NBNI Preview: Sunday’s Must-Watch Events
The New Balance Nationals have arrived. For four straight days beginning on Thursday, The Track at New Balance will play host to The Fastest Party on the Planet. Few will argue, and most might add the Furthest, Highest and Longest, too. Though that doesn’t quite have the ring of Fastest. But you get the point. As […]
NBNI Preview: Saturday’s Must Watch Events
60m Hurdles This will be Natick’s Emmanuella Edoziens swan song as a high school indoor track athlete. She’s already engraved her name in Massachusetts history. It’s now time to see what she can do against the nation’s best. Saturday’s prelims will be step one in her quest to earn all-american. The Semi-Finals are later that […]
New England Preview: Top Boys’ Events With Gold Medal Potential
When it comes to top talent, you never quite know who will show up at the New England Championships. While the regional meet typically attracts many of the area’s best, several elite competitors, particularly in the distance events, sometimes opt to skip it in order to prepare for national meets two weeks later. The 38th […]
New England Preview: Top Girls’ Events With Gold Medal Potential
When it comes to top talent, you never quite know who will show up at the New England Championships. While the regional meet typically attracts many of the area’s best, several elite competitors, particularly in the distance events, sometimes opt to skip it in order to prepare for national meets two weeks later. The 38th […]
Meet of Champions Preview: Boys’ Relays
4x200m While the 4x400m may get all the attention as the last event, the 4x200m is by far the most intense. Having the four fastest guys isn’t enough. If you can’t execute your handoffs, it’s going to be a tough day out there. That will be the key on Saturday. Execution. Newton North and Catholic […]
Meet Of Champions’ Preview: Girls’ Middle & Long-Distance Events
From start to finish, expect each event to create some excitement at Saturday’s MIAA Meet of Champions. With the state’s best taking center stage, would you expect anything different? Throughout the week, we’ll preview all the individual events. Here we feature the girls’ middle- and long-distance events, which includes the 1,000-meter run, the mile and […]
Meet of Champions Preview: Boys’ Middle and Long Distance Events
1000m This one could get interesting as #1 seed and state #1, Shane Leslie of Billerica, is scheduled to race the mile beforehand on Saturday. It’s not an impossible double. Lexington’s Amelia Whorton pulled off wins in both at the Division 1 Championship. At 2:28.98, Leslie, along with Falmouth’s Silas Gartner, are the only athletes […]
Meet of Champions Preview: Boys’ Sprints and Hurdles
55m This could be a pick’em on Saturday. With the way he’s running, it’s hard to bet against Reading’s Ryan Pulpi. He owns the fastest time this season at 6.40, and perhaps having already secured the 300m state record, more of his focus will be on the short sprint? It’ll have to be if he […]
Meet Of Champions Preview: Girls’ Sprinting & Hurdling Events
From start to finish, expect each event to create some excitement at Saturday’s MIAA Meet of Champions. With the state’s best taking center stage, would you expect anything different? Throughout the week, we’ll preview all the individual events. Here we feature the girls’ sprinting and hurdling events, which includes the 55-meter dash, 55m hurdles, 300m […]
Meet of Champions Preview: Boys’ Throwing and Jumping
Shot Put The Shot Put has the potential to be one of the best events on the day. We’ve highlighted the accolades of the top two seeds all season long. Mitchell Callender of Oliver Ames and Ari Levine are both in the top ten in the country this season with throws over 62 feet. Levine […]