Newton South Running Times

HS divisional championships

2009-11-12T15:05:00.005-05:00

MIAA State Divisional eastern meet at Franklin Park on
Saturday 14 Nov.
Schedule:
Newton South is division 1. Each school can enter 10 runners per team but only 7 can run.
9:30 a.m. Boys’ Division 2
9:55 a.m. Boys’ Division 3
10:20 a.m. Girls’ Division 2
10:45 a.m. Girls’ Division 3
11:10 a.m. Boys’ Division 4
11:35 a.m. Boys’ Division 1
12:00 p.m. Girls’ Division 4
12:25 p.m. Girls’ Division 1

Right after this meet at Franklin Park is the NCAA division 1 eastern meet, Men at 2:30, Women at 3:30.
Kelsey Karys should be running for Cornell at this meet.

USA Track & Field New England XC Championships

2009-11-08T18:31:00.006-05:00

The USA T&F New England cross country championships were held today at Franklin Park. There were three races,
1. masters men 8K,
2. open and masters women 6K,
3. open men 10K.
I've run this race many times in the past but today I was a bag carrier for Pat and appointed photographer on the spot for USAT&F NE. It was warm but beautiful.
Click here for full results
Click here for photos by George
men's open winner just after the break away:

From USAT&F New England Championships at Franklin Park

Wrentham MSTCA Coaches Invitational

2009-11-07T18:24:00.003-05:00

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Wrentham

2009-11-06T11:19:00.007-05:00

Some of the team will be at the MSTCA Coaches Invitational
at Wrentham Developmental Center.
Directions and schedule can be found at:
http://www.mstca.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=1
In the past there have been freshman teams competing from Newton South. I do not know the who is going this year.

You can google maps directions using:
intersection of shear st. and emerald st in wrentham ma

From NSHS alumni photos - misc

Newton South Freshman at Wrentham meet in 2005
Click here for 2005 results

DCL Championships at Franklin Park

2009-10-30T20:24:00.013-04:00

Click here for full results
Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos by George
Click here for photos by Sue Chari
Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
Click here for story in News Tribune
The Tribune story is not always accurate but it's a nice long article.
Click here for 1 Nov. Boston Globe story
And, if we're good, we might get a story from Stephen.
I should add that the Girls varsity took 2nd and the Boys varsity took 4th.

From DCL XC Championships 30 October 2009

DCL Championships tomorrow at Franklin Park

2009-10-29T17:10:00.003-04:00

Sorry I couldn't do a preview but the competition should be good.
For the girl's varsity race we're looking for a showdown between Newton South and Lincoln-Sudury with Acton-Boxborough looking to make noise and Concord-Carlisle not far behind.
The boys varsity looks even closer. I could imagine the winner being any of Westford Academy, Concord-Carlisle, Lincoln-Sudbury, Acton-Boxborough or Newton South. Newton South will need those 4th and 5th places to move up.
See you there tomorrow. The weather looks good.
I think the start is at 2 pm.

NS v Westford & Tyngsboro @ Westford

2009-10-21T21:55:00.011-04:00

Click here for photos by Sue Chari
Click here for Westford parent Chris Brearley's photos
Boys results below.

Girls Results and story by Stephen McChesney:

We concluded our regular season today in great fashion and our record is now 8 - 1. We visited Westford and had a very fast race over their course.

NS vs Wfd and Tyng
@ Westford 3.07 miles
Scores
NS 16 Westford 39
NS 15 Tyngsborough 48

3 way tie for first: Kathy O Keefe 18:39 Mel Fineman 18:39 Madeleine Reed All NS 18:39
4. Anna Laurence NS 19:10
5. Tia Caldwell Wfd 20:12
6. Jenny Epstein NS 20:23
7. S. Parker Wfd 20:32
8. K. Ernst Wfd 20:38
9. R Sickenger Tyng 20:40
10. C Graham Wfd 20:54
11. A Motyl 20:58
12. Katie Sandson NS 21:00
13. M. MuCuster 21:01
14. T. Caldwell Wfd 21:11
15. Hannah Friedman NS 21:13
16. N. Kibblehous Wfd 21:17
17. R. Carlye Wfd 21:44
18. M Brandjes Wfd 21:55
19. L. Chrevaier Wfd 22:03
20. Lauren Gabriel NS 22:08
21. E. Brandies Wfd 22:29
22. F LeBoeuf Tyng 24:09
23. Madison Willer NS 24:05
24. M. Jordan Tyng 24:55
25. C Morrill Tyng 25:15
26. L GElsonmini Tyng 25:15
27. N Capplello Tyng 32:50

This week we have started to solidify are preperations for the championship part of the season. We have worked pretty hard and through our last couple of meets and today we really saw some gains. I told the kids that I wanted them to run fast, but controlled races today and boy did they ever run fast. I feel that we are coming together nicely for our run at the big meets.

Madeleine Reed, Melanie Fineman and Kathy O Keefe blasted through their 3.07 mile course all in 18:39 efforts that equal sub 19:00 on Franklin Park. Anna Laurence ran another Brilliant (with a capital B) race and kept her teammates in view over the entire race. She finished 4th in 19:10 which translates into a huge PR. I feel that we have made some real gains up front. Jenny Epstein ran a solid race in 6th place in 20:23 to round our our scoring.
Elizabeth May and Kayla Burton are both back running, but I held them out to allow some of our newer varsity kids a chance to maybe score at the varsity level. Katie Sandson ran her best race ever and secured a place on our 10 person state roster today in placing ahead of the 2nd Tygnsborough girl and right with the Westford 5th girl in 21:00 which is a big PR. Hannah Friedman also topped the 2nd Tyng runner and ran 21:13, Lauren Gabrieal ran her first varsity race and earned varsity points in a PR of 22:28 as did Madison Willert.

According to both of the Westford coaches the course runs about 20 seconds faster than Franklin Park and that makes sense as it is only about 50 meters short of the true 5K and has a pretty good sized hill in the first mile. They also have established their measurement over the course and it is understood to be 3.07 by all of the coaches. That makes us a very fast team right now and we are on target for some pretty big things in the post season.

(Thanks Stephen and thanks in advance to Matt for sending the boys results!) (hint)
boys results:

photo below by Sue Chari

Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park

2009-10-17T21:46:00.002-04:00

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Double dual meet in Waltham - 7 Oct. 2009

2009-10-07T22:09:00.007-04:00

On a day with 100% rain in the forecast the weather was spectacular with clouds, sun and a strong cool breeze.
The boys scores:
Boston Latin 27, Waltham 28
Newton South 19 Waltham 41
Newton South 15 Boston latin 48
I didn't get the girls scores but NS won both. See photos for times
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Click here for story in Tab

From NS v Boston Latin v Waltham at Waltham HS

Dual meet today v Waltham and Boston Latin At Waltham

2009-10-07T13:21:00.002-04:00

The meet today is at Waltham High School, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham. I'll have to assume it starts at 4 p.m.
I remember running against Waltham for Newton South at their high school in 1965 or 66. It is about the only time I remember getting outkicked in the last 400 yards or so of a race. Waltham won 27-28 and I've never forgiven myself. When you get near the end of a race never give up until 10 feet past the finish line.

Massachusetts MSTCA polls

2009-10-05T14:05:00.001-04:00

Girls Poll
Boys Poll

Alumni news

2009-10-05T13:02:00.014-04:00

Wil, Sasha and Kelsey were all at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh in Bethlehem PA.
Womens gold race 6K
place; team place;runner---1 mile; time; pace; school
58;----58 Kelsey Karys, Fr* 5:33; 21:36; 5:47 Cornell University
Men's brown race 8K
261;--232 William Cha, Fr; 5:12; 27:52; xxxx Trinity College
College men JV race 8K:
255;-- 233 Alex Long, Fr 5:12; 27:56; 5:38 Johns Hopkins University

BC ran at the Murray Keatinge Invitational in Orono, Maine
Womens 5K results
11; 10; Dahlberg, Bridget FR Boston College 5:45.5; 17:53.31;
Middlebury ran at the 2009 VT X-C Intercollegiate Championships
Women's 5K results
12; 12; Juliet Ryan-Davies Middlebury College; 20:12.9; 4:02/K

McIntyre Invitational 19 Sept. 2009 Photos

2009-10-04T15:10:00.002-04:00

I never posted photos from this race ay=t Franklin Park.
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LS > NS > Arlington

2009-09-30T19:02:00.016-04:00

From NS v LS v Arlington - XTi

From NS v LS v Arlington - 5D

Click here for photos by Dave Fineman
Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
Click here for photos by George-1
Click here for photos by George 2
Click here for photos by Sue Chari
Click here for varsity results and JV boys results
Boys - 1st 12:
LS 21, NS 34
Taylor 13:50
Barnes 14:05
Ellersick 14:11
Melly 14:17
Uruci 14:22
I. Hoenig 14:25
E. Hoenig 14:41
Arlington 14:42
Mullin 14:59
Dailey 14:59
M. Barnes 15:10
Pearce 15:12

Girls - 1st 10:
LS 24, NS 31
Stock SO LS - 15:49
Keklak JR LS - 15:53
O'Keefe JR NS - 15:59
Fineman SR NS - 16:03
Reed SR NS - 16:03
Arthur SR LS - 16:41
Clarke SR LS - 16:44
Broecker FR LS 16:52
Laurence NS - 17:00

Last year Kelsey and Bridget ran 15:41 for the record.
Dan Beardslee (NS) has record at 13:29.
I have to say that Antony Taylor from Arlington looked like he was running easy yet was only 21 seconds off the course record.

From NS v LS v Arlington - XTi

NS v LS v Arlington this Wednesday at Cold Spring

2009-09-28T22:45:00.003-04:00

Newton South versus Lincoln-Sudbury versus Arlington in a double dual meet this Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Cold Spring Park off Beacon St. in Newton. See you there.
Click here for MSTCA Massachusetts girls rankings 28 Sept. 2009
Click here for MSTCA Massachusetts boys rankings 28 Sept. 2009
Click here for Dyestat National XC rankings top 25 teams
For girls LS is ranked 13th and NS 18th nationally.
No Massachusetts boys teams make the national top 25.

Amherst Invitational -Sat. 26 Sept. 2009

2009-09-27T17:24:00.007-04:00

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Click here for complete results

2009-09-27T17:18:00.004-04:00

Notes from the Course*

Amherst Invitational

September 26, 2009

The weather at Hampshire College was perfect for both the racers and the spectators. Cool morning air developed into long-sleeved-tee-shirt weather – the perfect fall day. I wasn’t originally too thrilled to be getting up at 6:00 am on a Saturday to make peanut butter toast and hot chocolate, but as with all running events, the fun of the day was well worth a few less hours of that precious commodity, sleep.

The drive out to Amherst was easy and beautiful, especially watching the fog rise from the valley and Hampshire College is a great place to watch a race because you are able to see the runners at different places along the course, provided of course that you are willing to run at least a mile in intermittent spurts! The first race of the day for NSXC was the Boys Freshman. The boys team took 2^nd overall only 10 points off of the winner Danbury! This group of boys should be a nice match up in years to come. Newton South placed three runners in the top 12, with Noah Rivkin (8 – 18:31), Nicholas Reed (10 – 18:34) and Joe Trask (12 18:38) all finishing within 7 seconds of each other. Jason Chari and Ben Eisenberg finished 23^rd and 26^th respectively and Mike Pezza, Jason Karys, Relj Nedelijkovic and Eric Zhang rounded out the South effort.

The Girls’ Varsity team took 1^st overall. The NSXC girls had a great start and all finished within the top 25 spots. Melanie Fineman (3^rd in 18:50)), Kathy O’Keefe (6 -19:02) and Madeleine Reed (8 – 19:08) controlled the first two miles of the race before being broken up by runners from other teams. Anna Laurence (18 – 20:03), Kayla Burton (19 – 20:06) and Elizabeth May (22 – 20:08) all finished within 5 seconds of each other.

The Boys Varsity team finished 10^th overall with individual finishes by David Melly, 11^th in 16:37 and Xhulio Uruci, 23^rd in 16:59. Alex Pearce (17:37) and Kyle Olson (17:42) finished 52^nd and 53^rd. Mickey Verlaque and Balazs Varady (who I heard had fallen at the start) finished 123^rd and 134^th.

The girls JV team tied for first place with Concord Carlisle and lost in the six place tie breaker, despite placing the top 6 girls in the top 25 runners overall. It was a great effort by all, with Jenny Epstein taking an early lead and never looking back, finishing well ahead of the pack in 21:07. Hannah Friedman (21:48) and Abby Pressberg (21:55) finished 5^th and 6^th respectively, followed by Katie Sandson (16^th in 22:38), Daphna Chissick (19^th in 22:41) and Zuzanna Skvarkova (25^th in 23:23). Sara Chari, Maya Alper and Rachel Hurwitz finished out the team effort.

The Boys JV race was the last of the day. NSXC ran four boys in the race with Victor Miosescu finishing first for South and 22 overall in 18:51., David Wortham in 20:07 and Max Ezekial in 21:43. Two other runners competed but are not listed in the official results - Nate Weaver ran with Jon Rothendler's number and finished in 19:38. Cameron Olia also ran but I have no results for him.

Newton South just missed taking back home the coveted Crowley Trophy by 3 points. The Award is given to the School with the best combined boys and girls scores. Not a bad showing by NSXC!

In a shout out to John Huth, a philosophical comment and observation…..I am always surprised at how quickly 6 hours (or any amount of time) can pass during one of these invitational meets or league meets. I get caught up in the energy of those gathered and warmed by the cheering for all the runners, including those who finish last and well behind the pack. It is especially wonderful to observe the athletes tearing around the course to cheer for each other. I wonder whether it is the sport or the athletes drawn to the sport that make this happen, probably more likely both (much like the nature nurture debate). Go runners!

 *An occasional missive after races (best expected when a rainy non-work day follows a race day!

NS v Concord-Carlisle v Wayland photos

2009-09-20T23:12:00.003-04:00

Photos from last Wed double dual meet.
Click here for photos by George

From NSHS v Concord-Carlisle v Wayland

Girls at Hartford Riverfront Race

2009-09-19T21:48:00.004-04:00

Newton South finished 4th in the Invitational race of 6 top teams.
8 Kathy O- Keefe, JR, 19:01.9
12 Madeleine Reed, SR, 19:25.0
17 Kayla Burton FR 19:59.3
21 Anna Lawrence SO 20:08.0
23 Elizabeth May SR 20:28.7
Click here for full results
Click here for video of race
Click here for photos of JV race by Sue Chari

Boys at McIntyre race at Franklin Park

2009-09-19T21:47:00.004-04:00

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Boys Varsity Race:
31 Xhulio Uruci 12 Newton South 17:18.5
33 #2830 David Melly 11 Newton South 17:20.4
94 #2836 Klye Olson 12 Newton South 18:12.9
108 #2839 Alex Pearce 12 Newton South 18:21.0
189 #2850 Balazs Varady 12 Newton South 19:27.6
195 #2837 Dan Pasquale 11 Newton South 19:32.3
227 #2835 Camy Olia 12 Newton South 20:16.4
TEAM: 19 Newton South 441; 29 31 92 106 183 189 221
Total Time: 1:30:40.40 Average: 18:08.08
I don't have time to post the rest of the results now. Anyone who could write it up and Email me, I'll post.

NS v Concord-Carlisle v Wayland

2009-09-16T23:02:00.009-04:00

There was a meet today at cold spring park between NS and Concord-Carlisle and Wayland.
boys varsity: CC > NS > Way
girls varsity: NS > CC > Way
Photos to come. I took complete photos of the results. Could someone connect the runners with the numbers?
Click here for complete results
Click here for photos by Jennifer Reed
Click here for photos by Sue Chari
Click here for photos by George
The coaches:

From NSHS v Concord-Carlisle v Wayland

team tents

2009-09-13T14:15:00.005-04:00

From past years cross country and track parents have bought heavy duty high quality 10'x10' tents for meets. At times these tents were left at the school and used by other sports teams. This has consistently been a disaster with damaged tents being returned.
I have the newest tent (E-Z UP Eclipse II steel) with about 14 broken struts and other miscellaneous damage. The new struts are about $9 each plus shipping. The repair cost might be around $200. I'd like to take up a little collection this time rather than buying parts myself. When repaired it is important that the tents not be kept at the school unless it was a locked up running storage compartment. The best has been a student -parent keeping the tents at a home and bringing them to the bus for meets. Perhaps, we can do a collection at the next meet.
(A little update: Repairs done on this tent were with incorrect strut sizes and probably caused much of the present damage).

See How They Win

2009-09-13T11:44:00.003-04:00

The Boston Globe west has decided to cover the Newton South cross country team. I happened to be at practice when the Globe reporter, Sapna Pathak, was watching the team. Steven introduced her to me and she peppered me with questions about the team when I ran for NS. The only part she quoted wrong was about the amount of competitiveness between my coach and Steven. My coach was very competitive but he was also negative. Steven is competitive and positive. Everyone wants to run for Steven.
Read the story at:
http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/articles/2009/09/13/winning_newton_south_cross_country_coach_shares_his_love_of_running/

NSHS alumni results

2009-09-12T18:10:00.010-04:00

I've just bookmarked a pile of college XC sites to at least report a few results. Please send in or comment on ones I missed.
- Dartmouth Invitational 3.3 miles; 12 Sept.2009
9 Dahlberg, Bridget, FR Boston College, 20:49.50 9
friend of NS runners:DCL Bedford:
16 Gault, Jon, FR Dartmouth College, 26:44.10 16

- Bentley v Brandeis Dual Meet, 6K, 4 Sept. 2009
1. Sam Donovan, Brandeis, 19.54

- Cornell v Army dual meet 6K, 11 Sept.2009
3 Stephanie Pancoast Cornell Sr 18:34.4 (WestfordAcademy)
4 Kelsey Karys Cornell Fr 18:53.9
When Kelsey was a HS freshman and Stephanie was a HS senior, they fought each other for the DCL XC championship with Kelsey winning. They are now teammates at Cornell.
Cornell photo:

- Baltimore Metro Cross Country Meet - 5K - 9/4/2009
15 Long, Alexander, FR Johns Hopkins, 5:27.1, 16:56.01
- 2009 Navy Invitational - 8K - 9/12/2009, Annapolis
61 Long, Alexander Johns Hopkins 5:37.4, 27:56.90

- 2009 Duquesne Duals - 9/5/09 - 8K
54 Ben Finch CMU 28:23:00
- Waynesburg Invitational - 12 Sept. 2009 - 8K
8 Ben Finch CMU 27:32

- 2009 Redlands Cross Country Invitational - 9/12/2009 - 6K
65 Cameron Fenn, Cal Tech, 5:49, 21:41, 44

- Engineers Cup; Saratoga Springs 12 Sept. 2009 - 8K
22 Weaver, Matt Mit 28:13.62

- Trinity College, Wickham Park, Sept. 12,2009, 5K
42 William Cha, Trinity, 17:34, 5:40

1st dual meet, NS v AB at AB

2009-09-09T22:16:00.014-04:00

Both AB girls and boys appear to be greatly improved.
I don't have a story or results. Rumor is boys: AB 26 NS 31 or 32 or 33.
Xulio and David went 1,2 but AB then bunched the rest. I'm sure the team can't wait for number 1 returner, Yugi.
AB girls took 1,2 but NS then took many of the next places. NS 27 AB 30. The results photo is scored incorrectly.
Remember that only 7 from a team can score.
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Waiting for results.

I just looked at the photos and it looks like the tradition continues. Should have warned the team to quintuple team Steven.