State Relays Tomorrow

Saturday is the State Relays, and the decision to move the meet three weeks later in the season looks like a good one to me. It seems fitting that "the true state championships" should follow the dual meet season and happen when everyone has had a chance to shake off early spring sluggishness.

The Div I Relays will be at Andover. The Newton North girls are the defending champs, and the boys are the defending runners-up.

Here's a link to meet information, including the schedule of events.

It might not happen as teams try to maximize points, but I can't help hoping to see record assaults in the 4x1600 relays. These will be the first races on the track, with the boys running at 9:30 and the girls approximately 20 minutes later. It would be great to see the Brookline boys (Robert Gibson, David Wilson, Chris Mercurio, Ryan Hardiman) run sub 17:45. And if the Newton South girls run their best team they could run sub 20:45.