NXN Northeast Championships at Bowdoin Park

The NXN Northeast Championships at Bowdoin Park were held today. The top winning teams from each of 4 races around the country are flown to Portland, Oregon for the Nike Championships. Last year Newton South and Lincoln Sudbury girls went to Oregon. This year LS was favored in the Northeast but had a bad day along with NS. LS was 6th with 176 points followed by NS in 7th only 4 points behind. The big surprise was Bishop Feehan from Massachusetts winning the girls race. Congratulations!
Note that the LS total team time was 1.5 seconds faster than NS!
Click here for full results
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Click here for flotrack race videos
Click here for Dyestat Metro story
From the girls championship race:
1. 114 Rocks XC (19:56.4; 99:41.7) (Bishop Feehan)
6, 5 Viviana Hanley JR 19:14.8
26, 17 Anisa Arsenault SR 19:54.1
43, 29 Erin Svensen SO 20:06.6
44, 30 Erin Murphy SR 20:07.4
49, 33 Jen Thomas SR 20:18.8
(63, 44) Katie Powell SO 20:35.6
(99, 71) Abbey MacBeth SO 21:27.1
2. 121 La Salle RC (20:01.9; 100:09.2) in RI
6. 176 Sudbury XC Club (20:20.8; 101:43.9)
8, 7 Andrea Keklak JR 19:17.7
20, 13 Corey Stock SO 19:42.0
41, 27 Claire Arthur SR 20:04.2
67, 46 Megan Broecker FR 20:42.1
112, 83 Holly Clarke SR 21:57.9
(123, 92) Leah Potter SO 22:36.8
(131, 99) Marika Crowe SO 22:57.4
7. 180 Newton Centre Athletics (20:21.1; 101:45.4)
10, 8 Kathy O'Keefe JR 19:21.3
39, 25 Madeleine Reed SR 20:02.9
52, 35 Mel Fineman SR 20:23.0
77, 53 Anna Laurence SO 20:55.9
84, 59 Kayla Burton FR 21:02.3
(125, 93) Katie Sandson SR 22:38.4
(126, 94) Jenny Epstein JR 22:39.9

NSHS alumni XC and T&F reunion

The annual Newton South HS cross country and track and field alumni reunion is this Wednesday evening at the Finch's house. Same as last year.
6 to 9 pm but it'll probably go later.

Steven asks people to "bring some food items". He'll be cooking up a lot to bring.
Don't forget a mealworm for George. Uh.... no... he's gone into hibernation till indoors.

Email me or Steven M. or Cliff for directions

MIAA all state cross country meet at Northfield

Beautiful day for the allstates. I wish I could have been there.
Clcik here for complete results
Click here for photos by Bryan Holtzman of LS
Thanks Bryan.
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
Click here for photos by Naomi Frankston
Click here for photos by John Keklak of LS
Click here for Boston Herald story, girls
Click here for Boston Herald story, boys
Hopefully, we'll soon have a story.
Northfield is a much hillier, slower course than Franklin Park
Division 1 girls:
1 #168 Keklak, Andrea JR Lincoln-Sudbury 6:07.1 19:00.5
2 #361 Stocker, Carolyn JR Westfield High 6:08.7 19:05.3
3 #4 Davis, Christine FR Acton-Boxborough 6:11.8 19:14.9
4 #144 Solimine, Julie JR Haverhill 6:15.2 19:25.6
5 #172 Stock, Corey SO Lincoln-Sudbury 6:17.3 19:32.0
6 #248 O'Keefe, Kathy JR Newton South 6:18.2 19:35.0
8 #242 Gillis, Margo JR Newton North 6:20.2 19:41.2
13 #250 Reed, Madeleine SR Newton South 6:22.5 19:48.3
24 #245 Fineman, Melanie SR Newton South 6:28.9 20:08.1
34 #247 Laurence, Anna SO Newton South 6:35.8 20:29.7
79 #243 Burton, Kayla FR Newton South 6:59.3 21:42.6
105 #251 Sandson, Katie SR Newton South 7:11.7 22:21.2
130 #244 Epstein, Jenny JR Newton South 7:24.2 22:59.9

1 Lincoln-Sudbury 52; 1, 4, 7, 14, 26, 67, 74
Total Time: 1:39:00.70; Average: 19:48.14
2 Newton South 102; 5, 9, 15, 23, 50, 70, 94
Total Time: 1:41:43.70; Average: 20:20.74
3 Franklin 126; 8, 10, 22, 27, 59, 68, 95
Total Time: 1:42:42.60; Average: 20:32.52
Division 1 boys:
1 #540 McGowan, Patrick SR Mansfield 5:10.8 16:05.4
2 #409 Taylor, Anthony SR Arlington 5:12.4 16:10.4
3 #568 Reddy, Jared SR Methuen 5:12.8 16:11.8
4 #749 Jones, Byron SR Westborough 5:15.2 16:19.1
5 #778 Sullivan, Tyler JR Whitman-Hanson 5:15.4 16:19.9
68 #620 Melley, David JR Newton South 5:42.8 17:45.1
1 Mansfield; 133; 1 6 7 45 74 81 94
Total Time: 1:24:59.20; Average: 16:59.84
2 Methuen; 137; 2 13 23 28 71 89 102
Total Time: 1:26:07.10; Average: 17:13.42
3 Brookline; 153; 8 27 29 42 47 52 85
Total Time: 1:26:52.20; Average: 17:22.44

MIAA all state cross country meet at Northfield

NOTES ON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP –
TO BE HELD AT NORTHFIELD RECREATION CENTER
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
driving directions on info sheet

Two Divisions of Boys (Large - Division I), (Small - Division II)
Two Divisions of Girls (Large - Division I), (Small - Division II)
In each division - 16 teams and 40 individuals will compete.

State Meet Qualifications:

Eastern MA: Boys and Girls - (Div. I - Large Schools)
Top five (5) teams from Div. I sectional
Top five (5) teams from Div. II sectional
Top ten (10) individuals from Div. I not on one of the qualifying teams.
Top ten (10) individuals from Div. II not on one of the qualifying teams.
Eastern MA: Boys and Girls (Div. II - Small Schools)
Top five (5) teams from Div. III sectional
Top five (5) teams from Div. IV sectional
Top ten (10) individuals from Div. III not on one of the qualifying teams.
Top ten (10) individuals from Div. IV not on one of the qualifying teams.
Central & Western MA: Boys and Girls
Top three (3) teams from Div. I sectional and top ten (10) individuals not on those teams
qualify for the Div. I (Large School) State Championship Title.

Top three (3) teams from Div. II sectional and top ten (10) individuals not on those teams
qualify for the Div. II (Small School) State Championship Title.

1. The races will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009

2. Starting Times:
Girls’ Division I – 11:00 a.m. Boys’ Division I – 12:00 p.m.
Girls’ Division II – 11:30 a.m. Boys’ Division II – 12:30 p.m.

Awards Ceremony - 1:30 P.M. Approximately

NCAA div 1 qualifier at Franklin Park 14 Nov. 2009

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After the High school meet the NCAA division 1 qualifier was held. The course reached greater heights of extreme sports. The men's race was especially gruesome with the pack going out fast with the winners truly being those who died less. It took so much more effort to mush through the mud that the equivalent effort might have been 8 or 10 miles. When runners hit the finish mat they'd break a bit. Another step and back on very deep mud still trying to brake and splosh, right on their back. Many were so exhausted they couldn't get up. Officials would pick someone up and ask. "you OK?". Usually only gibberish came as an answer.

From NCAA div 1 qualifier at Franklin Park 14 Nov. 2009

Freshman Bridgette Dahlberg BC and Kelsey Karys Cornell

From NCAA div 1 qualifier at Franklin Park 14 Nov. 2009

From NCAA div 1 qualifier at Franklin Park 14 Nov. 2009

mudpie day at Franklin Park; MIAA eastern champs

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Click here for some wet photos by George
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Click here for Newton Tab story
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Newton South girls looked great for 2nd place not too far behind Lincoln-Sudbury. Newton South boys had a good show also, back a way in team scoring, but still strong. David Melly qualified for next weeks all states as an individual placing 19th in the div 1 race.
The day was 2.5" rain wet with mud to rival the most I've seen. The morning races were held in heavy rain but the course wasn't muddy yet. With each race the course got muddier - much muddier and times slower. I stuck around to watch the NCAA division 1 eastern championship where the raining let up but the mud reached staggering depths. About every 10th runner went down trying to cross the finish line.
The photos are mostly wet blur - sorry. A few came out. The later college photos with my better lens and less rain came out great. Kelsey and Bridgette lead out the charge in that race.

From MIAA easterndiv championships

From MIAA easterndiv championships

From MIAA easterndiv championships

From MIAA easterndiv championships

HS divisional championships

MIAA State Divisional eastern meet at Franklin Park on
Saturday 14 Nov.
Schedule:
Newton South is division 1. Each school can enter 10 runners per team but only 7 can run.
9:30 a.m. Boys’ Division 2
9:55 a.m. Boys’ Division 3
10:20 a.m. Girls’ Division 2
10:45 a.m. Girls’ Division 3
11:10 a.m. Boys’ Division 4
11:35 a.m. Boys’ Division 1
12:00 p.m. Girls’ Division 4
12:25 p.m. Girls’ Division 1

Right after this meet at Franklin Park is the NCAA division 1 eastern meet, Men at 2:30, Women at 3:30.
Kelsey Karys should be running for Cornell at this meet.

USA Track & Field New England XC Championships

The USA T&F New England cross country championships were held today at Franklin Park. There were three races,
1. masters men 8K,
2. open and masters women 6K,
3. open men 10K.
I've run this race many times in the past but today I was a bag carrier for Pat and appointed photographer on the spot for USAT&F NE. It was warm but beautiful.
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Click here for photos by George
men's open winner just after the break away:

From USAT&F New England Championships at Franklin Park

Wrentham MSTCA Coaches Invitational

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Wrentham

Some of the team will be at the MSTCA Coaches Invitational
at Wrentham Developmental Center.
Directions and schedule can be found at:
http://www.mstca.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=1
In the past there have been freshman teams competing from Newton South. I do not know the who is going this year.

You can google maps directions using:
intersection of shear st. and emerald st in wrentham ma

From NSHS alumni photos - misc

Newton South Freshman at Wrentham meet in 2005
Click here for 2005 results