The Panthers competed Saturday evening in the MSTCA Twilight Meet held at the Barnstable Fairgrounds in Falmouth. Fourteen Boys competed in various 5K events (Varsity, JV, Sophomore) with 9 of the 14 setting Personal Records. Andrew Newman (16:47), Jack Ryan (17:03), and Adam Solari (18:21-PR) had the top three times for Whitman-Hanson.
For the Girls, 13 of the 16 runners also set personal records at the 5K distance. Nicole Norve (19:33), Julia Cosgrave (20:38-PR) and Camryn Boyce (21:50-PR) were the top three finishers among the ladies.
In the 2.1 Mile Freshman race, Liam Cafferty (11:49), Theo Kamperides (11:56) and Chris MacDonald (12:25) led the way for Whitman-Hanson.
The results, with Personal Records highlighted, are as follows (Boys 5K, Girls 5K, Freshmen, 2.1 Miles):
Newman, 16:47
Ryan, 17:03
Solari, (18:21)
Hager, 18:40
Uva, 18:45
Wilson, 19:01
Hanley, 19:04
Burns, 19:08
Schraut, 20:41
Watson, 21:29
Wallace, 21:31
Hagan, 21:44
Vallancourt, 24:15
Evans, 24:31
Norve, 19:33
Cosgrave, 20:38
Boyce, 21:50
Rooney, 22:09
DiMascio-Donohue, 22:45
McDonough, 22:47
Carleton, 23:25
Kamperides, 23:30
Navicky, 23:55
Wilson, 24:15
Bui, 24:44
Zaniewski, 25:13
Bartlett, 25:31
Borski, 25:39
Marinelli, 26:56
Hunt, 27:38
Cafferty, 11:49
Kamperides, 11:56
MacDonald, 12:24
Uva, 14:49
McCarthy, 16:06
Lindsay, 19:38
Just a few thoughts on the results and the race itself . . . This was the 8th Annual Twilight Meet and I've taken a team to each one. The meet has become incredibly popular and grown beyond my imagination. It is well run certainly, and I have always thought of it as the highlight of the season (unless, of course, you were to win a State Championship.) Early in the season I polled many team members to determine if they would prefer to run the Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park, also held yesterday. A majority said they wished to run at the Twilight Meet. After looking at the results of the CMI, we are considering running there next year. While it is true, we had a very successful outing at Twilight . . . just look at the PRs, the meet was not entirely flawless. You were all told to take Box #14 at the starting line. None of the boxes were marked. We made every effort to get some space on the starting line, but trying to place 325 runners (the number of finishers in the D1 Boys race) onto a line, by my estimation, about 125 feet long, is nearly impossible. Some of the starting line was on solid ground, other areas were in sand, even others were in a sand ditch. The course itself and the large crowd are, in my opinion, the major factors in seeing so many PRs year-to-year. There is no place to hide on the course and although I don't KNOW this to be true, it might be difficult for a teenage boy to slow down when being cheered on by hundreds of teenage girls! There is a hill on the course. It is steep but only lasts 1/10 of a mile, while the rest of the course has nearly 1/2 mile of down hill running. Many slow down on the uphill, but more than make up for it on the downhill. The down side of the course, and the meet itself, is that it is overcrowded and difficult to navigate because of the number of participants, especially if you are unable to get a good start. Many find themselves running around other runners throughout the race which takes both time and energy, ultimately leading to frustration and slower times than possible. The MSTCA has done what it can to alleviate the congestion. Freshman and Sophomore races along with setting time limits help tremendously. But there is often a price to be paid for popularity and the Twilight Meet is now paying the price.
Just a few thoughts on the results and the race itself . . . This was the 8th Annual Twilight Meet and I've taken a team to each one. The meet has become incredibly popular and grown beyond my imagination. It is well run certainly, and I have always thought of it as the highlight of the season (unless, of course, you were to win a State Championship.) Early in the season I polled many team members to determine if they would prefer to run the Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park, also held yesterday. A majority said they wished to run at the Twilight Meet. After looking at the results of the CMI, we are considering running there next year. While it is true, we had a very successful outing at Twilight . . . just look at the PRs, the meet was not entirely flawless. You were all told to take Box #14 at the starting line. None of the boxes were marked. We made every effort to get some space on the starting line, but trying to place 325 runners (the number of finishers in the D1 Boys race) onto a line, by my estimation, about 125 feet long, is nearly impossible. Some of the starting line was on solid ground, other areas were in sand, even others were in a sand ditch. The course itself and the large crowd are, in my opinion, the major factors in seeing so many PRs year-to-year. There is no place to hide on the course and although I don't KNOW this to be true, it might be difficult for a teenage boy to slow down when being cheered on by hundreds of teenage girls! There is a hill on the course. It is steep but only lasts 1/10 of a mile, while the rest of the course has nearly 1/2 mile of down hill running. Many slow down on the uphill, but more than make up for it on the downhill. The down side of the course, and the meet itself, is that it is overcrowded and difficult to navigate because of the number of participants, especially if you are unable to get a good start. Many find themselves running around other runners throughout the race which takes both time and energy, ultimately leading to frustration and slower times than possible. The MSTCA has done what it can to alleviate the congestion. Freshman and Sophomore races along with setting time limits help tremendously. But there is often a price to be paid for popularity and the Twilight Meet is now paying the price.
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