MSTCA Indoor Invitational

30, 31 Jan. at Reggie Lewis Track
MSTCA invitational. Saturday general meet and Sunday Elite meet.
Click here for results of Saturday
Click here for results of Sunday
Click Here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos bt Westford's Chris Brearley
The Saturday meet had some great NS performances:
55m final: 2 Sandson, Kathrine SR Newton South HS 7.57
55m prelim.: 21 Park, Ray SO Newton South HS 6.90q
55m hurdles prelim.: 35 Gabriel, Lauren SR Newton South HS 9.83
300m dash: 35 Potochnik, Cary SO Newton South HS 38.40
1000m: 17 Caggiano, Emily FR Newton South HS 3:16.45
1M: 49 Laurence, Anna SO Newton South HS 5:47.55
shot put: 2 Jackson, Kayla SR Newton South HS 32-00.75
The Sunday meet with steep qualifying standards:
1000m: 5 692 Wakimoto, Yuji SR Newton South 2:34.38
1M: 14 680 Melly, David JR Newton South 4:29.81
1M: 16 691 Uruci, Xhulio JR Newton South 4:31.60
4x400m: 16 Newton South HS 'A' 3:41.92
- 1) 675 Alkins, Jeffery JR 2) 690 Potochnik, Cary SO
- 3) 678 Lopci, Marini FR 4) 683 O'Hagan, Andrew SO
4x800m: 8 Newton South HS 'A' 8:22.97
- 1) 691 Uruci, Xhulio JR 2) 680 Melly, David JR
- 3) 682 O' Brien, Connor JR 4) 692 Wakimoto, Yuji SR
Long Jump: 1 679 McDonald, Ross SR Newton South 21-07.25
55m: 3 602 Banks, Ezra SR Newton South 7.37
1000m: 3 605 Fineman, Melanie SR Newton South 2:56.33
1M: 1 613 O'Keefe, Kathy JR Newton South 5:01.31
4x200m: 12 Newton South HS 'A' 1:50.87 4
- 1) 603 Braver, Andrea JR 2) 616 Sandson, Kathrine SR
- 3) 607 Frieze, Madeline JR 4) 602 Banks, Ezra SR
4x800m: 1 Newton South HS 'A' 9:39.36
- 1) 605 Fineman, Melanie SR 2) 611 Laurence, Anna SO
- 3) 615 Remy, Kyle SR 4) 613 O'Keefe, Kathy JR
Long Jump: 15 612 Lee, Christie SR Newton South 15-07.25
Long Jump: 18 602 Banks, Ezra SR Newton South 15-03.75
This has to be a big PR for Kate Sandson in the 55. Ross McDonald takes 1st in the LJ. Kathy O'Keefe wins the mile by 13 seconds! Melanie Fineman breaks 3:00 in the 1000m. wow. The girls 4x800m cruises to 1st. Ezra Banks in 7.37, then runs the 4x200m relay and shot puts! Yugi in 2:34 has to be a PR besides a very fast time.

MSTCA D1 Indoor Relays at Reggie Lewis Track

Click here for full results
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman

DCL dual meet 7 Jan. 2010 STORY

Check out new posted photo links in 7 Jan. post.

David Melly reports:

Both the NS boys and girls won their respective dual meets against Westford Academy yesterday. The meets were supposed to be closer than the final score indicated, showing the impressive effects of the entire team, in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year, stepping up and running fast.

The meet got off to a good start with the boys’ mile, where senior Xhulio Uruci won the mile (4:35), outstepping Lincoln-Sudbury’s Clay Russell at the finish line. The girls also impressed, with standout freshman Emily Caggiano breaking 6:00 for the first time to win the mile.

In the 300 meter dash, the boys and girls had equally dominating performances, sweeping 1-2-3 on both sides. Junior Andrea Braver won for the girls (44.31), and captain Steve Murphy won for the boys (38.10). On the infield, Ezra Banks and Katie Sandson came in first and second in the 55 meter dash, continuing to show the League that they are a fearsome 1-2 punch. In the boys’ 55 meter hurdles, freshman Jung Park turned heads with his impressive win, running 8.46, two-hundredths of a second away from the state qualifying mark. Junior Danny Connolly placed third in 8.55. In the 55 meter dash, the boys again matched the girls’ performance, with breakout sophomore Ray Park winning and captain Ross McDonald taking second.

Things were looking good for NS going into the distance events. In the 600, the boys let a Westford runner slip by, but went 2-3-4 in impressive time, with senior Kyle Olson second in 1:30, and two sophomores, Andrew O’Hagan and Brooks Remy, posting big PRs to qualify for the league meet for the first time. On the girls side, senior Kyle Remy, recovering from sickness, took second place in 1:49. In the 1000 meter run, captain Melanie Fineman won for the girls in a dominating race. Junior Conor O’Brien posted a 5 second improvement on his personal best to qualify for the league meet for the first time, taking second in the boys race. The 2 mile posted some of the most impressive performances of the day, with junior Kathy O’Keefe winning for the girls in a state-leading 11:23. Kathy has raced four times this season, one in each distance event, and in each she has posted a time that is among the top 2 in the state of Massachusetts. She currently leads the state in the 1000 meter as well as the 2 mile. On the boys’ side, senior Camy Olia posted a personal best by 9 seconds, winning in 10:29.

Over in the field events, most of which I missed but I caught a little of high jump and shot put, the NS throwers and jumpers were performing beyond all expectations. Some highlights were the boys, with three long jumpers over 19 feet, who swept, and Ezra Banks, who won shot put and long jump for the girls. Also of note in the girls’ high jump was junior Avery Forrow, who has emerged as a force to reckon with in the high jump, jumping 4’8” her last two meets.

The meet was a great return from the winter vacation for the South runners, jumpers, and throwers. The impressive scores put up against a team as good as Westford Academy shows that Newton South will once again be a leading team in the DCL. Next up are the JV meet at Reggie Lewis on Monday, January 11th and the MSTCA relay meet on the 24th.

DCL dual meet 7 Jan. 2010

Two wins for NS.
Click here for full results
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos by George
Click here for photos by Megan Hergrueter
Click here for photos by Chris Brearley, Westford
Thanks Chris. I've linked to Chris' Picasa photo album in the list of links to the right. Check out his photos.

Dual County Meet #4 - 1/7/2010 Boston University
Dual Meet Scores

Women
Acton-Boxborough 84.00 Waltham 10.00
Concord-Carlisle 53.00 Arlington 41.00
Lincoln-Sudbury 69.00 Boston Latin School 25.00
Newton South 73.00 Westford Academy 21.00
Notre Dame Academy 57.00 Sharon 29.00
Weston 58.00 Wayland 37.00

Men
Acton-Boxborough 74.00 Waltham 21.00
Concord-Carlisle 67.00 Arlington 27.00
Wayland 56.00 Arlington 35.00
Sharon 47.50 Bedford 29.50
Lincoln-Sudbury 68.00 Boston Latin School 23.00
Newton South 64.00 Westford Academy 31.00
Wayland 57.00 Weston 37.00

From DCL dual meet NSHS 7jan10

DCL dual meet v Westford at Boston University

DCL dual meet #4 - 7 Jan. 2010 @ BU; 4:30 p.m.
unofficial matchups:
Newton South v Westford
Lincoln-Sudbury v Boston Latin
Arlington v Concord-Carlisle
Arlington v Wayland
Wayland v Weston
Acton-Boxborough v Waltham
It looks like Bedford runs against Notre Dame of Hingham and Sharon at Sharon

Thursday, 7 Jan. at Boston University
At the Track and Tennis Center at 100 Ashford Street
Click here for facility info

Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore Championship Track Meet

I have no 1st hand info but a lot of Newton South freshman and sophomores ran on Saturday. There must be some journalism students on the track team who could write stories about each meet and interview runners from NS and opposing teams. Send in your stories to Steve McChesney or to me. GeorgeTToad at gmail.com.
Click here for full results
boys 55 meters
1 Silva, Valerio 10 Woburn 6.71
47 Dedeoglu, Ekin 10 Newton South 7.48
69 Wong, Chris 10 Newton South 7.73
boys 55 meter hurdle prelims
2 Park, Ray 10 Newton South 8.57q
5 Park, Jung 09 Newton South 8.94q
55 meter hurdle semi finals
1 Park, Jung 09 Newton South 8.37Q
55 meter hurdle finals
1 Cross, Liam 10 Falmouth 8.27
2 Park, Jung 09 Newton South 8.43
Boys 300 Meter Dash
1 Henry, Donovan 10 Catholic Memoria 36.54* 15
8 Potochnik, Cary 10 Newton South 38.42 14
10 Lopci, Marini 09 Newton South 38.73 14
Boys 600 Meter Run
1 Rolim, Andre 09 Somerville 1:28.35
12 O'Hagan, Andrew 10 Newton South 1:34.43
15 Hickey, Joseph 09 Newton South 1:35.62
Boys 1000 Meter Run
1 Green, Paul 10 Belmont 2:41.67
60 Wortham, David 10 Newton South 3:17.80
Boys 1 mile
1 Hubbard, Joel 10 Marshfield 4:33.90
54 Moisescu, Victor 10 Newton South 5:27.02
Boys 2 Mile Run
1 Allen, Chris 10 King Philip 9:46.78*
Boys Long Jump
1 Callander, Justin 10 New Bedford 20-02.75
13 Wong, Chris 10 Newton South 17-04.75
Boys high jump
1 Grube, Zachary 10 Peabody 6-00.00
6 El Korchi, Youssef 10 Newton South J5-06.00
Boys Shot Put
1 Mayanja, Swardick 10 Newton North 43-06.00
16 Park, Paul 10 Newton South 32-11.00
32 Zhu, Kevin 09 Newton South 29-03.00
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
3 Newton South 'A' 3:45.57 4
-1) O'Hagan, Andrew 10
- 2) Potochnik, Cary 10
-3) Hickey, Joseph 09
- 4) Remy, Brooks 10
Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
6 Newton South 'A' 1:41.18 3
- 1) Lopci, Marini 09
- 2) Park, Jung 09
- 3) Dedeoglu, Ekin 10
- 4) El Korchi, Youssef 10
Girls 55 Meter Dash prelims
22 Testa, Mary 10 Newton South 8.13q
57 Zhang, Elaine 10 Newton South 8.73
55 meter semifinals
22 Testa, Mary 10 Newton South 8.09
55 meter final
1 Forbes, Carla 09 Newton North 7.42
Girls 55 Meter Hurdles prelims
40 Olins, Jennifer 09 Newton South 11.19
55 meter hurdles final
1 Genard, Nicole 10 Somerville 8.39*
Girls 600 Meter Run
1 Marion, Riley 10 Dartmouth 1:46.92
44 Ollivierre, Taylor 10 Newton South 2:00.08
51 Hurwitz, Rachel 09 Newton South 2:01.50
Girls 1 Mile Run
1 Giese, Alexandria 10 Franklin 5:26.07
28 Caggiano, Emily 09 Newton South 6:04.67
Girls 2 Mile Run
1 Davis, Christine 09 Acton-Boxborough 11:48.62
2 Laurence, Anna 10 Newton South 11:58.90
Girls Long Jump
1 Forbes, Carla 09 Newton North 17-01.25 WOW!!
12 Zhang, Elaine 10 Newton South 13-11.50
30 Testa, Mary 10 Newton South 12-07.50
Girls High Jump
1 Mattson, Emily 10 Shepherd Hill 5-02.00

Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore Championship Track Meet

Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore Championship Track Meet
Large school meet Saturday 2 Jan. 2010 at Reggie Lewis.
The bus leaves at 7:30 a.m.

ORDER OF EVENTS
GIRLS Compete First In Running Events

Field Events Starting Times: Saturday 9:30 am
SHOT PUT (Girls then Boys) HIGH JUMP (Two pits) LONG JUMP (Boys then Girls)

Running Events Check-in times: Saturday 9:00 am – ALL two-milers and milers must check in at the beginning of the meet, regardless of seed time, to determine number of sections needed.

Check in Two Mile at 9:00 (Sat.) / Start time: Sat-9:30 am;
Check in One Mile at 9:15 (Sat.)

Two Mile Run Unseeded Sections
One Mile Run Unseeded Sections
300 Meter Dash Sections on Time – No Finals *
One Mile Run Fast Section
600 Meter Run Sections on Time *
1000 Meter Run Sections on Time *
Two Mile Run Fast Section
4 x 200m Relay Sections on Time * (A teams only)
4 x 400m Relay Sections on Time * (A teams only)
* fastest sections last
After Completion of High Jump
Hurdles Trials (Fastest 24 runners advance to Semi-finals)
Dash Trials (Fastest 24 runners advance to Semi-finals)
Hurdles Semi-finals (Winner of each SF + next 5 fastest to Final)
Dash Semi-finals (Winner of each SF + next 5 fastest to Final)
Hurdles Finals
Dash Finals

More INFORMATION at:
http://www.mstca.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=1
scroll down to meet.

The rest of the indoor schedule

2009-2010 Newton South Indoor Track and Field Schedule
Date-Meet-Location-Time-Dismissal-Bus
December
Dec. 10th, Thur Waltham Reggie Lewis 4:30 2:45 (3)
Dec. 22nd, Tue Acton-Boxborough Boston University 4:30 2:30 (3)
Dec. 29th, Tue Boston Latin Reggie Lewis 4:30 2:30 (3)
January
Jan. 2nd, Sat+ Auerbach 9th / 10th Reggie Lewis 9:30 am 7:30 (1)
Jan. 7th, Thur Westford Boston University 4:30 2:15 2:30 (3)
Jan. 11th, Mon JV Championship Reggie Lewis 4:30 2:45 (2)
Jan, 9th, Sat** Team Pentathlon Reggie Lewis 10:00 8:00 (1)
Jan. 24th, Sun+ Division I Relays Reggie Lewis TBA
Jan. 30th. Sat** Coaches Invitational Reggie Lewis 9:30 Field 10:00 Track 7:45 (1)
Jan. 31st, Sun** Coaches Elite Inv. Reggie Lewis 9:30 Field 10:15 Track 7:45 (1)
February
Feb. 5th, Fri Lincoln-Sudbury Reggie Lewis 4:30 2:30 (3)
Feb. 7th, Sun** McIntyre Elite Relay Reggie Lewis 11:00 Field 12:00 Track 9:00 (1)
Feb. 13th, Sat** DCL Championship Reggie Lewis 12:00 10:00 (2)
Feb. 20th, Sat** D. I State Championship Reggie Lewis 9:00 Field 9:30 Track 7:00 (2)
Feb. 26th, Fri** All State Championship Reggie Lewis 4:30 Field 5:00 Track 2:15 (1)
March
Mar. 5th, Fri** New England Reggie Lewis TBA