One of the best cross country meets of the year for seeing local talent in the college ranks is the NEICAAA (aka "Open New Englands") Championships. The 2010 Championships will be held Saturday, October 9, at Franklin Park.
The meet is one of the few that brings together D1, D2, and D3 teams, and it is always exciting to see how the smaller programs stack up against the D1 powers.
Here's the schedule of races:
12:00 pm Women's Sub Varsity 5k
12:45 pm Women's Varsity 5k
1:30 pm Men's Varsity 8k
2:15 pm Men's Sub Varsity 8k
According to the NEICAAA website, there are 52 teams entered in the men's varsity race and 50 teams entered in the women's varsity race.
There are far too many local runners to list, and I don't know who's healthy and who's not, but the team rosters include NNHS alumni Seb Putzeys (Northeastern), Jess Barton (Northeastern), Jake Gleason (UMass Lowell), and Carolyn Ranti (Brown). The BSC is well represented, and it should be exciting to see Rob Gibson, Elliot Lehane, and Ryan Hardiman among the Bay Staters competing. NSRP and Newton South are also in the house, and the meet will bring together former NSHS teammates Bridget Dahlberg, Madeleine Reed, and Melanie Fineman.
Even tiny Concord Academy has three runners, including Tyler Andrews, who has been running well for Tufts in his first collegiate XC season.
And the weather looks like it will be spectator-friendly (a little warm for the runners), so there's no excuse not to be there cheering on your favorites.
2 comments:
It is fantastic to see so many former BSC runners racing this saturday. It shows the strength and talent of the BSC. Its going to be a real fun meet and I hope as many people can make it out as possible!
I'm red shirting this season with an injury, but Northeastern and BU are both looking really fit this year, it'll be exciting to see who comes out on top.
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