RIVALRY RENEWED: THE MINUTEMEN EARN TWO HARD FOUGHT VICTORIES v. WOBURN
Meet Information
Woburn Dual Meet
January 2, 2020
Boston University Indoor Track & Tennis Center - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - Tuesday night, in what has become the classic annual dual in the Middlesex League's Liberty Division, The Minutemen and the Tanners from Woburn faced off in a battle of the final two undefeateds. As they always do against LHS, both the Woburn boys and girls brought everything they had to the track. However The Minutemen simply had too much firepower as the girls won by a score of 60-40. While the boys mustered a 75-25 triumph of the Tanners. With the two wins, both the LHS boys and girls squads now have the inside track to the take the Liberty Division Regular Season Crown.
The girls had a number of great performances which led the team to victory, but non bigger than those turned in by Ava Criniti. LHS's freshman phenom began her day by cruising through the first 800m of the Mile behind Woburn junior Kacy Cole. Then with one lap to go, Criniti burst into the lead and unleashed a furious kick that Cole simply could not match. Her fast finish took her through the tape in a winning time of 5:27.33. Forty minutes later the young harrier was back on the track in the 1000m, again sitting back in the early stages of the race. Enlisting a nearly identical race strategy, Criniti sat back for the first 800m before once again ripping of her patented kick over that final lap. After passing Woburn senior Caroline Surrette, she glanced over her shoulder before charging down the final stretch to ensure her final move had put away her opponent. It had, as she took the tape in a Division 1 qualifying time of 3:07.11; her time was the sixth fastest time in Massachusetts so far this winter. Along with Criniti's big day, superstar sprinter Aleia Gisolfi-McCready led a sweep of the 300m with a time of 42.34 seconds. Sophomore Mari McBride (44.71) and junior Eileen Cannon (45.04) finished the job for LHS. The trio then teamed up with senior captain Keena Gao to run 1:47.80 in the 4x200m. In addition to the win, that time is the fastest run in Massachusetts this season.
In the boys meet senior captain Andrew McGovern debuted in his specialty, the 600m, with authority. McGovern blasted through the first 400m in 53 seconds before pulling away from the field to win in the MA #1 time of 1:22.71. To show the depth of this race, fellow classmate Josh Backert cruised to second place in a MA #2 time of 1:23.55; while Woburn senior Adam Canario's time of 1:24.50 was MA #5. After Backert finished the 600m, he was back thirty minutes later in the 300m. After getting beat to the break-line 150m into the race the senior remained cool under pressure and simply reeled in Woburn senior Andre Klimkiewicz, thundering through the finish line in a MA #3 36.03 seconds. Following Backert was a hard charging Colin Breen who nipped Klimkiewicz at the line to pick up second place for LHS in a Division 1 qualifying time of 36.67 seconds. Along with the long sprints, the long distance runners turned in a pair of D1 qualifying performances of their own. Senior Micah Benson used a 31 second final 200m to win the Mile in 4:32.78. He then came back in the 2 Mile to pace fellow classmate Matt "Big Mac" McAlarney to a win in 9:55.25. For his efforts, Benson picked up second place.
Other Highlights for the Girls
Other Highlights for the Boys
Up Next
Lexington's underclassmen will now take center stage as The Minutemen head to the Reggie Lewis Center Saturday for the annual Auerbach Freshmen/Sophomore Meet. The first event begins at 10:00am.
Woburn Dual Meet
January 2, 2020
Boston University Indoor Track & Tennis Center - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - Tuesday night, in what has become the classic annual dual in the Middlesex League's Liberty Division, The Minutemen and the Tanners from Woburn faced off in a battle of the final two undefeateds. As they always do against LHS, both the Woburn boys and girls brought everything they had to the track. However The Minutemen simply had too much firepower as the girls won by a score of 60-40. While the boys mustered a 75-25 triumph of the Tanners. With the two wins, both the LHS boys and girls squads now have the inside track to the take the Liberty Division Regular Season Crown.
The girls had a number of great performances which led the team to victory, but non bigger than those turned in by Ava Criniti. LHS's freshman phenom began her day by cruising through the first 800m of the Mile behind Woburn junior Kacy Cole. Then with one lap to go, Criniti burst into the lead and unleashed a furious kick that Cole simply could not match. Her fast finish took her through the tape in a winning time of 5:27.33. Forty minutes later the young harrier was back on the track in the 1000m, again sitting back in the early stages of the race. Enlisting a nearly identical race strategy, Criniti sat back for the first 800m before once again ripping of her patented kick over that final lap. After passing Woburn senior Caroline Surrette, she glanced over her shoulder before charging down the final stretch to ensure her final move had put away her opponent. It had, as she took the tape in a Division 1 qualifying time of 3:07.11; her time was the sixth fastest time in Massachusetts so far this winter. Along with Criniti's big day, superstar sprinter Aleia Gisolfi-McCready led a sweep of the 300m with a time of 42.34 seconds. Sophomore Mari McBride (44.71) and junior Eileen Cannon (45.04) finished the job for LHS. The trio then teamed up with senior captain Keena Gao to run 1:47.80 in the 4x200m. In addition to the win, that time is the fastest run in Massachusetts this season.
In the boys meet senior captain Andrew McGovern debuted in his specialty, the 600m, with authority. McGovern blasted through the first 400m in 53 seconds before pulling away from the field to win in the MA #1 time of 1:22.71. To show the depth of this race, fellow classmate Josh Backert cruised to second place in a MA #2 time of 1:23.55; while Woburn senior Adam Canario's time of 1:24.50 was MA #5. After Backert finished the 600m, he was back thirty minutes later in the 300m. After getting beat to the break-line 150m into the race the senior remained cool under pressure and simply reeled in Woburn senior Andre Klimkiewicz, thundering through the finish line in a MA #3 36.03 seconds. Following Backert was a hard charging Colin Breen who nipped Klimkiewicz at the line to pick up second place for LHS in a Division 1 qualifying time of 36.67 seconds. Along with the long sprints, the long distance runners turned in a pair of D1 qualifying performances of their own. Senior Micah Benson used a 31 second final 200m to win the Mile in 4:32.78. He then came back in the 2 Mile to pace fellow classmate Matt "Big Mac" McAlarney to a win in 9:55.25. For his efforts, Benson picked up second place.
Other Highlights for the Girls
- Sophomore Elana Sabin, junior Catherine Movsessian, junior Aylin Bruce, and senior captain Lily Sheth combined to win the 4x400m in a season best time of 4:15.17.
- In the Shot Put senior Chrisondra Awomah took first with a throw of 32'8"; sophomore Raquel Batista-Vieira took third throwing a personal best 30'2.5".
- Before the 4x200m, Gao placed second in the 55m Dash in a League Championship qualifying time of 7.71 seconds; freshmen Emma Hu was third in 8.17.
- Senior captain Rachel Caldwell-Glixon finished tied for first in the High Jump by clearing 4'10". She then took second in the Long Jump (16'3.75"); sophomore Anna Yang was third in 15'10.25".
- Sheth took a close second in the 600m running 1:45.96.
- In the 2 Mile, sophomore Clara Fu used a strong finish to place second in 12:28.00.
Other Highlights for the Boys
- Senior Ian Richter won the 55m High Hurdles in 8.52 seconds; senior captain Shymon Samsel was third in 8.93.
- In the 55m Dash there was a tie down to the one-thousandth of a second at 6.881 between a Lexington's senior captain Sal Jaramillo and Woburn's Travis Kanoni; both were credited with a time of 6.89 seconds.
- Selvin Backert (2:39.71) out-leaned his opponent in the 1000m by four-hundredths of a second; Evan Eberle was third with a PR of 2:40.07.
- The LHS "Bomb Squad" of Michael Gupta (45'2"), Yanni Zavagliakos (40'10"), and Jaret Dlugy (40'1") busted out the golden broom in the Shot Put.
- Breen anchored the 4x200m Relay of Jaramillo, Alex Murphy, and Darren Tswei with an unofficial split of 22.8 to a season best time of 1:34.77.
- The 4x400m Relay of Eberle, Richter, Jack Stevens, and Traver Smith III overcame an untied shoe to win the 4x400m in 3:42.41.
Up Next
Lexington's underclassmen will now take center stage as The Minutemen head to the Reggie Lewis Center Saturday for the annual Auerbach Freshmen/Sophomore Meet. The first event begins at 10:00am.