A gifted trio of Natick runners competed outdoors their consolation zones within the 600 at Sunday’s MSTCA Large School Speed Classic and got here away proudly owning the occasion on the Reggie Lewis Center observe.
Nick Bianchi is a 4:23 miler and his brother John has run 4:26. The third runner, Andy Marotta, has clocked a 51.0 within the 400. The brothers dropped right down to compete within the 600 and Marotta moved up. The end result was a 1-2-3 end with Nick clocking a 1:26.99 and John and Andy ending in 1:27.21 and 1:27.26, respectively, in an occasion that drew 85 athletes.
The race was used as a velocity exercise for the 2 brothers who’re used to the longer distances and are concentrating on bettering their mile instances. “I’m trying to go under 4:20 this winter,” stated Nick, who will attend Stonehill College. “I knew I had to make sure I finished hard through the line. This is the most fun running a race I’ve ever had. It’s the perfect distance.”
Lucas Andrade has gotten off to a quick begin this season, starting with the Winter Festival the place he captured the 55 hurdles. It was extra of the identical Sunday for the Brockton junior as he blitzed the hurdle area, coming away with a brand new private finest of seven.67.
The Boxers swept the highest two locations as Nazier Blues-Gomes took the silver medal in 8.09.
“I think I could have had a better start because I stuttered a bit,” stated Andrade. “I’ve been working on my block starts. If you mess that up it messes up your whole race.”
Brockton picked up one other win early within the meet when Wolf Lentz Victor completed atop the 300 area in 36.0. That edged out Michael Cliver of Natick (36.18) and Andover’s Ben Murfitt (36.83). “My start was good,” stated Lentz Victor. “I saw one guy in front of me and I knew I had to pass him. I want to run faster than today, 35 or 34.”
Natick’s Sydni Chandler’s type was slightly off after the primary two hurdles, however that didn’t cease her from profitable the 55 hurdles with a private better of 9.34. An completed dancer, Chandler leaped a private finest within the excessive bounce of 5-0 in a Bay State Conference twin meet on Thursday. “The start (of the hurdles) felt good. After the first two I was going high over them.”
In the load throw, Revere’s Kevin Purcifull was victorious with a heave of 43-3 and North Andover’s Elif Altunkilic took the win on the women’ aspect with a 31-7 effort. Anna Leschly of Brookline clinched the gold medal within the 600 with a 1:39.99 mark.
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