Author: Dad

Priors return to Ocean Community Triathlon

3 years after their 1st outing,  Jack and Steve returned to Ocean Community Triathlon this morning in Westerley, Rhode Island.    Steve took 2nd in the 40-44 age group, (results).     Overall Steve placed 22 and Jack 44th (out of 90).    Steve’s margin 3 years ago was 5:20;  this year it was 5:40.

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Soccer 2015 Videos

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Braintree (0-4):
2nd half : (Jared goes out early with rib issue)

Needham (0-4):

3-1 win over Natick this evening. They are in lower Bay State division (2-2-3 now) but have recently tied Framingham and Needham; the #1 and #2 in Globe poll:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/schools/rankings/boys-soccer

North is now (2-4-1)

Here is 5min Jared’s highlight reel from this game:

Full game:
1st half:

2nd half:

One of his better games. He assisted on 3rd goal and created some opportunities. At one point I overheard a jaded Natick father in the stands remark “this kid doesn’t give up..he hustles…has a motor”. Proud moment!

Brookline 1-2 Loss

1st half:

https://youtu.be/yLaLyATLezc

2nd half:

Framingham  1-4 loss

1st half (missed most of Jared’s time and two framingham goals):

2nd half

 

Milton 9/18/2015 3-1 win 

Jared Highlights (2:50) – scores 3rd goal (Newton Tab article)

2nd Half Part 1

 

2nd Half Part 2

 

 

Weymouth 9/16/2015 0-1 loss
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Walpole 9/12/15 — 1-1 tie
1st Half:

2nd Half:

Braintree 1-2 Loss
With professional commentary from adjacent Cable TV commentator if you turn up volume. Jared only plays in 1st half due to a collision injury. I missed first 5 minutes of game due to traffic.

1st half:

2nd half:

Scrimmage vs. Cambridge
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2nd half:

Scrimmage vs. Canton (0-0 tie).
Jared plays in videos 1, 2, and 4, in black on far left side of field (right wing).




Newton North Spring Athletic Awards Night

Jared gave a speech at the Newton North Spring Athletic Awards Night:

He also picked up his 7th varsity letter and was recognized for his sportsmanship, not only by his team and coach, but athletes and coaches from across the league.

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Kayla was quoted by Newton North Principal Jen Price in announcing the two new Joe Tranchita Scholarships (jump to 1:06):

Jared finished his dual meet season last week accumulating 97 points (#2 in the league) and a career total of over 260 points (#1 in league, exceed 4 year totals). He pulled his “good” hamstring in the final dual meet against Needham on May 20th. After taking 10 days off, he managed to return for Eastern D1 championships Saturday and improve upon his 5th place seed with a 4th place opening jump and a berth to the State Open this Sunday. He also qualified to compete in 100m, 200m, 400m, and both relays but injury prevented this.

Jared also wrote the milesplit article for the championship meet; interviewing the winning coach for 30min on Sunday: Andover Teams Sweep D1 Championships

Kayla Lands Summer Internship at Saucony

Kayla just landed a summer job as a Digital Marketing Intern at Saucony corporate headquarters in Lexington (just 20min up 128). It looks like a great match for Kayla and for Saucony!

Job Description from SimplyHired:
The Saucony Digital Marketing intern will work hands on with our online initiatives, including social media, community engagements, ecommerce and display advertising. In addition, they will take on research responsibilities to help define our future multimedia content strategy.

* Support the Digital Marketing team with content planning, production, moderation and archiving
* Attend Saucony events to interact face to face with consumers
* Complete a research project on social media content strategy
* Support the broader Saucony Marketing team on occasional non-digital projects
* Must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program, rising seniors preferred
* Ability to work within a collaborative, team based environment
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
* Excellent knowledge of social media platforms
* Photography and video skills a plus
* Experience with Adobe Creative Suite a plus
* Must be a hands on, team player who is motivated and creative
* Excellent organizational skills, planning skills, and attention to detail
* Ability to effectively learn and acquire new knowledge and skills
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Saucony is part of Wolverine Worldwide. They seem to take internship program very seriously as a path to identify new full time employees (summer internship program description). Their company video makes me want to run:

Varsity Awards Night

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.

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Jared wins MIAA Division State Championship long jump with PR 21′ 9 3/4″

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