Month: February 2015

Jared gave his first speech as co-captain at the Newton North Varsity Awards night, where he picked up his 7th varsity letter. This evening he was also voted onto the Bay State Conference All-Star team for the 2nd time, earning unanimous votes from all 11 league coaches. He concluded his indoor season Saturday with a 10th place finish in the State Open behind 9 seniors. His 21′ 9 3/4″ D1 jump ranked him 4th in the state overall for the season.

Jared overcame his hamstring injury to hit one of his key goals for the year; winning the MIAA Division 1 State Championship with an indoor personal best jump of 21′ 9 3/4″ on his 6th and final attempt (Photos, results, globe results, milesplit coverage). This was Jared first high school championship title.

He was in 4th pace going into finals with a 20’8″ 2nd jump and then 2nd after 4 jumps with a 21’1″ which put him 1″ behind the leader. The win advances him to the state open on Saturday February 21st. He also ran a leg of the 4x200m for 7th and that team will likely advance to the open with a wildcard slot (last divisional meet is Tuesday).

This jump puts Jared at 4rd in the Massachusetts state rankings, 4.5″ out of 1st and likely seeds him 2nd or 3rd in the State Open.

This is Jared’s winning jump:

Metal!

Jump 2, 3, and 5 and the 400m relay: