New England vs. New York Rivalry Renewed in Relay Match-ups
BOSTON (Jan. 24, 2013) – The Patriots and the Giants will be watching the Super Bowl on television but the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will keep alive the sporting rivalry between Boston and New York with featured New England vs. New York boys’ and girls’ relays on February 2, organizers have announced. And true to the sport’s roots, the country’s top high school indoor milers will once again descend on Boston to try to claim a victory in what is the top event of its kind each year.
New York and New England diehard sports fans lamenting their NFL and MLB teams’ early exit from the playoffs will see a club boys’ 4 x 800 meters and girls’ 4 x 400 meters consisting of athletes from the top high school teams from both regions in a scored event. Firebirds TC, a club team of athletes from Kellenberg HS, leads the boys’ entries with a time of 7:51.72 already this season. New England’s top squad, Lowell TC, hasn’t posted a standout time just yet but the team of Lowell HS athletes won the 2012 Massachusetts Division 1 Cross Country Championships. Also in the field, Brookline TC has the fastest time in the state this season.
The Girls’ Junior Mile may be the deepest in the event’s history. Led by the 2012 New Balance Outdoor High School National Champion, Wesley Frazier from Ravenscroft High School in North Carolina, the event also features Maine’s first ever sub 5-minute high school girl, Bethanie Brown, and Connecticut’s indoor 800m state record-holder, Sarah Gillespie.
The fields are listed below:
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Girls Junior Mile |
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NAME |
High School |
Hometown |
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Annika Gompers |
Gann Academy |
Waltham, MA |
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Sarah Gillespie |
NW Catholic HS |
Hartford, CT |
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Wesley Frazier |
Ravenscroft HS |
Raleigh, NC |
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Ryen Frazier |
Ravenscroft HS |
Raleigh, NC |
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Bethanie Brown |
Waterville HS |
Waterville, ME |
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Marissa Ruskan |
Bridgewater-Raritan |
Bridgewater, NJ |
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Sara Sargent |
Pennsbury HS |
Yardley, PA |
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Katie Lembo |
Penfield HS |
Penfield, NY |
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Keelin Hollowood |
Saratoga Springs HS |
Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Julie Williams |
Tatnall HS |
Wilmington, DE |
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Julie McConville |
Hingham HS |
Hingham, MA |
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Sheridan Wilbur |
La Salle Academy |
North Smithfield, RI |
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Boys Junior Mile |
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NAME |
High School |
Hometown |
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Michael O'Donnell |
Methuen HS |
Methuen, MA |
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Henry Wynne |
Staples HS |
Westport, CT |
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James Randon |
Middlesex HS |
New Canaan, CT |
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Jonathan Green |
St. John HS |
Berlin, MA |
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Trevor Crawley |
Cumberland HS |
Cumberland, RI |
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Jay Navin |
Saratoga Springs HS |
Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Jack Hagood |
Tatnall HS |
Wilmington, DE |
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Keith Pease |
Greece-Athena HS |
Rochester, NY |
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Rob Napolitano |
Red Bank Catholic HS |
Brick, NJ |
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Jack Stevenson |
Stuyvesant HS |
New York, NY |
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Garrett O'Toole |
Middlesex School HS |
Concord, MA |
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Bryce Kelley |
Chariho Regional HS |
Hope Valley, RI |
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Boys 4 x 800m |
Girls 4 x 400m |
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New York |
New York |
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St. A’s TC |
Villa Bears |
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Firebirds TC |
Kell TC |
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Flyers TC |
TMLA TC |
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Fidelis TC |
SJB Elite TC |
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Knights TC |
Stanners TC |
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SJB Elite TC |
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New England |
New England |
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Lowell AC |
South Shore TC |
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Titans AC |
Mansfield TC |
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Brookline TC |
King Phillip TC |
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Marshfield TC |
Needham TC |
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Billerica TC |
Ursuline TC |
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Wellesley TC |
Lexington TC |
