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Day	Date	Meet	Departure Time from HS
Saturday	Feb 13, 2010	Hockomock Championship	RLC, Boston
Saturday	Feb 20, 2010	MIAA Div 2 Championship	RLC, Boston
Friday	Feb 26, 2010	All State Meet	RLC, Boston
Friday	Mar 5, 2010	New England Championship	RLC, Boston

Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 - McIntyre Elite Relays

The Mansfield Boys track team had a day to remember as two of their relay teams came home with school records. The 4x400 meter relay team of Steve Gannon (50.9), Ryan Petrella (51.8), Griffin Robertson (51.3) and Kyle Kilduff (50.0) record a school record of 3:24.37, breaking the old record of 3:28.42 set in 2008. The team had a solid lead off from Gannon, running his first competitive indoor 400. He was able to offset the leadoff leg run by Andover's Mark Vetere, who ran a 49+ first leg. Ryan Petrella made some nice moves to bring the team right up to Andover so that Griffin Robertson was able to just sit on Andover's third leg and then move into the lead just before the 300 meter mark. Kyle Kilduff, the old pro of the group ran a 23.0 first 200 and never looked back. The two teams will have a rematch in a few weeks at the all-state meet, if all goes well. The sprint medley team of Josh Lampron (2:00), Nick King (23.3), Ian Cauldwell (23.1) and Jonah Primiano (52.5) set the second record of the day, one that was just established two weeks ago. Their overall time of 3:39.52 was good enough for 5th place overall.

Robertson, Gannon, Petrella and Kilduff - School Record 3-24.37

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Lampron, King, Cauldwell and Primiano - School Record 3:39.52
(Photos - Robert Petrella)

Unfortunately, the girls 4x200 ran into a problem as third leg Nina Monestine's calf cramped up. The first two legs were excellent as Kayla Comer led off with a 25.7 followed by Emily Broyles running a super 24.8 leg to put the girls in front of Boston Latin, the state leader in the 4x200. Boston Latin's third leg passed Nina on the backstretch, but with only 50 meters to go, Mansfield was still in second place with Jenn Esposito running the anchor. After Nina limped in to the zone area, Esposito still managed to run a 26.0 anchor leg.

Next up for the team will be the Hockomock Championship Meet at Reggie Lewis.

Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - A Good Start! And A Great Finish!

Sunday Results
How is this for a nice followup to Saturday's performances: 3 school records, top 10 finishes for 7 Mansfield individuals and personal bests for more than one could hope for. Topping the list was the 4x800 meter relay (Josh Lampron (2:02), Matt Hernon (2:03), Craig Tyner (2:02) and Brendan Boyle (2:00), breaking the 2007 record of 8:14.40 with a very nice mark of 8:07.86. The improvements by sophomore Josh Lampron, who had been sick for much of December, and senior Craig Tyner (2:07 to 2:02) were impressive. Lampron boded his time well in the early going of his leadoff leg, but then came hammering up the final backstretch to put the team into third place as Mett Hernon took the baton. Hernon, running a personal best yesterday in the mile, came back to do the same on his leg, keeping Craig Tyner close to the front. Tyner ran a very smooth 58.8 opening leg and then took over the lead and refused to give in, providing Brendan Boyle a small lead. Despite Boyle's efforts (running a personal best 800 leg), Mansfield finished third, but the school record extinguished any misgivings about their placings.

Ryan Petrella also set a school record, this time in the 600 meter Run as he and Kyle Kilduff worked together through the first 400, covering the distance in 54.2 for Kilduff and 54.6 for Petrella. With only 100 meters left, Petrella moved alongside Kilduff and then powered home to win his section. He finished third overall.

The 4x200 meter relay set the final school record, recording a time of 1:32.76, a time which also places them third in the state behind Andover and North Attleboro. Steve Gannon led off with a fine 23.3, followed by Griffin Robertson in 23.1, Ian Cauldwell at 23.6 and anchored by Kyle Kilduff in 22.5.

Patrick McGowan ran a very smooth race until about 400 meters to go as he was unable to fight off Jeff Bush of Westboro, placing second with a time of 9:25.80. Brendan Boyle won his section of the two mile with a personal best of 9:32.11.

The 4x400 relay team of Jonah Primiano (53.6), Griffin Robertson (52.2), Nick King (52.3) and Ryan Petrella (51.8) ran a very nice time of 3:30.01 good for 3rd place overall.

On the girls side, Emily Broyles is starting to round into 300-400 shape as she ran 40.64 for 2nd place in the 300 (25.8 200) and then anchored the 4x400 team with a 58.1. Jenn Esposito also ran very well, placing 8th overall in the 300 with a time of 41.62 (26.5 200) and then ran the lead off leg of the 4x400 in 60.2. The 4x800 relay team of Lauren Columbare (2:28), Anastasia Lutkevich (2:33), Cassie Olson (2:32) and Anna Dominesey (2:34) ran 10:06.45 good for 8th place overall.

Nina Monestime jumped an indoor personal best of 16-02.75 to finish 10th in the long jump while Kayla Comer place 11th in the trials with a time of 7.58 in the 55 meter Dash.

The 4x200 relay team of Kayla Comer, Laura McHugh, Maria McGrath and Nina Monestme ran 1:50.94 while the 4x400 team of Esposito, Jess Verbic, Amanda Zieselman and Broyles ran 4:07.11.

All in all a great weekend and excellent preparation for the Hockomock Championships in two weeks.

Saturday Results
The first day of the MSTCA Coaches Invitational was a good one for Mansfield as both the boys and girls entered did an impressive job gaining some top six spots as well as getting qualifying marks for the state meet. Starting off on the girls side, Jenn Esposito surprised everyone as she not only cleared a personal best of 5-2 in the high jump, but as a result of no misses going up to that height, she gained a first place finish for her performance. Cassie Olson ran a superb mile run finishing second in 5:20.97 a personal best of over six seconds from her relay performance a few weeks ago. Other good marks were turned in by Lauren Columbare (12th in the 1000 meters) with a personal best of 3:11.05 and Anastasia Lutkevich, recording a 3:17.85 in the 1000 meters as well. Briana Chiusano came off a nasty shin injury from hurdling to run 7.92 in the dash, while Dana Foley (9.59) and Paige Grimes (9.66) got to the semi finals in the 55 meter hurdles. Anna Dominesey (12th @ 1:44.81) and Amanda Zieselman (33rd @ 1:46.82) both qualified for the state meet.

On the boys side Steve Gannon took home top honors as he placed 2nd overall in the 300 meters with a personal best and state qualifying time of 37.15. Ian Cauldwell ran 37.76 for 10th overall. Mat Hernon continues to make impressive improvements as he placed 3rd in the mile with a personal best of 4:34.09. Josh Lampron ran a personal best of 2:41.28 while placing 6th and Patrick Greaney also finished 6th with a long jump mark of 19-05.75, just beating teammate Greg Donahue, who was 7th at 19-05.50. Nick King ran 7.06 for the 55 meters, while Brian Ferreira had an 8.88 in the 55 meter hurdles.

Tomorrow the rest of the team comes back for the championship sections, plus the relay events, so look for some more good marks coming up.

State Relays-Saturday, Jan 16, 2010

Boys place 3rd at State Relays - Girls finish 4th
Records are meant to be broken and Mansfield has been making it a habit of breaking one record after another, almost weekly, it seems. This time around the boys got into the action as two records were broken, both by a wide margin. The distance medley team of Brendan Boyle, Craig Tyner, Matt Hernon and Patrick McGowan broke the school record of 10:45.98, set just last year. The record is now 10:38.34 with approximate splits being (Boyle 3:15, Tyner 53.0, Hernon 2:07 and McGowan 4:22).
The sprint medley team (800,200,200,400) of Craig Tyner (2:03.8), Ian Cauldwell (23.0), Ryan Petrella (23.8) and Kyle Kilduff (50.2) set a new standard of 3:40.98. The old record was 3:46.30, also set at last year's State Relays. A third record was almost captured by the 4x400 team of Jonah Primiano (52.7), Ian Cauldwell(53.0), Ryan Petrella (52.2) and Kyle Kilduff (50.5) as they handily won the event with a seasonal best of 3:28.58, just off the school record of 3:28.42. The boys 4x50 yard shuttle hurdle team placed 4th in 27.98 (Brian Ferreira, Teddy Ferreira, Greg Donahue and Pat Greaney), while the 4x50 yd shuttle team of Kyle Allen, Steve Gannon, Nick King and Austin Meehan finished 7th at 23.01. This was also a school record breaking the old mark of 23.08 set in 2007 (JD Chalifoux, Mike Giordano, Kyle Kilduff, Nate Maxwell). The 4x800 team of Boyle, Josh Lampron, Hernon and McGowan finished 4th in 8:22.56

On the girls side of the ledger the team of Kayla Comer, Emily Broyles, Jenn Esposito and Nina Monestime continue breaking records with another school mark of 1:45.91. The team, minus Esposita and adding Briana Chiusano placed second in the 4x50 shuttle with a time of 25.20 (below the division 2 record, but surpassed by Tewksbury in another section, which ran 25.11. The 25.20 breaks the school record of 25.52, set in 2008. The distance medley team of Ana Letkevich, Anna Dominesey, Lauren Columbare and Cassie Olson placed 4th with a time of 13:14.08. This was another school record, besting the previous mark of 13:21.70. Approximate splits were Letkevich 4:12, Dominesey 64.5, Columbare 2:30 and Olson 5:26).

Saturday, Jan 9, 2010

The Mansfield Boys Track and Field team had an easy time of it in their final Hockomock regular season competition, defeating both Oliver Ames and Foxboro. This ends their dual meet season at 7-1, as their only loss of the season came at the hands of North Attleboro. The Girls team suffered their second loss of the season, albeit by the closest of margins as Oliver Ames won 45-41. The girls ended their regular Hockomock season at 6-2.

On the girls side, standout performances were turned in by Jenn Esposito who won the high jump and placed second in the 300 meter dash. She also ran a leg on the winning 4x400 meter relay. Emily Broyles won her specialty, the 300 meter dash handily and then ran on the winning 4x400 relay team as well. Other good performances were turned in by Dana Foley, winner of the 50 yd hurdles in a season best of 7.4. Ana Lutkevitch ran a seasonal best of 3:20.3 to finish second in the 1000 meters, while Anna Dominesey and Amanda Zieselman ran a very strong 600 meters, with Dominesey just moving ahead of Zieselman in the last 30 meters. All in all, the girls gave it a valiant effort and should be excited at the future prospects.

Saturday, January 2, 2009

Another school record for Kayla Comer highlighted a long day at Reggie Lewis Center as a contingent of freshmen and sophomores braved snowy weather to compete against the state's other best freshmen and sophomores. Comer's time of 7.52 was good enough for 2nd place overall in the 55 meters. Other outstanding performances were turned in by Jenn Esposito, who finished 3rd in the 300 and Dana Foley, who qualified for the state meet in the 55 meter hurdles.
On the boys side, Nick King and Griffin Robertson qualified for states in the 300 with personal bests in the 300. Brian Ferreira ran a personal best of 8.55, just missing qualifying for the state meet and the team of Robertson, King, Nate Somes and Josh Lampron won the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:40.53.

X 55 Meter Dash - Varsity - Prelims
49	Evan Rushton	7.49a	Mans	10
62	CJ Stocking	7.66a	Mans	10

X 300 Meters - Varsity - Finals
6	Nick King	37.77a	Mans	10
7	Griffin Robertson	37.90a	Mans	10

X 400 Meters - Relay Split - Varsity - Finals
	Nick King	53.9	Mans	10
	Griffin Robertson	54.5	Mans	10
	Josh Lampron	55.1	Mans	10
	Nate Somes	55.3	Mans	10

X 600 Meters - Varsity - Finals
13	Nate Somes	1:34.49a	Mans	10
31	Andrew Chotkowski	1:39.55a	Mans	9

X 1000 Meters - Varsity - Finals
7	Kham Haleudeth	2:48.99a	Mans	10
31	Kevin Giffels	3:03.54a	Mans	11

X 1 Mile - Varsity - Finals
26	Matt Berluti	5:06.66a	Mans	10
27	Zach Frazier	5:07.20a	Mans	10

X 2 Miles - Varsity - Finals
25	Brendan McCarthy	11:26.65a	Mans	10

X 55m Hurdles - 39" - Varsity - Finals
4	Brian Ferreira	8.56a	Mans	10
6	Greg Donahue	8.84a	Mans	10

X 55m Hurdles - 39" - Varsity - Semi-Finals
3	Brian Ferreira	8.55a	Mans	10
7	Greg Donahue	8.90a	Mans	10

X 55m Hurdles - 39" - Varsity - Prelims
1	Brian Ferreira	8.56a	Mans	10
8	Greg Donahue	9.12a	Mans	10

X 4x200 Relay - Varsity - Finals
16	Relay Team	1:44.83a	Mans

X 4x400 Relay - Varsity - Finals
	Griffin Robertson Nick King Nate Somes Josh Lampron	3:40.53a	Mans

X Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity - Finals
24	Patrick Maloney	31-07.00	Mans	10

X High Jump - Varsity - Finals
4	Brian Ferreira	5-08.00	Mans	10

X Long Jump - Varsity - Finals
10	Greg Donahue	17-07.50	Mans	10
37	Kurt Dominesy	14-08.25	Mans	9

X 55 Meter Dash - Varsity - Finals
2	Kayla Comer	7.52a	Mans	10

X 55 Meter Dash - Varsity - Semi-Finals
2	Kayla Comer	7.53a	Mans	10

X 55 Meter Dash - Varsity - Prelims
2	Kayla Comer	7.61a	Mans	10
27	Julia Jones	8.19a	Mans	9

X 200 Meters - Relay Split - Varsity - Finals
	Jennifer Esposito	26.0	Mans	10
	Kayla Comer	26.7	Mans	10

X 300 Meters - Varsity - Finals
3	Jennifer Esposito	42.76a	Mans	10
28	Briana Chiusano	46.48a	Mans	10

X 400 Meters - Relay Split - Varsity - Finals
	Sara Cline	68.3	Mans	10
	Kelsey Broyles	72.2	Mans	9
	Samantha Sherman	75.4	Mans	9
	Angela Piro	78.9	Mans	9

X 600 Meters - Varsity - Finals
63	Molly Jenssen	2:04.97a	Mans	10

X 1000 Meters - Varsity - Finals
37	Jessica Grainger	3:39.29a	Mans	10

X 1 Mile - Varsity - Finals
38	Megan Cole	6:22.84a	Mans	10

X 2 Miles - Varsity - Finals
25	Abby Wright	13:48.85a	Mans	9

X 55m Hurdles - 33" - Varsity - Finals
6	Dana Foley	9.36a	Mans	10
8	Paige Grimes	9.78a	Mans	10

X 55m Hurdles - 33" - Varsity - Semi-Finals
5	Dana Foley	9.42a	Mans	10
8	Paige Grimes	9.71a	Mans	10

X 55m Hurdles - 33" - Varsity - Prelims
5	Dana Foley	9.42a	Mans	10
16	Paige Grimes	10.31a	Mans	10

X 4x400 Relay - Varsity - Finals
26	Kelsey Broyles Molly Jenssen Angela Piro Sara Cline	4:56.99a	Mans

X Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity - Finals
28	Julie O'Keefe	23-04.50	Mans	10

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

School Record in 4x200 as Comer, Broyles, Esposito and Monestime run 1:48.02. School record by Kayla Comer in 55 meters at 7.53. Boys run state best in 4x400 with Primiano, Caulfield, Petrella and Kilduff running 3:31.25...

Women's 55m  Dash:
Comer, Kayla: 7.53 (third overall, school record)

Women's 300m  Dash:
Broyles, Emily: 41.72 (first overall- second best in state)

Women's 600m  Run:
Zieselman, Amanda: 1:48.40 (17th overall)

Women's 55m  High Hurdles:
Foley, Dana: 9.66 (10th overall)

Women's 4 x 200m  Relay:
A: 1:48.02 (Comer(26.3),Broyles (25.8),Esposito (27.3),Monestime (28.5))
(1st overall - best in state - school record)

Women's Long Jump:
Monestime, Nina: 15-7.75 (4th overall)

Boys 4 x 200m Relay
1:36.40 (Allen (26.7), King (23.5), Robertson (23.9), Gannon (23.0) 
(3rd overall)

Boys 4 x 400m Relay
3:31.25 (Primiano (53.9), Caulfield (53.5), Petrella (53.1), Kilduff (50.6) (1st overall-best in state)

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Mansfield wins double duals vs Canton and Sharon

Both the girls and boys had convincing wins today as the midweek Hockomock Conference Meet between Mansfield, Canton and Sharon was contested at Franklin Fieldhouse. The girls defeated Canton 57-29 and Sharon 59-27. Highlighting the meet for the girls were Kristen McDonagh in the high jump (5-4), Emily Broyles in the 300 (44.0), Lauren Columbare in the 600 (1:53.6), Cassie Olson in the 1000 (3:26.6) and Megan Cole in the extra long 2mile (miscounted laps). Mansfield had solid depth in most events, enabling some of the older runners to switch events (Olson, Columbare and Ana Letkevich (second in the mile at 5:57.9).

Some of the younger athletes on the team are starting to show significant improvement where it won't be too long before they make their presence known on the Varsity level. Dana Foley continues making some very sound improvements in the hurldes, as is Paige Grimes. Kyla Comer and Jenn Esposito, along with Briana Chuisano are progressing well in the sprints and 300, as is Angela Garabedian and Julia Jones, both of whom ran impressive 400 meter relay legs (72.0 and 68.9 respectively). Katie Dempsey continues to run well as does Jess Grainger and Kathrine Nash.

The boys results will follow as we get more information.

Monday, December 28, 2009
School Record Set at Holiday Invitational

Patrick McGowan established a school record in the mile run as he recorded a time of 4:21.73, breaking the old mark of 4:22.44 set by John Lutkevich in 2007. However, it was Brendan Boyle McGowan should give credit to for making it happen, as McGowan ran a personal best 4:24.54. Boyle ran exceptionally well, as he make every effort to stay with Byron Jones of Westboro (outdoor mile champ), after Pat Schellberg of Delbarton, NJ ran away from the field early on in the race. McGowan seemed to struggle a bit in the middle of the race, but responded well as Boyle pressed the pace. McGowan's last lap of 30 seconds was the only difference between the two Hornet milers. Matt Hernon ran 10:16.54 in the 2 mile, finishing 12th overall, while Craig Tyner, running his first 800 indoors ran 2:08.64 for 14th place.

Cassie Olson and Kristen McDonagh had superb performances on the girls side. Olson, running her first competitive 2 mile of the young indoor season, recorded a personal best of 11:34.98, just off the school record, resulting in a 2nd place finish overall. McDonagh, in her first big indoor high jump competition where four girls had bests of 5-4 or better, finished 3rd with a jump of 5-4. McDonagh has three very good jumps at 5-6 (a mark she hit earlier this winter at Franklin), but just managed to nick the bar on the way down each time. The first two jumps resulted in her heels hitting the bar, while she just brushed the bar with her backside on her final attempt.

Both teams will be in action tomorrow at 9 am at Franklin and then a selected group will compete on Wednesday at Reggie Lewis, again.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Just for the fun of it, a few members of Mansfield's track team travelled into Boston to race in the Boston U Mini Meet series. The very fast 200 meter banked oval was a first adventure for the team and a most enjoyable one. Starting off the action was alum Ryan Collins, home from the University of Virginia, who ran a solo 8:22.10 3k.

The 200 meter produced some nice times from Ian Caulfield (23.52) finishing third in his section. Steve Gannon finished second in his 200 meter section with a time of (23.68), closely followed by Griffin Robertson in 4th place at (23.71).

The 400 meters came next and Kyle Kilduff won his section in 51.03 with Ryan Petrella in fourth place at 52.91. In the third section former Hornet Chris Szrom ran 51.96. In the fourth section Jonah Primiano and Nick King went 1-2 with Primiano just nipping King in 53.05 to 53.15. In section five Emily Broyles ran a very quick 58.23 against an onslaught of men (she went through the 300 in low 41). Graduate Michelle Jenssen finished 4th in her section, recording a time of 60.32.

Travel and Workout Info for Monday, December 28, 2009
We will be leaving from the Gym at 7:00 am. Please be on time as the meet starts at 8:30am with HJ checkin at 8:15 am. Regular practice will take place at 9:00 am at the track. Sprinters and 400 meter runners will do 6 x 300 @ 600 pace (45,47,50 for boys-A, B, C group) and girls (50,53,57 A,B,C groups), walk/jog 300 between. Jog 2 laps after and do 4 x 120 pickups, build speed as you go. Finish with 5 and 5 (100-50).

Track meet Tuesday, with buses leaving at 8:00 am

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Those going to run at BU on Saturday, we will leave from the Gym parking lot at 8:00am to arrive at BU by 9:00am. Their mini-meet begins at 10:00 am. On Monday a small group of athletes will be travelling to Reggie Lewis for an invitational meet. For the girls, McDonagh and Olson will be going.
Boys entries for Monday, 12.28.09

Men's 800m  Run:
    Tyner, Craig: 2:02.5 (Dual meet 05/07/09)

Men's 1 Mile Run:
    McGowan, Patrick: 4:23.22 (Hocks 05/22/09)
    Boyle, Brendan: 4:25.1 (Hocks 05/22/09)

Men's 2 Mile Run:
    Collins, Shayne: 9:54.21 (mstca 05/09/09)
    Matt, Hernon: 9:58.4 (Hocks 02/14/09)

Monday departure tentatively set for 7:15 am. Tuesday we have a meet at Franklin for all team members with departure time tentatively set for 8 am.
On Wednesday of next week, there will be another invitational meet at Reggie with a larger group going.
Boys Info - final selection of relay members to be determined on Tuesday. Departure time tentatively set for 7:15 am (may be later as both relays run later in the day)

Men's 4 x 200m  Relay:
    A: 1:34.44 (King,Gannon,Robertson,Allen,Kilduff,Cauldwell,Harris)


Men's 4 x 400m  Relay:
    A: 3:22.72 (Petrella,Cauldwell,Primiano,Kilduff,King,Tyner,Gannon)

Girls Info- final selection of relay members to be determined next Tuesday. Tentatively leaving at 7:15 am


Women's 55m  Dash:

    Comer, Kayla: 7.4

Women's 300m  Dash:

    Broyles, Emily: 41.23

Women's 600m  Run:

    Zieselman, Amanda: 1:47.32

Women's 55m  High Hurdles:

    Foley, Dana: 8.9

    McDonagh, Kristen: NT

Women's 4 x 200m  Relay:

    A: 1:48.0 (Comer,Broyles,Esposito,McGrath,Cline,Chiusano)

Women's Long Jump:

    Monestime, Nina: 16' 5.5"

Saturday, December 19, 2009

What a Track Meet......
Both the boys and girls had a terrific battle against North Attleboro this afternoon, with the girls coming out with a great win (49-37), while the boys lost a heart wrenching cliffhanger (47-39).
The boys looked to have things well in hand as the distance group rallied to gain a solid 22-5 advantage. North Attleboro's sprint and field core, however, refused to give in, keeping the meet very close. It eventually came down to the 4x440 relay where both teams have been battling each other for the second straight year. With the graduation of Nick Wade, and the emergence of a solid group of 400-600 runners, Mansfield had hopes of carrying the touch to victory. Unfortunately, North Attleboro did not comply, as they defeated the Hornets 3:43.1 to 3:44.5, thus scoring 5-0 against Mansfield and winning by two. Excellent performances were turned in by Patrick McGowan, winning the mile in a quick 4:38.6 and then coming back to run a 55.0 relay leg on the 4x440 team. Senior Kyle Kilduff pulled off a great double, beating Vlad Francois (one of the best intermediate hurdlers in the state) in the 600 with a 1:28.9 and then coming back with little rest to win the 300 in 38.3. Brendan Boyle and Shayne Collins won their races (1000, 2mile), while the Ferreira brothers, Brian and Teddy, placed second and third in the hurdles.

The girls meet had similar drama as both teams kept up the onslaught all through the afternoon. North Attleboro, as expected, won the hurdles, but Kristen McDonagh and Dana Foley closed quickly to place 2nd and 3rd. A very close race in the 50 went in favor of Mansfield with Emily Broyles and newcomer Kayla Comer were 1st and 2nd. The high jump produced a pleasant surprise as Jenn Esposito joined Kristen McDonagh with a second place jump of 4-10. McDonagh won easily with a jump of 5-0. The mile was a bit of a nail biter as Lauren Columbare, who had some lingering injuries during cross country, ran her first mile ever and managed a strong second place finish that help keep Mansfield close in the team scoring. Another important race followed immediately followed the mile, with Anna Dominesey and Amanda Zeiselman placing 1st and 3rd in the 600. Ana Lutkevich ran a great come from behind win in the 1000 and then the threesome of Emily Broyls, Kayla Comer and Jenn Esposito wrapped things up by winning all three spots in the 300.

All in all, both teams had a very good day at Franklin. They competed well, as did North Attleboro, making for a very entertaining afternoon.
Both teams will take off for the holiday this coming weekend and resume competition with a small group going to Reggie Lewis on Monday and Wednesday and another triangular meet taking place on Tuesday at Franklin. Mansfield Results will be fully posted at this link.

Happy Holidays to all.

Sunday, December 13, 2009
Boston Globe All-State XC Selections

Of course, we already knew how good Patrick McGowan is, now the Boston Globe is letting others know as well. Nice going Patrick and the rest of the team and the a special thanks to the coach, Julie Collins....(40-0 in five years).

Saturday December 12, 2009

The boys team won both meets today with Pat McGowan, Shayne Collins, Ryan Petrella, Kyle Kilduff and the 4x400 team looking impressive for their first meet. The girls split, beating Stoughton and losing to a very strong Franklin team. Kristen McDonough had a very good opener winning the high jump in a school record 5-06.00. Emily Broyles won the 50 in a good time of 6.2 and ran her second leg of the victorious 4x400 relay in 62.0 seconds. Here are most of the Mansfield Girls results.

Cross Country Note

Three Mansfield Boy's cross country runners were honored by the Boston Herald as all-scholastic selections. Brendan Boyle, Shayne Collins and Patrick McGowan were named to the list...link

Alumni News

Saturday marked the beginning of the indoor season for some former Mansfield Hornets. At the Northeastern meet held at the very familiar Reggie Lewis Center, Meghan Ferreira ran her first collegiate race of her career, recording a time of 8.41 for the 55m hurdles. She also ran a 27.90 for the 200 meters later in the meet. Meghan now runs for Harvard. Freshman Kelly McCabe started her college career off with a bang as she finished second overall and set a freshman Rhode Island record in the pentathlon. Here is the link.

Chris Szrom, freshman at Bridgewater State met up with former teammate Dan Sperrazza, freshman at Umass/Dartmouth in a heat of the 200. Szrom won the first encounter, beating Sperrazza with a time of 24.41 to Sperrazza's 24.64. Forme3r high jumper, Brad Hastings, now of Regis College recorded the best time of the three former Hornets as he ran a 24.17 in another section of the 200. Brad also jumped 5-10. Szrom jumped 17-09.50 in the long jump.

Indoor Preview

The indoor track and field season opens on December 12, 2009 with a big meet against Franklin and Stoughton at 9 am at the Franklin Indoor Track Facility. Team practices begin on Monday, November 30, 2009. The first practice will be at Wheaton College, with buses leaving from the back of the gym at 2:30 pm sharp. The indoor campaign will see some changes on the girls side as Derek Ellis will take a season off from his responsibilities as the head coach for the girls. Sprint coach Pete Schuder will supervise the girls for the winter, but will continue to coach the boys sprint group. Boys head coach Julie Collins will also coach the girls distance runners, while Kim Spence will continue coaching both the boys and girls hurdlers. Also coming on board for the indoor season will befromer Mansfield HS thrower Jon Antonucci, who will coach the shot putters. Additional coaching help will be announced as that information becomes available.

This year's teams will be quite large again, with 86 girls and 90 boys having signed up to participate during the winter season. Both teams come off very successful indoor seasons last year, with the boys winning the Hock title and placing 3rd at the Division 2 Championship meet. The girls won the Hock title, won the Division 2 title and tied Newton South for the All-State title.

All State Meet

Matt Cioe (front), Ryan Petrella, Patrick McGowan, Shayne Collins, Brendan Boyle, Jeff Boyle and Matt Hernon (left to right)
photo courtesy Maureen Cioe

Wow! Mansfield Repeats as Div 1 State Champions

It wasn't easy. It wasn't magical. It was a team effort where every Mansfield runner gave his all for the team and for the honor of being state champ for the second year in a row. Senior captain Patrick McGowan did his job, winning for the second week in a row and defeating Anthony Taylor of Arlington over the same course where Taylor had given McGowan his only defeat of the year. Brendan Boyle and Shayne Collins did a superb job placing in the top ten enabling the Hornets to take the early lead as runners came flying across the finish line. Back a ways, however, Mansfield was in trouble. Both Jeff Boyle and Matt Hernon was struggling. Boyle had dropped far off the pace and Hernon was shutting down quickly. Diminutive junior Matt Cioe, a born leader, came to the rescue as he saw what was happening ahead of him. Putting his head down, he plowed forward, moved ahead of Hernon and just kept going. He needed to stay ahead of Methuen's, Lowell's and Brookline's fifth man. Boy did he do his job, beating in Brookline's fifth man by three spots and keeping a solid distance between himself and Methuen and Lowell. Meanwhile, Hernon was hanging on for dear life, fighting for every last step, knowing full well he was Mansfield's fifth man. Brookline (47th) and Lowell (59th) already had their final runners in the chute. Methuen's fifth man was coming on fast. With about 30 meters to go, one shoe off and hardly moving, Hernon took a tumble. As one runner after another came flying by, Hernon struggled to get his body back up. Willpower was all that was left. He pleaded and begged his body to give it one more shot. Slowly, Hernon willed his aching body forward and finally walked across the finish line. Methuen's fifth runner was just in front of him in 71st place, while Hernon finished in 74th.

Dejected and expecting the worst, the Mansfield group stoically walked back to their tent, fearing the worst. All that summer work, all the fall training and racing. Was success going to elude them at the "Mountain". Hernon remained near the finsh line, getting his breathing back under control. The team, somber and serious waited and waited. More than 15 minutes passed by before the first wave of news came over to the tent area. Mansfield won! Mansfield won!

A proud and humbe group of guys jumped with joy. They had survived the onslaught of the tough competition from Methuen, Brookline and Lowell. The had stood the test of the "Mountain" and walked away victorious. The final outcome: Mansfield 133 Methuen 137 Brookline 153 and Lowell 158 was competitive to say the least. Congratulations to a super job by a team that worked hard, had great chemistry and came home a winner on and off the field of competition.

Video of the Race
Meet Results

Challenge #1 - D2 State Champions - Mission Accomplished

Pat McGowan chasing Anthony Taylor of Arlington at the 1 mile mark with
Shayne Collins right behind McGowan (one of the few dry areas of the course)

Shayne Collins (second) and Pat McGowan (behind Collins) just prior to 1 mile mark

For the second year in a row and for the fifth time in six years, the Mansfield Boys Cross Country Team came home win the winning trophy in the Eastern Massachusetts Division 2 Championship Meet. This year the weather played perfectly into their hands as the remnants of Huriccane Ida played havoc with field conditions. The Hornets, tough and determined, ran like sailors as the navigated through the water logged course as if it was a sunny fall day. Patrick McGowan led the onslaught, recording a person best of 16:02, with Shayne Collins, bedridden with the flu for the last few days, right behind McGowan in third place with a time of 16:25. Brendan Boyle, Matt Hernon and Jeff Boyle rounded out the top five for the Hornets. Diminutuve Matt Cioe finished 49 and Ryan Petrella finished 69 for a solid team effort. Mansfield's team score of 58 was the second lowest point total in school history. Concord-Carlisle finished second. Full results will be posted as they become available.

1	Patrick McGowan	16:02	Mans	12
3	Shayne Collins	16:25	Mans	11
5	Brendan Boyle	16:34	Mans	12
26	Matt Hernon	17:25	Mans	12
27	Jeff Boyle	17:26	Mans	12
49	Matthew Cioe	17:49	Mans	11
69	Ryan Petrella	18:09	Mans	11

Video of Eastern Massachusetts Div 2 Champs provided by Maureen Cioe

Ryan McKinnon at the Wrentham MSTCA Invitational

MSTCA Coaches Invitational Roundup
Back to the mountain - Maureen Cioe's video from MSTCA at Northfield
Mansfield Win Hocks
Mansfield wins big at MSTCA with 79 Points - Brookline second
Cross Country Photos courtesy Mansfield News
Mansfield goes 8-0 with wins over Canton and Stoughton 10.08.09
Mansfield continues winning with victories over King Philip and Sharon 10.01.09
Mansfield handles Foxboro and Franklin 9.22.09
Mansfield Results at McIntyre Invitational 9.18.09
Mansfield-Oliver Ames-North Attleboro Results 9.15.09
Hock Jamboree Results 9.9.09

Globe article on size of Mansfield's Cross Country Squad - Coach Collins Interview
College Destinations (a look at where Mansfield athletes go to college)