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Boston, MA On Saturday, the action at BU continued with the womens' events at the 2025 edition of the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. In the women's high jump, Towson's Leann Redlo of won the competition, clearing 1.73 meters. That jump was near Leann's season's best (1.76). BU's Asia Hamilton cleared 1.68 meters to place second with Jah'Kyla Morton of Sprint Tech BVI jumping 1.63 to grab the third spot overall. Leann Redlo of Towson Asia Hamilton of Boston University Jah'Kyla Morton of Sprint Tech BVI Leann Redlo Jah'Kyla Morton __________________________________________________________________ Asia Hamilton of Boston University jumped her season's best to win the long jump competition. Asia soared to 5.91 meters. Asia's teammate Peace Omonzane jumped to second place, just three centimeters shy of Asia's mark with a jump of 5.88 meters. Richmond's Molly Wise jumped to the third position with a leap of 5.84 meters. BU's Asia Hamilton Peace Omonzone of Boston University Richmond's Molly Wise Asia Hamilton Peace Omonzone Molly Wise _________________________________________________________________ Ella Grey of Holy Cross ran her fastest time of the season in the 60 meters hurdles to place first (8.55). Later in the day, she also ran a personal best in the 200 meters. Aryianna Garceau of UMass Boston hurdled to second place in a time of 8.69 with Trinity Smith (CPTC Tracksmith) in third, finishing in 8.72. Ella Grey (hip number 5) leading the field over the final hurdle Ella Grey (5) leading Aryianna Garceau (4) and Trinity Smith (6) to the finish line Ella Grey in the heats Aryianna Garceau qualifying for the final Trinity Smith leading her heat to the final __________________________________________________________________ Camilla Nicholas won the women's 60 meter dash in a time of 7.67. Camilla runs for Florida Atlantic. Abigail Desmarais of Holy Cross posted the same time to place second in the final, with Odette van Wyk from the University of Rhode Island placing third (7.70). Jada Baylark ran the fastest time of the day in the heats but did not start the final. Race to the finish Camilla Nicholas (4) and Abigail Desmarais (7) finish first and second, with Odette van Wyk (1) third Camilla Nicholas (4) for the win _________________________________________________________________ St. John's Chinenye Onourah ran under 54 for the second time this season in the 400 meters, winning her heat and posting the fastest time of the meet with 53.99. (Making the trip to Boston worth the travel, Chinenye ran the 400 and 200 at New Balance on the same day at the BC Eagle Elite!) Piper Jons won the first heat of the day in the women's 400M and posted a time of 54.01 for the second fastest time of the day. Nora Haugen of St. John's ran 54.49 for the third fastest 400M time of the day. Chinenye Onourah of St. Johns Chinenye Onourah finishing with the fastest time of the day with teammate Nora Haugen (6) Yasmeen Tinsley and Jada Jones lean to the tape in the third heat of the 400M __________________________________________________________________ A few big names came out to run in the women's 800 meters with professionals Nia Akins and Ajee Wilson running in the first heat. However, the college women would take the top three spots with Michaela Rosa from LSU winning the heat and posting the fastest time of the day. Harvard's Sophia Gorriaran finished second with Oregon's Wilma Nielsen finishing third. (Ajee Wilson finished sixth in the heat and overall. Unfortunately, Nia Akins did not finish the race.)

On Saturday, Harvard hosted the Crimson Open 2025. The meet featured a number of exciting finishes and plenty of personal records. Fast times on a fast track. In the men's 60 meters, two personal records were set: Michael Nossek of Suffolk ran 6.80 for the win and Trey Wakefield (Ultimate Speed Athletics) edged out Jaidin Haynes for second place at 6.89. The men's 400 meters had excellent times, with the second and third place finisher setting personal bests. Corey Sanders of UMass Amherst dipped below 50 seconds, posting the fastest time of the day at 49.65. Ibrahima Diallo of Staten Island ran a personal best for the second fastest time of the day (50.23) with Aiden Lee of UMass Amherst placing third with 50.87 (his personal best.) The women's 400 meter race featured a number of personal bests, with five of the top six finishers posting personal or seasonal bests! Elizabeth McMahon won the event with the fastest time of the day in 56.05. Personal bests were ran by the following runners: Eliza Martin (Austin Prep) Club 59.61, Jailene Escalera of Bridgewater State in 59.83, Merrimack College's Isabella Tomic posted a time of 1:00.36, Aleyo Amasa-Titus of Regis College (1:02.13) and Staten Island's Adonijah Washington in a time of 1:02.79. The women's mile had a number of fast times with the top two finishers setting personal records: Leann Lombardi of UMass ran 5:07.05 for the win with Lily Thomas representing Merrimack placing second in a time of 5:09.40. Although Kaylie Dalgar of UMass did not run a personal best, she did run the third fastest time of the day in 5:13.30. In the men's mile, the top four finishers posted personal (and seasonal) records. Nicholas Calitri ran the fastest time of the day in 4:18.97. Nicholas runs for UMass. Battle Road Track Club's John Mieszczanski finished second in a time of 4:20.58. UMass' Liam Ouellette ran 4:21.39 for the third place finish while Jack Lombardi of Merrimack finished in fourth with an outstanding time of 4:22.39. The men's long jump was a very competition with only seven inches separating the top three competitors. Jabari Higgs-Salem of Coppin State won the event with a jump close to twenty-three feet (22' 11"). In second place, Ultimate Speed competitor Trey Wakefield jumped 22' 5.75" to secure the second place finish. William Murray of Williams landed the third longest jump of the day, 22' 4.5"

Albert H Gordon Track, Home of Harvard Track and Field The Harvard Crimson Elite 2025 was held on Friday, January 7 at the Gordon Track in Boston. (For another week, the abundance of choices in the Boston area are evident with meets held at Harvard, BU and New Balance.) Scoring more than 4,000 points is a signficant achievement in the women's indoor pentathlon. Harvard's Izzy Goudros exercised her home track advantage and racked up more than 4300 points (4,313) to win the competition. Delaney Seligmann from Brown competed well to finish in second place (3,866) with Jada Johnson of Tulane finishing in third place with 3,645 points. Izzy Goudros of Harvard Jada Johnson of Tulane competing in the long jump Harvard's Izzy Goudros Brown University's Delaney Seligmann souring in the long jump Start of the women's pentathlon final event ________________________________________________________________ The men's high jump featured some outstanding performances with Harvard's Tito Alofe clearing 2.18 for the win. Enaji Muhammad from the University of Connecticut and MIT's Jackson Bliey both cleared 2.10 with Enaji taking second place on count backs. Harvard's Tito Alofe Enaji Muhammad from University of Connecticut MIT's Jackson Bliey __________________________________________________________________ In the women's long jump competition, UConn's A'liyah Thomas won the event jumping close to her season's best, with a winning jump of 6.13 meters. Mariella Schweitzer of Dartmouth had the second longest jump of the day at 6.01m. She also competed in the 60 meter hurdles, placing fourth in the hurdles. Brown University's Jada Joseph finished third with a leap of 5.98 meters. A'liyah Thomas of University of Connecticut Dartmouth's Mariella Schweitzer Jada Joseph of Brown University __________________________________________________________________ The women's elite field for the one mile run had a number of runners from the University of Maine, with Abby Rodriquenz winning in a time of 5:11.02 with her teammate Kahryn Cullenberg placing third in 5:13.63. Leah Mendibles of the University of California Santa Barbara spoiled the Maine sweep, finishing second in a time of 5:13.44. At the start of the women's mile, University of Maine teammates Bea Resser, Kathryn Cullenberg and US Santa Barbara Leah Mendibles UC Santa Barbara Alexa Bryson with Maine's Abby Rodriquenz, Kennedy Taylor and Eden Newman One mile race winner Abby Rodriquenz Leah Mendibles edging out Kahryn Cullenberg for second place __________________________________________________________________ There was drama in the first heat of the men's one mile race. Graham Blanks assumed pacing duties, pushing the field to the sub-four minute mile atmosphere. Joe Ewing of Harvard held off Christian Noble (New Balance). Although they both were given the same time, 3:59.6, the photo finish awarded the victory to Joe Ewing. Harvard's Ben Rosa dipped under four minutes with a time of 3:59.74 and Noah Ward (also representing Harvard) finished just behind them in 4:00.15. Start of heat one of the men's mile, with Graham Blanks assuming pacing duties for the evening Mid-race, pacing continues Joe Ewing of Harvard on his own, after the race pacer drops Christian Noble of New Balance sees his opening on the rail Joe Ewing holds on for the win The crowd was roaring at the finish! Anyone who questions how special a four minute mile has either never seen or has never run one (or both.) In the second heat of the men's mile, there was some heroic racing with the heat winners finishing about twenty seconds behind the heat one winners (4:20.) A four twenty mile time is about 2.5 seconds slower per lap than a four minute mile. Still flying! Start of the second heat of the men's mile Mid-race racing With a few laps to go, GBTC's Brendan Carter takes over the race Jared Fortenberry of the University of Maine and GBTC's Brendan Carter with one lap to go Jared Fortenberry securing the win in heat two of the men's mile __________________________________________________________________ In the men's long jump, event winner Simone Menchini of the University of Albany jumped near his personal best with a leap of 7.62 meters (25 feet.) Marc Morrison of UConn captured second place with his best jump of the day at 7.55 meters. Coppin State's Jeff Hammond secured third place at 7.52 meters, his best performance of the season. Simone Menchini leaping to victory University of Connecticut's Marc Morrison Jeff Hammond of Coppin State Louis Gordon (unattached) walking on air And a few more photos from the meet

The first day of the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic was devoted to women's track and field events. There were many outstanding performances and thrilling races. 2024 Paris Olympics silver medalist Salwa Eid Naser ran the eight fastest time ever in the 500m (1:08.34.) She paid the price for a strong opening 200M, fighting hard in the final 30 meters of the race. Elise Cranny ran 4:20.83 in the mile in her season opener. That fast time places her at number six on the all-time US list for the event. I sincerely hope these few pictures can give you a feel for the excitement of the event. Also check out my YouTube channel for race video. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWZbGXiPpMxH9vGtcIEiwdg

Providence, RI The USATF New England and East Region Masters Indoor Championship were held this past Sunday at the Providence Career and Technical Academy. Thanks Robert Palazzo Athletic Director at Providence Classical High School. There were a number of fantastic events and finishes. I will confirm that two age group records were also set on Sunday! Louis Csak in the 800 meter run. Weslie Boyea in the men's shot put Israel Sotoduprey (5742) and Lorraine Ambrosino in the 3,000 meter race walk. Michael de la Maza near the 4.5 meter mark in the long jump. Robert Wardell (5751) at the start of the men's 400M, with Rick Lapp (5702), Michael Kish (5700) and Edward Somerville. Sandra Wall winning her section of the 200M. Mary Ryther in the first turn of the 200 meter dash. Barry Blake in the 3,000 meter race walk. Andrew Fales in the 400 meter run. Jose Rivera touching down in the men's long jump. Laurie Waterman in the 200 meter dash. Michele Cameron in the 400M run. Maryann Daniel in the 3,000 meter race walk. Race walker Larry Epstein competing in the 3,000M. Lorraine Ambrosino in the 3,000 meter race walk. Edward Somerville racing to the victory in the 400M. Tiffany Wyman-Stanton competing in the 3,000 meter race walk. Sherrell Harmon running the 400M. Pamela Gunneson in the shot put Dominique Eason in the weight throw Christopher Smith, 60 meter hurdles Carlton Marshall, 60 meter hurdles Julie Williams-Tinkham competing in the women's weight throw Timothy Hoff, 5693, on his way to the win in the one mile run Cherie Turner competing in the 4x800M relay Roslyn Katz in the shot put Steve Brightman running the 800 meters Oneithea Lewis throwing the weight over the 15 meter mark Weslie Boyea shot putting over 10 meters Jon Berit competing in the shot put Mark Williams in the 800 meters Terry Allen running the one mile race Ernest Fennell dipping at the line in the 200 meters Chuck Terry entering the bell lap of the one mile race John McGee, shot put directly at the camera dude Santa Medina running in the 200M. Khalil Sokunle running hard in the men's 400M. Owen Barrett (5598) edging out Jeff Conway and Steve Brightman in the 400 meters. Antonia Georgieva running the turn in the 200 meters. Katherine Miale (4484) and Tiffany Wyman-Stanton compete in the 3,000 race walk. Jan Holmquist competing in the 4x800m relay. Earlier in the day, Jan set a world best in the 3,000 meter run. Jacqueline Shakar in the women's 4x800 meter relay. Liberty AC broke the world record in this race Pamela Gunneson clearing the bar in the high jump. Early in the women's one mile race, with competitors: Jurgita Barrus (4202), Mary Cass (4246), Terry Allen (4144) and Terry Ballou (4444) Alex Duarte posting the longest mark of the day in the long jump, 5.82 meters. Veronica LeShore (4477) and Rebecca Connolly in the second heat of the women's 400M. Bob Palazzo competing in the men's weight throw. Edmund Joyce in the shot put. Jason Cherng in the men's 3,000 race walk. One mile run competitor Ram Satyaprasad George Henehan in the men's one mile run Also check out my Youtube channel for event video https://www.youtube.com/@BostonRunningScene

Boston, MA There were a few outstanding performances at the UMass Lowell Riverhawk Invitational. Hurdles and sprint events were fantastic, and we nearly witnessed a sub four minute mile. I know I'm old but a four minute mile is special. Day one is dedicated to the men. The women will take over the TRACK at New Balance on Saturday.

Hosted by UMass Lowell, the second day of the Riverhawk Invitational featured women's track and field events.

Albert H. Gordon Track, the home of Harvard Track & Field On Sunday, I had the pleasure of making pictures with so many talented athletes at the Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) Invitational. There were so many very good performances in the middle distance events. The following are a few highlights of the middle distance events from Sunday's meet.

Albert H. Gordon Track, the home of Harvard Track & Field On Sunday, the Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) hosted the GBTC Invitational at Harvard University's Gordon Track. The meet was packed with excitement and competition and wonderful energy! It was fantastic to make pictures at the meet, thanks to the good folk at GBTC and meet director, David Callum.

Roxbury, MA The second day of the MSTCA Northeast Invitational featured a number of exciting races including several meet records!

Roxbury, MA We are back at the Reggie! Day one of the MSTCA Northeast Invitational. Events today: weight throw, triple jump and the high jump. On the track, Mile and two mile run, with relays! We'll be back for day two tomorrow. Pictures and video to come.

Smithfield, RI Because you just cannot get enough throwing in your life...Boston Running Scene? How about Boston THROWING Scene... (I thank all of the good people at Bryant University that made me feel welcome and were patient with me, answering my silly throwing questions. And a very special thanks to Coach Shay Austin-Leary! Thanks everyone! You put together a great event.)