FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Top Scholastic Athletes Announced for Inaugural B.A.A Invitational Mile
Milers from eight cities and towns along the Boston Marathon
course will face off the day before Patriots' Day
Boston, Mass. - Almost three dozen top scholastic milers will compete in
the new B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 19, the Boston Athletic
Association announced today. The young athletes represent Hopkinton,
Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline and Boston - the
eight cities and towns along the Boston Marathon course.
"We're proud to give these talented athletes from our host communities the
opportunity to compete in a race that concludes at the Boston Marathon
finish line," said Guy Morse, Executive Director of the Boston Athletic
Association. "We won't call it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them,
however, because perhaps they will return one day as Boston Marathon
champions."
The Invitational Mile, to be held in conjunction with the debut of the
B.A.A. 5K the day before the 113th Boston Marathon, will also feature
separate mile races for professional men and women. Olympic bronze medalist
Shalane Flanagan, who starred at Marblehead (MA) High School, will headline
those fields.
Scholastic athletes set to compete include:
Hopkinton: Molly Kessler, Kelly Lodge, Dan Carrai and Stephen Lynch
Ashland: Hannah Daly, Sarah Poulin, Justin Davis, Brian Donoghue
Framingham: Sarah Bowhill, Maria Grandoni, Ben Groleau, Phineas McGovern
Natick: Caitlyn MacLellan, Rebecca White, Christopher Jamieson, Nick Zanchi
Wellesley: Alison Griswold, Sarah O'Brien, Billy Littlefield, Jeff Pini
Newton: Carolyn Ranti, Margo Gillis, Michael Goldenberg, Daniel Hamilton
Brookline: Suzy Wang, Dan Bohling, Ryan Hardiman
Boston: Elza Lambergs, Kathleen Mello, Omar Abdi, Ahmed Ali
The series of races in the B.A.A. Invitational Mile will begin with the
girls' scholastic race at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 19, immediately after the
B.A.A. 5K, a new road race that will begin at 8 a.m. The boys' scholastic
race will begin at 9:45 a.m., followed by the professional miles.
Awards will be given to the top three boys and top three girls in the
scholastic races, as well as to the top overall town. The races revive a
long tradition for the Boston Athletic Association, which has offered
scholastic races as far back as 1890, including the B.A.A. Schoolboy Games
that began in the mid-1900s and ran through the early 1970s.
The mile will follow a three-loop course, beginning on Boylston Street,
left on Dartmouth Street, left on Newbury Street, left on Exeter Street
then left onto Boylston. Both the 5K and Mile will begin on Boylston Street
near Copley Square Park, and end at the Boston Marathon finish line.
Additional information about the B.A.A. Invitational Mile, the B.A.A. 5K,
the Boston Marathon and the Boston Athletic Association can be found online
at www.baa.org.
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