Meet of Champions Preview: Boys’ Distance Events
1000m This one could get interesting as #1 seed and state #1, Shane Leslie of Billerica, is scheduled to race the mile beforehand on Saturday. It’s not an impossible double. Lexington’s Amelia Whorton pulled off wins in both at the Division 1 Championship. At 2:28.98, Leslie, along with Falmouth’s Silas Gartner, are the only athletes […]
Meet of Champions Preview: Boys’ Sprints and Hurdles
55m This could be a pick’em on Saturday. With the way he’s running, it’s hard to bet against Reading’s Ryan Pulpi. He owns the fastest time this season at 6.40, and perhaps having already secured the 300m state record, more of his focus will be on the short sprint? It’ll have to be if he […]
Meet Of Champions Preview: Girls’ Sprinting & Hurdling Events
From start to finish, expect each event to create some excitement at Saturday’s MIAA Meet of Champions. With the state’s best taking center stage, would you expect anything different? Throughout the week, we’ll preview all the individual events. Here we feature the girls’ sprinting and hurdling events, which includes the 55-meter dash, 55m hurdles, 300m […]