Despite losing on both sides (60-26 boys, 52-34 girls), we had a lot of PR's today, and one new state meet qualifier! On to the recap...
In the girls hurdles, Diana Waterman set a new PR with a time of 7.6, while Juliana Van Pelt ran the same time, just 0.1 off of her own PR. We also saw PR's from Anna Clark (8.8 to 8.4), and freshman Eve Bagley broke 9 seconds in her debut, running 8.9.
In the dash, Nikki Kerrigan just missed a new PR, running 5.9 (rounded time) to tie her PR and take second place behind only the #1 girl in the entire league.
Over in the mile, captains Chelsea Dubin and Maggie Naughton both had massive PR's, as Chelsea broke the 5:50 barrier with a 5:49 (6 second PR) and Maggie dropped her best time down three seconds to 5:54! Both those times stack up very well in the league.
In the 600, Sydney Snow took second in 1:48, and Eve PR'd again, lowering her time two seconds to 1:53.8!
Not content with tying her PR in the dash, Nikki Kerrigan ran a fantastic race to take the 300 in a PR of 0.4 seconds in 46.5! Virginia Hanstad took third from the unseeded heat in 47.7, and Shauna Rockett just missed her PR with a 48.0, though she did take third in the heat with a strong finish on the final curve.
Next up was the 1000...Katie Salley took control early, building a 20 yard lead, but had bigger goals in mind. She kept the pace, withstood a late charge by Hopkinton's lead girl, and crossed the finish in 3:22.2, qualifying for states! (On OUR track!) Just behind her in third place, fighting off two surging Hillers, was Kiara Hanlon, who PR'd by 7 seconds to run in 3:26.6! Sarah Stebbins also PR'd in 3:40.8, nearly breaking the 3:40 barrier.
Over in the 2 mile, Madison Ward found herself in the middle of what seemed to be half the league, as a group of eight - maybe nine? - ran single file for most of the race at a strong pace. She finished in 12:52, just one second off her best time on our track. Jess Strzempko ran 13:58, in just her second race at that distance.
Ward had earlier tied her own personal best - which is also tied for tops among freshmen in school history - with a jump of 4'10 to win the high jump! It was the second best performance in the entire facility today (including the very talented Westwood and Ashland girls).
In the shot put, Caitlin Turner had a big PR to toss the shot put 26'1.75, finishing third against a team that just won the shot put relay on Sunday at the Div. 3 Relays. Hannah Brady nearly PR'd as well with a throw of 25'11.75.
The final event saw the undefeated 4x400 facing arguably their toughest challenge yet this season. Shauna, Chelsea, Sydney, and Virginia won in 4:32, with Virginia regaining the lead with 60 yards to go and surging to the finish line.
For the boys meet...
Logan Cotto remained undefeated in the hurdles, winning in 6.4 seconds. Ben Clapper nearly took third place in just his second hurdles race, running a 7.4 to match the Hopkinton athlete's time, though losing on the finish.
In the dash, Isaac Fadden nearly PR'd in 5.6 seconds, and Max Chisholm tied his with a 5.7! Roy Mitri also lowered his PR by 0.2 seconds, running six flat.
Jack Boyd came thisclose to breaking 5:00 in the mile, finishing in 5:01.0 to take third against some of Hopkinton's best distance runners. The story of the race may be in fourth place, as Tanner Datz came into the race with a 5:10.6 PR. Not one to merely just break 5:10, he hammered out a 5:05.6! One wonders how fast he'll run on the fast oval at Reggie...
In the 600, Ryan Leonard took second in 1:32.5, leading reigning TVL MVP Tim Bolick for all but the last lap. Ryan Moser finished third in 1:34.8
Jake O'Connell was also facing some of the highest ranked people in the league in the 300, and used the competition to break the 42-second barrier with a third place time of 41.9! Clapper PR'd yet again with a 42.7.
In the 1000, Mike Simonelli lowered his best time to 2:58.5 to take third place.
Mike and Ed Glazebrook continued their recent streak of 1-2 finishes, as Mike won in 11:04 and Ed took second in 11:27. Mike's time was second best among all teams today.
Over in the high jump, Nick Bernard cleared 5'4 to take third in the high jump, just missing second on tiebreakers. Matt McIsaac cleared opening height for the second straight meet, a rare feat for a freshman.
Ryan Lynch had a big PR in shot put, throwing 26'11 to improve his best by over a foot!
In the final event...the boys 4x400 team knew their undefeated streak was going to face a tough task, especially with our usual anchor unable to run. Leonard took the lead with a 57-second split, Cole began building it in the second leg, and Jake O'Connell pulled away, giving anchor Ryan Moser an insurmountable lead that at one point was the length of the entire turn. The boys ran 3:56.2, just off their best time (here) for the year.
Our last meet is Wednesday against Ashland. I'll have the updated TVL Rankings by Friday, so you varsity kids can find out where you want to wind up for seedings for the big TVL Championship a week from Sunday!
