Wild Card Update - Ward a lock, Snow still in the hunt!

Here's the latest on the Wild Card Chase. Remember, the top 12 finishers (not counting the kids that finished top 3 in their division) advance as wild cards to the All-State Meet. If there's a tie - like in high jump - they take all the kids that are tied.

High Jump - Madison Ward is in. Only one wild card has cleared 5'2, so 5'0 looks to be a lock to be the Wild Card Height. Great job Madison!

600 - Right now, Sydney has the 8th best wild card time, behind four kids from Div. 1 and three from Div. 4. Only Division 2 is left.

The simplest way to put it is we're watching the 8th place finish from Division 2, since that would be the fifth "wild card" spot. If Sydney's time beats the 8th place Div. 2 kid, she's going to All-States. Based on seeds and how the other Divisions performed relative to expectations, it looks possible.

Banquet Info/All-State Update

Important banquet info is listed below. Here's the update on the wild card situation,with the Division 4 meet having just finished. Remember, there are 12 wild cards - although if there's a tie (which is often the case in high jump), they take everyone tied with the same height.

Snow - now the 4th fastest wild card time, 3 Div. 4 kids displaced her. Div. 4 was seeded stronger than Div. 2, so she's still got a chance at making All-States.
Ward - even 2nd place at Div. 4 was 5'0, so only one wild card has gone above 5'2. Looking very strong for an All-State berth!

BANQUET INFO

As is the tradition for the track teams, we will be having a potluck for the end of the year banquet and the assignments are based on grade.

 

Seniors - please bring either two 2-liter bottles of soda or a case of water

Juniors - please bring a main dish of your choice that will feed a large family (approx 6-7 people)

Sophomores - please bring a salad

Freshmen - please bring a dessert

 

Out of consideration for those in attendance with food allergies we ask that all food be Nut and Peanut FREE. For those of you with other dietary restrictions, we ask that you bring something that is appropriate for you/your child to eat.

 

Disposable pans and dishes are preferred.Please clearly label any containers you want returned to you. Please understand that we will not be able to wash or rinse them.

 

The banquet is on Tuesday, February 26 in the HHS cafeteria. The coaches would like to officially begin the banquet at 6:30, so please plan to arrive before 6:30 in order to drop off your food.

 

We hope you will all be able to join us along with your son(s) and daughter(s).

7 Medalists, 2 Possible All-State Qualifiers at Div 3 Meet!

Coming into today, only Sydney Snow (#5 seed in the 600) and the boys 4x800 team (8th) were projected to earn medals for top-8 finishes. Well, Snow and the relay team each earned a higher medal than expected, and two more individuals (Madison Ward and Evan Vasilauskas) earned medals, with a few other finishes in the top 12!

***I left the relay split sheet at home, the ones listed were ones I knew off the top of my head. I'll update them tonight.

Boys Hurdles - Logan ran 8.59 in the trials, and Evan ran 8.36 to qualify as the 8th finalist! About 10 minutes after his dash trial, Evan ran the finals and improved his time to 8.31 to earn a medal, despite being seeded 18th!
Boys Dash - Evan ran 6.96 to take 11th place overall, having been seeded 20th.
Boys Mile - Jack ran 4:50, but had an ace up his sleeve for the 4x800.
Girls Mile - Chelsea Dubin had a 2 second PR in 5:42.49, finishing 18th despite being seeded 30th! She's now in the top 10 of all-time Holliston milers, ranked ninth!
Boys 600 - Ryan Moser and Ryan Leonard absolutely demolished their heat, beating the next fastest kid by over 4 seconds as Moser ran 1:28.08 (0.22 PR!) and Leonard ran 1:28.33.
Girls 600 - In the fast heat, there were four seniors, one junior...and our freshman sensation, Sydney Snow. Syd torched the track in 1:40.67 to PR by over a second and earn 4th place! She has an excellent chance to earn one of the 12 wild cards for next Saturday's All-State Meet (I'll explain at the end of the post how the wild cards are chosen).
Girls 1000 - Katie Salley ran 3:25.89, not bad considering she's been sick most of this week. She was right in the thick of the race through 700m. Like Jack, her day was not over...
Girls High Jump - Devin Cuevas cleared 4'10, matching her PR and tying for 14th place! Freshman Madison Ward recovered from an early miss to clear 4'10 on her second attempt...then 5'0 on her first attempt, and justmissed 5'2 when her heel grazed the bar. Thanks to clearing 5'0 so early, she won the tiebreaker and took fifth overall, positioning herself well for a potential All-State berth!
Girls 300 - Nikki Kerrigan took second in her heat, running 44.26 to take 15th!
Boys 4x800 - The boys beat their seed and medaled in 7th place, as Ryan Leonard, Ryan Moser, Matt Simonelli, and Jack Boyd ran 8:45! Leonard led off with a 2:07, the fastest split we've had by 3 full seconds all year!
Girls 4x800 - In a gigantic heat with all the sub-10:00 speedsters, the girls moved up six places to take ninth, just outside the medals. Sydney Snow led off with a 2:28, followed by Kiara Hanlon, Maggie Naughton, and Katie Salley.
Boys 4x400 - Despite missing Cotto and with Leonard in the 4x800, the boys ran 3:50. Good job this season, boys, you were undefeated in duals, an accomplishment that isn't overlooked.
Girls 4x400 - The girls lowered their time by 3 seconds, with Shauna Rockett leading off (63.3), followed by Chelsea Dubin (66.5), newcomer Nikki Kerrigan (64.4), and Virginia Hanstad (65.0) running 4:19.38 to take ninth overall! The girls have the third fastest time ever, and the best since 2008!

Wild cards - so, there are four divisions in track. We're Division 3 (1 is biggest, 4 is smallest, etc.). The top 3 finishers in each division (for each event) automatically make All-States. The next 12 best performances also make the meet. If there's a tie - say, if there's multiple kids at 5'0 like Madison, they take all the kids that are tied with a mark as well.
I'll update the wild card list after each divisional meet.

Div. 3 Meet Schedule (Approximate)

*This is based on last year's number of heats per event, so it'll be slightly different than projected.

4:30 - Hurdles and Dash Trials/Finals (Cotto, Vasilauskas)
High Jump after the hurdles/dash are complete - 5:15? (Ward, Cuevas)
5:00 to 5:15 Boys Mile (Boyd)
5:15 to 5:35 Girls Mile (Dubin)
5:35 to 5:47 Boys 600 (Leonard, Moser)
5:48 to 6:00 Girls 600 (Snow)
6:00 to 6:07 Boys 1000
6:07 to 6:15 Girls 1000 (Salley)
6:17 to 6:23 Boys 300
6:24 to 6:30 Girls 300 (Kerrigan)
6:30 to 6:50 Boys 2M (if 2 heats)
6:50 to 7:05 Girls 2M (1 heat last year)
7:05 to 7:15 Boys 4x2
7:15 to 7:25 Girls 4x2
7:30 to 7:40 Boys 4x8 (1 heat last year)
7:40 to 8:05 Girls 4x8 (2 heats last year)
8:05 to 8:25 Boys 4x4
8:25 to 8:50 Girls 4x4

Three new state qualifiers at TVL Meet!

Great job today, we had three new state qualifiers - including one new double qualifier - as well as many other PR's in the Tri-Valley League championship.

New State Qualifiers
Evan Vasilauskas, 55m Dash (6.94)
Evan Vasilauskas, 55m hurdles (8.50)
Nikki Kerrigan, 300 (43.27)
Kiara Hanlon, 1000 (3:22.15)

Girls Mile - Chelsea Dubin earned one of the top-6 ribbons with a 5:44.95, a new PR, while Maggie Naughton took 10th with a 6-second PR of 5:48.25!

Boys Mile - Jack Boyd PR'd with a great sixth place finish in 4:44.03 (1.5 second PR). Tanner Datz just missed his big goal of 4:59, but took 10th overall in a 4-second PR of 5:00.99!

Girls 600 - Sydney Snow finished a close third in 1:42.25, while fellow freshman Eve Bagley nearly made states with a massive 5 second PR in 1:48.57!

Boys 600 - Ryan Leonard earned another ribbon for the team, finishing fifth in 1:28.72, just a few tenths off his PR. Ryan Moser won the unseeded heat easily in 1:29.30, a PR and seventh overall!

Girls Freshman Mile: Katie DesRochers PR'd by nearly 20 seconds, running a 6:09 to take second. Right behind her in third was Abby Meltzer in 6:13!

Boys Freshman Mile: Kevin Montain's 10 second PR of 5:17 was good for fourth overall!

Girls High Jump - Madison Ward PR'd yet again, breaking her own freshman school record with a jump of 5'0 - on her first attempt, no less! She took fourth, just missing second on tiebreakers. Devin Cuevas was seventh on tiebreakers at 4'6.

Boys High Jump - Nick Bernard tied for 13th at 5'2.

Girls Shot Put - Hannah Brady just missed her PR by 3 inches, throwing 25'10 for 13th. Caitlin Turner took 19th at 23'2.

Boys Shot Put - Max Chisholm was 16th in 33'11.

Girls 55m hurdles - Juliana Van Pelt made the finals and took 8th overall, running 10.26. Diana Waterman finished ninth overall in 10.38.

Boys 55m hurdles - Logan Cotto had our highest finish of the day, taking second in 8.53 seconds. Evan Vasilauskas was fourth in 8.65, but qualified for states with an 8.50 in the preliminary round.

Girls 55m dash - Nikki Kerrigan just missed the finals in 8.00 (9th), while freshmen Casey Rothschild was 13th in 8.17, and Lily Stering was 20th in 8.55.

Boys 55m dash - Evan finished sixth in 7.01, though his trials time of 6.94 qualifies him for states! Unfortunately, there was virtually no rest between the trials and finals. Matt McIsaac was 16th in 7.43, tying his PR, while Isaac Fadden was 18th in 7.58.

Girls 300 - To put this in proper context, Nikki Kerrigan's home PR was 46.5, indicating she probably could break 45. Instead, she hammered a 43.27, easily qualiying for states and just missing second place by 0.10 seconds (behind a girl who's made All-States in the 400 multiple seasons!). Shauna Rockett ran a 46.21 to take ninth overall, winning her heat.

Boys 300 - Jake O'Connell broke the 40-second barrier, finishing 9th in 39.62, several spots above his projected seed! Nate Bubello ran 40.72 to take 15th.

Girls 1000 - Katie Salley held off a furious charge by a Westwood girl to take fourth place in 3:16.22, two full seconds faster than her PR at Coaches' Invite! Right behind her was new state qualifier Kiara Hanlon, who took 9th in 3:22.15!

Boys 1000 - Matt Simonelli PR'd by 7 seconds in 2:51.99, taking 8th place!

Girls 2 Mile - Madison Ward just missed the top-6, taking seventh in 12:41, while Jess Strzempko took 12th in 13:44!

Boys 2 Mile - Mike Glazebrook also finished seventh, running a 10:48.50, while brother Ed Glazebrook ran 11:17.40 to take eighth.

Girls 4x400 - The girls PR'd with a 4:22.18, in order Shauna Rockett (64.1), Chelsea Dubin (66.6), Sydney Snow (64.6), and Virginia Hanstad (66.4)!

Boys 4x400 - Despite not having usual anchor Logan Cotto, the boys stepped up with a 3:42.81 for fourth place, just 0.50 away from second! The splits were Ryan Leonard (54.3), Cole Osten (56.2), Jake O'Connell (56.1), and Ryan Moser (56.0)!

Girls 4x200 - The girls finished second in 1:58.81 beating Westwood by 0.01 - congrats to Devin Cuevas, Lily Stering, Ally Rosati, and Casey Rothschild!

Boys 4x200 - The boys also finished second in 1:41.89, great job by Isaac Fadden, Matt McIsaac, Ben Clapper, and Nate Bubello!

TVL Championship Seeds!

Most of these go to 15th, some events had enough scratches that only 9 or 10 athletes from the league list actually entered.

*** We had one other athlete earn their varsity letter on Wednesday that I forgot to mention. Tanner Datz's win in the mile gave him 9 points for the season. Congrats Tanner!

BOYS DASH
5.3 - Vasilauskas, HOL
5.3 - Jenis, HOP
5.3 - Lampert, HOP
5.3 - D'Amore, MDF
5.3 - Kudirka, BEL
5.4 - O'Leary, NOR
5.4 - Colley, NOR
5.4 - Boucher, BEL
5.4 - Tranfaglia, MDW
5.4 - Hallgren, NOR
5.4 - Galbreath, HOP
5.5 - Spillane, MDF
5.5 - Moses, BEL
5.5 - Cervantes, MDW
5.5 - Rosemere, BEL
Other Holliston Entries
5.6 - Fadden, HOL
5.7 - McIsaac, HOL

BOYS HURDLES
6.0 - Cotto, HOL
6.2 - Vasilauskas, HOL
6.3 - Coakley, MDF
6.4 - Blum, WW
6.5 - Durocher, NOR
6.6 - Frasca, MIL
6.6 - Palmer, HOP
6.7 - Stalters, NOR
6.7 - Winshman, HOP
6.7 - Colivas, MDF
6.7 - Desjourdy, MDF
7.0 - Benson, HOP
7.1 - Almeida, ASH
7.2 - McGrath, BEL
7.2 - Towner, HOP
Other Holliston Entries
7.3 - Clapper, HOL

BOYS 300
39.9 - Gallagher, HOP
39.9 - White, MDF
40.1 - O'Leary, NOR
4) 40.2 - Phelan, MDF
5) 40.5 - Bohlin, HOP
6) 40.8 - Boucher, BEL
7) 40.9 - Durocher, NOR
8) 41.1 - Johnson, HOP
9) 41.4 - Carrier, HOP
10) 41.4 - McDonald, WW
11) 41.5 - Hevey, MDW
12) 41.6 - O'Connell, HOL
13) 41.6 - Coakley, MDF
14) 41.7 - Hanley, WW
15) 41.8 - Bubello, HOL

BOYS 600
1) 1:30.9 - Branch, HOP
2) 1:31.3 - Lenihan, NOR
3) 1:31.4 - McDonald, WW
4) 1:32.3 - Mahoney, ASH
5) 1:32.5 - Leonard, HOL
6) 1:34.3 - Moser, HOL
7) 1:34.3 - Tabiale, MDF
8) 1:34.4 - Mazerolle, MDW
9) 1:36.2 - DiOrio, NOR
10) 1:36.4 - Bowman, HOP
11) 1:40.1 - Langille, MDW
12) 1:40.9 - Palmer, HOP

BOYS 1000
1) 2:46.5 - Bolick, HOP
2) 2:47.5 - Lyons, MDF
3) 2:47.8 - Rouillard, NOR
4) 2:51.3 - Schmith, BEL
5) 2:51.4 - Boyd, HOL
6) 2:51.7 - Tierney, NOR
7) 2:53.0 - S. Robertson, MDF
8) 2:55.4 - Lesuer, HOP
9) 2:56.0 - Adams, MDF
10) 2:57.0 - McGlynn, MDW
11) 2:58.5 - Simonelli, HOL

BOYS MILE
1) 4:44.7 - Bolick, HOP
2) 4:50.7 - I. Robertson, MDF
3) 4:52.3 - Scola, MDF
4) 4:53.4 - S. Robertson, MDF
5) 4:55.0 - Marcotte, NOR
6) 4:55.2 - Rogers, HOP
7) 4:56.2 - Milewski, ASH
8) 4:59.8 - Brady, MDW
9) 5:01.0 - Boyd, HOL
10) 5:05.6 - Datz, HOL

BOYS 2 MILE
1) 10:17.8 - Levenson, HOP
2) 10:24.7 - Sullivan, NOR
3) 10:36.1 - Terzian, WW
4) 10:40.3 - Park, HOP
5) 10:51.7 - Robartes, MDF
6) 11:03.0 - Brady, MDW
7) 11:03.3 - M. Glazebrook, HOL
8) 11:09.9 - McLaughlin, WW
9) 11:11.4 - E. Glazebrook, HOL

BOYS SHOT PUT
1) 49'5 - DeMarinis, WW
2) 45'3 - Keane, NOR
3) 44'11.5 - Bohlin, HOP
4) 42'7.25 - Rosemere, BEL
5) 41'10.5 - Kiley, MDF
6) 41'10 - Lehman, HOP
7) 41'6 - Monaghan, MDW
8) 40'4.75 - Burke, BEL
9) 39'10.5 - Lichtenstein, ASH
10) 39'9 - Cummings, MDW
11) 39'2 - Sables, HOP
12) 38'8 - Marino, BEL
13) 38'5.5 - Colley, NOR
14) 38'5 - Hoffer, WW
15) 37'5 - Walsh, MDF
Holliston Entries
36'0.5 - Chisholm, HOL

BOYS HIGH JUMP
1) 6'2 - Blum, WW
2) 5'10 - O'Leary, NOR
3) 5'10 - Kudirka, BEL
4) 5'8 - Bowman, HOP
5) 5'8 - Towner, HOP
6) 5'6 - Bernard, HOL
7) 5'6 - Frasca, MIL
8) 5'6 - Teibel, ASH
9) 5'6 - Zeliff, ASH
10) 5'6 - Norton, HOP
11) 5'4 - Durocher, NOR
12) 5'4 - Tierney, NOR
13) 5'4 - DiOrio, NOR
14) 5'4 - Cunningham, ASH
15) 5'4 - Palmer, HOP

BOYS 4x400 RELAY
1) Norton, 3:52.5
2) Hopkinton, 3:53.4
3) Medfield, 3:54.6
4) Holliston, 3:55.5
5) Bellingham, 3:56.8
6) Medway, 3:57.1
7) Ashland, 4:00.0
8) Westwood, 4:03.1
9) Millis, 4:04.9

GIRLS DASH
1) 5.7 - Scott, HOP
2) 5.8 - Gustafson, MDF
3) 5.9 - Kerrigan HOL
4) 5.9 - Arnold, HOP
5) 5.9 - Sargent, NOR
6) 6.0 - Rothschild, HOL
7) 6.0 - Younis, HOP
8) 6.0 - Pereira, NOR
9) 6.0 - Bottone, MDW
10) 6.1 - Lupica, WW
11) 6.1 - Dawkins, ASH
12) 6.1 - Walsh, HOP
13) 6.1 - Albanese, HOP
14) 6.2 - Stering, HOL
15) 6.2 - Sly, MDF
Others tied at 6.2

GIRLS HURDLES
1) 7.0 - Albanese, HOP
2) 7.1 - Beidleman, HOP
3) 7.1 - Campbell, NOR
4) 7.2 - Fitzgibbon, WW
5) 7.3 - D'Annibale, MDW
6) 7.3 - Ethier, NOR
7) 7.4 - McCordic, MDF
8) 7.5 - Van Pelt, HOL
9) 7.5 - Belisle, HOP
10) 7.6 - E. Monks, HOP
11) 7.6 - Waterman, HOL
12) 7.7 - Walsh, HOP
13) 7.7 - Chiulli, WW
14) 7.7 - Hanlon, WW

GIRLS 300
1) 43.6 - Gustafson, MDF
2) 45.3 - Sargent, NOR
3) 45.6 - Condrick, WW
4) 46.1 - Muscaro, ASH
5) 46.5 - Kerrigan, HOL
6) 46.7 - Plecinoga, HOP
7) 46.8 - Dourney, HOP
9) 46.9 - Sly, MDF
10) 47.0 - Lupica, WW
11) 47.2 - Dufault, NOR
13) 47.7 - O'Leary, HOP
14) 47.7 - Hanstad, HOL
15) 47.7 - Rockett, HOL

GIRLS 600
1) 1:45.8 - Letai, MDF
2) 1:45.9 - Holmes, HOP
3) 1:46.8 - Snow, HOL
4) 1:46.9 - Labriola, HOP
5) 1:47.0 - Condrick, WW
6) 1:49.1 - Schillinger, HOP
7) 1:51.5 - Plecinoga, WW
8) 1:52.4 - McKenzie, MDF
9) 1:52.8 - Walker, MDW
10) 1:53.8 - McNeil, MDF
11) 1:53.8 - Bagley, HOL
12) 1:54.0 - Hoffman, HOP
13) 1:54.9 - Gooley, HOP
14) 1:55.0 - Vrees, HOL
15) 1:56.6 - O'Neil, WW

GIRLS 1000
1) 3:05.5 - Worthy, MDF
2) 3:21.1 - Rimmel, MDF
3) 3:21.7 - M. Radner, WW
4) 3:22.2 - Salley, HOL
5) 3:23.3 - Monks, HOP
6) 3:23.3 - Allen, HOP
7) 3:23.5 - Bavoux, MDW
8) 3:24.4 - Simi, WW
9) 3:26.1 - Hazzard, HOP
10) 3:26.4 - Simmons, MDW
11) 3:26.6 - Hanlon, HOL
12) 3:27.4 - DiLorenzo, NOR
13) 3:32.2 - Gooley, HOP
14) 3:33.1 - Lesslauer, HOP
15) 3:35.7 - Taggert, HOP

GIRLS MILE
1) 5:35.2 - Lodge, HOP
2) 5:42.9 - Kitchen, WW
3) 5:46.5 - Monks, HOP
4) 5:49.0 - Dubin, HOL
5) 5:49.2 - Branch, HOP
6) 5:53.0 - Katz, HOP
7) 5:54.0 - Naughton, HOL
8) 5:54.1 - Nixon, MDF
9) 5:54.7 - Simmons, MDW
10) 5:55.0 - Calkins, HOP
11) 5:57.1 - Hazzard, HOP
12) 5:57.4 - Murray, WW
13) 5:58.3 - Heaps, ASH
14) 5:59.8 - M. Radner, WW
15) 5:59.9 - McAuliffe, MIL

GIRLS 2 MILE
1) 12:30.1 - Cavanaugh, HOP
2) 12:31.0 - Kitchen, WW
3) 12:34.8 - Murray, WW
4) 12:44.0 - Branch, HOP
5) 12:50.3 - Reynolds, MDW
6) 12:51.1 - Ward, HOL
7) 12:54.7 - J. Radner, WW
8) 12:55.1 - Gair, MDF
9) 12:59.1 - Laquidara, ASH
10) 12:59.5 - Wheeler, WW
11) 13;01.4 - Erickson, NOR
12) 13:02.0 - Memishian, MDW
13) 13:04.4 - Reilly, WW
14) 13:12.0 - Giordano, BEL
15) 13:17.4 - Ross, WW
Other Holliston Entries
13:48.8 - Strzempko, HOL

GIRLS SHOT PUT
1) 37'7.75 - Manning, HOP
2) 33'10.75 - Pereira, NOR
3) 32'10 - Chirco, NOR
4) 31'5.5 - Young, WW
5) 30'11.5 - Doucette, MDW
6) 30'9.5 - Goldberg, ASH
7) 30'7 - Barrows, NOR
8) 29'5 - O'Rourke, NOR
9) 28'1 - Arnold, HOP
10) 28'0 - Hogan, MDF
11) 27'1.5 - McNulty, MDW
12) 27'0.75 - Babineau
13) 26'11 - E. Twamley, MDW
14) 26'10.5 - Turner, HOL
15) 26'2 - M. Twamley, MDW
Other Holliston Entries
26'0.5 - Brady, HOL

GIRLS HIGH JUMP
1) 5'4 - Morrison, WW
2) 5'3 - Mitjans, ASH
3) 5'1 - Sargent, NOR
4) 4'11 - Ward, HOL
5) 4'10 - Cuevas, HOL
6) 4'10 - Sicard, NOR
7) 4'10 - Kennedy, NOR
8) 4'10 - Fitzgibbon, WW
9) 4'8-  Walker, MDW
10) 4'8 - Whitman, NOR
11) 4'8 - Condrick, WW
12) 4'8- Engstrom, HOP
13) 4'8 - Canestrani, HOP

GIRLS 4x400 RELAY
1) Hopkinton, 4:30.4
2) Holliston, 4:32.0
3) Medfield, 4:35.1
4) Medway, 4:38.0
5) Norton, 4:38.0
6) Ashland, 4:48.2
7) Westwood, 4:49.7
8) Bellingham, 4:55
9) Millis, 5:04.0

Ward sets frosh record, 5 new varsity letter winners!

Great job ending the regular season, the boys won 69-17, the girls triumphed 66-18 in our meet vs. Ashland today. We had five atheltes earn their varsity letter (8 points for the season) - Nick Bernard, Max Chisholm, Casey Rothschild, Jess Strzempko, and Caitlin Turner! Also, Madison Ward broke the freshman record in the high jump at 4'11!

I'll start with the boys meet. In the hurdles, Evan Vasilauskas tied his PR with a 6.2, easily winning the race. Ben Clapper took third in 7.3, now ranking in the top 15 in the entire league! Not bad for someone who hadn't hurdled until this month.

Shortly thereafter, in the varsity dash, Evan continued to be a one-man wrecking crew, tying his dash PR with a 5.3 to win easily. Matt McIsaac placed third in 5.7, and we also had PR's in the JV heats from Max Chisholm and Andrew Salant!

Up next was the mile, which was our first sweep of the day! Tanner Datz led the charge in 5:18, followed by Sam Scott (5:25, seasonal best) and Kevin Montain (5:27, PR).

In the 600, Ryan Moser and Cole Osten made great moves midway through the race to pull away and finish 1-2, with Moser tying his PR for this track (1:34.5), and Cole setting a PR as well in 1:35.5!

Usually in a 300, if you can PR by a tenth or two, it's a big deal. Nate Bubello basically took a sledgehammer to his old PR of 42.9. In the top varsity heat, he led at the break and was only passed by Jake O'Connell, with the two crossing the tape in 41.6 (Jake) and 41.8 (Nate). It was an 0.3 second improvement for Jake, and a full 1.1 second PR for Nate! Ben Clapper flew in the unseeded heat, pushing himself to the line in 42.2 to displace Ashland's top runner and complete the sweep.

Back in the 1000, Ashland's top runner - Ryan Milewski, who's got 4:40s mile credentials - was up against Jack Boyd and in his 1000m debut, Ryan Leonard. Milewski took the lead with three laps to go, but a furious kick by Boyd in the last lap left Jack as the winner in 2:51.2 (7 second PR!) and Leonard a close third in 2:52.4. We also had a PR from Matt Ferguson (3:25.8)!

In the 2 mile, the Glazebrooks led from wire to wire, with Mike crossing the tape in 11:12 and Ed finishing in 11:32. Mike was the fastest finisher of the meet, including the Westwood & Bellingham kids.

In field events, Evan Vasilauskas and Nick Bernard were facing a team with two 5'8 guys and one 5'6. Having only done 5'4 (Evan) and 5'6 (Nick) for their own personal bests, they were clear underdogs. However, they stepped up, as Evan won with a PR of 5'6, and Nick cleared 5'4 to take second! Nick's 3 points from the event clinched his varsity letter.

In the shot put, Max Chisholm also clinched his varsity letter, throwing 36'0.5 to take second place.

Finally, our "hybrid" 4x400 team (some usual suspects, some newbies) kept up the undefeated season, beating Ashland in a 3:57.0. Nate Bubello, Isaac Fadden, Jack Boyd, and Cole Osten were the fearsome foursome, with Boyd stealing the show with a blistering 57.5 split for the 3rd leg.

On to the girls meet...

In the hurdles, Juliana Van Pelt tied her PR of 7.5 with her win, and Diana Waterman took second in 8.0. Hana Gross (8.5) and Eve Bagley (8.7) also PRd!

Back in the dash, freshman Casey Rothschild not only clinched her varsity letter, she won the event with a 6.0, possibly the fastest freshman time in the league this year! Lily Stering took third in 6.5 seconds, and we had a PR from Simona Biundo (6.8) in the JV heat.

In the mile, Chelsea Dubin finished first, winning her last race on our indoor track in 5:56, just ahead of Ashland's top runner and our own Maggie Naughton, who ran 5:59. Abby Meltzer ran her best time of the year in 6:11, which is more impressive when you consider her old PR was set at the fast track at the Reggie Lewis Center. Katie DesRochers had an awesome mile debut in 6:24.

In the 600...Eve Bagley and Andrea Labb both had good races, unfortunately the official rang the bell one lap too soon, so their times (which were for 3 1/2 laps, not 4 1/2 since they were stopped early by the officials) don't count. But good efforts by both.

Back in the 300, Nikki Kerrigan (46.8), Shauna Rockett (47.7) and Virginia Hanstad (48.0) ran an impressive sweep, with Rockett tying her home PR and Virginia + Nikki coming within a couple tenths of their own as well. Hannah Freudenberger (50.7) and Katie Carchidi (53.0) also PR'd in the JV heats!

For the 1000, Katie Salley and Kiara Hanlon nearly PR'd on our track despite dropping the rest of the field in short order, running 3:23.6 and 3:28.1 for a 1-2 finish. Sarah Stebbins almost completed the sweep, just one second behind one of Ashland's top distance runners. Jillian McShane PR'd with a 3:44 as well!

In the 2 mile, Jess Strzempko clinched her varsity letter with a 2nd place finish, making her the second freshman to clinch her letter today!

Over in high jump...Sydney Snow tied her PR of 4'8, earning second place as Devin Cuevas also cleared 4'8. Andrea True had also set a PR earlier with a jump of 4'4. But the big story of the event was freshman Madison Ward clearing 4'11, which broke the tie between her and Shawna Rossini for the freshman school record (4'10), leaving Ward the record all by herself. Anyone that saw her attempts at 5'0 knows that the 4'11 might not last long, either.

In shot put, Caitlin Turner clinched her letter with a big PR of 26'11 for second place, with Hannah Brady taking third in 25'3.

And in the 4x400, the girls remained undefeated as the team of Sarah Stebbins, Lily Stering, Ally Rosati, and Casey Rotschild ran 4:57.

Practice is 2:30-4:30 Thursday, 2:30-3:30 Friday, off Saturday. Bus leaves at 1 PM for Reggie on Sunday, meet starts at 3PM (may be 2:45 for freshman mile)