CRINITI'S MA #1 , McBRIDE'S DOUBLE GOLD, AND THE "BOMB SQUAD" HIGHLIGHT COACHES
Meet Information
MSTCA Coaches Invitational
May 14, 2021
Boston College High School - Dorchester, MA
RESULTS
DORCHESTER, MA - Saturday proved to be a record setting day in the City of Boston as temps reached record highs for May 14th. Despite the conditions, The Minutemen turned in a number of strong performances in what was their final tune up before Championship Season gets under way next week.
Without question the highlight of the meet came in the first event of the day. After a tremendous winter campaign, junior captain Ava Criniti has struggled to find her form this spring. That all changed when she toed the line in the 2 Mile against Wellesley senior Rory Clare. The Raiders' middle distance star came in with PRs of 2:13 for 800m and 5:05 for the Mile, and took charge from the beginning of the race. Despite the strong pace through the mile - 5:35 - Criniti stayed relaxed, sitting on Clare's shoulder over the next three laps until Clare made her move with 400m to go. Criniti fell back a few meters with 200 to go, but when she came around the turn to the top of the homestretch she unleashed her signature kick and burst past Clare to take the tape in a new PR and MA #1 time of 11:04.46. That time was the fastest run by an LHS girl since former DIII NCAA Cross Country Champion Paige Lawler (LHS '16) ran 11:01.05 for The Minutemen in 2016. Along with Criniti's huge day, fellow captain Mari McBride started off her day by winning the High Jump on jumps with a leap of 5'0". The senior then came back in the 400m, where she poured it on over the final 100m of the race to pull away from the field. McBride crossed the line with a season best, and MA #3 time of 58.45 to win the event. For the Boys, it was a field first kind of day. The LHS "Bomb Squad" was out in full force in the Discus. Leading the way was junior captain Jack Ngo who earned the bronze medal with a massive PR of 149'8". He was followed up fellow classmates Kaden Cassidy (135'5") and Allen Jiang (130'4") who placed fifth and seventh respectively in the event.
Other Highlights for the Girls
Other Highlights for the Boys
Up Next
While the Boys and Girls both lost out on the Liberty Division titles to Reading and Woburn respectively, they will each get a chance to earn the title of Middlesex League Champions this coming Thursday, May 19th at the Middlesex League Championships. The League title will be on the line at Burlington High School beginning at 3:30pm.
MSTCA Coaches Invitational
May 14, 2021
Boston College High School - Dorchester, MA
RESULTS
DORCHESTER, MA - Saturday proved to be a record setting day in the City of Boston as temps reached record highs for May 14th. Despite the conditions, The Minutemen turned in a number of strong performances in what was their final tune up before Championship Season gets under way next week.
Without question the highlight of the meet came in the first event of the day. After a tremendous winter campaign, junior captain Ava Criniti has struggled to find her form this spring. That all changed when she toed the line in the 2 Mile against Wellesley senior Rory Clare. The Raiders' middle distance star came in with PRs of 2:13 for 800m and 5:05 for the Mile, and took charge from the beginning of the race. Despite the strong pace through the mile - 5:35 - Criniti stayed relaxed, sitting on Clare's shoulder over the next three laps until Clare made her move with 400m to go. Criniti fell back a few meters with 200 to go, but when she came around the turn to the top of the homestretch she unleashed her signature kick and burst past Clare to take the tape in a new PR and MA #1 time of 11:04.46. That time was the fastest run by an LHS girl since former DIII NCAA Cross Country Champion Paige Lawler (LHS '16) ran 11:01.05 for The Minutemen in 2016. Along with Criniti's huge day, fellow captain Mari McBride started off her day by winning the High Jump on jumps with a leap of 5'0". The senior then came back in the 400m, where she poured it on over the final 100m of the race to pull away from the field. McBride crossed the line with a season best, and MA #3 time of 58.45 to win the event. For the Boys, it was a field first kind of day. The LHS "Bomb Squad" was out in full force in the Discus. Leading the way was junior captain Jack Ngo who earned the bronze medal with a massive PR of 149'8". He was followed up fellow classmates Kaden Cassidy (135'5") and Allen Jiang (130'4") who placed fifth and seventh respectively in the event.
Other Highlights for the Girls
- Placing second overall, the 4x100m Relay of sophomore Katie Atkins, junior Ella Lucente, sophomore Jada Solomon, and junior Rose O'Neil turned in a huge season best of 51.39.
- Along with McBride's efforts, junior Maddie Parks improved her season best in the High Jump to 5'0" to earn a share of the silver medal.
- Senior captain Elena Sabin turned in a season best time of 1:08.31 in the 400m Intermediate Hurdles to place third overall.
- Junior Uma Sanker ran a PR of 2:24.95 to place seventh overall.
- With a throw of 99'9", senior captain Raquel Batista-Vieira placed fourth overall in the Discus.
- In the 100m Dash Lucente ran a PR of 13.31 in the prelims to finish 17th overall; O'Neil (13.43) ran a FAT PR of her own to finish 23rd.
Other Highlights for the Boys
- In the 4x400m Relay, senior captain Josh Lee, juniors Jayden Bai, Alexios Kontothanassis and Branndon Uda-Thach made quick work of the field winning the event going away with a time of 3:27.56.
- Earlier in the meet, Bai turned in a FAT PR of 22.73 to win the 200m Dash by two-hundredths of a second.
- Before the 4x4, Lee earned the silver medal in the 400m Dash with a new PR of 50.38; Uda-Thach was fifth in 51.67.
- The team of juniors Miguel Jaramillo, Andrew McDonnell, Michael Gerfen, and Wheaton earned the bronze medal in the 4x100m Relay with a season best time of 44.58 seconds.
- Bai (15.69) and Gerfen (15.80) went three-four respectively in the 110m High Hurdles.
- Junior Jake Wheaton found another gear in the 100m Dash by running identical PRs - 11.31 - in the prelims and finals to place fourth overall.
Up Next
While the Boys and Girls both lost out on the Liberty Division titles to Reading and Woburn respectively, they will each get a chance to earn the title of Middlesex League Champions this coming Thursday, May 19th at the Middlesex League Championships. The League title will be on the line at Burlington High School beginning at 3:30pm.