RADCLIFFE DOMINATES; CHAMBERS AND GU MAKE THEIR OWN NOISE AT FROSH/SOPH
Meet Information
MSTCA Jim Hoar School Freshman/Sophomore Meet
May 3, 2025
Oliver Ames High School - Easton, MA
RESULTS
EASTON, MA - This spring's Freshman / Sophomore Meet was all about the speed and power athletes of Lexington. While the middle and long distance runners were resting up for the gauntlet of meets The Minutemen will face in the coming weeks, the sprinters, jumpers, hurdles, and throwers were out in full force. The meet saw LHS athletes deliver great performances across all events, but a handful of underclassmen showed that The Minutemen will continue to be a force for years to come.
The Discus is a technical event, traditionally dominated by athletes with years of experience to develop their skills. In fact, of the top 25 throws in the Bay State this season, all but one of them have come from juniors and seniors. Freshman Evelyn Radcliffe added another underclassman to that list on Saturday. Radcliffe entered the meet with a personal best of 98'6", but with her first throw of the competition, the ninth grader all but ended it. From a stand, Radcliffe launched the discus 103'4" out into the sector. For perspective, no other athlete came within 10 feet of that mark. With the title all but locked up, the freshman moved to a spin with the hope that she would catch a big one in her next five throws. Her third throw would land at 103'11" to extend her lead, and while her fifth and sixth round throws had the potential to be up there with the best in the state, neither landed within the sector lines. Regardless, it was an incredible day for Radcliffe as she walked away with the gold. On the track it was sophomore Cayden Chambers who is quickly becoming one to watch in the short sprints. Always an electric starter out of the blocks, Chambers began the day with a huge personal best of 22.60 seconds in the 200m. That mark qualified him for the MIAA Division 1 Championships and earned him the silver medal behind the time of 22.45 turned in by Abington's Naz Paulding. Later, Chambers found himself in the finals of his signature event, the 100m. Once again he was locked in a battle with Paulding, where he pushed him to the limit. In the end, the LHS sophomore delivered a tremendous performance to cross the line with another personal best of 11.01 seconds. That mark earned him the second silver of his day, though, as Paulding broke the meet record with a time of 10.91 seconds. However, Chambers did get his gold at the end of the meet as he led off LHS's 4x100m Relay that featured fellow classmates Sheryas Hanchinamani, Aaron Yu, and Luis Linares Gutierrez. Despite a rocky second exchange, The Minutemen held off the charge by O'Bryant by two-hundredths-of-a-second to win with a time of 44.76 seconds. Over on the Triple Jump runway, freshman Cynthia Gu took three massive leaps forward in the event. Despite entering the competition with a lifetime best of 33'8", the freshman turned in six consecutive jumps over 34 feet, with her best jump landing her 35'6.25" into the pit. That mark earned her the bronze medal, and now ranks her #3 in LHS history in just her first season competing in the event. Back on the track, Gu was one of just two freshman to qualify for the finals of the 100m Hurdles. Once there, she ran a personal best of 16.47 seconds to earn a sixth place finish, capping off a true breakout performance.
Other Highlights for the Boys
Other Highlights for the Girls
Up Next
It is once again rivalry week this week as The Minutemen head to Reading to take on the Rockets. It will be a battle of the unbeatens for both the boys and girls, with the winners guaranteeing themselves a share of the Middlesex League Liberty Division crowns. Action begins at Reading Memorial High School at 4pm on Wednesday, May 8th.
MSTCA Jim Hoar School Freshman/Sophomore Meet
May 3, 2025
Oliver Ames High School - Easton, MA
RESULTS
EASTON, MA - This spring's Freshman / Sophomore Meet was all about the speed and power athletes of Lexington. While the middle and long distance runners were resting up for the gauntlet of meets The Minutemen will face in the coming weeks, the sprinters, jumpers, hurdles, and throwers were out in full force. The meet saw LHS athletes deliver great performances across all events, but a handful of underclassmen showed that The Minutemen will continue to be a force for years to come.
The Discus is a technical event, traditionally dominated by athletes with years of experience to develop their skills. In fact, of the top 25 throws in the Bay State this season, all but one of them have come from juniors and seniors. Freshman Evelyn Radcliffe added another underclassman to that list on Saturday. Radcliffe entered the meet with a personal best of 98'6", but with her first throw of the competition, the ninth grader all but ended it. From a stand, Radcliffe launched the discus 103'4" out into the sector. For perspective, no other athlete came within 10 feet of that mark. With the title all but locked up, the freshman moved to a spin with the hope that she would catch a big one in her next five throws. Her third throw would land at 103'11" to extend her lead, and while her fifth and sixth round throws had the potential to be up there with the best in the state, neither landed within the sector lines. Regardless, it was an incredible day for Radcliffe as she walked away with the gold. On the track it was sophomore Cayden Chambers who is quickly becoming one to watch in the short sprints. Always an electric starter out of the blocks, Chambers began the day with a huge personal best of 22.60 seconds in the 200m. That mark qualified him for the MIAA Division 1 Championships and earned him the silver medal behind the time of 22.45 turned in by Abington's Naz Paulding. Later, Chambers found himself in the finals of his signature event, the 100m. Once again he was locked in a battle with Paulding, where he pushed him to the limit. In the end, the LHS sophomore delivered a tremendous performance to cross the line with another personal best of 11.01 seconds. That mark earned him the second silver of his day, though, as Paulding broke the meet record with a time of 10.91 seconds. However, Chambers did get his gold at the end of the meet as he led off LHS's 4x100m Relay that featured fellow classmates Sheryas Hanchinamani, Aaron Yu, and Luis Linares Gutierrez. Despite a rocky second exchange, The Minutemen held off the charge by O'Bryant by two-hundredths-of-a-second to win with a time of 44.76 seconds. Over on the Triple Jump runway, freshman Cynthia Gu took three massive leaps forward in the event. Despite entering the competition with a lifetime best of 33'8", the freshman turned in six consecutive jumps over 34 feet, with her best jump landing her 35'6.25" into the pit. That mark earned her the bronze medal, and now ranks her #3 in LHS history in just her first season competing in the event. Back on the track, Gu was one of just two freshman to qualify for the finals of the 100m Hurdles. Once there, she ran a personal best of 16.47 seconds to earn a sixth place finish, capping off a true breakout performance.
Other Highlights for the Boys
- In the 400m, Hanchinamani ran a season best of 53.86 seconds to place sixth in a talented field.
- Sophomore Adwait Patki turned in a PR of 38'4.50" in the Triple Jump to place seventh overall.
- Freshman Nicholas Perroud finished 10th in the 110m Hurdles with a personal best time of 17.87 seconds.
- The Long Jump saw sophomore Ben Alperovich (18'3.75") finish 15th.
- In the 200m, Yu delivered a season best 23.88 to qualify for the Middlesex League Championships, as he finished 16th.
- Linares Gutierrez ran a personal best of 11.59 seconds in the 100m to finish 17th in a League qualifying time.
- In the Discus, sophomore Jaydon Treadway (91'1") finished 18th.
Other Highlights for the Girls
- In the Discus, freshman Hazel Pryce Lewis finished 12th with a throw of 77'3".
- It was sophomore Iris Yu (15'0.75") who finished 16th in the Long Jump.
- Freshman Sabina Green (4'6") finished 17th in the High Jump.
- In the 400m Hurdles, sophomore Resara Seneviratne (1:15.77) was 18th overall.
- Freshman Ella Pan (18.44) finished 19th with a PR in the 100m Hurdles; sophomore Valesca Ellerman (18.84) was 28th with a personal best of her own.
- In the 100m, sophomore Natalie Seed (13.36) ran a PR and League qualifier en route to a 32nd place finish; Green (13.44) turned in a PR to finish 39th overall.
Up Next
It is once again rivalry week this week as The Minutemen head to Reading to take on the Rockets. It will be a battle of the unbeatens for both the boys and girls, with the winners guaranteeing themselves a share of the Middlesex League Liberty Division crowns. Action begins at Reading Memorial High School at 4pm on Wednesday, May 8th.