THE MINUTEMEN DELIVER ELITE LEVEL PERFORMANCES AT COACHES INVITATIONAL
Meet Information
MSTCA Coaches Invitational
January 26, 2025
Reggie Lewis Center - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - Sunday, a group of LHS's best were back at Reggie Lewis for the Coaches Invitational. The meet featured the best student-athletes from Division 1 and Division 2 schools in the Bay State, and offered teams a preview of how they will stack up as championship season approaches. For The Minutemen the meet was highlighted by a pair of victories, two more national qualifiers, and a newly minted LHS record.
The meet got off to a great start as senior captain Ryan Zhang got himself into finals of the 55m Hurdles with a time of 7.69 seconds. LHS's indoor hurdle king was able to match that mark in the finals and earned fourth place in a race that saw two athlete dip under the previous meet record. On the oval, freshman Janie Conrad turned in her best performance of her high school track career. The ninth grader delivered a fourth place finish in the Mile with a personal best time of 5:05.83. That time qualified her for the New Balance Indoor Nationals in March. After Conrad put on a show, fellow classmate Amelia Whorton took her turn. Running from the unseeded section of the 600m, Whorton blasted through the opening two laps in 60 seconds. Despite the blistering start, the freshman powered around the final lap to cross the line in 1:34.44. Along with the earning a runner-up finish and being another national qualifier for The Minutemen, Whorton's performance broke the LHS record set by Lucy Lang (LHS '15), which stood for a decade. Following the big day for the freshmen, seniors Zach Barry and Max Zhang were on the line for the seeded section of the 1000m. The race was out fast as Marshfield senior Graham Heinrich drove the pace. LHS's seniors laid back early but made their way up through the field over the first three laps. As the two approached the bell for the final lap, they had moved up into the third and fourth positions, and that is where they wound up. Barry first, in 2:33.78, followed by Zhang in 2:34.16. The final highlight of the day came from junior Aubrey Deardorf. While she earned a fifth place finish in this meet last year, Deardorf came in on Sunday as the number two seed. And, after five rounds of jumping, that is where she stood going in to her final attempt. With Wellesley senior Annie Comella (17'7.25") in the lead by just a quarter inch, Deardorf delivered a leap of 17'10" and grabbed the first major championship of her high school career.
Other Highlights from the Meet
Up Next
The Minutemen have a quick turnaround as the junior varsity squad will compete on Monday, January 27th at the Middlesex League Junior Varsity Championships. Action begins at the TRACK at New Balance at 3:45pm.
MSTCA Coaches Invitational
January 26, 2025
Reggie Lewis Center - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - Sunday, a group of LHS's best were back at Reggie Lewis for the Coaches Invitational. The meet featured the best student-athletes from Division 1 and Division 2 schools in the Bay State, and offered teams a preview of how they will stack up as championship season approaches. For The Minutemen the meet was highlighted by a pair of victories, two more national qualifiers, and a newly minted LHS record.
The meet got off to a great start as senior captain Ryan Zhang got himself into finals of the 55m Hurdles with a time of 7.69 seconds. LHS's indoor hurdle king was able to match that mark in the finals and earned fourth place in a race that saw two athlete dip under the previous meet record. On the oval, freshman Janie Conrad turned in her best performance of her high school track career. The ninth grader delivered a fourth place finish in the Mile with a personal best time of 5:05.83. That time qualified her for the New Balance Indoor Nationals in March. After Conrad put on a show, fellow classmate Amelia Whorton took her turn. Running from the unseeded section of the 600m, Whorton blasted through the opening two laps in 60 seconds. Despite the blistering start, the freshman powered around the final lap to cross the line in 1:34.44. Along with the earning a runner-up finish and being another national qualifier for The Minutemen, Whorton's performance broke the LHS record set by Lucy Lang (LHS '15), which stood for a decade. Following the big day for the freshmen, seniors Zach Barry and Max Zhang were on the line for the seeded section of the 1000m. The race was out fast as Marshfield senior Graham Heinrich drove the pace. LHS's seniors laid back early but made their way up through the field over the first three laps. As the two approached the bell for the final lap, they had moved up into the third and fourth positions, and that is where they wound up. Barry first, in 2:33.78, followed by Zhang in 2:34.16. The final highlight of the day came from junior Aubrey Deardorf. While she earned a fifth place finish in this meet last year, Deardorf came in on Sunday as the number two seed. And, after five rounds of jumping, that is where she stood going in to her final attempt. With Wellesley senior Annie Comella (17'7.25") in the lead by just a quarter inch, Deardorf delivered a leap of 17'10" and grabbed the first major championship of her high school career.
Other Highlights from the Meet
- Barry and Zhang teamed up with senior James Joseph and sophomore Arjun Raha to win the Boys 4x800m Relay in a time of 8:15.69.
- Along with her big day in the Long Jump, Deardorf ran a season best of 7.35 seconds in the Girls 55m Dash to earn the bronze medal.
- In the Boys 55m Hurdles, junior captain Simon Tandeih stumbled over the fifth hurdle and fell across the line, but was still able to manage a personal best time of 7.78 seconds; he was sixth coming out of the prelims, but did not compete in the finals.
- Freshman Mackenzie Callahan turned in a seventh place finish with a huge personal best of 3:06.33.
- Senior Caitlin Lennox (30'8") was ninth in the Triple Jump.
- The Boys 600m saw Raha (1:26.38) finish 10th; Joseph (1:26.86) was 14th.
- In the Boys 2 Mile, sophomore Trevor Stevens (10:16.70) was 14th.
- Junior Rose Neely (1:44.10) made her season debut in the Girls 600m with a 16th place finish in a Divisional qualifying time; junior C.C. Kvaal (1:44.57) was 17th overall.
- It was junior Meghan Caldera (5:33.13) and sophomore Erin Ehmann (5:37.18) who finished 19th and 20th respectively.
Up Next
The Minutemen have a quick turnaround as the junior varsity squad will compete on Monday, January 27th at the Middlesex League Junior Varsity Championships. Action begins at the TRACK at New Balance at 3:45pm.