GBTC Invitational Preview
by GBTC Coach Dave Callum.
In the invitational 800, topping the list,
Jen Toomey is a national record holder over
1000meters, a 4th place finish at world’s in 2004 and
is a combined 3-time USATF National champion in the
800 and 1500! Alex Mason, a member of the West Valley
Track Club, ran 1:54 last year at this meet, but
1:50.88 last spring at the Oxy Invite and tops the
entries in the 800. In the men’s mile, several local
athletes will be working to break the 4:10 barrier,
leading the field Mark Miller of BAA will fight off
New Balance athletes Jeff Caron, Erik Nedeau and
Roland Lavallee, while high school standout Sintayehu
Taye from Cushing Academy ran 1:55 last year, and has
run 4:12, will get in the mix as he prepares for the
Boston Indoor Games mile.
Amy Parkosewich entered with her 20.00 meters in the
weight throw was 6th at indoor USATF nationals in 2007
while Chris Bryce with his 19.50m was 10th at
nationals last year. Northeastern Junior Nate Hunter
heads a shot put field with 17.25m. Greater Boston
TC's own Matt Chisam, a Junior National All-American
Decathlete back in 2001 during his UC Davis days and
ranked 15th in the US in 2007, a Harvard Assistant
Coach now, will continue his prep work in the shot
put, pole vault and long jump, and return for a club
4x4 relay.
UMass Lowell’s Ruben Sanca and Steven DeWitt will try
to run away in the invite 3k with Paolo Natali in
chase, can they break 8:20? Manchester, NH native
Joanne Dow, 3-time US Outdoor champion and 5-time US
Indoor champ, as well as 2003 Pan Am bronze medalist,
tops the racewalkers field. She was the 2006 and 2007
invite event winner.
In the women’s dash, local Northeastern star, Jordine
Kimbrel, takes on Georgia Tech all-american
representing the United Stars TC Amandi Rhett who is a
2007 indoor usatf national semi-finalist in the 60m
dash. GBTC’s own Dacia Taylor will be in the mix,
after posting a 7.64 at the Dartmouth Relays. The
three ladies will have their work cut out for them in
the invite 200 where they will be joined by Essex
Community College athletes. Rhode Island resident
Colin Aina, ranked 10th US indoors over 55m hurdles in
2007, heads the field.
-Dave Callum
In the invitational 800, topping the list,
Jen Toomey is a national record holder over
1000meters, a 4th place finish at world’s in 2004 and
is a combined 3-time USATF National champion in the
800 and 1500! Alex Mason, a member of the West Valley
Track Club, ran 1:54 last year at this meet, but
1:50.88 last spring at the Oxy Invite and tops the
entries in the 800. In the men’s mile, several local
athletes will be working to break the 4:10 barrier,
leading the field Mark Miller of BAA will fight off
New Balance athletes Jeff Caron, Erik Nedeau and
Roland Lavallee, while high school standout Sintayehu
Taye from Cushing Academy ran 1:55 last year, and has
run 4:12, will get in the mix as he prepares for the
Boston Indoor Games mile.
Amy Parkosewich entered with her 20.00 meters in the
weight throw was 6th at indoor USATF nationals in 2007
while Chris Bryce with his 19.50m was 10th at
nationals last year. Northeastern Junior Nate Hunter
heads a shot put field with 17.25m. Greater Boston
TC's own Matt Chisam, a Junior National All-American
Decathlete back in 2001 during his UC Davis days and
ranked 15th in the US in 2007, a Harvard Assistant
Coach now, will continue his prep work in the shot
put, pole vault and long jump, and return for a club
4x4 relay.
UMass Lowell’s Ruben Sanca and Steven DeWitt will try
to run away in the invite 3k with Paolo Natali in
chase, can they break 8:20? Manchester, NH native
Joanne Dow, 3-time US Outdoor champion and 5-time US
Indoor champ, as well as 2003 Pan Am bronze medalist,
tops the racewalkers field. She was the 2006 and 2007
invite event winner.
In the women’s dash, local Northeastern star, Jordine
Kimbrel, takes on Georgia Tech all-american
representing the United Stars TC Amandi Rhett who is a
2007 indoor usatf national semi-finalist in the 60m
dash. GBTC’s own Dacia Taylor will be in the mix,
after posting a 7.64 at the Dartmouth Relays. The
three ladies will have their work cut out for them in
the invite 200 where they will be joined by Essex
Community College athletes. Rhode Island resident
Colin Aina, ranked 10th US indoors over 55m hurdles in
2007, heads the field.
-Dave Callum
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