• Up Close: Nathan Pierre-Louis

  

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• Alumni Report May 6, 2012 - May 15, 2012

  

  Follow the Massachusetts Track and Field Alumni in our weekly Alumni report. Many of these Athletes move on and compete, and we at Milesplitmass want to make sure you have a weekly update on their performances.

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• MSTCA Coaches Meet Slideshow

  

  The full set of photos from the MSTCA Mass State Coaches Invitational  is available in the MSTCA Invitational gallery.

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• Clerveaux records track hat trick

  

  Brockton’s Vanessa Clerveaux broke the MSTCA Coaches Invitational meet record in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles not once, but three times Saturday at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville.In the trials, Clerveaux finished in 14.54 seconds, breaking the meet record of 14.58 set by Hopkinton’s Tiana Riel in 2003. She then bested her time with a 14.42 in her semifinal heat, before posting a personal-best 14.08 in the final - the second-fastest time run by a Massachusetts girl, according to race officials.. (via )  

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• New Balance Twilight Recap: Lampron 3:45 1500M !

  

  While most of the Massachusetts Track and Field Athletes competed at the MSTCA State Coaches Meet and the Andover Boosters Meet. A handful of the best made an appearance at the New Balance Twilight open meet at Bentley College. It looks as if Mansfield Senior Josh Lampron is making a very serious threat to break the 4:00 minute mile barrier. Lampron ran a 3:45.74 for 1500 Meters, which lands him as our National leader for that distance. His time converts to 4:03.73 for the mile run. Pembroke’s Wesley Gallagher also ran an impressive 1500 Meter race clocking at 3:55.62 (4:12.94)

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• Records Fall At Coaches Meet

  

  Vanessa Clerveaux drew the line in the sand at Saturday’s Coaches Invitational and declared a full assault on the records that lie ahead this season. The Brockton standout made shambles of the 100-meter hurdle event on a hot day at Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium. Clerveaux lowered the meet record twice in her preliminary heats before blitzing a strong field in the final to the tune of 14.08 seconds. The meet record of 14.58 set by Hopkinton’s Tiana Riel in 2003 was long gone before Clerveaux set herself in the blocks for the final. “Like I said before in indoors, I’m trying to break any record I can,” said Clerveaux after clocking a 14.42 in the semifinals. “Every little second matters. My coaches and I have been working on my mechanics. I’m trying to incorporate them over every hurdle. I’m trying to into the 13s, if not today then some time this season.”

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• Bailey-Smith Joins 7Ft Club !

  

  The 52nd Andover Collins-McIntyre Meet was a rousing success for the juggernaut known as Central Catholic. A favored team coming in on the boys side, it was the girls team that stepped up to help both teams claim victory, as well as the combined scoring, with a whopping 148 points, far ahead of Weymouth and Andover. Andover Coach Peter Comeau, somewhat of a local celebrity, put on a show for the fans, complete with a new Lynx HD Scoreboard, but Central Catholic was able to steal that show with several outstanding performances.

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• Marathon Sports Presents: Athletes of the Week

  

  Milesplitmass would like to  introduce a new series called "Athlete of the week" sponsored by Marathon Sports. Marathon Sports and Milesplitmass will be working together over the next year to help expand our coverage of Track and Cross-Country for Massachusetts.

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• Weston Twilight Slide Show

  

  Newtonsportsphotography.com has done incredible work in capturing some of the magical moments of the Weston Twilight Meet, including the incredible Pole Vaut State record by Brendan Sullivan. Relive seven hours of  amazing track and field photography in this 4 minute youtube highlight show. This is photography at its best, and if you enjoyed it please send them a thank you message at the bottom of the blog.    

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• Mark Thornhill on track for MSTCA Hall

  

  NEW BEDFORD — While Mark Thornhill's heart condition has kept him off the track for more than three decades, he's stayed close enough to it to continue to have an impact on it. For his contributions to the track and field programs at GNB Voc-Tech and his influence on the running community the past 27 years, Thornhill has earned a place in the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association's Hall of Fame. He'll be inducted along with Brookline's Michael Glennon, Lowell's Phil Maia and Amherst Regional's Dr. Mulazimuddin Rasool during the MSTCA's Annual Awards Banquet May 20 at Lantana's Restaurant in Randolph. Old Rochester's Bill Tilden will also be honored by the MSTCA as the Eastern Mass. Boys Spring Track Coach of the Year for 2011.  (via Southcoasttoday.com )

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• Classic Duel !

  

  Four teams arrived at Newton North's now famous $200 million complex on Tuesday undefeated and looking for a league title. Somehow, three of those teams left undefeated, and having won a league title. And for the first time in my coaching career, a local TV news crew from Fox 25 even covered the meet for their 6:00 and 10:00 broadcasts, perhaps a sign that track and field might soon move off of the periphery in this state.

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• State Coaches Performance List (updated )

  

  The Performance List for the Boys and Girls State Coaches Meet are now posted.

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• Alumni Report: May 2, 2012 - May 8, 2012

  

  ollow the Massachusetts Track and Field Alumni in our weekly Alumni report. Many of these Athletes move on and compete, and we at Milesplitmass want to make sure you have a weekly update on their performances.

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• Fr/So Recap: Youth is Served

  

  When three different seniors break a meet record and run 9:17 or better for 2 miles, it's easy to understand why the eyes of the Massachusetts track universe might focus on Weston's fantastic Twilight Invitational, a fan and athlete favorite for over a decade on the first Saturday of every May. However, there are still two other meets that deserve as much attention as Weston's, MSTCA's Large and Small Freshman-Sophomore Meets, this year taking place at Newton South and Westwood High School, respectively. It might be surprising that some of the state's best marks were made, not in Weston, but at those two lesser known sites in the morning and early afternoon hours.      

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• Sullivan, Genard Shine At Twilight !

  

    The pole vault became fun again for Westford Academy’s Brendan Sullivan at last night’s Weston Twilight Invitational.   The state record-holder had been pressing this spring with growing frustration at not hitting the marks he set for himself. Sullivan decided not to worry about his performance, but instead, revert back to the basics in his specialty.  Sullivan entered the competition at 14 feet and proceeded to dominate his competitors with a personal best by five inches and a meet record of 16-0 in the dark shadows beyond the final turn of the track that was five hours busy with competition.  The senior’s mark bettered his own 14-6 mark he shared with Andover’s Mark Vetere and Ross MacDonald of Newton South, while serving as a benchmark performance so far this spring.  “I was calm and just tried to have fun with it today,” said Sullivan. “I went back to the basics. I was thinking about it too much. I just wanted to enjoy it. I’ve had a lot of frustration. I tried not to over think things.”

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• First High School Steeplechase in Mass?

  

   The Steeplechase is ready to make a splash at the High School level at Regis College on Saturday as part of the 15th annual Weston Twilight Invitational.  Is this really the first ever High School Steeplechase race in Massachusetts? Some of Massachusetts most knowledgable track and field historians believe it is !  We have had High School runners compete in Open Steeplechase races, as well as Junior Olympic competition. We believe the runners competing in Saturdays meet will make history, and possibly pave the way for more races in the future. Milesplitmass caught up with meet Director and long time Weston coach Joh Monz to find out how the steeplechase made its way into his Invitational.

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• Division 1 State Relays Highlights

  

  Newtonsportsphotography.com put together this beautiful recap of the Division 1 State  Relays in images. We are hoping to make this a familiar feature in the future. Please feel free to comment at the bottom of the recap. Our special thanks to Newtonsportphotography.com for their incredible work.

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• Up Close : Adam Couitt

  

   For Somerset-Berkley’s Adam Couitt this spring, success in the high jump is all about picking his spots. Take for example the 6-foot sophomore’s own high jump layout on his home track. The surface is hardly conducive to quality jumps with a feel closer to that of concrete than the slick, synthetic rubber surfaces that are popping up at tracks all over the country. What’s more, the athletes aren’t allowed to wear spikes in the event, instead, limited to flats that simply don’t allow the jumpers to get anywhere near the traction they need on their approach.  

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• New England : Penn Update

  

  Many New England Track teams made the trip to the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Here are a few of the most recent updates.

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