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It’s preview time on Bay State Running! BSR will begin its previews on Thursday for the upcoming cross-country season. We’ll begin by featuring the top 10 runners we expect to make an impact this season, some not only on a state level but a national level, too. For this list, we’d like it to be […]
Penn Relays: Could Westford Academy Be A Sleeper In DMR?
A podium finish? A victory, perhaps? Austin Desisto seems to think so. On Friday night, the Westford Academy senior will be part of a talented Distance Medley Relay squad that will be competing at the 127th annual Penn Relays Carnival. Desisto, along with teammates Owen Shultz, Jack Graffeo and Paul Bergeron, are among 16 of […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Middle & Long Distance Events
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Middle & Long Distance Events 800m There’s a chance one of our state’s oldest records could be broken this season. In 1979, Cambridge Rindge & Latin alum Darlene Beckford set the current mark of 2:04.54 at the AAU Senior National Championships in Walnut, Calif. We think that 44-year-old record is within […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Middle & Long Distance Events
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Middle & Long Distance Events 800m Six pf the top eight have graduated from last year’s Meet of Champions, which means we’ll have plenty of new faces populating the podium this season. Andover’s Colin Kirn, who just missed earning a top-eight spot, taking ninth overall, appears to be our early-season favorite. […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Sprinting Events
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Sprinting Events 100m Last year no one was touching eventual state champion Jonas Clarke. The South Hadley grad was far ahead of the field in 2022 and nearly broke a more than 40-year-old state record with a best of 10.40. Clarke, who finished second in the event at the Nike Outdoor […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Sprinting Events
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Sprinting Events 100m We could see a lot of familiar faces in this event with seven of the top eight runners from last year’s Meet of Champions returning, including the 1-2 finishers, Elliana Tweedie of Westford Academy and Milford’s Kiyanni Simas of Milford. Tweedie, who captured the 55-meter dash at the […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Jumping Events
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Jumping Events Long Jump If all our top returnees from 2022 compete this season we’ll have an impressive list, one that features five athletes that have exceeded 18 feet, including defending champion Kiyanni Simas of Milford. Simas, who also won the indoor state and New England titles last year, did not […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Jumping Events
Outdoor T*F Preview: Boys’ Jumping Events High Jump There was abundance of talented high-jumpers this past indoor season with more than two dozen athletes clearing at least six feet and most of a top leapers expected to compete on the outdoor surface. Carver’s Camren Allain and Wakefield’s Lucas Kehoe both cleared a state best of […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Throwing Events
Outdoor T&F Preview: Girls’ Throwing Events Shot Familiar faces from the indoor season should once again battle it out inside the circle this spring. Among those athletes are five that have gone further than 40 feet with indoor champion Brooke Serak of Bishop Feehan, Dedham’s Catherine Sargent (41-5.5), Peabody’s Aaliyah Callahan (40-11), Lowell’s Ronny Jones […]
Outdoor T&F Preview: Boys’ Throwing Events
Outdoor T&F Preview: Throwing Events Shot Just like this past indoor season, the overwhelming favorite to strike it rich at the Meet of Championship this spring is Jacob Cookinham. The Bishop Stang senior was untouchable by his MA rivals during the winter and finished with a nation No. 1 and all-time best of 67 feet, […]