THE MINUTEMEN KEEP TO THEIR WINNING WAYS AGAINST ARLINGTON
Meet Information
Arlington Dual Meet
January 5, 2026
Boston University Indoor Track & Tennis Center - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - While winter break is over, and the high school students are back in class, university students are still at home. For The Minutemen, that meant the opportunity to travel to Allston to compete on the fastest indoor track in the world. The wooden frame of the 200m oval at BU's Indoor Track & Tennis Center, combined with its immaculate turn radius, and steep banks make for a track so perfect that it rivals the world's fastest outdoor 400m tracks. Despite not having the opportunity to wear spike inserts in their shoes, athletes across the board delivered numerous standout performances, as LHS picked up a pair of victories against the Arlington Spy Ponders. Lexington's boys bested the Spy Ponders by a score of 65-34, and the LHS girls dominated their way to an 86-14 win of their own.
Perhaps no star shined brighter for The Minutemen than that of senior Franz Schroeder. After taking care of business in the shot put with a winning throw of 42'11.75", Schroeder picked up the 25lb. weight, and had himself a day. On his first throw of the competition, Schroeder uncorked a throw of 60'8" (18.49m). That mark was a lifetime best by nearly 2 feet. However, the LHS senior still had a little left in the tank. After he fouled his second attempt, Schroeder got the weight out to 60'10" (18.54m), which would hold up as his best throw on the day. Along with the US #36 rank, that mark also put Schroeder third on LHS's all-time list, as he passed reigning NCAA Division III runner-up in the hammer, Kaden "The Sundance Kid" Cassidy (LHS '23). Another big performance was turned in by Trevor Stevens. After the junior made his season debut last week, Stevens showed why he is one of the top distances runners in the Bay State on Monday night as he won the 2 mile. He ran a conservative opening half mile that saw him take the lead pack through in 2:27, before he began to slowly increase the pace over the next four laps. By the time Stevens hit the mile, that injection of pace whittled the group down to just five runners. From there, Stevens simply pulled away from the field, and went on to win the race with an MA #4 time of 9:44.19. Senior Cleavon Manor Jr made his season debut in the long jump. Despite jumping in trainers because of BU's spike restrictions, Manor Jr delivered a leap of 20'2.25", which qualified him for the Middlesex League Championship, and was the farthest mark turned in by any athlete on Monday.
Last week saw the debut of two members of the Lex girls' cross country state championship squad. Unfortunately, for Arlington, this week another member returned. Sophomore Ella Tyson looked every bit as confident and dominant in the mile on Monday night as she did during her sensational fall on the trails. Tyson stayed relaxed early, as she sat behind fellow classmate Natalie Bielat through the first 1k of the race. She then moved into the lead, and slowly pulled away over the final 3 laps, as she took the win in a League qualifying time of 5:20.52. For her effort, Bielat (5:30.43) finished second overall. Meanwhile, senior Meghan Caldera (5:35.74) also got the League standard, as the trio broke out the golden broom to sweep the event. Over on the infield, senior Felice Haverly competed in the high jump for the second time this season. Haverly squared off against Arlington's Ella Radoslovich, and found herself behind the eight ball as the Spy Ponders' senior cleared 4'10" on her first attempt, while it took her until her second jump to make that height. However, Haverly remained calm, and on her second attempt at 5-feet, nailed the jump she needed to seal the victory. Radoslovich had good attempts, but could not clear the 5-foot bar. Back on the oval, sophomore Ceci Kvaal turned heads in the 1000m. In her first time racing the event, Kvaal made it look easy, as she won going away with a League qualifying mark of 3:09.34.
Other Highlights for the Boys
Other Highlights for the Girls
Up Next
On Wednesday, January 7th, superstar sophomore Amelia Whorton will travel down to the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory for the Millrose Games Trials, where she will compete in an invitational mile. The historic venue is one of the premier indoor facilities in the world, and was the site of last year's Millrose Games, which saw America's Yared Nuguse break the indoor mile world record (3:46.63). The winner of the Millrose Games Trials will received an automatic bid to compete in the high school invitational mile at the 118th Millrose Games in February. The girls mile goes off at 6:46pm on Wednesday. Fans can view the meet beginning at 4pm with a subscription, but free live results can be found HERE.
Arlington Dual Meet
January 5, 2026
Boston University Indoor Track & Tennis Center - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - While winter break is over, and the high school students are back in class, university students are still at home. For The Minutemen, that meant the opportunity to travel to Allston to compete on the fastest indoor track in the world. The wooden frame of the 200m oval at BU's Indoor Track & Tennis Center, combined with its immaculate turn radius, and steep banks make for a track so perfect that it rivals the world's fastest outdoor 400m tracks. Despite not having the opportunity to wear spike inserts in their shoes, athletes across the board delivered numerous standout performances, as LHS picked up a pair of victories against the Arlington Spy Ponders. Lexington's boys bested the Spy Ponders by a score of 65-34, and the LHS girls dominated their way to an 86-14 win of their own.
Perhaps no star shined brighter for The Minutemen than that of senior Franz Schroeder. After taking care of business in the shot put with a winning throw of 42'11.75", Schroeder picked up the 25lb. weight, and had himself a day. On his first throw of the competition, Schroeder uncorked a throw of 60'8" (18.49m). That mark was a lifetime best by nearly 2 feet. However, the LHS senior still had a little left in the tank. After he fouled his second attempt, Schroeder got the weight out to 60'10" (18.54m), which would hold up as his best throw on the day. Along with the US #36 rank, that mark also put Schroeder third on LHS's all-time list, as he passed reigning NCAA Division III runner-up in the hammer, Kaden "The Sundance Kid" Cassidy (LHS '23). Another big performance was turned in by Trevor Stevens. After the junior made his season debut last week, Stevens showed why he is one of the top distances runners in the Bay State on Monday night as he won the 2 mile. He ran a conservative opening half mile that saw him take the lead pack through in 2:27, before he began to slowly increase the pace over the next four laps. By the time Stevens hit the mile, that injection of pace whittled the group down to just five runners. From there, Stevens simply pulled away from the field, and went on to win the race with an MA #4 time of 9:44.19. Senior Cleavon Manor Jr made his season debut in the long jump. Despite jumping in trainers because of BU's spike restrictions, Manor Jr delivered a leap of 20'2.25", which qualified him for the Middlesex League Championship, and was the farthest mark turned in by any athlete on Monday.
Last week saw the debut of two members of the Lex girls' cross country state championship squad. Unfortunately, for Arlington, this week another member returned. Sophomore Ella Tyson looked every bit as confident and dominant in the mile on Monday night as she did during her sensational fall on the trails. Tyson stayed relaxed early, as she sat behind fellow classmate Natalie Bielat through the first 1k of the race. She then moved into the lead, and slowly pulled away over the final 3 laps, as she took the win in a League qualifying time of 5:20.52. For her effort, Bielat (5:30.43) finished second overall. Meanwhile, senior Meghan Caldera (5:35.74) also got the League standard, as the trio broke out the golden broom to sweep the event. Over on the infield, senior Felice Haverly competed in the high jump for the second time this season. Haverly squared off against Arlington's Ella Radoslovich, and found herself behind the eight ball as the Spy Ponders' senior cleared 4'10" on her first attempt, while it took her until her second jump to make that height. However, Haverly remained calm, and on her second attempt at 5-feet, nailed the jump she needed to seal the victory. Radoslovich had good attempts, but could not clear the 5-foot bar. Back on the oval, sophomore Ceci Kvaal turned heads in the 1000m. In her first time racing the event, Kvaal made it look easy, as she won going away with a League qualifying mark of 3:09.34.
Other Highlights for the Boys
- The golden broom was out in the 55m dash as senior Andrew Gu (6.87), junior Cayden Chambers (6.95), and sophomore Bennett Siino (7.07) took the top 3 spots in the race.
- LHS's Bomb Squad got the job done in the shot put; behind Schroeder's victory, freshman Daniel Sun (40'3.50"), and senior captain Simon Tandeih (38'5.25") placed second and third respectively.
- Senior Will Parker (2:42.76) was tremendous as he delivered a big victory in the 1000m, and qualified for League in the process; fellow classmate Sam Finch (2:54.28) doubled back from the mile to place second.
- In the 55m hurdles, senior captain Aidan Raney (8.71) got the win; sophomore Yash Sankholkar (8.94) ran a PR to get second.
- It was junior Owen Ross (10:12.51) who picked up third in the 2 mile, and qualified for the League Championship in the process; senior Colin Ryan (10:21.58) also hit the League mark.
- Juniors Arjun Raha (1:28.32) and Eli Selsky (1:32.80) took first and third respectively in the 600m.
- The long jump saw junior Luis Linares Gutierrez (19'0.75") pick up a second place.
- Chambers picked up second in the 300m with a time of 37.17.
- In the high jump, Sankholkar (5'4") took second place.
- Sophomore Andrew Zhang ran a League qualifying time of 4:40.19 in the mile.
Other Highlights for the Girls
- Sophomore Cynthia Gu (9.80), junior Emily Hoefkens (9.83), and senior Monjola Finnih (9.83) swept the 55m hurdles.
- The golden broom was back out in the 55m dash as senior captain Aubrey Deardorf (7.63), sophomore Sabina Green (7.87), and freshman Abbey Kohut (7.97) took care of business.
- Senior captain Ainsley Cuthbertson (41'3.75") moved the LHS record up 2 feet in the shot put as she won the event by over 13 feet; sophomore Hazel Pryce Lewis (27'8.50"), and Finnih (24'1") helped the LHS Bomb Squad sweep the event.
- Another sweep was delivered by LHS, this time in the long jump, as Deardorf (16'9.25"), Kohut (15'8.25"), and Green (14'1") got the job done.
- Both juniors Alycia Charest (11:38.86), and Erin Ehmann (11:46.98) qualified for the Division 1 Championship in the 2 mile, as the pair placed one-two.
- LHS picked up 8 more points in the 600m as sophomore Mackenzie Callahan (1:42.82) won the race in a League qualifying time; freshman Zara Zaidi (1:45.98) placed second.
- It was sophomore Natalie Seed (46.32), and senior Julianna Mathurin (47.53) who picked up second and third respectively in the 300m.
- Senior Prachi Aggarwal (3:22.32) placed third in the 1000m.
Up Next
On Wednesday, January 7th, superstar sophomore Amelia Whorton will travel down to the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory for the Millrose Games Trials, where she will compete in an invitational mile. The historic venue is one of the premier indoor facilities in the world, and was the site of last year's Millrose Games, which saw America's Yared Nuguse break the indoor mile world record (3:46.63). The winner of the Millrose Games Trials will received an automatic bid to compete in the high school invitational mile at the 118th Millrose Games in February. The girls mile goes off at 6:46pm on Wednesday. Fans can view the meet beginning at 4pm with a subscription, but free live results can be found HERE.