GREAT RUN BY GIRLS SHUTTLE HURDLES & GU COMES THROUGH IN THE FRESHMEN 60M
Meet Information
New Balance Indoor Nationals
March 11, 2023
The Track at New Balance - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - Things were off to a great start for The Minutemen on Friday after the 4x200m Relay's #2 all-time performance. Saturday, Lexington's best were back at The Track at New Balance for the third day of competition with the Hurdle Crew and the Weight Throwers set to take center stage. However, perhaps the best performance of the day came from the youngest athlete in an LHS uniform, freshman Andrew Gu.
Gu got things off to a hot start Saturday on the straightaway in the Freshmen Division of the 60m Dash. The youngest of LHS's vaunted sprint squad came in with a PR of 7.55 from early last month. However, he would have to make it happen on Saturday without the luxury of starting blocks, as they were not allowed for athletes competing in the Freshmen Division. Despite this, Gu made it happen. Blasting out from his four point stance, and driving through the early phase of the race, LHS's ninth grader crossed the line with a new PR of 7.49 seconds to finish 28th overall. Along with the freshman's big day, it was the Girls 55m Shuttle Hurdle Relay that stole the show. Having achieved the standard in the 50y Shuttle Hurdle - which features just three hurdles for each leg - back in January, the crew of junior Katie Atkins, sophomore Heidi Alexanderian, freshman Monjola Finnih, and junior Amandine Mangon were out as the first LHS team to ever run the five hurdle relay. Atkins got things off to a strong start with an official split of 9.5 seconds. The underclassmen both turned in tremendous efforts with Alexanderian and Finnih turning in unofficial splits of 10.1 and 10.2 respectively. Then it was up to Mangon to bring them home. And bring the team home she did. Running a beautiful anchor leg, Mangon glided over the five barriers, and with a dip at the line stopped the clock for The Minutemen at 38.35 seconds. That time established the new LHS Record in the event. For Mangon, her unofficial split of 8.5 seconds was well under her official PR of 9.19 seconds, and helped land the crew in 23rd place overall.
Other Highlights from Day 3
Up Next
The Minutemen will return for the final day of competition at New Balance Indoor Nationals on Sunday, where freshman Colin Smith will compete in the Freshmen 800m, Jiang will be back in the Shot Put, and the 4x400m Relay will close out the season for LHS. The meet will resume at The Track at New Balance at 8am, and can be streamed live HERE.
New Balance Indoor Nationals
March 11, 2023
The Track at New Balance - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - Things were off to a great start for The Minutemen on Friday after the 4x200m Relay's #2 all-time performance. Saturday, Lexington's best were back at The Track at New Balance for the third day of competition with the Hurdle Crew and the Weight Throwers set to take center stage. However, perhaps the best performance of the day came from the youngest athlete in an LHS uniform, freshman Andrew Gu.
Gu got things off to a hot start Saturday on the straightaway in the Freshmen Division of the 60m Dash. The youngest of LHS's vaunted sprint squad came in with a PR of 7.55 from early last month. However, he would have to make it happen on Saturday without the luxury of starting blocks, as they were not allowed for athletes competing in the Freshmen Division. Despite this, Gu made it happen. Blasting out from his four point stance, and driving through the early phase of the race, LHS's ninth grader crossed the line with a new PR of 7.49 seconds to finish 28th overall. Along with the freshman's big day, it was the Girls 55m Shuttle Hurdle Relay that stole the show. Having achieved the standard in the 50y Shuttle Hurdle - which features just three hurdles for each leg - back in January, the crew of junior Katie Atkins, sophomore Heidi Alexanderian, freshman Monjola Finnih, and junior Amandine Mangon were out as the first LHS team to ever run the five hurdle relay. Atkins got things off to a strong start with an official split of 9.5 seconds. The underclassmen both turned in tremendous efforts with Alexanderian and Finnih turning in unofficial splits of 10.1 and 10.2 respectively. Then it was up to Mangon to bring them home. And bring the team home she did. Running a beautiful anchor leg, Mangon glided over the five barriers, and with a dip at the line stopped the clock for The Minutemen at 38.35 seconds. That time established the new LHS Record in the event. For Mangon, her unofficial split of 8.5 seconds was well under her official PR of 9.19 seconds, and helped land the crew in 23rd place overall.
Other Highlights from Day 3
- The Boys 55m Shuttle Hurdle team of senior Michael Gerfen, freshman Simon Tandeih, senior Naresh Vytheswaran, and junior Jacob Pan overcame a fall mid race to finish 24th; like the Girls Team, they also established a new LHS Record (33.97 seconds).
- LHS was the only school there with three athletes who had qualified for the Weight Throw Championships, and the Bomb Squad showed well as senior Kaden "The Sundance Kid" Cassidy (18.30m) finished 20th; senior Allen Jiang (18.17m) was right behind him in 21st place; the captain, senior Jack Ngo finished 36th with a throw of 16.85m.
Up Next
The Minutemen will return for the final day of competition at New Balance Indoor Nationals on Sunday, where freshman Colin Smith will compete in the Freshmen 800m, Jiang will be back in the Shot Put, and the 4x400m Relay will close out the season for LHS. The meet will resume at The Track at New Balance at 8am, and can be streamed live HERE.