Northeast Invitational, Day 3: Three Golds For Claflin
With what she considers a slow start to her indoor campaign, defending state 55-meter champion Sarah Claflin got just what she needed on Sunday with the season at its midway point. Facing most of the sprinters that could very well be in the finals of the Meet of Champions on Feb. 24, the Pembroke senior […]
What’s Happened So Far At MSTCA Northeast Invitational?
The first two days of the MSTCA Northeast Invitational are complete. Not that we expected anything different, but so far, so good for our Bay Staters. We had a number of athletes and relay teams move up the state rankings, including nine that have taken over No. 1 spots. In addition, several have earned automatic […]
Northeast Invitational: Biggest One Ever This Weekend!
What happens when you have three days of competition and a bunch of athletes competing inside the same facility? Guess will find out this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center when the MSTCA host its annual Northeast Invitational. The Northeast Invite, which is sponsored by the BAA, always draws a considerable amount of talent […]
HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Hopedale’s Ari Levine & Natick’s Emmanuella Edozian
This past weekend we had three meets where our MA athletes produced some great performances – the Marathon Sports Winter Classic at the TRACK at New Balance and the Freshmen-Sophomore Large & Small School meets at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center. For this week’s HOKA Athletes of the Week, we’re choosing a pair of underclassmen. […]
North Reading Alum Makes His Mark At Marathon Sports Winter Classic
While competing at North Reading nearly a decade ago, Brandon Carter didn’t consider himself a very good runner. “The first time I broke five minutes in the mile, I was a junior in high school,” said the 2016 grad. “I ran 4:31 the last race of my senior year. I didn’t break 4:20 in the […]
Recap Of Freshmen-Sophomore Large School Meet
“I just heard the bell and I was just like, ‘Oh shoot, I gotta go.’ I just tried to sprint my hardest in this and push through.” Those were the words of Natick’s John Bianchi in the mile run at Saturday’s Freshmen-Sophomore Large School Invitational. As it turned out, Bianchi’s all-out effort for the final […]
Recap Of Freshmen-Sophomore Small School Meet
What does it take to finally hit that milestone you’ve been shooting for? For Burlington’s Ryan Brooks, all it took was a few simple words from his dad. Locked in the 19-foot range on all his previous attempts in the long jump at the Freshmen-Sophomore Small School Invitational, Brooks saved his best for last inside […]
Marathon Sports Winter Classic Preview
The verdict is in for Sunday’s inaugural Marathon Sports Winter Classic. This weekend’s meet at the TRACK at New Balance is going to be good one, a very good one. What’s unique about the Winter Classic is that unlike most with age categories, the heats for each event will be based on seeds, not by […]
Fields Are Strong For Freshmen-Sophomore Meets (Important Update!)
With the predicted snowstorm on Sunday, the Large School meet could be taking place on Saturday, preceding the Small School meet. Here’s a message from Matt Carr, the Director of Meet Operations for Indoor Track. “Due to the pending storm, we have made the decision to reschedule Sunday’s Freshman-Sophomore Large Schools meet to Saturday (January […]
HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Winchester’s Daniel KIllian & Bishop Feehan’s Brooke Serak
We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season. To begin the new year for the HOKA Athletes of the Week, we’d like to introduce our first two male and female recipients of 2024. Congratulations to Winchester’s Daniel Killian and Bishop Feehan’s Brooke Serak, who we nominate for this week’s honor. Killian continued to solidify his status […]