Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Westford meet girls recap by Steven
from Steven:
We beat Westford 65 - 35 in our first scoring meet. Last week we were scheduled to be in a meet vs Notre Dame and Weston, but the leagued voted to not score cross over meets in which teams in the large school division compete against schools in the small school division. So the meet was non scoring and we were put in random heats where space was available. So it became a scrimage situation. This week our win counts as Westford is in large school division.
Westford has an outstanding tradition and they currently have a young team as do we so it was a good measuring stick kind of meet. This was a wonderful effort in terms of competitive focus and improvement. The entire team seemed to surge forward with improved marks.
Our meet this week always draws a great deal of almuni that are returning from college so it is a special time in our former kids watching the new kids blossom. This meet was very special in both the large numbers of alumni that turned out and also by the number of young kids on the team. We had at least 15 former kids come to support our current team and many were surprised by how many new faces that saw.
39 of the 50 kids on our roster are either in 9th or 10th grade and this is the youngest team that I can ever remember coaching. Our senior leadership is few in number, but they are doing a great job of helping the coaches teach our approach to the sport. They are doing such a great job that our team is up to speed and competing without a hitch. Across every event area all of our kids are very independent in their warm up, checking in and event execution well beyond our team experience. I am really about teaching process and being prepared and positive results will follow. In both regards our team is ahead of schedule. I am truly proud of how far this team has come in a very short time.
We have two events in which we did not return a single varsity athlete, in the high jump and long jump, and now we have very competitive kids in both of those events. That is just an example of the growth of this team. In the high jump All State placer Nicole Kestenberg is still recovering from the ACL tear that happened at All State in the spring during warm up.
She is a team captain and is doing a great job working with Anna Hoyas to coach this event. In a short time Alekhya Chaparala has jumped 4'5" in this meet and first time jumper Kathleen Garrity has twice cleared opening height. In the long jump Kyra in her first indoor season has qualified for state, already jumping 16'-2" in her 2nd meet and we have some other frosh jumpers behind her that are promising.
I will mention a few stand out efforts in this writing and rotate others in during the season.
Kyra Visnick is in her first indoor season and I forget that as she was so steady for us last spring. She had the kind of day that shows great focus after adversity and her efforts were very couragous. She had a false start in the dash at the start of the meet. But she did a great job of moving on to the long jump. On her first attempt a boy ran from the track and right in front of her during her approach and Kyra crashed full speed into him. It was a very dangerous moment and shook her up a bit. Two jumps later she set a PR and state mark of 16'2". Then she lead off our 4 x 200 which is now a scoring event and we set a 3 second season best.
Freshman Caroline Delheim also had a busy, but good day. She ran a PR in the 300 by over 1 second placing 3rd and then ran her first time as our 3rd leg on the varsity 4 x 400 and that relay improved 9 seconds over last week and we won our heat with teams like AB and LS in the heat.
Sophomore Sasha Restrepo did a nice job remaining focused after Kyra's false start and took 2nd in the dash in a PR.
Jonee Harrison has had a great start to the season putting shot last week 28'10 and this week she set a PR of 29'5" which ranks 3rd in the DCL. Jina An was 3rd with 26'11"
Sophomore Lizzie Fineman won the 300 for the 2nd meet in a row and ran a strong 2nd leg on our 4 x 200. Our 4 x 200 team was Kyra Visnick (Jr), Lizzie Fineman (So), Ester Cho (So), Mary Testa (Sr).
Our 4 x 400 was Alekhya Chaparala (So), Hannah Frieldman (Sr), Caroline Delheim (Fr), Anna Rhatigan (So)
Our distance crew has been laid low by illness. Our top 3 distance runners along with several other varsity runners have all suffered for weeks with illness so Anna Rhatigan and Anna Laurence did a great job of helping the team with much less than 100%. So, kids with less experience have stepped up.
Sophomore Alekhya Chaparala won the 600 and freshman Sonya Nair placed 3rd in the varsity 600. Sophomore Yasime Hashemi has also been ill, but toughed out a 2nd place in the mile behind sophomore Anna Rhatigan. Sophomore Laura Cotter placed 3rd in the 2 mile.
Hannah Friedman won the 1000 and Emily Caggiano battled illness and took 3rd.
Another positive is that we had a number of new athletes compete so well in the JV events that we will be moving more kids up to varsity events giving us more depth.
Freshman Yuriko Fukumura ran a varsity caliber 8.21 in the JV 55 and Samantha Chin (So) was close behind with 8.38 . 9th graders Julia Lee and Sarah Moskowitz went 1-2 in the JV 600 in varsity times of 1:54.42 and 1:55.01. That was a nice surprise coming this early in the season.
Normally December is way too early to be too excited about what happens in meets as we are just getting started. But the combination of so many alumni and our team growth made this a very fun meet for all.
Take care,
Steven
We beat Westford 65 - 35 in our first scoring meet. Last week we were scheduled to be in a meet vs Notre Dame and Weston, but the leagued voted to not score cross over meets in which teams in the large school division compete against schools in the small school division. So the meet was non scoring and we were put in random heats where space was available. So it became a scrimage situation. This week our win counts as Westford is in large school division.
Westford has an outstanding tradition and they currently have a young team as do we so it was a good measuring stick kind of meet. This was a wonderful effort in terms of competitive focus and improvement. The entire team seemed to surge forward with improved marks.
Our meet this week always draws a great deal of almuni that are returning from college so it is a special time in our former kids watching the new kids blossom. This meet was very special in both the large numbers of alumni that turned out and also by the number of young kids on the team. We had at least 15 former kids come to support our current team and many were surprised by how many new faces that saw.
39 of the 50 kids on our roster are either in 9th or 10th grade and this is the youngest team that I can ever remember coaching. Our senior leadership is few in number, but they are doing a great job of helping the coaches teach our approach to the sport. They are doing such a great job that our team is up to speed and competing without a hitch. Across every event area all of our kids are very independent in their warm up, checking in and event execution well beyond our team experience. I am really about teaching process and being prepared and positive results will follow. In both regards our team is ahead of schedule. I am truly proud of how far this team has come in a very short time.
She is a team captain and is doing a great job working with Anna Hoyas to coach this event. In a short time Alekhya Chaparala has jumped 4'5" in this meet and first time jumper Kathleen Garrity has twice cleared opening height. In the long jump Kyra in her first indoor season has qualified for state, already jumping 16'-2" in her 2nd meet and we have some other frosh jumpers behind her that are promising.
I will mention a few stand out efforts in this writing and rotate others in during the season.
Kyra Visnick is in her first indoor season and I forget that as she was so steady for us last spring. She had the kind of day that shows great focus after adversity and her efforts were very couragous. She had a false start in the dash at the start of the meet. But she did a great job of moving on to the long jump. On her first attempt a boy ran from the track and right in front of her during her approach and Kyra crashed full speed into him. It was a very dangerous moment and shook her up a bit. Two jumps later she set a PR and state mark of 16'2". Then she lead off our 4 x 200 which is now a scoring event and we set a 3 second season best.
Freshman Caroline Delheim also had a busy, but good day. She ran a PR in the 300 by over 1 second placing 3rd and then ran her first time as our 3rd leg on the varsity 4 x 400 and that relay improved 9 seconds over last week and we won our heat with teams like AB and LS in the heat.
Sophomore Sasha Restrepo did a nice job remaining focused after Kyra's false start and took 2nd in the dash in a PR.
Jonee Harrison has had a great start to the season putting shot last week 28'10 and this week she set a PR of 29'5" which ranks 3rd in the DCL. Jina An was 3rd with 26'11"
Sophomore Lizzie Fineman won the 300 for the 2nd meet in a row and ran a strong 2nd leg on our 4 x 200. Our 4 x 200 team was Kyra Visnick (Jr), Lizzie Fineman (So), Ester Cho (So), Mary Testa (Sr).
Our 4 x 400 was Alekhya Chaparala (So), Hannah Frieldman (Sr), Caroline Delheim (Fr), Anna Rhatigan (So)
Our distance crew has been laid low by illness. Our top 3 distance runners along with several other varsity runners have all suffered for weeks with illness so Anna Rhatigan and Anna Laurence did a great job of helping the team with much less than 100%. So, kids with less experience have stepped up.
Sophomore Alekhya Chaparala won the 600 and freshman Sonya Nair placed 3rd in the varsity 600. Sophomore Yasime Hashemi has also been ill, but toughed out a 2nd place in the mile behind sophomore Anna Rhatigan. Sophomore Laura Cotter placed 3rd in the 2 mile.
Hannah Friedman won the 1000 and Emily Caggiano battled illness and took 3rd.
Another positive is that we had a number of new athletes compete so well in the JV events that we will be moving more kids up to varsity events giving us more depth.
Freshman Yuriko Fukumura ran a varsity caliber 8.21 in the JV 55 and Samantha Chin (So) was close behind with 8.38 . 9th graders Julia Lee and Sarah Moskowitz went 1-2 in the JV 600 in varsity times of 1:54.42 and 1:55.01. That was a nice surprise coming this early in the season.
Normally December is way too early to be too excited about what happens in meets as we are just getting started. But the combination of so many alumni and our team growth made this a very fun meet for all.
Take care,
Steven
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Results from DCL meet 21 Dec. 2011
The 2nd DCL dual meet was held today at BU.
Click here for DCL meet results
Click here for photos by David Fineman
Click here for DCL meet results
Click here for photos by David Fineman
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Results from the 1st indoor meet
Click here for coolrunning results
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
The team results were not given.
Who can send in more info?
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
The team results were not given.
Who can send in more info?
1st indoor meet
The 1st meet of the indoor season is today against Weston (B&G) and Notre Dame (G) at Reggie Lewis track. I can't make it. Please send photos or photo links to be shared. It'd be great to get a short captain's report after the meet.
Monday, December 12, 2011
2011-2012 Newton South Indoor Track and Field Schedule
This is the girls schedule.
December
2011-2012 Newton South Indoor Track and Field Schedule
Date Meet Location Time Dismissal Bus
December
Dec. 14th Wed; Weston/Notre Dame; RL; 5:00, 3:00 (3)
Dec. 21st Wed; Westford Academy; BU; 4:00, 2:00, 2:15 (3)
January
Jan. 4th Wed; Lincoln-Sudbury; BU; 4:00, 2:00, 2:15 (3)
Jan. 7th Sat; Auerbach 9th/10th; RL; 9:30, 7:30
Jan. 11th Wed; Waltham; BU; 4:00, 2:00, 2:15 (3)
Jan. 20th Fri; Open DCL Meet; RL; 5:00, 3:15 (2)
Jan. 21st Sat; State Coaches Relays; RL; 9:30, 7:30
Jan. 25th Wed; JV Championship Newton South, 4:00
Jan. 28th, Sat; Coaches Invite; RL; 9:30 F / 10:00 T 7:45 (1)
Jan. 29th. Sun; Coaches Elite Meet; RL; 9:30 F/10:15 T 7:45 (1)
February
Feb. 3rd, Fri; Acton-Boxborough; RL; 4:30, 2:15 (3)
Feb. 5th. Sun; Last Chance Meet; RL; 9:30 F /10:00 T 7:45 (1)
Feb. 11th** DCL Championship; RL; 12:00, 10:00 (2)
Feb. 19th, Sun;** D. I State Championship; RL; TBA
Feb. 26th, Sun;** All State Championship; RL; TBA
March
Mar. 2nd, Fri;** New England; RL TBA
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
XC is done and indoor track has started
It's always fun to post a few photos from the past during the in between season. Even though I still have a few hundred photos from the all state boys cross country championship to post.
From an 18 April 2008 outdoor meet:
From an 18 April 2008 outdoor meet:
From NS vs Concord-Carlisle vs Wayland 16 April 2008 |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Cuts on the boys team??
I heard with some consternation that there are now cuts implemented on the boys team. In some cases 6 season runners were cut, and in a number of other cases, freshmen were cut.
Although I cannot say what's a reasonable thing to do, I always felt that pushing yourself against your own times and PR's is something that establishes the spirit of the team.
In any case, it makes me sad that we're losing a part of the tradition that made NS track special.
Monday, November 28, 2011
MA all state XC photos
Finally processed half of the MA all state cross country photos.
Click here for girls races D1 & D2 photos by George
I'll post the boys photos in a few days.
Click here for girls races D1 & D2 photos by George
I'll post the boys photos in a few days.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Alumni Party
There were probably 100 people at the alumni party this evening. People kept coming and going. Here are a few pictures which are of only a fraction of the people who came.
From NSHS Alumni party 23 Nov. 2011 |
From NSHS Alumni party 23 Nov. 2011 |
From NSHS Alumni party 23 Nov. 2011 |
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
NS Alumni party tomorrow, Wednesday
The NSHS XC / T&F alumni party is tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Finches from 6-9. It is an informal potluck organized by Steven. He says he has gotten the alumni to facebook this around. You can Email me for directions. GeorgeTToad -at- gmail. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Hopefully, everyone makes it home from out of state with the rain storm tomorrow.
Any parents of alum who read this and hung out at meets as NS fans are also welcome.
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(All State XC photos to be posted over the weekend).
NSHS XC 1966:
Any parents of alum who read this and hung out at meets as NS fans are also welcome.
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(All State XC photos to be posted over the weekend).
From Newton Running Times |
From Newton Running Times |
From Newton Running Times |
From Newton Running Times |
From Newton South Running Times |
From Newton South Running Times |
From Newton South Running Times |
From Newton South Running Times |
From Newton South Running Times |
NSHS XC 1966:
From Newton South Running Times |
Saturday, November 19, 2011
All State XC Championships
The XC All States were today at Franklin Park.
Click here for full results
Photos of all four races and of many teams to come.
The NS girls team finished 16th.
Allen Shiu finished 49th overall in the boys D1 championship in 16:53. Allen was the 2nd fastest sophomore in the race.
Click here for full results
Photos of all four races and of many teams to come.
The NS girls team finished 16th.
Allen Shiu finished 49th overall in the boys D1 championship in 16:53. Allen was the 2nd fastest sophomore in the race.
Friday, November 18, 2011
All State XC Meet Sat.@ Franklin Park
Just a reminder that the all state XC meet is at Franklin Park tomorrow Saturday 19 Nov.
Newton South girls team has qualified and Allen Shiu has qualified as an individual for the boys.
The girls team is ranked 8th in division 1 in the state as of 13 Nov. See:
http://www.mstca.org/Fall_Season/Fall%202011/11-16-11%20for%20Chris.html
Boys rankings:
http://www.mstca.org/Fall_Season/Fall%202011/Boys%2011_13%202011%20Pollwoods.html
Girls’ Division 2 – 11:00 a.m.
Girls’ Division 1 – 11:30 a.m.
Boys’ Division 2 – 12:00 p.m.
Boys’ Division 1 – 12:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony Approximately 1:30 P.M. at the conclusion of races.
Newton South girls team has qualified and Allen Shiu has qualified as an individual for the boys.
The girls team is ranked 8th in division 1 in the state as of 13 Nov. See:
http://www.mstca.org/Fall_Season/Fall%202011/11-16-11%20for%20Chris.html
Boys rankings:
http://www.mstca.org/Fall_Season/Fall%202011/Boys%2011_13%202011%20Pollwoods.html
Girls’ Division 2 – 11:00 a.m.
Girls’ Division 1 – 11:30 a.m.
Boys’ Division 2 – 12:00 p.m.
Boys’ Division 1 – 12:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony Approximately 1:30 P.M. at the conclusion of races.
A plaque and medals will be presented to the winning Team Champion and Team Finalist in each division.
Medals will be awarded to the first fifteen- (15) finishers in each race.
Medals will be awarded to the first fifteen- (15) finishers in each race.
Captain's Report 2
By Hannah Friedman and Anna Laurence
This past Saturday, the members of Newton South Girls Cross-Country stepped to the line prepared to dance. It was a perfect day for a race: crisp and sunny, the kind of day runners hope for. The best part of standing on that line before the gun went off was knowing how far we had come from the first day of pre-season two months earlier. As such a young team, we had no idea what we could accomplish. Everyone stepped up this season and improved both mentally and physically. The dedication and growth of the team brought us to EMass on Saturday.
When the gun went off, seven girls excited to run flew off the line. The start was brutal; several girls from other teams fell in the first few hundred meters of the race, but the girls of Newton South Cross-Country held their own. We had to get out fast that day, a task in which most of us succeeded. Those who did not get out quite as fast as they had hoped still made up quite a bit of ground throughout the race. It’s a good thing they did because without their help, we might not be headed for the All-State Meet right now.
Saturday was full of surprises. A lot of teams came to compete, which was reflected in the team scores with a five-point spread between the second and fourth place teams. Fourth place came down to a tiebreaker. Steve always mentions the importance of the sixth and seventh runners on a cross-country team. That day, we lived it. Margalit didn’t back down in the face of talented competition. It was her determination we have to thank directly for getting us to the All-State Meet, helping us clench fourth place, the last spot that makes it to the All-State Meet. The growth of this team and its cooperation played a large role as well. The girls on this team would do anything for each other, and we’re not giving up.
This Saturday, Anna, Anna, Lucrecia, Emily, Hannah, Laura, Margalit, Leah, Leda, Naomi, and Sarina will step to the line in Franklin Park yet again, hungry for more. Not all of us can physically race on Saturday, but spiritually, every single one of us will be flying over the course. That includes each and every member of our team, not just the girls who made it to All-States. The girls of NSXC have all given so much dedication to the team this season, and it’s with an army of supporters, whether present on Saturday or not, that we will charge forward when the gun goes off.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
NS running Alumni party
The Newton South XC, T&F Alumni party will be held again at the Finches house on Wednesday, 23 Nov. from 6 to 9. Pass the word.
Sorry to recent alumni for not covering the past XC college season. Perhaps, someone can help. Cliff, Sam? The nationals are this coming weekend. Bridget Dahlberg, NS 09, will represent BC at the D1 championships in Indiana. Andrew Wortham, NS 09, will rep Bates and Yuji Wakimoto, NS 10, U. Rochester at the D3 championship in Wisconsin. Who did I miss?
Sorry to recent alumni for not covering the past XC college season. Perhaps, someone can help. Cliff, Sam? The nationals are this coming weekend. Bridget Dahlberg, NS 09, will represent BC at the D1 championships in Indiana. Andrew Wortham, NS 09, will rep Bates and Yuji Wakimoto, NS 10, U. Rochester at the D3 championship in Wisconsin. Who did I miss?
Sunday, November 13, 2011
State Div. meet Captain's report
by David Wortham:
During the week of training preceding the emass states meet, the word “last” was on all of our minds. It was to be David and Dan’s last cross country meet of high school, Pat’s last meet of his freshman year, and Allen, Collin, Dylan and Michael’s last chance to PR before the end of the season.
As we jogged around Franklin Park early Saturday morning, a last race mentality took us over. The race became more about personal goals than team goals. We all wanted to set our bests. One member of the team, however, was after more than just a personal record.
Crossing the finish line in 16:54 brought anxiety to Allen rather than relief. He knew he had run a fast race, successfully executing his plan of staying with Acton Boxboro’s Tim Cox, but preventing Allen from relaxing was a persistent thought: Did I make the all-state meet? As we cooled down Allen told us he was happy to have broken the seventeen minute barrier at Franklin Park. He did not believe, however, that he had placed in the top ten individual performers that would qualify for the next meet. When asked about what place he had finished overall, a modest Allen responded, “Around thirtieth”. Thirtieth place would not have been fast enough to advance; fortunately Allen’s estimate was off.
The smile on Coach Norton’s face after scouring the rankings told a different story than Allen’s cool down recap. Allen had made it, and although he was not thrilled to train for another week, he was proud and happy.
The 2011 Newton South team, one without David Melly to lead us, placed higher than last year at emass. Allen has risen to fill the void left by Melly as top runner. Although we believed that Saturday would be our final meet, the team will be in season until we watch our leader cross his final finish line.
During the week of training preceding the emass states meet, the word “last” was on all of our minds. It was to be David and Dan’s last cross country meet of high school, Pat’s last meet of his freshman year, and Allen, Collin, Dylan and Michael’s last chance to PR before the end of the season.
As we jogged around Franklin Park early Saturday morning, a last race mentality took us over. The race became more about personal goals than team goals. We all wanted to set our bests. One member of the team, however, was after more than just a personal record.
Crossing the finish line in 16:54 brought anxiety to Allen rather than relief. He knew he had run a fast race, successfully executing his plan of staying with Acton Boxboro’s Tim Cox, but preventing Allen from relaxing was a persistent thought: Did I make the all-state meet? As we cooled down Allen told us he was happy to have broken the seventeen minute barrier at Franklin Park. He did not believe, however, that he had placed in the top ten individual performers that would qualify for the next meet. When asked about what place he had finished overall, a modest Allen responded, “Around thirtieth”. Thirtieth place would not have been fast enough to advance; fortunately Allen’s estimate was off.
The smile on Coach Norton’s face after scouring the rankings told a different story than Allen’s cool down recap. Allen had made it, and although he was not thrilled to train for another week, he was proud and happy.
The 2011 Newton South team, one without David Melly to lead us, placed higher than last year at emass. Allen has risen to fill the void left by Melly as top runner. Although we believed that Saturday would be our final meet, the team will be in season until we watch our leader cross his final finish line.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
State Divisional XC Championships 2011
Click here for full results in Coolrunning.com
A beautiful cool windy day for cross country racing.
Newton South Boys finished 13th team out of 23 in the division 1 race. There are 6 divisions by school size in the eastern MA championships. Allen qualified for the all state meet next week at Franklin Park.
13. 318 points Newton South (17:44 ave., 1:28:40 total) =========================================
1, 19 Allen Shiu 16:54
2, 53 Collin Pham 17:37
3, 73 David Wortham 17:55
4, 75 Dylan Shuler 17:56
5, 98 Pat Mahoney 18:18
6, (112) Michael Costello 18:38
7, (133) Daniel Cutright 19:26
Newton South girls finished 4th team out of 17 in the division 1 race. The first 7 teams were very close being separated by only 32 points. Newton south tied with Haverill for 4th with 122 points but got 4th because our 6th runner beat their 6th runner. This qualified the team to run in the championship race next week. Haverill still qualified as a wild card for next week.
4. 122 points Newton South (20:26 ave., 1:42:10 total) ===========================================
1 9 Anna Rhatigan 19:47
2 10 Lucrecia Aguilar 19:47
3 15 Anna Laurence 20:01
4 35 Emily Caggiano 21:02
5 53 Hannah Friedman 21:33
6 ( 67) Margalit Glasgow 22:09
7 ( 84) Leda Olia 22:43
Teams captains: please submit your stories to GeorgeTToad at gmail. That sounds like an order.
Click here for photos by George
Click here for NS photos by Martin Shiu
- recommend using full screen view-
My photos (George) are boys D1, D2, D3 and girls D1. Then, the battery died. I guess I wasn't a boy scout. ( These are not just NS)Click here for NS photos by Martin Shiu
- recommend using full screen view-
From MA state eastern Divisional XC championships |
From MA state eastern Divisional XC championships |
A beautiful cool windy day for cross country racing.
Newton South Boys finished 13th team out of 23 in the division 1 race. There are 6 divisions by school size in the eastern MA championships. Allen qualified for the all state meet next week at Franklin Park.
13. 318 points Newton South (17:44 ave., 1:28:40 total) =========================================
1, 19 Allen Shiu 16:54
2, 53 Collin Pham 17:37
3, 73 David Wortham 17:55
4, 75 Dylan Shuler 17:56
5, 98 Pat Mahoney 18:18
6, (112) Michael Costello 18:38
7, (133) Daniel Cutright 19:26
Newton South girls finished 4th team out of 17 in the division 1 race. The first 7 teams were very close being separated by only 32 points. Newton south tied with Haverill for 4th with 122 points but got 4th because our 6th runner beat their 6th runner. This qualified the team to run in the championship race next week. Haverill still qualified as a wild card for next week.
4. 122 points Newton South (20:26 ave., 1:42:10 total) ===========================================
1 9 Anna Rhatigan 19:47
2 10 Lucrecia Aguilar 19:47
3 15 Anna Laurence 20:01
4 35 Emily Caggiano 21:02
5 53 Hannah Friedman 21:33
6 ( 67) Margalit Glasgow 22:09
7 ( 84) Leda Olia 22:43
From MA state eastern Divisional XC championships |
Teams captains: please submit your stories to GeorgeTToad at gmail. That sounds like an order.
Friday, November 11, 2011
State Divisional Championships - Saturday
The eastern MA state divisional championships are Saturday 12 Nov. at Franklin Park.
9:00 a.m. Boys’ Division 1
9:25 a.m. Boys’ Division 2
9:50 a.m. Boys’ Division 3
10:15 a.m. Girls’ Division 1
10:40 a.m. Girls’ Division 2
11:05 a.m. Girls’ Division 3
11:35 a.m. Boys’ Division 4
12:00 p.m. Boys’ Division 5
12:25 p.m. Boys’ Division 6
12:50 p.m. Girls’ Division 4
1:15 p.m. Girls’ Division 5
1:40 p.m. Girls’ Division 6
Each school may list ten (10) boys/girls, seven (7) of whom will be allowed to compete. The first five (5) boys/girls to finish will score for their schools. Five (5) boys/girls must leave starting box and finish for a team to score.
Athletes should come dressed in proper school uniform, (school colors - jersey and shorts) ready to compete. The Uniform Rule will be strictly enforced. In case of inclement weather the Tournament Director MAY modify the Uniform Rule but “solid color” for all clothing worn in addition to the school issued uniform will be required.
State Meet - 19 Nov. Qualifications: Eastern MA: Boys and Girls - (Div. I - Large Schools)
Top four (4) teams from Division 1, 2 & 3 sectional Top ten (10) individuals from Division 1, 2 & 3 - not on one of the qualifying teams One - 5th place team with best time from Division 1, 2 or 3 – (Wildcard)
9:00 a.m. Boys’ Division 1
9:25 a.m. Boys’ Division 2
9:50 a.m. Boys’ Division 3
10:15 a.m. Girls’ Division 1
10:40 a.m. Girls’ Division 2
11:05 a.m. Girls’ Division 3
11:35 a.m. Boys’ Division 4
12:00 p.m. Boys’ Division 5
12:25 p.m. Boys’ Division 6
12:50 p.m. Girls’ Division 4
1:15 p.m. Girls’ Division 5
1:40 p.m. Girls’ Division 6
Each school may list ten (10) boys/girls, seven (7) of whom will be allowed to compete. The first five (5) boys/girls to finish will score for their schools. Five (5) boys/girls must leave starting box and finish for a team to score.
Athletes should come dressed in proper school uniform, (school colors - jersey and shorts) ready to compete. The Uniform Rule will be strictly enforced. In case of inclement weather the Tournament Director MAY modify the Uniform Rule but “solid color” for all clothing worn in addition to the school issued uniform will be required.
State Meet - 19 Nov. Qualifications: Eastern MA: Boys and Girls - (Div. I - Large Schools)
Top four (4) teams from Division 1, 2 & 3 sectional Top ten (10) individuals from Division 1, 2 & 3 - not on one of the qualifying teams One - 5th place team with best time from Division 1, 2 or 3 – (Wildcard)
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
DCL Championships at Franklin Park
From DCL XC championships |
Click here for full results
Click here for photos by George
Click here for more photos by George
There might be a few videos added.
Boston Parks gave the word at noon that the start field was too wet and that the start had to be moved. The start was at the edge of the soccer markings cutting off maybe 150 meters. This shouldn't have been a problem since XC starts in a wide line across the whole field. The start field is one place where the turf is usually not damaged in XC because the runners are dispersed over a large area. Also, XC spikes are thin and the runners don't change direction as in soccer or football. A very wet field is completely not an issue for XC runners. It is part of the sport.
OK, got that out of the way. It was a beautiful sunny day in the mid 40s. The course probably ran slow because of wetness.
AB boys edged LS. AB boys had 3 freshmen in on the varsity team. This bodes well for them. CC took 3rd. NS boys varsity had 5 sophomores, 1 junior and 1 senior on their team for 4th. LS had half the freshman race field. There should be some good competition in coming years.
Weston girls continued their strong season solidly beating LS at 2nd and NS at 3rd. Weston is a much smaller school than NS or LS so this win is unusual.
From DCL XC championships |
Thursday, October 27, 2011
DCL Championships, Franklin Park, Friday 2pm
The DCL championships are at Franklin Park at 2 pm this Friday, 28 Oct. There are freshman, JV and varsity races.
The weather will be sunny and 45° with WNW winds at 8mph.
I'll be there camera in hand.
From last year: 27 Oct.2010
From 30 Oct. 2009:
From 24 Oct. 2008
DCLs 2005:
years past not DCL meet:
The weather will be sunny and 45° with WNW winds at 8mph.
I'll be there camera in hand.
From last year: 27 Oct.2010
From DCL XC championships 27 Oct. 2010 |
From DCL XC Championships 30 October 2009 |
From DCL XC varisty Championships 24 October 2008 |
From Newton South Running Times |
years past not DCL meet:
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Bob McIntyre Twilight Cross Country Meet
Bob McIntyre Twilight Cross Country Meet
October 22, 2011 @ Barnstable Fairgrounds in Falmouth, MA
from Steven:
The MSTCA Bob McIntyre Twilight Cross Country Meet is the only meet run in the dark on the East Coast and only one of two run in the country with the other in California.
Running in the first Annual edition of this meet was being part of the start of history.
There were over 1400 kids involved in this meet.
This meet was just so cool. Running in twlight added so much to the excitement and the the loop that they repeated 3 times was positioned so that you could see the runners many times during each race. I was able to get to 10 different points on the course with just a little running so the kids got a huge crowd support boost and the fans get to see the races unfold.
This meet was also the best meet in terms of quality teams and individuals to be run in this state so far this year. Seven teams ranked in the top 20 in Ma. competed in the varsity race as a complete teams and 6 other teams ranked in the top 20 had individuals run this race making this a better field than some of the upcoming Division championships. This was also the only race this year that will combine teams and individuals from the two State Divisions. In Ma our state meets are divided into D. I and D. II and all other invites follow this divide.
The twilight meet combined both divisions into one super race.
As a coach I have been to invitationals in 6 states and have seen a lot of exciting meets. This MSTCA twilight meet was the most exciting cross country invitational that I have been to by far in terms of environment. The course was a lit mile loop through the Barnstable County Fair Grounds that was lined with spectators the entire way and often so deep that it was difficult to get a complete view. The crowd was very loud, supportive with many cow bells ringing. It was moving to be in the crowd and every one of our kids said that they loved the experience. Our 9th grade girls ran at 4:50 and because of the cloud cover the lights were already on. Our sophomore runners ran in twlight conditions at 6:20 , our JV girls followed right after and our varsity ran at 7:20.
The path of the course was lit enough for the runners to see the entire way while running in what seemed like truly twilight conditions. There were places on the course that it was difficult from the sidelines to make out who the runners were until they were right next to us because of the lighting, but the runners told me that they could see fine the entire way.
The race distance according to the meet director and two officials was slightly over 5K at 3.14 miles.
Our kids performances matched their excitement. We had a great day as a team and this is the perfect way to spring into the post season. We ran well enough in the varsity race to look like a top 5 team in the State. With the effort at this meet we can try for even more than that. We have won past division championships with a team average like this. When you get a team average under 20:00 you are a pretty good team. This year Div. I has a lot of parity, but an effort like this should make the top 4 and into All State. We are a better team right now than our team that placed 3rd in Div. I last year and 7th at All State. This race gave our girls even more confidence and was a real lift for us in a season that is already going well. Our girls in the sophmore race all ran varsity caliber races and add to our depth going into the All State meet. We include 10 girls on our Ea. Ma. and All State rosters and these girls ran like they belong on a state meet team.
The Ea. Ma. division meet will not have a field this packed with talent so this was a great way to ready for the post season.
Team Standings:
21 Teams 181 Racers
1. Bishop Feehan 38 (ranked #1 team in Ma. regardless of division and also D. II #1)
2. Newton South 84 (D. I #7) 19:57 team average
3. Dennis-Yarmouth 130 (D. II #6)
4. Needham 163 (D. I #12)
5. Shrewsbury 169 (D. I #9)
6. Ursuline 198
7. N. Attleborough 223
8. Brookline 260
9. Notre Dame 260 (D. I #13)
10. Sandwich 265
11. Somerset (D. I #12)
Ten more teams.
Other ranked teams that ran individuals: Weston (D. II #2) Sutton (D. II #5) Coyle & Cassidy ( D. II # 9) Hopkinton (D. II #15) Hingham (D. II # 18)
NSXC results Top 25 in each race received medals. In the varsity race the MSTCA split the divisions medals in the shoot. They scored the two divisions as one combined race, but gave seperate medals as per division. So Anna and Lucrecia got the 2nd and 3rd medals in D. I and our top 5 all scored in the top 25.
9th grade race (92 finishers) 2.14 miles
21st medal Julia Lee 14:44
23rd medal Louisa Kimmell 14:52
34 Ariel Neumann 15:33
51 Amy Gilbert 16:25
63 Audrey Hooker 16:58
Sophomore race 91 finishers 3.14
20th medal Naomi Eisenberg 21:21
22nd medal Leda Olia 21:30
23rd medal Sara Wang 21:36
35 Leah Jacobson 22:33
54 Noa Shneorson 23:54
65 Kim Ly 24:46
74 Lindsey Woo 25:14
JV Race 126 finishers 3.14 miles
44. Leah Abercrombie 24:22
112. Irene Clifford 29:17
Varsity Race 181 finishers 3.14 miles
7. Anna Rhatigan 19:05
12. Lucrecia Aguilar 19:32
15. Anna Laurence 19Z:48
39. Emily Caggiano 20:39
40. Hannah Friedman 20:40
63. Maraglit Glassgow 21:21
69. Laura Cotter 21:32
Thursday, October 13, 2011
NS v Waltham, boys results
Date: 10/12/2011
Newton South HS XC Race Report
Course: Newton South Campus w/change (3 miles)
Weather: Cloudy 65°
Schools: Newton South v. Waltham
Newton South HS XC Race Report
Course: Newton South Campus w/change (3 miles)
Weather: Cloudy 65°
Schools: Newton South v. Waltham
Team: Varsity Boys
Score: NS 21 - Waltham 40
Place
|
Name
|
School
|
Time
| |
1
|
M. Costello
|
Newton South
|
16:53
| |
2
|
D. Shuler
|
Newton South
|
16:56
| |
3
|
C. Kelleher
|
Waltham
|
17:09
|
|
4
|
N. Barbarlo
|
Waltham
|
17:14
|
|
5
|
B. Eisenberg
|
Newton South
|
17:24
|
|
6
|
V. Moisescu
|
Newton South
|
17:26
| |
7
|
D. Cutright
|
Newton South
|
17:51
|
|
8
|
J. Chari
|
Newton South
|
18:17
|
|
9
|
T. Golan
|
Newton South
|
18:47
|
|
10
|
A. Babayan
|
Waltham
|
19:03
|
|
11
|
C. Leonard
|
Waltham
|
19:09
|
|
12
|
R. LaCroix
|
Waltham
|
20:52
|
|
13
|
J. Cox
|
Waltham
|
20:53
|
|
14
|
N. Springer
|
Waltham
|
21:10
|
|
15
|
P. Jordan
|
Waltham
|
23:17
|
|
16
|
R. Patel
|
Waltham
|
25:05
|
|
17
|
B. Alverado
|
Waltham
|
30:20
|
Team: JV Boys Score: NS - Waltham non-compete |
Place
|
Name
|
School
|
Time
| |
1
|
A. Edelstein
|
Newton South
|
19:30
| |
2
|
D. Goldstein
|
Newton South
|
19:44
| |
3
|
E. Zhang
|
Newton South
|
20:49
| |
4
|
C. Teitleman
|
Newton South
|
20:58
| |
5
|
J. Warnke
|
Newton South
|
21:10
| |
6
|
R. Nedeljkovic
|
Newton South
|
21:25
| |
7
|
C. Wu
|
Newton South
|
21:36
| |
8
|
D. Bacigalupe
|
Newton South
|
21:56
| |
9
|
J. Jermanok
|
Newton South
|
22:24
| |
10
|
S. Sharon
|
Newton South
|
22:38
| |
11
|
C. MacGinnitie
|
Newton South
|
22:39
| |
12
|
N. Furgang
|
Newton South
|
22:41
| |
13
|
B. Weingart
|
Newton South
|
24:05
| |
14
|
B. Shteinfeld
|
Newton South
|
25:13
| |
15
|
S. Noymer
|
Newton South
|
25:33
| |
16
|
B. Tai
|
Newton South
|
25:33
| |
17
|
B. Robinson
|
Newton South
|
25:40
|
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