Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Peabody High senior won her sixth state title this past weekend as she broke a three decades old school record in the mile set by Peabody distance runner Lisa Welch.
Not only did Catarina Rocha win the mile at All-States on Saturday, she beat her own record-setting time from last year by more than a second and broke a 32-year-old record at Peabody High for the indoor mile. Rocha crossed the line in 4:49.19, snagging her sixth state title in as many seasons and bumping Peabody's Lisa Welch as school record-holder by less than a second. Welch ran the mile in 4:49.70 at the Division I state meet in 1981. Incidentally, Rocha's time was also the fifth fastest ever run by a high school girl in Massachusetts, reports the Salem News. You can watch Rocha's record-setting run in the YouTube video by John Keklak attached to this article. Fast forward to 6 minutes in to see the start of the mile. Rocha led the …
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Peabody's Nick Christensen, Catarina Rocha and the boys' sprint medley relay team all ranked in top 20 nationwide for high school track and field.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Highlights for the Tanners were the sprint medley team's 15th place and Grube's 19th place at the indoor national championships in New York.
The Peabody High boys didn’t take home any medals from the New Balance Indoor Nationals this past weekend, but the track team did put on a strong showing. The sprint medley relay team of Austin Brewster, Bobby Losanno, Nick Christensen and Nick Ingham finished 15th overall in a time of 3:37.86. Christensen ran the 800 leg of the medley and was scheduled to compete in the mile as well, but scratched for precautionary reasons, the Salem News reported. Christensen, who is ranked highly on the national level as a miler, was recovering from an injury during the season. Zack Grube also competed in the elite level of competition, jumping into a pack a 19th place at 6 3-1/4. In the emerging elite competition, Chris Cennami placed 33rd in 7.29 …
Friday, March 9, 2012
Several members of the Peabody High indoor track team are competing with the best of the best in the nation this weekend in New York.
About a dozen members of the Peabody Tanners' indoor track program, which captured another conference title this year, and coach Fernando Braz are headed to New York this weekend for the New Balance Indoor Nationals at the Armory. Each runner qualified during the season to compete in this meet. The level of competition, which runs Friday to Sunday, is broken up into Elites, Freshmen and Emerging Elites. Senior Nick Christensen, who has one of the top mile times in the nation (4:12.56) going into the meet, will naturally compete at the elite level in the mile, 5,000 meter and the sprint medley. The rest of the Tanners to compete are: Austin Brewster (60 meter, 4x200, sprint medley relays), Chris Cennami (60 meter, 4x200), T.J. D'Amato (…
Monday, February 27, 2012
Rocha and Grube headed to New England Championships for Tanners' indoor track.
Is it a surprise? Peabody High distance running star Catarina Rocha captured the state title in the mile on Sunday and broke the meet record at the same time. Rocha clocked in 4:50.38 -- about five seconds ahead of Foxborough's Liz Holmes -- to break the 2007 record (4:52.11) set by Bridget Dahlberg of Newton South. All-States for indoor track was held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. Rocha's time was also five seconds faster than her performance two weeks ago in the Division I Championships. She now advances to the New England Championships on March 2. Two other Lady Tanners competed on Sunday as well. Pam Zabala tossed for 10th in the girls' shot put with 34 3-1/2 while Heather MacLean clocked in 42.73 in the 300 meter for a 15th …
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Division I meets this Sunday for indoor track and swimming.
Heading into this Sunday’s Division I Indoor Track Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center, Peabody High runners are ranked fairly highly. Senior Zachary Grube is seeded 5th in the boys’ 55-meter hurdles at 7.91, while fellow senior Nat Gaye has top billing in the 55-meter dash at 6.6 seconds. Meanwhile, senior Nick Christensen is the favorite in the mile, having actually run faster during the season (4:12.7) than the current meet record (4:13.56) set by Xaverian’s Mark Amirault in 2006. Christensen, likewise, is a top runner in the 2-mile (9:26.4), neck-and-neck with Weymouth’s Nolan Parsley (9:26.33). Grube is also No. 3 in the high jump at 6-6. On the girls’ side, junior Heather MacLean is seeded 7th in the 300 meter run (42.57), …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Junior track and cross-country star Rocha broke another record this past weekend at the Elite Invitational Meet, granting her the status of fastest female high school miler in the region.
Peabody standout runner Catarina Rocha is now the fastest female high school miler in New England after her blistering performance in the state Coaches Elite Invitational in Boston on Sunday. Mile Split Mass reports that Rocha, a junior, clocked in a 4:53.89 in the mile, well ahead of second-place finisher freshman Liz Holmes of Foxboro at 5:03.75, although that time put Holmes at a No. 2 national ranking for her class. Rocha also broke a 31-year meet record on Sunday, which was formerly held by fellow Peabody High athlete Lisa Welch. On the boys' side, senior Nick Christensen, put in a top-notch performance of his own in the mile at Madison Square Garden for the U.S. Open Invitational on Saturday. Christensen placed third with 4:20.23, …
Monday, January 2, 2012
The Peabody High track teams came away with winds against Swampscott runners on Thursday.
The Peabody High track teams came away with wins against Swampscott Thursday on the road. The boys (3-0) defeated Swampscott, 57-31, taking nearly every event except for two. Nick Ingham and Zach Grube both cleared 5-10 to win the high jump, Grube took the 50-yard hurdles (6.8 seconds) while Chris Cennami took the straight 50 (5.6 seconds), Michael Reardon ran a tie with the Big Blue's Bernard Dell in the 300 meter (40.6 seconds), Ingham took the 600 meters (1:33.6) and Drew Fossa captured the mile in 4:47.9. Cole Behman came up just short in the shot put with 41-1, however, and Swampscott runners dominated the 1,000 meter and 2-mile races. The girls squad (2-1) won by a much smaller margin, however -- 44.5-41.5. Amanda Nielsen won the …
Saturday, December 17, 2011
The Peabody boys' and girls' track teams filled the field house at Peabody High School for their inaugural meet of the winter season.
Peabody High boys' and girls' track started off the indoor season this week both with wins against Northeastern Conference opponent Saugus. The boys' squad outdid the Sachems, 67-14, with Zach Grube winning both the high jump and hurdles, along with Cole Behsman taking the shot, Matthew Faulker, Richie Fournier and Manny Viera paced each other to win the mile and Riley Dowd won the 2-mile. On the girls' side, it was even better for the Lady Tanners with a 76-10 beating on Saugus. Amanda Nielson won the high jump, Pamela Zabala the shot put, Sarah Brennan-Athas the hurdles, Heather McLean in the 300m, Joeanne Frangais in the 600m, Sam Allen in the 1,000m, Laura Barrett won the mile and Gabby D'Avolio took the 2-mile. The Tanners host …
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Lauren McMahon
7:36 am on Friday, March 9, 2012
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