DCL Running Times

Starting Times:
Boys’ Division I – 11:00am
Boys’ Division II – 11:30am
Girls’ Division I – 12:00pm
Girls’ Division II – 12:30pm

The awards ceremony is approximately at 1:30 P.M. in the Mt. Wachusett Community College Fitness Center fieldhouse.

DCL qualifiers:

Teams:

Division I:
Acton-Boxborough(Boys), Concord-Carlisle (Girls), Lincoln-Sudbury (Boys and Girls), Newton-South (Girls), Westford (Boys)

Division II:
Weston (Girls)

Individuals:

Division I:
Christine Davis (AB), Sierra Zamborano (AB), Shannon Flynn (AB), Kathy Mello (BL), David Melly (NS), Seamus Lawlor (CC), Brett Baker (Wayland)

Division II:
Phoebe Morss (Wayland), Stephanie D'Annolfo (Tyngsboro), David Freeman (Weston), Matthew Herzig (Weston)

Congratulations and good luck!

DCL Championship Results, October 27, 2010 at LS

2010-10-27T22:49:00.000-07:00

Full results
GeorgeTToad's photos
John Keklak's photos
Newton South Running Times report and photos
Sudbury Patch article
Metrowest Daily News article

DCL League XC meet

2010-10-26T18:51:00.000-07:00

The question is whether it will be postponed to Friday.
The only reason it should be postponed would be lightning. All other weather is "cross country weather".
I have raced in 6 inches of snow, torrential rain, fog so deep you could only see a few runners ahead, frozen slush with impossible footing even for all but the sharpest spikes, and puddles almost knee deep.
The DCLs in 2005:

Start of boys varsity, 32 degrees starting to snow harder.

and the snow is accumulating for

Sasha Long (Johns Hopkins) and Cameron Fen(CalTech)

Frosh Kelsey Karys NS outkicks senior Stephanie Pancoast WA to win girls varsity.

They became teammates at Cornell.

pretty tough for the JV boys

but hey, it's XC

couldn't resist; NS winning team by a point. Top three boys teams were 2 points apart.

Team 6th place NS frosh Ben Finch displaces CC 5th runner for the win. LS one point behind CC.... (unless I've mixed up CC & LS)

L-R: Kel Finch, Scott Wehrwein, Nick Abele, Ben Finch, Sam Donovan, Kyle Olson, Clifbar

Acton-Boxborough and Arlington at Newton-South (Cold Springs Park)

2010-10-21T08:06:00.000-07:00

Photos from the make-up A-B, Arlington and N-S meet:
http://newtonrunningtimes.blogspot.com/2010/10/nshs-vs-acton-boxboro-vs-arlington.html
and Story and Results:
http://newtonrunningtimes.blogspot.com/2010/10/nshs-vs-acton-bosborough-vs-arlington.html

28th Annual Brown University Northeast Cross Country Championship at Goddard Park, Warwick, Rhode Island, Saturday, October 16, 2010 (rain or shine),

2010-10-15T17:26:00.000-07:00

No DCL teams entered, but it will be interesting to see how MA teams do.
http://static.psbin.com/2/h/7hx3x8ow8uuvq8/Web_XC_Info.pdf
http://www.plattsys.com/m1shell.asp?eventid=694

Update:
Results

Highlights:
Championship races
Boys: Steven Sollowin of Weymouth 3rd in 15:10.
MA schools:
1 Pembroke High School 84 (15:57 team average)
3 Brookline HS 125 (16:16)
5 Shrewsbury HS 153 (16:19)
8 Weymouth High School 220 (16:33)
12 Oliver Ames High School 272 (16:56)
14 Westborough 303 (17:06)

Girls:
Weymouth 4th with 99 pts (19:18 team average), Bishop Feehan tied for 5th with 126 pts (19:26), Pembroke 10th with 216 pts (20:37)
Viviana Hanley first in 17:41.
From the top 50:
1 Viviana Hanley SR 17:41.6 5:42 Bishop Feehan
9 Jillian Corcoran SR 18:42.1 6:01 Weymouth
10 Bridget Jaklitsch JR 18:45.1 6:02 Weymouth
11 Heather Connick JR 18:45.6 6:02 Pembroke
20 Molly Barker SO 19:11.3 6:11 Weymouth
21 Katie Powell JR 19:15.1 6:12 Bishop Feehan
23 Erin Svensen JR 19:18.9 6:13 Bishop Feehan
29 Morgan Fitzgibbon SO 19:41.3 6:20 Weymouth
32 Leah Gellineau JR 19:48.4 6:23 Brookline
39 Julie Tevenan JR 20:12.9 6:30 Weymouth
44 Abbey McNulty FR 20:25.7 6:35 Bishop Feehan
45 Kate Svensen FR 20:29.6 6:36 Bishop Feehan
46 Caitlyn Vogt SO 20:32.0 6:37 Bishop Feehan

29th Burnt Hills Invitational at Saratoga Spa State Park, Saturday, October 16, 2010

2010-10-15T17:02:00.000-07:00

Lincoln-Sudbury girls are running in the Division III Varsity race at 2pm.

Meet web site: http://www.bhblrunners.com/invy.html

Update (10/17/2010 11:45am):

Results:
http://www.bhblrunners.com/invitational/2010invyresults_girls.html

Varsity girls:

Lincoln-Sudbury girls in 8th with 231 pts (19:28 team average, top 5 finished within 1:27).

18 Crowe, Marika Lincoln-Sudbury 18:44.26
39 Knaul, Emily Lincoln-Sudbury 19:23.56
43 LaScaleia, Katie Lincoln-Sudbury 19:25.90
52 Broecker, Megan Lincoln-Sudbury 19:34.19
80 Mepham, Sarah Lincoln-Sudbury 20:13.23
84 Coletti, Kathryn Lincoln-Sudbury 20:19.94

JV Girls:

Lincoln-Sudbury 7th with 166 pts (21:21 team average; top five finished within 2:08)

12 Valpey, Jillian Lincoln-Sudbury 20:40.06
18 Kelly, Anna Lincoln-Sudbury 20:49.16
19 Hargus, Daniela Lincoln-Sudbury 20:53.87
53 Harvey, Kayla Lincoln-Sudbury 21:58.09
76 Kohler, Tori Lincoln-Sudbury 22:28.14
110 McCartney, Blake Lincoln-Sudbury 23:18.06
111 Brown, Grace Lincoln-Sudbury 23:18.71
112 Borovick, Jeanne Lincoln-Sudbury 23:24.58
125 Colpitts, Kelsey Lincoln-Sudbury 23:55.02
126 Dee, Sophia Lincoln-Sudbury 23:59.82
133 Darcey, Shay Lincoln-Sudbury 24:14.04
231 Perkins, Hannah Lincoln-Sudbury 30:14.51

Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park, Saturday, October 16

2010-10-15T17:00:00.000-07:00

Info at Newton South Running Times

Newton-South boys and girls will be racing.

Any other DCL teams participating?

Update (10/17/2010 11:45am ):

David Melly (NS) 4th in Division 1 Boys in 16:07 (0:14 behind 1st)

Kathy O'Keefe (NS) 2nd in Division 1 Girls in 19:04 (0:17 behind 1st)

Results and photos at
http://newtonrunningtimes.blogspot.com/2010/10/51st-catholic-memorial-invitational-at.html

Newton South and Wayland at Lincoln-Sudbury

2010-10-14T10:32:00.000-07:00

Girls results:

LS-NS: 20-40

Highlights: Kathy O'Keefe 16:22 (possible course record) , L-S top five within 37 seconds (Andrea Keklak 17:02, Marika Crowe 17:05 (PR), Megan Broecker 17:25 (PR), Emily Knaul 17:34 (PR), Katie LaScaleia 17:39 (PR).

Update: One report (NSRT) shows that in the 2008 regular season LS-NS meet, Andrea ran 16:16, so Kathy's time is not a course record.

NS-Wayland: 18-41

LS-Wayland: 15-48

Newton South Running Times post

Sudbury Patch article

10/13/2010 Meets

2010-10-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

Acton-Boxboro & Boston Latin at Bedford, 4pm, 9 Mudge Way, Bedford [map]

Concord-Carlisle & Tyngsboro at Arlington, 4pm, approx 200 Lowell Street, Arlington)[map]

Wayland & Newton South at Lincoln-Sudbury, 4pm, 390 Lincoln Rd, Sudbury, MA [map])

Weston & Waltham at Westford Academy, 4pm, 30 Patten Rd, Westford[map])

Girls XC: LS v Waltham v Tyngsborough

2010-10-08T12:26:00.000-07:00

Lincoln-Sudbury girls 15-50 over both Waltham and Tyngsborough at Tyngsborough on Wednesday, October 6. The top five runners for LS were Katie LaScaleia (21:33), Sarah Mepham (21:33), Amy Stoddard (21:44), Kathryn Coletti (21:57) and Anna Kelly (22:10).

Girls XC: LS v Weston v CC

2010-10-08T06:22:00.000-07:00

LS 27, Weston 28
LS 23, CC 32

Score sheet

http://sudbury.patch.com/articles/warriors-girls-cross-country-team-squeaks-out-a-double-victory

LS v AB v WA story from Sudbury patch

2010-09-23T10:44:00.000-07:00

http://sudbury.patch.com/articles/girls-cross-country-team-opens-season-with-double-victories

DCL results 2010

2010-09-22T05:50:00.000-07:00

The DCL 2010 results:
http://www.westonmath.org/teachers/monzj/dclxc/2010%20DCL%20Cross-Country%20Schedule.htm

get this blog going

2009-11-23T18:13:00.000-08:00

OK, looking for posters, reporters, photographers of anything DCL running.
HS students, DCL graduates, parents, coaches, fans.
HS meets, college reports, DCL olympians, ?, ....

How about Bryan Holtzman from LS.
John Keklak has joined the team.

Of course, nobody reads this yet.

meets

2009-04-15T09:40:00.000-07:00

Todays meets.
Get results to publish. Send here or get posted on coolrunning or elsewhere.
LS, Bedford, and Wayland at Wayland
AB vs. Arlington and Tyngsboro at Arlington
Weston-Waltham-Concord Carlisle tomorrow @ CC
WA vs NS vs Boston Latin at Westford

MA state meet div. 1; 21 Feb. 2009

2009-02-21T19:23:00.000-08:00

Click here for full results
Click here for photos by George

State Meet Performance lists

2009-02-18T18:53:00.000-08:00

The State meet divisional performance lists are at:
Click here for state meet divisional performance lists

State meet divisional championships coming up.

2009-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

I don't know if anyone reads this blog but it would be nice to get some reviews of the various teams and individuals from the DCL running this weekend. I got this school breakdown from the MIAA site.
http://www.miaa.net/indoor-track-06-09-alignment.pdf
div 1:
school, boys, girls, total
AB, 847 836 1683
BL, 741 903 1644
LS, 690 718 1408
NS, 762 726 1488
Waltham, 726 766 1492

div 2:
Arlington, 547 556 1103
CC, 556 648 1204
Notre Dame Academy, Hingham
0 543 543
WA 697 656 1353

div 3:
Wayland, 454 427 881

div 4:
Bedford, 373 346 719
Weston, 321 345 666

DCL championships 14 Feb. 2009

2009-02-14T15:58:00.000-08:00

Click here for full results
Click here for photos by George (NS)
Click here for photos by Chris Brearley (WA)
If you have photos from the meet, please send an Email with a link to your photos to:
georgettoad at gmail.com
Click here for Qualification times for state divisional meets

From DCL indoor championships 14 Feb. 2009

Jon Gault winning the mile working on his speed for the state meet 2 mile.

From DCL indoor championships 14 Feb. 2009

Jon Gault's DCL league meet preview

2009-02-12T18:45:00.000-08:00

Jon Gault's (Bedford senior) DCL league meet preview.
Saturday at Reggie Lewis Track

Boys
55: Sam Grad from Westford has been a force in this event this season, and leads competitors with a 6.74 season’s best.

55 Hurdles: Yong Cho from NS seems to be a no-brainer here. He has the #2 time in the state this year at 7.73, and is unlikely to be beaten. Westford’s Chris Fowler is also strong runner in this event.

300: This event is up for grabs, assuming that Grad runs the 55. AB is fairly deep in this event, so look for one of their guys, such as John Murphy or promising soph Neal Olsen to take the title.

600: This is another wide open race, as no athlete has been able to grab control of this event this season. Athletes to watch include David Brew and Curt Owen.

1000: Assuming he is at full fitness after missing the last DCL meet, NS senior Sasha Long should take this race easily. He has by far the fastest PR (2:38), so the only question is whether he is healthy or not.

1 mile: I will be running this event, so I won’t make any really bold predictions, but…
It should be a strong field, also featuring John Jantz (4:29), Yuji Wakimoto (4:31), and Alec Barnes (4:35). Look for a fast winning time and some good PRs. Will we see a small school athlete take home the crown for the second year in a row?

2 mile: Antony Taylor. He will be unchallenged in this event, with a PR almost 30 seconds faster than his nearest competitor, Teddy Farley of AB.

4x200: Westford, with the 2nd best time in the state this year at 1:32, should win, but could be challenged by AB, who ran 1:34 at Class A relays.

4x400: Westford has the fastest time this year of any DCL school with a 3:34, but it will be interesting to see how schools split up their athletes between the three relays at this meet. AB and Newton South will both definitely be in the mix for this race.

4x800: Newton South, who ran 8:19 at Class A relays, should be unchallenged in this event. Look for Arlington though, who, with Jantz and Taylor, could put up a pretty fast time.

Shot put: Andrew Bernard of CC (no, not the guy from The Office) leads DCL competitors this year with a heave of 47-03.

High jump: Sam Wuest of LS is the favorite here with a 6-3 PR. He has proven himself against DCL competition, having already won a DCL title.

Long Jump: NS junior Ross McDonald, with the #3 jump in the state this year at 21-07, should win this event comfortably.

Girls
55: This should be a two way battle for supremacy between Ezra Banks of NS, Olivia Grant of Boston Latin. Banks has the faster time between them this year, at 7.43.

55 Hurdles: Cassandra Ryding of WA should have no difficulty defending her title from last year. Her 2009 season’s best is 8.53.

300: Meisha Brooks looks like a good bet to take the title, but watch for precocious frosh Rebecca Robinson of Arlington, who is seeded only half a second behind Brooks.

600: Depending on how they spread their talent, NS and LS both have several runners who could take this event. Andrea Keklak has the fastest DCL time this year, but I bet she’ll run another event. I see LS’s Jessica Griffin taking the win here.

1000: We will likely see a matchup of the two best 1000 runners in the state this season, Ellie Hylton of LS and Kathy O’Keefe of NS, both of whom have run under 3 minutes. It should be close, but look for the experienced Hylton to prevail, as she did two weeks ago at the MSTCA Elite meet.

1 mile: Again, NS and LS could split their talent here but I predict NS’s Bridget Dahlberg to run here against Keklak. Dahlberg, coming off a 5:02 at the Boston Indoor Games, should have little trouble dispatching Keklak, who won this event last year, but was DQ’ed for entering two events.

2 mile: I see Kelsey Karys vs Jen Gossels here, with Karys winning pretty comfortably. The question is, will we see this year’s first sub-11 2 mile?

4x200: Boston Latin and Newton South’s best times this year are only separated by .02 seconds. Look for a really good battle, with Westford taking third.

4x400: This should be between NS and LS, who have both run 4:08. Look for WA and AB to battle for 3rd and 4th.

4x800: This should recall the epic XC battles between NS and LS last fall. NS are the defending state champs in this event, but LS has the faster time this year, with 9:30. I predict that, if Dahlberg anchors this race, then NS will pull away on the final leg for the win.

Shot put: Nalis Mbianda of NS has emerged as a major threat in this event, and should win easily.

High Jump: Look for Maggie Fleming of LS and Alisha Hanly of WA to battle for the crown. Fleming has jumped one inch higher this season, at 5-2, so look for her to hold the edge.

Long jump: Madison Acton, an LS freshman, leads DCL competitors this year with a leap of 16-01.5. She is the top competitor to watch in this year’s field.

Teamwise, look for a battle between Westford, NS, and AB on the boys side. It will be a very close meet.

For the girls, it will be, as always, between NS and LS. I think that this is NS’s year, as they are defending state champs in outdoor track and cross country. Look for them to add the DCL indoor crown, as well as a potential state championship to their crowded trophy case.

2006 DCL outdoor league meet 2 mile. Jon Gault, 2nd from left, Teddy Farley 3rd from left, Andrew Wortham 5th from left.

Oracle's state meet preview - girls

2009-02-11T12:21:00.000-08:00

Oracle has written a state meet preview for the girls that looks good for the DCL:

In order to be a contender for the team title this year teams have to have a home run hitter (or two) and depth. I've listed the teams I think have a legit chance to score over 30 points. Assumes (and hopes) there are no major injuries or illnesses.

1) Newton South.
The scariest result from the Elite meet for other teams had to be:

2 632 Mbianda, Nalis 12 Newton South 39-06.50 12.05m

Their distance corps is strong enough to win the title on its own, and if Mbianda ends up high on the SP podium NS is probably at 40 points or over and out of reach of the rest of the teams. Dahlberg and Karys look like a good bet for 18 points in the mile and two mile. Bromfield's Jones is as sure a bet in the two mile as there is in this meet, but Karys looks just as solid for second. If Jones decides to move down to the mile to challenge Dahlberg again and succeeds, NS still ends up with the same amount of points. Framingham's Murphy might also take a bite out of the mile points, but until someone beats her in the mile, Dahlberg is the queen.

The NS 4x8 should also score 8-10 points although it won't be easy with LS, Weymouth, NN, and Bromfield looking to challenge. Dahlberg, O'Keefe, and Ryan-Davis are all sub 2:20 runners.

Those events gives them 26-28 points. O'Keefe will also score points in either the mile or 1000, and may end up very high in the standings for either. Other potential point scorers are Ryan-Davis in the 600/1000/mile, Banks in the 55, Fineman in the mile/2 mile, and the 4x2. Now add a big finish for Mbiandi and its a 40+ point effort.

2) Mansfield.
The next biggest lock on the girls side after Jones in the 2 mile is defending champ Ferreira in the hurdles. The hurdles can be dangerous - if Lolo Jones can get tripped up anyone can - but still plan on 10 points here. Mansfield also looks like one of the favorites in the 4x4, which could give them 20 points.

And how about this for an athlete? McCabe has high jumped 5-4 and thrown the shot over 39 feet, but she can only compete in one field event. The HJ is the most volatile event in the meet where a brush of the bar can cost several positions on jumps, and there are a lot of girls who have jumped 5-4 to 5-5, so the shot looks like where the points are more sure. In order to win it they will need sophomore Broyles to score well in the 300. Good scores by these two puts Mansfield in the mid-30's. Mansfield also has a sub 1:40 600 runner in Jennsen and she could pull a Petteruto. Lastly, Ferreira also can score points in the LJ.

3) Lincoln-Sudbury
The hardest team to figure out. They could win it, or they could finish several spots down. They are difficult to figure because their best chances appear to be in the two most hotly contested events: 1000 and HJ. LS has owned the 1000 the last two years, with three different runners winning the last two all-state and elite races, and riding a 1-2 finish in the event to the state title two years ago. Hylton is having an especially good year, have gone 1:38 in the 600 in flats, winning the Elite 1000 in 2:57, and with 5:10 and 11:19 times. The 1000 is very deep, fast, and wide open so predicting a place in this event is hard and many teams have a legit runner who can win it. Keklak has also run a 1:38 and an early season 3:00. If these two can score 16 points between them somewhere, and LS wins a tightly contested 4x8 they will have 26 points.

LS also has Griffin who has placed 2nd in the 1000 and 5th in the 600 in the last two all-state meets. She skipped XC and is just rounding into shape now. A good performance in the 600 will put them at 30+ points. Flemming has jumped 5-5 a few times and is consistently at the top of the standings. A top place in the HJ could put them into the upper 30's. Lastly, Gossels (5:15, 11:18) has also had a good season, and Claire Arthur has been in the seeded all-state finals for the 1000 and 800 last year.

4) Newton North
To win it, they need Ranti to win the hotly contested 1000, and she has the best PR in the group (2:54). A win here not only gives them big points but takes away points from several of their rivals (NS, LS, Andover). In addition, NN has a good chance to win the 4x8. Margo Gillis will also score points, but the question is where. I'd expect her to show up in the 2 mile or maybe the mile and has the ability to go as high as a third place somewhere. Kaufman could score in two events (LJ and 55H). It seems everyone has a 5-4 jumper, and NN is no exception. If all goes right, NN could land in the high 30's and win it.

5) Haverhill
One more Stabile sister and they would be the favorites. Stabile the elder is the top 300 runner and is also yet another 5-4 jumper. Stabile the younger is a strong contender in the 600, and the two of them combine to form half of a strong 4x4 contingent. Haverhill also has a good distance group and could score in the 4x8. If things go well they land in the mid-30's.

6) Andover
The defending champs have strong entries in the two key events of the meet: the 1000 and the HJ. Last year Shannon's photo finish for third in the 1000 was one of the reasons Andover won it, and they will need at least a third from her this year to contend. Andover also has a 5-4 jumper and they need this event too. Knapp has an outside chance at points in the 300, but the real strength of the Andover team is in the relays and they will be contenders in both the 4x2 and 4x4. It is a bit of a stretch for them to hit 30, but hey, they're the defending champs.

MSTCA "Bob McIntyre" New England Relays

2009-02-08T20:23:00.000-08:00

MSTCA "Bob McIntyre" New England Relays
RLTAC-Boston, MA, February 8, 2009
Click here for photos by Chris Brearley (WA)
Click here for results

pole vault advice

2009-02-08T10:39:00.000-08:00

Ross McDonald, NS pole vaulter, talking with PV olympic champion from Australia Steve Hooker Friday evening after the DCL meet. Steve was getting a feel for Reggie Lewis track where he set a PR Saturday at the Boston Reebok Indoor Games at 19'-10.5" (6.06 meters).

Last DCL dual meets of the indoor season 6 Feb. 2009

2009-02-06T21:05:00.000-08:00

Click here for full results
Clcik here for photos by Chris Brearley WA
Click here for photos by George NS
Click here for photos by D. Fineman NS

From NS v WA v BL duals 6 Feb. 09

MSTCA Boys & Girls Invitational

2009-02-02T16:41:00.000-08:00

Some photos from MSTCA 31 Jan. 09 1st day.
Click here for photos by Chris Brearley
Youtube video of Corey Thomas in HJ 7' - 0 1/2". Click here.
Youtube video of 2M boys Sunday Click here.
Youtube video of boys 600m 2nd heat Sunday Click here

Jon Gault wrote a great DCL preview of DCL runners in the MSTCA Sunday meet but it didn't arrive till today! Gmail messed up. I'm posting it anyway so we can see how his predictions were. For some reason he left out his name in the the 2 mile. Great run
3 479 Gault, Jonathan 12 Bedford 9:34.43
Hey Jon, how's that Bedford photo below?

predictions by Jon Gault:

Starting on the boys’ side:
55 Hurdles: NS senior Yong Cho is seeded 3rd in this event. He is a good bet to make the finals, and is a threat to win. To do that, though, he’ll have to catch defending state champion Corey Thomas of BC High.

1000m: NS senior Sasha Long is seeded 7th in a pretty strong field. Look for fast times, especially from Omar Abdi (defending state mile champ), Mike Masse (defending D1 1000 champ, with a PR of 2:31), and Joe Doyle (4th at this event at states last year). Doyle has yet to drop a really fast time this season, perhaps running at Reggie will allow him to do so.

1 mile: Arlington senior John Jantz is seeded 18th in the boys’ mile. Look for him to challenge in the wide open unseeded heat (seeds 12-24 are all within 5 seconds of each other).

2 mile: The DCL is well-represented here, with the 2nd, 6th, and 15th seeds. Look for a fast time from Arlington junior Antony Taylor, who is coming off a 4:25 mile and has yet to be challenged in the 2 mile. Expect Taylor to go well under his PR of 9:41 in a field that includes Footlocker finalist and state DII XC champ Mike Moverman as well as state D1 XC champ Ahmed Ali. AB senior Teddy Farley should challenge for the win in the unseeded heat.

4x200m relay: AB and Westford are seeded 10th and 12th respectively. The field is led by Andover, who has star sprinter Chris McConnell, the defending state champ in the 55m.

4x400m relay: Again, AB and Westford are both seeded closely in this event, at 3:33 and 3:35 respectively. St. John’s Prep leads the field at 3:27.

4x800m relay: NS is seeded 9th in this race, after a 3rd place finish at last year’s outdoor state meet. However, John Beck will be absent from this team due to injury, weakening NS’s chances. Westford is seeded 24th in this event also.

Long Jump: The DCL has four entries in this event, headlined by versatile NS junior Ross McDonald, last year’s outdoor state champ in the pole vault. Westford seniors Chris Fowler and Sam Grad and Weston junior Jonathan Dieujuste are also entered in the field.

High Jump: LS senior Sam Weust is the only DCL entrant, seeded 11th at 6’2”. As in the 55 Hurdles, watch out for BC High’s Corey Thomas, seeded 1st (by 4 inches) at 6’11”. Will he be able to break 7’0”?

Girls:
55m: NS junior Ezra Banks and Boston Latin junior Olivia Grant are both seeded at 7.54, giving each of them a good shot at the finals. Weston junior Alley Wheaton is also entered in the event.

55 Hurdles: Westford senior Cassandra Ryding is seeded third at 8.74. She won this event at DCL’s last year, and has a chance to do very well here.

300m: Boston Latin junior Meisha Brooks is seeded 11th. Arlington’s Rebecca Robinson is the only freshman in the field, and is seeded 19th at 43.37. She now has a chance to stack up against the best in the state on a big stage.

600m: LS senior Jessica Griffin is seeded 3rd at 1:38. She was 6th in this event at All-States last year, and with Meg Looney graduated, the event is up for grabs this year.

1000m: LS and NS boast two entries apiece in this event, led by NS’s Kathy O’Keefe, this year’s Freshman-Sophomore meet champ. LS senior Ellie Hylton, who is a sub-18:00 5k runner, Notre Dame senior Ellen Callahan, and NS senior Juliet Ryan-Davies are seeded 7-9 and are threats to win in a field in which the top 9 are separated by two seconds. LS sophomore Emily Rudder rounds out the DCL’s representatives.

1 mile: NS senior Kelsey Karys and LS sophomore Andrea Keklak are the DCL’s top representatives in a loaded girls’ 1 mile field that also includes Oliver Ames’ Jenna Davidner and Bromfield’s Emily Jones, a 3-time Footlocker finalist. Karys and Keklak have had many great races together, but the shorter event usually favors Keklak, who has more speed than Karys, this year’s DCL and NXN NE champ in XC. Melanie Fineman of NS, Claire Arthur of LS, and Amy Dao of AB are also entered in the event.

2 mile: Multiple state champ Bridget Dahlberg of NS leads a field that features 4 DCL runners among the top 8 seeds. A trio of LS runners, Holy Clarke, Rachael Potter, and Jen Gossels, are seeded 4th, 5th, and 8th, respectively. Look for Dahlberg for the win, and a time that could dip below 11 minutes.

4x200m relay: Westford, LS, Boston Latin, and Newton South all have teams entered in this race. Watch for Westford, seeded #1 to push for the win, as they return all four legs from a team that finished 6th at All-States last year.

4x400m relay: LS, Notre Dame, AB, and Westford are all entered in this event. LS are the defending state champions in this event, but they return only one leg (Jessica Griffin) from last year’s team.

4x800m relay: LS is seeded number 2 here behind a strong Weymouth team. They return all four legs from last year’s state runners-up team, though, so watch for a good race. Conspicuously absent is NS, last year’s state champ in this race.

Shot put: NS senior Nalis Mbianda is the lone DCL entry. She is seeded 3rd, but must watch out for defending state champ Emmaline Berg of Holliston, who is headed to throw at Dartmouth College next year.

High jump: LS senior Maggie Fleming is tied for the #1 seed in this event, and has a great shot to win. Also entered is Westford senior Ailish Hanly.

DCL alums - Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational

2009-01-27T07:29:00.000-08:00

from the Brandeis web site:
"(Sam) Donovan (NS) won the mile run by edging out senior teammate Matt Jennings (Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury). Donovan's time of 4:22.56 was just seven-hundredths of a second ahead of Jennings."
http://www.brandeisjudges.com/sports/spring/mtrack/2008-09/news/poyau
Also:
800m; Ann Norris, (NS) Colby
1000m; Nina Slote, (NS) Bates
3000m; 4th, Kate Warwick, (AB) Brandeis 10:36.54
55H; 2nd, Ali Sax, (LS) Brandeis 8.96
LJ; 2nd, Ali Sax, (LS) Brandeis J5.16m 16-11.25
TJ; 2nd, Ali Sax, (LS) Brandeis 11.07m 36-04.00
1000m; 2nd, Marc Boutin, (WA) Brandeis 2:36.31
55: Xuelin, Stanley (AB) Brandeis 6.88
200: Xuelin, Stanley (AB) Brandeis 24.07
4x800: Bowdoin'A' 8:14.81
1) Termine, Jordan 2)Huynh,Brian
3) Hillard, Matthew 4) Stein, Brett (Way)
Distance Med: Bowdoin'A' 10:24.95
1) Frizell, Sam 2) Wikoff, Riker
3) Stein, Brett (Way) 4) Ogilvie, Thompson
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Please Email me all the probably missed DCL runners in this meet - and other meets.

DCL meet 4

2009-01-21T20:49:00.000-08:00

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Please send photo links to GeorgeTToad at gmail.com
Write a short report or a long one.
Bedford could use some press:

From DCL dual meet #4 NS v LS

DCL matchups for Wed. 5-8 pm at Reggie Lewis

2009-01-20T15:18:00.000-08:00

UNOFFICIAL:
Newton South vs Lincoln-Sudbury
Westford Academy vs Boston Latin
Acton-boxborough vs Waltham
Westford Academy vs Acton-Boxborough

Please let me know the other matchups.

Preview of the NS vs LS dual meet tomorrow - girls

2009-01-20T10:44:00.000-08:00

The Oracle has sent in a preview of the NS vs LS meet tomorrow at Reggie Lewis. He has told me he has written this with NO input from any coaches or athletes. It is his analysis. He might be way off but it makes great reading. THANKS.

NS vs LS preview
Its time for another battle of the titans between the two best girl's programs in the state. This has been an epic saga over the last few years, and last year's meet was one of the more interesting chapters. It was a meet filled with monster performances for a dual meet and it came down to the 4x4 relay. Both teams had very strong 4x4's, but LS had lined up their fab four - a group that had never lost to another Massachusetts relay team. Going into the last hand off LS had built up a 30 meter lead and was handing off to their state 400 champion Jamieson who had a 400 PR of 55+ seconds. The meet was in the bag as Jamieson cruised to the easy victory. Alas, a controversial DQ cost LS the meet as they were flagged for handing out of the *beginning* of the zone, a call that was hotly disputed by the LS contingent.

I doubt there will be anything as dramatic this year. It looks as if NS is too strong for LS this time around as LS graduated three seniors who had won individual state championships. The problem with trying to predict the outcome is that the coaches have a lot of flexibility in how they can deploy their runners, but even still it is hard to see how LS will win without some decent upsets. Without any inside info, here is one rough possibility at how the meet could go:

Mile - normally Dahlberg would have some leeway in which event she runs since NS has plenty of depth in the mile to cover for her, but LS has Keklak (a 5:03 PR) and Hylton looming out there, so I say Dahlberg stays home, and Karys doubles down to battle Keklak or Hylton. I'd love to see what Hylton can do against Dahlberg, but I assume Keklak stays here and doubles to battle Karys again int the two. NS 6-3.

1000 - This could be a great race depending on who runs. LS's Hylton has been brilliant in the early season, including beating Dahlberg on the opening 1200 leg of the DMR at last Saturday's relays. South's O'Keefe has also looked equally strong in her outings so far. LS can then send Arthur, a state finalist in the 1000 last year, or Rudder, who has run a 3:10 earlier in the season as backup. LS 6-3. 9-9

600 - LS has Griffin, fifth place at the state 600 last year in this event. I am assuming that Ryan-Davis drops down to keep LS from getting second. Ryan-Davis looked very good in a 3:06 1000 in an earlier meet and earned a spot in the state 800 finals last year, however was absent from the state relays this past weekend. Assuming she's healthy I see her battling LS's Arthur and freshman Marika Crowe (1:44 at winter festival) for second. LS 6-3. LS 15-12.

While the running events take place on the oval the field events take place on the infield.

HJ - Flemming is the class of the field in this event and should win easily. Freshman Leah Potter jumped 4'10 in an earlier meet and might sneak out a second place. LS 8-1, 23-13.

SP - Mbianda has turned into one of the top throwers in the state, and the NS victory in the state relay meet in this event does not bode well for an event that has been weak for LS. Unless LS has something up their sleeve, it will be a sweep, LS 23-22.

LJ - Banks leads the way here, and NS could sweep this one too, but I'll give Leah Sax a third. NS 8-1, NS 30-24.

Back to the oval.

300 - LS has a very good freshman in Madison Acton who ran a 44 at the winter festival, however Dani Pensack is still the best in this field, and sophomore Frieze could also factor in. Third place will be a battle, but I'll give it to Schneider of LS. NS 6-3, 36-27.

Two mile - Karys and Keklak yet again. NS will also follow up with Fineman, and LS with Gossels. Karys consistently goes sub-11 while Keklak has yet to break that barrier, but I'll give LS the third to keep the meet close. NS 5-4, 41-31.

Back on the infield:

55 - LS has depth, but that relay meet record that NS set in the 4x50 also does not bode well for LS. Banks should win easily. I'll toss second to Igwe-Kalu or Sax in an effort to keep things close. NS 6-3. 47-34.

55H - Flemming does her part taking her second win of the meet but LS needs the sweep and they just don't have the depth for it. I don't know what NS has in this event, but all they need is one point. I give them second. LS 6-3, NS 50-40.

4x4. Anticlimatic as the meet will be won by this point, but the LS four of Rudder, Acton, Crowe, and Griffin gain a moral victory.

Final score: NS 50-45.

Preview by Oracle

DCL meet #3

2009-01-11T18:17:00.000-08:00

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From DCL dual meet #3 NS v Waltham

Who is going to send links to their photos?
There will be pole vault updates in the future.
Do we have a sprint reporter?

LS and Westford did not attend. Waltham ran against NS.

Women
Acton-Boxborough 66 Boston Latin School 29
Notre Dame Academy 64 Arlington 31
Newton South 76 Waltham High 19
Weston HS 55 Wayland 40

Men
Acton-Boxborough 81 Boston Latin School 10
Arlington 57 Bedford 33
Newton South 81.5 Waltham High 13.5
Weston HS 63.33 Wayland High 31.66

ICE - new matchups

2009-01-07T10:18:00.000-08:00

Westford Academy, Acton-Boxborough, Lincoln-Sudbury and Bedford are closed due to the weather. I've heard that AB and Bedford are still going but Westford and LS are not.

from Steve M.: It's ON.
Some schools will not be there. Newton South will probably run against Waltham. The coaches are figuring out how to have each team race against another. First event is at 4:45 p.m. at Reggie Lewis.

Next DCL meet; Wed.

2009-01-05T19:52:00.000-08:00

Any takers for writing previews? Email me.
see you there.
Newton South vs Westford Academy
Bedford vs Arlington
Weston vs Wayland
Lincoln-Sudbury vs Waltham
Acton-Boxborough vs Boston Latin
and....Concord-Carlisle has a bye.

So this might mean Jon Gault vs Anthony Taylor in 2M?

Red Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore meet 4 Jan. 2009

2009-01-05T19:50:00.001-08:00

Sure wish I had time to go to this meet. There were lots of DCL teams attending.
full results for large schools at:
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/09/ma/Jan4_25thAn_set1.shtml

Acton-Boxboro photo site

2008-12-30T20:59:00.000-08:00

Steve Dao's AB photo site has photos of Monday's meet.
http://actonboxboroxcandtrack.shutterfly.com/

DCL alumni reporter

2008-12-29T16:33:00.000-08:00

Sam Donovan, Brandeis U. Sophomore, will be the DCL alumni correspondent. Look for his reports. Send him results.

AB v NS, LS v WA at Reggie Lewis today

2008-12-29T16:27:00.000-08:00

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From DCL dual meet NS v AB, LS v WA

Results should be on coolrunning shortly. Still waiting at 10:35 p.m. Oh well....
boys: WA 63 over LS 32, NS 54 over AB 41;
girls: NS 60 over AB 35, LS 58 over WA 37.
We should have at least 3 photo albums.
Click here for Photos by George
Click here for Photos by AB's Steve Dao
OK, high jump Megan H., send that link.

From DCL dual meet NS v AB, LS v WA

My favorite photo from meet

Top 3 in each event:
The officials have not posted the meet results on coolrunning from Monday. Here are the top 3 marks in each event. Running events are in meet order. All four teams were missing a lot of their varsity.

Mile
Alec Barnes LS 4:35.08
Yuji Wakimoto NS 4:37.45
Marcus Schneider NS 4:47.19

Bridget Dahlberg NS 5:19.99
Emily Rudder LS 5:39.30
Barbara MacNeil LS 5:59.26

1000
Sasha Long NS 2:38.43
John Wells WA 2:48.62
Emerson Shiu NS 2:50.30

Juliet Ryan-Davis NS 3:07.56
Kathy O' Keefe NS 3:08.41
Megan Griffen LS 3:25.73

600
Will Cha NS 1:28.78
Reid Baldwin WA 1:29.54
Kyle Ray LS 1:29.86

Jessica Griffen LS 1:41.31
Caitlin Sheridan WA 1:46.06
Katie Morris AB 1:50.84

300
Stephen Forgo AB 37.69
Sam Grad WA 37.72
Lawrence Xia AB 38.23

Karen Nallen WA 43.48
Dani Pensack NS 44.58
Kelly McGovern AB 45.39

2 Mile
Teddy Farley AB 10:05.38
John Ryan WA 10:23.18
Cameron Fen NS 10:29.77

Ellie Hylton LS 12:20.20
Amy Dao AB 12:29.08
Anna Laurence NS 12:49.36

55 Dash
John Murphy AB 6.88
Colon O' Neil AB 7.07
Yakov Pkulinich AB 7.12
(FAT malfunctioned - No times in the LS vs WA meet)
LS vs WA order of Finish
Matthew Sliwkowski LS
Sam Grad WA
Lee Russo WA

(FAT malfunctioned - No Girls times)
AB vs NS order of Finish
Ezra Banks NS
Kristen Carlson AB
Nalis Mbianda NS
LS vs WA order of finish
Cassandra Ryding WA
Cecilia Igwe-Kalu LS
Leah Sax LS

55 Hurdles
Yong Cho NS 7.83
Chris Fowler WA 8.44
Chris Halstead LS 8.51

Cassandra Ryding WA 9.02
Maggie Fleming LS 9.29
Joelle Purinton AB 9.64

4 x 400
AB 3:37.81
WA 3:41.97
NS 3:43.99

WA 4:15.34
NS 4:18.06
LS 4:19.93

Shot Put
Chris Kim NS 37'3"
Michael Heller NS 36'10"
Evan Hutton AB 34'11"

Nalis Mbianda NS 35'10"
Ezra Banks NS 29'11"
Jackie Whittaker AB 26'8"

High Jump
Samuel Wuest LS 6'3"
Chris Fowler WA 5'9"
William Mepham LS 5'7"

Maggie Fleming LS 5'4"
Ailish Hanly WA J5'4"
Leah Potter LS 4'10"

Long Jump
Yong Cho NS 20'3"
Sam Grad WA 19'11.75"
Matt Ricketson WA 19'6"

Christie Lee NS 15'7"
Leah Sax LS 15'0"
Jordan Chen LS 14'9.5"

DCL running - Dual County League HS running in Massachusetts

2008-12-29T11:31:00.000-08:00

DCL running - Dual County League HS running in Massachusetts

From DCL Championships 21 May 2008