{"id":741,"date":"2012-06-09T22:33:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T22:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newtonsportsphotography.com\/blog\/?p=741"},"modified":"2013-06-09T11:17:10","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T11:17:10","slug":"2012-massachusetts-middle-school-track-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newtonsportsphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/09\/2012-massachusetts-middle-school-track-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Massachusetts Middle School Track Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The future stars of class of 2016 made their debut on the state-level stage at the 2012 Massachusett Middle School Track Championships at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on June 9th. With the weather significantly improved over the 1st annual meet last year, records were broken in 22 of the 28 events. Athletes were limited to two event entries. There were many noteworthy performances summarized in the state champion table below. <\/p>\n

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On the girls side, Melissa Solomon of Diamond Middle School (Lexington) won the 200m and 400m dash in 26.59 and 1:01.04. Calene Lazare of Oak Hill Middle School (Newton) blazed a 12.96 100m (good for ~top 50<\/a> in Mass at high school level). \tSophie Antonioli of RJ Grey JHS (Acton-Boxborough) won the 800m in 2:23.31 (top 60<\/a> in Mass HS) and was part of RJ Grey’s 4x400m relay. The team of Kristina Maclure, Courtney Aylaian,Tatiana Jarostchuk, and Anna Traverse from Hale MS (Stow) ran 52.27 in the 4x100m, which would put it in the top 10%<\/a> of high school relay teams in Massachusetts. <\/p>\n

On the boys side, brothers Matthew and Thomas D’Anieri of Wellesley Mille School dominated the distance races winning in 2:13.86 and 4:47.4 respectively. David Cusack of MontainView MS (Wachusett) ran 24.61 to win the 200m while Mandela Franciscon of RJ Grey won the 400m in 54.61. Philip Batler (The Rashi School, Newton) bested his nearest competitor in the 100m hurdles by almost 2 seconds with a time of 15.39. Day middle school (Newton) won the 4x100m in 49.26 (video<\/a>), besting the field by 1.25 while Jonas Clarke (Lexington) put together a sub 4 (3:56.36) 4x400m relay, besting runner up RJ Grey by 7 seconds. <\/p>\n

Photos<\/a> have been uploaded to the galleries<\/a>. Note that these are the original high resolution 18mp shots that can cropped down significantly to isolate your athlete. Prints of various sizes and electronic downloads are available. Meet Results<\/a> are available at newsportstiming.com. See meet information<\/a> link for entry and other meet-related information.<\/p>\n

STATE CHAMPIONS (# indicates meet record, event photo galleries are linked to event names):<\/p>\n

Girls<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
100 Meter Dash<\/a><\/td>\nCalene Lazare<\/td>\nOak Hill MS<\/td>\n12.96#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100 Meter Hurdles<\/a><\/td>\nDierdre Kennedy<\/td>\nThe Bromfield Sc<\/td>\n16.65#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200 Meter Dash<\/a><\/td>\nMelissa Solomon<\/td>\nDiamond MS<\/td>\n26.59#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400 Meter Dash<\/a><\/td>\nMelissa Solomon<\/td>\nDiamond MS<\/td>\n1:01.04#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800 Meter Run<\/a><\/td>\nSophie Antonioli<\/td>\nRJ Grey Jhs<\/td>\n2:23.31#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 Mile Run<\/a><\/td>\nRebecca Grusby<\/td>\nOak Hill MS<\/td>\n5:20.06#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Discus Throw<\/td>\nRachel Spencer<\/td>\nBriscoe MS<\/td>\n71-05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Jump<\/td>\nJenna Light<\/td>\nSutton MS<\/td>\n4-10.00#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Javelin Turbo<\/td>\nMae Nelson<\/td>\nLittleton MS<\/td>\n77-08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Jump<\/a><\/td>\nKristina Maclure<\/td>\nHale MS<\/td>\n15-08.50#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shot<\/td>\nMahatma Amen-Ra<\/td>\nOak Hill MS<\/td>\n31-00.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×100<\/td>\nKristina Maclure, Courtney Aylaian,Tatiana Jarostchuk,Anna Traverse<\/td>\nHale MS<\/td>\n52.27#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×400<\/td>\nSophie Antonioli, Suzanne Cotter, Adrienne Mielke, Emily Alex<\/td>\nRJ Grey Jhs<\/td>\n4:23.03#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×800<\/td>\nVirginia Breunig,Alyssa Mazur, Eleanor Silver,Katie Melsky<\/td>\nDiamond MS<\/td>\n10:42.20#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
100 Meter Dash<\/a><\/td>\nLuc Booz<\/td>\nWhitinsville Chr<\/td>\n12.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100 Meter Hurdles<\/a><\/td>\nPhilip Batler<\/td>\nThe Rashi Sch<\/td>\n15.38#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200 Meter Dash<\/a><\/td>\nDavid Cusack<\/td>\nMountview MS<\/td>\n24.61#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400 Meter Dash<\/a><\/td>\nMandela Franciscon<\/td>\nRJ Grey Jhs<\/td>\n54.81#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800 Meter Run<\/a><\/td>\nMatthew D’Anieri<\/td>\nWellesley MS<\/td>\n2:13.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 Mile Run<\/a><\/td>\nThomas D’Anieri<\/td>\nWellesley MS<\/td>\n4:47.41#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Discus Throw<\/td>\nJack Mellish<\/td>\nOverlook MS<\/td>\n118-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Jump<\/td>\nThomas O’Donoghue<\/td>\nJonas Clarke<\/td>\n5-04.00#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High Jump<\/td>\nWilliam Gallagher<\/td>\nSilver Lake Reg<\/td>\n5-04.00#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Javelin Throw Turbo<\/td>\nJames Bruce<\/td>\nDiamond MS<\/td>\n132-05#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Jump<\/a><\/td>\nJared Prior<\/td>\nFA Day MS<\/td>\n19-02.00#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shot Put<\/td>\nPeter Baird<\/td>\nThomas Prince<\/td>\n37-05.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×100<\/a><\/td>\nMatt Wood,Nathaniel Roldan, Max Hernandez, Jared Prior<\/td>\nFA Day MS<\/td>\n49.27#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×400<\/td>\nAnthony Aguirre, Chris Albino, Bobby Mackenzie, Omari McDavid-Alfred<\/td>\nJonas Clarke MS<\/td>\n3:56.36#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×800<\/td>\nWilliam Rhatigan, Daniel Morris, Andy Theall, Anthony DeNitto<\/td>\nOak Hill MS<\/td>\n9:28.99#<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CLICK HERE FOR THE MASS MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO GALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n

Some of the overall winners (apologies to the many we missed):
\n100m Champion Calene Lazare
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200m and 400m Champion Melissa Solomon
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800m Champion Sophie Antonioli
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100m Champion Luc Booz
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100m Hurdle Champion Philip Batler
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200m Champion David Cusack
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400m Champion Mandela Franciscon
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800m Champion Matthew D’Anieri
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Mile Champion Thomas D’Anieri
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Long Jump Champion Jared Prior
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4x100m Champions: Nathaniel Roldan, Max Hernandez, Matt Wood, and Jared Prior – Day Middle School
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