MSTCA Winter Festival Small Schools
SATURDAY
After a long cross-country season, most teams will be at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center for the first time this Saturday with a meet that will feature a full slate of events. Several future champions competed in this event last year, including 55-meter titlist Brooke-Lynn Williams of Norton and Burncoat's Rodney Agyare-May, who actually won the 300m (35.39) instead of the 600m, an event he would capture at the All State Meet and also break the state mark.
This weekend's meet will feature defending 300m state champion Alyssa Madden of Oakmont Regional, who will be looking to win her second straight title for the one-lapper at the Winter Festival. Other top athletes entered in Saturday's meets are Northampton's Benjamin Gordon-Sniffen, who brings a seed time of 2:35.38 for the 1,000m. There's also Division 2 state cross-country champion Sam Acquaviva, who will toe the line in the mile with a 4:25 best. Medway sprinter Ava Vasile is the No. 1 seed in the 55m dash where she owns a best of 8.49. She was second in the 300m last year. Innovation Academy's Aiden Feity is the favorite in the shot put and the only athlete that has achieved 50 feet.
Click on the list above for a complete list of entries. Also check out the meet schedule below.
EVENT SCHEDULE
FIELD EVENTS: All must check in before 9:45 a.m.
Competition begins at 10 a.m.
Shot Put: Two throwing areas.
Long Jump: Boys, then girls. Each jumper will be allowed three jumps. There will be no finals.
At conclusion of Infield Running Events-All High Jumpers must check in at that time.
High Jump: Opening Height: Girls 4'6" and Boys 5'0". "Five Alive" rule will be used until there
are six jumpers remaining in the competition. There will be two high jump pits, one for girls, one
for boys.
INFIELD: : All Hurdlers must check in before 9:45 a.m.
Competition begins at 10 a.m.
Hurdles Trials: seeding based on entry time, fast to slow, fastest 16 advance to a
two- section FINAL. Girls before Boys.
Dash Trials: seeding based on entry time, fast to slow, fastest 16 advance to a
Two-section FINAL. Girls before Boys.
Hurdle Finals: Boys before Girls
Dash Finals: Girls before Boys
HIGH JUMP is contested after the infield sprints.
RUNNING EVENTS: Make sure your athletes listen to the calls for check-in. Girls run
before boys.
Competition begins at 10:30 a.m.
One Mile Run - sections on time, fastest section first.
600 meter Run - sections on time, fastest section first. *
1,000 meter Run - sections on time, fastest section first.
300 meter Dash - sections on time, fastest section first.*
Two Mile Run - sections on time, fastest section first.
4 x 200 meter Relay - sections on time, fastest section first.*
4 x 800 meter Relay - sections on time, fastest section first.
4 x 400 meter Relay - sections on time, fastest section first.*
*Lane preferences for these events: 5-6-4-3-2-1.