Massachusetts (MIAA) All-State Outdoor Championship 2012

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Slideshow of 2012 Massachusetts Outdoor Track State Open. Photos available at: http://photos.newtonsportsphotography.com/Track/2012-Mass-Outdoor-State-Open Winners include Carla Forbes in triple jump, Catarina Rocha and Colin Bennie in 2 mile, Chris Horn in long jump, Jenn Esposito in 400m hurdles, Casey Teska in pole vault, Donovan Henry and Rebecca Robinson in 200m, Vanessa Clerveaux in 100m hurdles, Madison Granger in 1 mile, Laura Williamson in 800m, Maya Jarostchuk and Matt Baldasare in 400m, Khary Bailey-Smith and Amy Collins in high jump, Briana Robitaille and Charles Ruffin in 100m, Josh Lampron in 1 mile and 800m, Brockton can Catholic Memorial in 4x100m, Wachusett and Acton-Boxborough in 4x400m

It was a very similar situation to our female Athlete of the week. Although his name has always come up as one of the favorites, Colin Bennie certainly shocked many Track fans at the All State Meet. Massachusetts witnessed a changing of the guard.

Newtonsportsphotography.com has done incredible work in capturing some of the magical moments of the State Track and Field Championships. Check out the Newtonsportsphotography.com photo galleries. This is photography at its best, and we are blessed and very thankful to have access to such great work.

Briana Robitaille, Carly Daniel, Amanda Henson

Rebecca Robinson, Emily Dawidczyk, Amanda Henson

This weeks Marathon Sports Female Athlete of the Week goes to Madison Granger from Belchertown. Madison ran a stellar race at the All States to overtake Foxboro's Liz Holmes in the last few yards. Milesplitmass has decided on giving each gender their own posting. 

1 Josh Lampron 12 Mansfield 1:51.99* 2 Andre Rolim 11 Somerville 1:53.38 3 Sean Gorham 12 Oliver Ames 1:53.69 4 Joe Vercollone 12 Pembroke 1:54.13 5 Dylan Newman 12 Boston Colle 1:54.56 6 Tim Cox 11 Acton-Boxbor 1:55.09 7 Michael McNaughton 12 Haverhill 1:56.19

1 Josh Lampron 12 Mansfield 4:07.88 2 Joel Hubbard 12 Marshfield 4:09.27 3 Ben Groleau 12 Framingham 4:14.53 4 Jeremy Bennie 12 Wachusett 4:15.00 5 Mike O'Donnell 11 Methuen 4:15.89 6 Quentin Stipp 12 Arlington 4:18.12

1 Matt Baldasare 11 Mansfield 49.30 3 2 Brian Sommers 11 Acton-Boxbor 49.42 3 3 Nathan PierreLouis 12 Waltham 49.83 3 4 Brett Tassinari 12 Wakefield 50.02 3 5 Joe Luongo 09 Austin Prep Scho 50.20 3 6 Dan Donohue 11 Old Rocheste 50.30 3

7 Griffin Robertson 12 Mansfield 50.67 2 8 Ryan Lucken 11 Newton North 50.70 2 9 Ethan Biron 10 Dartmouth 50.72 2 12 Hayden Frechette-McCall 12 Wachusett 50.92 2 13 Robert Garcia 12 Lawrence 51.23 2 14 JD Greenfield 11 Reading 51.45 2

1 Wachusett 'A' 3:53.08 3 1) Meaghan Dowd 12 2) Jasmine Cook 12 3) Laura Williamson 12 4) Amy Collins 11 2 Mansfield 'A' 3:55.30 3 1) Mikaila Amerantes 09 2) Maddie Oldow 10 3) Jen Esposito 12 4) Julia Jones 11 3 Tewksbury 'A' 3:56.52 3 1) Jessica Bridle 12 2) Sarah Hogan 12 3) Kelly Quigley 10 4) Sara Semenza 10 4 Marshfield 'A' 3:57.66 3 1) Dacey Gilligan 12 2) Olivia Gaeta 09 3) Ellen DiPietro 10 4) Jocelyn Hubbard 12 5 Lexington 'A' 3:59.33 3 1) Robin Gross 11 2) Lucy Lang 09 3) Olivia Manickas-Hill 09 4) Camila Isern 11 6 Acton-Boxborough 'A' 4:01.86 2 1) Savanna Craib 11 2) Alison Grover 12 3) Ellen Conway 12 4) Maya Jarostchuk 11

1 Pembroke 'A' 7:54.46 1) Christian Stafford 10 2) William Stafford 10 3) Joe Vercollone 12 4) Wesley Gallagher 12 2 Andover 'A' 7:58.96 1) Ryan Cooney 12 2) Patrick O'Sullivan 12 3) Michael Maldari 11 4) Will Klien 12 3 Marshfield 'A' 7:59.33 1) Matt Meehan 10 2) Kevin Thomas 12 3) Mark Torres 11 4) Joel Hubbard 12 4 Wachusett 'A' 7:59.72 5 Methuen HS 'A' 8:01.42 6 Nauset 'A' 8:03.78 7 Lexington 'A' 8:03.81 8 Lincoln-Sudbury 'A' 8:04.99 9 Saint John's 'A' 8:05.97 10 Mansfield 'A' 8:06.91 1) Tommy Maguire 12 2) Jimmy Murphy 10 3) Kham Haleudeth 12 4) Brendan McCarthy 12

1 Jaun Maysonete 12 Westfield 14.65 1.0 2 Michael Darmiento 12 Algonquin 14.84 1.0 3 Perry Nowell 12 Springfield 14.88 1.0 4 Brian Ferreira 12 Mansfield 14.92 1.0 5 Dylan DeMoranville 11 Apponequet 14.94 1.0 6 Nick Quitzau 12 Blackstone-M 14.97 1.0 7 John O'Neil 12 Newburyport 15.04 1.0 8 Jeremy Zannini 11 Central Cath 16.02 1.0

1 Cameron Hebert 11 Masconomet 53.73 3 2 Tyler Mulcahy 12 Weymouth 54.24 3 3 Jair Cruikshank 12 Nashoba 55.04 3 4 Henry Zhou 11 Acton-Boxbor 55.58 3 5 Kevin Giffels 12 Mansfield 55.60 3 6 Billy Ward 11 Bishop Feeha 55.85 3

1 Acton-Boxborough 'A' 3:21.46 4 1) Dominic Abacherli 12 2) Nick Usoff 11 3) Andrew Doelp 11 4) Brian Sommers 11 2 Mansfield 'A' 3:22.33 4 1) Matt Baldasare 11 2) Kevin Giffels 12 3) Griffin Robertson 12 4) Nick King 12 3 Whitinsville Christian 'A' 3:23.77 4 1) Gabriel Solano 11 2) Daniel Solano 09 3) Paul Hamlet 11 4) Thomas Rodger 12 4 Reading 'A' 3:24.50 4 1) Connor McCarthy 12 2) Dylan Swaebe 3) Robert Federico 11 4) JD Greenfield 11 5 Lincoln-Sudbury 'A' 3:25.81 4 1) Asher Gray 12 2) Nick Santangelo 12 3) Anderson Koenig 12 4) Paul Sorbo 6 Hingham 'A' 3:26.70 4 1) Bill Lumbert 11 2) TJ Freda 12 3) Kevin Oneill 11 4) Andrew Bolze 10

1 Vanessa Clerveaux 12 Brockton 14.36 0.9 2 Kayla Wong 12 Newton North 14.51 0.9 3 Ally Saccone 11 Old Rocheste 14.73 0.9 4 Melissa Isidor 11 New Bedford 14.79 0.9 5 Kelsey Ferreira 10 Mansfield 15.09 0.9 6 Emily Dawidczyk 11 Oxford 15.25 0.9 7 Sydney Bennett 11 North Attleb 15.39 0.9 8 Meghan Patrolia 12 Hingham 17.18 0.9

1 Jen Esposito 12 Mansfield 1:02.17 3 2 Karla Ganley 12 Wellesley 1:03.49 3 3 Abby Epplett 10 Whitinsville 1:04.05 3 4 Jenna Phelps 10 Mount Greylo 1:04.86 3 5 Chrissy Fraga 12 Milford 1:04.99 2 6 Savanna Craib 11 Acton-Boxbor 1:05.11 3 7 Jen Kimball 11 Weymouth 1:05.13 3

The knock on the All State Meet in Massachusetts has always been the same- having two stud athletes puts you in a position to win, even if you don't have much of a team to back them up. Heck, there was even one instance where, during indoor track, Medford's girls team led the meet going into the 4x400, with Arantxa King being the only athlete from the squad at the meet. Medford didn't need the bus that year, their team could have ridden in on a Segway Scooter or a Vespa.

  Josh Lampron put together a stunning tune up for Saturday’s Dream Mile and more than proved he’s ready for an assault on the 4-minute mark after his record-breaking performance at yesterday evening’s MIAA State Track & Field Championships at Fitchburg State University. Lamron is the epitome of an athlete taking his talents to the next level. The Mansfield senior found the cool temperatures and calm conditions at Elliot Field to his liking as he pushed the pace from the gun in the 800 and drew away from Somerville’s Andre Rolim to break the 37-year-old meet record in 1 minute, 51.99 seconds. The record came an hour after Lampron sat on Marshfield’s Joel Hubbard and then surged into the lead with 300 meters for a stunningly easy 4:07.88 win. Hubbard never faltered in second, smashing his personal best with a 4:09.27. Framingham’s Ben Groleau finished third with a quick 4:14.53.

  The "Exchange Zone" is back again, as two of the most knowledgeable Track Coaches around debate "12 " of the hottest topics in Massachusetts Track and Field.  The two Coaches with the gift of gab preview this weekends All State meet. They recap some of last weeks performances, along with several other "Hot" topics.  Coaches, Parents, and athletes please keep in mind this is all in good fun.  If the dynamic duo underestimates your team or athletes please don't heckle, send threatening messages, or physically assault them in anyway.  These two coaches did a phenomenal job at keeping balanced views and gave great insight to this weekends Championship meet. It's all positive exposure for our sport and the athletes.  Another great job by Coach Miller,  Coach Z, and Coach Rooney  !