It was a day that Marblehead High senior boys indoor track star Nate Assa will never forget during the All-State Meet of Champions at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury on Feb. 22.
“It was an incredible race,” said coach Nolan Raimo afterwards. “Nate (9:05.30) was seemingly falling behind with 600-meters to go as he battled two runners from BC High. But he then was able to separate himself from the pack with about 300-meters to go to run away from the two BC High teammates (Greg McGrath, 9:06.54, and John Wilson, 9:08.22).
“Nate is putting on one of the most dominant high school distance years in a long time, starting with the cross-country season in the fall. He’s definitely in the conversation for All-American honors at the New Balance National Meet in a few weeks (in Allston),” added Raimo. “This was a school record by over 20 seconds from the previous mark set by Isaac Gross just last year. It was also an 18-second personal best for him.”
Assa was not alone in serving up outstanding performances for Marblehead last Saturday. Jacob Szalewics finished second in the 1,000. His time of 2:31.12 was also a school record by over two seconds, and it also qualified him for the aforementioned New Balance Nationals.
“Jacob won the seeded section of the 1,000, but a runner in the slower heat was able to run a faster time,” said Raimo. “Jacob had to deal with being boxed-in and bumped throughout the entire race, and as a result he lost by only 0.19 seconds.”
Paige Tredwell (8.95) finished 15th in the 55-meter hurdles. She also ended up 12th in the high jump with a leap of 5-2, and will also be competing in the New Balance Nationals as a high jumper.
Elise Burchfield (5-2) came in 15th in the high jump, and finished ninth in the long jump (17-6.75) to complete a memorable day in the history of the Marblehead High School track program. It was a day that Marblehead High senior boys indoor track star Nick Assa will never forget during the All-State Meet of Champions at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Roxbury on Feb. 22.
“It was an incredible race,” said coach Nolan Raimo afterwards. “Nate (9:05.30) was seemingly falling behind with 600-meters to go as he battled two runners from BC High. But he then was able to separate himself from the pack with about 300-meters to go to run away from the two BC High teammates (Greg McGrath, 9:06.54, and John Wilson, 9:08.22).
“Nate is putting on one of the most dominant high school distance years in a long time, starting with the cross-country season in the fall. He’s definitely in the conversation for All-American honors at the New Balance National Meet in a few weeks (in Allston),” added Raimo. “This was a school record by over 20 seconds from the previous mark set by Isaac Gross just last year. It was also an 18-second personal best for him.”
Assa was not alone in serving up outstanding performances for Marblehead last Saturday. Jacob Szalewics finished second in the 1,000. His time of 2:31.12 was also a school record by over two seconds, and it also qualified him for the aforementioned New Balance Nationals.
“Jacob won the seeded section of the 1,000, but a runner in the slower heat was able to run a faster time,” said Raimo. “Jacob had to deal with being boxed-in and bumped throughout the entire race, and as a result he lost by only 0.19 seconds.”
Paige Tredwell (8.95) finished 15th in the 55-meter hurdles. She also ended up 12th in the high jump with a leap of 5-2, and will also be competing in the New Balance Nationals as a high jumper.
Elise Burchfield (5-2) came in 15th in the high jump, and finished ninth in the long jump (17-6.75) to complete a memorable day in the history of the Marblehead High School track program.
