Bay State Running was at Franklin Park on Saturday for the 63rd annual Catholic Memorial, which was sponsored by Marathon Sports and HOKA.
What a day it was for the 52 schools and 1,150 runners that competed in the biggest meet in the last 40 years, held under ideal conditions.
Continuing to make a case for herself, that she just might be the runner to beat in the Division 2 ranks, Whitinsville Christian’s Emily Flagg ran away with the girls’ title. She did it in record fashion, too. The gifted sophomore won by more than a minute with a new meet mark of 17 minutes, 48.4 seconds for the challenging 5K.Teammate Emma Wierenga made it a 1-2 finish by the Crusaders by securing the runner-up spot in 18:61.2.
New Hampshire’s Sullivan Sturtz turned in the fastest time of the day to win the boys’ Red race. The Keene junior crossed the line in 15:50.3 with Marshfield’s Graham Heinrich taking second in 16:09.2
Newburyport’s Michael Mohoric was the victor in the Silver race. The Clipper junior was timed in 16:23.0.
BSR will have a full story on Sunday. By clicking on the links below, check out more than 1,600 photos from Saturday’s meet as well as complete results and interviews with all the winners, including the Freshmen and JV races. Coming soon, we’ll have videos of the races.
