MINUTEMEN COMPETE AT MSTCA FRESHMEN/SOPHOMORE MEET
Meet Information
MSTCA Freshmen/Sophomore Meet
May 5, 2018
Franklin High School - Franklin, MA .
RESULTS
FRANKLIN, MA - The Minutemen's freshmen and sophomores got their chance to shine in the annual MSTCA Freshmen/Sophomore Meet on Saturday. In a meet that is often seen as a predictor for schools' future successes, The Minutemen showed the future is bright in Lexington. On the boys side, sophomore Shymon Samsel lead the way in each of his three events. Samsel ran a personal best 1:01.82 in the 400 meter Intermediate Hurdles, good enough for fifth overall. He followed that performance with another personal best and a 10th place finish in the Triple Jump, with a leap of 37'8.50". Finally, he anchored the 4x400 meter relay with an unofficial split of 55.0 seconds. Sophomore Matt McAlarney ran a personal best of his own (10:17.92) in the 2 Mile, which placed him fifth. Not to be out done by the boys on the sophomores, freshman Aiden Fieleke placed fifth in the Discus with a personal best 100'7". On the girls side, freshmen Isabel Jakimczyk lead the way with a personal best time of 13:11.29 that placed her 22nd.
Highlights from the Track (Girls)
Highlights from the Track (Boys)
Up Next
The Minutemen are back in Middlesex League action on Tuesday afternoon against Reading. The meet, at the Lexington Center Track, will begin at 4pm.
MSTCA Freshmen/Sophomore Meet
May 5, 2018
Franklin High School - Franklin, MA .
RESULTS
FRANKLIN, MA - The Minutemen's freshmen and sophomores got their chance to shine in the annual MSTCA Freshmen/Sophomore Meet on Saturday. In a meet that is often seen as a predictor for schools' future successes, The Minutemen showed the future is bright in Lexington. On the boys side, sophomore Shymon Samsel lead the way in each of his three events. Samsel ran a personal best 1:01.82 in the 400 meter Intermediate Hurdles, good enough for fifth overall. He followed that performance with another personal best and a 10th place finish in the Triple Jump, with a leap of 37'8.50". Finally, he anchored the 4x400 meter relay with an unofficial split of 55.0 seconds. Sophomore Matt McAlarney ran a personal best of his own (10:17.92) in the 2 Mile, which placed him fifth. Not to be out done by the boys on the sophomores, freshman Aiden Fieleke placed fifth in the Discus with a personal best 100'7". On the girls side, freshmen Isabel Jakimczyk lead the way with a personal best time of 13:11.29 that placed her 22nd.
Highlights from the Track (Girls)
- In the 400 meters a trio of freshmen, Sunny Tang, Aylin Bruce, and Lorelei Marcell ran 1:07.30, 1:08.45, and 1:10.04 respectively.
- Sophomore Isabel Siu-Zmuidzinas lead The Minutemen in the Mile with a time of 6:02.84. Freshman Anna Nelson ran a personal best 6:06.82. Another freshman, Lauren Sterne ran 6:07.42.
- Bruce, Marcell, Siu-Zmuidzinas, and Tang combined to run 4:37.42 in the 4x400 meter relay.
Highlights from the Track (Boys)
- In the 100 meter dash, sophomore Colin Breen lead The Minutemen with a time of 12.75 seconds. Freshman Andrew Hu and sophomore Thomas Chiu finished closed behind in times of 13.14 and 13.62 seconds respectively.
- The 200 meter dash featured Breen finishing in 25.03 seconds. Sophomore Alex Chin ran 26.89. Alex Coombs finished in 27.16 seconds.
- A pair of freshmen competed in the 400 meters. Juno Daciuk finished 17th running a personal best 56.15 seconds. Reed Solomon ran 59.02 seconds.
- Freshmen Max Di Cerbo and Nate Croke both ran person personal bests of 4:54.08 and 4:57.00 respectively.
- In the 2 Mile sophomore Adam Bernstein finished just off the medal stand (seventh overall) with a personal best 10:20.64. Sophomore Mateo Useche ran a personal best 10:58.61.
- Freshmen Ryan Atkins ran 1:15.62 in the 400 meter Intermediate Hurdles.
- The Minutemen ran 48.96 in the 4x100 meter relay, and followed that up with a 3:57.51 in the 4x400 meter relay.
Up Next
The Minutemen are back in Middlesex League action on Tuesday afternoon against Reading. The meet, at the Lexington Center Track, will begin at 4pm.