Kretschmer, Cody, 2002, Pinkerton NH
B-55H 7.57 Fontaine, Eliot, 2003, Watertown MA
B-LJ 22' 3.25 Chan, Kevin, 2002, Wilton CT
B-LJ 22' 1 Hall, Tristan, 2002, Londonderry NH
B-LJ 22' 0 Ludwig, Jesse, 2002, S. Portland ME
B-LJ 21' 11.5 Golembeski, Adam, , Torrington CT
B-SP 54' 4 Hutchinson, Sean, 2002, Billerica Mem MA
B-SP 53' 11.5 Mitchell, Jim, 2002, Londonderry NH
B-SP 52' 8 Bell, David, 2002, Newton N. MA
B-SP 52' 3.5 Robinson, Justin, 2002, Lowell MA
B-SP 52' 1.25 Bowen, Buddy, 2002, Dennis-Yarmouth MA
B-4x200 1:31.36 Boys Relay, , Bridgewater-Raynham MA
B-4x200 1:31.68 Boys Relay, , New Bedford MA
B-4x400 3:23.97 Boys Relay, , Newton North MA
B-4x400 3:24.45 Boys Relay, , St. John's Shrew MA
B-4x400 3:24.74 Boys Relay, , Dartmouth MA
B-4x400 3:26.09 Boys Relay, , Wayland MA
B-4x400 3:28.17 Boys Relay, , Hall W. Hart CT
B-4x800 8:04.01 Boys Relay, , St. John's Dan MA
B-4x800 8:04.99 Boys Relay, , Franklin MA
B-4x800 8:08.52 Boys Relay, , Manchester Cen. NH
B-4x800 8:08.63 Boys Relay, , Xavier CT
B-4x800 8:11.96 Boys Relay, , Ridgefield CT
B-4x800 8:12.06 Boys Relay, , Westford Acad MA
B-4x800 8:14.23 Boys Relay, , Newton North MA
B-4x800 8:14.61 Boys Relay, , Xaverian MA
GIRLS
G-55 7.24 Kimbrel, Jordine, 2002, Boston Latin MA
G-300 41.28 Sherman, Kate, 2005, Dennis-Yarmouth MA
G-300 42 Stevenson, Natasha, 2003, Haverhill MA
G-600 1:35.45 Brown, Daviann, 2002, SilverLake Reg MA
G-600 1:36.26 Kelley, Kristen, 2002, Wachusett MA
G-600 1:36.4 Heitkamp, Mary, 2004, Fair Haven Union VT
G-600 1:37.23 Shea, Erica, 2002, Ipswich MA
G-600 1:37.77 Haggerty, Chantelle, , Hermon ME
G-600 1:37.79 Cloutier, Karen, 2002, Quabbin MA
G-600 1:39.07 Sloan, Caroline, , Farmington CT
G-600 1:39.47 Rodgers, Vanessa, 2003, N. Reading MA
G-600 1:39.75 Lima, Katie, 2005, Westerly RI
G-1000 2:58.52 Perry, Jen, 2002, Framingham MA
G-1000 3:02.17 Hicks, Amy, 2002, Woodstock CT
G-1000 3:02.76 Hevenor, Allison, 2002, N. Kingstown RI
G-1000 3:03.6 Leenhouts, Meredith, 2004, Franklin MA
G-1000 3:03.8 Lewis, Livy, , Conard W. Hart CT
G-1000 3:04.24 Harrington, Rachel, , Fitch CT
G-1000 3:04.31 Chapman, Abby, 2004, Greely ME
G-Mile 4:54.85 c-MR Dron, Chantel, 2005, Manchester Cen NH
G-Mile 4:55.2 c Owen, Meghan, 2003, Killingly CT
G-Mile 4:58.7 c Gesel, Liz, 2002, Manchester Cen NH
G-Mile 5:00.74 c Markesich, Catie, 2003, Weymouth MA
G-Mile 5:00.75 c Lambie, Ari, 2003, Bromfield MA
G-Mile 5:03.01 c Powell, Sara, 2003, Oliver Ames MA
G-Mile 5:06.6 c Sadowski, Abbey, 2003, Griswold CT
G-Mile 5:07.38 c Flinn, Jessica, 2003, Timberlane NH
G-Mile 5:11.86 c Clark, Heather, 2003, Brewer ME
G-Mile 5:13.98 c Kovacs, Justine, , Stamford CT
G-Mile 5:16 c Anderson, Emily, 2002, Westerly RI
G-Mile 5:16.9 c Sanborn, Kathleen, 2004, Rutland VT
G-2Mile 10:49.37 c Vieira, Lindsay, 2002, N. Kingstown RI
G-2Mile 10:57.79 c Bryson, Catherine, 2003, Hanover NH
G-2Mile 11:06.27 c Schorr, Melanie, 2002, Suffield CT
G-2Mile 11:09.07 c Stublic, Lisa, 2002, Crosby CT
G-2Mile 11:11.87 c Buckley, Kaitlin, 2002, N. Kingstown RI
G-2Mile 11:16.89 c Duffy, Katie, , Masuk CT
G-2Mile 11:21.5 c Iannacci, Jessica, 2002, Lunenburg MA
G-2Mile 11:26.36 c Frash, Margaret, 2003, Newburyport MA
G-2Mile 11:27.62 c Duffy, Annie, , Masuk CT
G-2Mile 11:28.07 c Cunningham, Nimah, , Branford CT
G-55H 8.21 Serdakowski, Mary, 2002, Chariho RI
G-55H 8.28 Judge, Aquila, 2002, Scituate MA
G-55H 8.45 McDevitt, Chrissy, 2003, Nonnewaug CT
G-55H 8.46 Riel, Tianna, 2004, Hopkinton MA
G-55H 8.61 Souviney, Katie, 2002, Winslow ME
G-HJ 5' 8 Sherman, Kate, 2005, Dennis-Yarmouth MA
G-HJ 5' 6 Harlow, Jen, 2003, E. Bridgewater MA
G-HJ 5' 4 Thompson, Emily, 2002, Billerica MA
G-HJ 5' 4 Rossini, Shawna, 2003, Holliston MA
G-HJ 5' 4 Hatch, Erin, 2003, Thornton Acad ME
G-HJ 5' 4 Coughlin, Tricia, 2002, Merrimack Val NH
G-LJ 18' 11 MR Judge, Aquila, 2002, Scituate MA
G-LJ 18' 11 Dickman, Kara, 2003, Westboro MA
G-LJ 18' 3 Brooks, Andrea, 2002, Merrimack NH
G-LJ 18' 1 Riel, Tianna, 2004, Hopkinton MA
G-LJ 18' 1 Wood, Deborah, 2002, O'Bryant Rox MA
G-LJ 17' 11.75 Egbert, Stacey, , Danbury CT
G-LJ 17' 8.25 Trout, Latoya, 2002, E. Boston MA
G-SP 41' 6.5 Parker, Lacey-Ann, , Ledyard CT
G-SP 41' 6 Bradshaw, Allison, 2002, Pomperaug CT
G-SP 41' 5 Fredrick, Megan, 2002, Ipswich MA
G-SP 40' 8.5 Jeffers, Stephanie, 2003, Barnstable MA
G-SP 39' 1.5 Griggs, Allison, 2002, East Lyme CT
G-SP 39' 1.5 Moore, Erin, 2002, Nashua NH
G-4x200 1:46.39 Girls Relay, , Hopkinton MA
G-4x200 1:46.79 Girls Relay, , Notre Dame-Hing MA
G-4x200 1:47.48 Girls Relay, , Natick MA
G-4x200 1:47.82 Girls Relay, , Cen Cath Lawr MA
G-4x200 1:47.99 Girls Relay, , N. Reading MA
G-4x400 3:59.01 Girls Relay, , Ipswich MA
G-4x400 4:05.01 Girls Relay, , Dennis-Yarmouth MA
G-4x400 4:05.51 Girls Relay, , Danbury CT
G-4x400 4:06.1 Girls Relay, , Westerly RI
G-4x400 4:06.89 Girls Relay, , Wachusett MA
G-4x400 4:08.27 Girls Relay, , New Canaan CT
G-4x400 4:09.15 Girls Relay, , Tollgate RI
G-4x800 9:18.17 MR Girls Relay, , Bromfield MA
G-4x800 9:35.31 Girls Relay, , Cambridge R&L MA
G-4x800 9:44.35 Girls Relay, , Chelmsford MA
G-4x800 9:49.85 Girls Relay, , Deering Port ME
G-4x800 9:51.39 Girls Relay, , New Canaan CT
G-4x800 9:55.02 Girls Relay, , Danbury CT
G-4x800 9:56.72 Girls Relay, , Wachusett MA
G-4x800 9:56.92 Girls Relay, , Greely Cumb ME
Analysis and Interviews
By: James Breen (mohawkrunner)
The 15th Annual New England Indoor Track and Field Championships
were held Friday, March 1, at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic
Center in Boston. The regional meet drew athletes from the six New
England State: MA, CT, RI, VT, NH, and ME.
The meet started with the Girls 3200. Going into the race Natasha
Roetter was seeded first, but she did not check in, so the race
was between Lindsey Vieira of North Kingston, Rhode Island and Catherine
Bryson of Hanover, New Hampshire. Bryson led the race for the first
half-mile, then Vieira took the lead. At the mile mark Vieira started
to open the gap and had a commanding lead from that point on. The
battle was now for second place with Bryson moving into third behind
Melanie Schorr of Suffield, CT. With 1 lap left, Bryson out kicked
Schorr for second place.
1 Vieira, Lindsey 12 NORTH KINGSTOWN HS (RI) 10:45.57 2
2 Bryson, Catherine 11 HANOVER HS (NH) 10:53.99 2
3 Schorr, Melanie SUFFIELD HS (CT) 11:02.47 2
4 Stublic, Lisa CROSBY HS -WATERBURY (CT) 11:05.27 2
5 Buckley, Kaitlin 12 NORTH KINGSTOWN HS (RI) 11:08.07 2
6 Duffy, Katie MASUK HS - MONROE (CT) 11:12.89 2
The Boys 3200 was a very tactical race. David Burnham Mohawk Trail
(MA) led the race from lap 4 to lap 14, with a chase pack behind
him up till the mile mark. After going through the mile in 4:42,
Burnham and Abdulgani Abdi of Brockton (MA) started to pull away
from the field. With a half-mile to go the chase pack of Tony Truax
of Dover (NH), Andre Laboy of Danbury (CT), and David Murphy of
Hendricken (RI) joined Burnham and Abdi. With 600m to go Laboy started
to kick and Abdi went with him, followed by Burnham and Murphy.
Burnham then surged by them and took the lead. With 500 to go Murphy
surged again and started to pull away from the pack. It looked like
the race might have been over but with 400 left, Burnham caught
Murphy and it came down to who could run the quickest 400. Burnham
hung on for a little bit before Murphy started to pull away. Murphy
kicked the last 400 in 60 and Burnham kicked it in about 64. Murphy
won in 9:19.57 followed by Burnham in 9:23.51, Laboy in 9:24.51,
and Abdi in 9:25.00. This was a very tactical race, coming down
to the kick. The following is an interview with David Murphy:
JB: How did you feel going into the race?
Murphy: I felt really nervous and had butterflies since it was my
first NE experience
JB: with a mile to go Burnham and Abdi started to pull away, did
you feel you still had enough to catch them?
Murphy: no, my coach was pretty pissed. He told me the "race
was up there"
JB: With 500 to go you caught Laboy, Burnham, and Abdi and you made
a surge and took control of the race. Did you feel the race was
yours after that?
Murphy: yeah, I just hung on for dear life and sprinted
JB: you kicked the last 400 in 60. Did you expect to do so, and
did that give you more confidence for future races?
Murphy: I didn't expect to go that fast, but I knew, if I had any
hope at all, that I would have won the race in a kick. So hopefully,
that will help for future races
JB: is this whole experience a bit over whelming with you being
a junior?
Murphy: yea, pretty much
JB: what type of training have you been doing to prepare your-self
for this race?
Murphy: um, our team does a lot of high mileage, varied speed workouts
of 400's and 800's, and then tapered the week prior to states
JB: your going to NSIC right? What are you planning to run there?
Murphy: yeah, well, I wanna see if I can break 920 in the two mile
JB: come outdoor season are you going to stick with the 2-mile or
move down to the mile?
Murphy: combination of both, my coach thinks, because of my kick,
I can run a real good mile
JB: do you have a special routine you do before your races?
Murphy: nope, I think its funny to watch people do push ups and
stuff…makes me laugh
JB: I noticed that you wear the harembees. Do you like them?
Murphy: actually, that's the first time i've worn them besides dual
meets, I usually wear the ventulus, but I heard they were not allowed
on the track.
1 Murphy, David 11 BIS.HENDRICKEN-WARWCK(RI) 9:19.57 2
2 Burnham, David 12 MOHAWK TR/SHLBRNFALLS(MA) 9:23.51 2
3 Laboy, Andre DANBURY HS (CT) 9:24.51 2
4 Abdi, Abdulgani 12 BROCKTON HS (MA) 9:25.00 2
5 Norton, Aaron 12 MORSE HS - BATH (ME) 9:28.37 2
6 Haji, Ahmed CONARD HS-W.HARTFORD (CT) 9:29.52 2
After the first 3 legs of the boy's 4x800, Manchester Central of
New Hampshire had built a commanding lead over the field, with the
battle for second place between St. Johns Prep of MA and Franklin
MA. But in the last leg, Central dropped back and was soon caught
by Franklin and Prep. Coming around the last turn Prep led but Franklin
was gaining. Prep was able to hold of Franklin though, finishing
in 8:04.01 and 8:04.99. I was able to speak with the Prep boys after
the race. When asked if they thought they could catch Central who
had such a commanding lead after the first 3 legs, they replied,
"We knew that we could do it," "we felt we could
catch them." "We felt very relaxed." They said that
running an 8:04.01 after running 8:10 last weekend at the MA All-State
Meet was, "a big surprise, but we knew we could do it."
Look for The Prep team at NSIC in the 4x800, 4x1600, and the SMR.
Also Franklin improved from 8:15 at the MA all-state meet to 8:04
this weekend.
1 SJPR ST.JOHN'S PREP-DANVRS(MA) 8:04.01 2
2 FRKL FRANKLIN HS (MA) 8:04.99 2
3 MNCE MANCHESTER CENTRAL HS(NH) 8:08.52 2
4 XAVC XAVIER HS-MIDDLETOWN (CT) 8:08.63 2
5 RIDG RIDGEFIELD HS (CT) 8:11.96 2
6 WSAC WESTFORD ACADEMY (MA) 8:12.06 2
The Bromfield girl's 4x800 team put on quite a show, winning in
a meet record time of 9:18.17, ousting the second place finisher
by 17 seconds, and beating the old meet record by 9 seconds. Also
Bromfield Miler Ari Lambie (5th in the mile) ran an astounding 2:13
split for the winners. MA took the top 3 spots in this race.
1 BROM BROMFIELD SCH-HARVARD(MA) 9:18.17 # 2
2 CAMB CAMBRIDGE R & L HS (MA) 9:35.31 2
3 CHEL CHELMSFORD HS (MA) 9:44.35 2
4 DEER DEERING HS -PORTLAND (ME) 9:49.85 1
5 NCAN NEW CANAAN HS (CT) 9:51.39 2
6 DANB DANBURY HS (CT) 9:55.02 2
In the boys 1000m Logan Jones of Weston, MA led from the gun, going
through the 400 in 59 and the half-mile in 2:00. Matt Fortin of
North Yarmouth Academy in Maine followed Jones in second place.
With a lap to go Jones had a safe lead and, although he fell off
pace by 3 seconds, was still able to hold the lead for the win in
a time of 2:32.59. In an exciting battle for second, Chris Rigali
(Holyoke, MA) kicking from 5th at the bell, missed second-place
Fortin by .01 sec. Places 2-5 were all within .57 seconds of each
other in a very close race. "I felt pretty confident going
into the race" Jones said, and "I just wanted to run the
race Lap to Lap," "I went out and did what I wanted to
do." Logan will be running at NIC in the 800.
1 Jones, Logan 12 WESTON HS (MA) 2:32.59 3
2 Fortin, Matt NORTH YARMOUTH ACAD. (ME) 2:34.33 3
3 Rigali, Chris 12 HOLYOKE HS (MA) 2:34.34 3
4 Wright, Chris 12 SOUTH KINGSTOWN (RI) 2:34.72 3
5 Drake, Don 11 DEERING HS -PORTLAND (ME) 2:34.90 3
6 Walsh, Colin NOTRE DAME-WEST HAVEN(CT) 2:36.16 3
The Girls 1000m featured returning Champion Jen Perry from Framingham,
MA. Coming off a meet record of 2:49.97 at the MA All-State Meet
last weekend, she led from the gun, winning in 2:58.52.
1 Perry, Jen 12 FRAMINGHAM HS (MA) 2:58.52 2
2 Hicks, Amy WOODSTOCK ACADEMY (CT) 3:02.17 2
3 Hevenor, Allison 12 NORTH KINGSTOWN HS (RI) 3:02.76 2
4 Leenhouts, Meredith 10 FRANKLIN HS (MA) 3:03.60 2
5 Lewis, Livy CONARD HS-W.HARTFORD (CT) 3:03.80 2
6 Harrington, Rachel FITCH HS -GROTON (CT) 3:04.24 1
The Girls 1600 was an amazing race. High School mile leader Ari
Lambie was the favorite, but with Foot Locker Finalist Liz Gesel
from Manchester Central, NH also in the field a hard fought race
was expected. Gesel took the lead from the start, the rest of the
field staying a few yards back. With 2 laps left, Gesel's teammate,
freshmen Chantelle Dron, started pulling away from the field. Coming
around the final turn Meghan Owen of Killingly-Danielson, CT caught
Dron and looked strong, but Dron put on a last minute surge and
held on to win in 4:53.15 a US#4 time. "I felt really good"
Dron said, "I just wanted to run my best." The top six
finishers in this race bested the old meet record of 5:02.56 by
Liz Gesel, including Sara Powell sister of Stanford runner and high
school mile standout Andy Powell. Dron will be competing at the
Nike Indoor Classic next weekend.
1 Dron, Chantelle 09 MANCHESTER CENTRAL HS(NH) 4:53.15 # 2
2 Owen, Meghan KILLINGLY-DANIELSON (CT) 4:53.50 # 2
3 Gesel, Liz 12 MANCHESTER CENTRAL HS(NH) 4:57.00 # 2
4 Markesich, Catie 11 WEYMOUTH HS (MA) 4:59.04 # 2
5 Lambie, Ari 11 BROMFIELD SCH-HARVARD(MA) 4:59.05 # 2
6 Powell, Sara 11 OLIVER AMES-NO.EASTON(MA) 5:01.31 # 2
The Boys 1600 was called back after Joe Mohn (Immaculate, CT)
fell in the first turn. Following a clean start, Mohn stayed back
through the first turn, and then moved up on the back straightaway.
Pat Morrasse (Lowell, MA) lead for the first 400 going through in
60. As he started to drop back, Alex loom (Guilford, CT) took the
lead followed by Morasse and Mohn. At the half, Mohn took the lead
while Morasse began to fade. With 3 laps remaining, Steve Dewitt
of Ellsworth, ME moved up from the chase pack and challenged Mohn
for the lead. In the end Mohn was able to out kick Dewitt for the
victory winning 4:18.39 to 4:19.18, with Bloom finishing in 4:22.32.
"I was happy with my time," Mohn said. Regarding mental
state after the trip up he said, "I new I could do it, I just
had to clear my head and think of it as a brand new race."
Mohn will be running at NSIC this coming weekend. Placing 4th from
a slower heat was Sean Anastasia-Murphy of Gloucester, MA in 4:23.39.
1 Mohn, Joe IMMACULATE HS-DANBURY(CT) 4:18.39 3
2 DeWitt, Steve 12 ELLSWORTH HS (ME) 4:19.18 3
3 Bloom, Alex GUILFORD HS (CT) 4:22.32 3
4 Anastasia-Murph, Sean 12 GLOUCESTER HS (MA) 4:23.39 2
5 Hughson, David 12 NO MIDDLESEX-TOWNSEND(MA) 4:23.48 3
6 Walsh, Steve 11 BIS.HENDRICKEN-WARWCK(RI) 4:24.33 3
I wasn't able to cover all of the sprints and jumps, but of note
are: Christopher Bonner of Xaverian in Westwood, MA won the 600
in a US #1 time and New England best of 1:20.11 followed by Hanover,
NH Junior Russell Brown in 1:20.82. The top 6 in this race were
all under 1:22, which put them all in the top 10 on the Dyestat
Elite. Also, Kate Sherman, a freshmen from Dennis-Yarmouth HS, MA,
won the high jump in 5-8, which ties her for 4th in the country,
this season, and the 300 in a time of 41.28. She is the sister of
New England standout Melissa Sherman. Mary Serdakowski of Chario
HS in Richmond, RI won the 55 hurdles in 8.21 to place her 8th in
the US. Luis Miguel Moreira won the men's 55 hurdles in 7.41, a
US#5 time.
I would just like to thank all the Athletes that allowed me to
interview them. Everybody ran very good races and I apologize if
I left out any of the top performers. I also tried to get equal
coverage of boys and girls. I was not able to cover many of the
sprints and field events, and I apologize. Congratulations to everybody
who ran!
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