The Reggie Lewis Center in Boston once again served as the stage for some of the top athletes from throughout the region (and nation, too!) to showcase their talents with Saturday’s New England Track & Field Championships.
As usual, Bay State Running collaborated with its sister sites from Rhode Island (ocean.staterunning.net), New Hampshire (nh.staterunning.net), and Connecticut (mysportsresults.com) to provide complete coverage of the regional meet.
Coming fully loaded for Saturday’s competition, we had several photographers on site, catching all the action. Before we move on to previewing the upcoming New Balance Nationals (and more), we still got plenty to unload from this past weekend’s meet. Below, check out some great shots by our talented guys behind the lens – NH’s Jay Smith, CT’s Ron Knapp and MA’s Byron Flagg.
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PEABODY’S EVAN BEDARD leaps to a third-place finish in the long jump. Bedard was one of four athletes to exceed 23 feet with a distance of 23-0.5. (By JAY SMITH)
METHUEN’S LAUREN QUARM., right, takes off from the start in her preliminary heat of the 55m dash. Quarm won her heat and was second overall in the finals with a season best of 6.97. (By JAY SMITH)
NATICK’S EMMANUELLA EDOZIEN came through with her first-ever 19-footer in the long jump. The talented junior matched her placement in the 55m hurdles by taking runner-up honors with a PR of 19-1. (By JAY SMITH)
MARBLEHEAD’S NATHANIEL ASSA gets a congratulatory embrace after winning the two mile with an all-time best of 9:04.60. (By BYRON FLAGG)
BROOKLINE WAS PART of a loaded 4x800m relay where seven teams were under eight minutes. The Warriors combined for a time of 7:49.02 to finish third overall. (By JAY SMITH)
SHREWSBURY’S DEREK SHIMMER inched closer to the seven-foot mark in the high jump by winning his specialty with a PR of 6-11. (By JAY SMITH)
NEEDHAM’S GRETA HAMMER, left, and Newton South’s Molly Johnson run side-by-side during the early stages of the 4x800m. Needham finished second overall in 9:23.11, while Newton South was third at 9:28.77. (By RON KNAPP)
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PHOTO LINKS
NH (nh.staterunning.net)
CT (mysportsresults.com)
MA (bay.staterunning.net)
