One last invitational, one final tune-up before the heart of the championship season kicks into gear on Nov. 8, will take center stage this Saturday with the annual MSTCA Frank Mooney Coaches Invitational.
Held a week prior to the MIAA Divisional Championships, this weekend’s competition at the Wrentham Developmental Center will feature class-specific races throughout the day, with Small Schools competing in the morning session and Large Schools concluding the action in the afternoon.
We’ve got some talent coming to the Mooney Invite, including Westford Academy’s Abby Hennessy, who has been laser-focused this season and will likely dismantle another course record with her third sub 17-minute performance of the fall campaign. Hennessy is fresh off an impressive victory at the Dual Valley Conference Championships this past Friday where she dominated the field at Franklin Park with a time of 16:46. Appropriately enough, the University of Washington commit is entered in the final race of the day, the Large School Senior Race, set to start at 2:55 p.m. The fastest time recorded at Wrentham is 17:04, from the now-defunct Eastern Massachusetts Divisional Championships in 2018.
Throughout the week, Bay State Running will preview the top girls and boys that will be competing this weekend. Below is the schedule of events and links to entries/esults.
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ENTRIES/RESULTS
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SCHEDULE
SMALL SCHOOLS
9 a.m. – Sophomore Boys’ Race – 5K
9:25 a.m. – Sophomore Girls’ Race – 5K
9:55 a.m. – Freshmen Boys’ Race – 3K
10:15 a.m. – Freshmen Girls’ Race – 3K
10:35 a.m. – Junior/Senior Boys’ Race – 5K
11 a.m. – Junior/Senior Girls’ Race – 5K
LARGE SCHOOLS
12 p.m. – Sophomore Boys’ Race – 5K
12:25 p.m. – Sophomore Girls’ Race – 5K
12:55 p.m. – Freshmen Boys’ Race – 3K
1:15 p.m. – Freshmen Girls’ Race – 3K
1:35 p.m. – Junior Boys’ Race
2 p.m. – Junior Girls’ Race – 5K
2:30 p.m. – Senior Boys’ Race – 5K
2:55 p.m. – Senior Girls’ Race – 5K
