HOKA Athletes Of The Week: Haverhill’s Nathanael Vigo Catala & Norton’s Jillian Strynar
In what will be a common theme throughout the indoor season, this past weekend was a busy one with a trio of competitions taking place – the MSTCA Winter Festival Large and Small School meets on Friday and Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center and the inaugural Mercury Indoor Games at Wheaton College’s Haas Athletic […]
Inaugural Mercury Games Proved To Be A Big Success
Something a little different. Something that not only provides some good, quality competition, but also creates a little fun, a little excitement for its participants. That was the main goal behind Sunday’s inaugural Mercury Indoor Games. It would be safe to say that this past weekend’s meet, held at Wheaton College’s Haas Athletic Center, fit […]
Recap Of Winter Festival Large & Small School Meets
It looks like the offseason training has been spot on for Nathanael Vigo Catala. The Haverhill senior and defending 300-meter state champion was at the Winter Festival Large School meet on Saturday. In his first meet of the indoor season, Vigo Catala proved untouchable in his specialty, blazing to a winning time of 34.95 seconds. […]
Gavenas (third), Bergeron (seventh) At Foot Locker Nationals
Just like the number of the 44th annual Foot Locker Nationals, Tamrat Gavenas considers the No. 44 his lucky number. For the junior from Phillips Academy, the No. 3 proved to be just as lucky at Saturday’s meet. That’s the number that represented the placement of Gavenas on the challenging 5K terrain of San Diego’s […]
Indoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Throwing & Jumping Events
We’re ready for another exciting indoor track & field season. To get you pumped up for the winter campaign, Bay State Running will preview some of the top athletes that we expect will make an impact over the next few months. When the Meet of Champions roll around on Feb. 24, be prepared for a plethora of […]
Busy Weekend! Winter Festival, Mercury Indoor Games, Foot Locker Nationals On Tap
The competition portion of the indoor track & field season gets underway this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center with the MSTCA Winter Festival Large and Small School meets. But that’s not all. There are two more meets where are Bay Staters will showcase their talents, one on the oval and one on the up-and-down […]
BSR Scribbles: Fast Times At Colyear-Danville Meet
Men’s and women’s collegiate 5,000-meter records were broken at this past weekend’s meet. Several MA alums take advantage of the fast oval at Boston College. (Above, Stanford University Photo) BOSTON – Boston University’s indoor track facility continued to prove why it’s one of the fastest on the planet this past weekend. At the BU Sharon […]
Indoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Throwing & Jumping Events
We’re ready for another exciting indoor track & field season. To get you pumped up for the winter campaign, Bay State Running will preview some of the top athletes that we expect will make an impact over the next few months. When the Meet of Champions roll around on Feb. 24, be prepared for a plethora of […]
Indoor Season Has Arrived! Competition Starts Dec. 9
We still have a half dozen runners to cheer this cross-country season with this weekend’s Nike Cross Nationals and the Foot Locker Nationals next Saturday. But before you know it, the competition will be shifting indoors very shortly. Next weekend, to be exact. Per usual, the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association (MSTCA) will host a […]
HOKA Athletes Of The Week: All Our Qualifiers From Nike & Foot Locker Regionals
Just like last week, we coudn’t just pick one when it came down to picking the HOKA Athletes of the Week. For the six runners we chose for this week’s honor, all the hard work, all the sacrifices that were made were rewarded this past Saturday with a trip out west in two of the […]