DCL JV Championship was held at NS on Wed. 26 Jan.

  If little acorns grow mighty oaks, then Newton South has a new greenhouse!
Newton South was the host for the DCL J.V. track championships held last Wednesday in the fieldhouse. This was a day to spotlight the developing track and field athletes. What a remarkable event and with so much excitement. It commenced with several member of this coed track team singing the national anthem. The melody of their voices had the crowd mesmerized. Some of the visiting competitors requested that they perform at the Varsity DCL Championships too.

It has been 5 years since Newton South hosted the DCL J.V. Championships in the fieldhouse and this year's event has proven to be one of the most exciting meets for south's developing track stars.

  Freshman sprinter Ester Cho ran the 3rd fastest time 8.10 in the 55M dash, with Sasha Restrepo finishing 6th 8.58. Another freshman, Rosalie Goldberg ran away from the pack and took 1st place in the 300M dash in 49.1, with her teammate Mikayla Bogart in tow for 3rd place with a 50.2. Both freshmen, Anna Alsop and Jina An took 1, 2 in the Shot Put with throws of 25'-5" and 24'-5" respectively.

  From the Boys, Junior, Aaron Zheng's 41.6 was 2nd fastest in the 300M, while freshman Cornelius Funk ran an outstanding 300M race and placed 6th with 43.7. Both Juniors, Christopher Wong and Justin Lew had a remarkable day setting their new personal best in the Long Jump; 17'9" for Wong and 15'10" for Lew. Also Junior, Stephen Orken placed 1st in the Shot Put with 33'-1". Freshman, Nick Marino was 5th fastest in the 55M dash 7.42.

 This Coed Sprint Group feed on challenging workouts and sports discipline, soiled with the support from good team leadership and sportsmanship. And, family, friends and alumni provide the water needed for these developing track athletes to blossom into Newton South's mighty oaks!

Coach Norton
Head Coach-NStrack Boys
B/G Sprint & Field Events

Weekend NSHS Alum results

28 Jan. 2011
Reebok Boston Collegiate Track and Field
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Click here for results
Men 1000 meters
22 Uruci, Xhulio Umass Boston 2:38.79
Women 1000 meters

2 Dahlberg, Bridget Boston College 2:51.74
15 Fineman, Melanie Brown 3:05.37

Womens distance medley 3 Boston College 'A' 12:05.80
1) Dahlberg, Bridget 

2) Wallace, Madeline 

3) Lord, Sarah 

4) Stasiuk, Allison 

Women shot put 

1 Mbianda, Nalis Umass Amherst 13.56m 44-06.00 

Women weight throw
25 Mbianda, Nalis Umass Amherst 11.00m 36-01.25

2011 BU Terrier Invitational

January 28-29, 2011

Women 60 meters

12 Banks, Ezra Umass Dartmouth 8.10

Women Triple Jump

15 Banks, Ezra Umass Dartmouth 10.51m 34-05.75

Women 5000 meters

7 Karys, Kelsey Cornell 16:45.44

Bowdoin vs Colby, Springfield & Tufts - 1/29/2011
Men 3000 meters
8 Schneider, Marcus Bowdoin 9:13.43
14 Bargar, Cliff Tufts 9:38.52
Women 400 meters
4 Norris, Ann Colby 1:05.36
Ann also ran in the 4x200 and the 4x400
US Coast Guard Academy Winter Invitational #2 - 1/30/2010

Men 800 meters

7 Will Cha Trinity 2:05.91

Wil also ran in the 4x800

Seamus McElligot Invitational - 1/29/2011

Womens Triple Jump
6 Heeren, Emily Gettysburg 10.21m 33-06.00
Womens pole vault
7 Heeren, Emily Gettysburg J2.75m 9-00.25
Womens shot put
18 Heeren, Emily Gettysburg 9.23m 30-03.50

Boys MSTCA Coaches Invitational Meet

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55 meters
20 Kuffour, Patrick 12 Newton South 6.83
86 Henderson, Grant 12 Newton South 7.10
145 Lee, You Gi 10 Newton South 7.31
55 meter hurdles
46 Connolly, Dan 12 Newton South 8.57
300 meters
50 El Korchi, Youssef 11 Newton South 38.01
72 Potochnik, Cary 11 Newton South 38.39
high jump
21 El Korchi, Youssef 11 Newton South J5-11.00
long jump
64 Kuffour, Patrick 12 Newton South 18-02.50
4 x 200 meters
6 Newton South HS 'A' 1:34.20
1) Lopci, Marini 10
2) Henderson, Grant 12 

3) Kuffour, Patrick 12
4) El Korchi, Youssef 11
4 x 400 meters
18 Newton South HS 'A' 3:39.31 

1) El Korchi, Youssef 11
2) Potochnik, Cary 11 

3) Remy, Brooks 11
4) Alkins, Jeffrey 12
4 x 800 meters
16 Newton South HS 'A' 8:28.42 

1) O'Brien, Conor 12
2) Remy, Brooks 11 

3) Hickey, Joe 10
4) Melly, David 12

The boys are running the MSTCA Invitational meet today

The boys MSTCA meet is about to start (9:55 am). Results will be posted live as they happen and as they go up on the scoreboard at Reggie Lewis. These results are unofficial until after the meet.

The girls ran the MSTCA invitational today

Click here for complete girls results
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos by John Keklak (LS parent)
Click here for photos by John Keklak 2nd set (LS parent)
Click here for photos by Bryan Holtzman (LS grad)
Click here for photos by Chris Brearley (Westford parent)
Congrats to Cathy O'Keefe for winning the 1000 meters with a very fast time well ahead of the field.
The 4x800 was very close. Wish I could have been there to see the final leg. Who can fill in a story?
high jump
14 Nicole Kestenberg 11 Newton South 5-00.00
300 meters
69 Madeline Frieze 12 Newton South 44.79
97 Elizabeth Fineman 09 Newton South 45.65
105 Charlotte Huth 09 Newton South 46.02
1 mile
27 Emily Caggiano 10 Newton South 5:32.60
28 Lucrecia Aguilar 09 Newton South 5:33.32
55 meters
125 Mary Testa 11 Newton South 8.16
145 Andrea Braver 12 Newton South 8.30
149 Sasha Restrepo 09 Newton South 8.32
1000 meters
1 Kathy O'Keefe 12 Newton South 2:55.54
59 Anna Rhatigan 09 Newton South 3:18.32
76 Hannah Friedman 11 Newton South 3:21.15
2 miles
21 Anna Laurence 11 Newton South 12:01.03
61 Sarina Weiss 09 Newton South 12:48.38
4 x 800 meters
1 Burlington HS 'A' 9:50.63
2 Newton South 'A' 9:50.74
4 x 200 meters
45 Newton South 'A' 1:54.92

photo by Bryan Holtzman

photo by John Keklak

photo by Dave Fineman

photo by Chris Brearley

photos from DCL NS v WA meet 10 Jan 2011

Click here for photos by Chris Brearley of Westford Academy
Thanks Chris

Alumni results, through 23 Jan 2011

Could people please send me results to post. I don't have time to find as many as there are.
georgettoad at gmail.
Here's a start:

11 Dec. 2010; Harvard Invitational
women TJ
8 Ezra Banks UMass Dartmouth 36'-0"
men 1 mile
45 Uruci, Xhulio UMass Boston 4:38:09

2010 Bowdoin Tri Meet - 12/11/2010
men 5000 meters
7 Schneider, Marcus So Bowdoin 16:21.47

Cornell Southern Tier Collegiate Open - 1/7/2011
women 1 mile
2 Kelsey Karys So Cornell 5:00.97
women 1000 meters
1 Kelsey Karys So Cornell 3:05.20

42nd Dartmouth Relays - 1/8/2011 to 1/9/2011

women 1 mile
7 Dahlberg, Bridget So Boston College 5:03.94
Women Distance Medley

2 Boston College A, 12:08:38 (Dahlberg, Bridget So)
men 1 mile
15 Uruci, Xhulio Fr UMass Boston 4:34.42

URI Sorlein Memorial T&F Invitational Friday jan 14, 2011

women 55 meters
4 Banks, Ezra FR Umass Dartmouth 7.43p 7.48
women 200 meters
5 Banks, Ezra FR Umass Dartmo 27.46
women triple jump
4 Banks, Ezra FR Umass Dartmo 11.00m 36-01.25
Women Weight Throw
16 Mbianda, Nalis SO Umass Amhers 10.40m 34-01.50
Women Shot Put
2 Mbianda, Nalis SO Umass Amhers 13.34m 43-09.25

2011 Bowdoin Quad Meet - 1/15/2011

men 3000 meters

14 Schneider, Marcus So Bowdoin 9:19.37 

men 55 meter dash
7 Huth, James Jr Middlebury 6.96, finals 7.04

Nittany Lion Challenge - 1/15/2011
women 3000 meters
3 Karys, Kelsey SO Cornell 9:45.09

RIT Tiger Invitational - 1/15/2011
Men 500 Meters
4 Yuji Wakimoto FR Univ of Roch 70.72

2011 Reggie Poyau Memorial Track Meet - 1/15/2011
men 1000 meters
4 Uruci, Xhulio Umass Boston 2:39.60
men 3000 meters
12 Uruci, Xhulio Umass Boston 9:20.77

BU Multi Team Meet - 1/20/2010

women 1 mile
1 Dahlberg, Bridget So Boston College 4:57.49

Cornell Upstate Challenge - 1/21 to 1/22/2011
women 1 mile
1 Kelsey Karys So Cornell 5:04.91

2011 UAlbany Great Dane Classic - 1/21/2011
women shot put
7 Nalis Mbianda SO Umass 13.35m 43-09.75

Lid-Lifter - 1/22/2011  Denison University

men 3000 meters
4 Ben Finch SO Carnegie Mel  9:23.27

2011 Snow Bird Open - 1/22/2011 Illinois College
women 60 meters
8 Sandson, Katie Fr Washington U 8.32
women 200 meters
12 Sandson, Katie Fr Washington U 28.69

Saints Indoor Invitational St, Lawrence U 1/22/2011

men 1000 meters
9 Wakimoto, Yuji FR Rochester 2:38.24
Men Distance Medley 1 Rochester 'A' 10:45.51

Wesleyan Invitational III 1/22/11 at Middletown, Conn.
women 400 meters
4 Julia Frieze, Jr Wesleyan, 1:03.72
men 1 mile
21 Cha, Will SO Trinity Coll, 4:44.64

Springfield College Invitation T&F Meet #2 - 1/22/2011
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
5 Tufts 'A' 3:35.05 

1) Xia, Lawrence SO 2) Nakanishi, Brad SO 3) Porte, Clint FR 4) Bargar, Cliff JR
men 5000 meters
8 Weaver, Matthew JR MIT 16:07.52

NS v LS dual meet - highlights

At first we think "Why do we have a track meet on MLK Day, a day off to remember a great leader of the civil rights movement in this country, with the famous speech of having a dream that all God's children will come together ..." and I hope you all know the rest. If not, look it up. On Monday Jan. 17, on this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday it was a great example of how far we've come in this movement all God's children of the DCL came together, teams representing different nationalities, religions, and genders competing in the joyous event of indoor track and field.
The Newton South Sprint Group had outstanding performances all around. Personal best were abounds in this meet at the Boston University complex. From the senior Boys, Patrick Kuffour 6.76, and Grant Henderson 6.98 ran excellent times in their 55M dash. Two 2nd place crowns for the Senior Co-Captains, Jeffrey Alkins' Long Jump 18'5" and Alex Karys in the Shot Put 39'3". Another Senior, Dan Connolly captured a marginal win in the 55M hurdles 8.43, it was also his personal best. Junior, Youssef Elkorchi took a 1st place in the high jump 6'0" and a 2nd place in the 300M 36.83. Also juniors, Andrew O'Hagan 3rd in the 300M 37.35, 2nd in High Jump 5'8", and Brooks Remy's 2nd place 600M in 1:29.41 were major contributors for the win against Lincoln-Sudbury.
The Sprint Girls are getting faster! Senior, Madeline Frieze ran an outstanding 300M race in 44.18 along with both freshmen Lizzie Fineman and Charlotte Huth in tow running 44.52 and 45.35 respectively. Hmm, Fineman and Huth...where did I hear those names before..? Madeline Frieze 7.84 and Lizzie Fineman 7.94 teamed up in the 55M dash as well. Senior, Avery Forrow is now looking better in the High Jump 4'6". And Sophomore, Kathleen Garrity ran a personal best in the 55M hurdles 10.97.
So...This track meet had a lot of great races both with speed and ethnic faces...
Now, I wouldn't know what to say if we have a meet on thanksgiving day..?

Coach Norton
Head Coach-NSTrack Boys
B/G Sprint & Field Events

LS NS matchup - DCL Meet 4

The meet was held at BU, so the runners could wear spikes. The BU track is fast, with a more steeply angled bank than Reggie. The uphill/downhill running in lanes takes a bit of getting used to in the 300m, and barrel starts in the 600m. Although it's quick, your legs always feel beat up after racing there. I've run a 800 and a 400 there. Starting in lane 6 in spikes in the 400 feels like you're balancing on the side of a mountain.

This was one of the tough dual pairings in the DCL, AB being the other. The boys won 50-45, even with a DQ'ed 4x4 (more on that later). The girls were simply outgunned by some of the LS stars, like Lauren Ready in the hurdles, dash and long jump, but we got some great PR's in, more qualifiers for States, and outstanding performances by freshmen and sophomores.

Click here for full results
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Click here for photos by John Keklak of LS

Maybe the biggest news was some of the individual performances by non-LS, non-NS runners.

Rebecca Robinson of Arlington ran 7.20 55m dash, and a 38.96 300m. If I simply multiply the 300m time by 4/3 that is a 52 second 400m. More realistically, it converts to maybe a 55, but you get the idea.

David Blaides of Concord Carlisle ran a 1:24.53 600m, and Curt Owen of AB ran a 2:34.93 1000m.

On the girls side - Madeline Frieze stepped up with two big PR's - one in the 55m (7.84) and winning her heat in the 300m (44.18). Lauren ready of LS took 1st in the heat, but frosh Lizzie Fineman ran a strong 7.94 for a 2-3 finish. NS ran 1-3 in the 300m with another Frieze -Fineman pairing.

NS also took 2-3 in the mile with sophomore Emily Caggiano and freshman Lucrecia Aguilar both in 5:38 running well together and qualifying for States.

The start of the 1000m was something of a surprise, as I was expecting Kathy O'Keefe to go rocketing out to the lead, but, instead she splitted in the 37-39 range for the first 4 200's. I finally caught on that she was helping pace frosh Anna Rhatigan and Hannah Friedman and helped them along to state qualifying times. Kathy took 1st and Anna took 3rd.

Kathy was our top shot-putter, getting points up for a 2nd place, and anchored the 4x4, making up a 20m deficit to take the win for NS.

On the boys side, David Melly doubled in the 1 mile and 2 mile, doing what he had to do. In the mile, he ran a conservative 4:35 to take 1st in the dual matchup against LS, and then paced himself in the deuce, finally rocketing a 33 sec final 200 for a 9:42.4

Senior Danny Connolly shows what perseverance over the years can do. I recall helping coach him in hurdles when he was a freshman. Some events like hurdles, the jumps and shot take a long time to get good at - a lot of dots have to be connected. He took first in the LS matchup in the hurdles in 8.43, qualifying for states.

Patrick Kaffour took first in the dash with a 6.76. I think this is his best for the season. Yousseff al-Korchi and Andrew O'Hagan ran 2-3 in the 300 *and* 1-2 in the high jump, *and* came back for the 4x4.

Brooks Remy and Cary Potochnik went 2-3 against LS in the 600. Connor O'Brien ran tough in the 1000m, tacking 2nd. Alex Karys and Brandon Caldwell took 2-3 in the shot. Jeff Alkins took 2nd in the long jump.

The points added up in our favor for the guys, and there was a huge amount of cheering for the boys 4x4 as it wasn't clear that the meet was already decided at that point. Youssef, Brook, Andrew and Marini ran a 3:33.11, but got DQ'ed. I don't know the precise violation, but I think in one of the handoffs, the incoming runner didn't get off the track in time, impeding the LS runner. That's what it *looked* like to me. In any case, they ran a spectacular relay, DQ notwithstanding, adding to the excitement of the meet. 

DCL dual meet against LS today

It should be over by now. Sorry, couldn't make it. Who else wants to take on reporting and announcing?
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Click here for photos by John Keklak of LS

Dual County League - 1/17/2011 Meet#4
Boston University Dual Meet Scores -
Women
Acton-Boxborough 58.00 - 37.00 Westford
Notre Dame Academy 67.00 - 23.00 Arlington
Weston 56.00 - 22.00 Bedford
Waltham 54.00 - 28.00 Boston Latin
Concord-Carlisle 68.00 - 26.00 Wayland High School
Lincoln-Sudbury 59.00 - 36.00 Newton South
Men
Acton-Boxborough 68.00 - 27.00 Westford
Bedford 50.00 - 40.00 Weston
Waltham 43.00 - 34.00 Boston Latin
Concord-Carlisle 78.00 - 17.00 Wayland High School
Newton South 50.00 - 45.00 Lincoln-Sudbury

photo by Dave Fineman 

State Coaches Indoor Relays: Div. 1

State Coaches Indoor Relays: Div. 1 was held at Reggie Lewis track today.
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photo by Dave Fineman

D1 report

With the LS/NS dual meet on Monday, we ran only a few teams. One of the goals was to get qualifying times for States in the girls 4x8 (yes), boys 4x2 (yes) and girls 4x2 (yes), and to get in a good time for the sprint medley, which is a possible race for Nationals at the Armory.

Full results can be found at:

http://www.mstca.org/Winter_Season/Entries/ResultsDivIRelays.htm

NS and NN had a huge duel in the sprint medley relay. Kathy opened up with a 1:39 600m split, which the announcer said is the 6th fastest 600m this year in Massachusetts. Her 800 was 2:14. NS held the lead up until the last leg, where North had a super strong anchor. North won in 4:15 and South took 2nd in 4:16. It was an impressive race on both sides. I should point out that there were also two freshmen running for South in that race.

The announcer said that the NS time was the 10th fastest SMR in the country and NN's was the 6th fastest.

NN boys won their SMR in a 3:35, which the announcer said was the fastest in the country. Unfortunately I didn't get their splits. AB's leadoff split a 1:57.7 to give them a good start, but their lead got whittled down and North's anchor ran a superb leg for the win.

In the 4x2, Mary Testa, Lizzie Fineman, Char Huth, and Madeline Frieze teamed up to run a 1:54.4 (by my watch) with everyone under 30 and clean handoffs. Again, two freshmen on this one. State qualifying time is 1:57.24, so it looks like they made States.

Youssef El Korchi, Marini Lopci, Patrick Kuffour and Jeff Alkins ran in the boys 4x2, in 1:35.28 (my watch), all splitting in the 23-24 zone. This also qualifies for States (qual. time is 1:39.24). Jeff held off a late closing Chelmsford anchor to win the heat and take 6th overall.

The funny 0.24's in the qualifying times have to do with conversion from hand to FAT time, in case you're curious where on Earth that came from. My own modest contribution was to help them figure out the handoffs at yesterday's practice, which was totally fun for me!

If you're curious about State qualifying standards, check here, but you have to scroll down quite a bit.

http://miaa.net/Track-Indoor-Format-10-11.pdf

Qualifying marks for the DCL Championship meet is equivalent to the qualifying standard for the D4 states.

There were some great performances by Andover, North and AB. Lowell edged North in the 4x2, winning in 1:32.02

If anyone wants their relay splits e-mail me: huth (at) physics (dot) harvard (dot) edu .

I generally don't post splits unless it's something like Kathy's, or if everyone PR's at the same time (rare, but it has happened).

D1 Relays preview

South's bringing a smaller squad than normal because of the LS-NS dual matchup on Monday. Newton North is bringing a very strong squad. I have both the NS and NN entries below. Here are my observations on the seeds and teams.

LS is only entered in the high jump relay - presumably because they're saving up for the dual meet on Monday with NS.

Girls

Andover, as usual, is bringing a very strong squad. They have the top seeds on a lot of relays. In the girls 4x50m shuttle, NN and Andover are the top seeds, and NN has a good shot at knocking off Andover. The same is true of 4x50m shuttle hurdle. Andover has the top seed in the girls 4x200.

The sprint medley relay (800-200-200-400) is totally loaded and should be a great one to watch. South and Andover have the top seed in 4:12, with North seeded 3rd in 4:14, Boston Latin is bringing a very strong squad, along with Acton-Boxboro. The SMR is a tough one to seed because it's rarely competed and none of the legs are competed as part of the indoor duals, so the seeding is a huge guessing game for the coaches. Anything could happen. Weymouth also has a strong squad - If you want to see a competitive relay - this is the one to watch.

Weymouth loaded up their girls DMR and has probably the strongest squad there by far. Like the SMR, the DMR is tough to seed, because of the distances and the 1200 leg (1200-400-800-1600)

North has a shot at winning the girls HJ relay and could take the LJ relay. North has *both* an A and B squad in the LJ relay.

Franklin, Haverhill, Weymouth and Wachusett all have nearly identical seed times in the 4x8, so it should be close.

In the high jump relay, North has 3 girls all seeded at 5.00 - they could take it.

North is bringing two squads to the long jump relay and are definitely capable of taking this as well.

North is the top seed in the 4x4

Boys

Andover also has the top seed in the boys 4x50m dash and hurdle, along with the 4x8. The NN boys have the top seed in the 4x200 and in the SMR.

In the 4x200, NN will get strong competition from Lawrence and Brockton. I'm a bit surprised that New Bedford isn't seeded higher. The 4x200 is a bit of a guessing game as well, since it's rarely competed. Handoffs and DQ's can be a *major* issue in the 4x2 - real roller derby stuff.

Like the girls SMR, the boys will also be very competitive. Acton-Boxboro is bringing a very strong squad, as is Andover and Sommerville. Again, the guessing game in seeding makes it hard to predict.

The boys long jump should be a lock for New Bedford, with three of the top 10 seeds.

North has A and B squads on the boys shot and look like they could take this as well.

Below are all the entries and seed for NS and NN, along with order of events.

D1 Relays – 9:30 AM Sunday Jan 16th at Reggie
Order of Events
Infield Oval
HIGH JUMP (3 jumpers) 4 x 800 meter Relay
LONG JUMP (3 jumpers)-BOYS first Sprint Medley Relay
SHOT PUT (3 throwers) 4 x 200 meter Relay
50 yard Shuttle Hurdle Relay Distance Medley Relay
50 yard Shuttle Dash Relay 4 x 400 meter Relay
Sprint Medley order: 800-200-200-400
Distance Medley order: 1200-400-800-1600Event 1 Girls 4x50 Yard Relay

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All-Class: 24.71 1/17/2009 Newton South HS
Division I: 24.71 1/17/2009 NEWTON SOUTH H.S.
School Seed
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2 Newton North 'A' 25.10
1) Forbes, Carla 2) Brown, Steph
3) Wong, Kayla 4) McLaughlin, Bridget

Event 2 Boys 4x50 Yard Relay
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All-Class: 22.12 2006 Xaverian - Westwood
Division I: 22.12 2006 XAVERIAN - WESTWOOD
School Seed
10 Newton North 'A' 22.99
1) Doyle, Terrell 2) Menninger, Nate
3) Lucken, Ryan 4) Bressler, Matt

Event 3 Girls 4x50 Yard Shuttle Hurdle
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All-Class: 29.1h 2002 D-Y / Hopkinton
Division I: 29.53 2007 NEW BEDFORD HS
School Seed
2 Newton North 'A' 28.50
1) Wong, Kayla 2) Brown, Steph
3) Ren, Amy 4) Prior, Kayla

Event 4 Boys 4x50 Yard Shuttle Hurdle
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All-Class: 26.08 2007 St. John's Prep.
Division I: 26.08 2007 ST. JOHN'S PREP (D)
School Seed
9 Newton North 'A' 28.00
1) Fofana, Nick 2) Dickey, Matt
3) Guang, Young 4) Kenslea, Tim

Event 5 Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
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All-Class: 1:44.0h 1987 Randolph HS
Division I: 1:44.45 2005 CAMBRIDGE RINDGE & LATIN
School Seed
11 Newton South 'A' 1:52.50
1) Frieze, Madeline 2) Fineman, Elizabeth
3) Huth, Charlotte 4) Testa, Mary
41 Newton North 'A' 2:06.00
1) O'Connor, Lydia 2) Lehman, Sonja
3) Kwan, Caitlin 4) Brandl, Katie

Event 6 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
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All-Class: 1:30.4h 1990 Brockton HS
Division I: 1:30.4h 1990 BROCKTON HS
School Seed
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1 Newton North 'A' 1:32.00
1) Lucken, Ryan 2) Clark, Ben
3) Doyle, Terrell 4) Penn, Isiaih
14 Newton South 'A' 1:35.20
1) El Korchi, Youssef 2) Kuffour, Patrick
3) Lopci, Marini 4) Thornton, Tyrone

Event 7 Boys 1600 Sprint Medley
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All-Class: 3:31.3h 1993 Brockton HS
Division I: 3:31.3h 1993 BROCKTON HS
School Seed
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Newton North 'A' 3:35.00
1) Lichtman, Ezra 2) Doyle, Terrell
3) Lucken, Ryan 4) Penn, Isiaih

Event 8 Girls 1600 Sprint Medley
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All-Class: 4:06.6h 1980 Brookline HS
Division I: 4:07.6h 1982 NEEDHAM HS
School Seed
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1 Newton South 'A' 4:12.00
1) Rhatigan, Anna 2) Friedman, Hannah
3) Chaparala, Alekhya 4) O'Keefe, Kathy
3 Newton North 'A' 4:14.00
1) Nadeau, Madison 2) Pursley, Meghan
3) Brown, Steph 4) Gillis, Margo

Event 9 Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
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All-Class: 7:53.3h 1984 Cambridge Rindge & Latin
Division I: 7:53.3h 1984 CAMBRIDGE RINDGE & LATIN
School Seed
6 Newton South 'A' 8:23.00
1) O'Brien, Conor 2) Moisescu, Victor
3) Hickey, Joe 4) Melly, David
23 Newton North 'A' 8:46.00
1) Keefe, Justin 2) Long, Jon
3) Demarest, David 4) Ranti, Dan

Event 10 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
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All-Class: 9:16.79 2008 Lincoln-Sudbury
Division I: 9:16.79 2008 LINCOLN-SUDBURY REG.
School Seed
7 Newton North 'A' 10:06.00
1) Bellerose, Meghan 2) Heffernan, Maggie
3) Banerjee, Devika 4) Heffernan, Evie
11 Newton South 'A' 10:18.50
1) Caggiano, Emily 2) Aguilar, Lucrecia
3) Eisenberg, Naomi 4) Laurence, Anna

Event 11 Boys Distance Medley
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All-Class: 10:26.00 2006 Xaverian - Westwood
Division I: 10:26.00 1994 XAVERIAN - WEST.
School Seed
8 Newton North 'A' 10:45.00
1) Ranti, Dan 2) Keefe, Justin
3) Lichtman, Ezra 4) Wagner, Orion

Event 12 Girls Distance Medley
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All-Class: 12:23.5h 2002 Cambridge Rindge & Latin
Division I: 12:23.5h 2002 CAMBRIDGE RINDGE & LATIN
School Seed
18 Newton North 'A' 14:00.00
1) Heffernan, Maggie 2) Bennett, Suzy
3) Bellerose, Meghan 4) Gillis, Margo

Event 13 Boys High Jump Relay
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All-Class: 5.61m 1/17/2009 Boston College HS
Division I: 5.61m 1/17/2009 BOSTON COLLEGE HS
Name Year School Seed Mark
10 Hart, Tylor Newton North 6-00.00
17 El Korchi, Youssef Newton South 5-10.00
18 Fofana, Nick Newton North 5-10.00
40 O'Hagan, Andrew Newton South 5-06.00
41 Yang, Hanson Newton North 5-06.00
63 Remy, Brooks Newton South 5-04.00

Event 14 Girls High Jump Relay
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All-Class: 4.80m 1/24/2010 Andover HS, Andover
Division I: 49.60m 2007 BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM
Name Year School Seed Mark
8 Kestenberg, Nicole Newton South 5-00.00
9 Hutchinson, Emily Newton North 5-00.00
10 Ren, Amy Newton North 5-00.00
11 Larkin, Maeve Newton North 5-00.00
38 Forrow, Avery Newton South 4-06.00
42 Huth, Charlotte Newton South 4-04.00

Event 15 Boys Long Jump Relay
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All-Class: 19.17m 2008 Newton North HS
Division I: 19.17m 2008 NEWTON NORTH HS
Name Year School Seed Mark
7 Penn, Isiaih Newton North 20-06.00
11 Hart, Tylor Newton North 20-04.00
21 Kuffour, Patrick Newton South 19-04.00
28 Bressler, Matt Newton North 19-00.0
43 Alkins, Jeffrey Newton South 18-07.00
57 Thornton, Tyrone Newton South 18-00.00
84 Wong, Christopher Newton South 16-00.00

Event 16 Girls Long Jump Relay
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All-Class: 15.10m 2003 Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. HS
Division I: 14.43m 1/17/2009 BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM
Name Year School Seed Mark
2 Forbes, Carla Newton North 17-00.00
4 Ren, Amy Newton North 16-10.00
9 Prior B, Kayla Newton No. - B 15-11.00
18 Larkin, Maeve Newton North 15-02.00
19 Larkin B, Maeve Newton No. - B 15-02.00
24 Wong, Kayla Newton North 15-00.00
25 Wong B, Kayla Newton No. - B 15-00.00
33 Brown B, Steph Newton No. - B 14-06.00

Event 17 Boys Shot Put Relay
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All-Class: 48.25m 1986 Arch. Williams-Braintree
Division I: 47.23m 1982 NEW BEDFORD HS
Name Year School Seed Mark
3 Mayanja, Swardick Newton North 51-07.00
6 Guang, Young Newton North 49-01.00
7 Donovan, Ryan Newton North 48-03.00
16 Witham, Carl Newton No. - B 44-06.00
21 Menninger B, Nate Newton No. - B 43-07.00
23 Fofana B, Nick Newton No. - B 43-01.00
51 Caldwell, Brandon Newton South 40-00.00
62 Karys, Alex Newton South 38-09.00
70 Kim, Ryan Newton South 38-00.00
93 Okren, Stephen Newton South 32-03.50

Event 18 Girls Shot Put Relay
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All-Class: 32.57m 1982 Acton-Boxboro Reg. HS
Division I: 31.30m 1990 BROCKTON HS
Name Year School Seed Mark
41 Salvucci, Michela Newton North 28-00.00
56 McLaughlin, Bridget Newton North 25-04.00
84 Nugent, Alyssa Newton North 20-00.00
85 Laughrea, Cassie Newton North 20-00.00

Event 19 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
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All-Class: 3:18.3h 1979 Brockton HS
Division I: 3:18.3h 1979 BROCKTON HS
School Seed
5 Newton North 'A' 3:35.00
1) Clark, Ben 2) Swain, Dan
3) Lichtman, Ezra 4) Doyle, Terrell

Event 20 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
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All-Class: 3:56.8h 1981 North Quincy HS
Division I: 3:59.29 2008 LINCOLN-SUDBURY REG.
School Seed
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1 Newton North 'A' 4:03.00
1) Gillis, Margo 2) Bellerose, Meghan
3) Nadeau, Madison 4) Bennett, Suzy

Advice to a first time 4x2 runner at Reggie D1 relays

Advice to a first time 4x200m runner at the D1 relays

First, congratulations – you are about to experience one of the most chaotic and wild rides of your life. A 4x200 at Reggie in a crowded environment is bewildering and can be confusing.

Here’s how it goes down:

1.) Some of the officials are exceedingly strict. They’re paid to officiate and that’s what they do. There have been D1 relays where they’ll disqualify teams for what seems like the slightest infraction. So, worry about jewelry, under armor and uniforms. No jewelry, wristwatches, hair beads, earrings or rings. If two or more runners wear under armor – the must be identical. Even if an official inside the gym says it’s OK, the official on the track will DQ you anyway. The uniforms have to be identical. If the little Nike label has been washed off on one person’s uniform, everyone has to put a piece of tape over that spot on all the uniforms. I know, it sounds crazy, but people have been DQ’ed for all of these things. Check your uniforms the day before the race and if you’re going to wear under-armor, compare your plans and make dead-certain they’re identical. My advice is to just skip under-armor – it’s like a red cape waved in the face of a bull (official).

2.) Don’t miss the call!! Reggie is very loud – stay close to your teammates and listen for everything that goes over the loudspeaker. It’s easy to miss the call for the relay. Bring your stuff to the gym, but then be ready to wait. Again, stay together.

3.) Remember your heat number when you check in. Make sure your numbers are on and the hip number for the anchor is on so that the camera can view it at the finish. They’ll call for your heat and then you line up in the order you run. Leadoff in front, #2 behind them, #3 behind them, anchor last. Leadoff and number 2 runner, remember your lane assignment!! Have your spikes on (yes you’ll have to walk funny out of the gym). The officials will peel off the number one runners and send them off, and then the number 2, then 3, then anchor. All the leadoffs, then all the #2’s etc will be led to the narrow corridor next to the track with the fence on the other side. You’ll idle there and watch other races go by. Parents and teammates will tell you to “kick-ass”, but you’ll be nervous and bewildered and make small talk with the runners from other teams next to you.

4.) OK, you’re the next race on the track. After the first handoff and the runners break from the race before yours, the leadoffs will be led to the outside rail of the turn and the official will try to point out the starting line for you. Remember the color and location in your lane of the start line.

5.) As soon as the previous race is over, they’ll tell the leadoffs to get to their lanes. The officials will rush the number two runners to the start of their exchange zones. This is a red colored triangle that’s pointing in the direction you’re running. Take a close look for the triangle that’s the end of the exchange zone 20 meters down the track. Make a note of the halfway point between the triangles. Remember to stay inside these two triangles. I can’t for the life of me understand what’s so difficult about this concept, but there you go.

6.) Number 3 and 4 runners then have to line up along the plastic outside railing led by a big official with glasses and grey hair. He’ll eyeball you to see if you have any jewelry on.

7.) While #3 and #4 are lining up against the rail, you’ll probably hear the gun go off, and the official will still be talking to you. Since the first three turns are in lanes, when the leadoff comes around, the official will tell you to scrunch back against the plastic railing to let the leadoff in lane #6 get by.

8.) Handoffs – here’s where it gets really interesting. The outgoing runner has to judge when to start. Ideally, the exchange should happen just before the mid-point of the zone. The outgoing runner’s responsibility is to keep that receiving hand absolutely still and a target for the incoming runner. It’s the incoming runner’s responsibility to hit that target. You don’t want the outgoing runner to fumble around to grab the baton while the incoming runner is trying to find the mark. That’s like waking up in the middle of the night and trying to find the light switch, but the light switch decides to move around on you. Outgoing runner – just make a good steady target. If the outgoing runner gets to the midpoint and doesn’t have the baton in hand, tap gently on the brakes, so you don’t have to come to a full stop at the end of the zone. This gives you a chance to complete the pass and make up for small errors without a catastrophic DQ or coming to a dead stop.

9.) OK, you have the baton – now it’s showtime. The leadoffs have to stay in their lane until all the runners go by, and then get off the track quickly. The runner who has the baton should accelerate rapidly and then on the break to the pole, run a straight line toward the far turn. Remember you need one and a half strides on another runner to cut in. Sometimes you might have to dart just a bit more quickly to the inside to hold the rail, but don’t do this at the expense of a DQ. There’s an official with a flag who’ll be watching this cut in like a hawk at that turn.

8.) OK, now number 3 – this is the first exchange out of lane. There’s a red line and a red triangle on the inside lane 10 meters behind the start finish line. The order of runners coming off the last curve determines the order of runners in the line-up at the exchange zone. You stay inside the triangle and red line. Remember that the start-finish line is the halfway point of the exchange zone. If a runner gets the exchange ahead of you, you advance to the rail if there’s time. Sometimes the incoming runner will break wide to reach you. You have to use some judgment about advancing toward the inside lane. Wave at them, and make sure they see where you are. At some point you commit and go into your crouch to take off. As before, the number 3 runner has to present a stable target for the incoming runner, and the incoming runner has the responsibility of getting it into their hand. Yelling “slow down” isn’t crazy if the outgoing runner takes off too soon. Again, if the exchange doesn’t happen by the start-finish line, the outgoing runner should gently tap on the brakes.

9.) Once the exchange happens, the #2 runner should quickly step off the track to avoid collisions – quickly glance back and don’t act as an obstacle for another runner, especially if the exchange is happening in an outside lane. The # 3 runner should put on a burst of speed once he/she has the baton and go for the inside lane to establish position. If #3 ends up behind someone, toward the end of the first turn, drift to his or her outside shoulder at the end of the turn, and then use the backstretch to take them. Be aggressive on the backstretch and get a good position for the next turn. Us the last turn as a slingshot to propel you into the final straight.

10.) Anchor – much the same advice goes for the anchor as the number 3 runner. The main thing is that it’s up to you to bring it home. Again, the backstretch is your biggest asset to pass people – or hold off a challenge.

11.) If you’re holding the inside lane coming off the last curve toward the finish, hug the inside lane, don’t run wide, as this can force another runner wide and you can get DQ’ed.

12.) Run ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FINISH – too many people let up and get caught at the end. Pretend that the actual finish is maybe five meters past the finish line, even if you’re in the lead. You can get surprised if you don’t.

13.) Runners 1,2,3 – don’t yell at your teammates from the inside of the track – this can result in a DQ.

14.) Above all – the official, the noise, the crowd, the whole dance can be distracting. Remember to focus and execute the handoffs with a clear head, and then race hard and smart, don’t let other runners intimidate you.

15.) When it’s all over, give your teammates a big hug, no matter what went down! You’re now part of the Reggie veterans!

3rd DCL dual meet at Reggie Lewis

Newton South ran against Westford Academy today winning both dual meets. At the last minute I couldn't come to the meet. Hopefully others took photos and can send links to those photos.
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photo by John Keklak

Dual County League - 1/10/2011, Meet#3, RLATC-Boston
Dual Meet Scores - Through Event 31
Women
Acton-Boxborough 58.00 - 33.00 Waltham
Concord-Carlisle 59.00 - 31.00 Arlington
Notre Dame Academy 82.00 - 8.00 Bedford
Lincoln-Sudbury 74.00 - 20.00 Boston Latin
Newton South 69.00 - 26.00 Westford
Wayland High School 50.00 - 44.00 Weston
Men
Acton-Boxborough 82.50 - 12.50 Waltham
Concord-Carlisle 58.50 - 36.50 Arlington
Lincoln-Sudbury 74.00 - 19.00 Boston Latin
Newton South 52.00 - 43.00 Westford
Weston 53.00 - 42.00 Wayland High School

Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore Meet at Reggie

The Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore Meet was held at the Reggie Lewis Track on Saturday 9 Jan.
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DCL dual meet v Westford Academy at Reggie Monday

Sure hope this is right.
DCL dual meet v Westford Academy at Reggie Monday 5 pm.

NS Track Highlights Holiday Qualifier; 29 Dec.

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The South Boys and Girls sprints/field events group performed at the Holiday Qualifier meet
on Dec.29. Senior, Madeline Frieze ran the 300 meter dash in 45.56, and came in 8th place out of 134
in that event. A Junior, Taylor Ollivierre ran 47.47 in the same event as she was testing the waters,
with her return from a foot fracture in her previous track season. Also Juniors, Kathleen Garrity and
Mary Testa competed in the 55M hurdles 11.17 and 55M dash 8.26 respectively. From the Boys,
Brooks Remy ran an aggressive race in the 300. He placed 3rd with a time of 38.01.
Senior, Dan Connolly ran a personal best in the 55M High Hurdles in 8.49. Dan was also the 3rd leg
in the 4x400 relay team with his fellow teammates Brooks Remy, Andrew O'Hagan, Jung Park.
The 4x400 relay took a 3rd place finish.

Coach Norton
Head Coach-NSTrack Boys
B/G Sprint & Field Events

NS Track Highlights Team Pentathlon

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There is always good bonding relationships made in the pentathlon event!
And that was truly the case with the Newton South Boys at the Team Pentathlon Meet
held at the Reggie Lewis Center on Dec.29. Team Co-Captains David Melly and Jeffrey Alkins
along with Jung Park, Andrew O'Hagan, and Brandon Caldwell all contributed their best efforts
in their single event to a 4th place team pentathlon victory. These guys were willing to make
sacrifices by trading events with each other if it came down to it to get their team the best results.
At this meet, It was a memorable moment to watch while they awaited for the final teams' results.
A camaraderie of a stronger team bond was clearly witnessed with their reminiscing laughter about their
event experiences.
Jeffrey Alkins Long Jump 18'10", Jung Park 55M Hurdles 8.45, Andrew O'Hagan High Jump 5'6",
Brandon Caldwell Shot Put 38'4", David Melly 1000M 2:34.0

Coach Norton
Head Coach-NSTrack Boys
B/G Sprint & Field Events

NS Track Highlights Boston Holiday Challenge; ---- 28 Dec.

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 The Boston Holiday Challenge is a meet that brings top level high school track and field competitors
from the New England area into the Reggie Lewis Center to perform and evaluate their skills needed
for progressing further into the season. The Newton South Boys, on their holiday break, took this opportunity not only to better their track skills but at the same time were acknowledged for their efforts at this invitational meet.

 Both Seniors, Jeffrey Alkins' 39'6" triple jump and Patrick Kuffour's long jump 19'3"
illustrates good skills that will surely develop through the season. Kuffour's 6.79 put him in the 55 meter dash finals where he accomplished a 6th place medal. Brooks Remy ran a personal best in the 600 meters 1:29.2.
The 4x200 relay team 1:36.5 with Tyrone Thornton, Grant Henderson, Jeffrey Alkins, Patrick Kuffour, and the 4x400 relay with Andrew O'Hagan, Brooks Remy, Conor O'Brien, David Melly, 3:39.6 were both awarded 5th place.

Coach Norton
Head Coach-NS Track Boys
B/G Sprint & Field Events