JV ATHLETES GET A TASTE OF COMPETITION AT THE TRACK AT NEW BALANCE
Meet Information
JV Meet #1
December 13, 2024
The Track at New Balance - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - On Saturday, a group of The Minutemen's junior varsity athletes traveled into Boston Landing to compete at one of the finest indoor track facilities in the world, the TRACK at New Balance. The meet, which featured sprint and field events only, provided young athletes their first opportunity to test their metal against fellow Middlesex League competitors.
Perhaps the standout performance of the day for the Lex girls came from Valesca Ellerman. The junior began her day in the 55m Hurdles where she placed second overall with a time of 10.76 seconds. Ellerman came back later in the meet to placed fifth in the 300m in a time of 50.10 seconds. Along with Ellerman, sophomore Maya Nogalski debuted in the 55m Hurdles. Nogalski placed sixth with a time of 11.65 seconds.
The Minutemen had a number of strong performances on the boys' side of things. Senior Dominic Rosario delivered the lone win on the afternoon for LHS. He won the Shot Put with a throw of 34'7.25". In the Long Jump, sophomore Bennett Siino was on the runway for the first time in his young career. Siino earned a runner-up finish with a leap of 18'9.50". On the oval, senior Y.T. Zhang won his heat by a narrow margin over Burlington's Scott Rigolini. His time of 38.93 seconds held up to place third overall.
Other Highlights for the Girls:
Other Highlights for the Boys:
Up Next
The Minutemen open up varsity competition this Tuesday, December 16th at their winter home away from home, the TRACK at New Balance. The meet - against Belmont - is set to begin at 4pm. Live results can be found HERE.
JV Meet #1
December 13, 2024
The Track at New Balance - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - On Saturday, a group of The Minutemen's junior varsity athletes traveled into Boston Landing to compete at one of the finest indoor track facilities in the world, the TRACK at New Balance. The meet, which featured sprint and field events only, provided young athletes their first opportunity to test their metal against fellow Middlesex League competitors.
Perhaps the standout performance of the day for the Lex girls came from Valesca Ellerman. The junior began her day in the 55m Hurdles where she placed second overall with a time of 10.76 seconds. Ellerman came back later in the meet to placed fifth in the 300m in a time of 50.10 seconds. Along with Ellerman, sophomore Maya Nogalski debuted in the 55m Hurdles. Nogalski placed sixth with a time of 11.65 seconds.
The Minutemen had a number of strong performances on the boys' side of things. Senior Dominic Rosario delivered the lone win on the afternoon for LHS. He won the Shot Put with a throw of 34'7.25". In the Long Jump, sophomore Bennett Siino was on the runway for the first time in his young career. Siino earned a runner-up finish with a leap of 18'9.50". On the oval, senior Y.T. Zhang won his heat by a narrow margin over Burlington's Scott Rigolini. His time of 38.93 seconds held up to place third overall.
Other Highlights for the Girls:
- Sophomores Rhea Thummalapalli (11.77) and Violet Clarke (12.11) finished ninth and 10th overall.
- Junior Lale Arslan finished ninth in the 300m with a time of 50.35 seconds.
- In the 55m Dash, freshman Mackayla Finegold finished 11th with a time of 8.68 seconds.
Other Highlights for the Boys:
- Senior Panos Kokkinias (5'4") tied for second overall in the High Jump; sophomore Nick Perroud placed sixth with a leap of 5'2".
- Along with Rosario's win, sophomores Roscoe Dowgert (33'1.50") and Jeremiah Brown (31'6") placed third and sixth respectively.
- The Long Jump saw senior captain Aidan Raney (18'0.25") place fourth; junior Luis Linares Gutierrez (17'10.50") placed fifth; Perroud placed eighth with a jump of 17'4.25".
- Junior Jason Yang (9.33) and sophomore Yash Sankholkar (9.38) placed fifth and sixth respectively in the 55m Hurdles.
- In the 55m Dash, junior Ben Alperovich (7.08) placed fifth.
Up Next
The Minutemen open up varsity competition this Tuesday, December 16th at their winter home away from home, the TRACK at New Balance. The meet - against Belmont - is set to begin at 4pm. Live results can be found HERE.