After the holiday break, Bay State Indoor Track was back in season on Thursday at the Reggie Lewis Center, and Newton North teams easily dispatched their counterparts from Needham.
Link to full results
There didn't seem to be too much excitement to the meet -- certainly no concern about the outcome, but there were some nice individual individual efforts. The most impressive performance of the afternoon was David Smith in the shot put. Smith recorded a throw of 53'10.5", a massive heave that represents a new level of achievement for him. It certainly is the the result of hard work. Smith was practicing in the SOA virtually every day of vacation.
The girls were mostly on cruise control, saving some of their best for the Dartmouth Relays this weekend. Nevertheless, Haleigh Smith recorded the fastest time of the day in the mile (5:40.59). Nora Barnicle won her first varsity race, running 3:22.66 to win the 1000. Kat Chiong and Jess Barton had the two fastest times in the 600 (a rare sprint event for Barton), with freshman Emma Kornetsky not far behind. Julie Blanchard had the fastest time of the day in the 300 (43.18), with Lily Brown 3rd (43.97).
For the boys, two conspicuous absences, as Doug Brecher wasn't around to entertain the crowds in the two mile, and David Polgar sat out the meet with a hamstring/knee injury. However, Alex Gurvitz recorded a PR 11:12 in the 2-mile. Also, Brendan Rooney continues to look great in the dashes. On Thursday he had the fastest time of any runner in the 55 Hurdles (8.42), and the 3rd-fastest in the 55 dash (6.97).
Next up: A small contingent from the girls team heads up to Hanover, NH on Friday and will compete in the Dartmouth Relays on Saturday. This Sunday is the Auerbach Freshman/Sophomore meet at Reggie.
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