Winter Festival - 3 entries/3 medals!

Sydney wins the 1000!

Emma medals - 5th!

Kelly medals - 6th!

Coaches Moreau and Alves took Sydney Snow, Emma Guccione & Kelly Alves to the Holiday classic (THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME FROM VACATION!) and despite competition from New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, they each medaled!!  

First Kelly who was seeded 7th ended up with a toss of 32'4" to claim the first Holliston medal and move up to 6th and improve on her seed!

Next Sydney was in a race with 12 runners in her heat, and she and Mastreomatteo (top competitor in the race)  ran 1-2 for the first couple laps. Sydney passed her around 500 meters and ended up running out in front for the rest of the race and just missed breaking 3:00 with a 3:00:18 and 1st!

Emma was the last competitor from Holliston and had to wait til the final (fast) heat.  Around the first turn she was second to Alyssa Zee, but ended up getting boxed in with 60 meters to go.  In spite of getting stuck in between them, she still managed to place 5th out of 50 runners!  

Thank you to the coaches and Happy New Year!

Girls Beat Norton & Millis/Boys Split

The Girls team upped it's record to 5-0, by beating Norton in the relay for an exciting 45-41 win! Both teams beat Millis handily and the boys lost to Norton and end the year at 3-2.

Girls vs. Norton
Hurdles - Bagley (3) - 8.0
Dash - Guccione (2) - 6.0, Daly (3 tie) - 6.4
Mile - Snow (2) - 5:58.4,
600 - Bagley (2) - 1:47.4
300 - Guccione (1) - 44.8, Ward (3) - 46.8 - BIG PTS for Emma vs. Williams!
1000 - Snow (1) - 3:08.6, Mejia (3) - 3:27.2
2 Mile - Datz (2) - 13:16.2, Salley (3) - 13.33.9 - Big point on tough double (mile/2 mile) for Lauren Salley the Freshman!
Shot Put - Alves (1) - 34'2.47, Rowles (2) 26'.3" - seasonal PR for Kelly!
High Jump - M. Ward (1) - 5'0", C. Ward (3) - 4'8"
4x400 - Dolan, C. Ward, Mejia, M. Ward - OUR RELAY WINS THE MEET - way to go ladies!

Girls vs Millis
Hurdles - Bagley (2) - 8.0, Stevens (3) - 8.3
Dash - Guccione (1) - 6.0, Daly (2 tie) - 6.4
Mile - Snow (1) - 5:58.4, Salley (3) - 6:13.1
600 - Bagley (1) - 1:47.4, Dolan (2) - 1:49.4
300 - Guccione (1) - 44.8, Ward (2) - 46.8
1000 - Snow (1) - 3:08.6, Mejia (2) - 3:27.2, Katie Desrochers (3) 3:41.7
2 Mile - Datz (1) - 13:16.2, Salley (3) - 13.33.9
Shot Put - Alves (1) - 34'2.47
High Jump - M. Ward (1) - 5'0", C. Ward (2) - 4'8", R. Stevens (3) - 4'6"
4x400 - Dolan, C. Ward, Mejia, M. Ward - winners!

Boys vs. Millis
Hurdles - Lignabou (1) - 6.7, Zanghi (2/Tie) - 7.4
Dash - Lignabou (1) - 5.6, Rossi (3/Tie) - 5.9 - First Varsity place!
1 Mile - Strang (1) - 5.22.2, Engel (2) - 5:29.0, Wadddell (3) 5:33.8 - First points for Liam & Cam
600 - Sofoul (1) - 1:41.6, P. Mejia (2) - 1:42.8
300 - Brown (1) - 41.1, H. Dolan (2) - 43.6
1000 - Montain (1) - 3:09.0, St. George (2) - 3:11.1, Gallivan (3) - 3:15.2
2 Mile - Strang (1) - 12:02.3
Shot Put - Ratcliffe (1) - 39'.75", McKenna (2) - 34'.33", B. Salley (3) - 33'.5"
High Jump - Lignabou (1) - 5'6", Zaghi (2) - 5'2", Cam Waddell (3) - 5'0"

Boys vs. Norton
Hurdles - Lignabou (3) - 6.7
Dash - Lignabou (3) - 5.6
1 Mile - Strang (2) - 5.22.2
300 - Brown (2) - 41.1
1000 - Montain (1) - 3:09.0, St. George (3) - 3:11.1
2 Mile - Strang (3) - 12:02.3
Shot Put - Ratcliffe (2) - 39'.75"
High Jump - Lignabou (3) - 5'6"

HAPPY HOLIDAYS - Enjoy a few days off!!

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Great performances at the Winter Festival!

Madison Ward won the High Jump as the only one to clear 5'3". She proved that just because it's early in the season, she can still step up her game! Sydney Snow finished 2nd in the 1000 with a strong early season time of 3:02.70. Both Emma Guccione & Kelly Alves placed 3rd in the 300 and Shot Put respectively.  Emma had over a second PR of 42.51, and broke the school record!!  Kelly tossed the Shot Put 33'3".  All of the above easily qualified for D4's with their performances - way to go ladies!

Two underclassmen also finished in the top 10 in the High Jump - Freshman Rebecca Stevens placed 8th with a D3 qualifying jump of 4'11" and Caroline Ward cleared 4'10" to place 9th in the meet.

Rick Brown placed 8th in the 300 and also punched his ticket to the D4 meet.

I will attempt to update times of the other athletes tomorrow morning - if time allows.

Wednesday vs. Medfield Girls win/Boys lose

The Girls team continued their winning ways with a convincing 54-32 win against Medfield while the Boys lost 60-26. The Girls are 3-0 and Boys are 2-1.

Girls

Dash - (1) Guccione - 6.1 

Mile - (2) Datz - 6:03.7, (3) Sally - 6:07.1

600 - (1) Bagley - 1:51.7, (2) Dolan - 1:53.6, (3) Sayers - 1:58.6 - Sweep!

300 - (1) Guccione - 46.0, (2) Madison Ward - 47.4

1000 - (1) Snow - 3:09.7, (2) Mejia - 3:26.9

2 Mile - (2) Grinder - 13:35.7, (3) Desrochers 14.15.2

High Jump - (1) Madison Ward - 5'4"

Shot Put - (1) Alves - 32'8", (3) Towles - 26'5

4x400 Relay - Holliston!  - (please let me know who is running this event - I can't see it on the list of events I get)

Boys

Hurdles - (1) Zanghi - 6.9, (2) Lignabou - 6.9

Dash - (3) Brown - 5.5

Mile - (3) Strange - 5:15.1

600 - (2) Sofoul - 1:38.2, (3) Milton - 1:40.7

300 - (1) Brown - 40.3

1000 - (3) Gallivan - 3:05.9

Shot Put - (1) Radcliffe - 37'7.5", (3) Ben Salley - 33'10.25"

Details for the Winter Festival will be added when they are posted on the MSTCA.org website tomorrow.

Friday, December 18, 2015

Winter Festival Small Schools Saturday

Holliston has a whole host of athletes participating at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center, located in Roxbury, MA.

Athletes looking to medal within the top 12 seeds for their events entering their event:

GIRLS
300 - Emma Guccione - 6th - 43.52
600 - Eve Bagley - 8th - 1:42.07
1000 - Sydney Snow - 2nd - 2:59.76
1000 - Alexis Mejia - 11th - 3:14.62
High Jump - Madison Ward - 2nd - 5'2"
High Jump - Caroline Ward - 5th - 5'1"
High Jump - Rebecca Stevens - 7th - 4'11"
Shot Put - Kelly Alves - 3rd - 33'10"

BOYS
300 - Rick Brown - 5th - 37.23
55 Hurdles - Yoel Lignabou - 11th - 8.60


GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!

(Haven't received the Medfield meet results - will post them when I do)

Below are the details for the meet which are always posted on the MSTCA.org website.

ORDER OF EVENTS – Saturday and Sunday FIELD EVENTS: All field events must check in before 9:15 a.m. Competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Shot Put: Two throwing areas. All shots will be supplied by the meet management. Leave yours at home, they will not be allowed, even in warm-ups. Each thrower will be allowed three throws, there will be no finals in this event.
Long Jump: Boys, then Girls. Each jumper will be allowed three jumps. There will be no finals.
High Jump: Opening Height: Girls 4’4” and Boys 5’0”. “Five Alive” rule will be used until there are six jumpers remaining in the competition. There will be two high jump pits, one for girls, one for boys.
RUNNING EVENTS: Check-in begins at 9:15 a.m. Make sure your athletes listen to the calls for check-in. Girls run before boys.
9:45 AM One Mile Run - sections on time, fastest section last.
600 meter Run - sections on time, fastest section last.
1,000 meter Run - sections on time, fastest section last.
300 meter Dash - sections on time, fastest section last.
Two Mile Run - sections on time, fastest section last.
4 x 200 meter Relay - sections on time, fastest section last.
4 x 800 meter Relay - sections on time, fastest section last.
4 x 400 meter Relay - sections on time, fastest section last.
After the HIGH JUMP is completed Hurdles Trials: Random seeding, fastest 16 advance to a two-section FINAL. Girls before Boys.
Dash Trials: Random seeding, fastest 16 advance to a two-section FINAL. Girls before Boys.
Hurdle Finals: Boys before Girls Dash Finals: Girls before Boys
Results will be posted on www.mstca.org, the official MSTCA web site.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Panther Boys & Girls Sweep vs. Ashland & Medway - Saturday December 12th

The Boys team thrash Ashland 64-22 and nip Medway 43.7-42.3

Hurdles - Yoel Lignabou (7.0) won the and Jesse Zanghi (7.5) came in third vs. Medway and finished 1-2 vs. Ashland.

Dash - Yoel and Rick Brown tied (5.5) for the win in the dash with Sam Radcliffe (5.6) rounding out the sweep vs. Ashland and Rich and Yoel tied for second vs. Medway.

600 Meter - Ryan Sofoul led a Holliston Sweep vs. Ashland - 1:41.7, With Andrew Milton, 2nd - 1:42.3 and Patrick Majia, 1:44.3 claiming third. And Ryan and Andrew placed 2nd/3rd vs. Medway.

2 Mile - Liam Engle won vs Medway and placed 3rd vs Ashland in the 2 mile - 11:58.6.

300 Meter - Rick Brown won his signature event against both teams at 40.3 and Henry Dolan picked up third vs. Ashland at 45.5.

High Jump - Ryan Sofoul (5'4") led a Holliston sweep vs Ashland with Jesse Zanghi 2nd at 5' and Yoel Lignabou 3rd at 4'10". Ryan claimed 3rd Vs. Medway.

1000 Meter - Tim Strang led the 1-2 finish along with Stephen Gallivan vs. Ashland & Holliston with times of  3:16. and 3:16.2.

Mile - Kevin Montain led the Holliston to a 2nd Place finish vs. Medway and 3rd place vs. Ashland with a 5:20.9 and Ben St. George picked up 3rd vs. Medway.

Shot Put - Sam Radcliffe led the Panther boys with a heave of 35' 0.5" good for 1st vs. Ashland and 2nd vs. Medway, while Mike McKenna finished second with a toss of 31'1.25" vs Ashland.

4x400 Relay - The Holliston Boys relay team came up huge with the win in the race to win the meet against Medway!

The Girls team crush Ashland 70-15 & Medway 64-22

Hurdles - Sophomore sensation Caroline Ward led a sweep vs Ashland (7.7), followed closely by Rebecca Stevens (7.8) and Eve Bagley 8.4 with Caroline and Rebecca finishing 2nd and 3rd vs Medway.

Dash - Emma Guccione lost a close race against one of the best sprinters in Massachusetts - Ashland's Alyssa Zee in the dash to finish 2nd - 5.9 vs. Ashland and win against Medway!  Jana Paecht came in 3rd vs. Ashland (6.4).

2 mile - Alexis Mejia (13:09.2) and Lauren Salley (13:18.1) finished 1st and 2nd vs both teams.

600 Meter - Sydney Snow (1:42.6) & Eve Bagley (1:49.9) also finished 1-2 against both squads.

300 Meter - Emma Guccione's competitiveness kicked in as she got revenge by defeating Alyssa Zee in 42.3!  Helen Dolan came in third vs. Ashland 48.8.

High Jump - Madison Ward (5'2") her younger sister Caroline (5'1") and Rebecca Stevens (4'11") dominated the event sweeping both teams.  This type of depth in high jumping is VERY rare - it's looking possible that we will have 3 qualifiers for Divisionals!!

1000 Meter - Sydney Snow (3:18.7) won and Emma Sayers (3:43.9) placed 3rd vs. both teams.

Mile - Adie Datz won the mile (6:18.1) and Adriana Grinder finished 3rd (6:28.9).vs Medway & Ashland.

Shot Put - Kelly Alves - 33.10, Taylor Rowles 26.3 won against both teams and Jana Paecht finished 3rd vs. Ashland.

4x400 Relay - Holliston beat both Ashland and Medway to end the meet in style.

PR's galore as Sprint Medley takes fourth at NATIONALS!

Despite temperatures in the low 90s and a heat index that easily hit 100, the quartet of Madison Ward, Caroline Ward, Eve Bagley, and Sydney Snow made history yesterday at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in North Carolina.

Without their 400 leg from D3 Relays (Kylie with them in spirit, hopefully not being chased by bears while out in Wyoming), the girls nonetheless all stepped up and shattered their seed time of 4:16.56. Not only that, they won their heat and finished FOURTH overall in the Emerging Elite Sprint Medley with a time of 4:14.01, breaking the TVL record in the process!

Unofficial splits for first three were 28 and change for Madison and Caroline, 61 for Eve, and (only electronic split the meet had), a 2:16.14 for Sydney as she powered from sixth to first in the last 500 meters!

Words can not express how epic of an accomplishment this is. So, if a picture is worth 1000 words...

Wait, but how many words is a video of the race worth? Here's the link. Holliston TC (they have to run as a club, MIAA rules won't allow them to wear our normal jerseys) have black tops and black/light blue shorts. Madison and Caroline are in the middle lanes, Eve cuts in to lane 1 when her leg starts.

http://www.nbnationalsout.com/eprofile.php?event_id=3689&do=videos&video_id=149390
Today, Caroline came back with a vengeance after a four and a half hour wait to PR at 35'1.25 in the Freshman Triple Jump! Her mark would've been 2nd last year, this year it was 14th but out of SIXTY SIX athletes!

Madison had a short wait at one of two high jump pits, but with the highest opening height she's ever had (5'1.75, which took out nearly half the field!), she cleared it on her third attempt. Unforunately a short, but torrential downpour delayed the event by 30 minutes, and she was the second person to jump after the meet resumed. She just barely missed 5'3.75 on her second attempt, but still finished 22nd out of 46!

Congrats to all four girls on a terrific ending to a sensational season!

Donovan PR's at New Englands/Captains Announced

Mike Donovan accomplished the rare feat of setting a new PR in EVERY postseason meet. After winning the triple jump at the Tri-Valley League championship, he jumped 42'6 to take fourth at Eastern Mass Div. 3, then hit 43'0 to finish fifth at All-States, and today at Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine, he leapt 43'2 to finish 13th overall! He was seeded 18th, so he outperformed by quite a bit. Only four of the athletes ahead of him were underclassmen, so that bodes well for the future!

Speaking of the future, here are the captains for next year's indoor and outdoor track teams, in alphabetical order.

Boys Indoor 2015-16: Rick Brown, Mark Mulvaney, Ben St. George
Girls Indoor 2015-16: Eve Bagley, Sydney Snow, Madison Ward
Boys Outdoor 2016: Rick Brown, Mike Donovan, Reuben Jacobson, Matt McIsaac
Girls Outdoor 2016: Eve Bagley, Bridget Ghelli, Sydney Snow, Madison Ward

Donovan shocks field, takes 5th at All-States!

Tough turnaround for us going from the class meet Wednesday night to All-States this afternoon. But Mike Donovan, despite being seeded 21st, was the surprise of the day over at the Triple Jump. He cleared 43'0, to easily have the best mark in his flight. When the second flight (higher seeds) went, he was only eclipsed by the two 46'+ superstars, leaving him third entering the nine-person finals. Two others just sneaked by him at the end, but his 43'0 mark was good for fifth overall!

Mike's the first guy to medal at All-States since his brother in 2010. He'll be competing Saturday at Thornton Academy in Maine at the New England Championships against the best 36 triple jumpers in the region.

Eve Bagley nearly matched her time from last week, running 69.48 to take 26th in the 400 meter hurdles. Sydney Snow, facing a loaded mile field, took 16th at 5:19.59, nearly upsetting a sub-5 girl from her race on Wednesday.

Good job by all braving the wind, and 72 hour "break" between meets today!

Extended Recap of Div. 3 East Meet

Finally got the results online from yesterdays' meet. Happened 72 hours after we expected to compete, but the long wait appeared to have little effect on the Panthers. We had one boy and four girls qualify for All-States individually, and TEN different events earned top eight medals. The girls also had their best finish in at least 10-15 years, taking seventh place with 33 points, even besting league champ Hopkinton!

Early field events yielded our first two qualifiers of the day. Mike Donovan had a PR of 42'6" to claim fourth in the triple jump, with several attempts that indicated he could be in the mix for a medal next week at All-States. Madison Ward, in arguably the most competitive division for high jump, tied her PR by making 5'4 on her third attempt to take fourth overall!

Also in field, Kelly Alves placed 16th in shot put at 29'7.75, while Danielle Lamb took 26th in discus at 83'10. Kylie Lorenzen picked up yet another medal at a state class meet, taking sixth in the long jump at 16'2.75"

Back on the track, Eve Bagley was our first runner competing, and she made All-States by 0.02 seconds, as we picked up yet another fourth place finsih with her time of 1:09.44! Sydney Snow followed soon after, and after getting taken out in 2:32 by a couple of sub-5 runners, she made up a 20 meter gap the last 200 meters to run down third place and qualify for All-States with a five second PR of 5:11.75!

Rick Brown kept up the boys streak of medaling, as he ran 52.76 to take second in his heat and displace a ton of runners in the heats ahead of him with an eighth place finish. He's now medaled in both state class meets as a sophomore, rare for a guy sprinter! Kylie Lorenzen came back with a vengeance in the 400, running 58.76 for a seasonal PR and second place overall!

The second set of field events started, and both Ward sisters medaled in triple jump, with Madison taking sixth at 34'5.25, and Caroline placing eighth at 34'3, tops for freshmen. Kelly Alves placed 33rd at 77'6 in the javelin. Over on the track, Bridget Ghelli entered seeded in the 30s, but placed 13th overall with a time of 17.24, a PR of over two tenths of a second.

2-Milers Katie Salley and Addie Datz both PR'd, as Addie dropped her time to a 12:24 in 22nd place, while Katie PR'd in 11:46.74 to take 12th!

The boys 4x100 relay team was seeded at the bottom, but the quartet of Sam Ratcliffe, Liam Hebert, Mike Donovan, and Matt McIsaac (all underclassmen!) took 21st in 47.03, just off their best time by a couple tenths of a second.

The girls 4x400 relay team had the strongest Non-Division 1 field to contest, but the team of Bagley, Alexis Mejia, Helen Dolan, and Snow ran 4:09.11 to finish seventh.

The All-State schedule is in the post below for anyone interested.

Mini-Recap of Division 3 East meet

Our meet's official results haven't been posted yet, so I'll hold off on the extended recap until then. However, I do have the top-8 medalists and All-State qualifiers. The girls also had their highest finish in at least 10-15 years, scoring 35 points for seventh place, even beating league champion Hopkinton!

2nd - Kylie Lorenzen, 400 (58.76)
3rd - Sydney Snow, Mile (5:11.75 - PR!)
4th - Mike Donovan, Triple Jump, (42'6 - PR!)
4th - Eve Bagley, 400 Hurdles (69.46)
4th - Madison Ward, High Jump (5'4, ties PR!)
6th - Kylie Lorenzen, Long Jump (16'2.75)
6th - Madison Ward, Triple Jump (34'5)
7th - Girls 4x4 (Bagley, Alexis Mejia, Helen Dolan, Snow, 4:09.11)
8th - Caroline Ward, Triple Jump (34'3)
8th - Rick Brown, 400 (52.76)

The top four finishers automatically qualify for the All-State meet on Saturday at Fitchburg State University. Here is the schedule

1PM - Girls High Jump (Ward), Boys Triple Jump (Donovan)
2:00 - 4x800 (Assuming two heats of each)
2:45 - 400 Hurdles (Bagley)
3:00 - 200 Trials
3:10 - Mile (Snow)
3:30 - 100 Hurdle/100 Trials
3:50 - 400 (Lorenzen)

You'll want to arrive at least an hour before your event.

Extended recap to follow later today when all results are posted.

Division 3 EMass Meet/Banquet Update (last one!)

Lot to catch up on, so here it is.

The banquet will be held at 6:30 PM at the Christ the King Church on Friday, June 12. RSVP's were due last week, so we should have an accurate head count to give Bazel's for catering

The Eastern Mass Division 3 meet was postponed yet again. It's now on Wednesday, fortunately the weather actually looks great for that day, so no chance that it moves back any further!

Start time is later than usual, here's the approximate schedule. Please note, this is APPROXIMATE. If a lot of kids scratch, might go ahead of schedule. Or - more likely - if the meet takes a while, later events may start a bit later than listed.

If you're competing in a later event, you can have your parents drive you in but I need to know ahead of time. Arrive 90 minutes before your event is supposed to start.

1:15 - Students dismissed from class. No announcement, your responsibility to remind your teachers.
1:30 - Bus leaves for Durfee High School in Fall River.
2:30/2:45 - Arrive at Durfee.
4:00 - First field events....if we left after school got out, earliest would be 2:20 with the regular buses taking up space, and then we'd likely get to the meet at 3:40, which would rush the field event athletes. Plan accordingly regarding when to eat, etc.
First field events include...(remember, everything except high jump goes in reverse order for flights - so if you're seeded near the top, you'll have a while)
Girls - High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump
Boys - Triple Jump, Discus, Javelin
5:00 - Boys 4x800
5:10 - Girls 4x800
5:20 - Boys 400 Hurdles
5:30 - Girls 400 Hurdles
5:30 - APPROXIMATE start of second field events. Will vary depending on the event
Girls - Triple Jump, Discus, Javelin
Boys - High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump
5:40 - Boys 200 Trials
5:45 - Girls 200 Trials
5:55 - Boys Mile
6:05 - Girls Mile
6:20 - Girls 100 Hurdle Trials
6:30 - Boys 110 Hurdle Trials
6:40 - Boys 100 Trials
6:45 - Girls 100 Trials
6:50 - Boys 400
7:00 - Girls 400
7:05 - Boys / Girls 200 Finals
7:10 - Boys 800
7:15 - Girls 800
7:25 - Boys / Girls Hurdle Finals
7:35 - Boys / Girls 100 Finals
7:40 - Boys 2 Mile
7:50 - Girls 2 Mile
8:05 - Boys 4x100
8:10 - Girls 4x100
8:15 - Boys 4x400
8:30 - Girls 4x400

Updated EMass Div 3 Schedule for Tuesday

Here's an udpated schedule for Tuesday's Eastern Mass Division 3 meet

1:15 - Dismissed from HHS
1:30 - Leave HHS for Durfee High School (Fall River)
2:30/2:45 Arrive at Dufree
3:30 - First field events including
Girls High Jump (M. Ward)
Girls Shot Put (Alves)
Girls Long Jump (Lorenzen)
Girls Triple Jump (Donovan)
***Remember to check in at the start of the event, even if you're in a later flight
4:30 - Track events start....boys before girls in each event
4:30 - 4x800
4:55 - 400 Hurdles
5:05 - 200 Trials
5:15 - Mile
***APPROXIMATE start of second field events
Including Girls Triple Jump (M. Ward, C. Ward), Girls Discus (Lamb), Girls Javelin (Alves)
5:40 - 100 Hurdle Trials
5:50 - 100 Trials
6:00 - 400
6:15 - 200
6:35 - 100 hurdle and 100 dash finals
6:40 - 2 Mile
7:15 - 4x100
7:25 - 4x400

Div 3's POSTPONED to Tuesday!

The Division 3 East meet has been postponed to Tuesday due to the chance of thunderstorms on Sunday/Monday.

Field events would start at 3:30, Running events at 4:30. Same order for those events as before, just a different start time.

Obviously we're not having the banquet the same day as the Division 3 East meet, when a new date has been confirmed I'll post an update here.

All State Meet athletes need to check in with me today at practice or via e-mail (kelleymic@holliston.k12.ma.us)

Banquet Info/State Meet Schedule

We're having Bazel's cater the banquet, so once again you need to pay $10/person ($30 max/family) to one of the captains in order to attend. You will NOT be allowed to pay at the door, we need an accurate head count.

Juniors/Seniors please bring drinks, Freshmen/Sophomores are in charge of desserts.

Here's the order of events for the state meet. As of now the bus is scheduled to leave at 11 AM (getting there at 12 to give first field events time to warm up).

You can be driven by your parents, but you need to arrive at Durfee HS no later than 90 minutes prior to the scheduled start of your event, AND you need to ask ahead of time. No surprises the day of the meet!

1:00 - First Field Events including

Girls High Jump - M. Ward

Girls Shot Put - Alves

Girls Long Jump - Lorenzen

Boys Triple Jump - Donovan

2:00 - First Track Events (boys, then girls in each event....so if you're a girl listed in that event, you're actually running a bit later than listed because of the boys heats)

2:00 - 4x800

2:25 - 400 Hurdles (Bagley)

2:40 - 200 Trials (Bennie)

2:50 - Mile (Snow)

3:00 - APPROXIMATE Start for second set of field events ( Girls Triple - both Wards, Girls Javelin - Alves, Girls Discus - Lamb)

3:15 - 100 Hurdle Trials (Ghelli)

3:30 - 100 Trials

3:40 - 400 (R. Brown, Lorenzen, Dolan)

3:55 - 200 Finals

4:00 - 800

4:15 - 100 Hurdle Finals

4:25 - 100 Finals

4:30 - 2 Mile (Salley, Datz)

5:10 - 4x100 (Boys team)

5:25 - 4x400 (Boys team, Girls team)

5:45 - Approximate departure

IMPORTANT Banquet Information

The track banquet will be held on Tuesday, June 2nd at 6:30 in the cafeteria.

***Since we are ordering food, the cost is $10/person. You must turn in your money to myself or one of the captains by Friday, May 30th. We will NOT allow people to pay at the door, we need an accurate head count beforehand to ensure we order the correct amount of food.

Uniforms must also be turned in prior to attending the banquet (unless your season is still ongoing)

6 Winners, Two Records in historic TVL Championship Meet

Congratulations to both the boys and girls teams for yesterday's strong showing at the Tri-Valley League Meet. The boys were fifth with 48.5 points, their best total since 2012 as well as more than 2013 and 2014 combined! The girls were third but with 80 points had their highest total since the 1990s!
Earlier addition failed to include the girls LJ and TJ, somehow coolrunning didn't include them.
We had SIX event winners, including Kylie Lorenzen leading the way with two individual wins and anchoring another..while breaking one of her many school records. Eve Bagley also broke a long-awaited school record.
I'll start with girls, track, then field.
Jill Davis (14.67) and Kelsey Crowley (14.97) both dealt with the early winds to nearly set electronic-timed PR's in the 100. Elena Daly had a huge race to take 12th in the 200 in 29.25, a PR faster than any hand-timed 200 she's run. Cassandra Kelly was 18th in 30.03.
Kylie was in a fight at the 200m mark, but a massive surge along the far turn gave her the 400 win going away, running 60.41. Helen Dolan nearly scored out of an unseeded heat, finishing 7th in 65.16.
Sydney Snow led a trio of 800 runners with a third place finish in 2:25.77. Alexis Mejia was 10th in 2:37.67, and McKinley Vrees had a 4-second PR in 2:44.04 to take 15th!
Keelie Verbeek PR'd in a 6:04 for runner-up in the girls freshman mile. In the varsity mile, Kelly Irons was 13th in 5:59.74, Adri Grinder 18th in 6:24.53.
Katie Salley, in probably the deepest sub-12 minute field we've seen in the 2-mile, took fourth in 11:54.83, while Addie Datz claimed 8th in 12:34.64.
Bridget Ghelli took eighth in the 100 hurdles despite having to run her heat of the finals twice, with a best time of 17.48, a converted PR when you factor in the electronic difference.
Eve Bagley, despite a strong early headwind on the backstretch, took second in the 400 hurdles (68.67), breaking Steph Paolillo's school record by 0.03! Anna Foster was 12th in 76.43.
The girls 4x100 relay team wasn't seeded in the top six, but the team of Keara Shaughnessy, Caroline Ward, Simona Biundo, and Helen Dolan placed fifth in 54.74.
The girls 4x400 relay team pulled away late, as Eve, Alexis, Syd, and Kylie ran 4:11.45!

Kelly Alves was seeded third in the shot put, but won by two inches with a best of 32'5.25! Danielle Lamb was 14th at 25'3.5! Danielle was also ninth in the discus at 76'8, Sophia Rahim 16th at 60'7. Kelly came back for a ninth in the javelin (90'2), and Amelia Porter took 15th with a PR of 75'3

Kylie Lorenzen trailed Ashland's jumper early on, but not only took first place in the finals, she bested her own school record with a jump of 17'7.5, beating some of the boys' marks! Elena Daly also had a PR in hers (still checking for the distance)
Madison Ward continued her season-long dominance of high jump, clearing 5'0 to add an outdoor title to go with the indoor championship.  Both Madison (a close second) and Caroline (fifth) medaled in the triple jump, as we continued our jumps domination.
The boys were only expected to score 33 points based on the performance list, and to be in a fight among fifth-seventh. Sam Campbell was 10th in the 100 in 12.23 (Converted PR!), Roy Mitri 18th in 12.71.
Ed Bennie took 12th in the 200 (25.13). The 400 served as notice for the future, Ryan Sofoul was the top freshman in 56.52, ninth place overall, while Rick Brown was the top underclassmen at second overall in 53.43, just edging out third by 0.01!

Kevin Ricard took 18th in the 800 (2:27.86), and Mike Glazebrook used a huge late move to vault from fifth to third in the mile for a PR of 4:39.80, breaking the long-awaited sub-4:40 barrier! Ed Glazebrook had a seasonal best in the 2 mile, taking seventh in 10:50.25. Tim Strang nearly won the freshman mile, setting a new PR with a second-place time of 5:17.14.

The boys 4x100 relay team was seeded fifth but the squad of Sam Ratcliffe, Liam Hebert, Tucker Ciarcello, and Matt McIsaac finished fourth in 47.25. The 4x400 relay team also was fourth in 3:45.18, composed of Rick, Ryan, Mike, and Ed.

Over in field, Mark Mulvaney was 10th in shot put (37'6.5), while Jake Hancock leapfrogged half the field in discus to take fourth at a PR of 110'1. Chris Zuraski was 18th at 72'9. Matt Wolfson was 11th in javelin (114'4), while Reuben Jacobson was 17th (105'6).

Cam Dudley tied for eighth in high jump at 5'2, while Sam Campbell was 11th at 5'0. Mike Donovan rallied in the triple jump, taking first place with a finals jump of 40'9! Finishing close behind in fifth was Matt McIsaac at 38'2.

The long jump was a Holliston Underclassmen Parade, as Donovan nearly pulled off a double win with a second-place showing of 19'10.75 - (new PR!), Liam Hebert was fifth at 19'1, and Tucker Ciarcello was tied for sixth at 18'9.5.

TVL Schedule/Lineup

1:30 - Dismissed from classes. It is your responsibility to inform your teacher at the start of class. An e-mail will be sent by the office at the start of the day containing all your names, but in case they don't check - or if you have a sub - you need to remind them.
1:45 - Bus leaves for Westwood. Be out front as soon as possible, we can't delay the regular buses.
2:25 - Arrive at Westwood.
3:45 - Start of meet. (Have to leave before school, if we waited until after we'd get there at 3:10, not enough time to properly warm up)
FIRST FIELD EVENTS
Girls High Jump - Madison Ward
Girls Long Jump - Kylie Lorenzen, Elena Daly
Girls Discus - Danielle Lamb, Sophia Rahim
Boys Triple Jump - Mike Donovan, Matt McIsaac
Boys Shot Put - Mark Mulvaney, Matt Wolfson
Boys Javelin - Matt Wolfson, Reuben Jacobson, Cam Waddell
*There are finals, usually it's top seven, except obviously for the high jump.
3:45 on the track
Freshman Girls Mile - Keelie Verbeek
Freshman Boys Mile - Tim Strang
4:00 - Girls 400 Hurdles - Eve Bagley, Anna Foster
4:08 - Boys 400 Hurdles
4:15 - Girls 200 Trials - Cassandra Kelly, Elena Daly
4:20 - Boys 200 Trials - Ed Bennie....top six to finals for 100, 100 hurdles, and 200
4:25 - Girls Mile - Kelly Irons, Adri Grinder
4:38 - Boys Mile - Mike Glazebrook
4:50 - Girls 100 Trials - Jill Davis, Kelsey Crowley
4:55 - Boys 100 Trials - Sam Campbell, Roy Mitri
5:00 - Approximate start of second field events. You need to keep an eye on the group preceding you. One of the second field events might start at 4:45, another might not until 5:20
Boys High Jump - Cam Dudley, Sam Campbell
Boys Long Jump - Liam Hebert, Mike Donovan, Tucker Ciarcello
Boys Discus - Jake Hancock, Chris Zuraski
Girls Triple Jump - Madison Ward, Caroline Ward, Kami Kozubal
Girls Shot Put - Kelly Alves, Danielle Lamb
Girls Discus - Kelly Alves, Amelia Porter
5:05 - Girls 100 Hurdle Trials - Bridget Ghelli
5:10 - Boys 110 Hurdle Trials - Satchel Snow
5:20 - Girls 4x100 - Keara Shaughnessy, Caroline Ward, Simona Biundo, Helen Dolan (Daly - alternate)
5:25 - Boys 4x100 - Sam Ratcliffe, Liam Hebert, Tucker Ciarcello, Matt McIsaac (Donovan - alternate)
5:35 - Girls 800 - Sydney Snow, Alexis Mejia, McKinley Vrees
5:43 - Boys 800 - Kevin Ricard
5:50 - Girls 200 Final
5:52 - Boys 200 Final
5:55 - Girls 100 Hurdle Final
6:00 - Boys 110 Hurdle Final
6:05 - Girls 400 - Kylie Lorenzen, Helen Dolan
6:10 - Boys 400 - Rick Brown, Ryan Sofoul
6:15 - Girls 2 Mile - Katie Salley, Addie Datz
6:30 - Boys 2 Mile - Mike Glazebrook, Ed Glazebrook
6:40 - Girls 4x400 - Eve Bagley, Alexis Mejia, Sydney Snow, Kylie Lorenzen (M. Ward - alternate)
6:50 - Boys 4x400 - Rick Brown, Ryan Sofoul, Tucker Ciarcello, Ed Bennie (M. Glazebrook - alternate)
7:00 - Leave Westwood
7:45 - Return To Holliston

If TVL's is your last meet, I'd prefer if you take the bus home so you can return your uniform to me when we get back to the high school.

Girls 6th at Relays...SMR to Nationals, 2 more records, 2 more qualifiers!

Long, confusing day at Burlington with track/field events coming and going, but well worth it.

We had two new relays qualify for states, three school records, four top-five finishes, and one NATIONALS QUALIFIER, And – unofficially – the girls had by far their best team finish ever!

The boys started off in the field events, with the long jump relay of Liam Hebert, Mike Donovan, and Tucker Ciarcello placing 16^th with a combined mark of 53’9. Liam led the way with a 19’6 jump, joining Mike and Tucker in the 19-foot Club and as a contender for the TVL Meet on Wednesday. The boys javelin crew of Matt Wolfson, Reuben Jacobson, and Cam Waddell placed 14^th at 329’0.

The girls track events started off with a school record. In the theme of the day, an expression I stole from Coach Blackmore is “You can’t pick what year you graduate high school.” In other words, you can’t control how deep your event is (or isn’t) in a given year. The girls 4x1600 team was ninth in a time of 23:25 (Salley 5:29, Mejia 6:00, Irons 6:00, Datz 5:56), but their time unofficially broke the old school record of 23:40!

The girls 4x100 team came in on a quest to get the 54.24 standard for states, and just barely missed, as Keara Shaughnessy, Caroline Ward, Elena Daly, and Helen Dolan ran 54.73 to take 24^th.

Next up was the Sprint Medley. To use the “can’t pick your year” quote, everyone seemed to ‘stack” this event. So although the girls took fifth…BUT in a time that would’ve been top two in almost any year….AND their splits (2:21.4 Sydney Snow, 27.5 Madison Ward, 28.0 Eve Bagley, 58.6 Kylie Lorenzen) added up to 4:16.65….which qualified for New Balance Outdoor Nationals. It also ranks as 39^th in the United States of America. Do yourself a favor…check athletic.net, and look up the US rankings for ANY event. Find 39^th place, and prepare to be stunned how incredible it is to be ranked that high in anything.

And before the “but” crowd chimes in…..It IS contested regularly in other states.

The girls 4x200 team entered with a 2:03 PR from their Near-Midnight Run At Twilight. Undaunted, the quartet of Anna Foster (28.9), Kelsey Crowley (30.1), Jill Davis (30.3), and Elena Daly (28.9) blazed a 1:58.04 to take 14^th, beating half the field!

The girls 4x400 was the last running event. Kylie, Eve, and Sydney were doubling back…and in fact, Kylie and Sydney had already started their jumps events. The girls had been knocking on the door of the school record (4:09) the last few years.

This year, they got a running start and kicked the door down.

Eve led off in 61.7, Lexi followed with a 63.3. Sydney got the baton in fifth and worked up to 4^th with a 60.5. Then came Kylie, with a huge move the last 150m to pass third and second, and nearly stole the win with a split of 58.7. Their time of 4:04.25 SHATTERS the old school record, and is the third fastest time in Massachusetts so far. A few other teams will probably match or exceed that in the other relay meets, but expect them to be in the top 10 after this weekend.

The boys had two running events on the track, and made the most of it. The 4x100 relay team had come oh-so-close to qualifying in several dual meets, but the team of Sam Ratcliffe, Liam Hebert, Mike Donovan, and Matt McIsaac finally punched their ticket to states, running 46.73 to beat the standard by 0.11!

Following suit, the boys 4x400 relay team was coming off a Westwood meet three days earlier when they had run 3:43, two seconds off the standard. Rick Brown led off with the race of his life in a 51.9, then Mike Glazebrook ran a 56.4 (proving that 2 milers can have speed!), and Ryan Sofoul followed up with a 56.1. Ed Bennie held off a charging foe to win the heat, splitting 53.2 as the boys easily qualified by four seconds with a 3:37.80, eighth place overall! It’s the third fastest time in the TVL this year.

Over in field, the girls throws had a trio of top-20 finishes. The shot put squad of Kelly Alves (32’8 PR), Danielle Lamb (28’0 PR), and Flannery Langton (21’0) took 11^th at 81’6.5, while the discus team of Lamb, Melanie Galeaz, and Maria Gentile was 16^th at a combined distance of 201’8. Javelin (Alves, Amelia Porter, Langton) finished 17^th at 203’7 (no individual results available as of yet for those last two).

In jumps, the long jump crew of Kylie (16’8 unofficial), Alexis (near-15 feet), and Elena (14’+) just missed medaling with a 46’0.75. The high jump squad of Madison (4’11), Caroline (4’9) and Sydney (4’6) took fourth at 14’2, while the triple jump of Madison, Caroline, and Kami Kozubal finished third at 97’5.25.

At the end of the day, the girls scored 20 points to place sixth overall. Previously, their highest finish ever was 14^th (not counting 2008 data, unavailable…checking on that)!

Congrats to all that either made history, extended their season by qualifying for states, or who competed well and set new personal bests. Everyone gets to charge up the hill again on Wednesday over at the League Meet, so if you didn’t have your best day today, you’ve got another shot!

Division 3 Relays Schedule

Here is the schedule for the Division 3 State Relays at Burlington High School on Saturday. It’s a different format from most meets. In the morning, the girls compete in the running events while the boys compete in field. They switch around noon, although field events depend on how soon the first group finishes. For example, girls long jump may end at 11:30, but girls discus might not end until 12. So if you’re in a later field event, you need to keep an eye on the one that precedes you, particularly if you’re in the first flight.

If you are competing only in the afternoon, you or your parents can drive you in, but your parents have to e-mail me ahead of time. Also, anyone competing in the afternoon has to be present by 10:45 (girls field) or 11 (boys running). Takes about 45 minutes to get to Burlington.

7:30 Be at Holliston HS. Locker rooms will be open. Please note – since it’s a relay meet, anyone in a running relay has to have the same (solid) color if they wear any visible undergarments (like spandex).

7:45 – Bus leaves for Burlington

8:30/8:40 – Bus arrives at Burlington

9:30 – Boys Field Events start

Long Jump – Ciarcello, Donovan, Hebert (Flight 3 of 4)

Javelin – Wolfson, Jacobson, Waddell (first flight, so right at 9:30)

10:00 – Girls Running Events

10:00 – Girls 4x1600 (Salley, Mejia, Irons, Datz)

10:25 – Boys 4x1600 (only running event guys have in the morning)

10:50 – Girls Shuttle Hurdles

11:05 – Girls 4x100 (K. Shaughnessy, C. Ward, Daly, Dolan)

11:15 – Girls Sprint Medley (Snow-800, M. Ward-200, Bagley-200, Lorenzen-400)

11:25 - 4x800

11:45 - 4x200 (Davis, Foster, Crowley, Daly)

11:55 - Distance Medley

12:10 - 4x400 – (Bagley, Mejia, Snow, Lorenzen)

Approximately 11:30 – could be earlier/later

GIRLS FIELD EVENTS

High Jump – Madison Ward, Caroline Ward, Snow

Long Jump – Lorenzen, Mejia, Daly (First flight)

Triple Jump – Madison Ward, Caroline Ward, Kozubal (4^th flight of 4)

Shot Put – Alves, Lamb, Langton (1^st flight)

Discus – Lamb, Gentile, Galeaz (3^rd flight of 4)

Javelin – Alves, Porter, Langton (4^th flight of 4)

Approximately 12:30

12:30 - Boys Shuttle Hurdles

12:40 - Boys 4x100 (Ratcliffe, Hebert, Ciarcello, McIsaac)

12:50 - Boys Sprint Medley (M. Glazebrook-800, McIsaac-200, Bennie-200, Brown-400)

1:00 - Boys 4x800

1:20 - Boys 4x200

1:30 - Boys Distance Medley

1:50 - Boys 4x400 – Brown, Ciarcello, Sofoul, Bennie

2:30 (estimated) – leave Burlington. Will be stopping on way back for food (specifically, Ben & Jerry’s in Natick).

Regular Season finishes with sweep of Westwood!

A strong finish to the end of our regular season, as the boys (74-58) and girls (75.67 to 60.33) both earned big wins over talented Westwood teams. The boys finish at 3-3, the girls at 4-2.

BOYS
400 Hurdles: (1) Sofoul 67.4
100: (2) McIsaac 12.1
Mile: (1) M. Glazebrook 4:57.0
4x100: (1) Ratcliffe, Hebert, Ciarcello, McIsaac, 48.1
400: (1) R. Brown 55.8
110 Hurdles: (1) Donovan 17.7
800: (1) M. Glazebrook 2:16.0
200: (1) Bennie 23.9
2 Mile: (2) Ed Glazebrook 10:55 - seasonal PR!
4x400: (1) R. Brown, Sofoul, Ciarcello, Bennie - 3:43.0 - huge seasonal best, just two seconds off states!
Shot Put: (3) Mulvaney 36'7.75
Discus (1) Hancock 100'0
Javelin: (1) Jacobson 122'6 - big PR!, (2) Wolfson 121'6; (3) Waddell 119'5 - big PR, huge sweep!
High Jump: (3) Dudley 5'4
Long Jump: (1) Ciarcello 19'1 - over a foot PR, now tied for 3rd in league! (3) Donovan 19'0
Triple Jump: (1) Donovan 40'6.5; (3) McIsaac 37'9.75

GIRLS
400 Hurdles: (2) Bagley 71.2, (3) Foster 77.4
100: (1) Lorenzen 12.7
Mile: (1) Salley 5:30.1- PR, huge kick for the win!
400: (2) Bagley 64.1, (3) Mejia 64.8
100 Hurdles: (1) Ghelli 17.7, (2) M.Ward 18.0 - big PR!
800: (1) Snow 2:25.3
200: (1) Lorenzen 26.3
2 Mile: (3) Datz 12:45.9
4x400: (1) Mejia, Kozubal, McGee, Snow, 4:21.0
Shot Put: (2) Alves 31'9.5, (3) Lamb 26'6
Discus: (2) Lamb 71'4
Javelin: (1) Alves 93'2, (3) Porter 73'2
High Jump: (1) M. Ward 4'8, (Tied-3rd) C. Ward, Snow, 4'6
Long Jump: (1) Lorenzen 17'2.5 - seasonal best!, (3) Daly 14'7.5 - big PR!
Triple Jump: (1) M. Ward 34'0, (2) C. Ward 33'8, (3) Kozubal 30'2.5 - big PR!

Madison sets school record, Lamb/Bennie make states in strong meet vs Hopkinton!

Although we didn’t pull off the upset, we got the “Rocky I” ending. By that I mean when the 4x400 runners were lined up the Hopkinton coach and I had to consider having them wait because the meet hadn’t been decided yet, as we were still awaiting a couple field event results to trickle in. So we made them “go the distance.”

Great job by the girls, as they lost 77-59 in a meet that at one point was only 58-55 Hopkinton. Some very strong performances despite the hot conditions, and we made them bring their A game to beat us. Boys lost 90-45 but also had a few new PR’s.

We had a new state qualifier apiece on the girls and guys side that I’ll get to in a minute, but we had a new SCHOOL RECORD in the girls triple jump. On her final attempt, Madison Ward cleared 36’1 to best Marissa Bynoe’s old mark by four inches!

Eve Bagley came within half a second of Steph Paolillo’s school record in the 400 hurdles, winning in 68.9. Kylie Lorenzen tied her own school record in the 100 with a 12.6 in the 100 meters. Sydney Snow began half of an impressive double by taking second in the mile in 5:36, losing only to the league leader.

The 4x100 lost (also to the league leader), but the team of Keara Shaughnessy, Caroline Ward, Cassandra Kelly, and Helen Dolan lowered our best time by over two full seconds to 54.5, just 0.5 away from states!

Kylie came back to win the 400 in a season-best of 59.1, which I think is tops in the TVL now. She had also just come back from long jump where she won at 16’2. 15 points in the span of about 45 minutes! Alexis Mejia just missed scoring third place but also PR’d at 62.9!

In other early field events, Kelly Alves and Danielle Lamb went 1-3 in the shot put (30’6, and a PR for Danielle at 27’6). Madison Ward won at 5’2 in high jump, the third meet she’s cleared that height.

Back on the track, Bridget Ghelli proved she’s there to stay near the top of the TVL leaderboard, running 17.5 a week after qualifying for states. She’s #4 in the league.

Sydney doubled back and ran a new PR of 2:21.5, just missing the school record in a blazing fast time for second place!

Madison’s track part of the day went well as she PR’d by 0.1 in the 200 to take third in 28.0.

Katie Salley ran 12:16.4 to easily take the girls 2 mile, at which point we pulled back within the aforementioned 58-55 score.

In the final field events, Madison (36’1, school record) and Caroline (33’3, second place) took 1-2 in the triple jump. Over in discus, Danielle Lamb qualified for states with a big 7 foot PR in discus at 87’2! Sophia Rahim placed third at 68’8. In javelin, Kelly Alves was a close third in 88’9.

The boys rallied after an early deficit, as Mike Glazebrook led the way with a win in the mile in 4:55 and Rick Brown took the 400 in a PR of 52.5, besting some of the league’s top runners.

Satchel Snow PR’d in 21.4 in the 110 hurdles to take second place AND clinch a varsity letter. Not too shabby for the freshman! Shortly after, Mike Glazebrook dropped a 62 second last lap to win the 800 in 2:10.0, also a PR.

Ed Bennie didn’t place against a stacked 200 field, but DID qualify for states with a 23.7 (23.9 was the hand-time standard!)!

Ed Glazebrook was second in the 2-mile, nearly besting his top mark of the season (11:05) despite the heat.

The boys 4x400 won uncontested but also lowered their PR by four seconds to 3:48.2, the quartet consisting of Rick, Ed Bennie, Tucker Ciarcello, and Ryan Sofoul.

Over in field, Mike Donovan won the long jump (18’10) and triple jump (39’ and change), while Matt McIsaac was third in triple. Mark Mulvaney PR’d with a 37’0.75 in the shot put for third place, and Cam Dudley PR’d at 5’6 to take second in the high jump, moving into the top six for the TVL!

Matt Wolfson had a seasonal best in javelin at 134’, moving within 9 feet of states with his second place throw.