NS gets 2 wins over AB

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NS pulled off somewhat close wins over AB this evening in the makeup meet at Reggie Lewis. Standouts I noticed were the 2:38 1000 meters by Sasha Long, the 7.83 hurdles by Yong Cho, 4:37 mile by Yuji Wakimoto, 35'+ shot by Nalis Mbianda, (was doing 38' in warmups), 3:07 for Juliet Ryan-Davis and Kathy O'Keefe in the 1000, and I'll have to wait for results for the rest.
More photos are coming?
It looks like the results never made it to coolrunning.
From the globe: boys NS 54 AB 41; girls NS 60 AB 35.
I should have photoed the results at the end of the meet when I had the chance.
This was a makeup meet and there was only a small time slot for the meet. No JV was planned. The meet ended up running very quickly and there was plenty of time for some last minute adding of JV races.

From DCL dual meet NS v AB, LS v WA

From DCL dual meet NS v AB, LS v WA

NOTE: I'm trying to get a DCL league blog going with input from each team's perspective.
http://dclrunning.blogspot.com/

The officials have not posted the meet results on coolrunning from Monday. Here are the top 3 marks in each event. Running events are in meet order. All four teams were missing a lot of their varsity.

Mile
Alec Barnes LS 4:35.08
Yuji Wakimoto NS 4:37.45
Marcus Schneider NS 4:47.19

Bridget Dahlberg NS 5:19.99
Emily Rudder LS 5:39.30
Barbara MacNeil LS 5:59.26

1000
Sasha Long NS 2:38.43
John Wells WA 2:48.62
Emerson Shiu NS 2:50.30

Juliet Ryan-Davis NS 3:07.56
Kathy O' Keefe NS 3:08.41
Megan Griffen LS 3:25.73

600
Will Cha NS 1:28.78
Reid Baldwin WA 1:29.54
Kyle Ray LS 1:29.86

Jessica Griffen LS 1:41.31
Caitlin Sheridan WA 1:46.06
Katie Morris AB 1:50.84

300
Stephen Forgo AB 37.69
Sam Grad WA 37.72
Lawrence Xia AB 38.23

Karen Nallen WA 43.48
Dani Pensack NS 44.58
Kelly McGovern AB 45.39

2 Mile
Teddy Farley AB 10:05.38
John Ryan WA 10:23.18
Cameron Fen NS 10:29.77

Ellie Hylton LS 12:20.20
Amy Dao AB 12:29.08
Anna Laurence NS 12:49.36

55 Dash
John Murphy AB 6.88
Colon O' Neil AB 7.07
Yakov Pkulinich AB 7.12
(FAT malfunctioned - No times in the LS vs WA meet)
LS vs WA order of Finish
Matthew Sliwkowski LS
Sam Grad WA
Lee Russo WA

(FAT malfunctioned - No Girls times)
AB vs NS order of Finish
Ezra Banks NS
Kristen Carlson AB
Nalis Mbianda NS
LS vs WA order of finish
Cassandra Ryding WA
Cecilia Igwe-Kalu LS
Leah Sax LS

55 Hurdles
Yong Cho NS 7.83
Chris Fowler WA 8.44
Chris Halstead LS 8.51

Cassandra Ryding WA 9.02
Maggie Fleming LS 9.29
Joelle Purinton AB 9.64

4 x 400
AB 3:37.81
WA 3:41.97
NS 3:43.99

WA 4:15.34
NS 4:18.06
LS 4:19.93

Shot Put
Chris Kim NS 37'3"
Michael Heller NS 36'10"
Evan Hutton AB 34'11"

Nalis Mbianda NS 35'10"
Ezra Banks NS 29'11"
Jackie Whittaker AB 26'8"

High Jump
Samuel Wuest LS 6'3"
Chris Fowler WA 5'9"
William Mepham LS 5'7"

Maggie Fleming LS 5'4"
Ailish Hanly WA J5'4"
Leah Potter LS 4'10"

Long Jump
Yong Cho NS 20'3"
Sam Grad WA 19'11.75"
Matt Ricketson WA 19'6"

Christie Lee NS 15'7"
Leah Sax LS 15'0"
Jordan Chen LS 14'9.5"

Dual Meet Monday 29 Dec. NO JV.

The bus for the DCL dual meet is at 2:56 p.m.
The meet starts at 5 p.m.
The meet is at Reggie Lewis.

see ya there.

Sorry to say that there will be NO JV events at the meet, Monday 29 Dec. This is a makeup and I think the league couldn't get a big enough time slot.

Meet replacement run

from Steve:
"The replacement workout for the meet is 4-3/2-3-2/1 fartlek when and if it is safe. This may be done on a treadmill or elipitical. If the roads are unsafe I would rather have people take the day off than run in unsafe conditions."

"As far as the meet the make up date is being worked on and it is possible that it may be at Reggie Lewis."

New Newton South track for fall 2009

Funding has passed for a new Newton South track. Work is to start this coming spring and the track should be ready in the fall of 2009. This is a complete rebuild. The sunken areas should be history. No more getting seasick running the 2 mile at Newton South.

Saturday meet is postponed

Tomorrows meet has been postponed. Don't know when it will be made up. It was scheduled for the whole DCL to be at Newton South. Check back for more details.

1st dual meet indoors iced out

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Click here for photos by M. Hergrueter
The 1st DCL dual meet at Reggie Lewis was a no show from the ice storm west of Boston. Acton-Boxboro, Lincoln-Sudbury, and Westford Academy didn't make it. NS went to get some racing on a fast track and to give many underclassmen another chance to run. I got ride there and forgot my camera!
Photo by M. Hergrueter:

Nike Team Nationals - PHOTOS

Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
One more photo set might be coming.

Nike Team Nationals - 1st Report

Report from the Newton Centre Athletics Coach, Jennifer Reed:

First installment…..Four days, 12 hours sleep and one Nike Cross Nationals race later and I am back in Newton trying to succinctly (sorry John!) share the experience at Nike Cross Nationals.

It was a dark and a thankfully not stormy morning when Newton Centre Athletics athletes Kelsey Karys, Bridget Dahlberg, Madeleine Reed, Kathy O’Keefe, Olga Golovkina, Mel Fineman, Elizabeth May and Juliet Ryan-Davis left their homes at 5:00am to head to Logan Airport. The final leg of the journey to Portland, Oregon to compete in the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN). NXN brings together the 22 top women’s and 22 top men’s cross country teams from across the country to compete on the same stage. This year’s race also included 45 individual athletes in each race.

The journey out to Oregon was uneventful yet unbeknownst to us slightly fortuitous. Not long after the flight had taken off, we were extremely shocked and pleased to hear the flight attendant announce that “Bridget Dahlberg, from Newton South High School, was on the plane and that is was a special day for her and we would like to wish her a happy 18th birthday.” It turns out the flight attendant was a NSHS grad as were three other passengers on the flight! The second fortuitous announcement came when we had to do an all call through the terminal in Salt Lake City to remind two of the girls to return to our gate for boarding and departure. Two days later, little did we know how cool it would be to hear the name Newton announced so frequently over the loudspeaker during the race!

Nike cared for the girls well and kept them on their toes moving them between the race course at Portland Meadows, the hotel in Tigard and the Nike Campus in Beaverton. It was great to travel by bus and not have to worry about driving and directions. The athletes spent most of their free time on the Nike Campus in the Athlete’s Lounge where there were couches, computers, game tables, a 15x15 screen for rock band as well as plenty of snacks. The highlight of the athlete activities was the panel with the Nike Elite Athletes Shalane Flanagan, Abdi Abdirahman, Dathan Ritzenhein and Alan Webb. The icing on the cake was when the girls had dinner with Shalane later that day. Shalane Flanagan was the 10K Bronze Medalist in Beijing and the Northeast Region team Captain.

Race day arrived and Juliet and I woke up at 5:30, had breakfast at 6:00 and at 7:00 headed off for the track in complete darkness. It was strange to have it so dark in the morning. The ground at the Meadows was covered in frost when we arrived but the sky was lightening and showed the promise of a beautiful day. We watched the sun rise over the Meadows and by the time the starter gun on Juliet’s race went off, the sun had melted most of the frost away. Juliet ran a great race despite the fact that she had been sidelined with an injury for the past month and had not trained for the event. The coolest part of her race is that she can say she “ran with the Kenyans.” Five young women from Kenya competed in Juliet’s race. We subsequently flew home with the Kenyan boys and girls teams and the athletes exchanged emails, so hopefully there can be a continued relationship.

The rest of the team arrived and Juliet helped them warm up for their race. By now the crowds were really growing and the excitement in the air was palpable. It was a beautiful 50 degree day, perfect for cross country. At 9:59 the girls queued up for the introductions. Each team was introduced and had a chance to run past the crowd. Fireworks accompanied the start – I’ve never seen this at a race – and the girls were off. I’m sure you’ve watched some of the race and seen the results, but it was very exciting to hear Newton’s name mentioned so frequently throughout the race. Out of 22 teams, Newton Centre Athletics came in sixth overall only one point off of fifth place and 12 points off of 4th place. They also finished ahead of six Regional Champions. The Newton Centre Athletics’ girls exceeded expectations. The Newton team was ranked 8th nationally going into the meet and were not forecasted to be in the top ten, save for Steve Underwood, Senior Editor of Rise, who forecasted they could come in 5-7 if they were having a good day.

The Nike Cross Nationals course is deceptive. The course is relatively flat, but is physically challenging because each section of the course provides tough terrain for the runners: it was slippery (some athletes fell), soft, mucky (some lost their spikes) and sandy plus had the rhythm breaking features. The hay bales at miles one and two came at points on the course when runners were beginning to settle into their race while the “whoopdy-doos” both broke the rhythm and accelerated the girls’ heart rate. The other aspect that the girls found challenging was the density and physicality of the race with runners getting jostled, spiked, and cut. Many of the girls said they’d never run within that density of runners before and didn’t even see the hay bales before they had to run over them.

I am sure that part of the reason the girls ran so well on such a challenging course was the encouragement and support of Steven McChesney’s parents (and now we understand him……) and his brother Kenny as well as an eclectic mixture of fans – NSHS grads, former friends and athletes from Steven’s Oregon days as well as the girls’ relatives. Meeting Alberto Salazar was a post race highlight for the girls.

It was a great day and a great honor to be amongst the best cross country teams in the country and an even greater joy to be traveling with the Newton XC runners – not only the best cross country runners in the nation in our opinion but the most fun to be with!

Nike Team Nationals - Newton XC 6th in nation

click here for results
click here for Dyestat photos
Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
37 Karys, Kelsey Newton XC Club 18:36.0 19
51 O'Keefe, Katherine Newton XC Club 18:43.9 25
74 Dahlberg, Bridget Newton XC Club 18:57.3 43
79 Reid, Madeleine Newton XC Club 18:58.6 46
116 Golovkina, Olga Newton XC Club 19:28.1 72
164 Fineman, Melanie Newton XC Club 20:19.8 120
185 May, Elizabeth Newton XC Club 20:52.0 141

1 Manlius XC Club 66 3 9 10 11 33 71 78
Total Time: 1:31:29.60
Average: 18:17.92
2 Santa Clarita XC Club 135 5 28 31 35 36 57 69
Total Time: 1:33:24.20
Average: 18:40.84
3 Wilmington XC Club 182 14 20 26 49 73 94 113
Total Time: 1:34:22.90
Average: 18:52.58
4 Kinetic XC Club 193 21 24 47 48 53 59 148
Total Time: 1:34:28.40
Average: 18:53.68
5 Adirondack XC Club 204 2 23 50 52 77 139 144
Total Time: 1:34:12.80
Average: 18:50.56
6 Newton XC Club 205 19 25 43 46 72 121 142
Total Time: 1:34:43.90
Average: 18:56.78
7 Fort Collins XC Club 218 18 27 32 55 86 141 151
Total Time: 1:35:04.00
Average: 19:00.80
8 Burnt Hills XC Club 251 4 44 51 68 84 134 154
Total Time: 1:35:03.70
Average: 19:00.74
9 Suwanee XC Club 260 6 22 65 80 87 96 117
Total Time: 1:35:29.00
Average: 19:05.80
10 Dana Point XC Club 262 13 45 56 67 81 106 135
Total Time: 1:35:34.90
Average: 19:06.98
11 Eden Prairie XC Club 262 17 34 39 64 108 114 147
Total Time: 1:35:44.70
Average: 19:08.94
12 Sudbury XC Club 274 37 40 42 66 89 123 145
Total Time: 1:35:54.10
Average: 19:10.82
10 more teams not shown, see results

Nike Team Nationals - TODAY

12:20 p.m. Saturday. Race in 50 minutes at 1:30 p.m. eastern standard time.
Watch official live video feed web at:
http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=title&title_id=268&event_id=13

Nike Team Nationals on Saturday

from Frankin Davis:

Hi all--

Nike just put up lots of photos and videos of our girls. If you register for the site you can click "favorite" to collect them to your profile, or of course you can bookmark them in your browser. And you can create a photo album and upload your own photos -- tag them with your kid's name, e.g. juliet-ryan-davis, and newton-south.

Our team is called Newton XC Club, and they run in Girls Championship at 10:30 am PST / 1:30 EST on Saturday, which you can view live:
http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=title&title_id=268&event_id=13

The team has a home page:
http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=videos&event_id=13&video_id=7895
with a video that the girls made!

The top girls northeast team is Newton South (!) and top "girls to watch" in Newton are Bridget and Kelsey:
http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?title_id=221&event_id=13&do=title&pg=1&folder_id=419&page_id=754

Each girl is listed on the runners and teams listing page --> click the NE tab on top:
http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=title&title_id=268&event_id=13

Kelsey's page has a link to the Nike Cross NE qualifier race, which shows her taking first, and the rest of the team coming in close behind, thus qualifying for the nationals:
http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?do=view&member_id=1067&video_id=7868

See the capsule description of Newton South team at http://www.runnerspace.com/news.php?do=view&news_id=4546 (somewhat negative description -- but we can do it!)

Go South!!

Nike Team Championship

Click here for full results
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
Click here for photos by Chris May
Click here for photos by Dyestat
Click here for Story in the Newton Tab-Tribune

Photos by Dave Fineman
Story by Jennifer Reed
A sleepy, turkey-filled group of runners met at Newton South on Friday morning to embark on a road trip to Wappinger's Falls, NY. An uneventful car ride - save for some petty theft of crowns at a local Burger King- landed the girls at Bowdoin Park for a pre-race run of the course, which, after a long run across a large field, climbs gradually and sometimes steeply for the next 1.5 miles with the final 1.25 miles of the course heading back (downwards at times) to the start. The girls were advised to view the features of the course (aka hills, some might even have said mountain) as positive opportunities. Some teams were out doing workouts at the Park, which could have seemed intimidating to some, but not to our well-trained runners.
Saturday arrived bright and cool - perfect running weather (thankfully not the sleet and freezing rain that had been predicted earlier in the week, which we had today). Bowdoin Park was hopping as the girls arrived and it was hard not to get caught up in the excitement. The event's MC was eager to get the crowd and runners pumped up. A Don Bosco contingent from Hackensack, NJ came complete with drums, music and dancing fans. By far, they won the most spirited and enthusiastic award and in fact, placed 2nd for the Northeast boys so will be heading to Oregon! They'll be fun to watch. The Northeast Boys Qualifier was the first race of the day and proved to be a tough match up and therefore great viewing. The Northeast Girls Qualifier was next. You've seen the results on the blog, but it was an impressive show by the Newton runners, given the hilliness of the course and the fact that they had never run it before. This was by far the most challenging course the girls had ever run. The girls had a great start and held positions throughout and then finished strong. Kelsey's first place finish was a great thing to watch. All the girls had great races and helped secure a trip to Oregon. Lincoln-Sudbury - aka Mercury XC- also had a great day and took first place as a team, but all the runners had to wait for the next 2 and 1/2 hours until the results were announced. No one wanted to second guess the points. The NY Qualifiers ran next with the greatest excitement being in the girls race where the top runner from Adirondacks finished in 18:05! On a very challenging course! The next amazing feat was watching Fayetteville Manlius finish 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th! These girls have won the Nationals the last two years and given their performance it is no wonder.
Finally around 2:30, with quite a bit of pomp and circumstance, the MC for the event announced the placement of the teams! Photos were taken and the girls were whisked away to be registered for the trip to Oregon. The Newton and Lincoln-Sudbury girls had a great time hanging out during the registration period. By the time the girls emerged from the registration tent the park was empty, the Nike flags were down, and it looked as if nothing had ever happened...very strange to be sure. A number of Newton fans drove down for the day and provided some wonderful support for the girls - Kathleen Walsh, Neil Dahlberg, Mimi Karys, Teddi, Herb and Chris May, as well as Tom O'Keefe and his mother.
The journey continues.....next notes from Oregon...

Cross Country shows how strong individuals can become an even stronger as a team.

Nike Team Championship

12:16 pm Kelsey wins race in 18:45. Waiting for team results
12:27 pm: LS wins team, NS 2nd or 3rd, waiting for results
1 pm: team results will be annouced at 2 or 2:15 pm
NS:
overall, team, runner, time, 1st 2.5K, 2nd 2.5K
1 1 Kelsey Karys Newton Centre Athletics 18:45.7 9:28 9:18
7 5 Madeleine Reed Newton Centre Athletics 19:20.6 9:45 9:36
13 11 Bridget Dahlberg Newton Centre Athletics 19:34.4 9:50 9:45
14 12 Kathy O'Keefe Newton Centre Athletics 19:34.7 9:51 9:44
47 37 Olga Golovkina Newton Centre Athletics 20:45.0 10:13 10:32
58 48 Mel Fineman Newton Centre Athletics 20:54.2 10:06 10:49
80 70 Elizabeth May Newton Centre Athletics 21:53.2 10:57 10:57
2:20 pm: boys results being announced
2:37 pm: NS takes 2nd team
Newton South and Lincoln-Sudbury will be flown by Nike to Portland Oregon for the national championship.
1. Mercury TC (Lincoln-Sudbury MA) 53
2. Newton Centre Athletics (Newton S. MA) 66
3. Tomahawk XC (Glastonbury CT) 93
4. Philips Andover RC MA 119
Click here for full results
check out this picture - Click here
Click here for DYESTAT RACE PHOTOS

Regional Nike Team Championship

The Newton South girls team will be at the northeastern regional Nike team championship on Saturday at 11:20 a.m. in Wappingers Falls, NY. The fastest 2 teams from each of 9 regions plus 4 at large selected teams plus the top 5 individuals from each region not on an advancing team will be flown to Portland Oregon by Nike for the national championship on 6 Dec.
From Nike:
"Win as a team, or win as one.
For the first time in harrier history, a single race - Nike Cross Nationals - will crown both individual and team national champions. Just as in past Nike Team Nationals events, the 22 best teams of each gender will compete. Only difference is, this year they'll be joined by the 45 fastest individuals from non-qualifying teams. It's true cross country, and a true national championship, whether you compete solo or for the team.
All high school runners are invited to prove who has the most guts on their stretch of turf and toe the line at the Nike Cross Regionals."
Teams to watch in the girls northeastern region championship: Newton Centre Athletics from Newton, MA; Mercury TC from Sudbury, MA; Tomahawk XC Club from Glastonbury, CT; Suamme XC Club from Emmaus, PA.
Wikipedia about:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_Team_Nationals
Nike cross country team info:
http://www.runnerspace.com/nxn
Dyestat INFO:
http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=us-2008-NXN

NSHS XC & track & Field Alumni reunion

About 50 people showed up for a very nice running alum get together. I still don't know how it happened. Word of mouth, a few Emails. I think it will grow in future years with the whole present senior class always coming since they are so tight as a team. Steve cooked multiple lasagnas and other items. People brought all kinds of goodies. A highlight was the McChesney twins playing with Brio trains the whole time without a fight. But, then again, who could imagine a McChesney fighting?

NSHS XC & Track & Field Alumni reunion

NSHS XC & Track & Field Alumni reunion get together at '67 alum's home.
This Wednesday evening. Call or Email Steve M. for info.
You can Email George at:
GeorgeTToad at gmail.

From OLD DCL XC Championships 29 October 2005

From Newton Running Times

awards ceremony - a few photos

See Steve in his Oregon jumpsuit - or are those PJs?
Click here for Chris May's photos
Photo by Chris May

2004 Newton middle school championships?

Anyone want a few old photos posted?
2004 Newton middle school championships
Like:

29 October 2005; DCL Championships

29 October 2005; DCL Championships
It was 32 degrees and snowing hard the whole time. The snow gradually started to stick and maybe reached 2 inches. This is usually harder to run in than 25 degrees and dry unless the the ground is frozen into footsteps from the last race before freezing.
We really needed those tents!
From the JV race I believe:

Did Sasha outkick Cameron?

Start of varsity race. Why so few runners?

Kelsey in for the win - DCL league champion.

XC awards event

XC awards event will not be after the Wednesday all sports event but on Friday at 5:30 in the field house.
The Newton Tab has a story
Click here for Newton Tab all state meet story

MIAA All State Championships 15 Nov. 2008

above photo by Dave Fineman
NEWTON SOUTH GIRLS team wins with 35 points. LS 2nd with 51, Haverill in 3rd.
South girls average 18:58 taking 4 of the top 15 places.
The boys had a rough day with all well off their PRs finishing 7th as a team.
Mansfield in D1 surprised many of the other teams to win for the boys.
The course was wet and muddy and slow but more heavy rain held off until awards.
Click here for RESULTS
Click here for stories by Jon Waldron
Click here for 17 Nov. Newton Tab story
Photos:
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
Click here for photos by John Wortham
Click here for photos by George

above photo by John Wortham
Below, Yuji levitating

From MIAA All States championship - 15 Nov. 2008

MIAA All State Championships 15 Nov. 2008

The MIAA All State Championship is tomorrow Saturday 15 Nov. 2008 at Franklin Park in Boston.
The meet is divided by school size into two divisions. The 3 Massachusetts regions (East, Central and West) had championships last Saturday to determine who runs tomorrow. In each division the top 16 teams and 40 individuals who are not on a team get to race. Each race will have (16 * 7) + 40 = 152 runners.
To see all rules and other information about the race see:
http://www.miaa.net/cross-country-track08-format.pdf

Starting Times:
Girls’ Division II – 11:00 a.m.
Boys’ Division II – 12:00 p.m.
Girls’ Division I – 11:30 a.m.
Boys’ Division I – 12:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony - 1:30 P.M. Approximately

The girls D1 race should again be between NS and Lincoln-Sudbury. At the race last week NS's 5th runner was ahead of LS's 4th runner. This was the difference in the meet and with more fast runners in tomorrow's race the 5th runner becomes even more important. I should add that Kirsten Kasper from North Andover might be the favorite in this race.
The girls D2 meet probably has the 3rd best team in the state, Hamilton-Wenham. We'll see how their time compares to D1 team Haverill. D2 also has senior Emily Jones from Bromfield who is ranked 9th nationally by Dyestat.
The boys D1 race is very much up in the air. Newton South was ranked 1st in the state most of the year but multiple injuries has knocked them down to 5th as of 8 Nov. NS has so much depth that they still have a good chance of pulling out a win. None of the boys had a great race at the last weeks eastern championships most being well off their PRs. The other likely teams in the mix are: St. John's Prep, Amherst-Pelham Reg., Methuen, NASHOBA Reg., Mansfield. Also, Newton North was very strong last week but I think their 5th runner might not be fast enough to get a team win. Three or four other teams could also be in the mix. The individual winner should be very close with Aden, Galebach, Bush, Ali, Aylaian, Jones and others.
In D2 boys, Wellesley is one of the favorites.
See you there for a warm wet muddy? race.
Boys team dinner before the race:

National story about LS Runner

There is a very good interview with Lincoln-Sudbury runner Ellie Hylton in the national HS running website, Dyestat.
Click here for Dyestat story

More EMass pictures

More pictures have been posted below for EMass DIV 1 girls race.
see 8 Nov.

Running after HS & college

I missed the NEAC XC championships this year but Newton resident and former Newton North coach Jon Waldron didn't.
Here are more photos by CSU running buddy Jamie Doucett.
Jamie just told me that Galebach used to live in his town of Andover and if he hadn't moved to Medford, Andover would have finished 3rd in the race.
http://jamiedoucett.smugmug.com/gallery/6525594_hDTNp#414833772_kmNSS
RESULTS:
NEAC XC Results

MIAA eastern division 1 State Championships 8 Nov. 2008

Results are up on Coolrunning:
Click here for Results
Coolrunning Massachusetts results also has central and western MA results:
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/08/ma.shtml
Click here for photos by Jeff Reed
Click here for Photos by George
Click here for photos by John Wortham
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for Video by Brightcove
The MIAA eastern division 1 State Championships were held today at Franklin Park. The girls took 1st in division 1 with a score of 29 points, incredibly low for this meet. Lincoln-Sudbury was 2nd with 35 points. NS averaged 18:44 on the relatively slow soggy course. Haverill was 3rd with 90 points, Billerica 4th with 149 and Chelmsford 5th with 203 points. NS and LS took 10 of the top 15 places.

Above photo by Dave Fineman. WOW - serious racing.

From MIAA eastern MA divisional champs

NS: 2,3,6,8,10
LS: 1,4,5,11,14
Haverill: 12,13,18,20,27
There were 192 finishers in this race and these are the largest schools and the best 7 from each school.
Some results:
With wild kicks Madeleine Reed and Andrea Keklak passed Kelsey Karys with Keklak inching ahead of Reed.
1. Keklak LS 18:20
2. Reed NS 18:20
3. Karys NS 18:29
4. Stock LS 18:42
5. Hylton LS 18:45
6. Dahlberg NS 18:52
8. Golovkina NS 18:56
10. O'Keefe NS 19:04
11. Gossels LS 19:14
14. Arthur LS 19:32
21. Fineman NS 20:00
40. May NS 20:39

The boys without Andrew Wortham and John Beck still took 3rd place advancing to the all state championship next week. The boys did not have their best day but were still close to winner St. John's Prep 91, and Methuen 110, NS 130. Newton North had a very good day taking 4th 187 and will also advance.
The boys race was won by Phil Galebach of Medford who fell with about 600 meters to go but got up and passed Omar Aden of Boston.
18. Wakimoto NS 16:36
22. Long NS 16:49
32. Fen NS 16:59
38. Schneider NS 17:07
39. Finch NS 17:09
49. Cha NS 17:22
60. Shui NS 17:31

From MIAA eastern MA divisional champs

From MIAA eastern MA divisional champs

MIAA eastern division 1 State Championships

The MIAA eastern division 1 State Championships is this Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston.
There are 39 boys teams and 35 girls teams in this division. Five teams qualify to go to the allstate championship races on 15 November at Franklin Park.
Eastern MASS – The Order of the Races (We are Div 1)
9:30 a.m. Girls’ Division IV
9:55 a.m. Girls’ Division I
10:20 a.m. Boys’ Division IV
10:45 a.m. Boys’ Division I
11:10 a.m. Girls’ Division II
11:35 a.m. Girls’ Division III
12:00 p.m. Boys’ Division II
12:25 p.m. Boys’ Division III

see the meet info sheets:
http://www.miaa.net/cross-country-track08-format.pdf
Come early if you don't want a long walk from parking.

Last year Newton South girls won upsetting the favored Lincoln-Sudbury team.
In 2007 NS boys (all juniors) were 3rd in this meet.
This year the girls race should be between NS and LS again. Haverhill is expected to follow.
The boys will have a close race with Methuen and St. John's Prep. I expect the boys team to all finish within 30 seconds of each other.
2007:

From MA State Eastern Divisional cross country championship girls div 1- 10 Nov. 2007

From MA State Eastern Division cross country championship boys div 1- 10 Nov. 2007

from 2005 div 1 race at Franklin Park:

State meet divisional championships are Sat. 8 Nov

From Newton North vs Brookline 30oct08

The State meet divisional championships are Sat. 8 Nov.

In the meantime I thought I'd post photos from the Newton North vs Brookline dual meet last week. It was an amazing meet held at Brookline's home course in Larz Anderson Park. The course was very well flagged. The anthem was played before the races. And before the varsity races the runners were announced like at a championship baseball game. There was also a large timing clock. To top it off the weather was beautiful.
Click here for Jon Waldron's story on the boys race.
Click here for Jon Waldron's story on the girls race.
Click here for 22 photos.

I'll try a small preview story tomorrow about the State division meet.

MSTCA Coaches Invitational in Wrentham 1 Nov. 2008

I couldn't be there but word spread fast about how the girls I sophomore race went completely off course with no results possible. The boys II sophomore race also was partly off course. My problem with the race is that it is awful for spectators. Out and back. You see the start and finish. It is much better for the sport if loops are set up for viewing and cheering.
Here are some great photos by Sue Chari:
Click here for photos by S. Chari
Click here for results
Anybody else have photos?

Coach's Invitational tomorrow

The race is in Wrentham. We are div 1. The 1st race is at 12:15 and the last at 2:10. Everyone except the varsity will be running. The varsity 7 for both boys and girls will run next week in Franklin Park at the Eastern Mass. divisional championships. I'll look for a link for both. I can't be at Coaches so please send a link to your photos on Picassa or similar.

The Wrentham meet starts near the intersection of Shears St. and Emerald St.

Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association
33rd Annual Cross Country Invitational Meet

Sanctioned by : MIAA Sponsored by: Notre Dame Academy
Date : Nov 1, 2008 Place :Wrentham Developmental Center
Start Time: 9:30am Wrentham Mass.
Supported by Asics Corporation
Meet Director: Rick Kates

Order of Events: (WE ARE DIV I - see below)
9:30 a.m. 10th Grade B Div II 5K
9:50 a.m. 10th Grade G Div II 5K
10:15 a.m. 9th Grade B Div II 3K
10:35 a.m. 9th Grade G Div II 3K
10:55 a.m. 11-12th Grade B Div II 5K
11:25 a.m. 11-12th Grade G Div II 5K

12:15p.m. 10th Grade B Div I 5K
12:40 p.m. 10th Grade G Div I 5K
1:10 p.m. 9th Grade B Div I 3K
1:30 p.m. 9th Grade G Div I 3K
1:45 p.m. 11-12th Grade B Div I 5K
2:10 p.m. 11-12th Grade G Div I 5K

Awards: Plaques will be awarded to Places 1-3 in each race
Medals will be awarded to places 4-50 in each race

From 2005 Coaches Invitational (5 Nov.05):

serious press

see the national high school running site Dyestat article:
http://www.dyestat.com//?pg=reg1-2008-XC-MA-Dual-County-League-Champs
And while we are at it - the local press:
http://www.dailynewstribune.com/sports/local_sports/x1196571751/DCL-XC-CHAMPIONSHIPS-Course-of-history

DCL Championships 24 October 2008

NS boys and girls both won.
The boys were heavily favored despite losing Beck to a foot injury and having Wortham and Finch coming back from injury. Marcus ran a PR great race for 9th overall and 5th on the team. Emerson and Wil were close. Hopefully all will come together for the state meet. Of note, is that 8 boys were in the top 15 which probably means they are DCL allstars.
The projected tight race between NS and LS girls was as expected - very close with the race going back and forth at each turn. NS was a few points ahead in the middle with LS catching up a little at the end. Karys pulled away consistently until 2 LS runners, Hylton and Keklak, closed a little at the end. Dahlberg held strong in 4th, Reed in 6th, O'Keefe in 7th and Golovkina in 10th for the one point win. Next up for the varsity is MA state divisional championship on 8 November.
Sophomore David Melly won the JV boys race with a time (17:32) which would be varsity top 5 for all other 11 teams in the DCL and would have been 27th in the varsity race. Alex Waltz' time of 17:52 3rd place would have been 34th in the varsity.
Freshman Anna Laurence won the JV girls race in 20:49 with Madison Willert 3rd in 21:52. These would have been 26th and 38th in the varsity race.
Victor Moisescu was 7th and Dylan Royce 18th in the freshman boys race.
NS ran its frosh girls in the JV race.
This Saturday is the coach's invitational in Wrentham where other NS runners will get their chance.
Full results at:
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/08/ma/Oct24_DualCo_set4.shtml
Click here for JV & frosh photos by George
Click here for varsity photos by George
Click here for photos by S. Chari
Click here for photos by J. Wortham
Click here for photos by May

Above picture by Sue Chari
Story by Jon Waldron at:
http://nnhsxc.blogspot.com/2008/10/newton-south-edges-lincoln-sudbury-at.html

From DCL XC varisty Championships 24 October 2008

A beautiful day:

DCL XC championships, Friday 2 pm at Franklin Park

The DCL cross country championships are tomorrow, Friday, at Franklin Park in Boston. There are varsity, JV and freshman races. It all begins at 2 pm.
The Newton South boys are favored in the varsity.
My guess of the NS varsity team is: Wortham, Wakimoto, Long, Fen, Finch, Cha, Schneider, (Forrow, Shui, one more?)
Lincoln-Sudbury and Newton South girls are aiming for a big rematch of the recent dual meet won by LS.

From the past, 29 October 2005, The winning team:

From DCL XC Championships 24 October 2008

I'm trying to post more old photos but they won't upload! argh.

CMI photos

Click here for photos by J. Wortham

Catholic Memorial Invitational, Sat. 18 Oct. 2008

The CMI Invitational is Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston. Newton South is sending a varsity boys team of Cameron, Yugi, Sasha, Wil, Marcus and Emerson. Andrew, Ben and John are not running. Mat thinks they still have a chance of winning. Victor is running in the freshman race.
Four varsity girls are running; Kelsey, Bridget, Kathy and Juliet - not a complete team. Two freshman girls are running; Anna and Hannah.
9:30 9th grade boys
9:45 9 th girls
10:00 Varsity Girls
10:30 Varsity Boys

NS v Westford v Tyngsborough 15 Oct. 2008

Hopefully, I'll have time to write a story but in the meantime:
Click here for photos by George

From NS v Westford Academy v Tyngsborough, 15 Oct. 2008

Results of girls races from Steve:
At Tyngsborough. Nice day.
3.1 miles. Most of the course was over uneven ground.

NS 20 Wfd 38
NS 15 Tyng 45
Wfd 15 Tyng 50

Newton South finishes 8 - 1.

1. Kelsey Karys NS 19:39
2. Kathy O' Keefe NS 20:01
3. Neha Bhatia WFD 20:15
4. Olga Golovkina NS 21:16
5. Suzanne Parker WFD 21:44
6. Elizabeth May NS 21:51
7. Anna Laurence NS 21:52
8. Sara Chari NS 22:03
9. Nicole Kibblehouse WFD 22:19
10. Andrea Motyl WFD 22:29
11. Cassandre Graham WFD 22:30
12. Taylor Casey WFD 22:33
13. Christa McGaha WFD 22:49
14. Sarah Kay WFD 22:49
16. Rachel Sickinger TYN 23:00
19. Hannah Buckley TYN 23:43
20. Lisa Geisomini TYN 25:48
21. Frannie Lebouef TYN 25:55
23. Melinda Jordan TNY 23:32
24. Nike Cappielo TNY 23:49

JV
WFD 26 NS 32
TYN did not field any runners

NS JV finishes 5 - 3
Our JV was without 4 of it's top 6 runners. So this was a very good effort to keep it close.

1. Hannah Friedman NS 23:33
2. Katie Sandson NS 23:34
7. Naomi Franksston NS 25:04
10. Susannah Glickman NS 25:55
16. Kathy Zhou NS 26:51
21. Despi Viris NS 27:14
23. Hannah Yarmolinsky NS 27:33
25. Annie Cui NS 27:40

From Andy Anonymous:
"Here is a brief JV results list for those who are interested. I only know the guys side though.
Guys top 7 finishers: Andy Woo, Alex Pearce, Kian Olia, Westford Acadamey, Eddie Morales, Sam Ebb, Balazs Varady. The times were generally not too fast with Andy and Alex finishing in 18:56 and the rest of the top 7 finishers between about 19:15 and 19:45.
Thats all I have for now if I learn more/see the results sheet I'll try to post something better and more complete but I can only tell you what I remember seeing from about when I finished the race."
AndyA, send more results or story to GeorgeTToad at gmail.com.

Dual meet Westford Academy, Tyngsboro, Wed. 4pm

The last dual meet is tomorrow, Wednesday, in Tyngsborough against Tyngsborough and Westford Academy. Part of the course goes into New Hampshire. Last year the race was in Tyngsboro in 90 degree humid conditions. It was a breakout race for Emerson. The Westford Academy boys have a 5-2 record and are a pretty good team.
Tyngsborough HS website

A few more photos from NS v LS v Arl

Click here for photos by J. Wortham
There was a great article about the NS girls and boys teams in the Saturday Globe. I know, should've said something then.
Click here for Globe article

JV Results.... please

Looking for a student(s) (or knowledgeable parent) to report the JV results, write stories about the races and individuals and generally promote the JV. I do this already with photos but need help with stories and results. This would be a great project for a student who is interested in journalism. I'll keep taking tons of photos. There are still a few more races for the JV. The next race is not until the 15th. Drop me a note.

Dyestat Coach of the Week

Sam brought it to my attention that Steven was named this week's Dyestat Coach of the Week!
There's not much I can say; the article pretty much speaks for itself. Reading this makes me remember many of the things I miss about being a Newton South athlete.

2008 XC Week 2 - Coach Steve McChesney

NS v LS v Arl 1 October 2008

Click here for photos by George
There is a great News Tribune article with interviews of Steve and Matt:
Click here for News Tribune story

From NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; 1 Oct. 2008

Off they go!

From NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; 1 Oct. 2008

The girls varsity race sure had a lot of hype building up to it. Lots of spectators. South was in good position until close to the end where LS made a big push and pulled it off. Bridget and Juliet were not feeling well and had a tough time. Still it was very close and the big meets are coming up. These two teams should meet at least three more times; DCL championship, MA div states, and all states. They also might both go to a major team qualifier for the nationals.
This race was very very close. By time NS edged LS by 7 total seconds. 82:37 to 82:44. If this were a big meet the results could have been reversed because of LSs 5th runner being 23 seconds behind NSs 5th runner. Round 1 to LS.
GIRLS VARSITY
LS 26 NS 29
LS 15 Arlington 50
NS 15 Arlington 50
2.75M course record: ?
1. Andrea Keklak LS 16:16
2. Corey Stock LS 16:19
3. Kelsey Karys NS 16:21
4. Madeleine Reed NS 16:24
5. Kathy O'Keefe NS 16:26
6. Jen Gossels LS 16:28
7. Ellie Hylton LS 16:32
8. Bridget Dahlberg NS 16:42
9. Olga Kotlova NS 16:43
10. Claire Arthur LS 17:06
11. Rachel Potter LS 17:26
12. Melanie Fineman NS 17:28
13. Holly Clarke LS 17:47
14. Juliet Ryan-Davis NS 17:51
15. Megan Griffen LS 17:59
16. Leah Potter LS 18:11
17. Elizabeth May NS 18:26
18. Carolyn Mayer? Arl 18:36
19. Mary Kate Shelley LS 18:49
20. Sarah Shari NS 18:54
21. xxxx Arl 19:07
22. xxxx Arl 19:29
23. Marika Crowe LS 20:12
24. xxxx Arl 20:29
25. xxxx Arl 20:58
26. xxxx Arl 21:10
27. xxxx Arl 21:11
28. xxxx Arl 21:28
need Arlington Names

From NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; 1 Oct. 2008

From NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; 1 Oct. 2008

The boys varsity race was fairly one sided. NS is ranked 1st in the state. LS is a strong team ranked 14th in the state but no match for the south pack. Ben was held out to rest a foot bruise from Saturday. Wil is training after an injury and should be racing in 2 1/2 weeks. Emerson, Marcus and Aden ran varsity and would be top runners for most other high schools in the state but not this year at NS. The course record of 14:58 was beaten by the 1st 6 runners. This must be a new course because I can't believe that others haven't run faster. It was reported in the local rag that the LS boys had won their last 36 dual meets. I think that was a typo. 26 sounds right. Concord-Carlisle was the previous dominant team. Well, it would be nice if this were the start of a new streak. Ben reports that NS should have a very strong and large incoming class next year. We will try to go to a Brown MS and Oak Hill MS meet and take photos for the blog.
BOYS VARSITY
NS 15 LS 43;
NS 18 Arl 43;
LS 20 Arl 43.
2.75M course record: 14:58
1. Andrew Wortham NS 14:11
2. John Jantz ARL 14:37
3. Cameron Fen NS 14:45
4. John Beck NS 14:49
5. Yugi Wakimoto NS 14:49
6. Alex Long NS 14:52
7. Alec Barnes LS 15:04
8. Pat Hebble LS 15:07
9. Emerson Shui NS 15:13
10. J. Litschultz LS 15:18
11. J. Ellersick LS 15:20
12. Marcus Schneider NS 15:21
13. I. Hoenig LS 15:25
14. Aden Forrow NS 15:33
15. A. Hoenig LS 15:48
16. J, Dykes LS 15:50
17. C. Keane LS 15:58

From NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; 1 Oct. 2008

From NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; 1 Oct. 2008

The Newton South boys JV took the 1st 5 places. Ben will have to fill in the names (after homework).

From NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; 1 Oct. 2008

In the girls JV race Anna Laurence from NS took 1st followed by many from LS with NS 's Madison Willert in among them.

NS v Lincoln-Sudbury v Arlington; Wed. 1 Oct.

The next double dual meet is this Wednesday at Lincoln-Sudbury High School in Sudbury. Arlington will be a minor player in this meet.
The address is: 390 Lincoln Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 near the intersection of Concord Road. The start and finish is on the track in back of the school. I think race start is 4 pm. (JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys, JV girls).
For the girls:
Lincoln-Sudbury is ranked 1st in the state, 1st in the northeast and 12th nationally. Newton South is ranked 2nd state, 3rd in northeast and 17th nationally.
MSTCA state poll
Dyestat regional rankings
Dyestat national rankings
For the boys:
Lincoln-Sudbury has won 36 straight dual meets. Twice in that time NS has lost their dual meet with LS but won the league meet. (NS typically does not rest for early meets).
NS is ranked 1st in the state, and a "bubble team" for the northeast region. LS is ranked 14th in the state.
MSTCA state poll
The LS dual meet streak is on the line. LS is a strong team team and probably aiming to maintain the DCL streak.
Be There.

New Balance Ocean State XC Invitational 27 Sept.

PHOTOs for Championship race only. My camera is not waterproof.
Click here for photos by George
There are photos posted on the race website: http://www.oceanstatexc.com/
Click here for RESULTS

From New Balance Ocean State Invitational 27 Sept. 2008

Was this a swim meet? The varsity boys only had a little rain. It was very humid and about 70 degrees. Just before the boys JV race there was a torrential downpour slowing down the race even more. In the boys championship race NS took 1st place with 113 points. There were teams from 6 states. 102 schools signed up - don't know how many actually showed. It looked like 1000s of people at event.
1. Andrew Springer, Westerly 15:56.
2. Nick Ross, East Grenwich 15:58
3. Mark Feigen, East Grenwich 15:59
4. Chris Bendtsen, Walcott 16:14
5. Connor Mercurio, La Salle Acad. 16:18
6. Andrew Wortham, NS 16:22
7. Matthew Rand, Cape Elizabeth 16:23
8. Will Faden, Grafton 16:29
9. Tim O'Loughlin, Westerly 16:29
10. Jared Reddy, Methuen 16:31
24. Yuji Wakimoto, NS 16:54
26. Ben Finch, NS 16:56
28. Cameron Fen, NS 16:57
29. Sasha Alex Long, NS 17:02
44. John Beck, NS 17:22
53. Marcus Schneider, NS 17:31

Championship Teams: (16 in this race)
place, team, points, average
1. NS 113 16:50
2. St Johns Shrew 151 17:03
3. La Salle 178 17:07
4. St. John's Prep 181 17:10
5. Methuen 192 17:11

There were 2 other varsity races, 2 JV races, freshman race and the same menu for the girls.

The JV boys took 1,2,3,4,10th places in the deluge JV 2 race. See results link above.

New Balance Ocean State XC Invitational 27 Sept.

A NS boys varsity and JV team will run in the New balance Ocean State XC Invitational on Saturday 27 Sept. The boys varsity will be in the championship race reserved for the best teams. The JV team would place well in the varsity non championship race but the team is not allowed to enter a 2nd team in another varsity race. It is expected to be warm and rainy and especially muddy. Classic XC. For info about the race, times and directions se the race site:
http://www.oceanstatexc.com/
Photo from '06 race
I wonder if anyone actually looks at this blog?

NS v Boston Latin v Waltham & Charlestown; 24 Sept. 2008

Click here for photos by George
Click here for photos by S. Chari
Official varsity results will be posted here
JV boys:

From NS v Boston Latin v Waltham & Charlestown; 24 Sept. 08

Today's meet at Cold Spring Park in Newton was against DCL teams Boston Latin and Waltham. Charlestown was also invited to run. Charlestown does not have a school team but they have one of the fastest distance runners in the state. Newton South won all races against each team. Parents organized by Holly Schneider provided food for all runners.
The next race will be for the boys this Saturday at the Ocean State Invitational. It will be for the varsity and the 8 JV boys who broke 18 minutes for a 5K so far this year. This will be the 1st test against the very strong St. Johns Prep.
Next Wednesday will be the 1st race against Lincoln-Sudbury. The LS girls are presently ranked 1st in MA and 8th in the US. The NS girls are ranked 2nd in MA and 13th in the US. It is unusual that two teams so highly ranked are in the same league. The local papers and many running aficionados will probably be at this meet.
varsity girls:

From NS v Boston Latin v Waltham & Charlestown; 24 Sept. 08

varsity boys:

From NS v Boston Latin v Waltham & Charlestown; 24 Sept. 08

JV girls:

From NS v Boston Latin v Waltham & Charlestown; 24 Sept. 08

Amherst Invitational -Sat. 20 Sept. 2008

Results:
http://www.amherstxc.org/invitational/2008/2008girlsvarsity.html
NS varsity girls win by very large margin.
NS varsity boys takes 2nd behind Danbury CT.
NS JV girls win.
NS JV boys win.

Click here for photos by George
Click here for photos by S. Chari
While we're at it see Sue's public albums from many races
Newton Tab Story
Boston Herald Blog story on Amherst race

From Amherst Invitational 20 Sept. 2008

From Amherst Invitational 20 Sept. 2008

In case you're wondering who that person is at big cross country meets yelling out facts and figures and congratulating runners see:
Story about Mr. cross country, Mike Mahon from 16 Aug. Click here
And here he is with the Newton South boys varsity.

From Amherst Invitational 20 Sept. 2008