It's late Thursday night, and I'm thinking to myself "Thank god for the Internet and instant access to H.S. track results!" Unable to attend yesterday's season-opening meet at Reggie, I settle in to feed the fine print that will enable me to write about the annual juggernaut that is Newton North track.
But wait a minute, what's this? Emma Kornetsky running 3:05 in the 1000? That's awfully fast for the first meet of the season, especially from a runner who, as far as I know, has never run a race longer than an 800m relay leg. And wait a minute, here's Emma's name in the 600... running for Milton? I know it is strictly forbidden by BSL rule s to double in the 1000-600 during a Bay State meet, even if you transfer schools in the 20 minutes between races. And, where is Carolyn Ranti's name? Not in the mile. Not in the 600. Oh, here we go, in the 300 and... shot put.
Ok, fine, so the Internet is no substitute for being at the meet, and who knows whether anything that I report actually happened. But for the sake having something to write about, let's accept most of these results and see what we can make of them...
Bay State Meet #1 - Results (?)
The Newton North boys and girls indoor track teams both started their seasons with easy wins over their Needham counterparts. The girls won every event, and swept all but three, amassing 81 points to Needham's 5. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that it was Ranti who ran away with the 1000, while Kornetsky won the 600 (1:48). Nora Barnicle and Susannah Gleason (or their stunt doubles) went 1-2 in the mile (5:51 and 5:53).
Sophomore Evelyn Hurwitz won the 300 (47.59) with Meaghan Pursley 3rd and Ranti 4th. Michelle Kaufman won the 55 hurdles in 9.01 (great early season time!) and Emily Den and Amy Ren completed the sweep of that event. Kaufman came back in the 55 dash to win that, too (I thought you couldn't do that anymore, with participation in these meets limited to 1 individual track event, 1 field event, and 1 relay? Obviously I have not been paying attention...do the hurdles count as a field event? If so, the weirdness just keeps growing).
The high jump looks like it might be a good event for North this year, as the trip of Amy Ren (4-10), Emily Hutchinson (4-10), and freshman Lucia Grigoli (4-8) swept the event. In the SP, Bella DiMambro, Kaufman (she's everywhere!), and Ranti swept.
Oh... almost forgot one of the best performances of the meet, as sophomore Margo Gillis ran 11:36 to take 2nd overall behind BSL XC champion Rebecca White (11:28). After White, the next five finishers in the 2M were sophomores. It's a strong class!
The boys fell behind in the first event (1M), as Dan Shields won in 4:51, with Dan Ranti finishing 2nd in 5:06. Needham's advantage didn't last long, however, as Ezra Lichtmann won the 1000 (2:51) with Niel Fulwiler 2nd (2:52).
After taking 2-3 in the 600, NN got a win in the 300 from Ben Kiley, swept the 55 hurdles (Sam Arsenault, 8.20), won the 55 dash (Troy Peterson, 6.94), went 1-2 in the high jump (Arsenault, Kiley - 5-10), and swept the shot put (Charles Ebbs, 40-10).
In the 2-mile, Dan Hamilton was the first overall finisher in 10:22. North's 4x400 relay ran 3:42.49 to beat Needham, but finish 2nd overall to Weymouth. You can be sure that as a result of that narrow defeat, Newton North sprinters will be running a large number of two- and three-lappers in the days to come.
By my count, a dual meet between Weymouth and NN, Weymouth wins the running events, but North comes out on top 46-39 on the strength of the high jump and shot put. The meet against Weymouth is scheduled for 1/22/09, and is the last of the divisional meets. For both the boys and girls, it could very well determine the league champions.
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FYI - 1-1-1 while overwhelmingly voted upon by the coaches as their preference, the rule was not to go into effect this year. When reported to the ADs at their December meeting, it was reported back to me that more discussion was needed for the issue - i.e. tabling it to stall change. Politics is the same at all levels.
That wasn't Emma Kornetsky. That was Carolyn Ranti. The numbers were mixed up. The results also said Carolyn Ranti ran in the 300m which was Ari Sanchez. In the 600m it says Emma Kornetsky is from Milton too.
Also, freshman Sarah Perlo placed 2nd in the 2-mile for the dual meet. Considering she had never run a 2-mile before the race, it was quite a success.
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