Jake Feinstein

We've complied the top 500 boys performances from schools in the New England region that have run on the Ponaganset XC course.

Feinstein didn’t attend Sandy Hook as a youth, but he has familiarity with the school. His mom, Laura, is a teacher there. Fortunately, she was one of the lucky ones that survived the massacre.

The 78th New England Championship will take place this weekend at the Twin Brook Recreation Park in Cumberland, ME. The boys meet features some top individuals, in what promises to be a fast and intense race. Check out the boys meeet preview for individuals and teams.

Precious Holmes of Hillhouse High School absolutely scorched the field and crushed the meet record with a US#1 time of 1:31.23.  The old record was 1:35.06 set back in 2008 by Annelies Gamble of Amity High School, and Holmes was previously ranked US#1 when she ran 1:32.61 at the SCC Coaches Invitational last month.  Holmes set another meet record when she crossed the line in the 300m.  Her 38.56 surpassed the 1996 record of 39.17 set by Shayla Wallace of Northwest Catholic. Holmes’ 300m time is currently US#2.

After 12 of the 15 events had been completed at the South-West Conference indoor track and field championships on Saturday night, the Immaculate High girls held a slim one-point lead over Newtown at the top of the team scores. (via NewsTimes)

  Jake Feinstein burst onto the scene last spring when he posted a 4:18.79 at the Danbury Dream Mile.  The time catapulted the Newton sophomore into the national rankings, and by the end of the year, he would rank 20th in the country for his class.  2012 appears to be just as promising.  Feinstein opened the season with a solid showing at the Millrose Games Trials and then posted an impressive double at the SCC Coaches Invitational. 

77 MileSplit National Elite marks were established at the very competitive SCC Coaches Invitational on Saturday.  Sarah Gillespie, Precious Holmes, and the Bloomfield 4x400 meter relay team continued their assault on the national rankings, posting top ten marks.

New England has weathered a freak early season storm, but its disruptive nature has created lasting implications for the New England Championships.  Power outages and muddy conditions across the region wreaked havoc on the post season in many of the participating states. As a result, getting a true sense of the race depth is difficult because of the modifications made to many of the traditional qualifying courses, and the postponement of the Connecticut State Open Championships to November 8th.  But it’s the unknown that makes this sport so exciting.