Massachusetts
Massachusetts Reigns Supreme at B.A.A. Invitational Mile & Course Records Fall at B.A.A. 5K
BOSTON— It was an excellent day for Massachusetts on the B.A.A. Invitational Mile, with Bay State native Johnny Gregorek and Annie Rodenfels, who competes for the B.A.A. Excessive Efficiency Staff, taking victories within the skilled race after dozens of younger native athletes delighted within the alternative to cross the Boston Marathon end line in races of their very own.
Within the males’s professional mile, the 30-year-old Gregorek – a state 2-mile champion whereas competing for Seekonk Excessive Faculty – got here from behind to triumph in 4:08.16.
“It was superior,” mentioned Gregorek, who is aware of placed on a present for Boston followers – in 2019, he grew to become the second-fastest U.S. indoor miler in historical past when he ran 3:49.98 on the Boston College observe. “The group was nice, the power is superior round right here … it couldn’t be higher, actually. The aim was to win and that’s what I did.”
Working the occasion for the primary time, Gregorek described the three-lap course within the Again Bay as “enjoyable, lots of tight turns. It was type of thrilling, like curler derby.” Individuals Kasey Knevelbaard (4:08.88) and Shane Streich (4:09.28) positioned second and third.
Requested if breaking tape on the Boston Marathon end line may encourage him to run the 26.2-miler sometime, he didn’t hesitate: “I can undoubtedly see myself doing it as a enjoyable factor.”
For the ladies, Rodenfels (4:35.51) outdueled Taryn Rawlings (4:35.59) to the road, with Emily Lipari, who beforehand ran for the B.A.A. staff, third (4:36.98). Capping a quick 16 hours with a fourth-place end (4:37.24) was Peabody, MA native Heather MacLean, a 2020 Olympian at 1500 meters who on Friday night time helped shatter the world finest within the distance medley relay.
A 3-time NCAA Division III champion out of the Centre School in Kentucky, the 25-year-old Rodenfels ran amid the pack of 11 ladies till easing up towards the leaders within the penultimate flip. “At first I used to be going to accept third,” mentioned the space specialist, “however then I used to be like ‘no. I got here out right here to check my pace towards them to get higher.’”
Requested if she stunned herself just a little with the win, Rodenfels laughed. “I stunned myself rather a lot,” she admitted. “I really like the B.A.A. They took an opportunity on me when lots of people wouldn’t, and I really feel simply as a lot as I wish to succeed for myself I wish to succeed for them, too.”
Within the Scholastic Mile, which options two highschool athletes from every of the eight cities and cities – Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline and Boston – alongside the marathon course, Sam Burgess of Framingham broke the tape for the boys and Camille Jordan gained for the ladies.
For his victory, Burgess needed to battle Tyler Tubman of Newton to the tape, with Burgess (4:25.32) barely edging Tubman (4:25.32) earlier than crashing to the pavement in exhaustion. The fifth-fastest 2-miler within the state final 12 months, Burgess is not any stranger to successful at this occasion: he’s the 2018 B.A.A. Center Faculty 1K champion.
Within the ladies’ scholastic mile, Rory Clare of Wellesley led a lot of the manner earlier than being caught by Camille Jordan of Brookline within the remaining straight. Jordan was ranked third within the state at 1000 meters this indoor season, whereas Clare led the 1000-meter Massachusetts listing.
Within the Center Faculty 1000-meter race, John Bianchi of Natick took the win for the boys, whereas Abigail Beggans of Wellesley wanted each inch of Boylston Avenue to eke out a win over Sasha Lamakina of Framingham (3:14.05 to three:14.09).
4 First-Time Winners Take Residence Titles at 2022 B.A.A. 5K
Kicking off the primary conventional Boston Marathon weekend in three years, the B.A.A. 5K on Saturday morning featured sunshine, daffodils and three.1 miles of smiles as greater than 8,000 runners reclaimed the springtime end line.
The 5K additionally featured a course document within the ladies’s race, as Senbere Teferi of Ethiopia broke the tape in 14:49, taking one second off the mark set by American Molly Huddle in 2015.
Had it not been for a headwind within the second half of the race, the 26-year-old may need lowered her personal world document (14:29) for a women-only race.
“My principal aim was to interrupt the world document, however I’m considering it was just a little bit windy,” mentioned the two-time World Athletics Championships silver medalist, who got here to Boston on the heels of a 1:07:34 win at final month’s NYC Half. “I’m very blissful to get the course document right here.”
Teferi’s intent was apparent from the gun, with solely American Weini Kelati giving chase.
“She’s a really robust runner,” mentioned Kelati, the reigning U.S. 5K champion. “I used to be fortunate to have the ability to run along with her midway. I’m not robust sufficient to push towards the wind. It felt rather a lot more durable than the final time I ran right here. I’m glad the race was quick.”
Kelati completed second, in 15:04, a private finest by 14 seconds, with Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi third in 15:16. Among the many ladies within the pack behind them was Kathrine Switzer, certainly one of eight ladies who ran the Boston Marathon in 1972, the primary 12 months it featured an official ladies’s division. The milestone is being celebrated this 12 months on its fiftieth anniversary.
Within the males’s race, Canadian Charles Philibert-Thiboutot ran a 28-second private finest and new Canadian nationwide document for an upset win in 13:35, holding off a late surge by New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish, at all times a harmful nearer. Beamish blazed from behind within the remaining stretch to nip Zouhair Talbi of Morocco for second, with each males ending in 13:36.
“It’s at all times good to get a win,” mentioned the 2016 Canadian Olympian at 1500 meters. “It was an excellent enjoyable race, too. I’ve been having my finest exercises ever at altitude, and that doesn’t lie. I got here down and I’m like, ‘you recognize what, I’m going to go for the win.’ I confirmed as much as the entrance line with that confidence and I’m glad, as a result of it paid off.”
The race went out in 4:24 for the primary mile –Philibert-Thiboutot described it as “jogging” – earlier than Talbi took off, adopted by Kenya’s David Bett and the Canadian. From that time on, “it actually felt like a tough run, and I knew within the final straight I needed to kick as a result of guys like Geordie Beamish have an excellent kick. I had a few steps on him and I actually labored onerous to maintain it,” mentioned the eventual winner.
Getting his weekend off to an excellent begin, Marcel Hug of Switzerland demolished the boys’s wheelchair course document, successful in 10:05.
“It feels good,” mentioned Hug, a five-time winner of the marathon. “I’m actually glad with at present. It was a great take a look at of how I really feel for Monday.” Successful the ladies’s wheelchair race was the USA’s Jessa Fesemyer, in 12:34.
Capping off a trifecta of Saturday occasions is the B.A.A. Relay Problem that includes student-athletes from the Higher Boston space experiencing the joys of racing in relays on Boylston Avenue.
SATURDAY EVENT RESULTS:
2021 B.A.A. 5K Outcomes
2021 B.A.A. Invitational Mile & Scholastic Mile Outcomes
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126th Boston Marathon Media Schedule of Occasions Continued (topic to vary)
FRIDAY, APRIL 15 THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 17
Boston Marathon Expo | Hynes Conference Heart
The Boston Marathon Expo will probably be open to members and members of the general public from Friday, April 15 by way of Sunday, April 17. Individuals will decide up their bib numbers and discover a sponsor pavilion, pose for photo-ops, and store the most important assortment of adidas Boston Marathon merchandise on the town.
Boston Marathon Fan Fest introduced by Amazon | Copley Sq.
Boston Marathon Fan Fest introduced by Amazon in Copley Sq. Park would be the place to soak within the race week environment. Fan Fest will play host to reside music, leisure, photo-ops, meet and greets, archives, the ultimate Boston Marathon coaching clinic, and extra. A full schedule of panelists may be discovered right here; Saturday’s friends embody Boston Marathon champions, ladies from the inaugural 1972 area, and extra.
MONDAY, APRIL 18
126th Boston Marathon | Hopkinton to Boston, MA
A area of 30,000 athletes will take part within the 126th working of the Boston Marathon, masking 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston. The world’s oldest yearly run marathon celebrates neighborhood spirit and the pursuit of athletic excellence every year. A media work room with restricted seating will probably be obtainable first-come, first-served within the Fairmont Copley Plaza Resort.
Schedule of Begins:
6:00 a.m. ET – Navy Marchers
9:02 a.m. ET – Wheelchair Division – Males
9:05 a.m. ET – Wheelchair Division – Girls
9:30 a.m. ET – Handcycle & Duo Individuals
9:37 a.m. ET – Skilled Males
9:45 a.m. ET – Skilled Girls
9:50 a.m. ET – Para Athletics Divisions
10:00 a.m. ET – Wave 1
10:25 a.m. ET – Wave 2
10:50 a.m. ET – Wave 3
11:15 a.m. ET – Wave 4
Boston Marathon Mile 27 Put up-Race Social gathering introduced by Samuel Adams | 6:30 p.m. | Fenway Park
The Mile 27 Put up-Race Social gathering introduced by Samuel Adams returns to Fenway Park. Finishers can take pleasure in America’s most beloved ballpark, stroll on the warning observe, and savor refreshments as they cheers to conquering 26.2 miles. Media members can achieve entry to the Put up-Race Social gathering with their media credential.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
Boston Marathon Champions’ Press Convention | 10:00 a.m. | Fairmont Copley Plaza Resort
This press convention will characteristic champions of the 126th Boston Marathon and different notable finishers, in addition to officers from the Boston Athletic Affiliation.
For the thirty seventh 12 months, John Hancock will function principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon.
Credential Decide-Up: Media credential pick-up will happen inside the Fairmont Copley Plaza Resort’s State Suite by way of Sunday, April 17 inside the following hours:
Sunday, April 17 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
All media members will probably be required to signal a COVID-19 vaccination attestation and Boston Marathon Information & Media Entry Tips settlement upon choosing up credentials.
Residents were displaced after a fire at a group home for individuals with disabilities in Groveland, Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon.
Groveland Fire responded to a fire alarm activation on 8 View Hill Road at around 12:15 p.m.
Authorities say they found smoke and fire coming from the basement when they arrived.
Residents and staff had evacuated the building when the fire department arrived, according to authorities.
There were no injuries reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation but it appears to be accidental.
CNA Staff, Dec 28, 2024 / 06:00 am
A group of home schooling moms in Massachusetts banded together more than a decade ago with a vision: a classical Catholic school for their children centered on Christ.
St. Benedict Classical Academy, which began in 2013 with 25 students, has since grown to more than 300 and until recently was operating out of a humble schoolhouse in Natick, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
But on Dec. 2, St. Benedict Classical Academy (SBCA) opened its new campus — a $20 million classical-inspired structure that the headmaster, Jay Boren, said is designed to “lift the hearts and minds of all who enter it to the contemplation of God.”
“Architecture is the first teacher of the student, so it was very important to our community that the new schoolhouse ‘teach’ the student the importance of what they do each day,” Boren told CNA.
The headmaster sees classical architecture as “the best-suited design to articulate the truths of God.”
The building was designed by architect Nic Charbonneau, director of the Sacred Architecture Studio, a group that for the last quarter-century has aimed to promote a return to the sacred in architecture by learning from the richness of ecclesiastical history.
“As our architect, Nic Charbonneau says, ‘Classicism is a form of human art which is most deeply in touch with divinity and uncreated truths, through the lens of the human mind, as it seeks understanding of creation,’” Boren said.
“Beauty and truth are inseparable — they are two sides of the same face,” Boren explained. “As the students seek to know the truth in their studies it is only fitting that they do it in a building whose beauty turns their minds to God.”
Growing through community
It’s no small effort to build a school that lifts the hearts of students and teachers to the contemplation of God.
But St. Benedict’s passionate community of families, alumni parents, and supporters around the world all came together to fund the undertaking.
“Both current community members as well as friends of SBCA spanning the globe have stepped up financially in truly humbling, awe-inspiring ways,” Boren said, noting that nearly 100% of parents have given to St. Benedict’s annual fund.
Families don’t just give their treasure to ensure their children attend St. Benedict’s — they also put in time, support, and gas money.
Families commute from more than 40 towns to attend St. Benedict’s, sometimes coming across state lines.
When asked what contributed to the school’s growth over the years, Boren cited the enthusiasm of parents as well as the success of students and graduates.
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“It is very clear that the parents of MetroWest Boston are looking for a school focused on faith, intellect, and character and given how consistently SBCA has delivered on all those fronts for 12 years, we only see the interest continuing to rise,” he said.
But it’s not only the mission — it’s also the people.
“From the moment it was conceived of, SBCA has been a school made up of people who see this place and the work it takes to bring it to fruition as the Lord’s work,” Boren said. “This means that there is little our community will not do to ensure its success — and with great joy to boot!”
Boren credits the hard work of parents early on in the school’s founding — a close involvement that continues today.
“In the early days, parents did herculean work to ensure SBCA’s success — authoring our very mission statement, recruiting board members and faculty and even filling in staffing gaps,” he continued. “They went so far as to support student supervision during lunch and recess to ensure faculty got the breaks and planning time they needed in the first three years we were open.”
Boren said that this “SBCA tradition” of strong support for faculty still continues today.
“No detail is too small,” he said, noting that on the first Friday of every month, families “bring in a parade of treats and snacks, our cherished ‘first Friday treats,’ just to give the whole team a little boost.”
But that’s not the only SBCA tradition. Families also jump in to support teachers and staff when their families grow.
“Another beloved tradition is that each time a faculty member has a new baby, they are showered with meals for weeks,” Boren said.
Teachers and staff also go above and beyond.
“On their end of things, faculty reciprocate freely, going above and beyond to attend to their own students as well as frequently volunteering to coach, lead enrichment activities after school or just offering a helping hand to [a] student or parent that needs some extra encouragement,” Boren said.
Building saints for heaven
At St. Benedict’s, the goal is to make saints and citizens.
When asked how Catholic identity is central to St. Benedict’s, Boren responded: “In short, we are here to build scholars for our republic and saints for heaven.”
“Our most important, core goal, is to help each student advance on their journey to heaven while they are with us,” he continued. “All else flows from our joy in this work, all else is inspired by our total commitment to reaching this high bar, each day.”
SBCA keeps Christ at the center through a variety of practical ways, from weekly Mass to monthly adoration and confession, as well as daily theology classes. For younger students, SBCA offers Catechesis of the Good Shepherd — a Montessori-inspired theology program — for its early learning, pre-kindergarten program.
“Our primary identity as an institution is our Catholicism,” Boren explained. “It is with immense joy that we embrace and do not take for granted the freedom our educators and school leaders have to place Christ at the center and the teachings of his holy Church at the forefront of all teaching and learning at SBCA.”
This involves “a rhythm of prayer, work, play in the daily life of the school,” the headmaster said.
St. Benedict’s brings together academic rigor with its “primary identity” as a Catholic institution. As a classical K–8, it follows the grammar and logic phases of a classical education.
“If we always begin with prayer, then invite full focus on calm, orderly work, and afterwards provide open-ended time for true play — not facilitated activities but true playtime outdoors, in nature, supervised but not micromanaged — we find that our broad array of students are able to reach for the high bar we set,” Boren said.
St. Benedict’s also prioritizes creating “a culture of vocations” through inviting religious and priests to visit and speak with students, Boren explained.
But every day, mission-oriented teachers “provide a living witness” of prayer and faith to students at St. Benedict’s.
“Children notice the attitude and behaviors of the adults around them, and we have a team who are all aligned in striving ardently to be as close to God as possible,” Boren said.
Teachers and staff “constantly weave the teachings of Our Lord and his Church into our approach to forming our students’ characters and intellects,” Boren noted.
“In every academic subject, especially art and music, we are free to explore Christ’s role and influence on any given age, and incorporate the truth about God’s role in inspiring so many great thinkers, makers, and doers in every age,” Boren continued.
“This stocks our students’ memories and imaginations with living, breathing examples of the great adventure it is to seek and follow Christ!” Boren said.
Even as the curriculum, teachers, and staff are centered on Christ, the building itself is designed to influence students’ imaginations and raise them to Christ.
“We wanted a beautiful classical school that would articulate to the world through its beauty the important work going on in the classrooms,” Boren said.
“It stands as a testament to all who pass that we can still build beautiful things and the human search for the good, true, and beautiful never ends.”
Kate Quiñones is a staff writer for Catholic News Agency and a fellow of the College Fix. She has been published by the Wall Street Journal, the Denver Catholic Register, and CatholicVote, and she graduated from Hillsdale College. She lives in Colorado with her husband.
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