More photos from State div championship at Franklin Park 13 Nov.

More photos from the State divisional championships
at Franklin Park, 13 Nov. 2010 are posted.
Not all races were covered.

Click here for photo album 1 by George

newly posted:

Click here for photo album 2 by George
Click here for photo album 3 by George

From MA HS divisional cross country championships #2

Newton South at NXN Northeast Regionals

Runners from Newton South (but not representing the school) attended the NXN Northeast Regionals at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls, NY. The course is a challenging 5K.

Kathy O'Keefe ran in the championship race and the girls also had an open team.
In the girls championship race Kathy finished 22nd in 19:27.9. Splits: 9:41, 9:47
David Melly ran in the boys championship race and the boys also had an open team.
In the championship race David finished 17th in 16:33.5. Splits: 8:09, 8:25

In the girls open race, Newton Centre Athletics was 9th team:
9. 201 Newton Centre Athletics (22:18.3; 111:31.1)
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1 24 Anna Laurence JR 21:32.6
2 31 Anna Rhatigan FR 21:52.5
3 36 Hannah Friedman JR 22:05.3
4 54 Zuzana Skvarkova SO 22:58.7
5 56 Leda Olia FR 23:02.0

In the boys open race, Norton Team Endurance was 12th team:
12. 343 Norton Team Endurance (18:45.0 93:44.8)
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1 49 Allen Shiu FR 18:26.6
2 65 David Wortham JR 18:41.7
3 73 Sam Haas FR 18:48.4
4 75 Collin Pham FR 18:51.1
5 81 Joe Trask SO 18:57.0
6 (174) Aaron Edelstein FR 21:35.9
7 (179) Tal Golan SO 22:12.

Click here for full results

(Hopefully this link remains active).

Click here for photos by John Keklak of LS

Thanks, John!

Click here for photos and video from official website
The top teams and individuals get to go to the Nike Nationals on Oregon. The Pembroke MA boys team qualified this year. 

photo by John Keklak

Some of the Lincoln-Sudbury and Newton South runners

Newton South XC and Track & Field alumni party

The Newton South XC and Track & Field alumni party will be held again this Wednesday from 6 - 9 pm at the Finch's house. Email Steven for details or GeorgeTToad at gmail.
It is a potluck. Informal as always. Steven will bring his baked pasta and ribs dishes.

Since we're having 18 people over the next day it'd be great to have help cleaning up afterwards.

(This is for NS running alums, not the present team).

From Newton South Running Times

All States XC Championships in Gardner

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Click here for photos by John Keklak (LS)

The all state meet is not quite all state. The state is split into large schools (div 1) and small schools (div 2).

The NS girls team finished 7th in the division 1 race.
place, bib#, runner, school, time, team score place

5 #328 Kathy O'Keefe SR Newton South 17:01.7 *4
63 #324 Emily Caggiano SO Newton South 18:35.0 *40
88 #330 Anna Rhatigan FR Newton South 18:54.7 *56
93 #333 Sarina Weiss FR Newton South 18:58.9 *60

99 #327 Anna Laurence JR Newton South 19:06.8 *64
146 #326 Hannah Friedman JR Newton South 19:54.0 *100
175 #331 Zuzana Skvarkova SO Newton South 21:03.7 *128

NS boys team did not qualify for the all states but had one individual qualifier, David Melly.
16 #757 David Melly SR Newton South 14:45.9

Does anyone have photos to share?

photo by John Keklak

All State Cross Country Championships in Gardner MA

The MA all state championships are in Gardner MA tomorrow.
The race is at the Gardner Municipal Golf Course.
The start is near Green St. near Eaton St.
Mount Wachusett Community College is across the street from the golf course.
Starting Times:
Boys’ Division I – 11:00 a.m.

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

Girls’ Division II – 12:30 p.m.
Click here for full info

David Melly is the lone representative for the boys running at 11 am.

The seven person girls team led by Kathy O'Keefe runs at 12 noon.

NS Alum report

Clif, how about you filling in this report?
The NCAA regional meets were held last week. The finals are tomorrow.

Div. MA State meet results

Click here for full results
Click here for photo album 1 by George
Click here for photo album 2 by George
Click here for photo album 3 by George
I'll be uploading 2 more albums, check back
A beautiful day and Newton South had its 7 person teams representation. The NS girls team took 3rd place out of 18 in the div. 1 race qualifying them for the all state meet next week in Gardner. Kathy O'keefe took 2nd in the race running 18:41 getting outkicked by sophomore Catarina Rocha of Peabody. The NS boys team took 14th out of 24 with senior David Melly taking second in the race in 16:05. David is an individual qualifier for the championship next week.

From MA HS divisional cross country championships #1

Divisional State Meet is this Saturday 13 Nov. 2010

The championships start this Saturday with the divisional state meet. Each team can enter 10 boys and 10 girls but at the meet the coach must choose the top 7 to compete. There is no JV race, no freshman race.
The Eastern divisional championships are at Franklin Park and are divided into 6 divisions. NS is division 1. The divisions are by school size. NS is one of the smaller D1 schools.

The full schedule for the eastern meet at Franklin Park:
9:00 a.m. Boys’ Division 4
9:25 a.m. Boys’ Division 5
9:50 a.m. Boys’ Division 6
10:15 a.m. Girls’ Division 4
10:40 a.m. Girls’ Division 5
11:05 a.m. Girls’ Division 6
11:30 a.m. Boys’ Division 1
11:55 a.m. Boys’ Division 2
12:20 p.m. Boys’ Division 3
12:45 p.m. Girls’ Division 1 
1:10 p.m. Girls’ Division 2
1:35 p.m. Girls’ Division 3

For the All State meet: In the east the top 4 teams from each division qualify and top 10 individual runners not on a qualifying team from each division. There is also a wildcard team.

All State meet is Saturday 20 Nov. in Gardner.

It is run in 2 divisions. 

Div 1 combines East D1, D2, D3, central D1, west D1
Div 2 combines East D4, D5, D6, central D2, west D2

Here is the full info PDF:

http://www.mstca.org/Fall_Season/Entries/cross-country-track10-format.pdf

Get there early. You might have to walk as much as a mile to the start. A lot of people come to this meet. 

See you there!

More photos added for Mass Coaches Meet

More photos for MA State Coaches Assoc. Meet
see:
http://newtonrunningtimes.blogspot.com/2010/11/ma-state-track-coaches-assoc-xc-invite_06.html

USAT&F New England OPEN XC Championships

The post college crew ran today in Franklin Park. There were three races; men masters 8K, women open and masters 6K, men open 10K. It was about 40 degrees and windy.
Click here for full results
Click here for photos by George
I noticed a college or two taking part.
The men open came through the 5K in about 15:10 and the winner pulled away strongly to win in 30:06. Today would not be called a fast day by runners I spoke with.

From New England Open Cross Country Championship

MA State Track Coaches Assoc. XC Invite Sat. 6 Nov. Results

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Click here for photos by John Keklak of LS
Click here for photos by David Stricker
anybody else with photos?

NSHS div 1: (some NS runners moved up)
place, bib#, name, class, school, time

freshman girls 3K, 140 finishers
1 915 Wood, Ali FR Chelmsford 11:23.39
43 2450 Glasgow, Margalit FR Newton South 13:40.05
56 2463 Woo, Lindsey FR Newton South 14:04.13

59 2453 Ly, Kimberly FR Newton South 14:05.38 

60 2446 Cotter, Laura FR Newton South 14:05.73 

69 2459 Shneorson, Noa FR Newton South 14:24.25
102 2455 Powtak, Lauren FR Newton South 15:37.95

sophomore girls 5K, 176 finishers
1 17 Davis, Christine SO Acton-Boxbor 19:09.74 

4 2444 Caggiano, Emily SO Newton South 20:01.43 

9 2458 Rhatigan, Anna FR Newton South 20:26.30 

10 2462 Weiss, Sarina FR Newton South 20:27.35
24 2454 Olia, Leda FR Newton South 21:28.76 

32 2461 Wang, Sara FR Newton South 21:54.07 

39 2460 Skvarkova, Zuzana SO Newton South 22:08.81 

48 2447 Eisenberg, Naomi FR Newton South 22:36.26
66 2456 Ramadurai, Saranya FR Newton South 23:21.98
78 2442 Alper, Maya SO Newton South 23:50.91

junior/senior girls 5K, 245 finishers
1 1910 Keklak, Andrea SR Lincoln-Sudb 18:19.39
87 2457 Ren, Clarissa SR Newton South 22:40.35
129 2448 Forrow, Avery SR Newton South 23:42.52
137 2451 Kropp, Samantha SR Newton South 23:53.28

freshman boys 3K, 251 finishers
1 3607 Doherty, Andrew FR Taunton 9:58.65
14 2465 Costello, Michael FR Newton South 10:50.28
58 2468 Edelstein, Aaron FR Newton South 11:24.22
68 2467 Dembling, Andrew FR Newton South 11:36.58
86 2476 Miller, Ben FR Newton South 11:46.41
130 2470 Golan, Tal FR Newton South 12:12.78

sophomore boys 5K, 256 finishers
1 2370 Tavares, Paolo SO New Bedford 16:23.55
15 2480 Shiu, Allen FR Newton South 17:33.99 

24 2469 Eisenberg, Ben SO Newton South 17:46.59 

25 2471 Haas, Sam FR Newton South 17:47.05 

27 2483 Trask, Joe SO Newton South 17:52.90 

36 2482 Stricker, Keegan SO Newton South 18:02.87 

39 2479 Pham, Collin FR Newton South 18:05.84 

58 2481 Shuler, Dylan FR Newton South 18:33.96 

65 2472 Hickey, Joe SO Newton South 18:43.43
133 2473 Karys, Jason SO Newton South 19:48.85
161 2474 McNally, Matt SO Newton South 20:26.88
190 2487 Zhang, Eric SO Newton South 21:18.56

junior/senior boys 5K, 399 finishers
1 155 Voorhees, Simon SR Andover 15:55.58
34 2486 Wortham, David JR Newton South 17:17.96
150 2477 Moisescu, Victor JR Newton South 18:33.72
156 2478 Pasquale, Daniel SR Newton South 18:43.33
175 2466 Cutright, Daniel JR Newton South 18:58.26
260 2485 Weaver, Nate SR Newton South 19:57.18

photos by David Stricker

MA State Track Coaches Assoc. XC Invite Sat. 6 Nov.

from Coach Norton:

Mass. State Track Coaches Association's Cross Country Invitational Meet will be held tomorrow, Saturday Nov. 6 at the Wrentham Development Center, Wrentham, Ma.
Our Division has a start time of 12:15pm.

That's right! 120 kids on the starting line, amongst them the mighty Lions of Newton South.
This is a 3 loop course through a large grass field with several changes in elevation.
The course is well marked with many spectator locations, as they are led by a man on an ATV.
The NSXC Lions will follow the ATV for a little bit before they realize that the ATV is not food, as these Lions will be hungry...Hungry to race!
They will run with a ferocious stride as if to attack their prey.
And they will put a bite in every competitor that tries to match their running pace.
They will roar with determined desire in the middle of their race, and will not stop until they reach the finish line, where all paws will be up to salute good sportsmanship.
There is where they will find a good juicy burger to devour from the friendly concession stand!
(bring money)

As noted, this invitational is contested by student grade level, which gives the athlete the opportunity to compete at their perspective level, so that they can evaluate their performance amongst their peers. Some individuals will be competing at an upper grade level based upon their season running experience.

12:15 - 10th Grade Boys (5K Race)
Ben Eisenberg, Joe Trask, Joe Hickey, Keegan Stricker, Jason Karys, Matt McNally, Eric Zhang, Allen Shiu, Sam Haas, Collin Pham, Dylan Shuler

1:10 - 9th Grade Boys (3K Race) Michael Costello, Aaron Edelstein, Tal Golan, Andrew Dembling, Ben Miller

1:45 - 10th Grade Boys (5K Race) Nate Weaver, Dan Pasquale, Dan Cutright, David Wortham, Victor Moisescu

See you there,
Coach Norton

Some directions below

directions: rt 495 traveling south Exit 15 RT 1A…Toward Wrentham/Norfolk…end of ramp turn left.. go.2miles road will turn right onto South St. rt1A…go 2.0 miles to red light and turn left onto rt 140 Franklin St…travel .4 miles road will fork stay right onto Shears ST…
go.3 miles turn right onto Emerald st….
you will see someone to direct you into the parking areas…

directions rt. 495 traveling north.. Exit 15 Rt. 1A Toward Wrentham/Norfolk…. end of ramp turn right…go .2miles road will turn right onto South St. rt. 1A….go 2 miles to red light and turn left onto rt. 140 Franklin St. ….travel .4 miles road will fork stay right onto Shears St….to .3 miles turn right onto Emerald st. …
you will see someone to direct you into the parking areas….
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actually you don't need to go all around to rt 495. google map to Emerald St., Wrentham.

NSHS frosh team at Coaches Invite in Wrentham 5 Nov. 2005

I won't be going so whoever goes, please take a team picture or 2.