CUTHBERTSON BECOMES A TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN IN THE WEIGHT THROW
Meet Information
New Balance Indoor Nationals Day 3
March 14, 2025
the TRACK at New Balance - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - The first two days of National's weekend went about as well as anyone could have hoped for The Minutemen, with LHS athletes earning All-American honors on both days, and a number of other top performances being turned in. On Saturday, the show continued to roll along, as the best LHS has to offered took center stage at Boston Landing.
No one is quite sure why this is the case, but for as long as there have been two national championship meets, the meet schedules have always lined up to give the weight throwers the opportunity to compete at both meets. For senior captain Ainsley Cuthbertson, that meant after she won bronze at the Nike Indoor Nationals on Thursday evening, she was afforded one more chance to test her mettle against the best high school throwers around. The field assembled for the weight throw at New Balance Nationals was perhaps the most loaded of any event of the weekend. It featured nine of the top 10 throwers in the US, as well as Ontario, Canada senior Mykayla Scarlett, who boasted a personal best that was seven feet farther than any of the American throwers. Scarlett's talent was on full display as her second throw landed nearly six feet farther than any of her competitors. She went on to win with a personal best of 20.25m (66'5.25"). While Scarlett was lighting up the scoreboard, Cuthbertson was just fighting for a spot in the finals. In the second round, she delivered a mark of 16.08m (52'9.25"). That throw would be her best of the prelims, and, as was the case in New York, left her to play the waiting game as her competitors took their final round attempts. In the end, the LHS senior qualified sixth for the eight-person final. In those finals, as she has done all year, she delivered her best throw of the competition on her final attempt. The 20-pound weight landed at 54'7.25", which secured her fifth place overall, and earned Cuthbertson her second All-American honors of the weekend.
Over on the oval, superstar sophomore Amelia Whorton lined up in girls 800m run. Already the most accomplished middle distance runner in LHS history, Whorton toed the line against the most talented field she had ever faced on Saturday night. The sophomore went to the lead from the gun, and used a 63.60-second opening quarter mile to dare her competitors to challenge her. As Whorton approached the backstretch on the final lap, Newton South (MA) senior Emily Frawley made her move, and pulled even with the LHS sophomore. However, that move only triggered Whorton to find another gear that led her to the line first with a new Indoor personal best of 2:11.20. In the end, her performance was the 39th fastest time run anywhere in the US this winter, sixth fastest among sophomores, and earned her a 23rd place finish.
Other Highlights from the Meet
Up Next
The Minutemen return to the TRACK at New Balance for the final time this season tomorrow, March 15th, as the boys and girls shuttle hurdle squads will take to the track. They will be followed up by Cuthbertson in the shot put, and then Whorton will wrap up the 2025-2026 Indoor season in the mile. Action begins at 9am, and all events can be livestreamed for free HERE.
New Balance Indoor Nationals Day 3
March 14, 2025
the TRACK at New Balance - Boston, MA
RESULTS
BOSTON, MA - The first two days of National's weekend went about as well as anyone could have hoped for The Minutemen, with LHS athletes earning All-American honors on both days, and a number of other top performances being turned in. On Saturday, the show continued to roll along, as the best LHS has to offered took center stage at Boston Landing.
No one is quite sure why this is the case, but for as long as there have been two national championship meets, the meet schedules have always lined up to give the weight throwers the opportunity to compete at both meets. For senior captain Ainsley Cuthbertson, that meant after she won bronze at the Nike Indoor Nationals on Thursday evening, she was afforded one more chance to test her mettle against the best high school throwers around. The field assembled for the weight throw at New Balance Nationals was perhaps the most loaded of any event of the weekend. It featured nine of the top 10 throwers in the US, as well as Ontario, Canada senior Mykayla Scarlett, who boasted a personal best that was seven feet farther than any of the American throwers. Scarlett's talent was on full display as her second throw landed nearly six feet farther than any of her competitors. She went on to win with a personal best of 20.25m (66'5.25"). While Scarlett was lighting up the scoreboard, Cuthbertson was just fighting for a spot in the finals. In the second round, she delivered a mark of 16.08m (52'9.25"). That throw would be her best of the prelims, and, as was the case in New York, left her to play the waiting game as her competitors took their final round attempts. In the end, the LHS senior qualified sixth for the eight-person final. In those finals, as she has done all year, she delivered her best throw of the competition on her final attempt. The 20-pound weight landed at 54'7.25", which secured her fifth place overall, and earned Cuthbertson her second All-American honors of the weekend.
Over on the oval, superstar sophomore Amelia Whorton lined up in girls 800m run. Already the most accomplished middle distance runner in LHS history, Whorton toed the line against the most talented field she had ever faced on Saturday night. The sophomore went to the lead from the gun, and used a 63.60-second opening quarter mile to dare her competitors to challenge her. As Whorton approached the backstretch on the final lap, Newton South (MA) senior Emily Frawley made her move, and pulled even with the LHS sophomore. However, that move only triggered Whorton to find another gear that led her to the line first with a new Indoor personal best of 2:11.20. In the end, her performance was the 39th fastest time run anywhere in the US this winter, sixth fastest among sophomores, and earned her a 23rd place finish.
Other Highlights from the Meet
- After he broke the 60m hurdle record that stood for 21 years to kick off the pentathlon on Friday, senior captain Simon Tandeih broke that record again on Saturday morning, as he ran 8.16 seconds to finish 36th overall.
- Junior Cayden "Showtime" Chambers (22.34) took down the LHS record in the 200m, set by Noah Shute (LHS '17), and finished 120th in the process.
- The girls 60m dash saw senior captain Aubrey Deardorf run a personal best of 7.79 seconds to finish 78th overall.
- Along with Whorton, fellow classmate Ceci Kvaal ran a PR of 2:19.41 in the girls 800m, which landed her in 157th place in the event.
- Junior Callie Glenn, sophomore Ella Tyson, junior Erin Ehmann, and sophomore Janie Conrad combined to run 21:18.86 in the 4xmile, and finished 17th.
- In the boys 25lb. weight throw, senior Franz Schroeder (54'6.50") finished 57th.
Up Next
The Minutemen return to the TRACK at New Balance for the final time this season tomorrow, March 15th, as the boys and girls shuttle hurdle squads will take to the track. They will be followed up by Cuthbertson in the shot put, and then Whorton will wrap up the 2025-2026 Indoor season in the mile. Action begins at 9am, and all events can be livestreamed for free HERE.