Beginning on Wednesday and stretching to Saturday, we’re expecting some intense competition with the MIAA Divisional Championships. The individual and team battles with be fierce with the best of the best competing inside the confines of the Reggie Lewis Center.
Throughout the week, Bay State Running will be providing preview capsules of each division. Here we feature Division 4 boys.
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DIVISION 4 – BOYS
Day/Time/Place: Saturday, 10:30 a.m., at Reggie Lewis Center
Teams: Montachusett, Greater Lawrence Tech, Northeast Metro, O’Bryant, Wakefield, Nashoba, Wayland, Amherst-Pelham, Holliston, Lynn Voke, Middleboro, Newburyport, Danvers, East Longmeadow, Fitchburg, Madison Park Tech, Scituate, Foxboro, Nauset Regional, Dracut, Ludlow, North Middlesex, Dedham, Medfield, Marlborough, Pembroke, Auburn, Gloucester, Watertown, Hanover, Tewksbury, Falmouth, Groton-Dunstable, Apponquet Regional, Norton, Weston, Swampscott, Dover-Sherborn, Salem, Holyoke, Chicopee, Oakmont, Archbishop Williams, Bishop Stang, Saint Mary’s, Fontbonne, Arlington Catholic, Cardinal Spellman, Ursuline Academy, Bishop Fenwick, Pope Francis Prep, Notre Dame Academy, Saint Paul Diocesan, Lowell Catholic, Saint John Paul II, Crist Rey, Academy of Notre Dame, Whitinsville Christian
Events To Watch: The 1,000m feature Foot Locker finalist Silas Gartner of Falmouth. Gartner owns the No. 1 seed from his victory at a Cape and Islands league meet, a race he won by nearly 20 seconds. Looks for a time in that low 2:30 range for the talented junior, who has registered PRs of 8:35.40 for 3K and 4:14.71 for the mile this season. The next three seeds in this race are Dedham’s Levon Roussin (2:40.06) and Ludlow’s Logan Walsh (2:40.52) and Bedford’s William Protasowicki (2:40.64). Keep an eye on Walsh. He’s a 1:54 800m runner…We’re expecting a fast race in the 600m. The top seed is Bishop Stang’s Michael Veegh, with a season best and state No. 4 of 1:22.15. Not too far behind are Norton’s Sean Parham (1:23.13) and Newburyport’s Jalen Wise (1:23.17)…Top-seeded Pembroke will be looking to become the state’s second team under 1:30 in the 4x200m. The Titans have a best of 1:30.22. O’Bryant is at the two seed with a time of 1:32.78…The high jump could turn into a heated battle between the top two seeds with Old Rochester’s Braedon Christopher (6 feet, 5 inches) and Bedford’s Vineet Joseph (6-4).
Team Outlook: Weston, Pembroke and Middleboro appear to be the stronger teams in this meet with the Wildcats a slight favorite.
