(photo: Patrick Bendzick/MileSplit) Newton North's 4x200 relay team upset Mansfield, New Bedford, and other schools with faster seed times to win the New England Championship last night at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Newton North, which, until yesterday had not won a 4x200 race all year (somebody check that and let me know if it's correct), finished 3rd at the Mass Div I meet (1:32.67) and 5th at the State Championships (1:33.19). That left them languishing in the fifth of six heats. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise, allowing them to stay out front and out of trouble. Who knows? In any case, they won their heat, improving their best time by over half a second. Then they waited to see whether any of the five remaining teams would run faster. None of them did, and the Tigers were and are the champs.
If Old Blue Eyes or anyone else who was at the meet could provide names and splits, that would be fantastic. I'm guessing the personnel included Ryan Lucken, Ben Clark, Isaiah Penn, and Nate Menninger in some order. True?
In any case, congratulations to the team on a remarkable upset and a New England championship to remember forever.
In the shot put, Swardiq Mayanja threw a personal best 57-1, placing second to the 58-3.75 mark of Newtown Connecticut's John Wlasuk.
Results - 2011 Indoor New England H.S. Championships
8 comments:
Terrell Doyle instead of Menninger
Also a new school record
Excellent job Coach Blackburn and North!
Lucken=23.2, Clark=22.7, Penn=22.1, Doyle=23.2. Doyle limped his way thru the last 100 meters. Because he hadn't practiced in 3 weeks(foot injury) I didn't feel he should run. Since we would have no chance without him(Menninger also hurt)I didn't feel we should run the relay. I couldn't stop them; they kept practicing without Doyle and did a great job, motivated by getting their names on the record board as well as winning.
Thanks Tom. They join you on the board.
http://ma.milesplit.com/photos/files/2217162
Thanks so much! I've edited the post and added the photo. Please let me know if this is not ok.
1 Andre Rolim SO Somerville HS - MA 1:20.75
That is an impressive result!
This is gorgeous!
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