Forbes Sets Meet Record at Holiday Classic

Newton North freshman Carla Forbes leapt into the books at the Boston Holiday Classic, with a meet record 37-4.5 in the triple jump. While not contested at the indoor state meet, that mark would have earned her second place in the outdoor state meet last spring.

In the long jump, Forbes placed 3rd (16-3) with teammate Amy Ren taking 7th (15-10). Ren was busy, competing in the high jump (7th, 5-0) and 55 hurdles (9.06 in the heats and 9.11 in the finals for 4th). Steph Brown won the pole vault with a clearance at 10-6.

North's 4x200 relay placed 5th in 1:52.37.

Holiday Classic - NNHS Girls Results:

 
Triple Jump
1. Forbes, Carla      37-04.50# 
  
Long Jump
3. Forbes, Carla      16-03.25  
7. Ren, Amy             15-10.25  
 
Pole Vault
1. Brown, Steph       10-06.00  
 
High Jump
7. Ren, Amy               5-00.00  
 
55 Meter Hurdles (Heats)
6. Ren, Amy               9.06q
 
55 Meter Hurdles (Final)
4. Ren, Amy               9.11  
 
4x200 Meter Relay
  5 Newton North  'A'                                   1:52.37   3 
     1) Forbes, Carla FR                2) Brown, Steph SO                
     3) Wong, Kayla SO                  4) Cuccurullo, Julia JR           
 

The NN Boys had three runners in the 5K, three throwers in the shot put, and a 4x200 relay team. Jake Gleason took a run at the unofficial Newton North record in the indoor 5K, coming within three seconds of Chris Barnicle's freshman mark of 16:18, set in 2002. Gleason was 4th overall in a personal best 16:21.47. Teammates Dan Ranti (16:40) and Ezra Lichtman (16:59) finished 6th, and 7th, respectively.

In the shot put, the trio of Ebbs (47-10), Donovan (45-4), and Castillo (42-3) placed 6th, 9th, and 14th, in one of the deeper events of the day.

North's 4x200 relay team placed 2nd to Lawrence in a time of 1:35.37.

  
Shot Put
 6. Ebbs, Charles           47-10.00  
 9. Donovan, Ryan        45-04.00  
14. Castillo, Umberto  42-03.25  
 
5000 Meter Run
 4. Gleason, Jake               16:21.37# 
 6. Ranti, Dan                     16:40.07  
 7. Lichtman, Ezra             16:59.59  

4x200 Meter Relay
  2 Newton North  'A'                                   1:35.37   2 
     1) Kiley, Ben SR                   2) Doyle, Terrell SO              
     3) Penn, Isaiah JR                 4) Wu, Hao-Kai SR