February 08, 2010

NNHS Alumni Results - 2/6/10

On Saturday, Harvard hosted "The Battle of Beantown," a four-way track meet with Boston Div I schools Harvard, Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern. In one of the more interesting races for NNHS fans, Seb Putzeys (NU) and David Polgar (BU) faced off in the 1000m, with Putzeys finishing 6th in 2:31.95 and Polgar right behind in 2:32.75. At the same meet, Northeastern's Jess Barton ran 10:22.20 to finish 6th in the 3000m.

Bates College competed in the State of Maine Indoor Championships on Saturday, hosted by the Inv. of Southern Maine. Bates senior Doug Brecher finished 6th in the 5000m, running 15:26.3 (right behind Newton South grad Andrew Wortham in 15:22.7). Ben Chebot also competed in the 5K, running 17:06.6.

Yale junior David Smith placed 5th in the shot put with a toss of 14.81 (48-07.25) at the Giegengack Invitational this weekend. Smith also competed in the weight throw, with a best mark of 13.45 (44-01.5).

At the Tufts Stampede on Saturday, UMass Dartmouth freshman Hymlaire Lamisere placed 6th in the 55m dash in 6.67 (after running 6.72 in the semi-final). Lamisere also anchored his team's 4x200 relay, which finished 2nd in 1:35.85.

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