One of the classic showdowns for the All State Meet next month is sure to involve 600-meter specialist Theo Burba of Newton North and Rodney Agyare-May of Burncast two of the best in the country.
Saturday at the Large School section of the MSTCA Coaches Invitational, Burba further gave indication of that sure-to-be epic battle.
The Newton North sophomore clocked the nations fastest time for the three-lapper with a winning 1 minutes, 21.02 clocking. Burba beat a competitive field that featured seven runners under 1:25. Finishing second was Aidan Etheridge-Faucault of Amherst-Pelham (1:22.18) and Mansfield's Mike Shannon (1:22.66).
In the girls' 600m, Acton-Boxborough's Samantha Friborg won with a nation No. 6 of 1:33.97, nearly three seconds ahead of her closest competitor.
Newton North established a meet record in the boys' 4x200m relay with the quartet of Seanross McClinchy, Jordan Greene, Fred Greene and Isaiah Bowden combining for a time of 1:30.29. That clocking breaks the 2012 mark of 1:31.33 by Chelmsford.
There was a nail-biter in the boys' 4x400m relay with Catholic Memorial edging Newton North with a fast 3:25.77 (US #24) clocking, Newton North finished at 3:25.84 (US #26).
Newton North's Andrew Mah ran the country's second fastest time for two miles of 9:17.62. Tristan Shelgren of St. John's was second at 9:25.10.
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Girls Highlights
- 1,000 Meter Run - Lucy Jenks (Newton South High School) 3:01.40; Abby Walsh (Beverly High School) 3:03.82; Kelsey Walak (Natick High School) 3:04.10; Nicole Clermont (Franklin High School) 3:05.70; Valentina Doerretorres (Boston Latin School) 3:07.58; Nicole Anderson (Billerica Memorial High School) 3:08.47;
- Two Mile Run - Jacobs‑townsley (Amherst-Pelham Regional High School) 11:21.03; Jamie Falla (Wachusett Regional High School) 11:29.94; Gabrielle Lawrence (Shepherd Hill Regional High School) 11:32.00; Jessica Ostraski (Peabody) 11:33.69; Julia Danko (Wachusett Regional High School) 11:43.94;
- 300 Meter Dash - Rachelle Parker (Natick High School) 41.21; Halle Atkinson (Franklin High School) 41.33; India Ingemi (Beverly High School) 41.98; Lynn Jean (Lowell High School) 42.02; Kyla Hill (Minnechaug Regional High School) 42.09; Victori Steffon (Wachusett Regional High School) 42.19; Claudia Koontz (Concord Carlisle High School) 42.27; Delia Barbanti (Andover High School) 42.65; Amanda Andrews (Peabody) 42.92; Taymise Sanders (Malden High School) 43.06; Hannah Lansberry (Andover High School) 43.11; Leah Smith (Lexington High School) 43.22; Maeve Swanton (Reading Memorial High School) 43.23;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Natick High School 1:46.23; Franklin High School 1:46.56; Framingham High School 1:46.74; Wellesley High School 1:46.86; Andover High School 1:47.48; Marshfield High School 1:48.17; Newton North High School 1:48.37; North Andover High School 1:48.37; North Attleboro High School 1:48.49; Wachusett Regional High School 1:48.72; Mansfield High School 1:49.40;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Andover High School 4:04.78; Wellesley High School 4:05.64; Acton-Boxborough High School 4:08.69;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Franklin High School 9:32.44; Newton South High School 9:34.10; Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 9:40.22; Walpole High School 9:52.13;
- 55 Meter Hurdles - Madelyn Sessler (Plymouth South High School) 8.50;
- 55 Meter Dash - Calene Lazare (Newton South High School) 7.26; Calene Lazare (Newton South High School) 7.31;
- 600 Meter Run - Samantha Friborg (Acton-Boxborough High School) 1:33.97; Grace Pettengill (Minnechaug Regional High School) 1:36.32; Julia Fenerty (Franklin High School) 1:37.34; Emma Sullivan (Shepherd Hill Regional High School) 1:38.18; Julianna Kennedy (Andover High School) 1:38.99; Meghan Doherty (Franklin High School) 1:39.38; Samantha Maffeo (Billerica Memorial High School) 1:40.82; Emily Nelson (Peabody) 1:41.57; Caitlin Rodway (Notre Dame Academy-Hingham) 1:41.68; Leah Hodge (Lexington High School) 1:42.37; Maddie Buco (Haverhill High School) 1:42.57; Paige Edwards (Natick High School) 1:42.93;
- High Jump - Liana Reilly (Newton North High School) 5-5; Ju Jordahl-henry (Wellesley High School) 5-5;
- One Mile Run - Caroline Barry (Newton South High School) 5:11.00; Katherine Collins (Newton South High School) 5:14.91; Sara Mitchell (Acton-Boxborough High School) 5:16.70; Sarah Freeman (Central Catholic High School) 5:16.81;
Boys Highlights
- 1,000 Meter Run - Jason Dolan (Westford Academy) 2:34.09; Chris Polanco (Lowell High School) 2:34.31; Devin Connell (Andover High School) 2:34.38; Dave Glavin (Weymouth High School) 2:34.60; Joseph Farhat (Peabody) 2:35.58; Tyler Griffin (Saint John's High School) 2:37.46; Tim Corliss (Haverhill High School) 2:37.49; Dylan Lynch (Taunton High School) 2:37.81; Mitchell Witt (Saint John's High School) 2:38.26; Max Perozek (Wellesley High School) 2:38.30; Joey Donovan (Marshfield High School) 2:38.32; Michael Spooner (North Middlesex Regional High School) 2:38.80; John Mieszczanski (Chelmsford High School) 2:38.82;
- Two Mile Run - Andrew Mah (Newton North High School) 9:17.62; Tristan Shelgren (St. John's Prep) 9:25.10; Patrick Craemer (Saint John's High School) 9:28.15; Ryan Oosting (Arlington High School) 9:30.72; Benjamin Matejka (Wellesley High School) 9:30.84; Thomas Weiss (Wellesley High School) 9:35.42; Cameron Correia (Holyoke High School) 9:35.70; Jack Yanko (Amherst-Pelham Regional High School) 9:37.24; Anshel Isles (Woburn High School) 9:43.00;
- 300 Meter Dash - Ricky Francios (Brighton High School) 35.39; Phillips Magre (Somerville High School) 35.92; Michael Akon (Lowell High School) 36.63;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Newton North High School 1:30.99; Woburn High School 1:32.21; Wachusett Regional High School 1:32.74; Brighton High School 1:32.85; Somerville High School 1:33.27; Andover High School 1:33.30; Xaverian Brothers High School 1:33.44; Shrewsbury Senior High School 1:33.75; Lowell High School 1:34.13;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Catholic Memorial High School 3:25.77; Newton North High School 3:25.84; Reading Memorial High School 3:30.29; North Andover High School 3:30.70; Lowell High School 3:31.79; Amherst-Pelham Regional High School 3:32.29;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 8:10.82; Mansfield High School 8:11.25; Natick High School 8:17.97; Chelmsford High School 8:21.27;
- 55 Meter Dash - Marcus Qualls (Woburn High School) 6.61; SeanRoss McClinchy (Newton North High School) 6.62;
- 600 Meter Run - Theo Burba (Newton North High School) 1:21.02; (Amherst-Pelham Regional High School) 1:22.18; Mike Shannon (Mansfield High School) 1:22.66; John Gove (Leominster Senior High School) 1:23.32; John Lara (Catholic Memorial High School) 1:23.40; Casey Kuehnapfel (Natick High School) 1:24.91; Jack Kennefick (Walpole High School) 1:24.93; Devin Coughlin (Newton North High School) 1:25.31; James Condon (Marshfield High School) 1:25.44; Nathaniel Battista (Concord Carlisle High School) 1:25.50; Everett Pirtle (Algonquin Regional High School) 1:26.23; John Driscoll (Xaverian Brothers High School) 1:26.32;
- One Mile Run - Derek Holmes (Marshfield High School) 4:22.98; Christopher Mccaffrey (Brockton High School) 4:25.86; Zach Jarnagin (Chelmsford High School) 4:27.37; Owen Chase (Natick High School) 4:27.79; Bruno Pires (New Bedford High School) 4:29.46; Patrick Nero (Acton-Boxborough High School) 4:29.79;
- Shot Put - Colin Mccabe (Dartmouth High School) 57-10;