I was very fortunate to be assigned the 2019 Cape Ann League Cross Country Conference Championship. For starters, I got to jump in the back of the lead cart, and utilize the IG features of going Live and utilizing the story options to upload some footage of the races. The second highlight was that the driver of the cart was Legendary CRLS (Cambridge Rindge & Latin School) Hall Fame Coach Bob Maquire, He said "Were going to get the right angle". At this point I felt confident on what was going to transpire in delivering the BSR audience what they wanted with our coverage.
As the legendary starter Tommy Meagher raised his gun to start the girls race, Coach Maquire align the cart in position right before the high rise; BOOM the gun goes off, an athlete that I can't see right away gets out aggressive from the start, as the group of runners clustered together raising the first rise, I saw the singlet of North Reading, two triton singlets, and a familiar face in talented sophomore from Pentucket Phoebe Rubio and senior Lucy Gagon from Newburyport. I am not familiar with the leader and the duo from Triton but this is are lead pack after a mile.
Entering the second loop at Wrentham, and approaching the rolling hills area of the course the athlete who took it from the gun, who has know been surging around these tight turns was Lindsay Maclellan from North Reading. I later discovered was the Defending Div 3 Outdoor 2 Mile Champion.
The Triton duo of Ellie Gay-Killeen & Sarah Harrington were still tuck in to a pack with Newburyport's (Gagon) & Pentucket's(Rubio)(Conover) & Triton's third runner (Lorenzo). The team battle was starting to commence just as well as Maclellan started to winding up and extending to her lead and a run away victory of 18:58. Second place went to Triton's (Killeen) with a time of 19:15 and third place went to Pentucket's (Rubio) with a time of 19:25. From there, the real battled started heating for team; the Triton girls over the last 1k landed their top 5 in the top 14 scoring 38 points. Newburyport was second as team overall scoring 70 points led by Lucy Gagon finished fourth overall with a performance 19:36, Hamilton Wenham was third scoring 79 points.
The Boy's Varisty race was up next and Coach Maquire pulled the cart toward the finish line. I was in the back of the cart saving and uploading content to the iG account, when out of nowhere the BOOM of the gun went off, and I scrambled and got the angle of the boys zooming past.
The lead pack was being dictated by Senior John Lucey from Newburyport, Peter Lopata from Pentucket, Sebastian Gilligan from Masco, Manchester Essex's William Kenney & Triton's Graham Steadfast. In the near distance was Dresse Faldi from Newburyport trailing the pack. Entering the second loop at Wrentham, Newburyport's (Faldi) made a strong move entering the rolling hills, the team battle heated up between, Newburyport, Triton & Pentucket.
As John Lucey methodically stretching out his lead, I started sharing with audience same singlet different runner. What I meant by same singlet different runner, over the years I watched the older brothers (Nick, Jack) Carleo dominate this league, then the torched was passed to Sam Acaquaviva now John Lucey cruising to a run away clocking a blistering time of 15:51. The battle for second place and team scoring was heating up, Masco's (Gilligan) and Triton's (Steadfast) were battling all race long, stride by stride into the finish, with Steadfast getting the nod (16:29) to Gilligan's (16:30). Pentucket's (Lopata) was fourth 16:40 and Manchester Essex (Kenney) was 6th overall with 16:53
In the end it was the Newburyport dominance over the last half of the race which sealed the deal for the team title. Thomas Jon Carleo (Yes Another Carleo) crossed the line as Newburyports fifth runner and 21st Overall with a time of 17:30 in the team hunt wining another league title finishing with 41 Points. In a very tight team battle Triton and Pentucket tied with 69 Points
John Lucey leads Newburyport to League Title: Post Race Interview
I was very fortunate to be assigned the 2019 Cape Ann League Cross Country Conference Championship. For starters, I got to jump in the back of the lead cart, and utilize the IG features of going Live and utilizing the story options to upload some footage of the races. The second highlight was that the driver of the cart was Legendary CRLS (Cambridge Rindge & Latin School) Hall Fame Coach Bob Maquire, He said "Were going to get the right angle". At this point I felt confident on what was going to transpire in delivering the BSR audience what they wanted with our coverage.
As the legendary starter Tommy Meagher raised his gun to start the girls race, Coach Maquire align the cart in position right before the high rise; BOOM the gun goes off, an athlete that I can't see right away gets out aggressive from the start, as the group of runners clustered together raising the first rise, I saw the singlet of North Reading, two triton singlets, and a familiar face in talented sophomore from Pentucket Phoebe Rubio and senior Lucy Gagon from Newburyport. I am not familiar with the leader and the duo from Triton but this is are lead pack after a mile.
Entering the second loop at Wrentham, and approaching the rolling hills area of the course the athlete who took it from the gun, who has know been surging around these tight turns was Lindsay Maclellan from North Reading. I later discovered was the Defending Div 3 Outdoor 2 Mile Champion.
The Triton duo of Ellie Gay-Killeen & Sarah Harrington were still tuck in to a pack with Newburyport's (Gagon) & Pentucket's(Rubio)(Conover) & Triton's third runner (Lorenzo). The team battle was starting to commence just as well as Maclellan started to winding up and extending to her lead and a run away victory of 18:58. Second place went to Triton's (Killeen) with a time of 19:15 and third place went to Pentucket's (Rubio) with a time of 19:25. From there, the real battled started heating for team; the Triton girls over the last 1k landed their top 5 in the top 14 scoring 38 points. Newburyport was second as team overall scoring 70 points led by Lucy Gagon finished fourth overall with a performance 19:36, Hamilton Wenham was third scoring 79 points.
The Boy's Varisty race was up next and Coach Maquire pulled the cart toward the finish line. I was in the back of the cart saving and uploading content to the iG account, when out of nowhere the BOOM of the gun went off, and I scrambled and got the angle of the boys zooming past.
The lead pack was being dictated by Senior John Lucey from Newburyport, Peter Lopata from Pentucket, Sebastian Gilligan from Masco, Manchester Essex's William Kenney & Triton's Graham Steadfast. In the near distance was Dresse Faldi from Newburyport trailing the pack. Entering the second loop at Wrentham, Newburyport's (Faldi) made a strong move entering the rolling hills, the team battle heated up between, Newburyport, Triton & Pentucket.
As John Lucey methodically stretching out his lead, I started sharing with audience same singlet different runner. What I meant by same singlet different runner, over the years I watched the older brothers (Nick, Jack) Carleo dominate this league, then the torched was passed to Sam Acaquaviva now John Lucey cruising to a run away clocking a blistering time of 15:51. The battle for second place and team scoring was heating up, Masco's (Gilligan) and Triton's (Steadfast) were battling all race long, stride by stride into the finish, with Steadfast getting the nod (16:29) to Gilligan's (16:30). Pentucket's (Lopata) was fourth 16:40 and Manchester Essex (Kenney) was 6th overall with 16:53
In the end it was the Newburyport dominance over the last half of the race which sealed the deal for the team title. Thomas Jon Carleo (Yes Another Carleo) crossed the line as Newburyports fifth runner and 21st Overall with a time of 17:30 in the team hunt wining another league title finishing with 41 Points. In a very tight team battle Triton and Pentucket tied with 69 Points