Salley makes states, lots of PR's vs. Hopkinton

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!

Boys 4x800 Broke School Record!

Congratulations to our boys 4x800 team of Ryan Leonard, Ryan Moser, Mike Simonelli, and Jack Boyd, who broke the school record with a time of 8:44.08. The  previous record was 8:46.70, set by the team of Steve Blackmore, Greg Dube, Cody LeGros, and Mark Texeira at the Winter Festival in the 2007-08 season.

Here are the teams that now rank among the fastest relay teams' we've had. (For each year, I only counted the best mark. For example if a team ran 3:45 at Div. 3 Relays, then 3:42 at the Div. 3 State Meet, I'd just use the 3:42 for that year).

Boys 4x800 (sub 9 minutes)
8:44.08 - (2013) Leonard, Moser, Simonelli, Boyd
8:46.70 - (2008) Blackmore, Dube, LeGros, Texeira
8:52.96 - (2004)
8:58.24 - (2010)

All-Time Girls Indoor Marks

Top 10 All-Time List. Some events (hurdles, high jump a few relays) had little data beyond a certain time, so I stopped it at a certain time/distance.

Who's getting on the list tomorrow? Moving up the list? Reaching the top?

Girls 55m dash
7.41 - (2000) Kristen Godfrey
7.67 - (2009) Meghan Beidleman
7.70 - (2001) Andrea Runstadler
7.71 - (1999) Leann Teager
7.77 - (2015) Emma Guccione
7.79 - (2013) Nikki Kerrigan
7.81 - (2012) Caroline Clancy
7.83 - (2002) Natalie Tonello
7.84 - (2007) Sam Alper
7.84 - (2008) Nicole Chaput

Girls 55m hurdles (sub 10 seconds)
8.83 - (2003) Shawna Rossini
9.02 - (2009) Marissa Bynoe
9.50 - (1998) Sandra Costello
9.52 - (2010) Sarah Sams
9.73 - (1999) Sara Rosen
9.79 - (2009) Kerry Ritucci
9.85 - (2012) Steph Paolillo

Girls 300 (sub 45)
42.76 - (2003) Chrissy Sereno
42.79 - (2011) Kendra Costello
43.02 - (1997) Leann Teager
43.08 - (2007) Kristen Kelleher
43.27 - (2013) Nikki Kerrigan
43.52 - (2015) Emma Guccione
43.73 - (2006) Meghan Krauss
44.00 - (2002) Liz Rowland
44.11 - (1997) Katie Femino
44.61 - (1997) Jacqui Martinelli

Girls 600 (sub 1:50)
1:38.39 - (2015) Sydney Snow
1:39.88 - (2000) Colleen Cotter
1:40.65 - (2005) Emily Naughton
1:40.87 - (2008) Dana Butler
1:43.86 - (2015) Eve Bagley
1:44.04 - (2006) Katie Davidoff
1:46.52 - (2007) Jess Robinson
1:46.89 - (2001) Lynda Maryanski
1:47.22 - (2012) Steph Paolillo
1:47.47 - (2005) Lauren Galiardi

Girls 1000 (sub 3:25)
2:59.76 - (2015) Sydney Snow
3:12.43 - (2005) Dana Butler
3:12.79 - (2014) Katie Salley
3:12.90 - (2008) Rosie Keogh
3:14.62 - (2015) Alexis Mejia
3:15.90 - (2007) Ally Lynch
3:19.85 - (2004) Emily Ricketson
3:20.59 - (2003) Laura O'Regan
3:21.32 - (2009) Carina Doyle
3:22.15 - (2013) Kiara Hanlon

Girls Mile
5:06.07 - (1998) Kim Thalmann
5:25.59 - (1999) Lynda Maryanski
5:26.62 - (2008) Rosie Keogh
5:29.97 - (2003) Linsey Cohen
5:32.18 - (1998) Shelby Ahern
5:34.13 - (2008) Ally Lynch
5:34.51 - (2014) Katie Salley
5:35.00 - (2015) Sydney Snow
5:35.36 - (2011) Jill Rosati
5:41.54 - (2004) Courtney Richard

Girls 2 Mile
10:59.84 - (2009) Rosie Keogh
11:34.56 - (1997) Kim Thalmann
12:03.72 - (2008) Amanda Lang
12:21.21 - (2000) Kristin Kyrka
12:32.15 - (2003) Courtney Richard
12:35.38 - (2012) Jill Rosati
12:38.70 - (2006) Joyce McKenna

12:40.72 - (2013) Madison Ward

12:45.21 - (2014) Adri Grinder

12:50.88 - (2012) Anna Mannello 

Girls High Jump (4'10)
5'6 - (2003) Shawna Rossini
5'3 - (2007) Dana Butler
5'2  - (2014) Madison Ward
5'0 - (2012) Rachel Everett
5'0 - (1997) Lauren Kane

4'10 - (2013) Devin Cuevas

4'10 - (1999) Tara Havery

4'10 - (1999) Catie Sullivan

Girls Shot Put (over 27'0)
42'6        - (2009) Emmaline Berg
36'5.25   - (2011) Vicki Palmatier
33'11.25 - (1997) Jenna Stacer
32'1        - (2005) Danielle Blais
31'7.75   - (1997) Jenna Stacer
30'4.5     - (2007) Kendal Knight
27'7        - (2014) Hannah Brady

Girls Long Jump (15'0)
17'5.25 - (2003) Chrissy Sereno
15'6      - (2009) Meghan Beidleman
15'4      - (2005) Gail Bush
15'0.5   - (2008) Nicole Chaput
15'0.5   - (2008) Marissa Bynoe

Girls 4x200 (each year only gets its best recorded - sub 1:55)
1:49.04 - 1997 (Kristen Godfrey, Jacqui Martinelli, Katie Femino, Leann Teager)
1:49.54 - 1998
1:49.68 - 2000
1:51.94 - 2001
1:52.22 - 2007
1:52.39 - 2002
1:52.78 - 1999
1:52.87 - 2002
1:53.30 - 2010
1:54.24 - 2011

Girls 4x400 (each year only gets its best recorded, sub 4:30)
4:14.62 - 2015
4:15.54 - 2000
4:16.49 - 2014
4:18.90 - 2008
4:19.38 - 2013
4:20.77 - 2010
4:22.18 - 1998
4:22.34 - 2009
4:23.37 - 2007
4:28.37 - 2004
4:29.47 - 2011

Girls 4x800 (each year only gets its best recorded, sub-11:00)
10:04.54 - 2005 (Dana Butler, Katie Davidoff, Emily Naughton, Lauren Galiardi)
10:07.19 - 2015 (Salley, Bagley, Mejia, Snow)
10:14.32 - 2003
10:19.00 - 2007
10:19.20 - 2014 (Salley, Ward, Mejia, Snow)
10:19.31 - 2004
10:30.26 -1999
10:31.63 - 2013
10:35.73 - 1998
10:51.25 - 2006

4 relays qualify for states, all teams finish in top 14!

Great day by everyone at the Division 3 Relays, we had the second most relays (4) qualify for states in school history! Record is 5, next highest prior to today was 3.

QUALIFYING FOR STATES
Girls 4x800
Boys 4x800
Girls 4x400
Boys 4x400

6 of the 7 track event teams won their heat!
ALL 7 teams placed in the top 14! And there were over 30 schools at this meet, with as many as 45 teams entered in events (including "B" teams)

Girls 4x800 - 12th, 10:31.44, qualifies by 11 seconds! Snow 2:30.9, Dubin 2:42.7, Naughton 2:39.3, Salley 2:38.4, they won their heat!

Boys 4x800 - 7th, 8:44.08 - qualifies by 7 seconds, nearly medaled! Leonard 2:10.2, Moser 2:13.0, Simonelli 2:10.0, Boyd 2:10.5

Girls Sprint Medley - 4:46.16, 13th out of over 40 teams! Hanlon 2:36.0 (2nd-fastest 800 of the day!), Vrees 29.9, Rosati 30.7, Bagley 69.5, won their heat!

Girls 4x200 - 14th, 1:56.35, missed qualifying by just 0.31 seconds. Cuevas 29.5, Stering 28.8, Rotschild 29.7, Kerrigan 28.1

Boys 4x200 - 9th, 1:39.49 - Cotto 24.6, O'Connell 24.6, McIsaac 25.0, Vasilauskas 25.3, won their heat!

Girls High Jump - 9th, 13'7.75, Snow 4'8, Cuevas 4'8, Ward 4'4

Girls 4x400 - 14th, 4:24.26, Rockett 62.6 (400 PR!), Dubin 68.5, Snow 67.0, Hanstad 65.8, won their heat! Qualified easily by 8 seconds!

Boys 4x400 - 7th, 3:40.92, Leonard 54.5, O'Connell 55.5, Osten 56.6, Cotto 54.0 - 2nd in their heat, just missed medaling by 0.19, ran 15 seconds faster than their home PR! Quailfied by over 4 seconds!

Division 3 Relays Schedule

***New posting at the alumni blog on our former boys' team stars. Feel free to take a look.***
7:30 - Arrive at Holliston High School. Locker rooms will be open if you need to get your gear. This meet DOES allow spikes with implements. No bib # needed, just your uniform. If you're wearing spandex or compression shorts, they have to be a solid color and anyone on the same relay has to be wearing the same color.
7:45 - Depart for Reggie Lewis Center. Don't be late, the bus won't wait.
9:30 - Girls 4x800 (2 heats) - Snow, Dubin, Naughton, Salley
9:55 - Boys 4x800 (2 heats) - Leonard, Moser, Simonelli, Boyd
10:20 - Girls Sprint Medley - Hanlon, Vrees, Rosati, Bagley
10:50 - Boys Sprint Medley
11:20 - Girls 4x200 - Cuevas, Stering, Rothschild, Kerrigan
11:45 - Boys 4x200 - Cotto, O'Connell, McIsaac, Vasilauskas
12:10 - Girls Distance Medley
12:40 - Boys Distance Medley
1:05 - Girls 4x400 - Rockett, Dubin, Snow, Hanstad
1:35 - Boys 4x400 - Leonard, Osten, O'Connell, Cotto

High Jump Relay starts after the shuttle hurdles and shuttle dash are finished on the infield, 10:45 at the earliest. Opening height is 4'4, teams jump in alphabetical order.

Division 3 State Championship Qualifying Marks
Boys 4x200 - 1:39.04
Boys 4x400 - 3:45.24
Boys 4x800 - 8:51.24

Girls 4x200 - 1:56.24
Girls 4x400 - 4:32.24
Girls 4x800 - 10:42.44

School record for girls high jump relay is 13'11.

Hopkinton Meet Now on Jan. 23rd

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE

The dual meet against Hopkinton originally scheduled for Monday January 21st at 9AM has been moved to Wednesday, January 23rd at 3:30 PM. Since three of the four teams (us, Hopkinton, Westwood) are in the Division 3 Relays on Sunday the 20th, the move allows those teams to avoid having to race on consecutive days.

We will NOT be having practice on Monday the 21st. Rest of the schedule remains the same.

***Also, the alumni has been updated tonight to reflect a Panther who WON their event at a prestigious meet...check hollistontrackalumni.blogspot.com to find out who it is!

New Alumni News...

First college meets of 2013 for our Panther alumni. Some big news, but I'm not going to mention it here so you have to actually check the other site! (hollistontrackalumni.blogspot.com)