Concluding with the Marathon Sports Winter Warrior HS Invitational and Winter Classic on Sunday at the TRACK at New Balance, the MSTCA will be hosting two meets this weekend. On Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center is its annual Distance Classic and Pentathlon. That meet will be followed on Saturday by the Boston Holiday Challenge at the TRACK at New Balance.
The Distance Classic includes the 800-meter run, mile, 1,000m, 2 Mile, 4x800m, and the DMR along with the shot. The feature events in the Pentathlon are the 55m H, shot, long jump, high jump, 800m (girls) and 1,000m (boys).
Below we have a link to entries/live results as well as the schedule of events for Friday’s meet.
LIVE RESULTS
SCHEDULE
Pentathlon – 8:15 a.m.
Girls: 55m Hurdles; Shot Put; Long Jump; High Jump; 800 meters
Boys: 55m Hurdles; Shot Put; High Jump; Long Jump; 1000 meters
*See notes in the Pentathlon section below.
Field Events – 10:00 a.m.
Shot Put: Girls followed by Boys.
Running Events – 10:00 a.m. – Girls followed by Boys
800 Meters: Sections on time, fastest section first
One Mile Run: Sections on time, fastest section first
1000 Meters: Sections on time, fastest section first.
Two Mile Run: Sections on time, fastest section first
4 x 800 Meter Relay: Sections on time, fastest section first
Distance Medley Relay: Sections on time, fastest section first
● The DMR order will be 1200/400/800/1600
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The Boston Holiday Challenge will include a full slate of events as well as a few extras not commonly run during the regular season, such as the 200m, 400m, 800m, SMR and pole vault.
For the boys, Brockton’s Lucas Andrade is the top seed in three events, the 55m (6.46 seconds), 55m hurdles (7.37) and the high jump (6 feet, 8 inches).
Look for an exciting race in the 300m dash where Winchester’s Daniel Killian is the No. 1 seed with a best of 34.82. Killian is matched up again sub-36 guys, Garrett Giroux Pezzullo of La Salle Academy (RI), who has a seed of 35.25, and Shrewsbury’s Anthony Graves, who has a best of 35.87.
Peabody’s Alex Jackson should be making some noise in the throwing events. The talented senior holds the top seed in the shot (66 feet, 6.25 inches) and the weight throw (70-4).
Snowden International’s Rick Barros leads seven runners under 23 seconds in the 200m with his top seed of 21.93 from the USATF Region 1 Junior Olympic Championships last spring.
Could we have a 23-foot effort in the long jump? It could happen. Atlantis Charter’s Thalys Silva came less than two inches from the mark at last week’s Sprint Classic, and he’s in the field as the No. 1 seed this weekend with a best of 22-10.25.
For the girls, the 55m dash could certainly come down to a lean at the finish. Methuen’s Lauren Quarm, the defending state 55m champion, is the No. 1 seed with her best of 6.95 from the Meet of Champions. There’s also Natick’s Emmanuella Edozian of Natick, who’s the No. 3 seed with a top time 7.20 from last weekend’s Beantown Winter Classic. Edozian is also ranked No. 1 in the 55m hurdles with her PR of 8.22 from Beantown.
The 300m could certainly create some electricity and a few sub-40s on New Balance’s fast oval. The top runner is Reading’s gifted (and versatile) senior Giuliana Ligor. She owns the top seed with her best of 40.11 from her victory at the Div. 5 Championships last winter. Ligor is coming off an outdoor season where she captured the 400m (55.62) and the 400m hurdles (58.97) at the Meet of Champions. Two others in this race have also broken 41 seconds, which should set up a race that will be determined in the final few meters.
We could have several under three minutes in the 1,000m. The top seed is Weymouth’s Gracie Richard, who has already broken the mark with a PR of 2:59.62. Right behind is teammate Isabella Galusha at 3:00.43. Nauset Regional’s Madeline Mahoney is also in the race. She brings a best of 3:00.64 to the line.
Attleboro’s Emilia Smith (10:58.54) and Whitinsville Christian’s Emily Flagg (11:05.53) are the two and three seeds in the two mile. The No. 1 seed in Kiley DeFusco of Cumberland (RI), who has a best of 10:55.16. This event should be competitive right down to the final lap.
Click on the links below for complete entries and live results of Saturday’s meet.
ENTRIES
LIVE RESULTS
SCHEDULE
Field Events– 9:30 a.m.
Shot Put: Girls followed by Boys
Weight Throw: After the conclusion of the Boys Shot Put; Girls followed by Boys
Pole Vault: Girls followed by Boys
Field Events– Upon Conclusion of Dash Finals
Long Jump: Boys and girls simultaneously on separate runways.
Triple Jump: On the same runway/gender as long jump at the conclusion of the
long jump finals.
High Jump: Boys and Girls compete simultaneously.
Infield – 10:00 a.m.
Hurdles Trials: Girls followed by Boys; Fastest 8 advance to the Final.
Hurdle Finals: Girls followed by Boys
Dash Trials: Girls followed by Boys; Fastest 8 advance to the Final.
Dash Finals: Girls followed by Boys
Oval – Upon Conclusion of Dash Finals – Girls followed by Boys (all oval events are
finals on time, with fastest sections last)
Sprint Medley Relay: 200m-200m-400m-800m run with a 3-turn stagger*
Freshman One Mile Run:
One Mile Run:
New Balance Championship 1 Mile:
600 Meter Run: 2-turn stagger*
1,000 Meter Run:
300 Meter Run: In lanes the entire race*
New Balance Championship 400 Meters: 2-turn stagger; no lane 1*
400 Meter Run: 2-turn stagger*
800 Meter Run:
200 Meter Dash:*
Two Mile Run:
4 x 200 Meter Relay: 3-turn stagger*
4 x 800 Meter Relay:
4 x 400 Meter Relay: 2-turn stagger*
*Lane preferences for these events: 5-6-4-3-2-1
