Shea’s Top U.S. Finisher At World U20 X-C Championships
In the final cross-country race of her high school career, Belmont native Ellie Shea didn’t disappoint against the world’s best in Belgrade, Serbia. The 18-year-old senior, who competes for Emerging Elites, placed 15th at Saturday’s World U20 Cross-Country Championships with a time of 20 minutes, 50 seconds for the six-kilometer course. Shea was the top […]
Track & Field HS Podcast Features Coaches’ Input From Every State
Podcasts have become more popular not only as entertainment but as a way for us to learn something new about our jobs and interests. The Gill Athletics Coaches Connection is definitely one podcast to listen to if you are a fan of track & field. Host Mike Cunningham, a former high school and college track […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Jumping Events
With so many variables, it’s never easy. But we’ll give it our best shot predicting who we feel will be some of our top track & field athletes this outdoor season. Here we feature the boys’ jumping events, which includes the pole vault, long jump, triple jump and high jump. HIGH JUMP Competition-wise, it simply […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Jumping Events
With so many variables, it’s never easy. But we’ll give it our best shot predicting who we feel will be some of our top track & field athletes this outdoor season. Here we feature the girls’ jumping events, which includes the pole vault, long jump, triple jump and high jump. HIGH JUMP Norton’s Zoe Santos […]
St. Mary’s Outdoor T&F Team Blog #1
Here’s the first of several team blogs that we will be featuring here on Bay State Running. Thanks to head coach Tristan Smith and his St. Mary’s track & field squad for getting things started . TUESDAY: On your mark. Get set. Go. Outdoor track is here with a bang. St. Mary’s is a small, […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Throwing Events
With so many variables, it’s never easy. But we’ll give it our best shot predicting who we feel will be some of our top track & field athletes this outdoor season. Here we feature the boys’ throwing events, which includes the shot, javelin and discus. SHOT Undoubtedly the favorite here is Peabody’s Alex Jackson. The […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Throwing Events
With so many variables, it’s never easy. But we’ll give it our best shot predicting who we feel will be some of our top track & field athletes this outdoor season. Here we feature the girls’ throwing events, which includes the shot, javelin and discus. SHOT This past indoor season, we had five athletes exceed […]
Looking For Bloggers (& More) To Enhance Coverage On BSR
It’s all about you. That’s the reason we do our thing at Bay State Running. It’s not about us. It never was. BSR is all about you. It’s all about promoting this sport and getting the word out there about all the great happenings by our cross-country and track & field athletes, the schools and […]
Outdoor Track & Field Season Has Arrived
Bring on the spring! The outdoor track & field season is here with teams officially beginning practice this week. We expect the next three months will be similar to what we’ve experienced during cross country this past fall and the recent indoor campaign. The first statewide competition kicks off on April 18 at Foxbpro High […]
HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron & Franklin’s Sarah Dumas
Two of the final competitions of the indoor track & field season matched our top athletes against the nation’s best with the New Balance Nationals and Nike Indoor Nationals held this past weekend. During the four days of competition, we witnessed a bunch of PRs, a few school records, a handful of All Americans and […]