Barton, Smith Conclude HS Careers at NON

This weekend is Nike Outdoor Nationals, for all intents and purposes, the end of the high school outdoor season. If history is any guide, the weekend will be highlighted by best-of-the-year performances in many events. And after it is over and the tartan dust has settled, thoughts will turn to cross-country, as they must.

For the third year in a row, the two-day meet will be held at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, NC. Here is a schedule of events:

NON Schedule

Newton North's Jess Barton will be running at NON -- she is entered in the 2000m steeplechase, which takes place Saturday June 16 at 1:45 p.m. Jess won the only other steeple she ran this year -- at the Hartford Public meet -- in 6:57.44, the fourth fastest time in the country this year. The favorite is Ashley Higginson of Colt's Neck New Jersey, who has run 6:50.

Also competing for Newton North in the boys shot put is David Smith. David, the defending indoor state champion and 2006 outdoor state champion will be competing on Saturday afternoon, beginning at 5:15 p.m.

Other Massachusetts competitors at NON include Xaverian's Mark Amirault and Mansfield's Ryan Collins, both entered in the 2-Mile, Brockton's Kevin Gill and Haverhill's Danny Wang in the 1M (also Brockton's 4x800 team, which ran to a Mass. state record 7:44 last week at New Englands), several competitors in the boys 5000m run, Emily Mepham of Lincoln-Sudbury, who is entered in the 800, and a girls 4x1 Mile team from Newton South that should be quite competitive.

Framingham's Jordan Maddocks and Mattapoisett's Peter Asci are both entered in the boys high jump. Medford's Aranxta King is entered in the girls long jump. Tewksbury's Kristen Judge is in the girls high jump.

Here are the complete start lists for boys and girls:

Boys Start Lists
Girls Start Lists

results of the meet will be posted here.