Sunday, June 5, 2011

MIAA All State Track & Field Championship Meet Bridgewater, MA, June 4, 2011

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Click here for NS photos by John Keklak (LS)
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- girls mile
2 Kathy O'Keefe SR Newton South 5:01.37
- girls 4 x 800
8 Newton South HS 'A' 9:44.75
1) Alekhya Chaparala FR 2) Anna Rhatigan FR 3) Anna Laurence 4) Kathy O'Keefe SR
- girls triple jump
12 Kyra Visnick SO
Newton South 34-11.00
- Boys 2 mile
4 David Melly SR Newton South 9:23.34
- boys 110 hurdles
8 Jung Park SO Newton South 15.52 (prelim 7, 15:31)
- boys 4 x 400
5 Newton South HS 'A' 3:25.76 3 1) Andrew O'Hagan JR 2) Marini Lopci SO 3) Cary Potochnik JR 4) Deon Arneaud SO
- boys pole vault
5 Ben Eisenberg SO Newton South 13-00.00

 A few years ago the NS pole vault record was 13'-1" by my 1967 team mate, Jay King. Ross McDonald shattered that record and presently holds the allstate meet MA record at 15'-0" from last year (and tied again this year). Soph Ben Eisenberg is carrying on the NS PV tradition.
 The boys 4x400 did a very impressive 3:25 with all underclassmen. I can't wait to watch them next year. They are only about 1/2 second off the school record.

Special congratulations to the Newton North girls team which won the all-state championship. There were 76 teams which scored points. There are 377 high schools which can take part in this meet.